28th Annual Escarpment Trail Run
30K From Windham to North Lake
Sunday, July 25, 2004


  1    BENJAMIN NEPHEW           29     FOXBORO        MA     2:45:20*
  2    HUYBERT GROENENDAAL       28     PRINCETON      NY     2:55:35
  3    KEVIN LOCKETT             39     KINGSTON       NY     2:59:39
  4    PETER JOHN KEENEY         38     BAR HARBOR     ME     3:05:29
  5    PAUL YOUNG                38     ANDOVER        MA     3:07:58
  6    MIKE SLINSKEY             35     WAP FALLS      NY     3:12:09
  7    ROBERT HIGLEY             50     AMHERST        MA     3:12:29
  8    MICHAEL HALSTEAD          38     STONE RIDGE    NY     3:12:51
  9    RICH FARGO                45     PLAINVILLE     CT     3:12:57
 10    JEFF RIOS                 27     NORWALK        CT     3:13:37
 11    THOMAS BUCKLEY            44     AVON           CT     3:17:04
 12    ED KOSTAK                 36     NEW HARTFORD   CT     3:19:16
 13    ROBERT MULLER             39     OLIVEBRIDGE    NY     3:20:57
 14    PETER DAVIS               45     SKANEATELES    NY     3:23:22
 15    WAYNE MCDANIEL            44     HOPEWELL JCT   NY     3:24:05
 16    PETER PALMER              51     BAR HARBOR     ME     3:26:19
 17    JERRY TURK                46     KILLINGWORTH   CT     3:29:42
 18    ANDREW M. RIVERA          38     OSSINING       NY     3:31:37
 19    MARCUS SCHODORF           30     NEW YORK CITY  NY     3:37:04
 20    BRUCE CADENHEAD           40     DOBBS FERRY    NY     3:37:18
 21    DERRICK SPAFFORD          38     CAMDEN EAST    ONT    3:41:00
 22    JOHN GEESLER              45     ST JOHNSVILLE  NY     3:41:25
 23    WARREN RENNINGER          47     MUNCY VALLEY   PA     3:41:35
 24    STEVE FALUOTICO           36     FALMOUTH       MA     3:41:43
 25    MARK BARBOUR              44     ASPEN          CO     3:41:43
 26    JIM DUNN                  36     FALMOUTH       ME     3:42:55
 27    SHERYL WHEELER       F    41     RHINEBECK      NY     3:46:03
 28    WESLEY LASSEN             26     GLOUCESTER     MA     3:46:07
 29    JARED LEINBACH            37     NEW YORK       NY     3:47:14
 30    STEPHEN DARROW            31     ENDICOTT       NY     3:47:18
 31    NICHOLAS JUBOK            48     YORKTOWN HTS   NY     3:48:25
 32    MICHAEL ZACHARA           41     SUMMIT         NJ     3:48:50
 33    BOB MCPHILLIPS            47     MONTGOMERY     NY     3:48:58
 34    JIMMY BUFF                41     PALENVILLE     NY     3:49:25
 35    STEVE JENSEN              43     EAST HADDAM    CT     3:50:35
 36    FRANZ SCHOLTEN            43     PORT JERVIS    NY     3:51:39
 37    JOE BRAUTIGAM             42     BETHEL         CT     3:53:03
 38    BRODIE W. MILES           31     WINCHESTER     MA     3:53:41
 39    JONATHAN PRINCE           19     MIDDLE HOPE    NY     3:56:49
 40    MICHAEL RANCK             53     DEER LAKE      PA     3:57:00
 41    KENNETH DAVIS             39     WARRIOR'S MARK PA     3:57:12
 42    CHRISTOPHER CHROMEZAK     19     RENSSELAER     NY     3:57:15
 43    BOB GILLIS                49     GLOUSTER       MA     3:57:30
 44    FRANK WIPPEL              45     GRAHAMSVILLE   NY     3:57:55
 45    WAYNE SHURTER             44     MONTGOMERY     NY     3:58:19
 46    JOHN DIXON                33     NEW YORK CITY  NY     4:03:54
 47    JOE CLAPPER               45     VIENNA         VA     4:04:41
 48    NATHAN ECHOLS             37     SPARTA         NJ     4:05:21
 49    FRED STEVENS              37     MOUNTVILLE     PA     4:05:51
