Mt Ascutney 06-23-2001
by Dave Dunham <mtnman@greennet.net>
Early maps of New England had Ascutney mountain was spelled 'Ascutegnik' which meant 'meeting of the waters'. The name seemed quite appropriate for the humid and foggy conditions this past weekend. Ascutney served as the final race in the 2001 USATF New Enlgland Mountain circuit; the 5 races contested this spring were the most ever for the circuit which began as 3 races back in 1996. The race was well managed by the crew at Ascutney despite this being the first year of their hosting a race.
The 3.8 mile paved road winds from the park entrance (550') to the upper parking lot (2,800'). Park information notes that 'excellent views are enjoyed from the upper parking lot'. However, the race day conditions made this impossible as fog and 100% humidity ruled the day. More than thirty of the 105 runners were racing for points in the mountain circuit. Twenty runners joined the 10,000' club by running all 5 of the circuit races. Very few changes occurred in the overall circuit results as most age categories were settled in the best 4 of 5 format prior to the start.
Eric Morse took the win at Ascutney and moved ahead of Dave Dunham in the men's open category. Yuki Minami held on to first in the women's open despite not running the finale. Donna Smyth increased her margin over Lisa Doucett to take the women's masters title. Donna's point total was the highest among the women in ANY division. Robert Chasen took the win over Len Hall in the 40+ men's. Genia Sanborn took the 50+ for women and Richard Stockdale took the men's side. Chasen and Stockdale had the 5th and 6th highest point total OVERALL. John Pelton took the men's 60+ catagory. Everyone who competed in 4 of the 5 races received t-shirts courtesy of Saucony, while circuit age group winners received gifts from Reebok and Powerbar.
RESULTSMT. ASCUTNEY STATE PARK FOOT RACE June 23, 2001 3.7 Mile Run Brownsville, VT Timing By: Granite State Race Services (603)863-2537 www.gsrs.com ================================================================================ PLACE DIV/TOT DIV TIME PACE NAME AG S RACE# CITY/STATE ===== ======== ===== ======= ===== ====================== == = ===== ======================= 1 1/26 M3544 28:47 7:47 ERIC MORSE 36 M 44 BERLIN VT 2 2/26 M3544 29:39 8:01 DAVE DUNHAM 37 M 24 BRADFORD MA 3 3/26 M3544 31:05 8:24 MIKE CASNER 39 M 46 KEENE NH 4 4/26 M3544 32:01 8:39 MARK PITTS 38 M 31 NORTH WOODSTOCK NH 5 5/26 M3544 32:09 8:42 DAVID HERR 36 M 90 CANAAN NH 6 6/26 M3544 33:46 9:08 ALEX KAHAN 42 M 53 NORWICH VT 7 1/25 M4554 33:55 9:10 ROBERT CHASEN 46 M 60 WEYMOUTH MA 8 1/13 M2034 34:15 9:16 CHRISTOPHER MARTIN 28 M 1 LEBANON NH 9 2/13 M2034 34:43 9:23 DAVE STEWART 22 M 6 RIPTON VT 10 7/26 M3544 35:28 9:35 ROBERT MULLER 36 M 22 OLIVEBRIDGE NY 11 8/26 M3544 35:48 9:41 SCOTT JOHNSON 