By Dave Dunham
The USATF NE mountain series wrapped up last weekend at Bretton Woods which hosted the North American Fell Running championships over a 7-8 mile course with 2,500’ of climb and descent.
The series was scored in a “best 6 of 8” format. In all 230 men and 111 women took part in the series. In addition 112 runners attained “Goat” status by completing 6 or more of the 8 races. This entitles them to a lottery by-pass for the 2017 Mt Washington road race.
The Central Mass Striders (CMS) took home first place in the Men’s Open, Men’s 40+, and Men’s 50+ team categories.
| No | Best | Total | ||
| Team | Category | Raced | 6 | Points |
| CMS | Mopen | 8 | 2794.10 | 3664.41 |
| NMC | Mopen | 7 | 2056.58 | 2352.82 |
| aR | Mopen | 4 | 1491.40 | 1491.40 |
| GCS | Mopen | 2 | 666.13 | 666.13 |
| TG | Mopen | 2 | 645.95 | 645.95 |
| No | Best | Total | ||
| Team | Category | Raced | 6 | Points |
| CMS | M40+ | 8 | 1681.12 | 2217.10 |
| NMC | M40+ | 7 | 1323.56 | 1510.01 |
| aR | M40+ | 7 | 1322.22 | 1399.82 |
| UVRC | M40+ | 7 | 1248.50 | 1440.19 |
| GCS | M40+ | 6 | 1165.28 | 1165.28 |
| TG | M40+ | 3 | 545.23 | 545.23 |
| GMAA | M40+ | 1 | 236.23 | 236.23 |
| Dirigo | M40+ | 1 | 234.11 | 234.11 |
| WMM | M40+ | 1 | 212.62 | 212.62 |
| SRR | M40+ | 1 | 184.06 | 184.06 |
| No | Best | Total | ||
| Team | Category | Raced | 6 | Points |
| CMS | M50+ | 8 | 1583.26 | 2075.07 |
| NMC | M50+ | 7 | 1287.12 | 1473.57 |
| UVRC | M40+ | 7 | 1248.50 | 1440.19 |
| GCS | M50+ | 6 | 1132.03 | 1132.03 |
| aR | M50+ | 6 | 1079.33 | 1079.33 |
| TG | M50+ | 3 | 545.23 | 545.23 |
| WMM | M50+ | 1 | 212.62 | 212.62 |
| SRR | M50+ | 1 | 184.06 | 184.06 |
Acidotic racing (aR) swept the women’s team categories.
| No | Best | Total | ||
| Team | Category | Raced | 6 | Points |
| aR | Fopen | 8 | 1323.17 | 1713.76 |
| CMS | Fopen | 4 | 999.31 | 999.31 |
| GLRR | Fopen | 2 | 352.57 | 352.57 |
| GMAA | Fopen | 1 | 248.91 | 248.91 |
| CSU | Fopen | 1 | 222.29 | 222.29 |
| GCS | Fopen | 1 | 185.66 | 185.66 |
| SRR | Fopen | 1 | 173.61 | 173.61 |
| No | Best | Total | ||
| Team | Category | Raced | 6 | Points |
| aR | F40+ | 8 | 1255.88 | 1621.40 |
| CMS | F40+ | 4 | 971.43 | 971.43 |
| GMAA | F40+ | 1 | 248.91 | 248.91 |
| CSU | F40+ | 1 | 222.29 | 222.29 |
| SRR | F40+ | 1 | 173.61 | 173.61 |
| GCS | F40+ | 1 | 123.75 | 123.75 |
| No | Best | Total | ||
| Team | Category | Raced | 6 | Points |
| aR | F50+ | 7 | 1214.30 | 1387.79 |
| CSU | F50+ | 1 | 222.29 | 222.29 |
On the men’s side CMS individuals took the top five spots. Tim Van Orden became the first male master to also win the overall series as Matt Veiga came in less than 5 points back. Dave Dunham topped the “totals points” category amassing 715.50 points in 8 races.
Top 10 men
| Best | No | Total | |||||||
| First | Last | Gend | Age | City | St | Team | 6 of 8 | Raced | Points |
| Tim | Van Orden | M | 48 | Bennington | VT | CMS | 577.37 | 7 | 664.91 |
| Matthew | Veiga | M | 29 | Lynn | MA | CMS | 572.85 | 7 | 662.13 |
| Todd | Callaghan | M | 46 | Beverly | MA | CMS | 566.54 | 6 | 566.54 |
| Dave | Dunham | M | 52 | Bradford | MA | CMS | 544.00 | 8 | 715.50 |
| Ed | Sheldon | M | 51 | Hooksett | NH | CMS | 532.47 | 8 | 694.10 |
| Steve | Brightman | M | 47 | Providence | RI | 532.30 | 6 | 532.30 | |
| Chris | Chromczak | M | 31 | Delmar | NY | 528.77 | 6 | 528.77 | |
| Brian | Ruhm | M | 51 | Nashua | NH | GCS | 507.46 | 6 | 507.46 |
| Michael | Narcisi | M | 32 | Acton | MA | Sisu | 502.16 | 7 | 579.00 |
| Christopher | Smith | M | 50 | Woburn | MA | SRR | 494.57 | 6 | 494.57 |
On the women’s side Leslie O’Dell (CMS) won her second consecutive title, and took her first masters title, amassing a near perfect 597.36 points. Jamie Woolsey (aR) kept it close all year finishing in second place despite having never run a mountain race prior to this year.
