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In 2006 mountain & trail running legend Dave Dunham published \u201cOnly One Hill! A History of the Mt. Washington Road Race\u201d. Each Friday for the next several weeks Dave will be publishing a chapter of his book on this website and on his blog<\/a>. To purchase a hard copy of this book visit the Infinity Publishing<\/a> website.<\/em><\/p>\n

10th Mt Washington Road race
\nJune 14, 1970
\nSunday
\n75 Finishers<\/p>\n

Vermont\u2019s Mike Gallagher took an unprecedented third straight victory with a nearly two 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.<\/p>\n

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\u2019s 6:50:54 and CSU\u2019s 7:05:58. CSU was a relative newcomer to the scene, having been formed eight years earlier by Sara Mae and Larry Berman.<\/p>\n

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 \u201cmany unofficial starters\u201d. 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.<\/p>\n

Rick Bayko, a fixture in the New England running scene and writer of the popular Yankee Runner Magazine, noted, \u201cI\u2019d staggered to the top in my usual crappy Mount Washington performance. Since space was limited, I thought I\u2019d do the noble thing and give up my seat for the ride down while I jogged it. I couldn\u2019t believe how easy it felt, and gradually I picked up the pace and was at a full run for the last four miles. It began to get a bit uncomfortable on the drive home, and by that night it felt like I\u2019d jammed my femur three inches up into my butt. I couldn\u2019t walk right or sit comfortably for the next four or five days\u201d.<\/p>\n

Top 25 Finishers
\nPlace Name Club Time
\n1 Mike Gallagher Spartan AC 1:09:06
\n2 Lou Coppens Penn AC 1:10:00
\n3 Larry Damon BAA 1:11:31
\n4 Roland Cormier NMC 1:12:12 FW
\n5 Ralph Thomas Waterville AC 1:13:30
\n6 Michael Canty Spartan AC 1:16:14
\n7 Daniel Penzer CSU 1:16:31
\n8 Tom Dowling BAA 1:16:47
\n9 Thomas Knatt NMC 1:16:48
\n10 Ed Ayres 1:17:01
\n11 Neil Weygandt SJTC 1:09:28
\n12 Louis Paul CSU 1:21:32
\n13 William McNulty BAA 1:22:29
\n14 Emilio Rotondi NMC 1:22:43
\n15 Peter Davis Spartan AC 1:23:44
\n16 Glen Ayres 1:24:04
\n17 Roland Dyer Waterville AC 1:24:22
\n18 Robert Sullivan BAA 1:24:41
\n19 William Lutz 1:25:32
\n20 Clair Paine Salem SC 1:25:51
\n21 George Waterhouse NMC 1:26:12
\n22 Ken Dawson BAA 1:26:39
\n23 Don Perkins 1:27:00
\n24 Rick Bayko NMC 1:27:14
\n25 John Kelso CSU 1:27:21<\/p>\n

11th Mt Washington Road Race
\nJune 13, 1971
\nSunday
\n112 Finishers<\/p>\n

It was 85 degrees at the base and 46 at the summit as record 129 starters and 112 finishers took to the auto road. Mike Gallagher became the first four-time winner as he bested an excellent field. Gallagher passed the halfway house in 31:13 and continued on to a 51 second victory over Amby Burfoot. Burfoot, who would go on to finish 10th in the 1976 Olympic trials in 2:18, passed Malcolm Hunter in the second half of the race to finish second. He also became only the tenth runner to finish under 1:10.<\/p>\n

Although team results were not given, using the top five finishers combined time from each club, the NMC took first among teams with a combined time of 6:25:52 to the Turtletown\u2019s 6:59:09. The BAA was third in 7:10:16.<\/p>\n

Top 25 Finishers
\nPlace Name Club Time
\n1 Mike Gallagher Spartan AC 1:07:27
\n2 Amby Burfoot CCAA 1:08:18
\n3 Malcolm Hunter 1:10:32
\n4 Roland Cormier NMC 1:10:47 FW
\n5 Al Meehan Strafford Spartans 1:11:21
\n6 Charles Keating NMC 1:12:11
\n7 Ralph Thomas 1:13:07
\n8 Larry Damon BAA 1:13:55
\n9 Neil Coville McGill Univ. 1:16:12
\n10 David Senechalle St Anthony’s 1:16:26
\n11 Chet Fortier NMC 1:16:46
\n12 Wayne Lucas 1:17:07
\n13 Richard Lemay MRFA 1:18:41
\n14 Michael Sudlow MRFA 1:19:27
\nPlace Name Club Time
\n15 Ian Fairgrieve 1:19:58
\n16 Richard Fahey 1:20:05
\n17 Thomas Doyle Lynn AC 1:20:16
\n18 Jay Sidman CSU 1:20:49
\n19 Michael Canty Spartan AC 1:21:02
\n20 Neil Ackley Turtletown 1:21:21
\n21 David Ethridge Turtletown 1:21:26
\n22 Leonard Hall No. Country AC 1:22:27
\n23 Earl McGilvery NMC 1:22:47
\n24 William McNulty BAA 1:23:14
\n25 Mark Haggerty NMC 1:23:21
\nLen Hall of the North County AC<\/p>\n

