Looking back - 25 years ago (June 1995)

25 Years ago (June 1995): I had a decent month, getting in 380 miles and racing three times. On 06-11-1995 I ran for my third and final time at the Dipsea trail race in Mill Valley, CA. This is one of the oldest continuously held races in the country and also one of the most unique. The runners are handicapped based on age and gender with the “scratch” runners last to depart Mill Valley on a 7.1 mile trek to Stinson Beach. The race features 2,000’ of climb and descent on narrow single-track trail and the famous “Dipsea steps”. During my previous two attempts I’d won the fastest time award but did not take the overall victory. This time I passed almost all of the 1,400 racers. I again ran the fastest time of the day (47:36) but took 2^nd place overall. Petey ran the 9^th fastest time of the day and got a numbered black shirt (highly prized) by finishing in the top 35.

Pl                     Actual time     H’cap   Adj. Time

1 Joe King         1:06:03             22:00    44:03
2 Dave Dunham    47:36             1:00      46:36
3 Sal Vasquez       53:51             7:00      46:51
4 Russ Kiernan     58:40             11:00    47:40
5 Mike McManus   48:06            0:00      48:06
33 Steve Peterson 52:50            0:00      52:50      

   

      
A week later I did a rare back to back race weekend. I’ve done doubles before but rarely the day after racing up Mt Washington. On 06-17-95 I took on Mt Washington as did 900 others. My then teammate Craig Fram and I worked together and at 7 miles decided to tie as neither of us had a shot at the win and no one was going to catch us. We crossed the line in step (not holding hands!) in 1:03:20 in a tie for 2^nd place (each picking up $600 in the process).

1 Gideon Mutisya           28 M AMSTERDAM         NY 1:01:42        8:07

2 Craig Fram                 36 M HAMPSTEAD          NH 1:03:20       8:20
3 Dave Dunham             31 M LONDONDERRY     NH 1:03:20       8:20
4 Eric Morse                  30 M MORETOWN          VT 1:03:37        8:22
5 Eddy Hellebuyck         34 M ALBUQUERQUE     NM 1:04:49       8:32 (admitted drug cheat)
    

The next day I headed to Cappy’s Kopper Kettle in Lowell MA. I’d done this race before and they always had good prize money (500/200/100) so why not? It was a brutal day topping out at 95 degrees. Jesse Cody took the win as he went at 4 miles and I just couldn’t go. I took home $200 for second place in 25:18 and made the front page of the Lowell Sun the next day.

1 25:16 Scott Cody

2 25:18 Dave Dunham
3 25:42 Chris McDermott
4 26:13 Eric Beauchesne
5 27:05 Brian Crane
6 27:15 George Yiannelis
7 27:34 Jose Urita
8 27:56 Tom Doody
9 28:13 Art Demers
1f 29:20 Kara Molloy

 

I got a slow start, I'm in 8th place (#304)