WEST CHESTERFIELD, Mass. – When it comes to celebrating National Trails Day, Amy Rusiecki does it up right. Good people, good scenery, good vibes and lots of miles on dirt.
Rusiecki and her crew of volunteers at Beast Coast Trail Running played host to their latest National Trails Day party at the Chesterfield Gorge Ultra on June 1-2 at the Chesterfield Gorge Reservation.
Continue reading Runners Feel, Bring the Heat at Chesterfield Gorge UltraJune opened with International Trails Day, and ultrarunners from New England celebrated by racing locally – at the Chesterfield Gorge Ultra in Massachusetts (separate recap article), the Last Human Standing event in Rhode Island (results unavailable at time of publication), and the seventh edition of the Connecticut Ultra Traverse, where Justin Kousky delivered his latest course-record performance. Additionally, some runners stayed in the Northeast to race the Cayuga Trails 50, while others ventured to Virginia for the Old Dominion 100 and Dam Yeti 50, Pennsylvania for the grueling Worlds End 100K and 50K, down to South Carolina for the Hell Hole Hundred, and out West to Alaska. We have it all covered in this jam-packed edition of the roundup.
Continue reading MassUltra Roundup: Connecticut Ultra Traverse, Cayuga Trails, Worlds End, Old Dominion, Dam Yeti, Hell Hole Hundred, and Alaska Endurance TrailThe sixth edition of Beast Coast Trail Running’s Chesterfield Gorge Ultra took place June 1-2, 2024, at the Chesterfield Gorge Reservation in West Chesterfield, Mass. Runners took on a 7.75-mile out-and-back course on dirt roads and doubletrack trail, racing for up to 30 hours for 100-mile, 100K, 50-mile and 50K ultramarathon finishes, as well as 25K and 11K races.
Continue reading Results: Chesterfield Gorge UltraBeast Coast Trail Running played host to the sixth running of the Chesterfield Gorge Ultra and 25K, and first edition of an 11K race, on June 1-2, 2024, at the Chesterfield Gorge Reservation in West Chesterfield, Mass. Nearly 250 runners took part in the event while running distances ranging from 11K to 100 miles. For additional photos from MassUltra Editor Chris Wristen, check out a photo gallery on the MassUltra Facebook page.
Continue reading Photos: Chesterfield Gorge UltraMILTON, Mass. — In the years since 2019 when he ran his first ultramarathon, Adam Hoffman was tempted many times to run the Trail Animals Running Club’s classic “Don’t Run Boston” 50K or 50-mile race at the Blue Hills Reservation. There was plenty that appealed to Hoffman, from the low-key, no-frills nature of the event, to the technical terrain that presented an enticing challenge.
Still there was one particular detail that kept Hoffman—and many others like him—away: the course is not marked.
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