12th Mt Washington Road Race
\nJune 18, 1972
\nSunday
\n117 Finishers<\/p>\n

A record 126 starters and 117 finishers completed the journey from the base where temperatures were 74 degrees, to the summit where it was 30 degrees cooler. Tom Derderian, a sub-2:20 marathoner, led at the half. Derderian was passed by Ralph Thomas, who had finished seventh the previous year, who then led through seven miles. Roland Cormier, who had finished fourth in 1970, overtook Thomas and pulled away to win by 21 seconds. This was the second closest finish in the twelve-year history of the race, trailing only Leo Carroll\u2019s 17-second margin of victory in 1966.<\/p>\n

Charlotte Lettis, who among her many accomplishments won four New England Amateur Athletic Union Cross-Country championships, became the first official women\u2019s finisher. Lettis, age 22, finished 84th overall, 12 minutes ahead of the only other women\u2019s finisher, Jennifer Taylor of the Cambridge Sports Union.<\/p>\n

Team scoring was calculated cross-country style with the first three finishers scoring. NMC beat CSU 8 points to 19 and Turtletown and BAA followed them with 29 points each. If scored with top five times (as is currently done) NMC would have won in 6:27:33 with Turtletown moving into second with 6:37:32 followed by CSU in 6:42:16. Fred Brown and Jock Semple directed the race. The average time for men was 1:32:39 and for women it was 1:46:10.<\/p>\n

Fourth place finisher Peter Crisci reminisced about the \u201cSpartan reception we received\u2026suffice to say the baloney sandwich and stale donuts eaten at the finish were not the only old school aspects of the race\u201d. He recalled \u201crunning a hard 15K in Whitman MA the night before and then hitchhiked to NH to meet up with Tom Derderian, Charlotte Lettis, and Mike McCusker. After a sleepless night in a mosquito infested tent we stumbled out to the race\u201d.<\/p>\n

A New England Runner\u2019s Magazine profile of Charlotte Lettis noted she was \u201cIn a class by herself\u2026she consistently runs six minutes per mile for road races 6 to 10 miles. She won the women\u2019s New England XC title in 71 and regional title in 72.\u201d In 1972 she \u201cbroke off to form her own club the Sugarloaf Mountain AC.\u201d A UMass Junior, she trained \u201canywhere from 30 to 80 miles per week\u2026on the roads and woods around Amherst.\u201d She notes \u201cbut mostly my friends and I run in the hills.\u201d In December 1971 she married Tom Derderian. They became the first married couple to finish the Mt Washington road race.<\/p>\n

Dederian\u2019s account of the race in an article titled \u201cTo the top of New England\u201d includes a view of racing in the pre-running boom days. Derderian took the lead shortly after the cannon fired and \u201cdidn\u2019t doubt that I was going to run the 8 miles to the top faster than anyone else in the field. I mean, I always beat Roland Cormier, whose back I haven\u2019t seen in years.\u201d He continues, \u201cI remember four years ago, running the dirt road for the first time. George Waterhouse, weighing in at a half-century, tick-tocked past me\u2026this is not going to happen again. No old geezers are going past me today.\u201d He was running strong despite winning the New England AAU marathon a week ago and the Acton four mile two days ago. After five miles he ran into fog and sleet. \u201cI\u2019m freezing cold, so I try to run harder to warm up. I can\u2019t.\u201d As Ralph Thomas catches him \u201cThere\u2019s nothing I can do. I haven\u2019t the strength to elbow him into the gray abyss.\u201d Derderian finishes fifth and says, \u201cMy eyes can\u2019t really tell that I\u2019m on top of New England. The mountain tells me, as I sit in the rain, wind and fog and watch gray turn to black and then into runners. A bit of each one has worn off on the mountain.\u201d This was the first mention of a cannon being used to start the runners, which is the now traditional method used to send the masses on the way.<\/p>\n

