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Mountain Racing Weekend

Posted in Race Report, tagged , , , on June 22, 2008 | 22 Comments »

This was a HUGE weekend of racing!  Each event could/should have pages written about it, but here is a synopsis of three notable races.  Your Comments are welcome and needed.
MOUNT WASHINGTON
The Big Hill lived up to it’s hype:  an amazing 32 men ran under 1:10 (data courtesy George Zack).  Try running a 1:10 at Mt [...]

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Mt Washington – Mile by Mile

Posted in News, Upcoming Events, tagged , , on June 16, 2008 | 4 Comments »

Start to 1 mile: The first quarter mile is flat; don’t go out too fast there will be plenty of time to race.  Don’t worry about what other people are doing, many will go out too fast and be walking early.  At about one-half mile the road surface changes over to dirt.  Over the remainder [...]

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Mount Washington

Posted in Upcoming Events, tagged , , on June 13, 2008 | 14 Comments »

The Mountain Washington Road Race is again the USATF Mountain Running Championships for 2008.  It has always been one of the most competitive races in North America, being designated the Championship stacks the field even heavier, and this year RD Bob Teschek says, “It’s the best Mens field we’ve ever had.  20 people could go [...]

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Anna Pichrtova

Posted in News, tagged , on June 4, 2008 | 3 Comments »

This has been a tough year for Anna! She had a series of setbacks and injuries … during which time she demonstrated her base fitness by winning the World Long Distance Mountain Championship by 6 minutes … and finally went to Ottawa, Canada for a Marathon on May 25th, the last date where she could [...]

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