Northeast Uphill Mountain Series

Northeast Delta Dental Mount Washington Road Race

6^th series – race 5 of 5

Congratulations to Eric Blake AND Heidi Caldwell & Brittni Hutton on their wins! Heidi and Brittni had the first ever tie in the 59-year history of the race!!!

Joe Viger Photo

Huge thank you to the Mount Washington Auto Road Crew, Northeast Delta Dental and all the amazing volunteers and other sponsors for another great race, awards n eats supplied by Hart’s Turkey Farm!!!

Congratulations to Mark & Jackie for winning the 6th series!!! Also, Rich, Walter, Jeff, Kevin, Josh, Sau-Mei, Darrel, Cris, Elaine, Karen, Jim & Peggy, Ed & Robin, Don, Donna & myself for achieving Mountain Goat status and a lottery by-pass into the 2020 Mount Washington Road Race!!!

As it turned out, I think, we were blessed with great weather! Arriving @ Great Glen it was 55 degrees @ 7:30am 😊 Leading up to race day, the weather was a huge concern as just a few days before the summit was coated in 3” of ice! The race day weather report looked bleak and I just hoped it would not have to be shortened! It was a bit “breezy” but otherwise quite awesome…to my way of thinking 😊

The 7^th Northeast Uphill Mountain Series begins Sunday, August 26^th in Stowe VT, hope to see you there! Link here https://www.rtttovt.com/ Info to join the 7th NEUHMS Series is listed after the pictures.

Thank you to fellow Mountain Goat Darrel Lasell for sharing write up of his race day!

“Mount Washington Road Race 2019
The Granddaddy of Mtn races in the east.
I got up at 3AM to meet Cris Cote in East Montpelier to make the trip to Mt Washington. On the way there, were some really nice colors in the skies as the sun rose over the Presidentials. I stopped to take a photo of Mt Washington from the Danville scenic view point.
When we arrived we met our driver for the first time, who told us his girlfriend was sick and would not be able to join us on the run, but he was still committed to drive to the top, and wait for more than 4 hours, to give us a ride back down. (Thank you very much John, we owe you). He was a very nice guy who gave up his morning to support a couple guys from VT, that he had never met before this morning.
Then we visited a bit as we waited for the cannon to go off. I had told myself that I would hold back a little (I always start too fast) and try not to burn out before the top. But off I went, like usual, and I was feeling the dead legs burnout by the time I got to Mile 5 and watched dozens of runners pass me as I struggled to keep at least a fast walk. Then around mile 7, I found a burst of energy and picked up the pace. I pushed really hard to finish 2 min ahead of last years’ time. The wind had held me back, while it was blowing the hardest, but also helped to cool me down as I was sweating my butt off. At the top, after crossing the finish line, one of the volunteers (a fellow mt runner Paul Grant) wrapped the finishers blanket around me and gave me hug holding me up. He held me there for about 15 seconds and didn't let go until I could tell him I was OK. It was great to feel the compassion our fellow runners show with this sport.
After enjoying the views and visiting with fellow runners, (and a beer supplied by our driver) we made our way down the mtn where we had a feast (turkey dinner complete with mashed potatoes, gravy, stuffing cranberry sauce, squash, rolls, salad and a popsicle for desert). We visited a bit more and made plans to meet again next weekend at Gunstock Ascension, or others at Loon Mt race on July 7th.
It was a great day with my cohort Cris who is always supportive and a wealth of knowledge on running and almost any other topic as well. I can't wait to do it again...
Thank you to the crew for the MWRR and all the volunteers who made it happen. Just One Hill”

Pictures include not only my own but also ones by Joe Viger, Tom Adams and Peter Maksimow and I thank them for allowing me to share them with you!!!

As always, please let me know of any/all errors as I’m reeeaaallly good at making them 😊

Points and standings for the Mt Washington Road Race:
(1,017 finishers)