Top 25 Finishers
\nPlace Name Club Time Age
\n1 Roland Cormier NMC 1:09:16 31
\n2 Ralph Thomas Maine 1:09:37
\n3 Max White BAA 1:10:42
\n4 Peter Crisci NMC 1:10:05
\n5 Tom Derderian NMC 1:11:53 22
\n6 Dan Penzer CSU 1:12:02
\n7 Al Neegab Stratford Spartans 1:12:13
\n8 Neil Miner 1:12:15
\n9 Jay Sidman CSU 1:12:41
\n10 Mike McCusker UMass 1:14:31 18
\n11 John Savoie Turtletown AC 1:14:38
\n12 Jeff Sanborn Augusta Rec 1:14:45
\n13 George Tuthill CSU 1:16:08
\n14 Chris Stockdale 1:16:37
\n15 Leonard Hall NCAC 1:16:45
\n16 John Hurley NMC 1:17:06
\n17 Dan Larson Strafford Spartans 1:17:37
\n18 Walter Chatwick Turtletown AC 1:17:40
\n19 Peter Hanrahan Keene State 1:18:13
\n20 John Connolly BAA 1:18:50
\n21 Ronald Stafford NCAC 1:19:24
\n22 Mike Sudlow MRFA 1:19:42
\n23 George Reed 1:19:47
\n24 Dave Ethridge Turtletown 1:19:50
\n25 Wayne Lucas 1:19:52<\/p>\n

Women Finishers
\n1 Charlotte Lettis 1:40:08 Course Record
\n2 Jennifer Taylor CSU 1:52:13<\/p>\n

13th Mt Washington Road Race
\nJune 17, 1973
\nSunday
\n183 Finishers<\/p>\n

John Cederholm took first over Ralph Thomas and Raymond Currier. This marked the first time that three runners finished under 1:10. Cederholm had finished 34th in 2:26 earlier that spring at the BAA Marathon. He was a member of the BAA from 1972 and went on to become president of the BAA from 1977 \u2013 1980. Among his many accomplishments was a victory at the National 50K championships in 1979 where he set a US record of 2:56:43. Cederholm would go on to finish 23 Mt Washington road races between 1973 and 2003 and place in the top 10 five times. He also showed incredible durability, when in the 2003 Mt Washington Road Race he ran the seventh fastest time for a 60+ runner. In the late Seventies he noted in a New England Runner\u2019s article, \u201cI joined the BAA, because I wanted to be affiliated with a team. There were good runners on the team, Bill Rodgers and Ed Norris. Jock Semple from BAA and Graham Parnell head of Spartan AC began scouting me for their clubs. I was turned off by their fighting over me.\u201d<\/p>\n

Other finishers included 1972 winner Roland Cormier who took sixth place. Long-time Mt Washington runner Keith Woodward finished fifth in his debut. Lise Demars was the women\u2019s winner, and the only recorded female finisher, in 1:51:46. NMC took the team title with a time of 6:19:26 followed by VTC in 6:31:13 and BAA with 6:49:49.<\/p>\n

Top 25 Finishers
\nPlace Name Club Time
\n1 John Cederholm 1:08:26
\n2 Ralph Thomas ARTC 1:09:36
\n3 Ray Currier TTAC 1:09:46
\n4 Max White BAA 1:10:56
\n5 Keith Woodward 1:11:17 FW
\n6 Roland Cormier NMC 1:11:32 FW
\n7 David Quinn VTRR 1:11:57
\n8 Al Meehan SSTC 1:12:42
\n9 Ed Norris BAA 1:13:00
\n10 Pete Gleason 1:13:43
\n11 George Reed 1:13:48
\n12 MW Hunter OSC 1:13:57
\n13 Don Putnam 1:14:30
\n14 Don Quinn TTAC 1:14:36
\n15 George Tuthill CSU 1:14:44
\n16 Andrea Tchoukarine 1:15:00
\n17 Chet Fortier NMC 1:15:38
\n18 Dave Ethridge 1:16:00
\n19 Phil Ryan BAA 1:16:10
\nPlace Name Club Time
\n20 Gary Burfoot MSTC 1:16:24
\n21 Tom Knatt NMC 1:16:49
\n22 Scott Mackenzie WP 1:16:54
\n23 Chuck Riley CSU 1:16:57
\n24 Rick Chouinard 1:17:07
\n25 Bill Juall BCTC 1:17:19
\n79 Angus Wooten 1:30:30 FW<\/p>\n

Women Finishers
\n164 Lise Demars 1:51:51
\nKeith Woodward<\/p>\n

14th Mt Washington Road Race
\nJune 16, 1974
\nSunday
\n210 Finishers<\/p>\n

A record 228 starters almost doubled the size of the filed. Most runners had to find their own way down from the summit, as very few cars were able to make it to the top. A steady rain fell throughout the day and at the top dense fog and pouring rain hit the finishers. Most cars were stopped at halfway due to the muddy unsafe condition of the road. The weather, always a factor, featured 60 mph winds and a wind-chill of 10 degrees. Three women were listed among the starters however the results do not clearly indicate if any finished.<\/p>\n

