The Berkshire Ultra Running Community for Service (BURCS) played host to the 11th annual Jug End Loop Ultra on Saturday, Aug. 22, 2026, at Jug End State Reservation in Egremont, Mass. Runners took on the traditional 4.2-mile loop course for 6 hours, using an abbreviated mini-loop for the final hour. A single-loop, 4.2-mile race was also offered.
Continue reading Results: BURCS Jug End Loop UltraMassUltra Roundup: August 14-16 Weekend
The mountains called ultrarunners to New Hampshire for a grueling weekend of racing and adventure in the White Mountains at the fifth annual Jigger Johnson Ultras. Many New Englanders stayed close to home to take part in the event’s 100-mile, 50-mile and 20-mile races, while others headed to Connecticut for the Shenepsit Striders’ Summer Fat Ass 8-hour run. We have both of those events included in this edition of the roundup, as well as a few other races from throughout the country that took place during the Aug. 14-16 weekend.
Continue reading MassUltra Roundup: August 14-16 WeekendMassUltra Roundup: August 7-9 Weekend
A hot New England weekend saw ultrarunners take on several events from Aug. 7-9 throughout the region, including the hottest Anchor Down Ultra ever in Rhode Island and the Lover’s Lane 12- and 6-hour races in Vermont, as well as a pair of Massachusetts ultras–the TARC Summer Classic and the BURCS Sweltering Summer 8-Hour Ultra. We have the two Massachusetts races covered in separate recaps, but in this edition of the roundup we begin in Rhode Island and Vermont before catching up on how New Englanders performed at other ultras across the country, including Tobias Tello’s victory and course record at the Murderkill Ultramarathons in Virginia.
Continue reading MassUltra Roundup: August 7-9 WeekendResults: TARC Summer Classic
The Trail Animals Running Club (TARC) played host to the 15th edition of the TARC Summer Classic on Saturday, Aug. 8, 2026, at Noon Hill Reservation in Medfield, Mass. Runners took on 40-mile and 50K ultramarathon distances or a single-loop 10-mile race on rocky, rooty trails in the summer heat.
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BURCS Free to Run Trail Races Canceled
The Berkshire Ultra Running Community for Service (BURCS) will wind down its annual trail series a few weeks early this year with Friday’s announcement that the Free to Run Trail Races are canceled. The event typically closes out the BURCS’ season, and it was scheduled to take place on Sept. 12 at Pittsfield State Forest in Pittsfield, Mass., but runner registrations lagged to the point that holding the event was not financially feasible.
Continue reading BURCS Free to Run Trail Races CanceledResults: BURCS Sweltering Summer 8-Hour Ultra
The Berkshire Ultra Running Community for Service (BURCS) played host to the 14th edition of the Sweltering Summer 8-Hour Ultra on Saturday, Aug., 8, 2026, at Clapp Park in Pittsfield, Mass. Runners had eight hours to complete as many laps as they wanted on a .355-mile cinder and dirt track around the park. Proceeds from the event benefitted AYJ Fund, a non-profit organization in northern Berkshire County that supports children battling cancer.
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Pacheco On the Mend After Being Struck by Car During Morning Run
When Matt Pacheco stepped out the door at 5:15 a.m. on Tuesday, July 28, he began what he expected to be a typical morning run before work. By the time the run was over, his day had been upended by a hit-and-run driver.
Continue reading Pacheco On the Mend After Being Struck by Car During Morning RunMassUltra Roundup: July 31-August 2 Weekend
New champions stood tall at ultramarathons across New England during the first weekend of August, with solid results on the trails of Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont. Additionally, runners from the region scattered across the country and earned successful finishes from the Ridge Reaper in New York to Badwater 135 in California. We have it all covered in this edition of the roundup.
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MassUltra Roundup: July 24-26 Weekend
Big mountains, big climbs and big results were the story of the July 24-26 weekend for New England ultrarunners as they took on challenging mountain ultras from coast to coast. Here in the region, Lila Gaudrault reigned supreme at the Magnificent Bastards Challenge in Vermont, while many other runners traveled cross-country to tackle tough ultras in the West. We have them all covered in this edition of the roundup.
Continue reading MassUltra Roundup: July 24-26 WeekendFlummerfelt Capitalizes On Home Trail Advantage, Wins at Lawrence Woods
Tom Flummerfelt has been running trail ultramarathons for more than 20 years, including rugged mountain races all over the world such as the Tor des Geants 330K in Italy, the Moab 240 in Utah, and the Racing the Planet Iceland 250K. All of those adventures gave the 52-year-old plenty of experience to tap into when needed at the second annual 12-Hours of Lawrence Woods on Saturday, July 18, at the Middlesex Fells Reservation in Medford, Mass. But Flummerfelt had another asset he could tap into, and this one was possibly even greater: home trail advantage.
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