2003 Masters Annual Report

Mountain/Ultra/Trail (MUT) Running Council
2003 Report to Masters Executive Committee

October 2003

Presented by Theresa Daus-Weber

USA Track & Field Mountain/Ultra/Trail (MUT) Running Council
2003 Report to Masters Executive Committee

Presented by

Theresa Daus-Weber

This MUT Running Council 2003 Masters report summarizes the following masters topics:

2003 National MUT Championships
2003 100K World Challenge/WMA 100K/24-Hour World Challenge
2003 WMRA World Mountain Running Trophy
MUT Council Members
MUT Runners and Contributors of the Year
MUT Runners Recognition

2003 National MUT Championships

In response to the request for bids for US national MUT championships, the Mountain/Ultra/Trail Running Council (MUT) of USATF received bids from race directors across the country. The following events are the USA Ultra Distance Championships for 2003 for open and masters athletes.

Race Name	Date	Location	Contact Info	E-Mail/Web Site
Vail HillClimb Mt Championships	Jul 6	Vail, CO	Mike Ortiz, Vail Recreation Center (970) 479-2280	www.vailrec.com mortiz@vailrec.com
White River 50 Mile Trail Race	Aug 2	Crystal Mountain, WA	Scott McCoubrey FootZone Capitol Hill Seattle Running Co. Seattle, WA 206-325-4800	www.whiteriver50.org searunco@aol.com
Golden Gate Headlands 50 Km Trail Run	Aug 23	Sausalito, CA	Peter Franks P.O. Box 26052 San Francisco, CA 94126 415-381-4363 (eve) 415-667-4257 (day)	www.headlands50k.org peterfranks@attglobal.net
Olander Park 100 Mile Run	Sept 13	Sylvania, OH	Tom Falvey 5835 Hideaway Lane Sylvania, Ohio 43560 419-885-7399	falvey@prodigy.net http://www.americanultra.org/olander/text.htm l
San Diego 1 Day - 24 Hour Run	Nov 8	San Diego, CA	John Metz 1419 S. Pacific Street Oceanside, CA 760-967-8348	metz@adnc.com http://www.sandiego1dayrace.com/index.html

The MUT Council selected these ultra distance championship races at the 24th annual USATF Conference in Kansas City, MO on December 7, 2002. In selecting national ultra championships, the MUT Council balances the quality of the event with the championship race experience it provides. Bids were analyzed on the following criteria:

The race offers a quality venue, runner support, and can attract and accommodate a depth of field.
The race does not conflict with other national ultra championships or the 100K World Challenge.
The race offers incentives to the competitive athlete such as accommodations or waived entry.
The race offers prize money.
The race offers open entry

Regional ultra championship representatives:

EAST: Janice Anderson 770-794-9537 or 770-433-8211 ext 17654, Janice_Anderson@HomeDepot.com

CENTRAL: Theresa Daus-Weber 303-973-7579, tdaus-weber@earthlink.net

WEST: Lorraine Gersitz 714-526-5340 or 562-860-2451 ext 2414, bruceandlo@earthlink.net

Vail HillClimb Mountain Championship

Peter De La Cerda of Alamosa, Colo., and Anita Ortiz of Eagle, Colo., won the inaugural USA Moutnain Running Championships on July 6. The race was held in conjunction with the 25th annual Vail HillClimb, a 7.5-mile race up the dirt roads to the top of Vail Mountain.

De La Cerda, 31, a former USA half-marathon champion on the roads, ran away from training partner Simon Gutierrez, 37, to win the race in 47:42. With the victory, De La Cerda earned an automatic berth on the Teva US Mountain Running Team that will compete in the World Mountain Running Trophy race in Alaska in September. De La Cerda is training to make the US Olympic marathon team in 2004. He and Gutierrez set a fast early pace, clocking a 4:45 on the flat and fast first mile of the course.

The women's race was not an automatic qualifier, but Ortiz, 11th at the 2002 WMRT race in Austria, showed she's still one of the top mountain runners in the US Ortiz ran away from Kelly Ryan, 34, of Littleton, Colo., with about a mile to go to seal the victory in 1:01:19. Ortiz was the 2002 US Snowshoeing champion.

The race also served as a USATF Masters Mountain Running National Championship. Scott Creel, 41, of Bozeman, Mont., (10th place) and Cindy O'Neill, 41, of Manitou Springs, Colo., (3rd place) were the top Masters runners. Complete results are available at www.vailrec.com.

USA Mountain Running Championship Results
Men
1. Pete De La Cerda, 31, Alamosa, Colo, 47:42, $425