1) Eric Blake 40M 1:02:52 100.00

77) Rich Larsen 67M 1:26:56 72.32

84) Jeff Gould 54M 1:28:12 71.28

87) Kevin Cavanaugh 50M 1:28:21 71.16

88) Mark Staples 49M 1:28:26 71.09

113) Josh Curtis 44M 1:31:39 68.59

213) Len Hall 65M 1:40:19 62.67

214) Karen Encarncion 53F 1:40:15 62.71

226) Jackie Shakar 59F 1:41:47 61.77

282) Donna Smyth 59F 1:46:46 58.88

305) Fred Ross III 72M 1:49:32 57.40

316) Sau-Mei Leung 53F 1:49:57 57.18

341) Cris Cote 56M 1:51:20 56.47

357) Darrel Lasell 61M 1:52:29 55.89

365) Don Slovenkai 63M 1:53:12 55.54

474) Stacy Dutch 48F 2:01:01 51.95

734) Walter Kuklinski 70M 2:18:35 45.36

739) Ed Varney 60M 2:19:08 45.18

765) Jim Hoburg 72M 2:20:47 44.65

801) Robin Meece-Varney 58F 2:23:59 43.66

808) Paulette Slovenkai 59F 2:25:13 43.29

835) Michelle Ladonne 32F 2:27:23 42.66

Points and standings after Mount Washington:

1) Josh 375.70

2) Jeff 365.15

3) Jackie 334.60

4) Sau-Mei 312.30

5) Mark 308.46(4)

6) Rich 308.45(4)

7) Fred 305.04

8) Darrel 302.15

9) Kevin 297.07(4)

10) Karen 258.50(4)

11) Ed 258.45

12) Donna 253.11(4)

13) Walter 248.37

14) Robin 246.41

15) Cris 241.04(4)

16) Don 234.16(4)

17) Jim 230.23

18) Len 204.94(3)

19) Stacy 163.97(3)

20) Elaine 151.97(3)

21) Michelle 141.87(3)

22) Peggy 139.93(4)

23) Dennis 113.74(2)

24) Paulette 92.17(2)

25) Barry 53.00(1)

Points and standings for the best 4 races & money winners:

1) Mark Staples 308.46 1^st male $75

2) Rich Larsen 308.45 2^nd male $50

3) Josh Curtis 307.11 3^rd male $25

4) Kevin Cavanaugh 297.07

5) Jeff Gould 295.60

6) Jackie Shakar 272.83 1^st female $75

7) Karen Encarncion 258.50 2^nd female $50

8) Sau-Mei Leung 255.23 3^rd female $25

9) Donna Smyth 253.11

10) Fred Ross III 247.64

11) Darrel Lasell 246.26

12) Cris Cote 241.04

13) Don Slovenkai 234.16

14) Ed Varney 213.27

15) Len Hall 204.94(3 races)

16) Walter Kuklinski 203.08

17) Robin Meece-Varney 202.75

18) Jim Hoburg 191.95

19) Stacy Dutch 163.97(3 races)

20) Elaine Dill 151.97(3 races)

21) Michelle Ladonne 141.87(3 races)

22) Peggy Hoburg 139.93

23) Paulette Slovenkai 92.17(2 races)

24) Barry Follett 53.00(1 race)

Current Streak:

1) Jeff 20

2) Sau-Mei 15

3) Darrel 10

4) Fred 8

5) Walter 7

6) Josh 6

7) Jackie, Jim, Ed , Robin 5

8) Donna. Kevin 3

9) Cris, Karen, Michelle,

Don, Paulette 2

10) Len, Stacy, Mark, Rich 1

All time finishes:

1) Fred 30

2) Walter 24

3) Donna 23

4) Jeff 20

5) Sau-Mei 15

6) Darrel, Dennis & Laurel Shortell 14

7) Kevin & Josh 13

8) Cris & Bob Mulvaney 12

9) Len 11

10) Elaine & Don 8

11) Karen & Meg Dillingham 7

12) Paulette 6

13) Jackie, Jim, Ed & Robin 5

14) Peggy, Mark, Rich & Emer O’Donohue 4

15) Michelle, Stacy, John Kowalski & Dick Hoch 3

16) Paul Jones & Jill Larson 2

17) Barry 1

Total all time series points:

1) Fred 1,702.79

2) Jeff 1,529.18

3) Donna 1,516.15

4) Walter 1,272.71

5) Kevin 1,024.37

6) Josh 988.57

7) Sau-Mei 970.90

8) Bob Mulvaney 856.38

9) Darrel 830.77

10) Len 791.04

11) Dennis 762.25

12) Cris 758.47

13) Laurel Shortell 678.77

14) Meg Dillingham 492.66

15) Don 476.03

16) Karen 456.08

17) Elaine 414.85

18) Jackie 334.60

19) Mark 308.46

20) Rich 308.45

21) Paulette 296.77

22) Ed 258.45

23) Robin 246.41

24) Jim 230.23

25) Emer O’Donohue 216.25

26) John Kowalski 190.97

27) Stacy 163.97

28) Michelle 141.87

29) Peggy 139.93

30) Paul Jones 128.06

31) Dick Hoch 121.67

32) Jill Larsen 110.17

33) Barry 53.00

Peter Maksimow photo

Peter Maksimow photo of Joe Vigor capturing Eric Blake's race

Peter Maksimow photo...go George!!!