Ray Currier led past 2 miles with Jim Capezzuto and 1973 winner John Cederholm tucked behind. Gloria Ratti, one of the race timers noted, \u201cWe could not see the complexion of the race, inasmuch as we had to try to get to the top as quickly as possible and get by the stranded and abandoned cars.\u201d Capezzuto took the lead near the halfway and held on. He noted that he did no special training and that \u201cthe wind and muddy road conditions bothered me somewhat, but I was most disappointed of not being able to enjoy the view on my first trip to the summit.\u201d Capezzuto, who would go on to win the 1975 New England AAU cross-country championship, took the victory by 1:30 over Tom Derderian.<\/p>\n

Others in the field included 18-year-old Bob Hodge making his first appearance, finishing 14th in 1:15:46. Eleventh place finisher Gaetan Breton has finished 26 times between 1973 and 2004.<\/p>\n

Team scores were not given however; NMC and BAA waged a close battle with NMC coming out on top with a time of 6:33:01 to BAA\u2019s 6:33:30. This was the closest team finish to date.<\/p>\n

Top 25 finishers
\nPlace Name Club Time Age
\n1 Jim Capezzuto BAA 1:07:58 20
\n2 Tom Derderian SLAC 1:09:28 24
\n3 Tim Smith Mohegan 1:09:42
\n4 Ray Currier 1:11:23 28
\n5 Ralph Thomas 1:11:37
\n6 John Cederholm BAA 1:12:54 31 FW
\n7 Sam Winebaum NMC 1:13:24
\n8 John Estle NCAC 1:13:35
\n9 Dean Perry Bethel Bananas 1:14:34
\n10 Ron Stafford NCAC 1:14:44
\n11 Gaetan Breton 1:14:47 26
\n12 Richard Chauxnard U of Laval 1:15:02
\n13 Bennett Beech Washington SC 1:15:37
\n14 Bob Hodge NMC 1:15:42 18 FW
\n15 Gary Wallace Triple Cities TC 1:15:46
\nPlace Name Club Time Age
\n16 Chet Fortier NMC 1:16:13
\n17 Pierre Cote 1:16:14
\n18 Ken Foote 1:16:17
\n19 John Pfeil Buffalo TC 1:16:58
\n20 Bradon Gothard Buffalo TC 1:17:05
\n21 Clifford Connor Millrose AA 1:18:10
\n22 John Garlepp Millrose AA 1:18:39
\n23 Paul Fahey Wakefield TC 1:18:46
\n24 Jeff White 1:19:26
\n25 Randy Phillips LRTC 1:19:29
\nJim Capezzuto<\/p>\n

15th Mt Washington Road Race
\nJune 22, 1975
\nSunday
\n276 Finishers<\/p>\n

Gary Johnson of Irasburg Vermont led eight men under 70 minutes in clear conditions. Temperatures were in the 80\u2019s at the base and 50 at the top. Johnson, a cross-country skier, narrowly (2 seconds) edged the 1968 time of fellow skier Mike Gallagher to post the second fastest winning time.<\/p>\n

Tom Derderian and John Cederholm finished a close fifth and sixth, the pair tied later that year at the Mt Greylock race. Beating a field, that included Mt Washington champion, Roland Cormier, and top five finisher Peter Crisci. Other notable finishers included 19-year-old Bob Hodge whose 1:10:19 still stands as the second fastest junior (under age 20) time. Fourteenth place finisher John Estle had shown his mountain running ability by taking third place at the Killington Hill run earlier that year. Many of the top finishers at Mt Washington had run the Boston Marathon earlier that year including Derderian (2:19), Rick Bayko (2:21), Ken Mueller (2:22), Ralph Thomas (2:23), Vin Fleming (2:28) and Ray Currier (2:29).<\/p>\n

On the ladies\u2019 side, Hester Ford Sargent beat 1972 winner Charlotte Lettis by nearly 15 minutes and broke the course record by nearly nine minutes. She finished 110th in a record field of 276 finishers. According to the Union Leader, \u201cthe top women\u2019s finisher was Hester Sargent of Boston, the niece of former Mass. Governor Francis Sargent.\u201d Lettis had won the New York Central park mini-marathon, which at the time was the world\u2019s largest all-women race, in May. Hugh Sweeney\u2019s article about the mini-marathon noted, \u201cCharlotte utilized her 59 second 440 speed to pull away to a course record 35:56 and a 7 second victory in the last 200 yards\u201d. Lettis noted on her training, \u201cI run with (husband) Tom on some of his slower workouts, but he runs 120 miles per week and I do 60 so we usually don\u2019t train together.\u201d<\/p>\n

The race was timed by Gloria Ratti, Bob MacVeigh, Bev Whitney, and Fred Brown, Sr. and was also sanctioned by the New England AAU. Team results were unavailable. Multiple time Mt Washington finisher George Waterhouse of the North Medford Club died in September. Yankee runner noted \u201cHis ashes were scattered into the wind from the top of Mt. Washington, a place where he often ran good races to the surprise of his fellow runners.\u201d<\/p>\n

