2010 Race photos

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Possible course change

I just spoke to my contact at Northfield. They had to drain the reservoir and due to some error they messed up the outflow pipes. This means that dump trucks are currently running up/down the road (at high speeds) 7 days per week until they fix the outflow pipes. There is a possibility that they will be finished by next weekend but not 100%. I'm going to work out a new course that would be run entirely on the south side of the mountain. We can cross the road high up, which means we can go to the summit but can't cross lower down. The major change (besides moving the course) would be that I may not be able to have a water-stop on the summit. A couple of things work in our favor if this happens. 1. Three weeks earlier in the season than previous years, so may be cooler. 2. Somewhat shorter course if we run on the south side.

I encouraging people to carry their own water due to unforseen construction at the mountain if you are not comfortable running 10K without water.

10.3 km course description

Northfield Mountain 10.3K Trail race

Start to 1K – From the Visitors center head north on the wide grass trail for the first 400m, crossing the road at 400m. Continue on the wide grass trail to 800m through open fields. From 800m to 1,000m the trail is wide dirt in the forest. The 1K mark is just after the first trail junction in the woods. The first Kilometer climbs 90’ and drops just once (15’).

1K to 2K – From the one Kilometer mark continue East on the dirt forest trail which bears South to the 1500m mark. The race course continues turning East on the wide grass trail under the power line. This Kilometer climbs 110’ with no measurable drops. The 2K mark is just after the small snowshoe trail on the right.

2K to 3K – Continue from the 2K mark 200m further on the power line trail then bear right into the woods on a wide dirt forest trail. The 3K mark is 150m after the second major trail junction. There is one slight 20’ dip at 2.5K; otherwise this Kilometer climbs for a total of 150’.

3K to 4K – Continue climbing on the forest trail, and turn South at 3.5K. Continue to climb to the 4K mark which is 250m before the road crossing. There is one slight down hill at 3.6K, otherwise this is the toughest Kilometer with 325’ of climb.

4K to 5K – The wide forest trail begins to bear west and continues Westerly to the 5K mark which is 100m before the minor trail junction (which leads to the summit road). This Kilometer has two down hills one minor drop at 4K of 20’ and another from 4.5 to 4.8 K where it drops 85’. Other than the two down hills, the course climbs steadily for at total of 180’.

5K to 6K – After 5K the trail begins to turn south and has two small drops of 15’ and 2 small climbs of 15’. The course turns East at 5.7K and climbs the final 300m, crossing the summit road and heading to the viewing platform. It climbs 200’ to 5.9K. The final 100m to the viewing platform drops 35’. The 6K mark is at the viewing platform overlooking the man-made lake on the summit of Northfield Mountain. A water stop will be available at the viewing platform.

6K to 7K – The runners retrace their steps for 300m, going West over the summit road and down the forest trail. At 6.3K they turn South on the wide grassy forest trail. The course bears Southwest and forks left. This Kilometer is mostly downhill with a short climb of 35’ from the viewing platform to the road and another 10’ climb 700m later. The total downhill running for this Kilometer is 115’. ; The 7K mark is at the minor trail junction just after branching to the Southwest.

7K to 8K – Continue Southwest with a major Western bend at 7.8K. The trail is wide and grassy and there are a few rolling hills despite an overall downhill run. 8K is 150m before the major trail junction. There are four small up hills of 15’ each spread out evenly through this Kilometer. The last 300m features a steep 120’ downhill. The total for this Kilometer is 285’ of descending.

8K to 9K – The race continues West on the forest trail, turning North @ 8.5k on the wide grassy power line trail. 9K is located at the stream crossing, 250m after the major trail junction. This Kilometer is all downhill, steadily dropping for a total of 330’.

9K to 10K – This entire kilometer is a straight run north down the power line on a wide grass trail. There are three up hills mixed in this predominately down hill Kilometer. The first two are “bumps” of 10’ and the final one is a tough uphill climb of 30’ starting at 9.8K. The 10K mark is at the end of the power line section, just prior to turning west. The total for this Kilometer is 160’ of down hill running.

10K to 10.3K – The final 300m of the race heads West down the wide grass trail and then turns north for the final 100m. The finish is located in the field behind the visitor’s center, which is the same location as the start. The 200m downhill drops 115’ and the final 100m is flat.

