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NEWS

Well that's all folks, another successful season.  Thanks to all who helped out.  It can't be done without the volunteers.  Fun party after the race tonight with some yummy treats.  See you next year.

8/24/11 - Results - Final race tonight.  Great group, thanks everyone for turning out.  Dan Brien won the race tonight closely followed by Matt Rabasco and Jim McMahan.  Nancy Ogle showed up to take the women's race.  Carmel Kushi and newcomer Laurie Stracuzzi gave Nancy a push.  Congrats to the division winners.  See results for the winners.

8/17/11 - Results - Fast race tonight.  Lauren Farry ran the fastest women's time this season and just 4 seconds off the course record which, interestingly enough, is held by Chandler Ortega who was a mere 4 seconds behind Lauren tonight.  Carmel Kushi with her best time of the season was 3rd.  Aaron Udell wins again with the 4th fastest race time in history and the fastest this season.  He was pushed by newcomer, NY high schooler Caleb Mellon, who nearly cracked the 20 minute mark himself.  Third place and close behind was Mark Rabasco.  Featured runner of the week is Wendy Dottavio, who has taken off more than 6 minutes off her time since the first race.  She was the first to signup and is obviously on a mission.  Nice job Wendy.

8/10/11 - Results - A little humid out there during the race.  May have kept times down a bit, but still quite a few PBs.  Dan Brien won his first race of the year as he prepares for his XC season.  Should be a good one for him.  Tim Allard and Blaine Freadman finishing close behind.  Carmel Kushi bested the women's field in her second race.  Jeannie Ortega was nearby for second in her first race this year.  Melissa Herliczck was in there for third place.  Close points races among the women this year.

8/3/11 - Results - Nice evening, good crowd.  Aaron Udel set the best time of the season by being the first runner under 20 minutes this year.  Mark Rabasco was back to chase him in with his best time of the season.  Dan Brien close behind in third.  Olivia Oberle made it two in a row with her third win of the season.  Newcomer Carmel Kushi was close behind in second and Laurie Schwartz was third just behind.  20 PBs tonight, everyone is getting faster with a couple of runners chopping minutes off their best time.  Just amazing.

7/27/11 - Results - A beautiful cool night brings out some of the best runs of the season with 20 out of 25 runners running a season's best time.  Newcomer Morgan Williams ran to easy victory, followed by Tim Allard and Blaine Freadman.  On the ladies side, Olivia Oberle ran to her second win of the season with Melissa Herliczck and Jackie Lemieux in close pursuit.  In the points race, many categories are tightly contested with just a point separating the leaders.  Steady attendance wins the points.

7/20/11 - Results - Biggest crowd of the season.  Getting the number up there.  Invite your friends.  Hot temps tonight.   Aaron Udel showed up and edged out Mark Rabasco with Tim Allard coming in third.  Laura Najimy was back, followed closely by Lauren Farry and Nancy Ogle.  Nancy looking good after running across the state in the Mass Dash.   Very tight point races in a lot of categories.  Steady attendance will spell the difference between first and also in most of those races.

7/13/11 - Results - Crowd of 30 tonight, slowly building the numbers.  Tonight we got the rain out of the way before the race.  Nice cool temps and the times showed it.  29 out of 30 runners had a better time than last week.  The only one who didn't PB was me, but hey, I'm running across Massachusetts this weekend, so I was taking it easy.  Not taking it easy was Olivia Oberle winning the women's race, followed by Melissa Herliczck,  Becca Hall, and Camella Magulike.  First win for Olivia.  Mark Rabasco remains unbeaten, but Dan Brien closed the gap a little for second, Tim Allard for third.  Great turnout in the Male 14-16 category with 5 guys battling it out.  5 ladies also in the Female 40-49 category with newcomer Laura Volastro taking top spot there.

7/6/11 - Results -  Great first night.  We squeezed in the race before the rains came down.  Nice turnout.  Mar k Rabasco showed why he will be among Berkshire's best next fall during XC season by winning easily.  Dan Brien, newcomer from PHS was second with Tim Allard third in a photo finish.  Laura Nejimy taking first in the women's category with Olivia Oberle coming in second.  Big thanks to Peace Jam for running the water tonight.  That was a big help.  See you next week.



ARCHIVE NEWS

Well that's all folks, another successful season.  Over 70 runners came overall.   Thanks to all who helped out.  It can't be done without the volunteers.  Thanks to everyone who brought some tasty treats at the end.  Great group of people.  See you next year.

8/25/10 - Results -  Mark Rabasco won for the men again this week. He is running some great times, Second was Tim Allard putting down a PB and nearly closing the gap against Mark.  Laura Nijamy held off a hard charging Lauren Farry for the women as both of them recorded their best times of the season.  21 of 34 runners ran their best times of the season.  Great feast afterward. 

8/18/10 - Results - Another big crowd and fast times.  27 out of 34 people had their fastest times of the season.  Big contingent from Pittsfield High showed and ran well.  Mark Rabasco ran well out front this week, he is well prepared for his season.  Berkshire Lightning girl Lauren Farry won her first race, one of many to come I'm sure.  Very close in the standings.  A lot of divisions that are going to come down to the last week. 

8/11/10 - Results - Record crowd, a lot of new faces tonight.  An astounding 26 people had a season's best tonight as the course got easier.  Or it could be that people are improving as the Wednesday night series sharpens their skills.  Lots of people taking a full minute or more off of their season best, but none more than Sarah Hebb who shaved more than 16 minute off her previous best.  Mark Rabasco won for the men followed closely by Danny Molleur.  Taconic looks like they are going to be tough this year.  Chandler Ortega finally showed up and took first for the women.  Laura Nijamy was a close second with Lauren Farry third at her first Wed night race ever.  Great job everyone, just two weeks left.

8/4/10 - Results - Kara Mauer wins again with a 30 second PB on a hot evening.  Olivia Oberle was close behind with another 30 second PB.  Blaine Freadman won his first race outpacing Eric Keegan.

7/28/10 - Results - Big crowd, hot race.  After finishing runner up twice this year, Mark Rabasco notched his first victory.  Newcomer Diane Pomeroy won the women's race.  Lots of action in the age group divisions.

7/21/10 - Results - Largest crowd yet, 22 out of 27 people ran their best time of the year.  This series really works!  Newcomer Aaron Udel scored the win for the men, with Kara Mauer winning her first race for the ladies with Olivia Oberle closing the gap quickly.  Nice job everyone. 

7/14/10- Results - Much cooler tonight, but the race was still hot. Eric Keegan notched his first win of the year, outrunnig Danny Molleur.  Both runners PB'd for the night, with Danny running more than 2 minutes faster than last week.   Kara Mauer scored her first win ever ahead of Olivia Oberle who also trimmed 2 minutes off last week's time.

19 out of 22 runners ran a season's best proving once again that running the Summer Series Races makes you faster and better looking. 

7/7/10 - Results -  First race of the year and it was a hot one.  Tim Van Orden wasn't bothered by the heat as he cruised to a sub 20 victory.  Nancy Ogle took the women's race in stride for a win.  Several High Schoolers tuning up for the fall XC season.  Big group in the 40 year old males.  Cooler temps next week for sure, but the race will still heat up.