 50    BILL NORTON               50     WURTSBORO      NY     4:06:16
 51    CHARLES GREYSTONE         49     WA. DEPOT      CT     4:07:17
 52    TOM GANNON                48     VLY COTTAGE    NY     4:07:47
 53    PAUL MUESSIG              55     WALLKILL       NY     4:08:31
 54    JOE DOLEN                 49     BROOKFIELD     CT     4:12:22
 55    MARK A. CASTEEL           44     RED LION       PA     4:12:29
 56    NORM SHEPPARD             46     BEDFORD        MA     4:12:39
 57    DIANA STUMP           F   38     MILLERSVILLE   PA     4:12:55
 58    PAUL FITZPATRICK          49     PLEASANT VLY   NY     4:15:14
 59    BILL SHASHATY             35     STONE RIDGE    NY     4:16:20
 60    GRACE JENSEN          F   41     EAST HADDAM    CT     4:16:31
 61    LUC CLAESSEN              39     WOODS HOLE     MA     4:17:13
 62    JIM JONES                 49     BERKSHIRE      NY     4:17:41
 63    STEPHEN CANGEMI           43     RED HOOK       NY     4:18:16
 64    JOE BROWN                 43     HIGH FALLS     NY     4:18:22
 65    WILL DANECKI              54     NEW MILFORD    CT     4:19:31
 66    VIC LAPORT                64     CLARKSBURG     MA     4:20:21
 67    FIRDAUS DOTIWALA          35     BRONX          NY     4:20:39
 68    MICHELE TETREAULT     F   29     FAIRHAVEN      MA     4:23:42
 69    PAUL HENNICK              53     WILLOWDALE     ONT    4:23:48
 70    JOHN AFFRONTI             48     ESOPUS         NY     4:24:03
 71    DAMON G. DOUGLAS III      44     AMHERST        MA     4:24:09
 72    MARTY CALLAHAN            37     ST JOHNSVILLE  NY     4:25:05
 73    SARA MONTGOMERY       F   33     CAMDEN EAST    ONT    4:26:18
 74    STEWART DUTFIELD          49     CATSKILL       NY     4:26:35
 75    ADAM ROBERTS              27     SAUGERTIES     NY     4:27:33
 76    BRONISLAW CZECH           55     CORTLANDT MNR  NY     4:28:28
 77    CONNI GRACE           F   41     PUGHQUAG       NY     4:29:09
 78    BARRY GROSSARTH           54     MONROE         NY     4:29:23
 79    DONNA GRAHAM-FINAN    F   38     GOSHEN         NY     4:29:28
 80    BART CARRIG               52     LITTLE FALLS   NY     4:29:33
 81    MICHAEL LEARY             48     MIDDLETOWN     NY     4:29:57
 82    HUNT BARTINE              51     LANDENBERG     PA     4:31:57
 83    JEFF COOPER               49     TORONTO        ONT    4:32:36
 84    ALAN KAPITZKE             41     SPRINGFIELD    MA     4:32:38
 85    CAROL KANE            F   58     WESTON         CT     4:32:56
 86    SANTI RAFANELL            32     LANCASTER      PA     4:33:10
 87    THOMAS COLE               43     MAHWAH         NJ     4:35:43
 88    PAULINA BRAUTIGAM     F   43     BETHEL         CT     4:38:58
 89    DON GEESLER               54     FORT PLAIN     NY     4:40:35
 90    ANTHONY V. FERRERI        42     HYDE PARK      NY     4:40:45
 91    MARK DELUCCIA             28     HIGHLAND       NY     4:40:47
 92    NICK LAMANDO              45     FISHKILL       NY     4:40:50
 93    KEVIN SIMONS              54     HAMPDEN        MA     4:41:04
 94    KENNY ROGERS              50     NEW BEDFORD    MA     4:42:33
 95    ROBERT SCOTT              50     WOODBURY       CT     4:43:06
 96    OLGA VARLAMOVA        F   34     DOBBS FERRY    NY     4:44:24
 97    PATRICK PARIETTI          44     NYACK          NY     4:47:23
 98    GEORGE SHURTER            49     MIDDLETOWN     NY     4:47:40
 99    JILL NOGRADY          F   42     PLEASANT VLY   NY     4:50:22
100    JOHN PAUL OUELLETTE       50     STORRS         CT     4:50:24 
