The Fall 50 has been a staple in the Wisconsin ultrarunning community for more than a decade, but the event made its Massachusetts debut on Sunday, Oct. 1, on Cape Cod. In doing so, the Bay State edition of the event crowned its first champion – Mark Ste. Marie of Charlestown, Mass. Continue reading Ste. Marie Wins Inaugural Fall 50 Ultra on Cape Cod
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MassUltra Roundup: The Bear and Stump Jump
Sept. 29-Oct. 1 was a busy weekend for ultrarunning in the Bay State with races in Carlisle and on Cape Cod, but that didn’t prevent a handful of Massachusetts residents from tackling tough races in Tennessee and Utah. We have them covered in this week’s roundup. Continue reading MassUltra Roundup: The Bear and Stump Jump
Results: The Fall 50 – Cape Cod
The inaugural Fall 50 at Cape Cod took place Sunday, Sept. 30. Six runners completed the 50-mile race solo, while others took part in the race on relay teams of two or more runners. Continue reading Results: The Fall 50 – Cape Cod
Results: TARC Fall Classic
The seventh annual TARC Fall Classic took place Saturday, Sept. 30, 2017, at Great Brook Farm State Park in Carlisle, Mass., where runners competed in 50-mile and 50K ultramarathons, as well as half marathon and 10K races. Continue reading Results: TARC Fall Classic
MassUltra Roundup: Vermont 50, Stagecoach, and TNFEC-Utah
A former Massachusetts resident returned to New England and dueled one of the Bay State’s most dominant ultrarunners of the past decade at the Vermont 50 while Cambridge’s Sarah Burke secured a victory in the 50K. Additionally, Trail Animals Running Club legend Chris Haley nabbed a 100-mile belt buckle in Arizona, and a pair of local runners took on the Wasatch Mountains in Utah. Continue reading MassUltra Roundup: Vermont 50, Stagecoach, and TNFEC-Utah
Spirit of Free to Run on Display at 2017 Race
When the Berkshire Ultra Running Community for Service played host to the inaugural Free to Run Trail Races in 2015, co-race directors Michael Menard and Jake Dissinger hoped the BURCS could play a small role in helping the Free to Run non-profit organization advance its mission “to use running, physical fitness and outdoor adventure to empower and educate women and girls who have been affected by conflict.”
The BURCS’ little race has come a long way toward fulfilling the running club’s service-oriented mission and that of Free to Run in three short years. Menard and Dissinger need look no further than two of their event’s runners and Free to Run benefactors, Zahra Arabzada and Farahnaz. Both ran the half marathon in 2015, and then Farahnaz again ran the half marathon with sizeable improvement in 2016 while Arabzada bumped up to the marathon distance.
On Saturday, Sept. 16, at the third annual event at Pittsfield State Forest, both Farahnaz and Arabzada joined the ranks of ultrarunners as they completed their first 50-mile races. Continue reading Spirit of Free to Run on Display at 2017 Race
Lawson, Spera are Champs at First Freetown 50K
Mountain bikers made room for trail-runners at the Freetown 50 on Sunday, Sept. 17, in Assonet, Mass., and the two-wheeled and two-legged athletes shared a tough, technical challenge at Freetown-Fall River State Forest. Continue reading Lawson, Spera are Champs at First Freetown 50K
MassUltra Roundup: Pisgah, Forgotten Forest, Boulder Field, and SRT
Local ladies secured the top three places at Pisgah in New Hampshire, Southborough’s Brian Butterfield won the Forgotten Forest 9-Hour in Connecticut, and Bay State residents also took on the Boulder Field 50K in Pennsylvania and SRT 50K in New York during the Sept. 16-17 weekend. All four races are included in this week’s roundup. Continue reading MassUltra Roundup: Pisgah, Forgotten Forest, Boulder Field, and SRT
Results: Freetown 50K
The inaugural Freetown 50K, a heavy 50K measuring around 35 miles in distance, and its shorter 17.2-mile, one-loop offering took place Sunday, Sept. 17, at Freetown-Fall River State Forest in Assonet, Mass. Continue reading Results: Freetown 50K
Results: Free to Run Trail Races
The third annual Free to Run Trail Races benefiting the Free to Run organization took place Saturday, Sept. 16, at Pittsfield State Forest in Pittsfield, Mass. The event, which was played host to by the Berkshire Ultra Running Community for Services (BURCS), featured a 50-mile ultramarathon, as well as marathon and half marathon distances. Continue reading Results: Free to Run Trail Races
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