2. Simon Gutierrez, 37, Alamosa, Colo., 48:47, $200

3. Joshua Eberly, 22, Gunnison, Colo., 50:00, $100

4. Paul Low, 29, Amherst, Mass., 50:10

5. Eric Blake, 24, Alamosa, Colo., 50:31

6. Mark Werner, 29, Boulder, Colo., 50:48

7. Bill Raitter, Estes Park, Colo., 51:46

8. Nelson Laux, 25, Gunnison, Colo., 51:52

9. Greg Winter, 24, Colorado Springs, Colo., 52:18

10. Scott Creel, 41, Bozeman, Mont., 53:04
Women
1. Anita Ortiz, 39, Eagle, Colo., 1:01:19, $425

2. Kelly Ryan, 34, Littleton, Colo., 1:01:55, $200

3. Cindy O'Neill, 41, Manitou Springs, Colo., 1:03:11, $100

4. Kari DiStefano, 44, Telluride, Colo., 1:03:55

5. Melody Fairchild, 29, Boulder, Colo., 1:05:28

6. Kelli Lusk, 33, Manitou Springs, Colo., 1:06:36

7. Renee Frazee, 36, Salida, 1:07:10

8. Jeanette Heimbaugh, 37, Boulder, 1:08:19

9. Laurie Edwards, 33, Boulder, 1:08:30

10. Anne Riddle, 37, Ashville, N.C., 1:08:49.

USATF Mountain Running Championship Age Group Championship Results

Men 40-44

1. Scott Creel, 41, 53:04

2. Bernie Boetcher, 40, 56:09

3. Dan Verrington, 40, 58:36

Women 40-44

1. Cindy O�Neill, 41, 1:03:11

2. Kari DiStefano, 44, 1:04:22

3. Heidi Vosbeck, 41, 1:04:51

Men 45-49

1. Tom Borschel, 45, 54:06

2. Nate Anderson, 45, 59:37

3. Jeff Adams, 46, 1:07:44

Women 45-49

1. Jan Rastall, 46, 1:12:00

2. Susan Schulte, 47, 1:17:51

Men 50-54

1. Pablo Vigil, 51, 1:00:24

2. Ron Hendricks, 51, 1:00:52

3. Cary Segall, 53, 1:11:56

Women 50-54

1. Shirley Raney, 51, 1:32:02

Men 55-59

1. John Swartz, 55, 1:026

Women 55-59

1. Gail Hunter, 59, 1:19:01

2. Jo May, 55, 1:39:26

3. Kathleen Allison, 56, 1:45:55

Men 60-64

1. Jim Romero, 63, 1:17:34

2. Bob McAndrews, 63, 1:18:12

Men 65-69

1. Bob Pates, 67, 1:31:10

Women 65-69

No finishers

Men 70-74

1. Don Hayes, 71, 1:48:14

Indicates MUT Members

White River 50-Mile Trail Race Results

The 50�Mile USATF National 50-Mile Trail Championship was held August 2, 2003 at White River in Crystal Mountain, WA under partial clouds and a temperature in the 70s. White River hosted this championship for the third consecutive year. There were 149 starters and 132 finishers. The race course has 8,700 feet elevation gain and 8,700 feet elevation loss. A new men�s course record was set by American, Uli Steidl 6:37:02 besting Nate McDowell previous CR of 6:50:39 set in 2002 and a new female course record was set by MUT council member, Nikki Kimball, in 7:46:33 besting Ann Trason�s CR of 7:57:52 set in 2001. For complete results go to www.whiteriver50.org. Results of the USATF race follow.

Place	Name	Sex	Age	City	State	Time
	USATF Overall
1	Mackey, Dave	M	33	Boulder	CO	6:58:19
2	Anderson, Carl	M	42	Kensington	CA	7:01:39
3	Emerson, William	M	39	Redmond	WA	7:09:33
4	Jurek, Scott	M	29	Seattle	WA	7:13:31
5	Torrence, Ian	M	30	Moab	UT	7:21:04
6	Koerner, Hal	M	27	Denver	CO	7:28:30
7	Poolheco, Dennis	M	42	Glendale	AZ	7:39:32
8	Moritz, Tom	M	33	Portland	OR	7:39:34
9	Olson, Dusty	M	30	Duluth	MN	7:39:48
10	Kochik, Phil	M	25	Seattle	WA	7:40:20
11	Kimball, Nikki	F	32	Elizabethtown	NY	7:46:33
12	Pearch, John	M	30	Olympia	WA	7:50:25
13	Lindholm, J.T.	M	33	Eagle River	AK	7:56:59
14	Terry, David	M	41	Portland	OR	8:00:27
15	Bindner, Eric	M	46	Littleton	CO	8:01:36
16	Clifton, Eric	M	45	Albuquerue	NM	8:05:13
17	Godale, Mark	M	33	Streetboro	OH	8:05:32
18	Rosenberg, Trisha	F	26	Seattle	WA	8:07:59
19	Lynes, Michael	M	37	Tacoma	WA	8:12:36
20	Heaslett, Ann	F	39	Madison	WI	8:17:15
21	Pacev, Tania	F	44	Littleton	CO	8:33:02
22	Park, Luanne	F	42	Redding	CA	8:34:49
23	Piceu, Darcy	F	28	Boulder	CO	8:40:10
24	Stofko, Paul	M	27	Schereville	IN	8:46:55
25	Livingston, Deborah	F	28	Vernon	CT	8:52:17
26	Ralstin, Craig	M	43	Dash Point	WA	8:53:24
27	Pirrung, Roy	M	55	Sheboygan	WI	8:59:51
28	Ferguson, Stan	M	39	Conway	AR	9:03:23
29	Carlson, Michael	M	44	Boise	ID	9:22:40
30	O'hear, Carol	F	28	Seattle	WA	9:27:13
	USATF Mens Open
1	Mackey, Dave	M	33	Boulder	CO	6:58:19
2	Emerson, William	M	39	Redmond	WA	7:09:33
3	Jurek, Scott	M	29	Seattle	WA	7:13:31
4	Torrence, Ian	M	30	Moab	UT	7:21:04
5	Koerner, Hal	M	27	Denver	CO	7:28:30
6	Moritz, Tom	M	33	Portland	OR	7:39:34
7	Olson, Dusty	M	30	Duluth	MN	7:39:48
8	Kochik, Phil	M	25	Seattle	WA	7:40:20
9	Pearch, John	M	30	Olympia	WA	7:50:25
10	Lindholm, J.T.	M	33	Eagle River	AK	7:56:59
	USATF Womens Open
1	Kimball, Nikki	F	32	Elizabethtown	NY	7:46:33
2	Rosenberg, Trisha	F	26	Seattle	WA	8:07:59
3	Heaslett, Ann	F	39	Madison	WI	8:17:15
4	Piceu, Darcy	F	28	Boulder	CO	8:40:10
5	Livingston, Deborah	F	28	Vernon	CT	8:52:17
6	O'hear, Carol	F	28	Seattle	WA	9:27:13
7	Hunter, Bethany	F	24	Lynchburg	VA	10:04:22
8	Cotton, Katy	F	37	Cheyenne	WY	11:07:15
	USATF Mens Masters
1	Anderson, Carl	M	42	Kensington	CA	7:01:39
2	Poolheco, Dennis	M	42	Glendale	AZ	7:39:32
3	Terry, David	M	41	Portland	OR	8:00:27
4	Bindner, Eric	M	46	Littleton	CO	8:01:36
5	Clifton, Eric	M	45	Albuquerue	NM	8:05:13
6	Ralstin, Craig	M	43	Dash Point	WA	8:53:24
7	Pirrung, Roy	M	55	Sheboygan	WI	8:59:51
8	Carlson, Michael	M	44	Boise	ID	9:22:40
9	Anderson, Nate	M	45	Steamboat Spgs	CO	9:34:36
10	Jones, Bryan	M	40	Brush Prairie	WA	9:37:21
	USATF Womens Masters
1	Pacev, Tania	F	44	Littleton	CO	8:33:02
2	Park, Luanne	F	42	Redding	CA	8:34:49
3	Bender, Kimball	F	45	Seattle	WA	9:49:41
4	King, Karen	F	46	Seattle	WA	10:14:06
5	Gessner, June	F	50	W Richland	WA	10:43:08
6	Bellows, Barbara	F	49	Fayetteville	AR	10:47:36
7	DeJongh, Marlis	F	52	Seattle	WA	12:59:50
Indicates MUT Members

