Moutain
series history
The
USATF Mountain
circuit was founded in 1996 as a way to get runners to enjoy the distinct
aspects of various mountain races in New England . The number of races and dates they have been
held have changed on occasion and a few races have been added or removed over
the years. Scoring has always been based
on the winner’s time, with the winner receiving 100 points and all others
receiving points based on their percentage behind the winner’s time.
Dave Dunham was
involved with USATF since the late 80’s (when it was still known as TAC) working
as an athlete’s rep. on the New England
board. After traveling to Europe for a
couple of years to race in the mountains he began wondering why there wasn’t
any real organization to the many mountain races in his own backyard. Dave took it upon himself and approached the
race directors and asked them to be part of a circuit, and so it began. He was in charge of the series from
1996-2001. From 2002 to 2005 Richard
Bolt took control and from 2006 to present the circuit has be ably managed by
Paul Kirsch.
The USATF New England
circuit champions in the Open, 40+, 50+, 60+, and 70+ categories have been
decided based on the best five results from the six race circuit since 2005. Starting in 2014 best six results were used,
in 2017 it was best 5 of 7, and it returned to best 6 of 8 in 2018. Points are given for each USATF finisher
based on a percentage of the winner’s time.
All current USATF members are scored in the circuit. A special “Mountain Goat” award is presented
to those who complete all races (6 of 7 in 2014 and 6 of 8 in 2015-2016, and
2018, 5 of 7 in 2017), along with a Lottery By-Pass to the following years Mt
Washington road race. Team scoring was
added in 2015.
USATF
New England, various sponsors, and the efforts of the race directors involved
make the circuit happen.
Races in the series:
1996 Kearsarge, Wachusett, Temple (Pack) 34 completed all 3
1997 Kearsarge, Wachusett, Temple (Pack) 37 completed all 3
1998 Kearsarge, Wachusett , Pack, Stratton 40 completed all 4
1999 Kearsarge, Wachusett, Pack, Stratton 27 completed all 4
2000
Kearsarge, Wachusett, Pack 35 completed all 3
2001
Kearsarge, Windblown, Wachusett, Pack, Ascutney 18 completed all 5 (Best 4 scored)
2002
Kearsarge, Wachusett, Pack, Ascutney 39 completed all 4
2003
Wachusett, Kearsarge, Pack, Northfield ,
Ascutney 14 completed all 5 (Best 4 scored)
2004
Kearsarge, Wachusett, Northfield ,
Ascutney 25 completed all 4
2005
Kearsarge, Wachusett, Pack, Northfield ,
Ascutney, Cranmore 25 completed all 6 (Best 5 scored)
2006
Wachusett, Pack, Northfield ,
Ascutney, Cranmore, Loon 18 completed all6 (Best 5 scored)
2007
Wachusett, Pack, Northfield ,
Ascutney, Cranmore, Loon 61 completed all 6 (Best 5 scored)
2008
Wachusett, Pack, Northfield ,
Ascutney, Cranmore, Loon 58 completed all 6 (Best 5 scored)
2009
Wachusett, Pack, Northfield ,
Cranmore, Loon, Ascutney 100 completed all 6 (Best 5 scored)
2010
Northfield ,
Wachusett, Pack, Cranmore, Loon, Ascutney 105 completed all 6 (Best 5 scored)
2011
Northfield ,
Wachusett, Pack, Cranmore, Loon, Ascutney 99
completed all 6 (Best 5 scored)
2012
Sleepy Hollow, Wachusett, Pack, Cranmore, Loon, Ascutney 59 completed all 6 (Best 5 scored)
2013
Sleepy Hollow, Wachusett, Bretton Woods, Loon, Ascutney, Cranmore 89 completed all 6 (Best 5 scored)
2014
Sleepy, Pack, Wachusett, Ascutney, Loon, Cranmore, Bretton 102
