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Berkshire Running Foundation Announces 2025 Race Calendar

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PITTSFIELD, Mass. -- The Berkshire Running Foundation recently announced a year-long schedule of races and community engagement.
 
The season kicks off with the MCLA Sam Gomez 5K on Sunday, April 6.
 
“The Berkshire Running Foundation is thrilled to be working with the community partners, MountainOne, Berkshire Health Systems, Spectrum Health and many other local organizations to bring these new and classic events to the Berkshires," Executive Director Shiobbean Lemme said. "The impact the running community makes in the Berkshires continues to grow each year, with our work in since 2011 donating over $330,000 to nonprofits in the Berkshires. We are energized at the community growth and passion for these events.” 
 
All registration information is available on the Race Calendar page of the Berkshire Running Center website Race Calendar.
 
April
MCLA Sam Gomez 5K, April 6
Puddle Jumper 5K for Lenox Memorial Middle and High School, April 12
 
May
May Day Races for the CRA, Nessacus Middle School, Dalton, May 4
Mother's Day Race, BCC, May 11, 2025
MountainOne Steel Rail Race Weekend, Ashuwillticook Rail Trail, May 17-18
Memorial Day 5K with the Lee Lions Club, May 26
 
June
Berkshire Pride 2nd Annual 5K, June 1
Gould Farm 5K, June 1
Branches 5K Walk/Run, June 8
Wild Thing 5K/10K, June 14
 
July
Independence Day 5K, July 4
High Lawn Farm 5K, July 27
 
August
Pedal and Plod Biathlon, Aug. 3
Greylock 8 Mile Road Race, Aug. 31
 
September
Spectrum Health’s FIR 5K, Sept. 21
 
October
BCC Harvest Run, Oct. 18
Red Lion Inn’s Roaring 5K, Oct. 26
 
November
Soldier On 5K, Nov. 9
MountainOne Thankful 5K, Nov. 27
 
December
Jingle Bell Run, Dec. 20
 
Berkshire Running Foundation is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization established to promote and support the positive impact the running community makes in the neighborhoods in which we live. For more information contact Lemme at director@berkshrierun.org.
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BCC Celebrates This Year's 40 Under Forty Recipients

By Sabrina DammsiBerkshires Staff

The awards were presented by Barbara Hochberg, right, vice president of the Berkshire Community College Foundation. See more photos here. 
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — More than 300 community members attended the 40 Under Forty Awards celebration on Thursday, recognizing individuals who are dedicated to improving the quality of life for those in the Berkshires. 
 
Berkshire Community College received several hundred nominations this year and narrowed it down to 40 unsung heroes who have achieved many accomplishments, college President Ellen Kennedy said. 
 
Kennedy said it was wonderful to see previous winners nominating the next generation. 
 
"They sort of understand the importance of what this recognition can symbolize to people and the inspiration it can provide to people to be connected and committed to what's happening in the Berkshires," she said. "So it's been exciting to see it evolve that way."
 
The event is a moment to both pause but also go forward, Kennedy said afterward.
 
"So pause and really celebrate all of this talent and interest and these really creative, innovative, hard working, committed individuals, but it's also a moment to push forward on the next round of entrepreneurial innovation that can happen in the Berkshires. And a lot of these people bring that spirit to that," she said. 
 
The winners come from diverse backgrounds, including longtime residents with deep roots in the Berkshires as well as newcomers who have recently moved to the area and are already making a mark, Kennedy said. 
 
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