10th Mt Washington Road race
Sunday June 14, 1970 – 75 finishers
Weather conditions for the race were good with 72 degrees at the base and 41 at the summit for the 78 starters. There were 75 finishers and “many unofficial starters”. The race was managed by Jock Semple, John Canney, and Fred Brown, Sr. Trophies were given to the top ten and medals to the top 30, all finishers received a certificate.
Vermont’s Mike Gallagher took an unprecedented third straight victory with a nearly one minute decision over Lou Coppens of the Pennsylvania Athletic Club. Gallagher took the lead at the start and passed through two miles in 14:02. He moved farther ahead and clocked 31:35 at four miles. His final margin of victory was 54 seconds.
For the first time the BAA and NMC had another team to battle against as Cambridge Sports Union (CSU) of Massachusetts fielded a team. The BAA came out on top with a 6:42:07 to NMC’s 6:50:54 and CSU’s 7:05:58. CSU was a relative newcomer to the scene, having been formed eight years earlier by Sara Mae and Larry Berman.
Top 25 Finishers
Place Name Club Time
1 Mike Gallagher Spartan AC 1:09:06
2 Lou Coppens Penn AC 1:10:00
3 Larry Damon BAA 1:11:31
4 Roland Cormier NMC 1:12:12 FW
5 Ralph Thomas Waterville AC 1:13:30
6 Michael Canty Spartan AC 1:16:14
7 Daniel Penzer CSU 1:16:31
8 Tom Dowling BAA 1:16:47
9 Thomas Knatt NMC 1:16:48
10 Ed Ayres 1:17:01
11 Neil Weygandt SJTC 1:09:28
12 Louis Paul CSU 1:21:32
13 William McNulty BAA 1:22:29
14 Emilio Rotondi NMC 1:22:43
15 Peter Davis Spartan AC 1:23:44
16 Glen Ayres 1:24:04
17 Roland Dyer Waterville AC 1:24:22
18 Robert Sullivan BAA 1:24:41
19 William Lutz 1:25:32
20 Clair Paine Salem SC 1:25:51
21 George Waterhouse NMC 1:26:12
22 Ken Dawson BAA 1:26:39
23 Don Perkins 1:27:00
24 Rick Bayko NMC 1:27:14
25 John Kelso CSU 1:27:21
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