did 6 (Best 6 scored) Also 6 for Goat
Status
2015
Sleepy, Wachusett, Pack, Ascutney, Loon, Cranmore, Greylock, Bretton 110 did 6 (best 6 scored and 6 for Goat
status)
2016
Sleepy, Wachusett, Pack, Ascutney, Loon, Cranmore, Greylock, Bretton 118 did 6 (best 6 scored and 6 for Goat
status)
2017
Sleepy, Pack, Wachusett, Cranmore, Loon, Greylock, Bretton 149 did 5 (best 5 scored and 5
for Goat status)
2018
Sleepy, Pack, Wachusett, Cranmore, Ascutney, Loon, Greyloc, Bretton 124 did 6 (best 6 scored and 6 for Goat
status)
Series winners:
1996
Dave Dunham, CMS & Margot Webber, CMS
1997
Eric Morse, CMS & Margot Webber, CMS
1998
Dave Dunham, CMS & Margot Webber, CMS
1999
Eric Morse, CMS & Sue Lachance, CSU
2000
Eric Morse, CMS & Suzy West, CSU
2001
Eric Morse, CMS & Yuki Minami, GCS
2002
Eric Morse, CMS & Cathy Pearce, WRT
2003
Eric Morse, CMS & Suzy West, CSU
2004
Josh Ferenc, BAA & Helen Bradler, MRM
2005
Paul Low, CMS & Suzy West, CSU
2006
Paul Low, CMS & Dawn Heinrich, PRMM
2007
Paul Low, CMS & Abby Woods, GSH
2008
Justin Fyffe, GCS & Nancy Cook
2009
Andy McCarron, CMS & Abby Mahoney, CMS
2010
Eric Blake, BAA & Gina Lucrezi, Inov-8
2011
Jim Johnson, CMS & Kath Hardcastle
2012
Jim Johnson, CMS & Karen Encarnacion, SRR
2013
Brandon
Newbould, WRT & Christin Doneski, WRT
2014
Jim Johnson, CMS & Christin Doneski, WRT
2015
Drew Best, aR & Leslie O’Dell, CMS
2016
Tim Van Orden, CMS & Leslie O’Dell, CMS
2017
Brandon Newbould, WRT & Christin Doneski, WRT
2018
Todd Callaghan, CMS & Kassandra Marin, aR
Men’s Team Champions
Year M-Open M-40+ M-50+ M-60+
2015 CMS CMS CMS -
2016 CMS CMS CMS -
2017 CMS CMS CMS CMS
2018
CMS CMS CMS UVRC
Women’s Team Champions
Year F-Open F-40+ F-50+ F-60+
2015 aR aR aR -
2016 aR aR aR -
2017 CMS CMS NMC CMS
2018
aR CMS aR -
The Races
Sleepy Hollow: First held in May of
2012, the 10km course features three climbs and descents and a mixture of
single-track, fields, dirt roads, and wide grassy paths. The total climb/drop is 1,200’ and there is
always mud somewhere on the course which is a cross-country ski area in the
winter. The race has served as both the
USATF NE Mountain championship and the Trail championship. The first runner to the top of the first
climb will claim the title of “King of the Mountain”.
Winners:
2012
Josh Ferenc 39:14 & Bridget Ferrin-Smith 52:17
2013
Josh Ferenc 38:17 & Christin Doneski 48:59
2014
Josh Ferenc 40:44 & Kasie Enman 46:44 – 215 finishers
2015
Josh Ferenc 39:59 & Leslie O’Dell 49:08 – 133 finishers
2016
Brandon Newbould 43:03 & Emily Hannah 52:45 – 278 finishers (Dark Side
Course)
2017
Brandon Newbould 41:39 & Leslie O’Dell 52:40 – 266 finishers (Dark Side
Course)
2018
Brandon Newbould 45:43 & Kassandra Marin 51:24 – 213 finishers
Course records: Various
Pack Monadnock: Typically held the
first Sunday in June. Pack has been part of the circuit since 1996. The race was been held continuously from 1990
through 2003. The event was not held in
2004, but returned in 2005 it was also not held in 2013. The ten mile course climbs 2,000 feet and
drops 300 feet over mostly paved roads from Wilton NH to the summit of Pack
Monadnock in Temple NH. The last mile,
which is entirely within Miller State park , has climbs steeper than Mt Washington (11.5%
average grade). The final 200m has a
grade of about 30%. Amenities include
mile markers, water stops, and baggage to the finish.