Directions using the park map:
Start: Facing North with the pond on your right and the visitors center on the left.
North on Tooleybush, crossing Reservoir road at #5
Continue North on Rattlebone past C, then East past G, and F
Continue East on Tooleybush turnpike past #20, 28, 39, 40
Into the “Chute” – a one Kilometer stretch that averages 11.5% grade.
Curve South on Tooleybush
Cross Reservoir road at R3 (approx. 5K)
Continue South on Tooleybush to #32
At #32 head east to the Summit
Continue East to the Overlook
Turn at the overlook and return West to #32
Continue South on Tooleybush to #31
At #31 Bear South/West onto 10th Mountain
Continue on 10th Mountain past #27 and#24
Continue North on 10th Mountain past #6A and #3
Turn West (down the hill) on the main trail just after #3
Finish at the visitors center (between the visitors center and the pond).

The total climb/descent for the race is 1,240’.

2009 Northfield trail race

Place	Time	Name		Age	Sx	Team
1	0:36:26	Josh	Ferenc	27	M	BAA
2	0:37:05	Justin	Fyffe	29	M	CMS
3	0:37:10	Andy	McCarron	26	M	CMS
4	0:37:35	Eric	Morse	44	M	CMS
5	0:37:38	Greg	Ward	37	M	CMS
6	0:38:45	Greg	Hammett	31	M	CMS
7	0:38:50	Todd	Callaghan	39	M	GCS
8	0:38:59	Jim	Pawlicki	34	M	CMS
9	0:39:15	Tim	Mahoney	29	M	CMS
10	0:39:30	Dave	Dunham	45	M	CMS
11	0:39:50	Allan	Serrano	41	M
12	0:40:32	Tim	Van Orden	41	M	CMS/Running Raw
13	0:40:49	Thomas	Brown	23	M
14	0:41:05	Allan	Ladd	50	M
15	0:41:16	Donald	Pacher	37	M
16	0:41:17	Ross	Smith	26	M	NEOC
17	0:41:34	Bryan	Johnston	29	M	Endurance
18	0:41:57	Martin	Tighe	51	M	TNT
19	0:42:19	Brian	McNeiece	37	M	NRA
20	0:42:43	Michael	Menard	42	M	Running Raw
21	0:42:55	Jeremy	Huckins	26	M	CMS
22	0:43:14	James	Corothors	37	M
23	0:43:21	Richard	Larsen	57	M	SMAC
24	0:43:42	Abby	Mahoney	31	F	CMS
25	0:43:42	Brian	Betournay	27	M	CAA
26	0:43:44	Michael	Robinson	16	M	GDTC
27	0:44:03	Stanislav	Trufanov	30	M	TARC
28	0:44:13	Kevin	Pascoe	44	M	Lone Ranger
29	0:44:22	Todd	Brown	45	M	NMC
30	0:44:25	Paul	Bazanchuk	54	M	WMM
31	0:44:51	Chris	Deming	42	M
32	0:45:26	Bob	Sharkey	57	M
33	0:45:29	Eric	Furland	34	M
34	0:45:32	Jim	Preite	45	M	WMAC
35	0:45:38	Michael	Hoberman	44	M
36	0:45:50	Michael	Townsley	40	M	SMAC
37	0:46:07	Kurt	Gustafson	24	M
38	0:46:14	Dan	Poliquin	42	M	RR
39	0:46:18	Samantha	Saeger	26	F	NEOC
40	0:46:47	Erik	Wight	49	M	WMAC
41	0:46:49	Clint	Joslyn	35	M
42	0:46:58	Bob	Gillis	54	M	Team Gloucester
43	0:47:01	Jason	Bui	28	M	Massoles
44	0:47:01	Tony	Kopecky	40	M
45	0:47:03	John	Agosto	44	M	WMAC
46	0:47:32	Tom	Varick	44	M	GDTC
47	0:47:43	Jim	Robinson	51	M	GDTC
48	0:47:50	Mike	St Hillaire	37	M
49	0:48:00	Jeff	Gould	44	M	NMC
50	0:48:11	Rick	Scott	55	M	SMAC
51	0:48:20	Andrew	Schneider	33	M	SRR
52	0:48:38	James	Porter	35	M	AA
53	0:48:39	Jeffrey	Saeger	59	M	NEOC
54	0:49:02	Kathy	Lynch	47	F	GSH
