Mount Wachusett Race 05-24-1997
5th Wachusett Mountain 4.3M
Princeton, MA May 24, 1997
From Dave DunhamI've been to a lot of races in my life, over 600, but only a handful as a spectator. The Wachusett Mountain race is part of the USATF New England Mountain running circuit and, as I'm the Mountain committee chair, attending was a necessity. Before the race I handed out Powerbites and information on the Mountain circuit. Don Drewniak volunteered me to drive the lead vehicle. This afforded me a great view of the race as it unfolded.
The race starts with a brutal one mile stretch that is all up, followed by a downhill break, and a few more good climbs in the last 3 miles. Generally speaking you should be able to run the race around your five mile (flat) time. While the weather was excellent, the bugs were merciless as the race began. I watched as duathalon specialist Richard Bolt did just that (Bolt, get it). He was closely followed by Tesfaye Bekele and Eric Morse. Morse, a member of the USA Mountain Running team at last year's World Mountain Running Championships, moved into the lead around 3/4 of a mile and hit the mile mark in six flat. It should be noted that Eric has run a sub four minute mile - this gives a pretty good indication of how hard the aptly name Mile Hill Road stretch of the race is. By the park entrance at 1.2-miles, Morse had a 20 second lead which he held throughout. Morse missed the course record by a scant couple of seconds. Bekele of Ethiopia, living in Cambridge, finished 9th at the Boston Marathon this year, and won the Ocean State Marathon last year. Mike Casner, who was also a member of the USA Mountain Running Team, ran a strong second half to capture third. Other random notes: Jim Garcia felt that once was not enough, the Ultraman ran down after the race. He then proceeded to run up and down the "hill" again.
Fully 1/4 of the field was in the male masters category, lead by the "road warrrior" Bob Hodge with a 7th place overall finish. Women made up 1/6 of the field. Margo Webber, the women's course record holder and last year's winner, finished a strong 23rd overall, just missing her course record.
The Mountain Series concludes on June 1st at Temple Mountain. Thanks to all who have participated.RESULTS
1 Eric Morse 20-39M CMS Montpellier VT 24:39 2 Tesfaye Bekele 20-39M ERCB Cambridge MA 25:13 3 Mike Casner 20-39M CMS Swanzea NH 25:30 4 Richard Bolt 20-39M CMS Lunenburg MA 25:35 5 Jim Garcia 20-39M CMS Westford MA 26:09 6 Dave Hannon 20-39M W Newton MA 26:55 7 Bob Hodge 40-49M CMS Clinton MA 27:01 8 Tom Murdock 20-39M IATC Somerville MA 27:16 9 Michael Norton 20-39M Assonet MA 27:26 10 Brad Hurst 40-49M BAA Chelmsford MA 27:46 11 Rich Ovian 40-49M CMS Worcester MA 27:52 12 Paul Shepardson 40-49M Pittsfield MA 28:02 13 Ernest Brake 20-39M AA Warner NH 28:29 14 URO 15 Cliff Evans 20-39M Deerfield NH 28:54 16 Rain Wilber 00-19M QHS Barre MA 29:32 17 Paul Hermes 20-39M WAC Madison CT 29:40 18 Robert Johnson 40-49M GLRR Leominster MA 29:46 19 Paul Hargreaves 40-49M CMS N Brookfield MA 29:53 20 Dave Birse 20-39M CMS Hancock NH 30:01 21 Tim Blouin 40-49M GLRR Templeton MA 30:07 22 Len Hall 