Winners:
1996
Dave Dunham 59:13 (CR) & Margo Webber 1:15:03 (CR) – 196 finishers
1997
Eric Morse 1:00:12 & Margo Webber 1:14:18 (CR) – 209 finishers
1998
Dave Dunham 1:01:40 & Margo Webber 1:16:02 – 210 finishers
1999
Eric Morse 58:35 (CR) & Suzy West 1:16:13 – 157 finishers
2000
Eric Morse 1:01:25 & Suzy West 1:15:22 – 132 finishers
2001
Eric Morse 59:07 & Nikki Kimball 1:14:46 – 191 finishers
2002
Craig Fram 1:00:58 & Cathy Pearce 1:17:20 – 158 finishers
2003
Rod Viens 1:06:15 & Suzy West 1:18:39 – 189 finishers
2004
Not held
2005
Greg Ward 1:07:14 & Suzy West 1:22:25 – 184 finishers
2006
Paul Low 1:03:55 & Kelli Lusk 1:13:35 (CR) – 173 finishers
2007
Paul Low 1:04:42 & Kelli Lusk 1:14:20 – 225 finishers
2008
Glenn Guillemette 1:05:52 & Tara Cardi 1:15:35 – 277 finishers
2009
Brendan Callahan 1:02:37 & Abby Mahoney 1:17:27 – 292 finishers
2010
Eric Blake 59:55 & Gina Lucrezi 1:13:25 – 361 finishers
2011
Jim Johnson 1:02:47 & Kath Hardcastle 1:19:18 – 190 finishers
2012
Brandon
Newbould 1:02:02 & Joanie Bohlke 1:16:46 – 201 finishers
2013
Not held
2014
Brandon Newbould 1:04:08 & Kath Hardcastle 1:14:11 – 248 finishers
2015
Justin Freeman 1:03:37 & Denise Sandahl 1:13:59 – 188 finishers
2016
Ruben Sanca 1:02:32 & Leslie O’Dell – 165 finishers
2017
Brandon Newbould 1:04:16 & Christin Doneski 1:17:40 – 185 finishers
2018
Todd Callaghan 1:09:16 & Kassandra Marin 1:14:13 – 178 finishers
Course records: Eric
Morse 58:35 & Kelli Lusk 1:13:35
Winners:
1996
Dave Dunham 24:35(CR) & Margo Webber 30:06 (CR) – 208 finishers
1997
Eric Morse 24:39 & Margo Webber 30:19 – 233 finishers
1998
Dave Dunham 25:29 & Margo Webber 30:52 – 243 finishers
1999
Eric Morse 24:14(CR) & Julie Peterson 29:24(CR) – 243 finishers
2000
Eric Morse 24:32 & Julie Peterson 29:38 – 260 finishers
2001
Eric Morse 24:30 & Suzy West 30:57 –
209 finishers
2002
Eric Morse 24:20 & Cathy Pearce 30:35 – 305 finishers
2003
Paul Low 24:50 & Suzy West 31:22 – 247 finishers
2004
Paul Low 25:17 & Nikki Kimball 30:38 – 204 finishers
2005
Paul Low 25:29 & Kara Haas 30:24 – 197 finishers
2006
Paul Low 25:07 & Carly Graytock 31:11 – 275 finishers
2007
Paul Low 25:44 & Barbara McManus 31:02 – 328 finishers
2008
Ryan Carrara 25:21
& Amy Nedeau 29:13(CR) – 338 finishers
2009
Ryan Carrara
30:44 & Adrienne Shields 38:20 – 335 finishers
2010
Eric Blake 29:43 & Gina Lucrezi 36:41 – 324 finishers
2011
Jim Johnson 28:54 & Abbey Gosling 35:15 – 308 finishers
2012
Brandon Newbould 29:01 & Joanie Bohke – 226 finishers
2013
Eric MacKnight 35:50 & Abby Mahoney 42:46 – 297 finishers
2014
Eric MacKnight 34:52 & Kim Nedeau 42:18 – 300 finishers
2015
Drew Best 19:07 & Kim Nedeau 21:34 – 264 finishers
2016
Brandon Newbould 19:34 & Kim Nedeau 21:11 – 344 finishers
2017
Drew Best 19:56 & Laura Brustolon 22:55 – 326 finishers