55	0:49:18	Chris	Corradino	36	M	EORC
56	0:49:20	Andrew	Sheldon	38	M	WMAC
57	0:49:28	Dawn	Roberts	37	F	GSH
58	0:49:28	Jeff	Reynolds	41	M
59	0:49:32	Curtis	Morris	39	M	FTC
60	0:49:35	Don	Slovenkai	53	M	NMC
61	0:49:42	Matthew	Soroka	32	M
62	0:50:04	Gary	Jewett	42	M	Team Gloucester
63	0:50:05	Richard	Clark	55	M	GSH
64	0:50:15	Christopher	Spiker	17	M
65	0:50:20	Kathy	Hurst	39	F
66	0:50:39	Edward	Alibozek	46	M	WMAC
67	0:50:53	Karen	Encarnacion	43	F
68	0:50:58	Paul	Serafini	41	M	SW/GFRC/CMS
69	0:50:59	Bruce	Leshine	48	M	Mass Dash
70	0:51:02	Bob	Mulvaney	56	M	GCS
71	0:51:02	Rich	Miller	58	M
72	0:51:06	Ned	James	54	M	SMAC
73	0:51:11	Darren	Faccilonga	38	M
74	0:51:16	Stan	Kolpa	57	M	GSH
75	0:51:18	Curt	Pandiscio	48	M
76	0:51:28	Ken	Goodin	54	M
77	0:51:29	Michael	Rosa	30	M
78	0:51:31	Dave	LaPierre	45	M	CMS
79	0:51:34	Dave	Geary	43	M	Team Gloucester
80	0:51:39	Mike	McKenna	42	M	CCRR
81	0:51:42	Mark	Asaro	53	M	Team Gloucester
82	0:51:43	Peter	Gagarin	64	M	SMAC
83	0:51:50	Sarah	Dolven	37	F
84	0:51:55	Garrett	Lemek	48	M
85	0:52:03	Lisa	Doucett	53	F	CSU
86	0:52:06	Robert	Hunter	29	M
87	0:52:21	Robert	Thomas	49	M	CMS
88	0:52:40	Mark	Sarno	28	M
89	0:53:07	John	Martin	57	M
90	0:53:23	David	Laporte	44	M	Silk City
91	0:53:24	Kathrin	Midgley	35	F
92	0:53:25	Charlie	Miller	29	M
93	0:53:30	Paul	Hadley	45	M	GCS
94	0:53:35	Dane	LeBlanc	51	M	Massoles
95	0:53:59	Anthony	Park	44	M
96	0:54:09	Peter	Orni	66	M	NMC
97	0:54:17	Thomas	Parker	41	M	WMAC
98	0:54:22	Richard	Stockdale	58	M	GCS
99	0:54:27	Susanne	Torabi	47	F
100	0:54:42	John	Miller	51	M
101	0:54:44	Arthur	Bellerive	44	M
102	0:54:48	John	Mulroy	53	M	Mystic
103	0:54:53	Frannie	Graves	43	F
104	0:54:56	Elizabeth	Soroka	31	F
105	0:55:07	Benjamin	Nosek	33	M
106	0:55:08	Sarah	Chapin	36	F
107	0:55:09	Jen	Dodge	38	F	Mystic
108	0:55:10	Doug	Cummings	47	M
109	0:55:12	Tate	Weatherbie	31	M	CRR
110	0:55:09	Hank	Midgley	39	M
111	0:55:20	Dawn	Heinrich	47	F	WMM
112	0:55:22	John	Peabody	54	M	TNT
113	0:55:25	Sarah	Dandiscio	18	F
114	0:55:32	Richard	St Hillaire	58	M	Mystic
115	0:55:42	George	Gilder	69	M
116	0:55:47	Heather	Arsenault	31	F	CMS
117	0:55:56	Jan	Haemhouts	18	M
118	0:56:00	Don	Perkins	42	M
119	0:56:03	Michelle	Roy	39	F	USATF
120	0:56:12	Tod	Kenney	51	M
121	0:56:20	Ian	Fownes	42	M
122	0:56:33	Dale Bob	Eckert	53	M	WCRC
123	0:56:37	Gene	Fahey	61	M
124	0:56:48	Kevin	Zelecheski	33	M	Team Extreme
125	0:56:47	Joseph	Koral	37	M
126	0:56:50	Deb	Willard-Parker	48	F	NMC
127	0:56:56	Bob	Authier	41	M	GSH
128	0:57:03	Craig	Fraley	30	M
129	0:57:08	Angella	Joslyn	37	F
130	0:57:18	Walter	Kuklinski	60	M	CMS
131	0:57:39	Dan	Scotina	54	M	WMAC
132	0:57:42	Eric	Matta	27	M
133	0:57:47	Mark	Jackson	45	M	NMC
134	0:57:54	Langston	Sorensen-Hoberman	14	M
135	0:58:10	Donald	Hogardt	62	M	HH striders
136	0:58:12	John	Peck	44	M
