Looking back - Sept 2001

20 Years ago (Sept 2001) - I only raced twice in this month, I was trying to recover from my Ultra-running exploits. The first race was the Pisgah Mountain 50km trail race in Chesterfield NH. Ben Nephew gave me grief for all the gels and water I was carrying (he was shirtless and carried nothing), but I was worried about a DNF after the disaster at the World 100 km. I took no chances, basically running the race alone in third place. I caught Leigh Schmidt at 26 miles but never saw Ben. I took second place in 3:56:11. Two weeks later I went to the always surprisingly fast Eliot Maine 5k (certified) and finished in 10^th place with a 15:33 (4:55/9:58).  35 guys broke 17 minutes!
 
09-16-01 – Pisgah 50km trail
1          3:46:20 Ben Nephew       M26      Course Record
2          3:56:12 Dave Dunham     M37     
3          4:01:27 Leigh Schmitt     M29     
4          4:36:52 Bob Dion            M46     
6          4:45:04 Nikki Kimball       F30      
7          4:45:04 Paul Young         M36     
 
09-30-01 Eliot Maine 5k
1          14:42    Rusty Snow                    31         Randolph, MA
2          14:47    Michael Digennaro           23         Essex, MA
3          14:48    Eric Morse                      36         Berlin, VT
4          15:04    Guy Stearns                    42         New Castle, NH
5          15:12    Wilson Perez                   23         Keene, NH
6          15:13    Michael Payson               38         Falmouth, ME
7          15:21    Alan Bernier                    27         Exeter, NH
8          15:30    Paul Johnson                  24         Gorham, ME
9          15:31    Casey Carroll                  30         Dover, NH
10         15:33    Dave Dunham                 37         Bradford, MA
22         16:14    Byrne Decker                  34         Yarmouth, ME