Trot in the Trees 5k Trail Race and Fun Run
About this race
Trot In The Trees 2026:
Registration is Now Open!! The Oyster River Youth Association, Durham Parks & Recreation and Madbury Recreation Commission have teamed up again for the 6th Trot in the Trees 5K Trail Race and 1 mile Fun Run. The race will be held on Sunday Oct.4th, 2026 at 10:00 A.M. at Tibbetts Field in Madbury, NH. The trail will wind through local trails surrounding Tibbetts Field, including a 2-mile loop through Powder Major Forest, giving participants a great fall experience. Runners will have to negotiate natural terrain, roots, mud, plenty of fall leaves and the “hay-bale hurdle” to finish the race! The 1-mile Fun Run course will test our younger participants giving them a real trail running experience.
Here For The Community:
In light of the recent Long Family tragedy, we will be donating a portion of this year’s race proceeds to the remaining Long family member through the GoFundMe page that has been established by the Friends of The Long Family and supported by the Lee Fire Department's collection efforts and many others.
Register for the Trot:
You can pre-register for the race or register in-person between 9:00-9:45am the morning of the race to participate. Race shirts will be given to our first 75 5K registrants. We look forward to seeing you on the course!!
Thank you!
Rachel Gasowski
Park & Recreation Director
Town of Durham
(603) 817-4074
durhamrec.recdesk.com
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Running
Fun Run
Early Bird (5/15 thru 6/30) Kids $15 (1-12) Adults $20 Regular (>6/30 thru 10/3 6pm) Kids $20 (1-12) Adults $30 Race Day: Kids $25 (1-12) Adults $35
5k Trail Run
Early Bird (5/15 thru 6/30) Kids $20 (1-12) Adults $25 Regular (>6/30 thru 10/3 6pm) Kids $25 (1-12) Adults $35 Race Day: Kids $30 (1-12) Adults $40 ORYA Cross Country Program: Use Special Code
ORYA Cross Country
ORYA Cross Country Program-Youth Runners Only: Use Special Code
Typical race-day weather
Based on 6 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Madbury, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 6:44 AM and sets at 6:19 PM local time (EDT) in Madbury on October 4, 2026 — 11h 35m of daylight.
Course
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2026 results — Trot in the Trees 5k Trail Race and Fun Run
105 finishers across 2 distances · leading places in the Fun Run
| Place | Name | Time | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | D. Siller | 6:50 | 6:50 /mi |
| 2 | G. Siller | 8:30 | 8:30 /mi |
| 3 | B. Laughton | 8:41 | 8:41 /mi |
| 4 | E. Murphy | 9:04 | 9:04 /mi |
| 5 | A. Valentine | 9:53 | 9:53 /mi |
Every finisher is on the results page, filterable by distance, gender and age group.
All results by year
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🏃 Plan Your Next Race in Madbury
Find upcoming events by distance:
- Madbury 5K Races 2 races
- Madbury Running Calendar 2026 2 races
Where this page comes from. Race details were last updated on . We re-check listings regularly and again in the week before race day.
- Entries, prices, waves and inclusions — the event's official registration page
- Temperature and humidity — Copernicus ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)
- Elevation and terrain relief — Copernicus DEM GLO-90, ESA (CC BY 4.0)
- Comparisons and counts — Race Discovery calendar, 2 Madbury events
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