The fourth annual BURCS Summer Fat Ass Ultra took place July 7-8 at Notchview Reservation in Windsor, Mass. The following are a small sample of the photos from the event, which included 24-hour, 12-hour, and 6-hour races. A full photo gallery can be viewed on the MassUltra Facebook page. Continue reading Photos: BURCS Summer Fat Ass Ultra
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Results: BURCS Summer Fat Ass Ultra
The fourth annual BURCS Summer Fat Ass Ultra took place July 7-8 at Notchview Reservation in Windsor, Mass. The event offered runners 24-hour, 12-hour and 6-hour options to log as many miles as they could. Ninety runners logged miles during the course of the weekend. Continue reading Results: BURCS Summer Fat Ass Ultra
Another New York Sweep at Vegan Power 50K
The Vegan Power 50K in Pittsfield, Mass., has become a popular destination for ultrarunners from New York since the race’s inaugural year in 2014 – specifically, it has been a race of choice for speedy New Yorkers. Continue reading Another New York Sweep at Vegan Power 50K
Results: Vegan Power 50K
The fifth annual Vegan Power 50K and 25K races took place Saturday, June 16, at Pittsfield State Forest in Pittsfield, Mass. Continue reading Results: Vegan Power 50K
BART Runners Log Big Miles at 8-Hour Ultra
The Berkshire Arts & Technology (BART) Charter Public School spends its cross country season competing at shorter distances such as 5Ks, but the program’s relatively new postseason tradition has runners tackling longer distances – much longer. Continue reading BART Runners Log Big Miles at 8-Hour Ultra
Results: BART Howl-Weenie 8-Hour
The Berkshire Arts & Technology Charter Public School (BART) cross country team closed out its season with its third annual Howl-Weenie and Half-a-Weenie Endurance Runs on Saturday, Nov. 4, at Greylock Glen Pavilion in Adams, Mass. Runners took part in an 8-hour endurance run, as well as a half-marathon. Continue reading Results: BART Howl-Weenie 8-Hour
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
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
Soutiea Sizzles at Sweltering Summer Ultra
There’s a certain simplicity to time-based races that seems to have a magnetic pull on Greg Soutiea. From Arizona to New Jersey, from Tennessee to Massachusetts, the 33-year-old resident of Quincy, Mass., has traveled near and far to compete at timed events.
“I like having a very clearly defined ‘finish line’ and I like that all competitors are on the same course (often still visible) for the entire race,” Soutiea said. “I also really like that these races offer the ability to ‘shut off’ my brain and just focus on my stride, pace, nutrition, and heart rate. I don’t have to worry about where to turn, how many miles are left, how far to an aid station, where the other runners are, etc., the kind of things that other road or trail races make runners worry about. Literally all I have to think about is running in circles and focusing on how to make the steps in front of me more efficient.” Continue reading Soutiea Sizzles at Sweltering Summer Ultra
Results: Sweltering Summer 8-Hour Ultra
The Berkshire Ultra Running Community for Service (BURCS) played host to its fifth annual Sweltering Summer Ultramarathon on Saturday, Aug. 12, at Clapp Park in Pittsfield, Mass. Continue reading Results: Sweltering Summer 8-Hour Ultra
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