VHTRC Shines In Hellgate Weather
In what RD David Horton gleefully described as “Hellgate Weather” (snow at night, sleet, freezing rain and rain all day), our VHTRC members demonstrated true grit and perseverance. Kathleen Cusick ran the sixth fastest time for a woman (13:20) to lead the top-5 females. Megan Stegemiller was 4th and Sophie Speidel was 5th. Kerry Owens was the first Grandmaster female. Brad Hinton was 4th male, and Jack Kurisky was 10th. Many other VHTRC runners finished the 66.6 mile course, including Quatro Hubbard and Bruce Tweedie who persevered in hard rain despite missing the final 18-hour cut-off.