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Rhode Island · West Greenwich
Ocean State Ultra
Aug 29, 2026
Inaugural in 2025 and Rhode Island's second trail 100-miler, Ocean State Ultra runs 10 laps of a 10-mile loop at Big River Management Area in West Greenwich — each lap blending 1.5 miles of sand desert, 1 mile of pavement, and 7.5 miles of rolling trail through mixed New England woodland, with roughly 430 feet of gain per lap. Summer heat is the primary environmental factor. In the 2025 inaugural, 6 of 21 starters finished; Jen Higgins won outright in 21:50, establishing the initial course record.
The numbers
Race statistics
- Distance
- 100 mi
- Vertical gain
- 4,000 ft
- Course
- Out & back
- Unique miles
- 5 mi
- Entry fee
- $152
- Lottery
- No
- Sub-24 hr
- 33%
- Avg finishers
- 6
40 ft / mi
of finishers
per year
◈ From the runners