Top 25 Finishers
\nPlace Name Team Time Age
\n1 Gary Johnson NCAC 1:06:01
\n2 Tom Dowling BAA 1:07:15
\n3 Vin Fleming GBTC 1:07:58 21
\n4 Joe McNulty 1:08:29
\n5 Tom Derderian SMAC 1:08:44 26
\n6 John Cederholm BAA 1:09:07 32 FW
\n7 Malcolm Hunter LRR 1:09:20
\nPlace Name Team Time Age
\n8 Dan Penza CSU 1:09:37
\n9 Bob Hodge LT 1:10:19 19 FW
\n10 Dean Colprit LRTC 1:11:08
\n11 Sam Winebaum SS 1:11:18
\n12 Tony Wilcox SMAC 1:12:01
\n13 Ralph Thomas 1:12:18
\n14 John Estle NCAC 1:12:28
\n15 Shaun O’Connor 1:12:41
\n16 Bob Fowler 1:12:50
\n17 Tom Atherton TTAC 1:13:06
\n18 Gaetan Breton CAPS 1:13:29
\n19 Phil Kalar SS 1:13:41
\n20 Gil Kemp MAA 1:13:51
\n21 Brian Reinhold BRU 1:14:11 21
\n22 Larry Reed TTAC 1:14:17
\n23 Wayne Lamothe NMC 1:14:23
\n24 Bennett Beach 1:14:27
\n25 John Pfeil LAC 1:14:57<\/p>\n

Women
\nPlace Name Team Time Age
\n110 Hester Sargent 1:31:13 Course Record
\n202 Charlotte Lettis 1:46:40 FW
\n242 Carol Aucoin 2:03:54
\nLettis in the 1976 Olympic Trials 1500<\/p>\n

16th Mt Washington Road Race
\nJune 27, 1976
\nSunday
\n225 Finishers<\/p>\n

Conditions for the race were 80 degrees at the base and 50 at the summit and the race director noted, \u201cThe road was the best I have ever seen it, with a new stretch of blacktop.\u201d Two hundred forty eight runners took the starters call, with Bob Hodge gaining his first victory. Hodge\u2019s time was the second fastest, behind only Fred Norris. Hodge also tied as the youngest winner of the race at age 20.<\/p>\n

Hodge and third place finisher Vin Fleming had dueled earlier that year in the National AAU 30K championships where they finished seventh and eight in 1:34:03 to 1:34:09 respectively. Bill Rodgers won the race in a World record time of 1:29:04.<\/p>\n

Ellie Mendonca representing the CSU won the ladies race finishing 119th overall in 1:35:05. The 5\u20195\u201d 120 lb. originally from Brazil noted in a New England Runner Magazine article \u201cmy mileage is from 60 to 75 or more per week.\u201d She \u201creceived an MS in Physical Education and has been involved in athletics for a long period of time.\u201d She had been \u201crunning since 1972 and competitively since 1975.\u201d The average time for women toped 1:50 with a 1:50:16 average for women finishers.<\/p>\n

Team scoring had Hodge leading the Greater Boston Track Club over the North Country Athletic Club and BAA with a score of 10 points to 17 and 26 respectively. If scored by top five finisher on time (as is done now) the NCAC would prevail with a fine 6:08:41 followed by the BAA (6:30:00) and NMC (6:47:19).<\/p>\n

Tenth place finisher Peter Cresci won the Mt Greylock race later that year. John Cederholm continued to finish in the top ten with a ninth place finish. A record eight men finished under 1:10.<\/p>\n

Top 25 Finishers
\nPlace Name Club Time Age
\n1 Robert Hodge GBTC 1:05:31 20
\n2 Norman Patenaude Laurentian U TC 1:07:29
\n3 Vin Fleming GBTC 1:07:56 22
\n4 Gary Johnson NCAC 1:08:54 FW
\n5 Keith Woodward NCAC 1:10:11 25 FW
\n6 Tony Wilcox SMAC 1:10:18
\n7 Tom Dowling BAA 1:10:36
\n8 Charles Riley GBTC 1:11:29
\n9 John Cederholm BAA 1:11:52 33 FW
\n10 Peter Cresci SMAC 1:12:12
\n11 John Heslin 1:12:33
\nPlace Name Club Time Age
\n12 Will Winebaum 1:12:45
\n13 Bill Norris OTC 1:13:01
\n14 Joe McNulty NCAC 1:13:52
\n15 Paul Thompson NMC 1:14:57
\n16 Ken Dawson BAA 1:15:15
\n17 M Hunter Larigmac RR 1:15:54
\n18 John Brown 1:16:17
\n19 Robert Lux 1:16:34
\n20 Seth Bergman Plausted Harriers 1:17:11
\n21 John Estle NCAC 1:17:22
\n22 Mark Berman 1:17:30 18
\n23 Robert Treadwell 1:17:48
\n24 Gaetan Breton CAPS 1:17:38 28
\n25 Martin Kittell Cenleona RC 1:18:01
\n77 Jim Capezzuto BAA 1:29:03 FW<\/p>\n