Golden Gate Headlands 50 Km Trail Run Results

Headlands 50K is a singularly beautiful, spectacularly scenic and hilly 50K trail run in the coastal headlands of the Golden Gate National Recreation area and the Mt. Tamalpais California State Park. This course is difficult as there are seven major hills in the race with a cumulative climb of over 7,000 feet! Headlands hosted this championship for the third consecutive year on Saturday, August 23, 2003. For complete results go to http://www.sportcentral.com/raceresults/RaceBase/Headlands03.html. Results of the USATF race follow.

MUT member Scott Creel, a masters runner, wins Headlands 50K USATF Championship and sets the Course Record.

Mens 0pen

DivPL TIME NAME, CITY PLACE SexPL AGE PACE

1 3:55:17 Bryan Dayton, Boulder, CO 3 3 M30 7:34.4

2 3:58:12 Alex Tilson, Burlingame 4 4 M33 7:40.0

3 4:03:28 William Emerson, Redmond, W 5 5 M39 7:50.2

4 4:06:49 Cliff Lentz, Brisbane 7 7 M38 7:56.7

5 4:10:25 Joshua Small, Santa Clara 8 8 M27 8:03.6

6 4:16:57 Dan Shore, San Francisco 10 10 M34 8:16.2

7 4:18:26 David Mackey, Boulder, CO 11 11 M33 8:19.1

8 4:21:10 Kevin Sawchuk, Alamo 12 12 M37 8:24.4

9 4:24:43 Eric J. Bohn, Santa Rosa 15 15 M37 8:31.2

10 4:28:00 Charles Bedford, Denver, CO 16 16 M38 8:37.6

11 4:28:51 Derek Griffiths, Denver, CO 17 17 M28 8:39.2

12 4:30:18 Tim Monaco, Oakland 19 19 M37 8:42.0

13 4:40:17 Philip Sanderson, San Franc 21 20 M35 9:01.3

14 4:41:38 Glen Redpath, San Francisco 23 22 M38 9:03.9

15 4:42:36 Andy Jones-Wilkins, Oakland 24 23 M35 9:05.8

16 4:44:00 Dink Taylor, Huntsville, AL 25 24 M38 9:08.5

17 4:50:38 Eric Stewart, Oakland 28 25 M35 9:21.3

18 4:54:17 Geoffrey B. Vaughan, Corte 29 26 M38 9:28.3

19 4:54:20 Chris Phipps, San Francisco 30 27 M33 9:28.4

20 5:01:20 Jay Thayer, Tiburon 33 30 M29 9:41.9

21 5:12:24 Jed Tukman, Larkspur 38 32 M32 10:03.3

22 5:24:12 Christopher Craig, Greenbra 40 34 M37 10:26.1

23 5:24:25 Michael Wille, San Francisc 41 35 M34 10:26.5

24 5:36:27 John Nichols, El Dorado Hil 52 40 M38 10:49.8

25 5:41:52 Rob Edde, Castro Valley 55 42 M33 11:00.2

26 5:45:49 Ethan Veneklasen, Castro Va 56 43 M33 11:07.8

27 6:36:41 David Strong, Kentfield 78 55 M32 12:46.1

Womens 0pen

1 4:33:10 Mary Fagan, Larkspur 20 1 F28 8:47.5

2 5:08:32 Jenny Capel, Reno, NV 36 5 F30 9:55.8

3 5:12:22 Carrie Tukman, Larkspur 37 6 F28 10:03.2

4 5:28:06 Amy Grafius, Modesto 44 8 F29 10:33.6

5 5:32:21 Florencia Gascon-Amyx, Mill 47 10 F39 10:41.8

6 5:35:05 Molly Zurn, Reno, NV 50 11 F32 10:47.1

7 5:36:23 Lynn Schankliess, Oakland 51 12 F36 10:49.6

8 5:39:35 Susannah Woerner, Mill Vall 53 13 F38 10:55.8

9 5:51:50 Dorette Sommer, Larkspur 59 14 F33 11:19.5

10 6:14:29 Nicki Cutler, Corte Madera 70 20 F36 12:03.2

Mens 40-44

1 3:49:54 Scott Creel, Bozeman, MT 1 1 M41 7:24.0

2 3:54:45 Dennis Rinde, Davenport 2 2 M44 7:33.4

3 4:05:04 Craig Steinmaus, San Franci 6 6 M41 7:53.3

4 4:12:38 Carl Andersen, Kensington 9 9 M42 8:07.9

5 4:23:19 Dave Covey, Larkspur 13 13 M42 8:28.5

6 4:40:26 Ken Gregorich, Castro Valle 22 21 M44 9:01.6

7 5:34:52 Paul Berensmeier, Forest Kn 49 39 M41 10:46.7

8 6:28:02 Todd Mikolajczyk, San Rafae 74 53 M41 12:29.4

9 7:28:15 Ken Zoglaman, Carmichael 88 61 M44 14:25.7

Womens 40-44

1 4:48:04 Luanne Park, Redding 26 2 F43 9:16.3

2 4:48:51 Valerie Pino, Memphis, TN 27 3 F40 9:17.8

