2004 Race Results
28th ANNUAL ESCARPMENT TRAIL RUN
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30K From Windham to North Lake: All Ups and Downs! Sunday, July 25, 2004
The Marathon of Escarpment Runs
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Hello Wizards of Mountain Goatery,
If you are one of the lucky ones, there will be a photo of
you crossing the finish line. Most years even you would have to
look up your number to recognize yourself, but this year, with
cooler temperatures and clear skies, almost everyone resembled
a human being, and even themselves, at the finish line.
And the times, at least in the men's division, reflected it
Ben Nephew not only nailed down his fifth consecutive win, but
also sped under the previous course record set in 1995 by Matt
Cull. Ben's 2:45:20 bested the old mark by 26 seconds. Ben did
it by himself as he ran alone from Windham to the finish.
Sheryl Wheeler's time was not her fastest, but like Ben, she
ran away from the rest of the competition as she was the only
female to break 4 hours.
Although the skies were dry and the trail not terribly wet
or muddy (although it was slick after it got churned up a little),
there were the usual cuts, bumps, and bruises with Joe Reynolds
suffering a couple of broken ribs. After a quick trip to the hospital
he was sent home with strict orders not to laugh of sneeze for
six weeks.
As usual the volunteers (at the start, finish, and in between)
were outstanding, hauling in hundreds of pounds of drinks, first
aid, and good cheer for us all. I heard one runner ask the folks
at the top of Windham "where they came from to get here."
Wow, was he surprised when the answer was, "From the same
place you did". There were many memorable comments this year
along the trail. Coming off Windham a runner said, "Hug a
Tree, Save a Forest." Coming off Blackhead that same runner
said "Hug a Tree and Save Your Darn Life!" How true
it is.
With all the highlights of this year's race, what stands out
the most to me though, was the absence of two wonderful people
who have been a big part of this race for years. Damon Douglas
and Harold Briggs both left us this year but their spirit remains
with the mountains and the race. Harold who is a member of the
Escarpment 100 mile club and has helped out at the finish the
last few years, perished this past week. His friendship, his good
will, and his readiness to help will be sorely missed. Damon Douglas
ran this race 24 times and it was Damon who compiled and maintain
the archives of the Escarpment since the beginning. He was a good
friend and an avid mountain runner for 30 years and this year's
race was dedicated to him. Damon's family and friends will disperse
his ashes at North Point near the end of July. The spirits of
these two wonderful individuals will remain with us forever. To
Damon and Harold: You are already missed.
Thank you all very much for becoming such a big part of our
summer. The Escarpment Family has expanded over the years to include
people from all over the country and even the world. It is the
highlight of our summer and we look forward to seeing you next
year, the last Sunday of July, for the 29th running.
Please stay healthy and happy, and please come back next year.
We will leave you with this quote from Damon Douglas, written
in a letter some years ago to a friend. "What is it like
when a day of running ends and I come down out of the mountains?
Though my thighs are not always able to lift the foot high enough