Women Finishers
\nPlace Name Club Time Age
\n119 Ellenora Mendonca CSU 1:35:05
\n222 Sarah Dumas CSU 1:59:39<\/p>\n\"Hodge\n

17th Mt Washington Road Race
\nJune 19, 1977
\nSunday
\n256 Finishers<\/p>\n

Bob Hodge won again, this time in a course record as he sneaked under the old record of 64:57 by Fred Norris in 1962. Hodge beat Ray Currier by over three minutes as he led six men under 1:10. Yankee Runner had only the top 10 listed and lamented that \u201cunfortunately the people with the complete results have decided since the Yankee Runner position regarding the AAU does not agree with their own, that Yankee Runner will no longer receive race results that they are responsible for.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ellen Mendonca won for the second straight year, finishing 112th overall. She won by more than 12 minutes over Lisa Powers as 11 women finished. Earlier in the year Mendonca placed ninth at the Bonnie Bell 10K for women in 36:59 and also got seventh at the BAA Marathon in 2:52:49. Lisa Powers lead the Seacoast team to the first verifiable team title in 5:26:16. It is not recorded whether women\u2019s team scoring was done. Jane Goodman became the first woman to be recorded in the 40+ age group.<\/p>\n

Team results had North Country AC (NCAC) winning with 12 points over the BAA (24 points) and NMC (33 points). The NCAC\u2019s combined time of 5:59:28 represents the first time a team ran under six hours and still ranks in the top 25 all time. The BAA was second with 6:20:31.<\/p>\n

The average time for men was 1:32:56 and for women it was 1:51:51. This was the largest gap recorded between men and women\u2019s average finishing time.<\/p>\n

Top 25 Finishers
\nPlace Name Club Time Age
\n1 Bob Hodge GBTC 1:04:44 21 Course Record
\n2 Ray Currier BAA 1:07:51 33
\n3 Keith Woodward NCAC 1:08:15 26 FW
\n4 Joseph McNulty NCAC 1:08:28
\n5 James Crawford NYAC 1:08:54
\n6 Larry Olsen NMC 1:09:33
\n7 Ed Sandifer SMAC 1:10:30
\n8 Henry Phelan Keene State 1:11:52
\n9 Mark Berman 1:12:11 19
\n10 Joseph Doran NCAC 1:13:02 28
\n11 Ken Dawson BAA 1:13:40
\n12 Sean Cummings Keene State 1:13:46
\n13 Chris Stockdale 1:14:02
\n14 Breton Gaetan CAPS 1:14:10 29
\n15 Martin Kittell Cenleona RC 1:14:13
\n16 James Smith NCAC 1:14:42
\nPlace Name Club Time Age
\n17 John Estle NCAC 1:15:01
\n18 Peter Hanrahan NMC 1:15:23
\n19 Robert Wilson CSU 1:15:36
\n20 Yvan Bolduc CAPS 1:15:42
\n21 Joseph Noel ECSC 1:15:50
\n22 Robert Teschek BAA 1:15:52 31
\n23 Dana Poole TTAC 1:16:06 18
\n24 David Duval NMC 1:16:48
\n25 John Fahey NMC 1:17:05<\/p>\n

Women Finishers
\nPlace Name Club Time Age
\n1 Ellen Mendonca CSU 1:30:05 Course record
\n2 Lisa Powers Seacoast 1:42:44
\n3 Jane Goodman 1:45:13 42 Age Group record
\n4 Paula Davenport Seacoast 1:49:20
\n5 Jessica Brandt Lucky TC 1:49:35
\n6 Patricia Nice CSU 1:49:39
\n7 Nancy Laferriere 1:54:09
\n8 Dorothy Bergman 1:55:35 45
\n9 Judy McCrone Seacoast 1:54:12
\n10 Katherine Kirsch Seacoast 1:57:19
\n11 Linda Binney 2:00:11<\/p>\n\"Lisa\n\"Sugarloaf\n

18th Mt Washington Road Race
\nJune 18, 1978
\nSunday
\n363 Finishers<\/p>\n

Bob Hodge won his third straight with another course record as he beat Keith Woodward of the NCAC by over two minutes. Woodward would eventually finish an incredible 15 times in the top 10 from 1973-1991. The weather was cloudy and windy as 386 started and a record 363 finished. Fred Brown notes in his race recap regarding finisher certificates, \u201cif you didn\u2019t receive yours, contact me at races or at home and you will get it. Just what you need in your old age to prove you were not always helpless.\u201d<\/p>\n

Hodge led from the start and stated in Yankee Runner, \u201cUsually at the halfway house the wind picks up and blows you around, but it wasn\u2019t bad this time.\u201d Fred Brown wrote \u201cA new record for Hodges (sic). Who will be the first to break an hour?\u201d<\/p>\n