40-49M HAC W Lebanon NH 30:12 23 Margo Webber 20-39F CMS Boxborough MA 30:19 24 John Holmes Jr 40-49M GLRR Milford MA 30:31 25 Robert Bradlee 40-49M CSU Reading MA 31:00 26 Kei Ishihara 20-39M CSU Brookline MA 31:06 27 Jim Hansen 20-39M GCS Nashua NH 31:17 28 Erik Fey 20-39M Penacook NH 31:19 29 Dale Langlais 40-49M RIRR Hope RI 31:27 30 James Imprescia 40-49M CMS Leominster MA 31:39 31 Martin Fey 40-49M WAC Putnam CT 31:50 32 Robert Hubbell 20-39M Albany NY 31:54 33 Michael Linsky 20-39M GLRR Tewksbury MA 31:59 34 Tobe Barksdale 20-39M CMS Bolton MA 32:23 35 Jackie Shaker 20-39F CMS Worcester MA 32:35 36 Edwin Liebfried 40-49M WCRR Exeter NH 32:42 37 Kevin Ray 20-39M GLRR Nashua NH 32:46 38 Michael Silvia 20-39M CMS Marlboro MA 32:48 39 Steve Davis 20-39M Gloucester MA 32:57 40 Peter Orni 50-59M CMS Fitchburg MA 33:03 41 Dan White 00-19M SMAC Royalston MA 33:03 42 David Girvin 40-49M AA Manchester NH 33:04 43 Scott Caldwell 40-49M WRR Manville RI 33:09 44 Cal Cameron 50-59M RCR W Chesterfield N33:14 45 Kenneth Parker 40-49M NMC Jaffrey NH 33:17 46 Edward Bolle 20-39M BRC Reading MA 33:29 47 Marion Larson 20-39F CMS Leominster MA 33:31 48 Tom Backus 40-49M CMS Athol MA 33:35 49 David Digregorio 20-39M Southbridge MA 33:42 50 Stephen Rogers 40-49M CMS Harvard MA 33:47 51 Paul Correia 40-49M GNBTC Dartmouth MA 33:48 52 Bob Byrnes 40-49M CRR Dedham MA 33:49 53 Adam Rivard 20-39M CMS Leominster MA 33:50 54 Cynthia Gaudere 20-39F CMS Hudson MA 33:51 55 Karen Palmer 20-39F CMS Fitchburg MA 33:53 56 Mark Moge 19-39M Brighton MA 33:54 57 Rick Moore 40-49M BBRR Brookline MA 33:59 58 Bob White 40-49M SMAC W Royalston MA 34:00 59 Dan Wagner 40-49M CMS Sterling MA 34:22 60 Bill Hagen 40-49M GCS Hampstead NH 34:26 61 Bobby Bartlet 19-39M Wellesley MA 34:26 62 John Wetmiller 50-59M Princeton MA 34:27 63 Wayne Groves 20-39M MVS Groveland MA 34:29 64 Kevin Burke 20-39M Leominster MA 34:33 65 Jim Gaffney 40-49M CMS Leominster MA 34:39 66 Donald Burke 40-49M Mansfield MA 34:41 67 Donald Hogardt 50-59M BRC Needham MA 34:48 68 Michelle Reidel 20-39F Worcester MA 34:50 69 Jim Gonyea 40-49M CMS Auburn MA 34:55 70 Robert Magner 20-39M ShrewsburyMA 34:57 71 Donna Smyth 20-39F Norhtfield MA 34:58 72 Manny Arruda 40-49M SRR Somerville MA 35:05 73 Mark Hazelton 20-39M Princeton MA 35:09 74 Lisa Doucett 40-49F CSU Andover MA 35:10 75 Melissa Ayotte 20-39F GCS Nashua NH 35:11 76 William Morse 40-49M Dracut MA 35:13 77 Larry Morris 50-59M CMS Leominster MA 35:14 78 Tom Speidel 20-39M GLRR Nutting Lake MA 35:14 79 Robert Koch 40-49M Derryfield NH 35:20 80 Bob Emerson 50-59M MVS N Reading MA 35:22 81 Kathleen Aubin 40-49F AA Manchester NH 35:32 82 John Pierce 50-59M GLRR Methuen MA 35:40 83 Steve Thomson 20-39M CMS Athol MA 35:44 84 Lucine Trudeau 50-59M Sanders Manchester NH 35:50 85 David Narlee 50-59M GDTC Chester NH 35:55 86 Deborah Sheedy 40-49F BAA Waltham MA 36:00 87 Michael Jasko 40-49M BRC Boston MA 36:06 88 Peter Paelinck 20-39M GCS Merrimack NH 36:09 89 Beth Dutton 20-39F GCS Nashua NH 36:09 90 Treavor Johnson 20-39M BRC Worcester MA 36:21 91 Tom Regele 20-39M Holden MA 36:22 92 Bob Hamel 40-49M CMS Leominster MA 36:23 93 Lisa Klasman 