2018
Scott Mindel 19:44 & Kim Nedeau 22:42 – 340 finishers
Course records (Various)
Winners
2001 Eric Morse 28:47
(CR) & Nixie Raymond 40:27 (CR) – 104 finishers
2002 Eric Morse 28:44
(CR) & Cathy Pearce 37:29 (CR) – 99 finishers
2003 Eric Morse 29:49
& Suzy West 36:52 (CR) – 80 finishers
2004 Kevin Tilton 29:02
& Emily Willems 41:00 – 70 finishers
2005 Paul Low 29:27
& Suzy West 38:00 – 81 finishers
2006 Paul Low 29:39
& Abby Woods 41:37 – 56 finishers
2007 Dave Dunham 31:36
& Kasie Enman 35:07 (CR) – 133 finishers
2008 Eric Morse 29:47
& Dorcas Wonsavage 37:56 – 131 finishers
2009 Jim Johnson 37:26
& Kasie Enman 41:25 – 176 finishers
2010 Eric Blake 28:16
(CR) & Gina Lucrezi 37:48 - 191 finishers
2011 Jim Johnson 30:08
& Kasie Enman 33:33 (CR) – 192 finishers
2012 Jim Johnson 30:04
& Carolyn Stocker 35:29 – 174 finishers
2013 Josh Ferenc 29:54
& Abby Mahoney 37:11 – 179 finishers
2014 Eric Blake 27:57
(CR) & Christin Doneski 35:10 – 201 finishers
2015 Drew Best 30:36
& Kim Nedeau 34:22 – 194 finishers
2016 Turner Zamore
30:51 & Jamie Woolsey 39:54 – 167 finishers
2017 Not part of the
series
2018 Turner Zamore
30:55 & Kassandra Marin 34:45 – 173 finishers
Course records: Eric Blake 27:57 & Kasie Enman 33:33
2006
Paul Low 47:08 & Kelli Lusk 1:00:46 – 96 finishers
2007
Paul Low 47:50 (CR) & Kasie Enman 53:36 (CR) - 192 finishers
2008
Eric Blake 46:01(CR) & Jennifer Johnson 1:04:15 – 170 finishers
2009
Jim Johnson 48:25 & Kasie Enman 53:17 (CR) – 204 finishers
2010
Eric Blake 46:52 & Gina Lucrezi 1:00:49 – 209 finishers
2011
Brandon Newbould 48:03 & Kath Hardcastle 1:00:56 – 216 finishers
2012
Jim Johnson 43:16 & Morgan Arritola 46:16 – 291 finishers
2013
Eric Blake 44:58 (CR) & Christin Doneski 1:00:07 – 315 finishers
2014
Joe Gray 45:52 & Allie McLaughlin 47:12 – 495 finishers
2015
Josh Ferenc 56:48 & Kasie Enman 1:03:55 – 348 finishers
2016
Joe Gray 49:11 & Addie Bracy 57:24 – 578 finishers
2017
Noah Hoffman 57:22 & Kasie Enman 1:07:00 – 462 finishers
2018
Joe Gray 50:28 & Allie McLaughlin
57:45 - 862 finishers
Course records: Various
Mt Cranmore: Cranmore may be the
oldest continuously held mountain race in New England
with over 20 years of history. The race
has been held on various dates, in more recent years one week after Mt Washington . The course
has been varied throughout the years, from a straight run to the summit, to a
three loop quad buster. The current
version of the course features two loops up and down the mountain climbing and
descending 2,000’ over 11K. The race is
hosted by the White Mountain milers. The race has hosted the National championships
six times (2005/2007/2009/2011/2013/2017) and been a selection race for the US
team. In 2009, 2013, and 2017 the race
was also the NACAC championship.
