Beast Coast Trail Running and Race Director Amy Rusiecki played host to the fourth edition of the Race for DFL last person standing event on Nov. 11-12 at the Kenty Farm in Winchendon, Mass. The following are a small sample of photos from the event taken by MassUltra Editor Chris Wristen and event host Jenny Kenty. A full photo gallery can be viewed on the MassUltra Facebook page.
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Results: Race for DFL
Beast Coast Trail Running and Race Director Amy Rusiecki played host to the fourth edition of the Race for DFL last person standing event on Nov. 11-12 at the Kenty Farm in Winchendon, Mass. When brothers Bill Tidd and John Tidd opted not to continue for a 28th hour, the race ended with the brothers sharing the most miles but there officially being no champion.
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Grip Clips Course Record with Victory at Mt. Tom Trail Race
There is never an “easy time” to run the trails of Mt. Tom State Reservation. They’re steep, rocky and rough every month of the year. When Race Director Amy Rusiecki added an October race at Mt. Tom to her Beast Coast Trail Running Race Series in 2021, the accomplished trail- and ultrarunner decided those always-tough trails would be even more fun to run while covered in leaves.
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Photos: Mt. Tom Trail Race
Beast Coast Trail Running played host to the third annual Mt. Tom Trail Race and second edition of its 50K offering on Saturday, Oct. 21, in Easthampton, Mass. The race started and finished at Millside Park in Easthampton. In between, runners took on one or two loops of a course on the trails on and around Mt. Tom. Photographer Jonathan Loyche was on the scene to capture images of the day, and he shared them with MassUltra. The following are just a sample of Loyche’s photos; a full gallery can be viewed here.
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Results: Mt. Tom Trail Race
Beast Coast Trail Running played host to the third annual Mt. Tom Trail Race and second edition of its 50K offering on Saturday, Oct. 21, in Easthampton, Mass. The race started and finished at Millside Park in Easthampton. In between, runners took on one or two loops of a course on the trails on and around Mt. Tom. Runners in the 25K race amassed around 3,600 feet of climbing while 50K runners gained around 7,000 feet of elevation.
Continue reading Results: Mt. Tom Trail RaceRunners Deliver Numerous Record-Setting Performances at Chesterfield Gorge
For runners looking to throw down a fast time or pursue a personal record in an ultramarathon, the Chesterfield Gorge Ultra is a prime location. Though not flat, the rolling hills and sure-footing on fire roads make the out-and-back course an ideal venue to push the pace and run with confidence. That’s exactly what happened at the fifth edition of the event on June 3-4 at the Chesterfield Gorge Reservation in West Chesterfield, Mass.
Continue reading Runners Deliver Numerous Record-Setting Performances at Chesterfield GorgeResults: Chesterfield Gorge Ultra
Beast Coast Trail Running played host to the fifth edition of the Chesterfield Gorge Ultra on June 3-4 at the Chesterfield Gorge Reservation in Chesterfield, Mass. Runners had 30 hours to complete 50K, 50-mile, 100K and 100-mile ultra distances, as well as a 25K race, all on a 15-mile round-trip out-and-back course through the scenic gorge.
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Stimac Sets Course Record, Bonito Tops Men’s Field at Mt. Toby 50K
Samantha Stimac has been a force on the Midwest ultrarunning scene since making her debut at the 2019 Frozen Gnome 50K in Illinois as a 24-year-old. Stimac finished third that day, and it was just the beginning of what has been a successful series of ultras in the years that followed.
Continue reading Stimac Sets Course Record, Bonito Tops Men’s Field at Mt. Toby 50KResults: Mt. Toby Ultra and 24K
Race Director Amy Rusiecki’s Beast Coast Trail Running played host to the third running of the Mt. Toby Ultra and 24K trail races on Saturday, April 8, in Sunderland, Mass. More than 150 runners took part in either the 50K ultra or 24K races on the singletrack and doubletrack trails of Mt. Toby, with around 7,000 feet of climbing for the ultra and 2,700 feet of climbing for the shorter distance.
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Burke Overcomes Frigid Temps, 72 Other Runners to be DFL Champion
WINCHENDON, Mass. – Two times Brian Burke tried his luck at Bubba’s Backyard Ultra, a last-person-standing event in New Hampshire. Twice he finished second to a master of the format, Ed Clifford, the event’s four-time champion and a winner of at least a half-dozen backyard ultras in his career.
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