3 5:05:24 Tania Pacev, Littleton, CO 35 4 F44 9:49.8

4 5:24:32 Rena Schumann, Folsom 42 7 F42 10:26.7

5 5:59:58 Chrissy Ferguson, Conway, A 62 16 F42 11:35.2

6 6:54:12 Linda McFadden, Modesto 83 25 F40 13:19.9

7 7:05:01 Cindy Goh, Sausalito 84 26 F41 13:40.8

8 7:37:51 Sarah Spelt, Walnut Creek 91 28 F44 14:44.2

Mens 45-49

1 4:24:40 Mark Richtman, Novato 14 14 M48 8:31.1

2 4:29:50 Eric Bindner, Littleton, CO 18 18 M46 8:41.1

3 5:04:36 John Catts, Nicasio 34 31 M49 9:48.2

4 5:33:45 Gary Neel, San Rafael 48 38 M49 10:44.5

5 5:47:18 Rob Byrne, Oakland 58 45 M45 11:10.7

6 6:08:06 Mike Palmer, Berkeley 65 47 M49 11:50.9

7 6:10:18 Silva Sergio, San Anselmo 68 49 M48 11:55.1

8 6:12:59 Thomas Stephens, San Rafael 69 50 M48 12:00.3

9 6:25:25 Bruce Guter, Fullerton 73 52 M49 12:24.3

10 6:45:32 Tommy Gallagher, Reno, NV 82 58 M46 13:03.2

11 7:30:33 Steve Loitz, Seattle, WA 89 62 M46 14:30.1

Womens 45-49

1 5:31:01 Celeste Langan, Oakland 46 9 F46 10:39.3

2 6:00:41 Rhonda Holden, Rocklin 63 17 F46 11:36.6

3 6:03:37 Kyong Martin, San Mateo 64 18 F48 11:42.2

4 6:18:01 Debra Mayhew, Morgan Hill 72 21 F49 12:10.0

5 6:30:18 Lorraine Gersitz, Fullerton 76 22 F49 12:33.8

6 6:41:16 Terry Grill, Nut Tree 81 24 F49 12:54.9

7 7:22:07 Terry Rhodes, Reno, NV 86 27 F47 14:13.8

Mens 50-54

1 4:55:50 Danny Dreyer, San Rafael 31 28 M53 9:31.3

2 4:58:41 Joe Schieffer, Oakland 32 29 M52 9:36.8

3 5:26:58 Ken Grebenstein, Corte Made 43 36 M50 10:31.4

4 5:40:54 Todd Hayes, San Jose 54 41 M53 10:58.4

5 5:47:02 Larry Grill, Nut Tree 57 44 M53 11:10.2

6 7:10:30 Carl Jacob, San Rafael 85 59 M50 13:51.4

7 7:32:01 Steve Jaber, Mill Valley 90 63 M51 14:32.9

Womens 50-54

1 5:57:12 Dee Dee Grafius, Modesto 61 15 F54 11:29.8

2 6:09:04 Hazel Wood, San Anselmo 67 19 F52 11:52.7

Mens 55-59

1 5:12:38 Roy L. Pirrung, Sheboygan, 39 33 M55 10:03.8

2 5:29:46 Robert Knox, Mill Valley 45 37 M57 10:36.8

3 6:08:41 Dan Martin, Boulder Creek 66 48 M55 11:52.0

4 6:14:39 Dave Kanners, Rochester, MI 71 51 M56 12:03.5

5 6:30:14 Clement Choy, Alamo 75 54 M56 12:33.6

6 6:38:27 Steve Ozer, Piermont, NY 79 56 M56 12:49.5

7 6:41:03 George Forman, Nicasio 80 57 M57 12:54.5

8 7:22:07 John Rhodes, Reno, NV 87 60 M55 14:13.8

Womens 55-59

1 7:38:44 Cassandra Johnson, Huntingt 92 29 F57 14:45.9

2 8:06:32 Barbara Elia, Modesto 93 30 F58 15:39.6

3 8:07:56 Pat Wellington, San Franci 94 31 F55 15:42.3

Mens 60-64

1 5:56:41 Ed Ayres, Manassas, VA 60 46 M61 11:28.8

2 8:56:10 Jon Uto, Mill Valley 98 66 M62 17:15.5

Womens 60-64

1 6:36:11 Eldrith Gosney, Fairfield 77 23 F62 12:45.1

Mens 65-69

1 8:27:05 Ron Vertees, Vallejo 95 64 M66 16:19.3

Mens 70-74

1 8:50:53 Richard Laine, San Carlos 97 65 M73 17:05.2

Womens 70-74

1 8:45:43 Katherine Beiers, Santa Cru 96 32 F71 16:55.3

Mens 75-79

1 9:18:44 Mike Tselentis, Napa 99 67 M76 17:59.0

Indicates MUT Members

Olander Park 100 Mile Run Results

The USA 100-Mile Road Championships were held in Sylvania, Ohio at Olander Park on a ~1-mi loop on 14 September at 10:00 am (mid-80's Fahrenheit). This was the first 100-mile USATF road championship for over a decade. Prize money distribution for men and women was as follows: 1st - $500, 2nd - $300, 3rd - $200, 4th - $175, 5th - $150.

