10th White River 50 Mile Trail Run 2nd National Trail Run Championship - 2002 USATF Open and Masters Championships Crystal Mountain, Washington 7/27/2002 Trails, Logging Roads - 8,750' Elevation Gain Pl. Name Age State Time 1. Nate McDowell, 30, OR 6:50:39 ! 2. Hal Koerner, 26, CO 7:01:11 3. William Emerson, 38 7:07:27 4. Karl Meltzer, 34, UT 7:12:47 5. Scott Jurek, 28 7:16:20 6. Dennis Poolheco, 41, AZ 7:21:49 7. Mike Swan, 31, CA 7:28:29 8. Pekka Termonen, 52, FIN 7:39:08 9. James Kerby, 39 7:40:05 10. Dave Terry, 40, OR 7:44:41 11. John Pearch, 29 7:45:25 12. Mark Godale, 32, OH 7:46:42 13. Michael Carlson, 42, ID 7:47:59 14. Daniel Salazar, 36 7:59:07 15. Chase Duarte, 35, AZ 8:00:14 16. Steve Smucker, 48, OR 8:06:15 17. Tom Possert, 39, OH 8:09:32 18. Dink Taylor, 37, AL 8:09:33 19. Dusty Olsen, 29, MN 8:13:08 20. Jason Ostrom, 26, CO 8:13:09 21. Ann Heaslett(F), 38, WI 8:13:17 22. Petra Pirc(F), 30, UT 8:15:11 23. Bill Gardner, 39, TX 8:17:01 24. Tim Halder, 28 8:18:41 25. Eric Sach, 34 8:20:52 26. Frank Bozanich, 58, NV 8:21:45 27. Krissy Moehl(F), 24 8:22:44 28. Murray Lancaster, 33 8:24:00 29. Dom Repta, 28, Canada 8:34:06 30. Markus Dennis, 33 8:35:41 31. John Zilly, 40 8:49:14 32. Georgia Sanz Daniels(F), 34 8:51:25 33. Stu Sherman, 47, CA 8:52:02 34. Mark Reudink, 35 8:57:13 35. John Hayward, 39, DC 9:01:30 36. Luanne Park(F), 41, CA 9:03:11 37. Laura Nelson(F), 36, VA 9:04:45 38. David Horton, 52, VA 9:07:04 39. Matt Sessions, 37, BC 9:10:40 40. Craig Ralstin, 42 9:16:40 41. Gary Stott, 38, ID 9:16:59 42. Chris Nunn, 33 9:21:25 43. Karen King(F), 45 9:25:16 44. Todd Lucas, 41, WY 9:27:31 45. Ragan Petrie(F), 36, WI 9:27:48 46. Chip Collins, 39, OR 9:33:32 47. David Fullford, 41 9:34:34 48. William Cusworth III, 34 9:45:02 49. Rob Edde, 32, CA 9:48:56 50. Steve Ellis, 35 9:51:16 51. Tony Covarrubias, 42 9:58:27 52. Rob Smith, 44, BC 9:59:54 53. Mike Suminski, 50, BC 10:03:44 54. Janice Anderson(F), 36, GA 10:04:29 55. Stephan Gilley, 29 10:05:18 56. Bob Gracie, 54, PA 10:05:44 57. Pete Hansen, 45 10:06:55 58. Bob Redwanc, 46, AZ 10:13:46 59. Walter Edwards, 27 10:17:43 60. Rob Grant, 57, BC 10:18:28 61. Mark Barnett, 37 10:19:38 62. Scott Gibson, 38 10:19:39 63. David Dutton, 45 10:23:40 64. Tim Yanacheck, 54, WI 10:28:38 65. John Liebeskind, 41, OR 10:32:07 66. Ed Auman, 39, CO 10:33:48 67. Eric Erdmann, 32 10:35:04 68. Richard Shear, 54, NY 10:40:21 69. David Van Wicklin, 50, CA 10:44:32 70. Kevin Griffin, 47, CA 10:47:36 71. Fred Stafford, 45 10:51:21 72. Jamie Gifford, 40 10:51:22 73. Jeff Trigg, 32, BC 10:56:53 74. Nichole Perrin(F), 32, MT 10:58:51 75. Larry Varin, 40 10:59:30 76. Alan Deubner, 52, AK 11:07:22 77. Rhonda Sundermeier(F), 35, OR 11:08:13 78. Jamshid Khajavi, 49 11:14:04 79. Patricia Haskins(F), 30, CA 11:14:05 80. Mike Adams, 34 11:14:06 81. Mark Swanson, 47, CA 11:17:05 82. Janet Rosenfeld(F), 36, BC 11:20:12 83. Dieter Walz, 67, CA 11:20:14 84. Ron Nicholl, 59, AK 11:23:41 85. Brent Spilsbury, 54 11:24:04 86. Luis Tueme, 37 11:28:20 87. Jennifer Griffin(F), 43, CA 11:34:23 88. Sandy Sessions(F), 36, BC 11:40:45 89. Abe Pacheco, 39 11:40:46 90. Sandra Volk(F), 46, OR 11:41:29 91. Stacey Bunton(F), 39, OR 11:44:09 92. Curtis Mueller, 31 11:44:19 93. Katayoun Bahramian(F), 29 11:45:41 94. Glenn Tachiyama, 45 11:45:42 95. Ed Morales, 18 11:46:50 96. William Leitch, 58, BC 11:49:16 97. Marlis DeJongh(F), 51 11:55:52 98. Timothy Lofton, 35 12:03:05 99. Michael Rogan, 50, DC 12:17:49 100. Thomas Green, 51, MD 12:23:44 101. Mark Konodi, 45 12:23:45 102. Paris Castaneda, 27 12:26:40 103. Jim Lawrence, 32 12:29:03 104. Don Prince, 52, BC 12:53:24 105. Michael Berry, 55 12:59:40 106. Troy A Huckle, 36 13:53:23 116 starters; 106 finishers; 91% 10th White River 50 Mile Trail Run 2nd National Trail Run Championship - 2002 USATF Open and Masters Championships Crystal Mountain, Washington 7/27/2002 Trails, Logging Roads - 8,750' Elevation Gain Nate McDowell set a new course record for the 2nd National Trail Championship held on the 10th running of the White River 50 Mile Trail Run, with a time of 6:50:39. Nate, from Oregon, also became the second male runner to have won twice in the ten year history of the race. Steve Smucker, also from Oregon and Nate are the only two time winners. Ann Heaslett from Wisconsin took the women's honors in 8:13:17. At the seventeen mile Corral Pass turnaround Nate was amongst a pack of nine runners with the then leader four minutes ahead. By Fawn Ridge or 32 Miles, Nate had taken the lead with Hal Koerner just seconds behind. Nate and Hal remained close through mile 38, where it was reported that both ran the rock scramble to the top. Nate arrived just one minute ahead and with barely a stop for aid, then proceeded to take control of the race on the subsequent five mile downhill gravel road with a blistering sub 6 min per mile