to avoid stubbing that right big toe, I am strong. With my limbs
caked with mud and my clothes soaked with sweat, I am clean. Though
fatigue pulses through every nerve, I am well rested. With my
skin torn from brambles and from poking Balsam fir, I am whole.
And as to living longer? My birth certificate shows that I've
been around for 46 years, but the mountains and I are eternal.
We will visit together as often as I can manage. And one peaceful
day, I will return home for ever.
See you next year!
Dick and Cody Vincent
Ben Nephew's winning time was a course record
by 20 seconds and his 5th straight victory!
Place Age Town State Time
1 BENJAMIN NEPHEW 29 FOXBORO MA 2:45:20
2 HUYBERT GROENENDAAL 28 PRINCETON NY 2:55:35
3 KEVIN LOCKETT 39 KINGSTON NY 2:59:39
4 PETER JOHN KEENEY 38 BAR HARBOR ME 3:05:29
5 PAUL YOUNG 38 ANDOVER MA 3:07:58
6 MIKE SLINSKEY 35 WAP FALLS NY 3:12:09
7 ROBERT HIGLEY 50 AMHERST MA 3:12:29
8 MICHAEL HALSTEAD 38 STONE RIDGE NY 3:12:51
9 RICH FARGO 45 PLAINVILLE CT 3:12:57
10 JEFF RIOS 27 NORWALK CT 3:13:37
11 THOMAS BUCKLEY 44 AVON CT 3:17:04
12 ED KOSTAK 36 NEW HARTFORD CT 3:19:16
13 ROBERT MULLER 39 OLIVEBRIDGE NY 3:20:57
14 PETER DAVIS 45 SKANEATELES NY 3:23:22
15 WAYNE MCDANIEL 44 HOPEWELL JCT NY 3:24:05
16 PETER PALMER 51 BAR HARBOR ME 3:26:19
17 JERRY TURK 46 KILLINGWORTH CT 3:29:42
18 ANDREW M. RIVERA 38 OSSINING NY 3:31:37
19 MARCUS SCHODORF 30 NEW YORK CITY NY 3:37:04
20 BRUCE CADENHEAD 40 DOBBS FERRY NY 3:37:18
21 DERRICK SPAFFORD 38 CAMDEN EAST ONT 3:41:00
22 JOHN GEESLER 45 ST JOHNSVILLE NY 3:41:25
23 WARREN RENNINGER 47 MUNCY VALLEY PA 3:41:35
24 STEVE FALUOTICO 36 FALMOUTH MA 3:41:43
MARK BARBOUR 44 ASPEN CO 3:41:43
26 JIM DUNN 36 FALMOUTH ME 3:42:55
27 SHERYL WHEELER F 41 RHINEBECK NY 3:46:03
28 WESLEY LASSEN 26 GLOUCESTER MA 3:46:07
29 JARED LEINBACH 37 NEW YORK NY 3:47:14
30 STEPHEN DARROW 31 ENDICOTT NY 3:47:18
31 NICHOLAS JUBOK 48 YORKTOWN HTS NY 3:48:25
32 MICHAEL ZACHARA 41 SUMMIT NJ 3:48:50
33 BOB MCPHILLIPS 47 MONTGOMERY NY 3:48:58
34 JIMMY BUFF 41 PALENVILLE NY 3:49:25
35 STEVE JENSEN 43 EAST HADDAM CT 3:50:35
36 FRANZ SCHOLTEN 43 PORT JERVIS NY 3:51:39
37 JOE BRAUTIGAM 42 BETHEL CT 3:53:03
38 BRODIE W. MILES 31 WINCHESTER MA 3:53:41
39 JONATHAN PRINCE 19 MIDDLE HOPE NY 3:56:49
40 MICHAEL RANCK 53 DEER LAKE PA 3:57:00
41 KENNETH DAVIS 39 WARRIOR'S MARK PA 3:57:12
42 CHRISTOPHER CHROMEZAK 19 RENSSELAER NY 3:57:15
43 BOB GILLIS 49 GLOUSTER MA 3:57:30
44 FRANK WIPPEL 45 GRAHAMSVILLE NY 3:57:55
45 WAYNE SHURTER 44 MONTGOMERY NY 3:58:19
46 JOHN DIXON 33 NEW YORK CITY NY 4:03:54
47 JOE CLAPPER 45 VIENNA VA 4:04:41
48 NATHAN ECHOLS 37 SPARTA NJ 4:05:21
49 FRED STEVENS 37 MOUNTVILLE PA 4:05:51
50 BILL NORTON 50 WURTSBORO NY 4:06:16
51 CHARLES GREYSTONE 49 WA. DEPOT CT 4:07:17
52 TOM GANNON 48 VLY COTTAGE NY 4:07:47
53 PAUL MUESSIG 55 WALLKILL NY 4:08:31
54 JOE DOLEN 49 BROOKFIELD CT 4:12:22
55 MARK A. CASTEEL 44 RED LION PA 4:12:29
56 NORM SHEPPARD 46 BEDFORD MA 4:12:39
57 DIANA STUMP F 38 MILLERSVILLE PA 4:12:55
58 PAUL FITZPATRICK 49 PLEASANT VLY NY 4:15:14
59 BILL SHASHATY 35 STONE RIDGE NY 4:16:20
60 GRACE JENSEN F 41 EAST HADDAM CT 4:16:31
61 LUC CLAESSEN 39 WOODS HOLE MA 4:17:13
62 JIM JONES 49 BERKSHIRE NY 4:17:41
63 STEPHEN CANGEMI 43 RED HOOK NY 4:18:16
64 JOE BROWN 43 HIGH FALLS NY 4:18:22
65 WILL DANECKI 54 NEW MILFORD CT 4:19:31
66 VIC LAPORT 64 CLARKSBURG MA 4:20:21
67 FIRDAUS DOTIWALA 35 BRONX NY 4:20:39
68 MICHELE TETREAULT F 29 FAIRHAVEN MA 4:23:42
69 PAUL HENNICK 53 WILLOWDALE ONT 4:23:48