101    SEAMUS HODGKINSON         55     GLENMONT       NY     4:50:49
102    ROSS STEPHENS             28     HOPEWELL JNCT  NY     4:52:04
103    RICK KESSEL               46     SAN ANTONIO    TX     4:52:41
104    ROBERT BUCKINGHAM         44     NW LONDON      CT     4:54:08
105    DARRELL PALMER            44     HIGHLAND       NY     4:54:12
106    IAN FOSTER                27     ARLINGTON      VA     4:54:16
107    STACE BEAULIEU        F   33     FALMOUTH       MA     4:55:15
108    CHRISTINE REYNOLDS    F   34     NEWFIELD       NY     4:56:13
109    JAMES MINER               55     DRYDEN         NY     4:56:49
110    CYNTHIA KOZAK-BUCKLEY F   44     AVON           CT     4:57:45
111    ANDREW CHARLES            42     LANCASTER      PA     4:59:59
112    RYUTARO HIRAI             45     TOKYO          Japan  5:00:50
113    DICK VINCENT              52     PALENVILLE     NY     5:01:00
114    JEAN KERR            F    45     CATSKILL       NY     5:01:00
115    PETER MIKE GSTALDER       50     MONTOURSVIILE  PA     5:03:08
116    JEFFREY KLEMM             53     MCLEAN         VA     5:03:42
117    GARY PEDIGO               49     RUTLAND        MA     5:03:43
118    SHARI JOHNSON-PLOUTZ F    36     MARYLAND       NY     5:03:53
119    PETER KELLY               45     PROVIDENCE     RI     5:07:15
120    BOB NORDMAN               57     WARWICK        NY     5:11:42  
121    HARRY SMITH               55     MANHEIM        PA     5:13:10
122    BILL GIBBS                40     SOUTHINGTON    CT     5:16:20
123    ERIC NARY                 38     MACEDON        NY     5:17:34
124    ALAN C. HALL              39     VICTOR         NY     5:17:37
125    ANTHONY VASSELLI J.       50     PRINCETON      NJ     5:19:38
126    RONALD OTT JR.            39     MONTGOMERY     PA     5:19:46
127    ANTHONY THOMAN            41     BRONX          NY     5:19:53
128    PETER BELANGER            52     LANCASTER      PA     5:22:10
129    CHRYSTAL HELTON      F    24     LANCASTER      PA     5:23:42
130    TIM CARVER                53     GLOVERSVILLE   NY     5:25:51
131    ERIC BENNETT              35     SCHENECTADY    NY     5:28:06
132    DONALD LEIDER             47     NEW CITY       NY     5:30:58
133    SHERISA STERLING     F    51     ASHBURNHAM     MA     5:32:00
134    BARBARA SORRELL      F    47     DELMAR         NY     5:35:06
135    REX L. MISCOVITCH         52     PEPPERELL      MA     5:37:35
136    VAN TALMAGE               58     MILAN          NY     5:38:21
137    PETER MASULLO             50     NEW KINGSTON   NY     5:40:10
138    WYATT ROBERTS             33     SAUGERTIES     NY     5:42:02
139    GREGORY BRUNO             40     WOBURN         MA     5:47:09
140    ROXANNA STRINE       F    49     YORK           PA     5:49:51
141    DAVID STRINE              49     YORK           PA     5:49:52
142    BILL RING                 53     HYDE PARK      NY     5:52:12
143    TODD POOLE                35     LANCASTER      PA     5:53:27
144    ROGER D. MARTELL          55     TOPSFIELD      MA     5:55:30
145    DOUGLAS BARTOCCI          42     MIDDLETOWN     NY     5:55:58
146    GREG FOSTER               49     LANCASTER      PA     5:56:43
147    SUSAN MCCARTHY       F    46     PAWCATUCK      CT     5:56:56
148    KEVIN KIELY               48     MT. ARLINGTON  NJ     6:18:28
149    LAURA CLARK          F    57     SARATOGA SPGS  NY     6:20:22
150    BERT MEYER                59     NEW MILFORD    CT     6:41:54
* New Course Record. Previous record 2:45:46 Matt Cull 1995.
