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Catherine's Fat Ass 26.6 Miler 1999 Results
August 7, 1999
Southern Massanutten Mountains outside New Market, Virginia
Temperatures: mid-60's at start, to upper 80's by the end
Altitude change: 6600 of gain, 6600 of loss
Terrain: half mountain trails, half gravel roads.
Course: figure eight design
1. Courtney Campbell 4:16
2. John Hayward 4:42
3. Scott Mills 4:56
Joe Clapper 4:56
5. Dennis Herr 5:07
6. Russ Evans 5:11
7. Tom Rogers 5:29
Joe Galope 5:29
9. Bob Gaylord 5:45
10. Mike Walsh 5:46
11. Tom Trask 5:58
12. Wayne Lapham 5:59
13. Bill Wandell 6:06
14. Noelle Olson ------
15. Anstr Davidson 6:28
16. Patti Harden 6:29
17. Roger Allison 6:48
Kat Stone 6:48
18. Bob Sitler 7:07
19. Graham Zollman 7:19
20. Carolyn Gernand 8:19
25 starters.
The morning started with a clear sky and low summer temperatures at the
Highway 211 Visitor Center in the Massanutten Mountains. Twenty three
runners assembled for the Catherine's Fat Ass 26 Miler -- hosted by the
Virginia Happy Trails Running Club. The group gathered a pre-run photo,
then took off down the trail towards the Bird Knob assent. Two more
runners joined the run a few minutes later. They were rewarded for the
long rocky climb the Knob with a spectacular view of western Virginia.
Then they headed south on a mountain trail for several more miles, ran the
long downhill road section to Pitt Spring, and hustled up another road to
the beautiful, wet, and mossy Yellow Trail. The leader throughout the run
was Courtney Campbell. He reported seeing a bear on the Yellow Trail, and
though it held him up for about five minutes, he still had a 23 minute lead
on the second place runner by the return to Pitt Spring.
The runners had to pass Pitt Spring twice before making the assent up the
Purple Trail, the return to Bird Knob, and the Visitor Center. The Purple
Trail starts off with a little flat section, but within a short time starts
going uphill at a deceptively slight angle. It gets even steeper as it
finally peaks and makes a climb over a ridge line. And though there is a
great view, the trail itself is evil in the way it wears the runner down.
Although the race was organized with a casual Fat Ass philosophy, the CFA
runners had selectively marked trails to make sure no one got lost. There
were maps available, though most had brought their own. There were two
lightly stocked aid stations, though with plenty of water. And we had
volunteers out on the course, as well as waiting at the start/finish with
some refreshments.
We look forward to hosting a full race next year with more fanfare,
entrants awards, and prizes on the first full weekend in August. Hope to
see you there.
Peyton Robinson and Jeff Reed -- CFA organizers
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