I ran my first Wachusett Mountain race 25 years ago today (05-27-95). Along with the win I set a new course record of 24:37 topping Sean Livingston’s 25:04 from 1994. Bob Hodge and I ran together through the tough opening mile (6:02) before I pulled away for the win. Since 1995 I’ve only missed the race twice (injured in 1997 & 2011). With 23 finishes I’m tied for third most. Hoping there will be a race up Wachusett later this year!
Name # Finished First Yr Last Yr Rank
Peter Orni 25 1978 2019 1
Dan Wagner 24 1993 2017 2
Ray Boutotte 23 1998 2019 3t
Dave Dunham 23 1995 2019 3t
Paul Grant 22 1998 2019 5t
Donald Hogardt 22 1993 2019 5t
Richard Stockdale 22 1998 2019 5t
Vin Rivard 20 1994 2018 8t
Don Slovenkai 20 1980 2018 8t
Lisa Doucett 19 1997 2019 10t
Walter Kuklinski 19 1999 2019 10t
Bob Hodge 19 1993 2018 10t
John Bakstran 18 1996 2014 13t
Fred Ross 18 1996 2011 13t
Bob Mulvaney 17 2000 2019 15t
Emer O'Donoghue 17 2001 2019 15t
Jay Daly 17 1996 2014 15t
Todd Brown 16 2004 2019 18t
Jeff Gould 16 1994 2019 18t
Rob Bradlee 15 1996 2019 20t
Ken Goodin 15 2003 2019 20t
Len Hall 15 1997 2019 20t
Rich Miller 15 2001 2019 20t
Laurel Shortell 15 1999 2015 20t
Chris Harrison 14 2003 2019 25t
Richard Hudson 14 1998 2014 25t
Skip Cleaver 14 1996 2013 25t
Jim Maloney 14 1994 2009 25t
Most of the top 25 (from the CMS newsletter so mostly CMS finishers)
1 24:37 Dave Dunham M20-39 CMS
2 26:14 Bob Hodge M20-39 CMS
3 26:27 Dave Lapierre M20-39 GLRR
4 26:41 Dave Hannon M20-39 GCS
5 26:54 John Lachance M20-39 CSU
6 27:55 Peter Blomquist M40-49 CMS
7 28:09 Tim Blouin M20-39 NMC
8 28:32 Mark Kimball M20-39 GLRR
9 28:44 Paul Hermes M20-39
11 29:00 Brad Hurst M40-49 BAA
12 29:12 Peter Dane M40-49 CSU
14 29:49 Jon Stableford M50-59 MVS
15 30:20 Tobe Barksdale CMS
16 30:28 John Carey CMS
17 30:28 Vin Ricciardi CMS
18 31:16 Jim Impresscia CMS
20 31:30 Sue Lachance F30-39 CMS
21 33:19 Jeff Gould M20-39 CMS
22 34:44 Kevin Moroz CMS
24 36:14 Dave Walecka M40-49 CMS
25 36:21 Harriet Myer F30-39 CMS
From the CMS Newsletter
05/27/1995 – Dave Dunham (CMS) lowers the course record to 24:37. Sue LaChance (CSU) tops the women’s field in 30:19 (CR). 163 finishers – near perfect weather conditions – clear; low humidity; mid-60’s; minimal wind. After Bob Hodge (Clinton) winner of the 1993 Wachusett Mountain race, pushed the pace for the first mile, up aptly named mile hill road, Dave Dunham (Londonderry, NH) pulled away en-route to a course record 24:37. For Dave, the 1994 Mt Washington Road Race winner, it was a first time effort at Wachusett Mountain. Peter Blomquist (Worcester) topped two non-CMs runners – Brad Hurst of the BAA and Peter Dane of CSU in winning the men’s masters’ competition. Over one third of the field – 57 runners in all – were in the men’s masters’ division. Peter Orni (Fitchburg) was second to Jonathan Stableford of the Merrimack Valley Striders in the seniors’ division. Eric Wysk (Oakham) was the second junior. Harriott Meyer (Sterling) and 1993 winner Margo Webber (Boxborough) placed 2-3 behind Sue Lachance of CSU in the women’s division. Lachance broke Margo’s 1993 CR of 30:20 by one second. Laura Beckwith (Holden) was the first female senior and second overall among age 40+ women. MariLou Crohan (Leominster) was the first and only femail veteran to make the 1095’ climb from the bottom of Mile Hill Road in Westminster to the summit of Wachusett Mountain. – CMS newsletter
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