Forty-two year old Tim Clement of Solon, Ohio ran 14:01:01 to win. Connie Gardner's winning time of 16:22:15 is a USA championship record, surpassing the 16:41:26 of Christine Gibbons from 1989. Her winning margin was one of the largest in championship history, as she finished more than 7 miles clear of runner-up Janet Runyan of Boulder, Colorado. Unheralded Lynda Hendricks-Dana of Tuscon, Arizona, took the bronze. Gardner (39) of Medina, Ohio, the 2002 USA 100km champion, ran unchallenged wire-to-wire. Complete results can be found at: www.americanultra.org/olander/olanderframeset.htm. Results of the USATF race follow.

MEN
1. Tim Clement, 42, Solon,OH, 14:01:01 $500
2. Joe Gaebler, 26, Boulder,CO, 14:25:25 $300
3. David Jones, 51, Eagleville,TN, 15:18:48 $200
4. Kent Towler, 42, Rock Island,IL, 15:39:01 $175
5. Kevin Setnes, 49, Eagle,WI, 15:45:59 $150
6. Stephen Godale, 34, Aurora,OH, 15:50:41
7. Mark Godale, 33, Aurora,OH, 15:58:22
8. Alex Swenson, 39, Oak Park,IL, 16:12:51
9. Chris Gibson, 50, Pittsburgh,PA, 17:20:45
10. David Corfman, 41, Cincinnati,OH, 17:46:08

WOMEN
1. Connie Gardner, 39, Medina,OH, 16:22:15+ $500
2. Janet Runyan, 44, Boulder,CO, 17:45:43 $300
3. Lynda Hendricks-Dana, 43, Tuscon,AZ, 19:40:44 $200
4. Kim Martin, 38, Medina,OH, 20:04:28 $175
5. Susan Hart, 37, Reserve,NM, 20:37:46 $150
+USA Championship Record

USATF AGE GROUP
MALES 40-44
1. Tim Clement (see above)
2. Kent Towler (see above)
3. David Corfman (see above)

MALES 45-49
1. Kevin Setnes (see above)
2. Scott Ludwig, 48, Peachtree City,GA, 18:23:17
3. Joe Winch, 47, Knoxville,IA, 22:14:54

MALES 50-54
1. David Jones (see above)
2. Chris Gibson (see above)
3. Thomas Green, 52, Columbia,MD, 20:12:43

MALES 55-59
1. Jeff Hagen, 56, Yakima,WA, 17:56:25
2. Frederick Davis III, 55, Cleveland Heights,OH, 21:28:48
3. Neil Weygandt, 56, Drexel Hill,PA, 24:21:40

MALES 60-64
1. Edward Rousseau, 63, Minneapolis,MN, 21:17:02

MALES 65-69 Time
1. Bruce Boyd, 65, Lakeville,CT, 19:56:55
2. Dieter Walz, 68, Portola Valley,CA, 23:00:32
3. Gaylon Dodson, 65, Trinity,AL, 25:23:22

FEMALES 40-44
1. Janet Runyan (see above)
2. Lynda Hendricks-Dana (see above)
3. Debra Horn, 44, Shaker Heights,OH, 21:34:41

FEMALES 45-49
1. Bonnie Busch, 45, Bettendorf,IA, 21:44:51
2. Mylinh Nguyen, 45, Milpitas,CA, 25:35:31

FEMALES 50-54
1. Debbie Jones, 52, Hazel Crest,IL, 21:52:44
2. Louise Mason, 50, Chicago,IL, 24:25:17
3. Rosemary Evans, 50, Flemingsburg,KY, 26:02:17
Indicates MUT Members

The 2004 World 100K is scheduled for Winschoten, The Netherlands. The 2004 WMRA Masters Championship will be held in Sauze d'Oulx, Italy will host the event on August 28. We should have a good field of masters in the WMRA Masters Mtn. Running champs in '04 as it is one week before the World Mountain Running Trophy in the same site - Sauze d'Oulx, Italy.

2003 100K World Challenge/WMA 100K/24-Hour World Challenge

100K World Challenge - The Mountain/Ultra/Trail (MUT) Council of USA Track & Field selected the USA 100Km Team to compete in the 2003 IAU 100km World Cup to be held November 16 in Tainan County, Taiwan. The United States has enjoyed good success at the World 100K event, highlighted by the World and American records set in 1995, at Winschoten, The Netherlands. Bronze medalist Tom Johnson's 6:30:11 American Record for the distance still stands today. Gold medalist Ann Trason set a then standing World mark of 7:00:48 in leading the USA women to a World Record Team effort (22:28:20).