pace. Over the final six miles of trail, known for roots and rocks, Nate added to his lead. In setting the new course record, he finished eleven minutes ahead of Hal Koerner and eight minutes ahead of the previous record. The remainder of the early lead pack was evenly spaced four-six minutes after each other at the finish. The women's race was equally exciting. Petra Pirc had taken a four minute lead by mile 27; the Buck Creek aid station, ahead of Ann Heaslett, Krissy Moehl and Luanne Park. All had run in a small pack, like the men, from the Corral Pass turnaround. Petra's lead was still five minutes at Fawn Ridge but Ann was holding steady. Ann caught Petra on the 6 mile road descent from Suntop and had the lead as they entered the Skookum Flats trail. Ann increased the lead slightly and finished just two minutes ahead of Petra. Krissy finished third woman overall, setting a new course record in the 20-29 group at 8:22:44. Both the men's and women's races were exhilarating and certainly of National Championship caliber. For the rest of the runners, who seldom have a chance to see the leaders, the Corral Pass turnaround provided an excellent position to view the race progress. The downhill speed was especially inspiring as the top runners charged by on the narrow trail. The competition was excellent and the lead runners seemed to be enjoying the early camaraderie, both in the men and women's races. In both groups, stronger competitive tactics in the second half of the race replaced the earlier socializing. In the ten year history, this was one of the best for weather. Beautiful wildflowers were everywhere but especially colorful in the alpine meadows. Each section of the course had diverse collections of colors and floral types. Mt. Rainier views were exceptional. The out and back to Corral Pass provided the most scenic view, while the false summit before Suntop had the closest view. One had the feeling that you could reach out and touch the mountain in this area of the course. It is always interesting to see the second half of the course in the early stages and then on the climb to Suntop the easterly views reveal what constituted the first half of the course. The initial climb to the Pallisades and the sheer rock cliff vistas of the first half are especially impressive, including their 2,000 foot drops. After reaching Corral Pass and retracing back to Ranger Creek Cabin, there is a six mile descent to Buck Creek, returning close to the start of the first loop. From here, the course makes a seemingly unrelenting climb to the unmanned lookout at Suntop and the second part of the figure-eight loop. This is followed by a corkscrew six mile descent on a logging road to the final relatively flat section along the White River and the eventual finish alongside the nearby remote airport, where the race had started. The first half elevation gain is about equal to the second half; both combine to provide a most challenging but beautiful course. An extensive array of awards was presented after the post race catered barbeque dinner. The awards are presented both by the USATF and the race itself. In addition to USATF, the major contributors included Montrail, Patagonia and the Seattle Running Company. Very generous cash and product prizes were handed out to the top three in all age classes, with the top Open Men and Women runners received $1400 each in addition to various product prizes. Masters Men and Women winners received $750 each. 1st Male 20-29 Hal Koerner, CO 7:01:11 1st Male 30-39 Nate McDowell, OR 6:50:39 (CR-overall) 1st Male 40-49 Dennis Poolheco, CA 7:21:49 1st Male 50-59 Pekka Termonen, FIN 7:39:08 (CR-age) 1st Male 60-69 Dieter Walz, CA 11:20:14 1st Female 20-29 Krissy Moehl, WA 8:22:44 (CR-age) 1st Female 30-39 Ann Heaslett, WI 8:13:17 1st Female 40-49 Luanne Park, CA 9:03:11 1st Female 50-59 Marlis DeJongh, WA 11:55:52 The USATF affiliation and prize money requires USA citizenship and membership. The strong Canadian performances were still recognized through race rewards. The fastest foreign performance, however, came from Pekka Termonen, a 52 year old from Finland. Pekka was competing in his first ultra and finished 8th overall, setting a new course record for the 50-59 year olds. Scott McCoubrey took over the directorship of the White River 50 two years ago and has done an excellent job of continuing the legacy started ten years prior. An incredibly scenic but challenging course, a superb group of volunteers and some of the best weather the Northwest can provide, all made a premier 50 mile trail race. The addition of the National Championship added a sense of excitement to an already first class event. The 2002 White River 50 Mile Trail Race was truly an event of national caliber. ================ Ron Nicholl ronn@wolfenet.com 907-830-4437 Date: Wed, 7 Aug 2002 09:40:58 -0800