Team scoring had NCAC and GBTC tied with 17 points followed closely by the BAA with 19 and SMAC with 27. The result was a close battle of four teams with 10 minutes, using the top five on time, NCAC ran 6:09:59, GBTC 6:14:07, SMA 6:16:52 and BAA 6:19:16.<\/p>\n

Ellie Mendonca won her third straight in a course record of 1:28:39 for 108th overall. Karen Dunn and Linda Schneider closely followed her. Patricia Robinson (1:37:03) was highlighted in New England Running Magazine. She had finished 39th at the 1978 BAA marathon in 3:05:45. She noted \u201cmy mileage varies between 65 and 89 miles for 6 weeks before Boston. My average training runs are 6 to 12 miles at 7 \u2013 7:45 pace.\u201d Robinson beat 1977\u2019s runner-up Lisa Powers by just over a minute.<\/p>\n

Although no official team results were given for women, the CSU team dominated the women\u2019s scoring with a time of 4:54:21 to SSTC\u2019s 5:18:37.<\/p>\n

The first 200 finishers got certificates and according to an anonymous account in Yankee Runner, everyone got \u201cone sandwich (ham\/cheese or egg salad) and one Coke back at the base\u201d and \u201cthe sandwiches were like this years\u2019 stew at Boston\u2026tasted awful and didn\u2019t fill you up. Does Jock handle the cooking too?\u201d Fred Brown noted the problems faced with timing the event, \u201cAs usual we had runners crossing the finish line again after finishing. My mistake was in yelling at them \u2018are you finishing\u2019 which they likely took to mean have you finished, hence when they said yes they got recorded again.\u201d<\/p>\n

Top 25 Finishers
\nPlace Name Club Time Age
\n1 Robert Hodge GBTC 1:04:13 22 Course Record
\n2 Keith Woodward NCAC 1:06:50 27 FW
\n3 Brian Reinhold 1:07:48 24
\n4 Walt Chadwick BAA 1:08:55
\nPlace Name Club Time Age
\n5 Martin Kittell Onteora 1:09:38
\n6 John Cederholm BAA 1:09:50 35 FW
\n7 Tony Wilcox SMAC 1:10:16
\n8 David Ezersky GBTC 1:10:55 21
\n9 John Savoie 1:11:08
\n10 William Holland 1:11:34
\n11 Peter Gamble 1:11:53
\n12 Hank Pfeifle NCAC 1:12:19 26
\n13 Joe Doran NCAC 1:12:33 29
\n14 Jay Smith 1:12:46
\n15 Samuel Winebaum 1:12:48
\n16 David Landry Onteora 1:13:16
\n17 Howie Bean 1:13:43
\n18 Ed Sandifer SMAC 1:13:51
\n19 Albert Fereshetian TTAC 1:13:59
\n20 Mark Berman 1:14:23 20
\n21 James Durkin GBTC 1:14:30
\n22 Dana Poole 1:14:33
\n23 John Chandler 1:15:07
\n24 Jeff Sanborn 1:15:20
\n25 Ed Burgess 1:15:33<\/p>\n

Top 10 Women
\nNote: Generally women were not recorded separately from men in the results. I was unable to determine from the information if certain runners were in fact female finishers and noted them with a question mark.<\/p>\n

Place Name Club Time
\n1 Ellie Mendonca CSU 1:28:39 Course Record
\n2 Karen Dunn 1:29:45
\n3 Linda Schneider 1:32:57
\n4 Pat Carroll ? 1:35:08
\n5 Patricia Robinson CSU 1:37:03
\n6 Lisa Powers SSTC 1:38:23
\n7 Joan Tomasi Vermont RR 1:39:35
\n8 B R Stepp ? 1:41:56
\n9 Barbara Regan State College 1:42:56
\n10 Dale Quinlan ? 1:46:28
\n11 R Gonzales ? YMCA 1:48:27
\n12 Judith Paine CSU 1:48:39
\n13 Cheryl Newhouse SSTC 1:50:02
\n14 Judith McCrone SSTC 1:50:12<\/p>\n

Teams
\nName Place Points
\nNorth Country AC 2-7-8 17 points
\nGreater Boston TC 1-6-10 17 points
\nBoston AA 3-4-12 19 points
\nSugarloaf Mt AC 5-9-13 27 points
\nNo. Medford Club 11-14-15 40 points
\nCambridge Sports Union 16-17-18 51 points<\/p>\n

19th Mt Washington Road Race
\nJune 17, 1979
\nSunday Noon
\n403 Finishers<\/p>\n

Bob Hodge, who finished third earlier in the year at the BAA marathon (2:12), won a record tying fourth straight as he set his third course record. Hodge beat future Olympian Peter Pfitzinger (Pfitz) by just over two minutes as Pfitzinger ran the fastest non-winning time. A record 11 runners finished under 1:10.<\/p>\n