In 2000, Dan Held placed fourth in 6:33 in leading the USA men to a second place silver medal, while the USA women captured the 3rd place bronze. In 2001 Rich Hanna surprised the World by racing to a second place silver in Cleder, France. Over the last decade, American teams have garnered a total of eight team medals and three individual medalists.

Kevin Setnes is the 100K Team Director and Lin Gentling and Nancy Hobbs are the 100K Team Leaders. The 12 team members are:

Men	Women
Charles Hubbard, Bloomington, MN Howard Nippert, Pembroke, VA Dusty Olsen, Duluth, MN Chad Ricklefs, Boulder, CO Bob Sweeney, Ryebrook, NY Alex Tilson, Burlingame, CA	Connie Gardner, Medina, OH Ann Heaslett, Madison, WI Nikki Kimball, Elizabethtown, NY Tania Pacev, Littleton, CO Jen Pfeifer, Sacramento, CA Anne Riddle, Asheville, NC
Alternate Men	Alternate Women
Mark Godale (1st alternate) Dan Verrington (2nd alternate) Jim Hage (3rd alternate)	Laura Nelson (1st alternate) Jenny Capel (2nd alternate) Danielle Cherniak (3rd alternate)

WMA 100K World Championships � MUT solicited for masters runners to form a team for the 2003 IAU (International Association of Ultrarunners) World Championship 100K Under the Patronage of IAAF (International Armature Athletics Federation) in Tainan, Taiwan is November 16, 2003. Nine runners responded with interest to the recruitment and Chuck DesJardins became the team leader. In this event, the US National 100K Team will compete against the 100K runners from around the world this event and for the first time since 1998 this race includes a race for individual masters age-group runners. All masters, who enter the race automatically race in the WMA 100K World Championship, a race that is a separate event run at the same time and location. For this event men�s 5-year age-groups start at age 40 and women�s start at age 35. US Masters ultrarunners interested in participating in the WMA 100K race may be able to travel and lodge with the US 100K National Team at their own expense.

USATF is unable to support masters ultrarunners participating in the 2003 WMA World Championship 100K, MUT encouraged interested masters ultrarunners to investigate other funding sources. Without sponsorship, masters ultrarunners competing in the race must fund their trip to the WMA 100K World Championship. Sponsorship could assist participating masters with entry fees, uniforms, travel, and lodging. The team has not been announced.

24-Hour World Championships � A US team will race in the 24-hour World Challenge held in Uden, Netherlands on October 11-12. The team is organized by the American Ultra Association and funded through sponsorships they obtained from Natural Ovens Bakery and Wigwam/ULTIMAX Socks who are supplying product, travel, and uniforms.

Three American men and three American women compose the American team. Five of the six team members are Masters athletes. The men include Masters John Geesler of NY, Roy Pirrung of WI, and open member Scott Eppelmann of TX. The women are: Sandy Powell of VA, Pam Reed of AZ, and Sue Olsen of MN. Each member is bringing one crew member at their own expense.

The team will meet in Amsterdam on October 9th and travel as a team to Oss, then by bus to the host city of Uden. A team doctor was selected and funded by the team. Dr. Andy Lovy will meet the team in Amsterdam and has been advising them on medical issues via emails.

2003 WMRA World Mountain Running Trophy

Suzy West will be competing for the US in the WMRA Masters Mtn. Running Championships September 27-28 in Germany. Suzy is a four-time member (1999 through 2002) of the US mountain Running Team.

Masters Bernie Boettcher, Tom Borschel, and Teva US mountain team junior manager Jeff Adams, will run the open race at the Worlds this year. Kari DiStefano, 44, is the only masters on the Teva US Mountain Running Team this year (her 3rd worlds team) and is also the 2002 USATF Masters Mountain Runner of the Year.

The World Mountain Running Trophy is sanctioned by the World Mountain Running Association (WMRA), the International Amateur Athletics Federation (IAAF), and USA Track & Field (the national governing body in the USA for track & field, long distance running and race walking). . 2003 was the first time the WMRT was held in the US and only the second time the event was held outside of Europe.

The Teva US Mountain Running Team had one of its best showings at the World Mountain Running Trophy (WMRT) on September 21-22 on Mt. Alyeska near Girdwood, AK. Both the US men�s and women�s teams turned in strong eighth-place finishes in the team standings, while several individuals shined in the IAAF-sanctioned world championship event that was plagued by a freak snow shower.

Highlighting the weekend was the eighth-place individual finish from 39-year old Anita Ortiz (Eagle, CO) amid a snowstorm in the senior women�s 7.7K race up and down 2,231-foot Mt. Alyeska on Saturday. The 2003 USA Mountain Running champion, finished the course in 42:33, more than a minute ahead of the course-record time she set on the same course on August 9th. Ortiz, the 2002 women�s USATF Mountain Runner of the Year, became the first US woman to crack the top 10 in a WMRT race and helped the U. women to their best ever finish (eighth) in the WMRT. Nikki Kimball of Elizabethtown, NY, ran a strong race and finished 24th in 44:04, while Kelli Lusk (Amherst, MA) rounded out the scoring in 39th place in 46:05. Masters runner Kari DiStefano (Telluride, CO) was the final member of the US team, placing 48^th in 49:04.