36 M 39 NORWICH VT 12 2/25 M4554 36:13 9:48 RICHARD STOCKDALE 50 M 72 13 3/13 M2034 36:22 9:50 SCOTT STONE 33 M 13 HANOVER NH 14 9/26 M3544 37:49 10:14 JOSEPH HAAS 36 M 23 KINGSTON NY 15 3/25 M4554 37:52 10:14 CHUCK LANDRY 46 M 65 PLAINFIELD NH 16 4/13 M2034 38:10 10:19 ROBERT MOLNAR 26 M 17 BRADFORD MA 17 5/13 M2034 38:26 10:24 JOHN DEMPSEY 32 M 94 LEBANON NH 18 4/25 M4554 38:39 10:27 LEN HALL 48 M 69 MONROE NH 19 10/26 M3544 38:49 10:30 PAUL THOMPSON 37 M 49 MAYNARD MA 20 1/3 M0119 39:05 10:34 WILLIE COLT 12 M 97 HANOVER NH 21 5/25 M4554 39:18 10:38 BOB MULVANEY 48 M 73 DERRY NH 22 6/25 M4554 40:04 10:50 STAN KOLPA 50 M 75 VERNON VT 23 1/11 M5564 40:11 10:52 JOHN PELTON 62 M 81 WEST RUPERT VT 24 1/11 F3544 40:27 10:56 NIXIE RAYMOND 41 F 54 ROSLINDALE MA 25 7/25 M4554 40:40 11:00 KEVIN LEACH 49 M 70 GREENFIELD MA 26 1/3 F4554 40:47 11:02 JULIE SCHMITZ 46 F 56 WEATHERSFIELD VT 27 11/26 M3544 41:04 11:06 NEIL WHEELWRIGHT 43 M 95 BURLINGTON VT 28 12/26 M3544 41:38 11:15 BILL LAPSLEY 44 M 43 PLYMOUTH MA 29 6/13 M2034 41:49 11:18 JEFF DUNFEE 22 M 18 ESSEX JCT. VT 30 2/11 F3544 41:52 11:19 DONNA SMYTH 41 F 42 VERNON VT 31 8/25 M4554 42:02 11:22 TOM BOCKUS 46 M 58 ATHOL MA 32 7/13 M2034 42:33 11:30 ERIC GOLDWARG 22 M 20 NORWICH VT 33 2/3 M0119 42:50 11:35 JEFF COLT 10 M 96 HANOVER NH 34 8/13 M2034 43:10 11:40 TOM SHEA 28 M 19 KETCHUM ID 35 13/26 M3544 43:22 11:44 TIMOTHY KRUGER 35 M 36 HARDWICK VT 36 9/13 M2034 43:42 11:49 TERRY SLEAREZ 30 M 2 BROWNSVILLE VT 37 9/25 M4554 43:49 11:51 RICHARD THOMPSON 49 M 52 CORNISH NH 38 2/11 M5564 43:59 11:54 CHARLES JOHNSON 55 M 101 CHELMSFORD MA 39 14/26 M3544 44:44 12:06 ED WOODBURY 42 M 45 WINDSOR VT 40 10/13 M2034 45:06 12:12 MICHAEL MALONE 31 M 3 PUTNEY VT 41 10/25 M4554 45:14 12:14 DAMIAN ROWE 47 M 66 MILFORD NH 42 1/7 F2034 45:24 12:17 BONNIE WHEELER 27 F 5 LITTLETON NH 43 15/26 M3544 45:26 12:17 PAUL DUVAL, JR 43 M 32 MANCHESTER NH 44 11/25 M4554 45:37 12:20 CRAIG WHIPPLE 48 M 68 BARRE VT 45 16/26 M3544 46:02 12:27 DOUGLAS TUTHILL 40 M 55 WEST HARTFORD VT 46 12/25 M4554 46:06 12:28 DAVE WENDT 54 M 78 HUDSON NH 47 46:14 12:30 JAN DEMBINSKI M 109 WOODSTOCK VT 48 17/26 M3544 46:15 12:30 NATHANIEL SMITH 44 M 30 NEEDHAM MA 49 3/11 F3544 46:20 12:32 CARYN ETHERINGTON 44 F 50 MIDDLEBURY VT 50 2/7 F2034 46:30 12:35 HEATHER KOLPA 20 F 16 VERNON VT 51 13/25 M4554 46:47 12:39 PAUL GRANT 53 M 77 CARVER MA 52 18/26 M3544 46:49 12:39 GLEN LANSMAN 35 M 34 JEFFERSONVILLE VT 53 3/11 M5564 47:07 12:44 MARSHALL MCCLOSKEY 62 M 80 ARLINGTON MA 54 19/26 M3544 47:32 12:51 JAY SHATTUCK 40 M 28 CLAREMONT NH 55 4/11 F3544 47:48 12:55 JOY GROSSMAN 36 F 88 READING VT 56 3/7 F2034 47:59 12:58 NINI KHOSROW-SHAHI 33 F 10 BROOKLINE MA 57 4/7 F2034 48:02 12:59 ZOE COURVILLE 25 F 100 HANOVER NH 58 14/25 M4554 48:16 13:03 RICHARD MACDONALD 51 M 59 MILFORD NH 59 20/26 M3544 48:23 13:05 JOHN ROBINSON 