Mt Washington Winners 1936 to 2005
Race Year Winner Age State Time
1 1936 Francis Darrah NH 1:15:57 CR
2 1937 Paul Donato 21 MA 1:16:25
3 1938 Francis Darrah NH 1:15:28 CR
4 1961 John J Kelley 30 CT 1:08:54 CR
5 1962 Fred Norris 40 MA 1:04:57 CR
6 1966 Leo Carroll ENG 1:07:31
7 1967 Angus Wooten 32 CT 1:12:43
8 1968 Mike Gallagher 26 VT 1:06:03
9 1969 Mike Gallagher 27 VT 1:06:44
10 1970 Mike Gallagher 28 VT 1:09:06
Books -
Magazines -
Newspapers -
Individual Accounts via un-attributed
articles or personal interviews –
11 1971 Mike Gallagher 29 VT 1:07:27
12 1972 Roland Cormier 32 MA 1:09:16 Charlotte
Lettis 21 1:40:08 CR
13 1973 John Cederholm 30 MA 1:08:26
Lise Demers CAN 1:51:51
14 1974 James Capezzuto 20 MA 1:07:58
15 1975 Gary Johnson 24 VT 1:06:01
Hester Sargent MA 1:31:13 CR
16 1976 Bob Hodge 20 MA 1:05:31
Ellenora Mendonca 28 MA 1:35:05
17 1977 Bob Hodge 21 MA 1:04:44 CR
Ellen Mendonca 29 MA 1:30:05 CR
18 1978 Bob Hodge 22 MA 1:04:13 CR
Ellen Mendonca 30 MA 1:28:39 CR
19 1979 Bob Hodge 23 MA 1:02:08 CR
Martha Rockwell 35 VT 1:19:14 CR
20 1980 Bob Hodge 24 MA 1:04:29
Cathy Hodgdon 21 NH 1:26:44
21 1981 Gary Crossan 23 NH 1:02:51
Cathy Hodgdon 22 NH 1:22:57
22 1982 Gary Crossan 24 NH 1:01:41 CR
Cathy Hodgdon 23 NH 1:22:41
23 1983 Keith Woodward 32 VT 1:06:39
Anna Sonnerup 21 NH 1:22:19
24 1984 Gary Crossan 26 NH 1:01:14 CR
Betsey Haydock 28 MA 1:20:46
25 1985 Bob Hodge 29 MA 1:01:32
Chris Maisto 25 NJ 1:14:45 CR
Race Year Winner Age State Time
26 1986 Gary Crossan 28 NH 1:02:10
Chris Maisto 26 NJ 1:19:26
27 1987 Bob Hodge 31 MA 1:01:14
Peg Donovan 32 NH 1:15:05
28 1988 Dave Dunham 24 NH 1:00:50 CR
Janine Aiello 28 CA 1:20:48
29 1989 Dave Dunham 25 NH 1:02:10
Jacqueline Gareau 36 CAN 1:13:14 CR
30 1990 Derek Froude 31 NZL 59:17.0 CR
Lynn Brown 29 CO 1:19:57
31 1991 Derek Froude 32 NZL 1:00:36
Chris Maisto 31 NJ 1:12:15 CR
32 1992 Matt Carpenter 27 CO
1:00:43
J'ne Day-Lucore 31 CO 1:11:46 CR
33 1993 Matt Carpenter 28 CO 59:49.1
J'ne Day-Lucore 32 CO 1:13:00
34 1994 Dave Dunham 30 NH 1:03:22
Jacqueline Gareau 41 CAN 1:16:16
35 1995 Gideon Mutisya 28 KEN 1:01:42
J'ne Day-Lucore 34 CO 1:17:29
36 1996 Daniel Kihara 28 KEN 0:58:21 CR
Jacqueline Gareau 43 CAN 1:17:14
37 1997 Craig Fram 38 NH 1:04:48
Cathy O'Brien 29 NH 1:12:24
38 1998 Matt Carpenter 33 CO 1:00:24
Magdalena Thorsell 33 NM 1:10:09 CR
39 1999 Daniel Kihara 31 KEN 0:59:03
Barbara Remmers 35 NY 1:13:52
40 2000 Daniel Kihara 32 KEN 0:59:24
Alice Muriithi 26 KEN 1:17:26
41 2001 Daniel Kihara 33 KEN 1:00:06
Anna Pichrtova 27 CZE 1:13:48
42 2002 Simon Gutierrez 36 NM 0:28:02
