After two years of cancellations or virtual-only options, two Berkshire Ultra Running Community for Service (BURCS) trail- and ultrarunning events are resurrecting their in-person options in 2022.
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Runners Deliver Super-Sized Performances at Scaled-Down Notchview Ultra
In hopes of bringing back the Notchview Ultra for in-person racing amid the COVID-19 pandemic after being forced to cancel the 2020 event, the Berkshire Ultra Running Community for Service (BURCS) offered a scaled-down lineup of time and distance offerings for 2021.
Continue reading Runners Deliver Super-Sized Performances at Scaled-Down Notchview UltraResults: Notchview Ultra
The Berkshire Ultra Running Community for Service canceled its 2020 Notchview Ultra due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but the event returned in a somewhat scaled-back format for 2021, with 48-hour, 24-hour and 12-hour ultramarathons Sept. 10-12 at Notchview Reservation in Windsor, Mass.
Continue reading Results: Notchview UltraChorney, Popham, Mankekar Lead All Runners at Sweltering Summer
Two weeks after a few-dozen members reunited for their first in-person racing in nearly two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Berkshire Ultra Running Community for Service (BURCS) played host to an even larger gathering of ultrarunners with the eighth annual Sweltering Summer 8-Hour Ultra and 5K on Saturday, Aug. 14, at Clapp Park in Pittsfield, Mass.
Continue reading Chorney, Popham, Mankekar Lead All Runners at Sweltering SummerResults: BURCS’ Sweltering Summer 8-Hour Ultra
The Berkshire Ultra Running Community for Service played host to the eighth annual Sweltering Summer 8-Hour Ultra and 5K on Saturday, Aug. 14, at Clapp Park, in Pittsfield, Mass.
Continue reading Results: BURCS’ Sweltering Summer 8-Hour UltraBURCS Reunite at Jug End for First In-Person Ultra Since 2019
When the Berkshire Ultra Running Community for Service brought to a close its Free to Run Trail Races in September, 2019, the BURCS leadership assumed they’d be unpacking the supplies again the following spring – as usual – for the new season of racing. Little did they know, the pop-up tents, trail markings, aid station tables and more would remain in storage until summer 2021.
Continue reading BURCS Reunite at Jug End for First In-Person Ultra Since 2019Results: Jug End Loop Ultra
The sixth edition of the Berkshire Ultra Running Community for Service’s (BURCS) Jug End Loop Ultra took place with in-person running on Saturday, July 31, at Jug End State Reservation in Egremont, Mass. The first four years were in-person, but the 2020 race was held virtually due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The 2021 event was a mix, with virtual competitors throughout the month of July taking part in a 4.2-mile run or 6.66-hour run, as well as in-person runners on July 31 in 4.2-mile and 6-hour races.
Continue reading Results: Jug End Loop Ultra
Vegan Power to be Virtual Again in 2021
When Alex Bancroft, Race Director for the Berkshire Ultra Running Community for Service’s (BURCS) Vegan Power 50K and 25K trail races, made the decision to make last year’s event virtual in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, she hoped it would be a one-year change with in-person racing returning in 2021.
Continue reading Vegan Power to be Virtual Again in 2021Results: BURCS Circadian Challenge
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to rage across the United States, the Berkshire Ultra Running Community for Service (BURCS) has sought ways to challenge runners in a virtual format. The newest creation from Race Director Benn Griffin was the Circadian Challenge. Runners had the entire month of July to choose a 24-hour window during which to run a half-marathon between 8 p.m. and 8 a.m., followed by another half-marathon during the 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. timeframe. Runners earned half of their finisher medal for each half-marathon completed. Additionally, runners had the option of running for the entire 24-hour period to log as many miles as they wanted. Several runners took advantage of that option to log ultramarathon distances. Continue reading Results: BURCS Circadian Challenge
Results: Virtual BURCS Jug End Loop Ultra
The Berkshire Ultra Running Community for Service’s (BURCS) Jug End Loop Ultra went virtual for 2020 due to the COVID-19 global pandemic, but it maintained some of its traditional roots despite its socially-distanced format. Rather than having a race-day event, Race Director Benn Griffin required runners to complete their 6-hour, 27-mile or 4.2-mile races on the official race court at Jug End State Reservation in Egremont, Mass., but they had the entire month of July to do so and then submit their data to Griffin for inclusion in the final results. Continue reading Results: Virtual BURCS Jug End Loop Ultra
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