21st Annual GFRC Busa Bushwhack Trail Races

Race Overview: A race coming up on 11/02/2025 in Framingham, MA. Get all the nerdy details below or follow the sign up links to secure your spot today!
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Race data last checked: 2025-11-23

Race Overview:

Location:  Park, start, and finish at Brophy Elementary School, 575 Pleasant Street (Route 30), Framingham MA 01701 .
Please carpool if you can.  

Check-In: Begins at 7:30 AM and closes at 8:45 AM.  Registration closes at midnight the prior day.  Sorry, no race day registrations. 

Course Description:   The natural trails (some hills, some rocks, & some roots) of Callahan State Park.  The first 0.3 and last 0.6 mile of each race is on the road with a finish back at Brophy Elementary.

Safety Restrictions: Sorry but pets are not allowed on the race course. Headphones and Air Pods are discouraged.

Race Amenities: Indoor pre- and post-race festivities and use of facilities. Well-marked course with mile markers.  There is one water stop on the 5.3 mile course and two water stops on the 10 mile course. See maps for locations.

Commemorative Gift: Runners will receive a blue Busa Bushwhack 16"x32" Frigitowel Xtra Cool cooling towel 

Awards:   Log Trophy Awards for the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place overall male and female finishers. Also, 1st place finisher log trophy awards for male and female age groups: 0-19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, 70-79, and 80+. (No duplicate age group awards for the overall 1st, 2nd, and 3rd.)

For more information plus past results and photos, visit the Busa Bushwhack page at GFRCrun.org

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