70 JOHN AFFRONTI 48 ESOPUS NY 4:24:03
71 DAMON G. DOUGLAS III 44 AMHERST MA 4:24:09
72 MARTY CALLAHAN 37 ST JOHNSVILLE NY 4:25:05
73 SARA MONTGOMERY F 33 CAMDEN EAST ONT 4:26:18
74 STEWART DUTFIELD 49 CATSKILL NY 4:26:35
75 ADAM ROBERTS 27 SAUGERTIES NY 4:27:33
76 BRONISLAW CZECH 55 CORTLANDT MNR NY 4:28:28
77 CONNI GRACE F 41 PUGHQUAG NY 4:29:09
78 BARRY GROSSARTH 54 MONROE NY 4:29:23
79 DONNA GRAHAM-FINAN F 38 GOSHEN NY 4:29:28
80 BART CARRIG 52 LITTLE FALLS NY 4:29:33
81 MICHAEL LEARY 48 MIDDLETOWN NY 4:29:57
82 HUNT BARTINE 51 LANDENBERG PA 4:31:57
83 JEFF COOPER 49 TORONTO ONT 4:32:36
84 ALAN KAPITZKE 41 SPRINGFIELD MA 4:32:38
85 CAROL KANE F 58 WESTON CT 4:32:56
86 SANTI RAFANELL 32 LANCASTER PA 4:33:10
87 THOMAS COLE 43 MAHWAH NJ 4:35:43
88 PAULINA BRAUTIGAM F 43 BETHEL CT 4:38:58
89 DON GEESLER 54 FORT PLAIN NY 4:40:35
90 ANTHONY V. FERRERI 42 HYDE PARK NY 4:40:45
91 MARK DELUCCIA 28 HIGHLAND NY 4:40:47
92 NICK LAMANDO 45 FISHKILL NY 4:40:50
93 KEVIN SIMONS 54 HAMPDEN MA 4:41:04
94 KENNY ROGERS 50 NEW BEDFORD MA 4:42:33
95 ROBERT SCOTT 50 WOODBURY CT 4:43:06
96 OLGA VARLAMOVA F 34 DOBBS FERRY NY 4:44:24
97 PATRICK PARIETTI 44 NYACK NY 4:47:23
98 GEORGE SHURTER 49 MIDDLETOWN NY 4:47:40
99 JILL NOGRADY F 42 PLEASANT VLY NY 4:50:22
100 JOHN PAUL OUELLETTE 50 STORRS CT 4:50:24
101 SEAMUS HODGKINSON 55 GLENMONT NY 4:50:49
102 ROSS STEPHENS 28 HOPEWELL JNCT NY 4:52:04
103 RICK KESSEL 46 SAN ANTONIO TX 4:52:41
104 ROBERT BUCKINGHAM 44 NW LONDON CT 4:54:08
105 DARRELL PALMER 44 HIGHLAND NY 4:54:12
106 IAN FOSTER 27 ARLINGTON VA 4:54:16
107 STACE BEAULIEU F 33 FALMOUTH MA 4:55:15
108 CHRISTINE REYNOLDS F 34 NEWFIELD NY 4:56:13
109 JAMES MINER 55 DRYDEN NY 4:56:49
110 CYNTHIA KOZAK-BUCKLEY F 44 AVON CT 4:57:45
111 ANDREW CHARLES 42 LANCASTER PA 4:59:59
112 RYUTARO HIRAI 45 TOKYO Japan 5:00:50
113 DICK VINCENT 52 PALENVILLE NY 5:01:00
JEAN KERR F 45 CATSKILL NY 5:01:00
115 PETER MIKE GSTALDER 50 MONTOURSVIILE PA 5:03:08
116 JEFFREY KLEMM 53 MCLEAN VA 5:03:42
117 GARY PEDIGO 49 RUTLAND MA 5:03:43
118 SHARI JOHNSON-PLOUTZ F 36 MARYLAND NY 5:03:53
119 PETER KELLY 45 PROVIDENCE RI 5:07:15
120 BOB NORDMAN 57 WARWICK NY 5:11:42
121 HARRY SMITH 55 MANHEIM PA 5:13:10
122 BILL GIBBS 40 SOUTHINGTON CT 5:16:20
123 ERIC NARY 38 MACEDON NY 5:17:34
124 ALAN C. HALL 39 VICTOR NY 5:17:37
125 ANTHONY VASSELLI J. 50 PRINCETON NJ 5:19:38
126 RONALD OTT JR. 39 MONTGOMERY PA 5:19:46
127 ANTHONY THOMAN 41 BRONX NY 5:19:53
128 PETER BELANGER 52 LANCASTER PA 5:22:10
129 CHRYSTAL HELTON F 24 LANCASTER PA 5:23:42
130 TIM CARVER 53 GLOVERSVILLE NY 5:25:51
131 ERIC BENNETT 35 SCHENECTADY NY 5:28:06
132 DONALD LEIDER 47 NEW CITY NY 5:30:58
133 SHERISA STERLING F 51 ASHBURNHAM MA 5:32:00
134 BARBARA SORRELL F 47 DELMAR NY 5:35:06
135 REX L. MISCOVITCH 52 PEPPERELL MA 5:37:35
136 VAN TALMAGE 58 MILAN NY 5:38:21
137 PETER MASULLO 50 NEW KINGSTON NY 5:40:10
138 WYATT ROBERTS 33 SAUGERTIES NY 5:42:02
139 GREGORY BRUNO 40 WOBURN MA 5:47:09
140 ROXANNA STRINE F 49 YORK PA 5:49:51
141 DAVID STRINE 49 YORK PA 5:49:52
142 BILL RING 53 HYDE PARK NY 5:52:12
143 TODD POOLE 35 LANCASTER PA 5:53:27
144 ROGER D. MARTELL 55 TOPSFIELD MA 5:55:30
145 DOUGLAS BARTOCCI 42 MIDDLETOWN NY 5:55:58
146 GREG FOSTER 49 LANCASTER PA 5:56:43
147 SUSAN MCCARTHY F 46 PAWCATUCK CT 5:56:56
148 KEVIN KIELY 48 MT. ARLINGTON NJ 6:18:28
149 LAURA CLARK F 57 SARATOGA SPGS NY 6:20:22
150 BERT MEYER 59 NEW MILFORD CT 6:41:54
And a good time was had by all!
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