Previous event winners in green!

Hello Wizards of Mountain Goatery,
If you are one of the lucky ones, there will be a photo of you crossing the finish line. Most years even you would have to look up your number to recognize yourself, but this year, with cooler temperatures and clear skies, almost everyone resembled a human being, and even themselves, at the finish line.
And the times, at least in the men's division, reflected it Ben Nephew not only nailed down his fifth consecutive win, but also sped under the previous course record set in 1995 by Matt Cull. Ben's 2:45:20 bested the old mark by 26 seconds. Ben did it by himself as he ran alone from Windham to the finish.
Sheryl Wheeler's time was not her fastest, but like Ben, she ran away from the rest of the competition as she was the only female to break 4 hours.
Although the skies were dry and the trail not terribly wet or muddy (although it was slick after it got churned up a little), there were the usual cuts, bumps, and bruises with Joe Reynolds suffering a couple of broken ribs. After a quick trip to the hospital he was sent home with strict orders not to laugh of sneeze for six weeks.
As usual the volunteers (at the start, finish, and in between) were outstanding, hauling in hundreds of pounds of drinks, first aid, and good cheer for us all. I heard one runner ask the folks at the top of Windham "where they came from to get here." Wow, was he surprised when the answer was, "From the same place you did". There were many memorable comments this year along the trail. Coming off Windham a runner said, "Hug a Tree, Save a Forest." Coming off Blackhead that same runner said "Hug a Tree and Save Your Darn Life!" How true it is.
With all the highlights of this year's race, what stands out the most to me though, was the absence of two wonderful people who have been a big part of this race for years. Damon Douglas and Harold Briggs both left us this year but their spirit remains with the mountains and the race. Harold who is a member of the Escarpment 100 mile club and has helped out at the finish the last few years, perished this past week. His friendship, his good will, and his readiness to help will be sorely missed. Damon Douglas ran this race 24 times and it was Damon who compiled and maintain the archives of the Escarpment since the beginning. He was a good friend and an avid mountain runner for 30 years and this year's race was dedicated to him. Damon's family and friends will disperse his ashes at North Point near the end of July. The spirits of these two wonderful individuals will remain with us forever. To Damon and Harold: You are already missed.
Thank you all very much for becoming such a big part of our summer. The Escarpment Family has expanded over the years to include people from all over the country and even the world. It is the highlight of our summer and we look forward to seeing you next year, the last Sunday of July, for the 29th running.
Please stay healthy and happy, and please come back next year. We will leave you with this quote from Damon Douglas, written in a letter some years ago to a friend. "What is it like when a day of running ends and I come down out of the mountains? Though my thighs are not always able to lift the foot high enough to avoid stubbing that right big toe, I am strong. With my limbs caked with mud and my clothes soaked with sweat, I am clean. Though fatigue pulses through every nerve, I am well rested. With my skin torn from brambles and from poking Balsam fir, I am whole. And as to living longer? My birth certificate shows that I've been around for 46 years, but the mountains and I are eternal. We will visit together as often as I can manage. And one peaceful day, I will return home for ever.
See you next year!
Dick and Cody Vincent