Ascutney - The final race in the 2003 USATF-NE Mountain Running Series
This past weekend featured the final race of the 2003 USATF New England Mountain Running Series.
By Richard Bolt
Posted Tuesday, 1 July, 2003
Vermont's Mt. Ascutney once again proved that shorter is not always easier, showing the 80 finishers the meaning of "steep".
A complete list of series points by age group will be available soon at: http://www.usatfne.org/trail/
Summary of the 2003 Mountain Series.
Races:
* Wachusett Mountain - May 24 - 247 finishers
* Mt. Kearsarge Hill Run - May 31 - 121 finishers
* Pack Mondanock 10 miler - June 1 - 189 finishers
* Northfield Mountain (New England Mountain Running Championship) - June 7 - 84 finishers
* Mt. Ascutney Hill Climb - June 28 - 80 finishers
Overall series winners:
* Men - Eric Morse
* Women - Suzy West
Age group Winners
* Men's Open Eric Morse
* Men 40-49 Bob Mulvaney
* Men 50-59 Richard Stockdale
* Men 60+ Peter Orni
* Women's Open Kate Naples
* Women 40-49 Suzy West
* Women 50-59 Ann Kucharski
* Women 60+ Jane Goodman
New England Champions (from Northfield Mountain)
* Men - Paul Low
* Women - Kelli Lusk
Totals:
* 510 different runners finished at least one race
* 96 of those are current USATF members
* 34 runners completed 4 of 5 races
Number of participants in each age group:
* 79 Female 00-39
* 35 Female 40-49
* 18 Female 50-59
* 3 Female 60+
* 133 Male 00-39
* 131 Male 40-49
* 82 Males 50-59
* 24 Male 60+
Supporters and participating sponsors:
* All American Trail Running Association - http://www.trailrunner.com
* USATF New England - http://www.usatfne.org/trail (awards)
* Red Bull Energy Drink - http://www.redbull.com (product)
* BioFreeze - http://www.biofreeze.com (product)
* Nancy Hobbs & Adam Chase (Books - The Ultimate Guide to Trail Running)
* Running Times magazine - http://www.runningtimes.com (magazines)
Richard Bolt
Men's Team Manager
Teva US Mountain Running Team
43 Salisbury St.
Manchester, NH 03104
603-627-7213