Top 11 women (9th – 11th place all within 1.18 points)
| Best | No | Total | |||||||
| First | Last | Gend | Age | City | St | Team | 6 of 8 | Raced | Points |
| Leslie | O’Dell | F | 40 | Albany | NH | CMS | 597.36 | 7 | 681.00 |
| Jamie | Woolsey | F | 32 | Oneida | NY | aR | 575.36 | 8 | 736.94 |
| Michelle | Pratt | F | 27 | Albany | NY | NY Assoc | 510.55 | 6 | 510.55 |
| Erica | Khan | F | 50 | Gloucester | MA | TG | 494.89 | 6 | 494.89 |
| Alicia | Cutter | F | 20 | E Bridgewater | MA | 466.43 | 6 | 466.43 | |
| Freddie | Pare | F | 44 | Salem | MA | TG | 466.38 | 6 | 466.38 |
| Sau-Mei | Leung | F | 50 | Clinton | MA | NMC | 450.02 | 6 | 450.02 |
| Kim | Bellerive | F | 48 | Charlton | MA | 446.72 | 8 | 569.36 | |
| Rachel | Klaski | F | 21 | Chesterfield | NH | 430.35 | 5 | 430.35 | |
| Suzanne | Barker | F | 45 | Hudson | NH | GCS | 429.42 | 6 | 429.42 |
| Mary | Sharkey | F | 66 | Grosvenordale | CT | CMS | 429.17 | 6 | 429.17 |
CMS individuals also had success in the age groups. Tim Van Orden and Todd Callaghan took 1st and 2nd place in the masters age group. In the senior age group CMS runners took 5 of the top 11 spots including 1st and 2nd place by Dave Dunham and Ed Sheldon respectively.
Age Groups (top 3) in each category are listed below.
Women 60+
| Best | No | Total | |||||||
| First | Last | Gend | Age | City | St | Team | 6 of 8 | Raced | Points |
| Mary | Sharkey | F | 66 | Grosvenordale | CT | CMS | 429.17 | 6 | 429.17 |
| Elaine | Dill | F | 67 | Monson | MA | aR | 417.17 | 8 | 532.00 |
| Diane | Levesque | F | 62 | Rochester | NH | aR | 331.18 | 6 | 331.18 |
Women 50-59
| Best | No | Total | |||||||
| First | Last | Gend | Age | City | St | Team | 6 of 8 | Raced | Points |
| Erica | Khan | F | 50 | Gloucester | MA | TG | 494.89 | 6 | 494.89 |
| Sau-Mei | Leung | F | 50 | Clinton | MA | NMC | 450.02 | 6 | 450.02 |
| Lynne | Ainsworth | F | 50 | Loudon | NH | aR | 415.97 | 7 | 475.37 |
Women 40-49
| Best | No | Total | |||||||
| First | Last | Gend | Age | City | St | Team | 6 of 8 | Raced | Points |
| Leslie | O’Dell | F | 40 | Albany | NH | CMS | 597.36 | 7 | 681.00 |
| Freddie | Pare | F | 44 | Salem | MA | TG | 466.38 | 6 | 466.38 |
| Kim | Bellerive | F | 48 | Charlton | MA | 446.72 | 8 | 569.36 |
Men 70+
| Best | No | Total | |||||||
| First | Last | Gend | Age | City | St | Team | 6 of 8 | Raced | Points |
| Vincent | Rivard | M | 70 | Leominster | MA | NMC | 359.52 | 7 | 411.15 |
| Gary | Reuter | M | 77 | Kittery | ME | aR | 320.14 | 6 | 320.14 |
| Peter | Orni | M | 73 | Ashburnham | MA | NMC | 310.58 | 8 | 408.94 |
Men 60-69
| Best | No | Total | |||||||
| First | Last | Gend | Age | City | St | Team | 6 of 8 | Raced | Points |
| Len | Hall | M | 62 | Enfield | NH | UVRC | 450.97 | 7 | 520.07 |
| Bob | Mulvaney | M | 62 | Auburn | NH | UVRC | 425.88 | 7 | 491.17 |
| Richard | Miller | M | 65 | barnstead | NH | WMM | 407.32 | 7 | 469.32 |
Men 50-59
| Best | No | Total | |||||||
| First | Last | Gend | Age | City | St | Team | 6 of 8 | Raced | Points |
| Dave | Dunham | M | 52 | Bradford | MA | CMS | 544.00 | 8 | 715.50 |
| Ed | Sheldon | M | 51 | Hooksett | NH | CMS | 532.47 | 8 | 694.10 |
| Brian | Ruhm | M | 51 | Nashua | NH | GCS | 507.46 | 6 | 507.46 |
Men 40-49
| Best | No | Total | |||||||
| First | Last | Gend | Age | City | St | Team | 6 of 8 | Raced | Points |
| Tim | Van Orden | M | 48 | Bennington | VT | CMS | 577.37 | 7 | 664.91 |
| Todd | Callaghan | M | 46 | Beverly | MA | CMS | 566.54 | 6 | 566.54 |
| Steve | Brightman | M | 47 | Providence | RI | 532.30 | 6 | 532.30 |
Check out Dave’s blog double-d Mountain Runner for all sorts of fun stats & recaps! Cover image courtesy of Scott Mason Photo.
