race 1 of 5 – Stowe, Vermont
For the 1st
race in the 10th NEUHMS, we sure lucked out with the weather once
more, 61 degrees when we arrived @ 7:55am. Great to see so many others out
supporting the Catamount Trail Association, taking on the toll road running,
hiking and biking!
Next weekend
the 2nd race, 48th Mt Greylock Road Race, takes place in
North Adams, MA. Online reg w/day of race also.
Mt Greylock Road Race 2023 -
Berkshire Running Center
Congratulations
to Joe
Gray and Margie Freed on their wins!
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| Joe Gray winning in 32:52, just 2 seconds off Eric Blakes course record! |
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| Margie Freed winning in 41:12 |
Will only
post the standing for now. If you know anyone that would like to be a part of
the series, have them contact me asap. Requirements posted after the pictures @
the end. thank you 😊
Let me know
of any errors as I’m prone to such things ☹
Points for the
NEDD Race to the Top of Vermont: (288 finishers)
1) Joe
Gray 39M 32:52
100.00
21) Margie
Freed 25F 41:12
79.81
47) Kevin
Cavanaugh 54M 46:34 70.62
70) Jeff
Gould 58M 51:09
64.29
71) Josh
Curtis 48M 51:22
64.02
101) Freddi
Triback 51F 55:40
59.07
108) Jackie Shakar(2nd
60-69) 64F 57:17
57.40
118) Donna Smyth(3rd
60-69) 63F 58:35
56.13
151) Sau-Mei Leung 57F
1:02:36 52.53
160) Brian
Walfield 61M
1:03:15 51.99
171) Darrel
Lasell 65M
1:05:00 50.59
185) Ellen Raffio 55F 1:07:26 48.76
210) Fred Ross
III 77M
1:11:04 46.27
223) Mark Sharkey(2nd
70-79) 73F 1:13:27
44.77
245) Ed Varney 64M 1:18:01
42.15
288) Robin
Meese-Varney 63F
1:55:40 28.43
Full results: Results - RACE TO THE TOP
VT (weebly.com)
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| Meeting Friday to pick up Bib's |
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| Jeff & Josh walking up from parking area 1/2 mile below. |
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| Not too many @ the starting area yet. |
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| Joe Vigor and company ready for a busy day |
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| Darrel & Cheryl with race director Greg Maino and announcer Josh Ferenc |
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| Jackie warming up |
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| Freddi warming up |
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| Smiling faces all around :) |
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| Final instructions.... |
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| ...and GO :) |
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| Jackie and Sau-Mei :) |
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| Darrel & Sau-Mei :) |
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| Ed :) |
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| Robin & Fred :) |
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| Makes me think of Ken Skier, miss him! |
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| Wonderful aide station workers up ahead :) |
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| Emer & Marcy @ 3 miles |
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| Moving up into the clouds :) |
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| Donna moving on up :) |
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| Sau-Mei moving well :) |
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| Brian always smiling :) |
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| Looking ahead :) |
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| Mary doing well :) |
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| Ed looking good :) |
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| Robin getting it done, way to go!!! |
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| Kevin is our 1st finisher in 46:34 |
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| Jeff finishing in 51:09 |
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| Josh makes it a North Medford Club sweep finishing in 51:22 |
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| Freddie finishes our 1st woman in 55:40 |
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| Jackie finishing in 57:17 |
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| Smiling Donna will finish in 58:35 |
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| Emer and Marcy finishing, could not catch them :) |
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| Brian is a selfie master :) |
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| Who is Happy to be done??? :) |
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| Finish is just below the nose, which is officially meets criteria for another 4,000'er |
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| Great time @ the finishing area! |
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| Near the finish area |
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| Darrel prep's for a group photo |
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| Ta da :) |
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| Another memorable time together :) |
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| Way to go Ed! |
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| Freddie takes over photo duty for a pix of Joe & Ellen :) |
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| These wonderful folks add so much to this race experience!!! |
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| Some wonderful views!!! |
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| Caught Joe working on the way down :) |
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| One winter, Donna & I snowshoed to that lodge for a snack on the way to the summit :) |
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| Joe "made us" go back up for a JUMP photo...very cool :) |
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| Kids race was going on as we descended, wonderful :) |
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| Ellen talks with Hannah after her race :) |
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| Another nice group picture :) |
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| Today's women's podium :) |
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| And the men's :) |
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| How'd ya get all them mugs??? As Len Hall photo bombs :) |
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| Mary finishes 2nd in her age group :) |
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| Men's 70-79 group full of Rock Stars :) |
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SEE YOU @ GREYLOCK!!! :)
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The 10th series will consist of the same 5 races (Mansfield,
Greylock, Prospect, Ascutney and Washington) you must complete 4 to qualify for
a lottery by-pass!
Mount
Washington will count, IF you get in. In order to meet series
requirements for MT Washington, 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.
Each “Mountain Goat” will
also receive a custom certificate…suitable for framing!
Lottery by-pass:
You must complete at least 4 races. Up to 30 runners will be able
to earn a lottery by-pass into the 2024 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 the requirements, the
next person who qualifies for a lottery by-pass moves up, etc. Placement of
your entry into the series will be determined by the date and time your sign-up
email is received by me AFTER “the checks are in the mail”. Send an email
to mtnrunr@comcast.net to let me know and
you wish to join. After you complete each race, email your time
to me, PLEASE! 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, etc.
Requirements to join the series:
1) Send a
tax-deductible check for $15 made out to “America Trail Running Association” (ATRA),
PO Box 9454, Colorado Springs, CO 80932
OR you may join for $25/year link here Individual Memberships — ATRA (trailrunner.com)
Please indicate “neuhms - team support” on your
check memo line
2) Send a tax-deductible
check for $15 made out to Mount Washington Observatory, PO Box 2310, North
Conway, NH 03860
OR you may join for $25/year link here Mount Washington Observatory | Membership
Please indicate “Northeast Uphill Mountain Series” on
your check memo line
Tremendous
thanks to the Mount Washington Auto Road for the lottery
by-passes! If your going to be in their area, please be sure to check and see
what’s going on! https://mtwashingtonautoroad.com/
Thanks
to my local club, the Red Clover Rovers for providing money for
the “Mountain Goat” certificates you will receive after the series is
completed.
Placement
will be 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.
Let
others know about the series that you think might be interested and HAVE FUN!