20-39F GCS Hollis NH 36:24 94 Don Ross 60-99M Marblehead MA 36:24 95 Lisa Mattila 20-39F Pittsfield MA 36:29 96 Stanley Sheldon 50-59M Berwick ME 36:34 97 Pat Mason 40-49M Leominster MA 36:40 98 Steve Vaitones 40-49M HFC Waltham MA 36:42 99 Dick Miller 40-49M GCS Shrewsbury MA 36:51 100 Bob Cassidy 20-39M Winchester MA 36:55 101 Sean McCann 20-39M Northboro MA 36:55 102 John Lund 20-39M Candia NH 36:58 103 James Maloney 40-49M CMS Woonsocket RI 37:00 104 Nancy Jacovina 40-49F Sandown NH 37:02 105 Paul Chamberlin 20-39M Brookline MA 37:04 106 Ron Cartier 40-49M Manchester NH 37:09 107 Alan Craig 40-49M GDTC Weare NH 37:10 108 Vinnie Rivard 50-59M CMS Leominster MA 37:12 109 Jeffrey Shutak 50-59M White RiverJctT 37:15 110 Eldon Burkinshaw 50-59M GDTC Londonderry NH 37:20 111 Joanne Shields 40-49F CMS Millbury MA 37:22 112 Jay Daly 20-39M BRC Sutton MA 37:28 113 John Bakstran 40-49M CMS Northborough MA 37:36 114 Robert Sullivan 40-49M Wrentham MA 37:44 115 Brian Hampsch 20-39M Holden MA 37:46 116 Roger Gosselin 50-59M Manchester NH 37:52 117 Keith Leininger 40-49M CMS Westminster MA 37:55 118 Joseph Leader 60-99M CSU Lexington MA 38:05 119 Christian Guertin 00-19M Ashburnham MA 38:07 120 Tom Campo 40-49M Holland MA 38:14 121 Neil Gleason 40-49M GLRC Hampstead NH 38:18 122 Robert Chabot 20-39M Wellesley MA 38:23 123 Edward Sutcliff 20-39M GCS Hudson MA 38:24 124 Peter Scandone 40-49M Milford MA 38:31 125 Kathleen Rutty 20-39F Penacook NH 38:33 126 Ray Lussier 60-99M CMS Grafton MA 38:36 127 Nancy Correia 40-49F GNBTC Dartmouth MA 38:37 128 John Kleczka 40-49M CMS Lunenburg MA 38:41 129 Elaine Byrnes 40-49F AA Manchester NH 38:42 130 Darlene O'Mara 20-39F GNBTC N Dartmouth MA 38:45 131 Peter Trainor 20-39M Auburn MA 38:46 132 Allan Green 20-39M Medford MA 38:48 133 Michael Moreau 20-39M Shrewsbury MA 38:49 134 Dennis Zajehowski 50-59M MS Griswold CT 38:50 135 David Basque 50-59M CMS Sutton MA 38:51 136 Bobbi Burns 20-39F Westford MA 38:55 137 Peter Church 50-59M Spencer MA 38:57 138 Lora Woodward 20-39F Sanders Merrimack NH 39:03 139 Skip Cleaver 50-59M GCS Nashua NH 39:06 140 Alison Shaw 20-39F CBC Belmont MA 39:07 141 Jim Stirewalt 40-49M Shrewsbury MA 39:08 142 Michael Henry 40-49M N Andover MA 39:12 143 Heidi Zinser 20-39F GLRR Chelmsford MA 39:15 144 Jean Sarno 20-39F BRC Boston MA 39:19 145 Dick Karvonen 50-59M CMS Winchendon MA 39:23 146 Peter Sachs 20-39M Sutton MA 39:25 147 Mauri Pelto 20-39M Worcester MA 39:26 148 Paul Mangum 20-39M Dorchester MA 39:34 149 Ernie Graffam 20-39M Manchester NH 39:38 150 Steve Amicanglelo 40-49M Maynard MA 39:45 151 Ray Fournier 40-49M Somersworth NH 39:47 152 Mark Wysocki 20-39M Worcester MA 39:51 153 Keith Backus 40-49M Hubbardston MA 39:52 154 Jay Amicangelo 40-49M Lexington MA 39:53 155 Tracey Sousa 20-39M Gloucester MA 39:57 156 Sanchit Maruti 20-39M Arlington MA 39:58 157 Mary Lou Lowrie 40-49F MVS Newbury MA 39:59 158 Edward Mulvey 20-39M GLRR Billerica MA 40:06 159 Mark Kingdon 40-49M Boonville NY 40:12 160 Todd Whitney 20-39M Ashburnham MA 40:13 161 Peter Colonis 50-59M Waterford CT 40:14 162 Fred Meens 40-49M Lincoln RI 40:15 163 Raymond Rogers JR 50-59M Smithfield RI 