The temperature was nearly 80 degrees, but it felt even hotter when runners gathered in front of the metal gate that serves as the starting line for the TARC Summer Classic. It was only 7 a.m., on Saturday, Aug. 8, and it was already shaping up to be a scorcher.
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Runners Beat the Storm, Log Big Miles at Sweltering Summer
From the earliest hours of the Berkshire Ultra Running Community for Service’s Sweltering Summer 8-Hour Ultra, Berkshire County was under a severe thunderstorm watch.
Continue reading Runners Beat the Storm, Log Big Miles at Sweltering SummerResults: 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 RunFlummerfelt 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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Runners Unleash Monsoon of Miles at Notchview Ultra
WINDSOR, Mass. – In recent years, runners at the Notchview Ultra have had to endure wet conditions at some point during the multi-day event with at least one round of rain soaking the course and turning parts of the trail slippery. Most notably, the 2023 edition concluded with 24 consecutive hours of downpour when monsoon-like conditions brought flooding and extensive damage to parts of western Massachusetts and nearby Vermont.
Runners enjoyed a reprieve from the rain at this year’s event, and they capitalized on some of the finest weather in Notchview Ultra history by unleashing a different type of storm–a monsoon of mileage–during the 11th edition of the event on July 10-13 at Notchview Reservation in Windsor, Mass.
Continue reading Runners Unleash Monsoon of Miles at Notchview UltraResults: 12 Hours of Lawrence Woods
The second annual 12 Hours of Lawrence Woods took place on Saturday, July 18, 2026, at the Lawrence Woods section of the Middlesex Fells Reservation in Medford, Mass. Runners had 12 hours to complete as many 4.2-mile trail loops through the Lawrence Woods as they wanted, all for an entry fee of just $12.
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Results: BURCS Notchview Ultra
The Berkshire Ultra Running Community for Service (BURCS) played host to the 11th edition of the Notchview Ultra on July 10-13, 2026, at Notchview Reservation in Windsor, Mass. Runners took on a distance-specific 100-mile race or time-based 72-hour, 48-hour 24-hour, 12-hour daytime, 12-hour overnight, and 6-hour ultras on a 1.9-mile cross country ski loop course.
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