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Justin Poehnelt
WAITLIST ACTIVE March 29, 2026
Sleeping Giant Trail Runs

50K

Hamden, CT
Other Distances: 25K
Field Strength
75.4%
2 Elite (90+)
Total Entrants
104
Registered Runners

The Sleeping Giant Trail Runs in Hamden, Connecticut, is a grueling ultramarathon that takes place in the rugged traprock landscape of Sleeping Giant State Park. Competitors tackle a 25K loop—doubled for the 50K distance—renowned for its punishing 3,000+ feet of vertical gain per loop and technical, rocky singletrack.

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Field Strength

Field Strength
75.4%
Rank of 20th
+5.7%
Median Rank
70.5%
90+
2
80-89
9
60-79
31
<60
5
New
57
Elite Runners (90+)
Count
2
-0.5 vs avg
% of Field
1.9%
+0.6% vs avg

About rankings: Stats based on 47 runners with 5+ UltraSignup finishes.

Field Strength is the UltraSignup rank of the 20th strongest qualified runner—a higher value indicates greater depth of talent.

Excluded: 31 with <5 finishes, 26 unranked

90+ = Elite • 80-89 = Strong • 60-79 = Experienced • <60 = Developing

Registration Analysis

Total Entrants
104
Ranked Runners
47
Field Size Meter
Smallest (50) Largest (877)

Field

Top Men

Rank Score
CG
Colin Gibbons
11 results
Chester Springs, PA
94.6%
PB
Peter Bonito
31 results
Westmoreland, NH
90%
CS
Chase Smith
19 results
Stamford, CT
88.2%
FW
Fred Wills
19 results
CHESHIRE, CT
86.8%
SR
Sean Richard
8 results
West Haven, CT
83%