In sweltering heat, the Steel Rail Marathon, Half Marathon and 8K races took place on the Ashuwillticook Trail

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Mark Rabasco finishes second in the half marathon of the Steel Rail races, all of which ended in Pittsfield.

Steel Rail Marathon winner Derek Grout of Valatie, NY crosses the finish line in Pittsfield with a winning time of 3:08:51. 

Dusty Lopez finishes first in the half marathon of the Steel Rail races, all of which ended in Pittsfield. 

Spectators gather at the end of the Steel Rail races, in Pittsfield, to greet and support runners. 

Steel Rail Marathon 8K runners approach the finish line in Pittsfield. 

Dusty Lopez finishes first in the half marathon of the Steel Rail races, all of which ended in Pittsfield. 

Steel Rail marathon runners approach the half-way point in Adams.

Steel Rail half marathon runners run along the trail in Adams shortly after the start of the race. 

Steel Rail half marathon runners run along the trail in Adams shortly after the start of the race.

Dusty Lopez, left, who finished first in the half marathon of the Steel Rail races, runs along the trail in Adams shortly after the start of t…

Miranda Bona, left, the first woman finisher in the half marathon of the Steel Rail races, runs along the trail in Adams shortly after the sta…

Dusty Lopez, who finished first in the half marathon of the Steel Rail races, runs along the trail in Adams shortly after the start of the race. 

Berkshire Eagle sports editor Mike Walsh who competed in the half marathon of the Steel Rail races, runs along the trail in Adams shortly afte…

Steel Rail half marathon runners run along the trail in Adams shortly after the start of the race. 

Gillian Jones has been a staff photographer and columnist for the Berkshire Eagle since 2014. She began her journalism career at The North Adams Transcript in 1992.

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