They're off! 3 dozen rowers and skiers head toward the Crest
This year the team had hoped to race the historic Schnellsteigen race course up Mt. Greylock, which was put on hold for the past 3 years while the road was being reconstructed. Sunday was a gorgeously warm fall day, the morning sunshine promising some midday heat. But the road up Mt Greylock, closed Friday due to several inches of snowfall, had not reoppened. So, instead, we ran the alternative route we have taken the past couple years: through Hopkins Forest up to the Taconic Crest and over to the top of Petersburg Pass. Alice Nelson, our senior captain, has the honor of being the only one on the team to run this race all 4 years. She had the team record on this course which was broken this year by junior Sarah Tory by just 9 seconds. On the men's side, Dimitri Luthi - who was injured and didn't race this year - held onto his course record, as Evan Dethier won for the men's team.
After a 3 year hiatus, the men's crew rejoined our ski team for the Schnell event. There were about two dozen men crew members who hoofed up to the Taconic Crest with the skiers, and their top runner placed 4th overall.
Overall, a great day to run in the Berkshires: the sun and mud were as abundant as the guts and glory.
Men's winner, Evan Dethier
Men:
Evan Dethier 35:21
Keith Kantack 36:57
Robby Cuthbert 37:34
Erik Anderson 38:03
Caleb Lucy 38:11
Casey Jones 38:29
Phil Tosteson 38:36
(course record: 34:22, Dimitri Luthi ‘08)
Coach Fisher and Sarah Tory, women's winner
Women:
Sarah Tory 41:33 (new record)
Blair Robinson 44:00
Alice Nelson 45:28
Hannah Hausman 52:16
(previous record: 41:42, Alice Nelson)
Now THIS is showing guts. literally. Robby Cuthbert tries to hold it together through the finish line as teammate Keith Kantack cheers him in.
A group cheer for effort, camraderie, and sport.
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