On the men�s side, Paul Low of Amherst, MA, was the top American runner in the senior men�s 11.5K race for the second year in a row. Low was the 2002 men�s USATF Mountain Runner of the Year.

Bill Raitter of Estes Park, CO (29th, 55:49) also ran strong for the US team, as did Eric Morse of Berlin, VT (60th, 58:26). Peter De La Cerda (61st, 58:31), and Simon Gutierrez (79th, 1:02:01), both of Alamosa, CO, started strong but struggled with leg cramps and slippery footing after the initial climb. Scott Gall of Waterloo, IA (78th, 1:01:58) also competed for the US team.

In Saturday�s 4.2K junior women�s race Maggie McManigal (Colorado Springs, CO), Jessica Pitzer (Nederland, CO) and Erika Ross (Colorado Springs, CO) were the top US runners, finishing 30th, 32nd and 33rd, respectively. Andrew Payton (Woodland Park, Colo., 35th place), Eduardo Pasko (Colorado Springs, CO, 38th), Rory Egelus (Anchorage, AK, 40th) and Brett Wilson (Loveland, CO, 47th place) competed in the 7.7K men's junior race for the US.

Of the outstanding US performance USATF MUT Chair Nancy Hobbs says, "It has been a delight to watch our women's team mature since our first trophy in 1995 where we finished at the bottom of the team standings to consistent top ten finishes including our solid eight place this year."

The 2003 Teva US Mountain Running Team was chosen through a series of selection races and by the USA Track & Field MUTl Running Council. Sponsors of this year's team include Teva and SpecialOps Nutrition. Visit www.wmrt2003.org for complete results and more information about the WMRT.

MUT Council Members

MUT expanded its membership in 2003 for more balance among our disciplines and geographical regions. MUT members are:

Member (ST) Responsibility	Contact Info	Member Since
Ultra Representatives
Janice Anderson (GA) Championship Coordinator Championship Rep - East Womens LDR	jslug@mindspring.com (770) 794-9537	1998
Theresa Daus-Weber (CO) Publications Editor Championship Rep - Central Masters LDR	tdaus-weber@earthlink.net (303)973-7579	1999
Lorraine Gersitz (CA) Awards and Website Coordinator Championship Rep - West Womens LDR (see also Trail)	bruceandlo@earthlink.net (714) 526-5340 or (562) 860-2451 ext 2414	1998
Tom Johnson (CA) At-Large	tjohnson@tca-us.com (916) 652-8686	1998
Ed Parrot (CA) At-Large	edndana@earthlik.net (916) 608-8982	2003
Roy Pirrung (WI) Vice Chair Masters LDR	ultraone@charter.net (920) 458-8870	2001
Kevin Setnes (WI) 100K Team Coordinator Mens LDR	KSetnes@aol.com (414) 495-3229	1998
Mountain Representatives
Richard Bolt (NH) Mountain Team Mngr - Men Mens LDR	rbolt@emersonecologics.com (603) 656-977	2003
Julie Bryant (NY) Womens LDR	jbryan@onewest.net (307) 773-7970	2003
Scott Creel (MT) Masters LDR	screel@gemini.oscs.montana.edu (406) 522-7748	2003
Simon Gutierrez (CO) At-Large	simonbgutierrez@yahoo.com (719) 587-3355	2003
Nancy Hobbs (CO) Chair Mountain Team Mngr - Women Womens LDR	trlrunner@aol.com (719) 573-4405	1998
Nikki Kimball (NY) At-Large	nikkikimball@yahoo.com (518) 873-2449	2003
Trail Representatives
Brian Metzler (CO) Mens LDR	trailedit@aol.com (303) 546-6613	2001
Lorraine Gersitz (CA) Awards and Website Coordinator Championship Rep - West Womens LDR	bruceandlo@earthlink.net (714) 526-5340 or (562) 860-2451 ext 2414	1998
Ian Seecof (IN) Masters LDR	ianms@iquest.net (317) 835-0161	2003

MUT Runners and Contributors of the Year

For their outstanding performances in 2002 in the sport of ultradistance running, MUT selected the following athletes as the men�s and women�s ultrarunners of the year in open and master�s categories. These athletes were presented awards at the Hyatt Regency in Kansas City, Missouri during the breakfast awards banquet at the USATF Annual Convention on Saturday, December 7, 2002.

Chad Ricklefs - (35, CO) Ricklefs is the 2002 USATF 100K National Road Champion taking the title at the Edmund Fitzgerald 100K in October. He also won the JFK 50 Mile, America�s largest ultra race, late in November 2001. Ricklefs showed his speed and versatility by setting a course record at the high-altitude Leadville Trail 100-mile race in Colorado in August. For these outstanding performances, Ricklefs is awarded the Ted Corbitt Award.

Ann Heaslett - (38, WI) Heaslett wass selected for the Ruth Anderson Award for earning two National Championship titles in 2002 at the White River 50 Mile Trail Championship and the Olander Park 24-Hour Championship. She contributed to a team medal at the 100K World Cup, and delivering other fine performances at a variety of distances and terrain.

Roy Pirrung (54, WI) � For his consistent 1st place finishes in the 50 to 54 age-group at three USATF Ultra Championships in the 2002 qualifying period and his first place age-group titles at other significant ultraraces, Pirrung was selected as the Men�s Master�s Ultrarunner of the Year.

Ann Trason � (41, CA) Trason, a seven-time winner of the USATF Ultrarunner of the Year Award completed another truly outstanding year of racing ultra distances in 2002. Trason�s six course records at distances from 50K to 100 miles demonstrate that her tremendous talent continues as she competes as a master�s runner as she consistently wins overall.

