The Berkshire Ultra Running Community for Service played host to the inaugural Tails & Trails State Forest Run on Saturday, May 17, 2025, at Pittsfield State Forest. The event replaced Vegan Power in the BURCS Badass Trail Series, but it kept the same venue and offered 50K, 25K and 5-mile trail races.

RESULTS

50K

Place; Name, Age; City, State; Time

1 Jeffrey Uzzel, 39; Easthampton, MA; 4:47:18

2 Johnny Bontemps, 41; Becket, MA; 5:55:58

3 Max Sulik, 24; Otis, MA; 6:11:32

4 Leo Litovsky, 26; Ganesvoort, NY; 6:20:06

5 Eric Dziedzinski, 39; Bondsville, MA; 6:26:53

6 Ethan Van Valen, 34; Schoharie, NY; 6:30:32

7 Shamba Mukherjee, 36; Taunton, MA; 6:32:27

8 Samantha Slattery, 37; Castleton, NY; 7:03:04

9 Tania Spicer, 31; Petersburg, NY; 7:04:58

10 Daria Cunningham, 48; Lunenburg, MA; 7:13:41

11 Rob Silverman, 42; Westford, MA; 7:27:54

12 Rich Paquette, 46; Hopkinton, MA; 7:34:39

13 David Wilson, 63; Lanesborough, MA; 7:45:40

14 Peggy Edwards, 50; Ledyard, CT; 7:47:47

15 Matt Lawton, 32; Cambridge, MA; 7:51:56

16 Lain Coryell, 62; Roslindale, MA; 8:41:18

17 Mike Goff, 48; Huntington, MA; 8:49:27

18 Marcelo Litovsky, 58; Port Jefferson, NY; 9:02:25

19 Tiffany Fischer, 41; South Grafton, MA; 9:39:19

25K

Place; Name, Age; City, State; Time

1 Gabriel Paul, 32; Trumbull, CT; 2:19:11

2 Jean-Claude Paul, 61; Newton, MA; 2:29:39

3 John Ratzan, 50; Saratoga Springs, NY; 2:44:20

4 Ellen Jopling, 30; Melrose, MA; 2:44:25

5 Jeremy Shafer, 48; Tolland, MA; 2:48:24

6 Gordon Schnell, 60; Pound Ridge, NY; 2:49:07

7 Laura Stephen, 61; Brooklyn, NY; 2:51:10

8 Sharon Czako, 38; Plainville, CT; 3:07:23

9 Tasha Whited, 44; Bristol, RI; 3:20:57

10 Jesse Vanek, 48; Savoy, MA; 3:27:44

11 Brandee Nelson, 49; Great Barrington, MA; 3:35:02

12 Josh Chace, 45; Merrimack, NH; 3:46:20

13 Sarah Newell, 32; Waltham, MA; 3:50:45

14 Dietmar Bago, 57; Andover, MA; 4:08:31

15 Molly Chace, 40; Hudson, NH; 4:09:10

16 Wendy Zunitch, 50; Pittsfield, MA; 4:10:55

17 Danny Sidani, 32; Waltham, MA; 4:19:19

18 Ana Wolf, 53; Lenox, MA; 4:24:40

19 Christine Hoogasian, 48; Charlton, MA; 4:44:45

20 Elizabeth Sitko, 46; Holland, MA; 4:49:45

21 Douglas Hook, 67; New Milford, CT; 4:54:07

22 Julie Manning, 61; Palmer, MA; 7:05:50

23 Amy Sweryda, 50; Monson, MA; 7:05:51

5-Mile

Place; Name, Age; City, State; Time

1 Micah Silverman, 12; Westford, MA; 50:13

2 Ashley Scherben, 39; Pittsfield, MA; 56:39

3 Heidi Mendoza, 50; Watertown, MA; 1:00:46

4 Alex Goodfriend, 36; Sunderland, VT; 1:01:25

5 John Kastrinos, 64; Reading, MA; 1:01:57

6 Cynthia Carey, 55; Lenox, MA; 1:12:12

7 John Catrambone Jr., 63; Groton, MA; 1:13:33

8 Adriana Bago, 58; Andover, MA; 1:25:53

9 Lainie Litovsky, 58; Port Jefferson, NY; 1:27:45

10 Renee Hook, 62; New Milford, CT; 1:30:38

11 Jamie Howard, 59; Albany, NY; 1:33:43

12 Marian Derryberry, 52; West Newton, MA; 1:47:38