42 M 48 SPRINGFIELD VT 60 15/25 M4554 48:41 13:10 JOHN GATES 51 M 67 CLAREMONT NH 61 16/25 M4554 48:52 13:13 WAYNE HILSON 48 M 57 LITCHFIELD NH 62 17/25 M4554 48:53 13:13 JIM TERRY 50 M 93 ROSLINDALE MA 63 21/26 M3544 49:01 13:15 JEFFREY BLAKE 37 M 41 HAVERHILL MA 64 18/25 M4554 49:06 13:17 LEE DICKEY 47 M 63 DRACUT MA 65 4/11 M5564 49:08 13:17 FRED ROSS, III 55 M 82 VERNON VT 66 22/26 M3544 49:22 13:21 BOB MAXFIELD 44 M 99 LEBANON NH 67 19/25 M4554 49:31 13:23 JOHN MAZZUCCO 48 M 74 RANDOLPH VT 68 11/13 M2034 49:37 13:25 BRIAN LLOYD 30 M 7 CHARLESTOWN NH 69 5/11 M5564 50:21 13:37 STEVE MOLAND 57 M 87 LITCHFIELD NH 70 5/11 F3544 50:29 13:39 LEE ANN HASENFUS 40 F 37 DEDHAM MA 71 5/7 F2034 50:38 13:42 MICHELLE CROWE 25 F 14 NEW HAVEN CT 72 23/26 M3544 50:46 13:43 BASIL THOMPSON, JR 41 M 102 HOOKSETT NH 73 6/11 M5564 50:57 13:47 SKIP CLEAVER 56 M 51 EASTFORD CT 74 20/25 M4554 51:32 13:56 R BRITTAIN 45 M 104 WHITE RIVER JCT VT 75 21/25 M4554 51:57 14:03 NEAL MCBAIN 54 M 98 LEBANON NH 76 12/13 M2034 52:12 14:07 JEFF TILDEN 29 M 12 ORFORD NH 77 7/11 M5564 53:26 14:27 ED MACLEOD 59 M 76 BRADFORD NH 78 6/7 F2034 53:30 14:28 CHERYL GARCIA 30 F 4 EAST BURKE VT 79 8/11 M5564 53:35 14:29 BRIAN SANBORN 56 M 86 MILFORD NH 80 24/26 M3544 54:20 14:41 GREGORY CARSON 41 M 35 LONDONDERRY NH 81 2/3 F4554 54:39 14:46 CORINNE GAUGLER 46 F 110 WHITE RIVER JCT. VT 82 22/25 M4554 54:48 14:49 CHIP WINNER 52 M 62 MIDDLEBURY VT 83 13/13 M2034 54:57 14:51 MATTHEW PRUHS 31 M 9 CLAREMONT NH 84 3/3 F4554 55:04 14:53 GENIA SANBORN 51 F 85 MILFORD NH 85 23/25 M4554 55:09 14:55 GARY HAMMOND 45 M 64 LINDENHURST IL 86 24/25 M4554 55:22 14:58 DAVID GOLDBERG 46 M 105 LEBANON NH 87 6/11 F3544 55:26 14:59 LYNN MAZZAFERRO 39 F 38 ASHLAND MA 88 25/25 M4554 55:48 15:05 RANDY WITLICKI 45 M 71 NORWICH VT 89 1/1 F0119 56:25 15:15 AMANDA HAMMOND 15 F 11 LINDENHURST IL 90 25/26 M3544 57:10 15:27 TRACEY SOUSA 41 M 47 GLOUCESTER MA 91 9/11 M5564 57:15 15:29 CHARLES SAWYER 59 M 83 CONCORD NH 92 7/11 F3544 57:30 15:33 NANETTE DYER BLAKE 39 F 40 HAVERHILL MA 93 1/2 M6599 57:34 15:34 LEON BEVERLY 74 M 92 STAMFORD VT 94 10/11 M5564 57:45 15:37 RICH MOSLEY 58 M 79 HALIFAX MA 95 26/26 M3544 58:16 15:45 MICHAEL AMARELLO 38 M 25 MERRIMACK NH 96 8/11 F3544 58:43 15:52 EMER O'DONOGHUE 39 F 27 LEXINGTON MA 97 1/1 F5564 59:33 16:06 MILLY RHOADES 61 F 89 BETHEL VT 98 9/11 F3544 59:36 16:07 LAUREL SHORTELL 35 F 21 NORTHAMPTON MA 99 11/11 M5564 59:48 16:10 RON WHITTEMORE 63 M 84 CLAREMONT NH 100 10/11 F3544 1:00:55 16:28 DANA VEANDERELS 41 F 29 WINOOSKI VT 101 7/7 F2034 1:01:53 16:44 CHRISTINA LLOYD 33 F 8 CHARLESTOWN NH 102 11/11 F3544 1:02:23 16:52 GEORG-ANNE DUVAL 39 F 33 MANCHESTER NH 103 2/2 M6599 1:02:23 16:52 PHILIP SEYMOUR 67 M 91 RANDOLPH VT 104 3/3 M0119 1:16:37 20:43 DEREK THOMPSON 11 M 103 MANCHESTER NH
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