Considered for their World and American Record performances in the master�s age-group category 75 to 79 were Californians Helen Klein and Ray Piva. In the year 2002, 79-year old Klein ran a 50K World Record and a 50-mile American Record among her seven other ultraraces. Seventy-six-year old Piva set a World and American Record at 100 miles (23:01:56) within his World Record 24-Hour performance of 102.5 miles at the USATF 24-Hour National Championship in Ohio in September. Piva also claimed a World and American Record at 12 hours, 50K, 50 miles, and 100K.

MUT members vote on the ultrarunners of the year from a list of nominees who have run exemplary performances at USATF National Ultra Championships, World Challenge 100K, and other significant races. MUT members are appointed by USATF Men's, Women's, and Master's Long Distance Running Committee Chairs since the group was established in 1998 to assist USA Track and Field with the sports of mountain, ultra, and trail running.

For the first time masters athletes were honored in the mountain running discipline and open athletes received the Mountian Runner of the Year award for the 4^th time. The 2002 USATF Mountain Runner of the Year award recipients in the open category are Paul Low, Amherst, MA and Anita Ortiz, Eagle, CO and Craig Fram, Plaistow, NH and Kari DiStefano, Telluride, CO in the masters category. These runners were selected by MUT for their top results in US mountain/trail competitions and international competitions during 2002, current USATF membership, and for serving as an ambassador for the sport.

Paul Low, 28, Amherst, MA was a member of the Teva US Mountain Running Team earning his spot on the team with a second-place finish at the Vail Hill Climb (Central regional selection race) and a fourth-place finish at the Mt Washington Hill Climb (East regional selection race). Low was the top US finisher at international events including the World Mountain Running Trophy in Innsbruck, Austria (32^nd overall), the WMRA Grand Prix race in Susa, Italy, and Sierre-Zinal Mountain Race in Sierre, Switzerland. Additional top finishes in 2002 included a win at Colorado's Barr Trail Mountain Race, a course record-win at the 7-Sisters Mountain Race in Massachusetts, third place at Pack Monadnock (third race in the USATF New England mountain circuit), and fourth place in the USATF New England 10K Championships (30:41). Low was also a US team member in 1999 and 2000 (second and fifth US finisher respectively). Low was born and raised in Mount Pleasant, Michigan where he graduated from Central Michigan University in 1999 with a B.S. in Biology and Geology. He is a graduate student at UMass Amherst in Geoscience studying igneous petrology and tectonics and represents the Central Massachusetts Striders.

Anita Ortiz, 38, Eagle, CO was virtually unbeatable in the mountains in 2002. Ortiz traveled to all three of the mountain running team selection races winning both the Vail Hill Climb and Wolverine Hill Climb and finishing second at Mount Washington (first US finisher) to earn her spot on the Teva US Mountain Running Team. Her exceptional 11^th place finish at the World Mountain Running Trophy was the best finish by a US woman since 1995, the first year the US sent a women's team to the Worlds. Ortiz was the North American Snowshoe Champion and US National Snowshoe Champion in 2002. She is a graduate of Colorado State University and received her Master in Education at Florida State with an impressive 4.0 average. Ortiz teaches kindergarten at Eagle Valley Elementary and has four children all under the age of 10.

Craig Fram, 44, Plaistow, NH , is among the top master runners in the country on the track, on the road, and in the mountains. In 2002 Fram won the masters divisions at Mount Washington (third overall), and at the Wachusett Mountain Race (second overall) with a time ranking as the third fastest ever run at Wachusett. Fram's overall victory at Pack Monadnock, the third USATF NE Mountain circuit race, was exceptional as he beat 2002 Teva US Mountain Running Team members Paul Low, Richard Bolt, Eric Morse, and Dave Dunham. Fram was a member of the 1995 US Mountain Running Team, but declined a berth on the 2002 Teva US Mountain Running Team due to work-related travel commitments. He may try for a spot on the 2003 Teva US Mountain Running Team. "I like to run 2 or 3 of the USATF NE circuit races," noted Fram, "They make a nice switch from road racing and can be an extreme challenge." Presently Fram has his sites set on bettering the 5,000 meter indoor track record and his own US record for 3,000 meters (8:32.5). Fram is the Managing Director of Product Development for Puma.

Kari DiStefano, 43, Telluride, CO, 2001�s USATF Mountain Runner of the Year, earned a spot on the Teva US Mountain Running Team after her second-place finish at the Vail Hill Climb and was the third US finisher at the World Mountain Running Trophy. The week after the Trophy Race DiStefano earned a silver medal in the 40-44 year age division at the second annual WMRA World Masters Mountain Running Championships shaving more than one minute off her finish time from the week before (same course). DiStefano was victorious in the inaugural running of the Telluride 360 Hill Climb edging out former US Mountain Running Team members Lisa Goldsmith (1997) and Rene Frazee (2000). Equally impressive on the roads, Distefano set the course record in the hilly Rim Rock 37KM in November2001 with a time of 2:28:07. DiStefano has three children and works as a mapper for San Miguel County.

MUT Runner Recognition

Ultra-distance running star Roy Pirrung of Sheboygan, WI celebrated his 55^th by setting three new American age-group records this July 12^th and 13th at the Sri Chimnoy 48-/24-Hour Self-Transcendence Race, in K�ln, Germany including 12-hour (77.75 mi/125,134 km), 24-hour (137.69 mi/221.605 km) and 100-mile (16:10:20) records.

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