Anna Pichrtova 28 CZE 0:32:32
43 2003 Simon Gutierrez 37 NM 1:02:54
Anna Pichrtova 29 CZE 1:12:50
44 2004 Jonathan Wyatt 31 NZL 0:56:41 CR
Anna Pichrtova 30 CZE 1:12:19
45 2005 Simon Gutierrez 39 NM 1:00:54
Melissa Moon 35 NZL 1:10:11
Course record progression:
Men
Year Name Age State Time
1936 Francis
Darrah NH 1:15:57
1938 Francis
Darrah NH 1:15:28
1961 John J
Kelley 30 CT 1:08:54
1962 Fred
Norris 40 MA 1:04:57
1977 Bob Hodge 21 MA 1:04:44
1978 Bob Hodge 22 MA 1:04:13
1979 Bob Hodge 23 MA 1:02:08
1982 Gary
Crossan 24 NH 1:01:41
1984 Gary
Crossan 26 NH 1:01:14
1988 Dave
Dunham 24 NH 1:00:50
1990 Derek
Froude 31 NZL 59:17.0
1996 Daniel
Kihara 28 KEN 0:58:21
2004 Jonathan
Wyatt 31 NZL 0:56:41
Women
Year Name Age State Time
1972 Charlotte
Lettis 21 1:40:08
1975 Hester
Sargent MA 1:31:13
1977 Ellen
Mendonca 29 MA 1:30:05
1978 Ellen
Mendonca 30 MA 1:28:39
1979 Martha
Rockwell 35 VT 1:19:14
1985 Chris
Maisto 25 NJ 1:14:45
1989 Jacqueline
Gareau 36 CAN 1:13:14
1991 Chris
Maisto 31 NJ 1:12:15
1992 J'ne
Day-Lucore 31 CO 1:11:46
1998 Magdalena
Thorsell 33 NM 1:10:09
Josh Ferenc collapses at the finish in 2004
Team record progression:
Category Year Club Time
Male Open
1961 BAA 6:02:47
1977 NCAC 5:59:28
1979 GBTC 5:35:50
1981 BAA 5:31:07
1993 CMS 5:30:34
1995 CMS 5:25:57
1996 CMS 5:24:15
1999 CMS 5:20:44
2005 CMS 5:17:59
Male 40+
1995 WCRC 6:59:35
1996 WCRC 6:47:01
1999 WCRC 6:46:04
2004 Coastal 6:15:27
2005 CMS 5:59:04
Male 50+
1999 WCRC 8:18:40
2003 CSU 7:39:51
2004 MMM 7:25:00
Women Open
1977 Seacoast 5:26:16
1978 CSU 4:54:21
1983 DOC 4:23:00
1987 GSRT 4:00:33
Women 40+
1992 MTC 5:22:21
1993 WMM 5:17:27
1995 WCRC 5:07:22
1996 WCRC 5:03:39
1998 CMS 4:56:57
1999 CSU 4:37:51
2003 CSU 4:30:23
2005 MMM 4:26:43
Women 50+
1999 LAC 5:33:00
2003 WCRC 5:22:18
State and Country Records
Men Women
State Name Year Time Name Year Time
AK Don Zimmerman 2005 1:29:41 Kiersten
Lippmann 2003 1:33:10
AL Stanley Bramlett 1997 1:48:13 None
AR None Laura
Reardon 2005 2:01:49
AZ Rick Stuart 1993 1:09:14 Jean
Watson 2001 1:43:29
CA Matt Ebiner 1987 1:05:03 Janine
Aiello 1988 1:20:48
CO Matt Carpenter 1999
:59:16 J'ne Day-Lucore 1992 1:11:45
CT Joe Lemay 1999 1:03:04 Donna
Smyers 1993 1:22:37
DE William Kauffman 2000 1:26:13 None
FL Moises Sztylerman 1990 1:24:55 Tatiana
Titova 1999 1:14:57
GA Harold Lambert 1997 1:21:39 None
HI Gary Theriault 1995 1:33:46 None
IA None Tracy
Codel 2005 1:42:48
ID Tom Borschel 1998 1:05:42 Gail
Eberle 1996 1:30:00
IL Robert Becker 1986 1:29:48 Lucy
Whittaker 2004 1:37:26
IN John Fiola 1985 1:12:18 None
IO None None
KS Michael Mayernik 1993 1:50:06 Dee
