The Chesterfield Gorge Ultra tested runners with some rain and a modified course that added a bit more mud and vertical gain. Rather than carnage, the result was a big year for course records at the eighth edition of the event on May 30-31 at the Chesterfield Gorge Reservation in West Chesterfield, Mass.
Seven course records were set – including four in the nonbinary division. Nonbinary runners set records for 100 miles, 50K and 11K distances and won two races outright, while the male 50-mile record was toppled. Additionally, course standards were set for male, female and nonbinary runners in the new 33K race.
The eighth edition of Beast Coast Trail Running’s Chesterfield Gorge Ultra took place May 30-31, 2026, at the Chesterfield Gorge Reservation in West Chesterfield, Mass. Runners took on a 7.75-mile out-and-back course on jeep roads and doubletrack trail, racing for up to 30 hours for 100-mile, 100K, 50-mile, and 50K ultramarathon finishes, as well as 33K and 11K sub-ultra distances. Runners encountered rain early in the race before warmer temperatures and sunny skies arrived.
Rain has been seemingly inescapable in New England this spring, and in Massachusetts it has rained almost every single weekend. In doing so, the weather has wreaked havoc on almost every ultramarathon in the Commonwealth. The Chesterfield Gorge Ultra was no exception.
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.
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.
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.
Beast Coast Trail Running played host to the sixth running of the Chesterfield Gorge Ultra and 25K, and first edition of an 11K race, on June 1-2, 2024, at the Chesterfield Gorge Reservation in West Chesterfield, Mass. Nearly 250 runners took part in the event while running distances ranging from 11K to 100 miles. For additional photos from MassUltra Editor Chris Wristen, check out a photo gallery on the MassUltra Facebook page.
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.
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.
No matter where she runs these days, it seems Jennifer Kenty can’t be stopped. She has run 100 miles or more four times so far in 2021 and 2022, as well as a 50K race, and all five have ended in victories.
Still, there’s one place where the running is particularly special to Kenty: the Chesterfield Gorge in West Chesterfield, Mass.
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