Matt Pacheco began his 2025 ultrarunning season with a big victory at Beast Coast Trail Running’s Mt. Toby Trail Race in April. Following a gritty, hard-fought victory at the rain- and mud-soaked Riverlands 100 in May, Pacheco returned for some more Beast Coast fun at the second annual Edge Hill Trail Race on Saturday, June 21, in Ashfield, Mass.
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Claiborne Golden Again at Pittsfield State Forest, Wins Free to Run 50K
When Katie Claiborne earned her first ultramarathon victory at the Berkshire Ultra Running Community for Service’s (BURCS) 2024 Vegan Power 50K, she already was a force to be reckoned with in the Northeast. Since making her ultra debut in 2021, she has had at least 13 ultra finishes to her credit and several podium finishes.
In addition to topping the female field and finishing second overall at Vegan Power, Claiborne capped a stellar 2024 with a top-10 finish at the Vermont 100.
Claiborne opened her 2025 season in February with a trip to Arizona for the highly competitive Black Canyon Ultras 100K. Of the 1,002 starters, 776 finished within the 20-hour time limit. Claiborne was 167th overall and 49th in the female field that saw some of the biggest names in the sport do battle. After taking on a massive field at Black Canyon, Claiborne returned to more intimate racing for her next event: the BURCS Free to Run Trail Races.
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Flat Rock Trail Race Makes Big Impact for Humane Society
The Humane Society for Greater Nashua has been close to Rob Fiero’s heart since childhood. A dog and five cats found their way into his family via the shelter through the years, and Fiero and his wife have volunteered at Humane Society events since 2006. When the organization announced plans to expand its building to enable it to provide more low-cost veterinary care, training, and adoption services to the community, Fiero saw an opportunity to combine two of his passions – animals and trail running – to support the cause.
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MassUltra Roundup: Manitou’s Revenge, Catamount, Last Human Standing, and 6 at the Springs
The June 20-22 weekend was the busiest of the year for the New England ultrarunning calendar, with three ultras in Massachusetts, and additional events in Maine, Vermont and Rhode Island. In Part I of this week’s roundup we highlighted results from events in other parts of the country, but here in Part II we turn to the Northeast. The Bay State events will have their own separate recaps, but we cover the additional three – Catamount in Vermont, Last Human Standing in Rhode Island, and 6 at the Springs in Maine – but we begin with the gnarly Manitou’s Revenge 53-miler in nearby New York where two Massachusetts women earned places on the podium while the Bay State’s Daniel Grip raced to another victory on the grueling course.
Continue reading MassUltra Roundup: Manitou’s Revenge, Catamount, Last Human Standing, and 6 at the SpringsMassUltra Roundup: Broken Arrow, Bears Ears, Bighorn, San Juan Solstice, Flagstaff Extreme, Alpine Solstice, Dark 2 Dawn, and Tahoe 200
The June 20-22 weekend was the busiest of the year for the New England ultrarunning calendar with six ultras throughout the region. Still, several New Englanders kept busy taking on challenging courses in other parts of the country. Here in Part I of this week’s roundup we catch up on results from beyond the Northeast, with distances ranging from 46K to 200 miles.
Continue reading MassUltra Roundup: Broken Arrow, Bears Ears, Bighorn, San Juan Solstice, Flagstaff Extreme, Alpine Solstice, Dark 2 Dawn, and Tahoe 200Results: Edge Hill Trail Race
Beast Coast Trail Running played host to the second annual Edge Hill Trail Race on Saturday, Jne 21, 2025, at the Edge Hill Conservation Area in Ashfield, Mass. Runners took on a 50K ultramarathon or 30K and 10K sub-ultra distances on the site of a former golf course that is being transformed into a grassland and shrubland habitat.
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The inaugural Flat Rock Trail Race 6-hour and 5-mile races took place on Saturday, June 21, 2025, at the Arched Bridge Conservation Area in Dunstable, Mass. The event used a 5-mile loop course with around 600 feet of climbing per loop.
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The Berkshire Ultra Running Community for Service (BURCS) played host to the 10th edition of the Free to Run Trail Races on Saturday, June 21, 2025, at Pittsfield State Forest in Pittsfield, Mass. This year’s event shifted from September to June, and it featured 50K, 25K and 15K distance opportunities on challenging singletrack trails.
Continue reading Results: BURCS Free to Run Trail RacesMassUltra Roundup: Ansonia Six-Hour, Kettle Moraine, and Table Rock
The June 13-15 weekend was relatively quiet on the New England ultrarunning scene, with runners gathering at one race in Connecticut and scattering to just a handful of others across the country. Locally, a pair of Massachusetts residents earned victories at the Ansonia Six-Hour Trail Run in Connecticut, while a few more raced in Wisconsin and New York. It all adds up to some light reading in this edition of the roundup.
Continue reading MassUltra Roundup: Ansonia Six-Hour, Kettle Moraine, and Table RockRunners Overcome Soggy Conditions at Rain-Soaked Chesterfield Gorge Ultra
Rain has been seemingly inescapable in New England this spring, and in Massachusetts it has rained almost every single weekend. In doing so, the weather has wreaked havoc on almost every ultramarathon in the Commonwealth. The Chesterfield Gorge Ultra was no exception.
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