Landau 2005 2:09:59
KY Jerry Bricking 2000 1:26:54 None
LA Dana Melvin 2001 1:49:06 None
MA Dave Dunham 1999 1:00:37 Julie
Peterson 1991 1:14:19
MD Joseph Daly 1990 1:10:37 Beth
Darnall 2004 1:24:54
ME Robert Pierce 1995 1:06:44 Joan
Benoit-Samuelson 1997 1:16:03
MI Mark Werner 2004 1:06:02 Ann
Remmers 2000 1:36:01
MN Jay Smith 1986 1:09:34 Amber
Hofstad 1999 1:36:39
MO John Douglass 1991 1:24:01 Tanya
Schwindt 1998 1:52:23
MS David Seiler 2005 2:18:27 None
MT Kyle Klicker 1997 1:23:17 Laura
Andersen 2005 1:51:14
NB Christopher Breen 2005 1:46:56 None
NC Chad Newton 2005 1:06:38 Linda
Roper 1991 1:40:16
ND None ND None
NH Dave Dunham 1993 1:00:44 Cathy
O'Brien 1997 1:12:24
NJ Michael Danahy 2003 1:07:52 Chris
Maisto 1991 1:12:15
NM Simon Gutierrez 1999 1:01:38 Magdalena
Thorsell 1998 1:10:09
NV Eward Klotz 1992 1:37:25 None
NY Eric Blake 2005 1:01:07 Barbara
Remmers 1999 1:13:52
OH Jeff Day 2003 1:08:16 Chari
Walsh 2005 1:23:23
OK Steve Lee 2003 1:38:22 None
OR Bill Raitter 2004 1:06:56 Sarah
Raitter 2004 1:27:37
PA Peter Heesen 1990 1:07:24 Patricia
Shiffert 1987 1:24:21
RI Sean Livingston 2005 1:07:13 Kim
Marie Goff 1992 1:24:03
SC John Glasscock 1988 1:46:28 Kathy
Kanes 1995 1:19:46
SD None None
TN John Cobb 1994 1:18:06 Flora
Cobb 1994 1:46:17
TX Rich Yanacek 1998 1:18:56 None
UT Karl Meltzer Jr. 1994 1:08:45 None
VA Michael Wardian 2004 1:08:46 Barbara
Remmers 2004 1:46:34
VT Eric Morse 1999 1:01:09 Martha
Rockwell 1979 1:19:14
WA Henry Wigglesworth 2005 1:15:07 Renee
Riedel 1996 1:29:59
WI Don Smith 1999 1:37:19 None
WV Eric O'Brien 1990 1:52:38 Karen
Fuegi 1986 1:59:46
WY Erich Wilbrecht 1990 1:06:26 Jo
Gathercole 1991 1:24:23
Men Women
Country Name Year Time Country Name Year Time
BMU Jeremy Ball 1993 1:19:30 BMU None
CAN Joel St-Louis 1997 1:09:37 CAN Jacqueline Gareau 1989 1:13:13
COL Domingo Tibaduiza 1987 1:02:52 COL None
CZE None CZE Anna Pichrtova 2005 1:10:26
DEU Jan Pruszak 2003 1:22:22 DEU None
FRA Thierry Icart 1998 1:04:40 FRA None
GBR Gerhard Huber 2003 1:57:46 GBR None
KEN Daniel Kihara 1996 0:58:21 KEN Alice Muriithi 2000 1:17:26
NZL Jonathan Wyatt 2004 0:56:41 NZL Melissa Moon 2005 1:10:11
POL Tomasz Gnabel 1992 1:06:02 POL None
PRI German Fernandez 2001 1:28:36 PRI None
SCO Ian Parlin 2004 1:37:59 SCO None
SWE Brian Reinhold 1990 1:05:36 SWE None
TUN Neji Makhlouf 1995 1:02:35 TUN None
Rudy Fahl #61 (the oldest finisher at age 88), with Fred
III, Fred IV, and Christopher Ross (the youngest finisher at age 8). Circa 1986
Single Age Records
Note: Bolded names are five
year age group records. Course records
are underlined.
