An EMT walks a stretcher out onto the Ashuwillticook Rail Trail to help an injured runner during the Steel Rail Races.

Berkshire Eagle sports editor Mike Walsh who competed in the half marathon of the Steel Rail races, runs along the trail in Adams shortly after the start of the race. 

Mike Walsh is sports editor at The Berkshire Eagle. He's been with The Eagle since 2017. Walsh also authors the NENPA-winning Powder Report column. He's an avid snowboarder, runner, homebrewer, and he used to play a pretty mean sousaphone.

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An EMT walks a stretcher out onto the Ashuwillticook Rail Trail to help an injured runner during the Steel Rail Races.

I can’t remember what song it was exactly. It’s taken me far too long to get around to writing this dispatch from last month’s Steel Rail Races, and I’m kind of still dreading revisiting that day.

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Mike Walsh can be reached at mwalsh@berkshireeagle.com or 413-496-6240. On Twitter:

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