LOVE IT!!!

Tom's photo

Joe Viger photo - thought we'd duplicate the women's winners :)

Peter Maksimow photo

Peter Maksimow himself!!! :)

If you ever need any inspiration...here is George!!!

7th Northeast Uphill Mountain Series 2019 - 2020

The series will once again be made up of the same 5 races as the 6^th series that are all uphill on roads.They are listed at the bottom of this post. It’s up to you to enter each race.

(Mount Washington will count, if you get in. In order to meet series requirements, you must enter the lottery. If you don’t get in email me your notice of not getting in and you will still be considered a “Mountain Goat” towards a lottery by-pass, if you complete the other races.)

Benefits:

· Lottery by-pass to the Northeast Delta Dental Mount Washington Road Race (Requirements below)

· Great camaraderie with others of similar interests, not to mention the pleasure of running up beautiful mountains!

· Support for fellow runners that will represent the USA at the World Championship by helping defer THEIR OWN personal costs to compete!

· Support for the great work performed by the World Famous Mount Washington Observatory!

· Custom certificates for each runner that attains “Mountain Goat” status by completing all the races.

. Men’s & Women’s overall winners will receive $75 for first place, $50 for second place, and $25 for third place, based on total points from your best 4 races (which is how everyone will be scored). Whoever wins the race gets 100 points; everyone else’s points will be calculated by dividing the winner’s time by your own. Example: winner’s time is 1 hour, yours is 2 hours. Your points would be 50.00. Thanks to my local running club, the Red Clover Rovers, for supporting this!

Requirements to join the series:

Send a tax-deductible check for $15 made out to America Trail Running Association (ATRA), PO Box 9454, Colorado Springs, CO 80932 http://trailrunner.com/

Please indicate “neuhms - team support” on your check memo line

Send a tax-deductible check for $15 made out to Mount Washington Observatory, PO Box 2310, North Conway, NH 03860 https://www.mountwashington.org/

Please indicate “Northeast Uphill Mountain Series” on your check memo line

Lottery by-pass:

You must complete all five races. Up to 30 runners will be able to earn a lottery by-pass into the 2021 Northeast Delta Dental Mount Washington Road Race. If fewer than 30 runners join the series, all will have a chance. If more, the first 30 to join will be eligible to receive a by-pass, after the first 30, additional members will be put on waiting list. To clarify, if one of the first 30 runners to sign-up doesn’t complete all the races, the next person qualifies for a lottery by-pass, etc. Placement of your entry into the series will be determined by the date and time your sign-up email is received by me. Send an email to mtnrunr@comcast.net to let me know “the checks are in the mail” and you wish to join.

A HUGE thank you to the Mount Washington Auto Road for their support!!! Visit their website at http://mtwashingtonautoroad.com/

Tracking results:

After you complete each race, email your time to mtnrunr@comcast.net Times will be as listed in the official results, so if you disagree with your time you must straighten it out with the RD. I will calculate and keep track of points. (Fyi…I’m doing this on my own time, which I am volunteering, as I’ve wanted such a series since the late ‘70’s!). It’s all about keeping in shape n having FUN!!!

The races are…

Sunday, August 25^th – The North Face Race to the Top of Vermont – 4.3 miles – Stowe, VT

http://www.rtttovt.com

Sunday, Sept 1st – Mount Greylock Road Race – 8 miles – North Adams, MA

http://berkshirerunningcenter-com.3dcartstores.com/Greylock-Road-Race_ep_57.html

*** Saturday, May 12^th – Prospect Mountain Race Race – 5.67 miles – Lake George, NY

http://www.adirondackrunners.org/

*** Sunday, June 9^th – Ascutney Mountain Run – 3.7 miles – Windsor, VT

https://www.racemenu.com/events/146516-Ascutney-Mountain-Run (from 2017)

*** Saturday, June 15^th – The Northeast Delta Dental Mount Washington Road Race – Pinkham Notch, NH

http://www.mountwashingtonroadrace.com/

*** indicates 2019 date

Northeast Uphill Mountain Series

Friday, August 16, 2019

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