Vermont's third largest seasonal snow ever was still on the ground in Westford for race day making it difficult to use the sugar house. The silver lining in all the snow is that the thaw hadn't come out of the ground yet and the roads weren't too muddy! However the lack of thick mud was mitigated by a consistent 20 mph south wind with gusts up to 35 mph. One person referred to the race conditions as "a South Hero wind but with hills". 61 runners made the entire 6 mile distance. Donna Smyers won for the women in 43:33 and Ian Stevenson won for the men in 37:39, just 20 seconds ahead of Norm Larson.
Race Conditions: 39 degrees, cloudy and very windy
Race Directors: Chapin and Donna Kaynor
Volunteers: Peter Moremen, Erica Board, Will Hanson, Jim and
Sue Paulsen, Derek Poirier, Reed Carr, Jessica Godberson and Hadley Kaynor
Link to Kaynor's Sap Run History (first
running in 1979)
Link to 2001 race photos
Results in order of finish follow the age group listing.
WOMEN: 0-19 1. Quinn Schweizer Burlington 53:31 30-39 1. Karen Clark Jericho 48:03 2. Kim Huisman Burlington 55:39 3. Annie Follett Burlington 55:41 4. Nicole Wells Fairfax 62:09 5. Dani Bruneo-Cassell Essex Junction 67:58 40-49 1. Donna Smyers Montpelier 43:33 OVERALL 2. Solange Harvey Westford 50:59 3. Mary Hakey St. Albans 52:41 4. Jennifer Lucas Burlington 57:43 5. Marney Willey Essex Junction 67:14 6. Phyllis Willey Essex 68:33 50-59 1. Dot Helling Montpelier 49:39 MEN: 20-29 1. Damien Bolduc Montpelier 39:03 2. Landy Cook Burlington 39:55 3. Will Hanson Swanton 43:41 4. Derek Poirier South Burlington 44:43 5. Darnin Peterson Middlebury 44:48 6. Thomas Marks Middlebury 47:22 7. Christopher Luduc Burlington 47:22 8. Mike Alonzo Middlebury 50:48 9. Yuriy Nevmyraka Middlebury 51:31 10. David Henderson Essex Junction 53:17 11. Jonathan Couture Essex 57:23 30-39 1. Ian Stevenson Winooski 37:39 OVERALL 2. Karl Gehsmann Essex Junction 40:25 3. Todd Silk Shelburne 40:25 4. Mark Warner Essex Junction 41:00 5. John Doty Westford 44:42 6. Scott Nichols Essex 46:34 7. Michael Gordon Essex Junction 47:01 8. Curtis Picard East Calais 52:03 9. Scott Hakey St. Albans 52:33 10. Alan Petrow Essex 69:23 40-49 1. Norm Larson Burlington 37:59 2. Pascal Cravedi-Cheng Burlington 38:40 3. Bill Dysart Burlington 38:53 4. Tony Treanor Swanton 42:03 5. Doug Hantley Massena, NY 42:31 6. Charles Windisch Essex 42:56 7. Tom Rhoads Williston 44:17 8. Dave Fields Underhill 44:55 9. Nick Beahan South Burlington 45:35 10. Marc Kutler South Burlington 48:45 11. Brian Tremback Essex Junction 48:51 12. Jonathan Leonard Richmond 49:29 13. Brian Clark Jericho 50:32 14. Jack Courtney Underhill 50:39 15. Stuart Ashley Westford 51:00 16. Randy Witlicki Norwich 53:43 17. Marc Scudamore Albuquerque 56:38 18. Bill Everett Essex 57:44 19. Eric Ashley Essex Junction 67:59 50-59 1. Gordon MacFarland Burlington 39:20 2. John Valentine Roxbury 40:56 3. Bob Murphy Barre 45:07 4. John Duncan Williston 47:20 5. John Schweizer Burlington 55:55 6. Bill Lorenz Richmond 56:55 7. Mike Armstrong Essex Junction 58:44 8. Mike Smith Essex Junction 60:54 OVERALL: 1. Ian Stevenson Winooski 37:39 2. Norm Larson Burlington 37:59 3. Pascal Cravedi-Cheng Burlington 38:40 4. Bill Dysart Burlington 38:53 5. Damien Bolduc Montpelier 39:03 6. Gordon MacFarland Burlington 39:20 7. Landy Cook Burlington 39:55 8. Karl Gehsmann Essex Junction 40:25 9. Todd Silk Shelburne 40:25 10. John Valentine Roxbury 40:56 11. Mark Warner Essex Junction 41:00 12. Tony Treanor Swanton 42:03 13. Doug Hantley Massena, NY 42:31 14. Charles Windisch Essex 42:56 15. Donna Smyers Montpelier 43:33 16. Will Hanson Swanton 43:41 17. Tom Rhoads Williston 44:17 18. John Doty Westford 44:42 19. Derek Poirier South Burlington 44:43 20. Darnin Peterson Middlebury 44:48 21. Dave Fields Underhill 44:55 22. Bob Murphy Barre 45:07 23. Nick Beahan South Burlington 45:35 24. Scott Nichols Essex 46:34 25. Michael Gordon Essex Junction 47:01 26. John Duncan Williston 47:20 27. Thomas Marks Middlebury 47:22 28. Christopher Luduc Burlington 47:22 29. Karen Clark Jericho 48:03 30. Marc Kutler South Burlington 48:45 31. Brian Tremback Essex Junction 48:51 32. Jonathan Leonard Richmond 49:29 33. Dot Helling Montpelier 49:39 34. Brian Clark Jericho 50:32 35. Jack Courtney Underhill 50:39 36. Mike Alonzo Middlebury 50:48 37. Solange Harvey Westford 50:59 38. Stuart Ashley Westford 51:00 39. Yuriy Nevmyraka Middlebury 51:31 40. Curtis Picard East Calais 52:03 41. Scott Hakey St. Albans 52:33 42. Mary Hakey St. Albans 52:41 43. David Henderson Essex Junction 53:17 44. Quinn Schweizer Burlington 53:31 45. Randy Witlicki Norwich 53:43 46. Kim Huisman Burlington 55:39 47. Annie Follett Burlington 55:41 48. John Schweizer Burlington 55:55 49. Marc Scudamore Albuquerque 56:38 50. Bill Lorenz Richmond 56:55 51. Jonathan Couture Essex 57:23 52. Jennifer Lucas Burlington 57:43 53. Bill Everett Essex 57:44 54. Mike Armstrong Essex Junction 58:44 55. Mike Smith Essex Junction 60:54 56. Nicole Wells Fairfax 62:09 57. Marney Willey Essex Junction 67:14 58. Dani Bruneo-Cassell Essex Junction 67:58 59. Eric Ashley Essex Junction 67:59 60. Phyllis Willey Essex 68:33 61. Alan Petrow Essex 69:23
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