New England Mountain Running Series and Athletes

May 8, 2003

The start of the 8th Annual USATF-NE Mountain Running Series is fast
approaching and New England's top mountain runners are training hard to be
in shape for a long season of racing.  The schedule for the USATF-NE
Mountain Running Series is:

May 24 - Mt. Wachucett - 4.3 miles - Princeton, MA
May 31 - Mt. Kearsarge - 8.5 miles - Warner, NH
June 1 - Pack Monadnock - 10 miles - Wilton, NH
June 7 - Northfield Mountain (New England Mountain Championships) - 8.2
miles - Northfield, MA
June 28 - Mt. Ascutney - 3.5 miles - Windsor, VT
For more info go to: http://www.usatfne.org/trail/

The following New England athletes are members of the Teva US Mountain
Running Team and will be competing in many of the events mentioned in this
email:

Dave Dunham - Bradford, MA (formerly of Londonderry, NH)
Richard Bolt - Manchester, NH
Dan Verrington - Bradford, MA
Paul Low - Amherst, MA
Eric Morse - Montpelier, VT
Suzy West - Brattleboro, VT
For more info on these athletes go to:
http://www.usatfne.org/trail/athleteProfiles.html

Also look for the 43rd annual Mt. Washington Road Race on June 21 in Pinkham
Notch, NH to be the most competitive mountain race in the United States.
Mt. Washington regularly attracts most of the top American mountain runners
as well as elite athletes from outside the US.  For more info go to:
http://www.gsrs.com/mwrr/

On July 6 the 25th annual Vail Hill Climb in Vail, CO will be the 2003 US
Mountain Running National Championships.
http://www.vailrec.com/adult/running_races/mountain-haus.html

On August 9 the Alyeska Mountain Race in Girdwood, AK will be a qualifier
for the 2003 Teva US Mountain Running Team and will be run on the same
course as the World Championships.
http://www.wmrt2003.org/qualifier.htm

In September of this year many of New England's top mountain runners will be
competing in the World Mountain Running Championships in Anchorage, AK.
This is the first time in the 19 year history of the Championship that the
races will be held in North America.  For more info go to:
http://www.wmrt2003.org/home.htm

For more information on USA Track & Field go to: http://www.usatf.org/

Richard Bolt
Men's Mountain Team Manager
Teva US Mountain Running Team
43 Salisbury St.
Manchester, NH 03104
603-627-7213


For additional information contact: 

Richard Bolt at rbolt@emersonecologics.com

Or, visit the websites listed below:

USATF New England Mountain Running Championships: www.usatfne.com
Teva Spring Run off and the Vail Hill Climb: www.vailrec.com
Alyeska Mountain Run: www.alaskamountainrunners.org
World Mountain Running Trophy: www.eaa-athletics.ch/wmra
USATF: www.usatf.org

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