As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to rage across the United States, the Berkshire Ultra Running Community for Service (BURCS) has sought ways to challenge runners in a virtual format. The newest creation from Race Director Benn Griffin was the Circadian Challenge. Runners had the entire month of July to choose a 24-hour window during which to run a half-marathon between 8 p.m. and 8 a.m., followed by another half-marathon during the 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. timeframe. Runners earned half of their finisher medal for each half-marathon completed. Additionally, runners had the option of running for the entire 24-hour period to log as many miles as they wanted. Several runners took advantage of that option to log ultramarathon distances.

RESULTS
24-Hours
Place; Name, Age; City, State; Total Miles
1 Bill Odendahl, 55; Trumbull, CT; 91.57
2 Durgesh Mankekar, 43; Medford, MA; 86.42
3 Pablo Espinosa, 40; Saint-Polycarpe, QC; 75.62
4 Rebecca Burke, 44; Portland, CT; 75.04
5 Charles Howard, 47; Springfield, VT; 70.73
6 Philip Petschek, 59; North Andover, MA; 62.9
7 Tiffany Fischer, 37; Grafton, MA; 62.2
8 Karen Giroux, 54; Salem, MA; 57.14
9 Celine Yang, 28; Lincoln, MA; 55.45
10 Ellen Biagini-Loftus, 62; Lenox, MA; 53.85
11 Rachel Stansel, 45; Vernon, CT; 53.1
12 Robert Breckenridge, 49; Keene, NH; 52.7
13 Carla Halpern, 51; New Salem, MA; 52.6
14 Sandee Landon, 46; Hudson, MA; 52.4
15 Tara Murray, 46; Delmar, NY; 52.15
16 Katie Leigh, 45; Jefferson City, MO; 51.94
17 Robert Jeffers, 50; Cohasset, MA; 50.15
18 Rebecca Gonzalez-Kreisberg, 30; Amherst, MA; 50.02
19 Manny Wineman, 42; Northampton, MA; 50.00
20 Fiona Cosham, 53; Southbury, CT; 44.21
21 Kathryn Stoker, 53; Norwalk, CT; 36.66
22 Dietmar Bago, 52; Andover, MA; 34.88
23 Bennjamin Griffin, 34; Pittsfield, MA; 34.1
24 Robert Fiero, 51; Nashua, NH; 34.0
25 John McCleary, 51; Redding, CT; 33.2
26 Jen Kargus, 35; Woodbine, MD; 33.1
27 Jay Durand, 44; Adams, MA; 33.0
T28 Xavier Powell, 25; Pittsfield, MA; 31.9
T28 Derek Powell, 47; Pittsfield, MA; 31.9
30 Michelle Pelszynski, 36; Columbia, MD; 31.28
31 Jamie Howard, 55; Albany, NY; 28.7
32 Reagan Fitzgibbons, 45; Portland, CT; 28.0
33 Bill Boyer, 57; South Egremont, MA; 27.78
34 Lindsay Croshier, 37; Medford, MA; 27.61
35 Michelle Murphy, 34; Falmouth, ME: 27.6
36 Michael Walsh, 44; 27.59
37 April Colon, 40; Monroe, CT; 27.26
38 Lee Zarger, 66; New Milford, CT; 27.02
39 Mary Kennedy, 62; Williamstown, MA; 26.96
40 Edith Pfister, 45; Boxborough, MA; 26.8
41 Cara Rigali, 55; Montage, MA; 26.71
42 Angella Joslyn, 48; Swanzey, NH; 26.7
43 Anne Craig, 66; Woburn, MA; 26.66
44 JP Milot, 52; Ridgefield, CT; 26.65
45 Shannon Plesh, 34; Nashua, NH; 26.63
T46 Carisa Vincent, 49; Lee, MA; 26.57
T46 Eric Rackliff, 41; Worcester, MA; 26.57
48 Nina Villanova, 39; Hingham, MA; 26.52
49 Gina Heid, 49; Ballston Spa, NY; 26.5
T50 Debby Valin, 53; Woodbridge, CT; 26.46
T50 Louis Giancola, 42; Milford, CT; 26.46
52 Robin Danzak, 45; Boston, MA; 26.45
53 Cynthia Schwarz, 50; 26.44
T54 Shannon Chabot, 46; Greenfield, MA; 26.4
T54 Casey Little, 37; Littleton, NH; 26.4
T56 Sharon Czako, 34; Plainville, CT; 26.39
T56 Bill Gibbs, 56; Southington, CT; 26.39
58 Pete Colaizzo, 55; Hyde Park, NY; 26.37
T59 Francia Wisnewski, 43; Montague, MA; 26.36
T59 Mary Horowitz, 39; Norwell, MA; 26.36
T59 Ethan Horowitz, 8; Norwell, MA; 26.36
62 Tara Humble, 46; Alder Creek, NY; 26.35
63 Sue Tarnawa, 50; Pittsfield, MA; 26.3
T64 Christine Morin, 56; Orange, MA; 26.28
T64 Christy Kervin, 37; Pepperell, MA; 26.28
T64 Carolina Tumminelli, 39; Mason, NH; 26.28
T67 Jay Kelly, 49; East Longmeadow , MA; 26.26
T67 Courtney Doherty, 35; East Haven, CT; 26.26
T67 Jodi Kapes, 46; Clinton, NY; 26.26
T70 Melissa Arnold, 38; Framingham, MA; 26.25
T70 Meghan MacDonald, 44; Woonsocket, RI; 26.25
T70 Amanda Paul, 44; Swanzey, NH; 26.25
T70 Marcie Burkhart, 38; Laurel, MD; 26.25
74 Alex Bancroft, 45; Pawcatuck, CT; 26.24
T75 Johanna Lisle Newbold, 43; 26.23
T75 Christine Da Silva, 33; Everett, MA; 26.23
T75 Ed Fung, 51; Wilton, CT; 26.23
T78 Marie Gryszowka, 35; Spencer, MA; 26.22
T78 Kerri Haskins, 49; Danville, NH; 26.22
T80 Tiffany McGuire, 38; Milford, CT; 26.21
T80 Kim Baker, 57; Pittsfield, MA; 26.21
T80 Joann Lynch, 54; Dalton, MA; 26.21
T83 Carmel Kushi, 51; Pittsfield, MA; 26.20
T83 Audrey Witter, 55; North Adams, MA; 26.20
T83 Andrew MacDonald, 31; Worcester, MA; 26.20
T83 Clint Joslyn, 47; Swanzey, NH; 26.20
87 Sara Pearson, 36; West Warwick, RI; 18.8
88 Bernard Gurnari, 32; Scott Township, PA; 15.0
89 Allison Osipovitch, 47; Hamlin, NY; 13.13