Women Men
Age Name Time Year Age Name Time Year
8 Christopher Ross 2:32:18 1992
9 Christopher Ross 2:18:18 1993 10 Brian Cooper 1:52:10 1990 11 Peter Broomhall 1:30:16 1990
12 Jennifer Paradis 2:13:10 2004 12 Peter Broomhall 1:39:12 1991
13 Jennifer Paradis 2:21:13 2005 13 Daniel Kerwin Jr. 1:34:17 1985
14 Elizabeth Boucher 1:50:02 2001
14 Seth
Williams 1:18:33 1992
15 Morgan Smyth 1:56:25 2001 15 Karl Meltzer 1:19:40 1983
16 Leslie Thompson 1:29:57 1980 16 Karl Meltzer 1:12:29 1984
17 Gretchen Walthers 1:32:47 1988 17 Seth Williams 1:11:10 1995
18 Evelyn Dong 1:26:51 2003 18 Sean Livingston 1:09:14 1987
19 Leslie Thompson 1:33:18 1983 19 Bob Hodge 1:10:19 1975
20 Leslie Thompson 1:26:49 1984 20 Bob Hodge 1:05:31 1976
21 Anna Sonnerup 1:22:19 1983 21 Pete Pfitzinger 1:04:12 1979
22 Cathy Hodgdon 1:22:57 1981 22 Bob Hodge 1:04:13 1978
23 Cathy Hodgdon 1:22:41 1982 23 Bob Hodge 1:02:08 1979
24 Naoke Ishibe 1:27:22 1993 24 Dave
Dunham 1:00:50 1988
25 Chris Maisto 1:14:45 1985 25 Dave Dunham 1:02:59 1989
26 Alice Muriithi 1:17:26 2000 26 Eric Blake 1:01:07 2005
27 Anna Pichrtova 1:13:48 2001 27 Joseph Kibor 1:00:04 2000
28 Pam Moore 1:20:22 1992 28 Daniel
Kihara 0:58:21 1996
29 Cathy O'Brien 1:12:24 1997 29 Dave Dunham 1:00:44 1993
30 Anna Pichrtova 1:12:50 2003 30 Paul Low 1:03:12 2004
31J'ne Day-Lucore 1:11:45 1992 31 Jonathan
Wyatt 0:56:41 2004
32 Anna Pichrtova 1:10:26 2005 32 Daniel Kihara 0:59:24 2000
33 Magdalena Thorsell 1:10:09 1998 33 Daniel Kihara 1:00:06 2001
34 Peg Donovan 1:13:26 1989 34 Matt Carpenter 0:59:16 1999
35 Melissa Moon 1:10:11 2005 35 Dave Dunham 1:00:37 1999
36 Jacqueline Gareau 1:13:13 1989 36 Dave
Dunham 1:02:48 2000
37 Julie Peterson 1:20:07 1997 37 Domingo Tibaduiza 1:02:52 1987
38 Cathy Pearce 1:20:02 2001
38 Simon Gutierrez 1:04:17 2004
39 Julie Peterson 1:16:36 1999 39 Simon Gutierrez 1:00:54 2005
40 Joan Benoit-Samuelson 1:16:03 1997 40 Matt Carpenter 1:02:12 2005
41 Jacqueline Gareau 1:16:15 1994 41 Chuck Smead 1:05:20 1993
42 Cathy Pearce 1:20:15 2005 42 Craig Fram 1:04:29 2001
43 Jacqueline Gareau 1:17:14 1996 43 Keith Woodward 1:10:03 1994
44 Joan Samuelson 1:16:47 2001 44 Craig Fram 1:03:27 2003
45 Kari Distefano 1:23:05 2004 45 Guy
Stearns 1:10:29 2004
46 Dorothy Helling 1:28:42 1996 46 Len Hall 1:11:40 1999
47 Jacqueline Gareau 1:18:43 2000 47 Sumner Brown 1:12:37 1991
Age Name Time Year Age Name Time Year
48 Rebecca Stockdale-Wooley
1:23:54 1999 48 Brad Lebo 1:14:43 2005
49 Rebecca Stockdale-Wooley
1:29:37 2000 49 Sumner Brown 1:11:54 1993
50 Rebecca Stockdale-Wooley
1:30:27 2001 50 Sumner Brown 1:12:37 1994
51 Missy Foote 1:40:39 2004 51 Sumner Brown 1:13:56 1995