137	0:58:13	Dick	Miller	55	M	GCS
138	0:58:14	Margaret	Donnelly	41	F
139	0:58:31	Daniel	Dempsey	37	M
140	0:58:33	Jeffrey	Agli	38	M
141	0:58:40	Dawn	Striker	45	F	SMAC
142	0:58:52	Tom	Shields	47	M	SMAC
143	0:59:00	Bill	Howard	60	M
144	0:59:01	Lin	Varnum	35	F
145	0:59:12	Kate	Naples	41	F	GCS
146	0:59:19	Steve	Vaitones	53	M	SRR
147	0:59:32	Pat	Hurst	41	M
148	0:59:49	Alan	Cabot	54	M
149	1:00:11	George	Kocur	57	M	CSU
150	1:00:20	Ted	Ridout	66	M	GFRC
151	1:00:24	James	Miller	62	M
152	1:00:32	Haley	Heinrich	16	F	WMM
153	1:00:41	Paul	Grant	61	M	CSU
154	1:00:45	Kristen	Elenko	33	F
155	1:00:50	Bob	Worsham	63	M	WMAC
156	1:01:26	Pamela	Behrens	49	F	Mass Dash
157	1:01:47	Eric	Smith	49	M
158	1:01:53	Mike	Wieloch	45	M
159	1:02:05	Erika	Heilig	39	F
160	1:02:24	Michael	Gralenski	50	M
161	1:02:37	Michael	Gonnerman	66	M	HH striders
162	1:02:38	Bob	Massaro	65	M
163	1:02:46	David	Lorenz	56	M
164	1:03:08	Robert	Ludwig	68	M	GCS
165	1:03:02	Mike	Duffy	57	M
166	1:03:31	William	Harned	59	M
167	1:03:33	Jodi	McIntyre	41	F	SMAC
168	1:03:34	John	Barrett	45	M
169	1:03:36	Noreen	Cohen	54	F	GCS
170	1:03:56	Emer	O'Donoghue	47	F	Waltham TC
171	1:04:01	Jen	Parker	31	F
172	1:04:22	Jack	Raycroft	51	M
173	1:04:24	Tina	Pienta	45	F
174	1:04:39	Victoria	Swana	33	F
175	1:04:40	Anthony	Swana	41	M
176	1:04:41	Denis	Claveloux	54	M	Massoles
177	1:04:43	Suzanne	Welch	56	F	SMAC
178	1:04:56	Fred	Ross III	62	M	CSU
179	1:05:09	Richard	MacDonald	59	M	GCS
180	1:06:11	Laura	Clark	62	F	WMAC
181	1:06:15	Jenny	Gossett	25	F	L-Street
182	1:06:20	Jeff	Richardson	53	M
183	1:06:24	Hanne	Heinrich	14	F	WMM
184	1:06:28	Richard	Mellor	58	M
185	1:06:42	Kim	Brown	37	F	WMAC
186	1:06:46	Emily	Trespas	38	F	Trail Pixie
187	1:07:01	Julie	Omara	37	F
188	1:07:26	Skip	Cleaver	64	M	GCS
189	1:07:38	Jose	Viveiros	48	M	Melrose RC
190	1:08:15	Dan	Solomon	56	M	SRR
191	1:08:48	Carl	Cignoni	58	M	Berkshire TNSC
192	1:08:59	Katrina	Wilson	42	F
193	1:09:05	Jackie	St Hillaire	58	F	Mystic
194	1:09:14	Marge	Heck	56	F	Mystic
195	1:09:38	Richard	Collette	58	M
196	1:09:44	Chris	Harrison	56	M	L-Street
197	1:10:06	Raymond	Boutotte	63	M	NMC
198	1:10:09	Laurel	Shortell	43	F	WMAC
199	1:11:26	Karlene	Normandin	54	F
200	1:11:41	Claire	Rosa	24	F
201	1:11:46	Dave	Jefska	53	M	NSS
202	1:11:51	David	Boles	62	M
203	1:11:59	Mary Lou	White	53	F	Silk City
204	1:13:49	Dick	Hoch	68	M	WMAC
205	1:14:45	Cynthia	Hendrickson	54	F
206	1:15:21	John	Salcius	66	M	Silk City
207	1:16:10	Jessica	Pion	34	F
208	1:16:18	Gregory	Carson	48	M
209	1:17:45	Konrad	Karolczuk	56	M	WMAC
210	1:18:40	Dale	Granger-Eckert	56	F	WCRC
211	1:19:18	Melissa	McDevitt	41	F	RR
212	1:22:24	Angel	Green	31	F
213	1:22:44	John	Parker	77	M	NE65+
214	1:25:09	Walter	Kolodzinski	66	M	EORC
215	1:28:28	Ken	Skier	55	M	Mystic
216	1:35:59	Peter	Watson	70	M	Team Gloucester