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

25K

Hamden, CT
Other Distances: 50K
Field Strength
58.6%
3 Elite (90+)
Total Entrants
87
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
58.6%
Rank of 20th
-9.9%
Median Rank
66.3%
90+
3
80-89
2
60-79
14
<60
7
New
61
Elite Runners (90+)
Count
3
+0.3 vs avg
% of Field
3.4%
+2.0% vs avg

About rankings: Stats based on 26 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: 36 with <5 finishes, 25 unranked

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

Registration Analysis

Total Entrants
87
Ranked Runners
26
Field Size Meter
Smallest (51) Largest (804)

Field

Top Men

Rank Score
DM
David Martin
9 results
Cheshire, CT
97.5%
CS
Chris Sina-Jessiman
39 results
Brooklyn, NY
92.8%
NC
Nick Caton
6 results
West Cornwall, CT
72.3%
FN
Filip Nikolic
11 results
Glastonbury, CT
72%
BG
Benjamin Gardiner
5 results
West Hartford, CT
68.4%