40:16 164 Michael McKenna 40-49M Gardner MA 40:26 165 Elaine Bouchard 20-29F Templeton MA 40:32 166 Richard Hunt 50-59M CMS Auburn MA 40:36 167 Marion Ishimoto-Yuille 50-59F NBTC Westport MA 40:40 168 Jeff Ide 20-39M Charlton MA 40:41 169 Bob Wurtele 50-59M Manchester MA 40:47 170 Christopher Ross 00-19M RCR Brattleboro VT 40:59 171 Joe Collins 50-59M Franklin MA 41:11 172 Mark Risch 20-39M Lunenburg MA 41:13 173 Kris Severson 20-39F Medford MA 41:17 174 Marilyn Oberhardt 20-39F Arlington MA 41:51 175 Douglas Delay 40-49M Winchendon MA 41:57 176 Leland Chisholm 60-99M BAA Wilminton MA 42:00 177 James Therrien 50-59M LSRC Newbury NH 42:13 178 Fred Ross III 50-59M RCR Brattleboro VT 42:15 179 Richard Rose 50-59M CRR Warwick RI 42:18 180 Karl Tuomivaara 60-99M CMS Paxton MA 42:29 181 Hank Geberth 50-59M Wilbraham MA 42:31 182 Michael Chagnon 20-39M CMS Foxborough MA 42:36 183 Paul Chamberlain 50-59M CMS Shrewsbury MA 42:47 184 Tom Cray 20-39M Merrimack NH 42:48 185 Deborah Gustafson 40-49F Gardner MA 42:51 186 Jerry Dulude 40-49M Lowell MA 42:54 187 Jay Mullin 20-39M CMS Londonderry NH 42:55 188 Rita Bartczak 50-59F BRC Chestnut Hill MA43:13 189 Bob Yuille 40-49M GNBTC Westport MA 43:24 190 Robert Pagliuca 40-49M Medford MA 43:28 191 Jimmy Meyer 40-49M Sandown NH 43:32 192 Susanne Houghton 20-39F Barre MA 43:38 193 Fred Dowd 40-49M Princeton MA 43:40 194 Earton Robertson 50-59M CSU Winchester MA 43:45 195 Ken Robichaud 40-49M CMS Fitchburg MA 43:47 196 Al Norris 40-49M Lebanon CT 44:00 197 Tom Kalagher 00-19M WNEC Westminster MA 44:07 198 Martha Rumley 50-59F CSU Billerica MA 44:12 199 David Colinan 60-99M Lincoln RI 44:20 200 Paul Gilman 50-59M Lexington MA 44:33 201 Ed Sato 60-99M CMS Worcester MA 44:46 202 Debra Baczewski 20-39F SMAC Ware MA 45:04 203 Jerry Rocha 50-59M GCS Nashua NH 45:16 204 Kim Forget 20-39F Attleboro MA 45:30 205 Jessica Sheldon 00-19F Berwick ME 45:36 206 Kathie Dilillo 40-49F CMS Leominster MA 46:08 207 Douglas Thornton 20-39M CPS New York NY 46:41 208 Jim Dezutter 60-99M CMS Harvard MA 46:49 209 David Sweeney 20-39M Leominster MA 47:11 210 Thomas Achilles 20-39M Shrewsbury MA 47:25 211 Bob Coutoumas 20-29M Merrimack NH 48:04 212 Art Curry 50-59M CRR Warwick RI 48:20 213 Katherine Chabot 50-59F NMF Andover MA 48:27 214 Allen Jones 20-39M Leominster MA 48:47 215 Peter Pantelis 60-99M MS Waterford CT 48:58 216 Roger Zotti 50-59M MS Preston CT 49:06 217 William Hughes 20-39M Worcester MA 49:08 218 John Noftle 60-99M NE65 Londonderry NH 49:18 219 Dan Cole 60-99M Medfield MA 49:29 220 Dianne Van Voorhis 50-59F CMS Ashby MA 49:54 221 Mary Swiatek 20-39F DCH Worcester MA 50:22 222 Edward Damish 60-99M GBTC Walpole MA 52:51 223 Fred Ross IV 00-19M RCR Brattleboro VT 53:36 224 Stephen Brooks 60-99M CMS Gardner MA 53:42 225 URO 226 Jack Christiansen 60-99M NMF Fitchburg MA 57:29 227 URO 228 Wayne Walker 50-59M Westminster MA 58:18 229 Brian Russo 20-39M SRR Somerville MA 59:55 230 Jane Goodman 60-99F Dedham MA 61:05 231 Patricia Doherty 20-39F Needham MA 62:07 232 Priscilla Hansen 40-49F Needham MA 62:33 233 Phyllis Brooks 60-99F CMS Gardner MA 63:50
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