52 Jacqueline Gareau 1:27:08 2005 52 Keith Woodward 1:15:08 2003
53 Rebecca Stockdale-Wooley
1:31:18 2004 53 Keith Woodward 1:17:17 2004
54 Rebecca Stockdale-Wooley
1:33:13 2005 54 Sumner Brown 1:17:29 1998
55 Carrie Parsi 1:43:14 1994 55 Sumner
Brown 1:17:59 1999
56 Carrie Parsi 1:42:33 1995 56 Sumner Brown 1:18:33 2000
57 Carrie Parsi 1:40:43 1996 57 Robert Shelton 1:27:58 1987
58 Carrie Parsi 1:45:22 1997 58 Robert Shelton 1:27:15 1988
59 Carrie Parsi 1:48:49 1998 59 Sumner Brown 1:24:07 2003
60 Carrie Parsi 1:41:16
1999 60 John Pelton 1:24:32 1999
61 Maggie Solomon 1:51:35 1995 61 Jerry Rosa 1:24:54 2005
62 Dorothy Bergman 1:56:41 1994 62 John Cederholm 1:33:50 2005
63 Dorothy Bergman 1:54:58 1995 63 Donald Ross 1:31:39 1993
64 Dorothy Bergman 2:05:22 1996 64 Leon Beverly 1:36:15 1991
65 Barbara Robinson 1:46:03 1999 65 Gerald Barney 1:35:56 1998
66 Carrie Parsi 1:50:36 2005 66 Gerald
Barney 1:34:59 1999
67 Hildy Fosse 2:12:37 1996 67 Robert Hall 1:43:14 1996
68 Hildy Fosse 2:16:38 1997 68 Don Ross 1:44:48 1998
69 Barbara Robinson 2:01:43 2003 69 Don Ross 1:41:58 1999
70 Barbara Robinson 2:00:42 2004 70 Carlton
Mendell 1:54:42 1992
71 Barbara Robinson 2:01:34 2005 71 Leon
Beverly 1:53:26 1998
72 Nancy Stokes 2:21:42 1999 72 Geoffrey Etherington 1:55:02 2001
73 Frances Kellogg 2:36:42 1993 73 Don Ross 1:56:01 2003
74 Hildy Fosse 2:22:27 2003 74 Robert Hall 1:56:46 2003
75 Hildy Fosse 2:24:43 2004 75 Howard Kellogg 2:01:51 1991
76 Louise Rossetti 2:33:22 1998 76 Carlton Mendell 2:01:52 1998
77 Louise Rossetti 2:38:13 1999 77 Carlton Mendell 2:03:12 1999
78 Louise Rossetti 2:54:12 2000 78 Carlton Mendell 2:15:31 2000
79 Louise Rossetti 3:05:50 2001 79 Howard Kellogg 2:27:17 1995
80 80 Phil
Campbell 2:19:48 1998
81 Louise Rossetti 2:48:52 2003 81 Carlton Mendell 2:31:31 2003
82 Louise Rossetti 3:00:52 2004 82 Carlton Mendell 2:47:58 2004 83 Carlton Mendell 2:49:19 2005 85 George Etzweiler 2:33:20 2005 86 Rudy Fahl 3:13:01 1984
87 Rudy Fahl 3:09:51 1985 88 Rudy Fahl 3:18:12 1986
Top Prize money winners
Rank Name Amount
won Number of times winning money
1 Craig Fram $9,800.00 6
2 Dave Dunham $7,200.00 16
3 Jonathan Wyatt $6,000.00 1
4 Matt Carpenter $5,650.00
5
5 Daniel Kihara $4,600.00 4
6 Jacqueline Gareau $4,350.00
6
7 Anna Pichrtova $4,350.00
5
8 Derek Froude $3,800.00 3
9 Eric Morse $3,550.00 10
10 Simon Gutierrez $3,300.00
6
11 J'Ne Day-Lucore $3,200.00 5
12 Julie Peterson
$2,675.00 7
13 Joan Benoit-Samuelson
$2,000.00 2
14 Magdellena Thorsell $1,750.00 1
15 Sumner Brown
$1,620.00 13
16 Melissa Moon $1,500.00 1
17 Chris Maisto $1,483.33 4
18 Peg Donovan $1,433.33 5
19 Bob Hodge $1,400.00 6
20 Keith Woodward $1,320.00 11
