Manitou's Revenge Ultramarathon
and Relay
The start gun will sound for the first annual Manitou’s Revenge Ultramarathon and Relay at 5am Saturday June 22.
It is a 56 mile grueling run through the Catskills beginning in Windham, N.Y. on the northern Black Dome Trail and then mostly following the Long Path from Acra Point all the way to downtown Phoenicia, N.Y.
Some of the best trail runners in the country will be participating according to Dick Vincent, founder/director Escarpment Trail Run, and co- organizer of Manitou’s Revenge
“The footing is rocky and technical,” Vincent said “especially in the first and last thirds”. Vincent estimates there will be 35,000 feet of elevation change throughout the race; that’s the equivalent of running up and down the Empire State Building 17 times.
The quick time for this race is estimated to be 11 hours but the organizers say that runners should expect this race to take longer than the average 50 miler. That’s why 24 hours is the max time for the race.
Check back on Saturday for pics, results, and interviews with runners.
...Peak Magazine
It is a 56 mile grueling run through the Catskills beginning in Windham, N.Y. on the northern Black Dome Trail and then mostly following the Long Path from Acra Point all the way to downtown Phoenicia, N.Y.
Some of the best trail runners in the country will be participating according to Dick Vincent, founder/director Escarpment Trail Run, and co- organizer of Manitou’s Revenge
“The footing is rocky and technical,” Vincent said “especially in the first and last thirds”. Vincent estimates there will be 35,000 feet of elevation change throughout the race; that’s the equivalent of running up and down the Empire State Building 17 times.
The quick time for this race is estimated to be 11 hours but the organizers say that runners should expect this race to take longer than the average 50 miler. That’s why 24 hours is the max time for the race.
Check back on Saturday for pics, results, and interviews with runners.
...Peak Magazine
Manitou's Revenge Ultra Marathon
MANITOU, ALGONQUIN GOD, HAD HIS REVENGE TODAY ON THE RUNNERS OF THE FIRST ANNUAL MANITOU’S REVENGE. THE 56 MILE TRAIL RUN STARTED AT 5 AM SATURDAY MORNING. THE FIRST RUNNER OVER THE FINISH TOOK 11 HOURS, 51 MINUTES AND 35 SECONDS TO FINISH.
DENNIS MIKHAYLOR, OF NYC, PASSED THE FIRE TOWER ON TOP OF MT. TREMPER AT 4:30 EXACTLY LOOKING AS IF HE WERE ON MILE 5 NOT MILE 50.
THERE WAS A FOOT RACE NEAR SLIVER HALLOW BETWEEN MIKHAYLOR AND RYAN WELLS, SECOND RUNNER IN WITH A TIME OF 12:11:45, ACCORDING TO WELLS. SOMETHING THAT RARELY HAPPENS IN ULTRAS.
“THE DEVIL’S PATH BLEW MY MIND,” WELLS SAID. “IT WAS DEMORALIZING”. BUT IN THE END HE WAS “REALLY HAPPY” WITH HIS PERFORMANCE.
WELLS IS A NEW HAMPSHIRE NATIVE AND THIS IS HIS FIRST RUN IN THE CATSKILLS. HE CURRENTLY HOLDS THE SPEED RECORD FOR SUMMITING ALL 48 PEEKS IN THE WHITE MOUNTAINS OVER 4,000 FEET, DURING THE WINTER, IN 7 DAYS. “IT REQUIRED HIKING ABOUT 16 HOURS A DAY,” SAID WELLS.
THE NEXT EVENT FOR WELLS IS THE BEAR BROOK TRAIL MARATHON, A RACE HE IS PROMOTING BUT NOT RUNNING IN, AT BEAR BROOK STATE PARK IN NEW HAMPSHIRE. IT IS 27.5 MILE RACE OVER SINGLE TRACK WITH APPROXIMATELY 25,000 FEET OF ELEVATION GAIN.
THE THIRD OVERALL RUNNER WAS ASHLEY MOYER, OF LOCKHAVEN, PA., WITH A TIME OF 13:32:08. SHE CONSIDERS HERSELF AN ULTRA-TRAIL RUNNER. SHE HAS BEEN DOING ULTRA-TRAIL RUNS FOR 3 YEARS. MOYER RECENTLY RAN IN THE BEAR MOUNTAIN. 50K. IN COMPARISON IT WAS “MAYBE NOT THIS HARD,” MOYER SAID. “THIS RACE HAS MORE UPS AND DOWNS THAN ANY RACE ON THE EAST COAST”.
MOYER KNEW SHE WAS IN THIRD AROUND THE 30 MILE POINT.
AS OF 7 PM ONLY THREE OF THE 60 RUNNERS FROM 10 STATES, 2 PROVINCES, RANGING IN AGES FROM EARLY 20S TO MID-60S HAD FINISHED. AS OF 7 ONLY TWO RUNNERS HAD DROPPED OUT.
RACE PROMOTER/ORGANIZER CHARLIE GADOL SET CLEAR GUIDELINES FOR BENCHMARKS.
“THERE IS A HARD CUTOFF AT PLATTE CLOVE, YOU MUST REACH PLATTE CLOVE BY 8 PM. IF YOU PROCEED BEYOND PLATTE CLOVE AFTER 8 PM, YOU WILL BE OFFICIALLY OUT OF THE RACE, WE WILL NOT SUPPORT YOU, AND YOU WILL BE BANNED FROM ANY OTHER EVENTS THAT I ORGANIZE,” GADOL SAID.
EVENT ORGANIZERS EXPECT TO BE AT THE FINISH LINE IN PHOENICIA UNTIL 7 OR 8 WHEN THE LAST RUNNERS SLOG IN.
CHECK BACK FOR MORE RACE RESULTS.
http://runonfruit.com/2013/06/23/1st-place-overall-at-the-inaugural-manitous-revenge-56mi-race/
Blog of winner DENNIS MIKHAYLOR
http://ryanwelts.blogspot.com/2013/06/manitous-revenge-ultramarathon-june.htmll
Blog of second place RYAN WELLShttp://ashleymoyer.blogspot.com/2013/06/manitous-revenge.html
Blog of third place runner Ashley Moyer
...Peak Magazine
