Northeast Delta Dental Race to the Top of Vermont
13th series – race 1 of 6
Sunday, August 30, 2026
Congratulations to all that took part in our 1st
race in the 13th Northeast Uphill Mountain Series, the Delta Dental
Race to the Top of Vermont 😊
It was less
than a week, and two weeks before race #2, that I found out we would be allowed
up to 30 Mount Washington by-passes for the 2028 race, therefore will include
the Mount Wachusett 3-Mile Race again.
With these races being so soon after even knowing if the NEUHMS would continue…I’m including everyone (that I know of) in the standings that have been in the series in the past. Please don’t take this as asking you to join in the 13th, but as a Thank You for your support over the years!!! Anyone that does wish to join the info will be @ the very end.
Donna and I came up on Saturday to save the early morning drive AND
as I’m not a morning person this was a big help 😊 After checking into the
Motel, we went and picked up our bibs.
Meeting other there is always nice 😊
That evening we had dinner with old friends Joe and Barbara @ Joe’s newly purchased condo in Stowe. It was really nice to catch up and hear about some of their past, recent and upcoming Ultra’s. Joe will be supporting Barbara in the Run Rabbit Run 50-Miler in Steamboat Springs September 19th @ 6am. Best of luck!!!
Sunday morning, we packed up and headed to the race. Glad we walk
uphill to the start so it will be downhill after we finish 😊
Let the FUN begin!!!
A big shout out to winners Meikael Rousseau &
Lindsay Piraino 😊
Meikael finishing in 32:00
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| Lindsey got there so fast, the banner wasn't ready |
Race
pictures will follow the stat’s. Aside from my pictures, thank you
to Freddi & Brian for theirs and a very special thank you to Joe Vigor, for his great
pictures! Below
is the link to Joe’s pictures which are available to purchase 😊
Points for the
Race to the Top of Vermont: (231 finishers)
1) Meikael
Rousseau 26M 32:00 100.00
8)
Lindsay Piraino 30F 39:42
80.60
19)
Kevin Cavanaugh 57M 45:50
69.82 1st 50-59
43)
Jeff Gould 61M
54:38 58.57 2nd 60-69
49)
Len Hall 73M 55:06
58.08 1st 70-79
78)
Alissa Clark 53F
57:47 55.38
87)
John Kowalski 58M
59:47 53.53
95)
Freddi Triback 54F
1:01:22 52.15
98)
Donna Smyth 66F 1:02:10 51.47
1st 60-69
110)
Brian Walfield 64M
1:03:56 50.05
119)
Carrie Mock 59F 1:05:01
49.22
129)
Don Slovenkai 70M
1:07:07 47.68
133)
Carol Buzby 67F 1:08:23
46.80 3rd 60-69
147)
Paulette Slovenkai 66F 1:10:06
45.65
173)
Emer O’Donoghue 64F 1:14:19
43.06
176)
Ellen Raffio 58F
1:14:49 42.77
191)
Fred Ross III 80M
1:17:26 41:33 1st 80-89
200)
Ed Varney 67M
1:24:16 37.97
231)
Darrel Lasell 68M
3:25:36 15.56
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| Who is Happy to be Here, always Freddi & Brian |
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| Looking UP from the start line |
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| Great to have bags sent to the finish |
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| Donna will do the bike race this year |
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| Tom talks to the runners before the 9am start |
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| Meikael & Joe beginning to separate from the pack |
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| Well after our start the kid's get ready |
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| Couple we rode down with got the winning picture |
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| Joe finishes in 34:03 taking second |
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| Jean-Christophe places third |
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| Lindsay smiling on the re-do WITH the banner |
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| Alexandra places second in 43:44 |
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| MK rounds out the podium in 44:11 |
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| Jeff on his way leading our runners to place 2nd 60-69 |
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| Len not far behind on his way to winning 70-79 |
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| Donna would place 1st 60-69 this day |
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| Carol enjoying the day would round out the 60-69 podium |
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| Joe passed me and sped away :) |
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| Very surprised to see Joe at this point on the course |
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| Kevin finishing in 45:50 to place 1st in the 50-59 group |
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| Dogs didn't sign up for this weather :) |
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| So inspiring! |
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| weather about to change! |
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| Cris & Darrel are such great folks! |
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| You the Man Darrel! |
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| Lead biker |
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| As I was putting dry clothes on the sky opened up! |
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| Volunteers are the BEST!!! |
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| 1st biker arrives |
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| bikers taking advantage of the liquids and snacks |
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| Donna met a couple, guy ran & wife drove up, that had room to take us down :) |
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| Former race director Greg Maino in charge of the finish |
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| Donna was 1st 60-69 in 52:43 |
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| The "nose" making an occasional appearance :) |
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| Had to wait to the end before we could start back down |
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| About to start the award ceremony |
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| Meikael gets a bonus for breaking the course record :) |
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| Congratulations Jeff |
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| Congratulations Kevin |
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| Congratulations Donna & Carol |
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| Was very amazed to place 1st in my new age group! |
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| Had to stop @ Ben & Jerry's after :) On to Mount Greylock this Sunday :) |
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 https://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 $60/year link here Mount Washington Observatory Membership. I
believe but could not find it on the link?
Please
indicate “Northeast Uphill Mountain Series” on your check memo line