21 Paul Low $1,300.00 3
22 Cathy Pearce $1,300.00 3
23 Barbara Remmers $1,050.00 2
24 Alice Muriithi $950.00 2
25 Cathy O'Brien $950.00
2
26 Rebecca Stockdale-Woolley $916.66
5
27 Eric Blake $900.00 2
28 Mike Casner $900.00 7
29 Suzy West $850.00 4
30 Pam Moore $800.00 2
31 Carrie Parsi $800.00 7
32 Martha Rockwell $770.00 4
33 Sean Hanley $750.00 1
34 Dan Verrington
$750.00 6
35 Alayne Adams $700.00 2
36 Nikki Kimball $700.00 2
37 Neji Makhlouf $700.00 2
38 Gideon Mutisaya
$700.00 1
39 Sandra Natal $700.00 2
40 Chuck Smead $675.00 3
41 Lynn Brown $600.00 1
42 Erica Larson $600.00 1
43 Tom Borschell $550.00 2
44 Julie White $550.00 2
45 Louis Dunlap $508.33 4
46 Janine Aiello $500.00 1
47 Tom Carroll $500.00 3
48 Liz Kellogg $500.00 3
49 Joseph Kibor $500.00 1
50 Sue LaChance $500.00 3
Most top ten finishes
No. Name Best Place Best Time
15 Dave Dunham 1 1:00:37
15 Keith Woodward 1 1:03:06
14 Mike Casner 4 1:05:42
13 Bob Hodge 1 1:01:14
12 Eric Morse 2 1:01:09
9 Matthew Cull 2 1:03:41
7 Daniel Verrington 4 1:05:43
7 Catherine Lifschultz 4 1:21:03
7 Julie Peterson 2 1:14:19
7 Donna Smyers 5 1:22:37
6 Richard Bolt 4 1:06:00
6 Gary Crossan 1 1:01:13
6 Craig Fram 1 1:03:20
6 Simon Gutierrez 1 1:00:54
6 Kerry Arsenault 5 1:25:32
6 J'Ne Day-Lucore 1 1:11:45
6 Jacqueline Gareau 1 1:13:13
6 Suzy West 4 1:20:18
5 Mark Berman 2 1:03:49
5 Matt Carpenter 1 0:59:16
5 John Cederholm 1 1:08:26
5 Roland Cormier 1 1:09:16
5 Tom Derderian 2 1:07:52
5 Tom Dowling 2 1:07:10
5 Sean Hanley 4 1:07:05
5 Daniel Kihara 1 0:58:21
5 Brian Reinhold 3 1:05:12
5 J Smith 2 1:05:46
5 Ralph Thomas 2 1:09:36
5 Peg Donovan 1 1:13:26
5 Nikki Kimball 2 1:17:34
5 Anna Pichrtova 1 1:10:26
Most sub-1:30 Finishes (women)
No. Name Best time Best Place
11 Catherine Lifschultz 1:21:03 4
10 Donna Smyers 1:22:37 5
8 Julie Peterson 1:14:19 2
7 Kerry Arsenault 1:25:32 5
6 J'ne Day-Lucore 1:11:45 1
6 Jacqueline Gareau 1:13:13 1
6 Maureen Sullivan 1:22:21 3
6 Suzy West 1:20:18 4
5 Peg Donovan 1:13:26 1
5 Jacqueline Shakar 1:26:40 10
5 Gail Turner 1:26:50 6
Most sub-1:10 Finishes (men)
No. Name Best time Best Place
16 Keith Woodward 1:03:07 1
14 Mike Casner 1:05:48 4
14 Dave Dunham 1:00:37 1
13 Bob Hodge 1:01:14 1
11 Eric Morse 1:01:09 2
10 Daniel Verrington 1:05:43 4
8 Matthew Cull 1:03:41 2
8 Stephen Peterson 1:08:01 7
6 Gary Crossan 1:01:13 1
5 Matt Carpenter 0:59:16 1
5 John Cederholm
1:08:26 1
5 Craig Fram 1:03:20 1
5 Simon Gutierrez 1:00:54 1
5 Brian Reinhold 1:05:12 4
5 J Smith
1:05:46 2
5 Joseph Stanley Jr. 1:05:33 4
Streak runners are a rare
breed of athlete who keep coming back to the mountain for more. I’ve listed below the top confirmed
“streakers”.
