Berkshire Running Foundation Announces 2025 Race Calendar

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PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The Berkshire Running Foundation looks forward to another year of races and community engagement. 
 
Berkshire Running Foundation announced the running race calendar for the year 2025. This year's events that cater to runners of all skill levels.
 
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, 2025
Puddle Jumper 5K for Lenox Memorial Middle and High School – April 12, 2025
 
May
May Day Races for the CRA – May 4, 2025
Mother's Day Race – May 11, 2025
MountainOne Steel Rail Race Weekend – 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 – August 3
Greylock 8 Mile Road Race – August 31
 
September
Spectrum Health's FIR 5K – September 21
 
October
BCC Harvest Run – October 18
Red Lion Inn's Roaring 5K – October 26
 
November
Soldier On 5K – November 9
MountainOne Thankful 5K – November 27
 
December
Jingle Bell Run – December 20
 
"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," said Shiobbean Lemme, Executive Director. "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." 
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Baby Animals Festival Back at Hancock Shaker Village

By Breanna SteeleiBerkshires Staff

The village has a bevy of lambs, kids, piglets, chicks and calves with more expected. 
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The baby animals are back at Hancock Shaker Village for the 23rd year.
 
"We welcome all the new baby animals: lambs, kids, piglets, calves, chicks. We welcome them into the farm family," said Director and CEO, Carrie Holland during a sneak preview this week.
 
The baby animals festival runs April 12 through May 4, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
 
"This year we have a beautiful mix of animals, the calves are gorgeous, so I think people will really enjoy visiting them," Holland said. "Our livestock manager Olive, has also been getting deep into the science and she's really excited with some of the breed mix she's been able to achieve with the piglets and so she's very excited about that."
 
The mission of Hancock Shaker Village is to preserve the history of the Shakers and to educate the public about them, and the baby animals are a big contributor to that. 
 
"Baby animals is an excellent way to help us talk about the Shakers and their farming and agricultural history," said Holland. "It's a big part of how they sustained this village and they were a closed community, they were self-sustaining and farming was a major way that they were able to do that from like a nourishment — providing food for the community ...
 
"Who doesn’t love baby animals? It attracts a wonderful crowd some people who are familiar with Shakers and some people who aren't so when they are coming through the doors maybe they just want to see a lamb but it gives us the opportunity to share more."
 
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