Winners
2005
Eric Blake 1:03:46 & Julie Bryan 51:29 – 129 finishers
2006
David Hunt 48:15 & Dawn Heinrich 1:05:05 – 101 finishers
2007
Rickey Gates 1:02:48 & Anna Pichrtova 46:45 – 173 finishers
2008
Justin Fyffe 53:51 & Abby Woods 1:08:36 – 139 finishers
2009
Joe Gray 48:37 & Christine Lundy 57:16 – 236 finishers
2010 Kevin Tilton 51:52
& Gina Lucrezi 1:04:19 – 181 finishers
2011 Max King 42:21
& Kasie Enman 32:59 - 219 finishers
2012 Marco De Gasperi
38:46 & Kelsey Allen 52:43 – 139 finishers
2013 Joseph Gray 56:23
& Morgan Arritola 42:31 – 279 finishers
2014 Jim Johnson 52:01
& Kim Nedeau 1:02:48 – 188 finishers
2015 Matt Veiga 1:07:58
& Kelsey Allen 1:17:45 – 164 finishers
2016 Matt Veiga 53:06
& Leslie O’Dell 1:05:24 – 195 finishers
2017 Joe Gray 45:49
& Addie Bracy 53:56 – 300 finishers
2018 Pat Caron 53:19
& Caitlin Patterson 1:01:16 – 215 finishers
Course records (Various)
Mount Greylock: Became part of the
series in 2015. The 8 mile race is held on the paved road to the summit which
gains 2,500’ as it climbs to the highest point in Massachusetts. The race has been held since the 1970s.
Winners
2015
Drew Best 54:37 & Ildi Gaal 1:04:12 – 196 finishers
2016
Matt Veiga 55:14 & Leslie O’Dell 1:05:57 – 166 finishers
2017
Brandon Newbould 55:25 & Christin Doneski 1:06:34 – 182 finishers
2018
Turner Zamore 53:11 & Meghan Davis 1:00:40 – 254 finishers
Course records - ????
Bretton Woods Fell
Race:
First held in the fall of 2012, it was moved to June in 2013 as a replacement
for Pack Monadnock. In 2014 it
Moved
back to the first weekend in October.
This is the only Fell race in the series and the first time a series
race has been held in the fall. This is
the only Fell race held in the country.
Fell is a term mainly used in the Lake District of England to describe
mountains or high moorland. The sport of fell running can be traced to
traditionally held races in those regions.