Current Total
Streak Years Name From To Best
time Best Place Other Years Run
28 29 Frederick Ross 1978 2005 1:23:42 63 1976
25 25 Ronald Johnston 1981 2005 1:18:34 54
24 26 Dianne Menard 1982 2005 1:34:31 210 1979, 1980 …
24 24 William Morse 1982 2005 1:18:36 44
24 24 Everett
McBride 1982 2005 1:22:34 95
24 24 Carlton
Mendell 1982 2005 1:36:19 198 Started
streak at age 60!
24 24 Ronald
Paquette 1982 2005 1:32:54 159
23 23 Robert Gillis 1983 2005 1:22:27 75
23 23 Curt Hirsch 1983 2005 1:15:55 33
23 23 Dean Rasmussen 1983 2005 1:17:29 40
23 23 Chris Ellis 1983 2005 1:24:44 135
23 23 Ronald
Paquette 1983 2005 1:30:30 159
23 23 Lee Grimes 1983 2005 1:46:16 451
22 27 Gaetan Breton 1984 2005 1:13:29 11 1973,74,75,76,77
22 22 Steve Titcomb 1984 2005 1:26:42 78
22 22 Michael Gillis 1984 2005 1:28:24 187
22 22 David Jefska 1984 2005 1:37:47 303
22 22 Allan Aldrich 1984 2005 1:42:11 344
22 22 Ronn Chaisson 1984 2005 1:43:20 336
22 22 David Roy 1984 2005 1:43:42 195 1977
22 22 Sumner
Rupprecht 1984 2005 1:48:20 525
Others of Note:
Total Current
Years Streak Name From To Years
Missed
29 19 Keith
Woodward 1973 2005 1974,
75, 81, 86
28 14 James Laprel 1972 2005 1974,
75, 77, 79, 90, 91
26 1 John
Cederholm 1973 2005 1977,
81, 91, 95 ,96, 99, 2004
24 13 Len
Hall 1971 2005 1974-78,
80, 81, 89-92
23 4 Gerard
Tautkus 1982 2004 2001
22 18 Robert
Bradlee 1983 2005 1987
22 - Bill
McNulty 1970 1994 1972,
73, 81
21 - Mike
Casner 1979 2004 1981,
82, 89, 90, 2004
21 21 Steve
Dowling 1985 2005 None
21 21 Phil
Ostroski 1984 2004
21 3 Hildy
Fosse 1984 2005 2002
20 20 Walter
Kuklinski 1986 2005 None
20 7 Normand
Menard 1985 2005 1998
20 16 Peter
Pantelis 1983 2005 1985,
1989
20 17 Bob
Treadwell 1975 2004 1977-84,
86, 87
19 - Diana
Avery 1984 2004 2002,
2003
Acknowledgements and Resources
Thank
you to everyone who helped in creating this book! I want to especially thank my long-suffering
wife Cathy for her patience through the many days and nights I spent
researching and typing the book. Also
thank you to everyone who gave me copies of newspapers, results, and personal
pictures.
Proofreading &
editorial input:
Leslie
Behan
Kevin
Beck
Cathy
Dunham
Dan Verrington
Sources:
Bob Teschek’s race entrant’s
information packets from 1981 to the 1990’s.
Don Drewniak’s massive
collection of old running magazines.
Books -
Not without peril – Nicholas
Howe
Into the Mountains – Maggie
Stier & Ron McAdow
A history of the Olympic
trials – Richard Hymans
Boston Marathon – Tom
Derderian
Magazines -
New England Runner
Runner’s World
Running Wild
Running Times
Running Stats
Boston Runner
Boston Running News
The Runner
The long distance log
Yankee runner
The Hockomock Swamp rat
New England Running
Newspapers -
The Manchester Union Leader
The Mountain Ear
The Boston Globe
The Boston Herald
The Derry News
The Haverhill Gazette
The Lawrence Eagle Tribune
Online sources:
Ultrarunning
online – www.ultrarunning.com
Other written accounts:
North Medford Club newsletter
Greater Lowell Road Runners
newsletter
White Mountain Milers
newsletter
Mainley running magazine
Individual Accounts via un-attributed
articles or personal interviews –
Allan Aldrich – Consecutive
streak runner.
