Mountain Running

NORTHEAST DELTA DENTAL MOUNT WASHINGTON ROAD RACE Mt. Washington Auto Road, 7.6 miles all-uphill footrace ‰Û¢       First-timer Sage Canaday, defending champion Kim Dobson dominate talented field ‰Û¢       Third-fastest men’s time ever, second-fastest women’s   Pinkham Notch, N.H. – June 16, 2012 Sage Canaday, a marathoner with little previous …

Another year of medals, records and top performances By Ryan Lamppa, Running USA wire  (Desiree Davila photo by George Ross Every year since 2000, the year of U.S. distance running’s nadir, it has been more and more difficult to earn a spot in the Top 10 Moments of the Year. …

50th Annual Mt. Washington Road Race June 19, 2010   Mt. Washington newcomer Siemers beats the veterans Amara breaks women’s course record   Pinkham Notch, N.H. ‰ÛÓ June 19, 2010   Chris Siemers, a Chicago-bred flatlander who says he was born to run up mountains, and Shewarge Amara, an Ethiopian …

Ten on the (Way to the) Top by John Stifler I met Mt. Washington up close for the first time in 1989, running it.  Didn’t actually see much ), but loved it anyway. Now I watch the action in front, riding in one of the media vans. From the past …

Third a year ago in 1:01:12, the 49th ‘Run to the Clouds’ turned out to be Ricky Gates’ finest hour‰ÛÓthough he was two ticks to the good of that in 59:58 for the 7.6-mile ascent up Mt. Washington. As early as two miles, the Boulder, Colorado runner heard defending champion …

THE FAVORITES The latest update on this year’s Mt. Washington Road Race is that the defending champions may be clear favorites after all.  Brandy Erholtz of Bailey, Colorado, last year’s women’s winner of the “Run To the Clouds,‰Û¢bCrLf has been racing very well in the Rocky Mountains and, at 31, …

Nancy Hobbs