Tag Archives: Massachusetts

Results: Edge Hill Trail Race

Beast Coast Trail Running played host to the third annual Edge Hill Trail Race on Saturday, June 13, 2026, at the Edge Hill Conservation Area in Ashfield, Mass. Runners took on a 50K ultramarathon or 30K and 10K sub-ultra distances on the site of a former golf course that is being transformed into a grassland and shrub habitat.

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Runners Rewrite Record Boards on Wet Weekend at Chesterfield Gorge

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.

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Redemption, Resilience On Display at Rain-Soaked Wapack and Back

The Wapack Trail has been known to dish out plenty of punishment to the healthiest of hikers and trail runners during the best of conditions. For those who are either injured or on the mend, it’s an intimidating place to be, especially on a rainy day.

For Rob Breckenridge and Jeff Johanson, the Wapack Trail was a place to face their fears and put their mended bodies to the test when they took part in the 18th edition of the Trail Animals Running Club’s Wapack and Back Trail Races on Saturday, May 9, in Ashburnham, Mass. 

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Results: Chesterfield Gorge Ultra

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.

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Uzzel is Repeat Winner at Tails & Trails State Forest Run

When Jeff Uzzel ran the inaugural Tails & Trails State Forest Run 50K in 2025, he dominated from the start and won by more than an hour. The defending champion returned for the second annual event on Saturday, May 16, in Pittsfield, Mass., and found himself under pressure throughout before finishing in a familiar position.

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Results: BURCS Tails & Trails State Forest Run

The Berkshire Ultra Running Community for Service (BURCS) played host to the second annual Tails & Trails State Forest Run on Saturday, May 16, 2026, at Pittsfield State Forest in Pittsfield, Mass. The event offered 50K, 25K and 5-mile trail races on rolling singletrack trails. Proceeds from the event benefitted three area nonprofit animal rescue organizations.

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Burke Prevails, Cucchiara Victorious in Ultra Debut at Watuppa

A few scattered showers weren’t enough to dampen the day or deter runners at the Watuppa Trail Races. Instead, a spirited day of running played out at the 12th annual event on the trails of Watuppa Reservation on Saturday, May 9, in Fall River, Mass. Around 150 runners gathered at the starting line on an overcast morning to take on one, three or five loops of a 10K course on a mix of terrain that varied from pavement to utility line grassy trails, to dirt roads and rooty singletrack. The loop provides ample opportunity to go fast, and plenty of runners took advantage.

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