Rick Bayko – Yankee Runner
magazine owner/editor and owner of the Yankee runner store.
Tom Derderian – Writer, top
runner.
Paul Donato – Son of former
winner Paul Donato.
Bob Fitzgerald – Head honcho
at New England Runner Magazine.
Mike Gillis – Streak runner.
Bob Hodge – Seven-time
winner, many time finisher.
John Lorway – Account of the
1981 race.
Bill McNulty – “How good a
race is”
Bill Morse – Streak runner.
Eric Morse – Sub four-minute
miler and top mountain runner.
Steve Peterson – Shoeless
finisher in 1991, longtime friend, teammate, and life-partner.
Dean Rasmussen – Streak
runner.
Bob Romer – Personal account
of the 1990 race.
Fred Ross III – Streak
runner.
John Stifler – Mt Washington
Road Race press liaison.
Andy Sacket – Mt Washington
Road Race Announcer.
Bob Teschek – Mt Washington
Road Race Director.
Bill Teschek – Mt Washington
Road Race Video.
Steve Vaitones – NEAC/USATF
New England Office manager.
Dan Verrington –
Shuffler. Top ten finisher & US
mountain team member. Teammate and
training partner.
Photo Credits
Page Descriptions Courtesy of
Cover The Auto road from Mt. Madison Kevin
Tilton
Intro Location map Mt
Washington Auto Road, www.mountwashington.com
Intro Summit circa 1900 Hike
the Whites, www.hikethewhites.com
Intro Tip Top House 1895 Hike
the Whites, www.hikethewhites.com
Intro Harlen P Amen Exeter
library collection, www.library.exeter.edu
Intro Stanley Locomobile Mt
Washington Auto Road, www.mountwashington.com
Intro Runners at four miles 1972 Margaret
Bergesen
2 Summit Hotel Hike
the Whites, www.hikethewhites.com
Page Descriptions Courtesy of
5 Veritcal Mile Matt
Carpenter, www.skyrunner.com
9 100th Anniv. Sign www.climbtotheclouds.com
12 Kelley and Kelley Brud
Warren
12 Summit Circa 1962 www.climbtotheclouds.com
16 Bayko, Olsen, Kelley, and Kelley Hockomock Swamp Rat
19 Mike Gallagher Castleton
State Hall of Fame, www.csc.vsc.edu
23 Len Hall Yankee
Runner
27 Keith Woodward Yankee
Runner
29 Jim Capezzuto Yankee
Runner
31 Charlotte Lettis Yankee
Runner
33 Hodge and Mendonca Marshall
Stanton, Yankee Runner
35 Lisa Powers & SMAC runners Yankee Runner
40 SMAC finisher and Hodge Joann
Lequin, Yankee Runner
52 Team Gloucester Mike
Gillis
59 Chris Maisto Granite
State Race Services
62 Peg Donovan Granite
State Race Services
67 Dave Dunham Mountain
Ear Photo
71 Dunham and Hodge Mountain
Ear Photo
75 Ron Johnston Ron
Johnston
85 Matt Carpenter - 1998 Granite
State Race Services
89 Gareau & Dunham Dave
Dunham
94 CMS trio Granite
State Race Services
98 The "Flag Man" and Mike Casner Dave Dunham and Granite State Race Serives
(Casner)
105 Magdelena Thorsell - 1998 Granite
State Race Services
106 Jim Laprel Dave
Dunham
114 Alice Muriithi Coolrunning,
www.coolrunning.com
115 Stephen Peterson Dave
Dunham
120 Craig Fram Fitzfoto
124 Morse, Fram, and Gutierrez Tim
Boyd, AP
128 Anna Pichrtova & S. Peterson Granite State Race Services
131 Jonathan Wyatt Granite
State Race Services
137 Mt Washington Medal Dave
Dunham
149 Fred Ross IV and Chris Ross Susan
Ross
155 Louis Rossetti - 2003 Dave
Dunham
155 Fred Ross III - 1979 Fred
Ross III
156 Dan Verrington Dave
Dunham
160 Joshua Ferenc - 2004 Dave
Dunham
163 Rudy Fahl and the Ross family Susan
Ross
166 Gary Crossan - 1986 Granite
State Race Services
Back Cover Dave Dunham Dave
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