The major difference between fell running and mountain (or trail
running) is that true fell running requires you to be able to navigate the
course (often without paths) with route choice
between checkpoints being left to the individual. At Bretton Woods a “consensus” course may be
marked giving runners the choice to follow the somewhat longer route without
having to navigate. In 2017 an uphill
only race was held on the Saturday before the “big” race and 50 took part in
that including 10 who came back and raced the next day. This was done again in 2018 and the uphill
race could be used towards “Goat Status”
Winners
2012
Brent Perdrizet 55:41 & Sarah Schlaack 1:08:46 – 24 finishers
2013
Brandon
Newbould 1:10:13 & Christin Doneski 1:29:07 – 131 finishers
2014
Jim Johnson 1:19:26 & Leslie Beckwith 1:31:33 – 132 finishers
2015
Matt Veiga 58:17 & Leslie O’Dell 1:15:26 – 112 finishers
2016 Todd Callaghan
1:01:43 & Leslie O’Dell 1:20:50 – 126 finishers
2017 Todd Callaghan
56:36 & Kelsey Allen 1:04:15 – 126 finishers
2018 Todd Callaghan
1:12:59 & Corey Dowe 1:21:57 – 66 finishers
Gone but not
forgotten:
Winners:
2003
Paul Low 50:05 & Kelli Lusk 1:00:03 – 84 finishers
2004
Joshua Ferenc 49:18 & Kelli Lusk 1:03:04 – 128 finishers
2005 Simon Gutierrez 58:30 & Anna Pichrtova 42:17 –
93 finishers
2006
Dmitry Drozdov 35:32 (CR) & Suzy West 47:19 (CR) – 97 finishers
2007
Paul Low 36:36 & Kelly Lusk 43:29 (CR) – 228 finishers
2008
Mark Miller 35:47 & Amy Nedeau 41:12 (CR) – 174 finishers
2009
Josh Ferenc 36:26 & Abby Mahoney 43:42 – 216 finishers
2010
Erik Blake 32:14 & Gina Lucrezi 37:31 – 264 finishers (short course due to
construction)
2011
Eric MacKnight 36:27 & Kasie Enman 40:47 – 225 finishers
Course records (10.3k):
Dmitry Drozdov 35:32 & Kasie Enman 40:47
Mount Kearsarge Last held May 29,
2005. The course climbed 2,400 feet and
dropped 400 feet over 8.5 miles. Kearsarge was part of the circuit starting in 1996. The first Kearsarge race was in 1995;
previously many local runners had used the course as a tune-up for Mount Washington .
The first 5 miles is a rolling country road. The real climb begins just after entering the
Rollins State park at the 5-mile mark. Typically racers will run about the same time
for the first five as they do for the last 3-½ miles! In 2001 the race had to stop at the 5-mile
mark due to dangerous road conditions (snow).
Winners
1996
Dave Dunham 51:23 (CR) & Margo Webber 1:05:53 (CR) – 97 finishers
1997
Eric Morse 52:32 & Margo Webber 1:04:50 (CR) - 124 finishers
1998
Mike Casner 54:48 & Amber Duncan 1:05:29 – 151 finishers
1999
Dave Dunham 51:02 (CR) & Suzy West 1:06:29 – 108 finishers
2000
Eric Morse 51:22 & Suzy West 1:05:58 – 155 finishers
2001
Eric Morse 28:26 & Suzy West 34:08 – 124 finishers
2002
Eric Morse 51:49 & Nikki Kimball 1:04:30 (CR) – 162 finishers
2003
Eric Morse 53:36 & Barbara McManus 1:04:55 – 121 finishers
2004
Paul Low 53:07 & Kelli Lusk 1:03:40 (CR) – 161 finishers
2005
Kevin Tilton 52:25 & Suzy West 1:08:06 – 158 finishers
Winners
1998
Thierry Icart 51:27 & Amber Duncan 1:05:40 – 85 finishers
1999
Eric Morse 46:33 & Julie Peterson 58:28 – 56 finishers
Windblown 10K: Held once in 2001. A multiple loop 10K was held over the
Windblown XC ski area in New Ipswich NH.
The course was created to mirror (as best as possible) the up/down
course of the World Trophy. The course
twice passed over the summit of Barrett
Mountain and was run over
parts of the Wapack trail. Eric Morse
was leading the race after one lap before going off course. Dan Verrington and Dave Dunham tied, thinking
they were second and third. Nikki
Kimball took the women’s victory. The
course was designed to have tough climbs, but very non-technical descents. This was a great place to hold a race; however,
the user-fee was a bit too steep for continued use.
Winners
2001
Dan Verrington 41:08 & Nikki Kimball 47:51 – 55 finishers
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