There was a drenching downpour just before the start, but conditions were good during the race. Hodge blazed to the halfway house in 28:15 with Pfitz next in 29:40 followed by Phelan and Capezzuto in 30:00. Cross-country skier Don Nelson overtook the 1974 winner, Capezzuto, during the second half of the race. Hodge was regarded with awe in New England Running Magazine \u201cJust after crossing the finish line Bobby\u2019s pulse rate was 126. \u2018Boy, I must be getting out of shape\u2019 he averred in all seriousness.\u201d<\/p>\n

The ladies\u2019 race was just as excellent as cross-country ski ace Martha Rockwell cracked the top 50 overall in 1:19:14. Her time broke the course record by nearly 10 minutes. Rockwell dominated the field, beating CSU\u2019s Patricia Robinson by nearly 13 minutes. New England Running magazine noted, \u201cMt Washington was only Martha\u2019s second race, and she does not as yet train on a regular basis.\u201d Rockwell was on the US Olympic team in 1972 and 1976 and won 18 National Championships in Nordic skiing.<\/p>\n

Five hundred and four runners entered including 117 post entries, 427 started with 403 finishing. Fred Brown said \u201cnational Geographic had a man covering the event so maybe in the future they will have an article on it.\u201d The women\u2019s field made up a record 12.41% of finishers, the first time they topped ten percent.<\/p>\n

Team scoring was not listed however; the GBTC lead by Hodge and Pfitz ran 5:35:50 beating the BAA by 12 minutes. This was the first time two clubs broke six hours. CSU scored a victory for the women with a 5:15:18 to the Manchester Y\u2019s 5:45:40<\/p>\n

John Cederholm finished 11th, breaking 1:10. He would, later in the year, win the 50,000-meter National championships in 2:56:43, a national record. Seventeen year-old Mike Casner ran his first Mt Washington in 1:25:28. He would go on to finish 14 times in the top ten from 1984 through 2001. Long time Mt Washington runner Fred Ross organized a race up Mt Equinox, which would become a favorite tune-up for runners preparing for Mt Washington. It was first run on May 20, 1979, and was won that year by Keith Woodward who took the 5.25 mile 3,150 foot climb by eight seconds over John Arthur.<\/p>\n

Top 25 Finishers
\nPlace Name Club Time Age
\n1 Robert Hodge GBTC 1:02:08 23 Course Record
\n2 Peter Pfitzinger GBTC 1:04:12 21
\n3 Henry Phelan BAA 1:05:03
\n4 Donald Nelson Strafford AA 1:06:29
\n5 James Capezzuto BAA 1:06:58 25 FW
\n6 Tom Dowling BAA 1:07:10
\n7 Mark Berman 1:07:39 21
\n8 Brian Reinhold 1:08:13 25
\n9 Duncan Scott GBTC 1:08:42
\n10 Tom Derderian GBTC 1:09:22 29
\n11 John Cederholm BAA 1:09:44 36 FW
\n12 Jim Fredericks Craftsbury 1:11:04
\n13 Richard Bonner GBTC 1:11:25
\n14 Brad Hurst GBTC 1:11:29 25
\n15 Dave Ezersky GBTC 1:11:35 22
\n16 Stephen Lavorgna 1:11:45
\n17 Neil Blayney NZL 1:11:49
\n18 Edward Strabel N Carolina TC 1:12:01
\n19 Keith Woodward NCAC 1:12:30 28 FW
\n20 Leonard Hall NCAC 1:12:31
\n21 Peter Cruise SMAC 1:13:05
\n22 John Estle NCAC 1:13:28
\n23 Chuck Riley GBTC 1:13:51
\n24 Joseph Doran NCAC 1:14:19 30
\n25 William Holland 1:14:25<\/p>\n

Top 10 Women
\nPlace Name Club Time Age
\n1 Martha Rockwell 1:19:14 35 Record
\n2 Patricia Robinson CSU 1:32:00 26
\n3 Ruby Weiner Wolfpack 1:35:03
\n4 Liz Carey NCAC 1:36:17
\n5 Chris Kelley ? 1:36:50
\n6 Sue Medaglia 1:37:07
\n7 Laurie Munson 1:37:41
\n8 Chris Anderson ? 1:38:30
\nPlace Name Club Time Age
\n9 Abbi Fisher US Ski Team 1:39:08
\n10 Dale Norton ? 1:41:06
\n11 Linda Holton 1:41:11
\n12 Raphael Linehan Strafford AA 1:41:14
\n13 Blanche Paine NMC 1:41:44<\/p>\n\"Hodge\n

A Sugarloaf AC finisher (left) and Hodge duels with Randy Thomas a week before Mt Washington (Right)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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