Geurds Sets Course Record at Pittsfield State Forest

iBerkshires.com Sports08:46AM / Thursday, August 13, 2026Print Story | Email Story

PITTSFIELD, Mass. -- Abigail Geurds blew away the field Wednesday at the Berkshire Lightning Summer Race Series at Pittsfield State Forest.

Geurds covered the 3.5-mile course in 21 minutes, 21 seconds, an all-time course record for women and more than two minutes ahead of the next finisher.

Geurds' time was 35 seconds ahead of the previous record, 21:56, set by Lauren Farry in 2012.

She ran a 6:06 mile pace in the weekly event, which is a fund-raiser for the Pittsfield High School cross country team.

Patrick Donahue placed second in 23:23, 37 seconds ahead of the third-place finisher and second male competitor, Auric Enchill, who clocked a time of 24 minutes flat.

Farry was the fourth runner across the line and the second female with a time of 24:25.

Chloe Potash continued to run away with the season points title in the female 14-16 age group. She was first in her division on Wednesday with a time of 28:50 and increased her point total to 25, nine points ahead of the field, with two races left in the Summer Series.

The league's narrowest points race is in the male 14-16 division, where Jack Haviland finished in 25:14 on Wednesday to place sixth overall and first in his age group; he has a one-point lead over Tyler Williams, who ran a time of 25:52 on Wednesday to place seventh overall.

Forty-one runners clocked times on Wednesday night. The event is open to runners of all ages.

The series is made up of eight weekly races; the last two are Aug. 19 and 26. The entry fee is $10 per race.

Photos from this event here.

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Allendale Pines North Affordable Manufactured Homes Sell Fast

By Sabrina DammsiBerkshires Staff
05:17PM / Saturday, August 22, 2026

Developer Teton Management cut the ribbon on the first six hopes in the manufactured housing community earlier this year.

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Just a few months after Allendale Pines North cut the ribbon on its first six homes in the new manufactured home community, units in the planned development are selling fast with both first and second phases all but sold out.

For several years, Teton Management Corp. has been planning to expand its existing Allendale Pines Mobile Community with the development of 22 planned manufactured housing units. The new development has its own entrance at 395 Cheshire Road.

The need for attainable housing has never been higher, Teton President George Whaling said.

"And where we sought the opportunity to help with that demand is, we can get folks into a home at Allendale Pines North for essentially a couple of $100 less than what it would cost for someone to rent a three-bedroom of the same quality," he said.

The corporation took over Allendale Pines, now referred to as Allendale Pines South, about 6 1/2 years ago, Whaling said.

Since then, the corporation has invested $1,000,001 in infrastructure improvements, including replacing all water and sewer lines, paving the community and installing the infrastructure needed for 10 additional units, he said.

Additionally, it has been working to clean up and improve the community, which was lacking during previous ownership, said Jason Nocher, owner of Nocher Realty, which has been hired to help sell the units.

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