The seventh edition of Beast Coast Trail Running’s Chesterfield Gorge Ultra took place May 31-June 1, 2025, 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 sub-ultra distances. Runners endured rain for the first half of the event, which made the course wet and muddy.
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Pacheco, Gaudrault Victorious at Mt. Toby in Riverlands Tune-Up
Matt Pacheco and Lila Gaudrault will be among the favorites to win the Riverlands 100-miler when they toe the starting line in Maine next month, and both ultrarunners appeared to be in prime form with just five weeks to go when they threw down in a tune-up race in Massachusetts.
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Results: Mt. Toby Ultra and Trail Race
Beast Coast Trail Running played host to the fifth running of the Mt. Toby Ultra and Trail Race on Saturday, April 5, 2025, in Sunderland, Mass. The event offered 50K, 24K and 13K distances on technical trails with plenty of climbing.
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200 is the New 100: Gonzalez-Kreisberg Redefines Ultra Endurance By Volunteering
Two hundred wasn’t the number Rebecca Gonzalez-Kreisberg had in mind for the 2024 ultrarunning season. Her heart was set on 152 – the precise number of miles she planned to run at the Notchview Ultra.
It was an ambitious milestone, but after earning her first 100-mile finish at the 72-hour event in 2023 she dared to dream even bigger. Unfortunately for her, the combination of a toe injury and upheaval at work halted her running ambitions before the season even began.
“Things were kind of falling apart,” Gonzalez-Kreisberg admitted. “That’s where the goal of 152 had to be put aside, because suddenly I was in no capacity between what was going on at work and what was going on with my physical body to be training. I spent a lot of that winter barely surviving in a lot of ways.”
“Luckily,” she added, “I’m totally on the other side now.”
How she dealt with the disappointment and weathered storm involved an extraordinary feat of a different type of endurance, one that called to mind the popular ultrarunning phrase “200 is the new 100” while also redefining it.
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Elliott Outlasts Pacheco for DFL Victory
As the sun set over the Kenty Farm and headlamps clicked on to help fend off the darkness, 23 runners stood in the starting corral at the Race for DFL.
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Beast Coast Trail Running and Race Director Amy Rusiecki played host to the fifth edition of the Race for DFL last person standing event on Nov. 9-10 at the Kenty Farm in Winchendon, Mass. Sixty-four runners took on a 4.17-mile course through the farm’s wooded trails, on a nearby rail trail, and on a rocky farm road until only one runner remained.
Continue reading Results: Race for DFLHoogkamer, Boshco Victorious at Inaugural Edge Hill 50K
After a quiet start to the 2024 season, Wouter Hoogkamer jammed plenty of ultramarathon racing into June – and it was an investment that paid off.
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Beast Coast Trail Running played host to the inaugural Edge Hill Trail Race 50K and 8K at the Edge Hill Conservation Land in Ashfield, Mass. Runners raced on a mix of singletrack trails, dirt roads and a little bit of pavement. More than 100 runners took part in the first-year event.
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Runners Feel, Bring the Heat at Chesterfield Gorge Ultra
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.
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Results: Chesterfield Gorge Ultra
The 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.
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