403 miles for May was my highest mileage month since five years ago. In the last 10 years I’ve only been 400 or more in a month five times.
Double-D running blog
Tuesday, June 3, 2025
Sunday, June 1, 2025
May
I closed out the month with some running in Vermont and ended up with my highest month this year with 403...but still only averaged a little over 5 miles per run.
Saturday, May 31, 2025
Wachusett mountain hitory
The all Wachusett spreadsheet is here with results from every year and top 10 times in all age groups on the current course.
Notes on 2025:
2025 – A record 418 runners completed the 2.9 mile climb to the summit and 336 continued for the 10k up/down version of the race. Eric Blake (multiple Mt Washington winner) topped the field in the climb running 19:33 which took nearly 1 minute off of the master’s course record. Matt Rabasco was second over the top and won the 10k in 39:15. Chayse Parker ran the second fastest time for 19 and under taking fourth in the climb in 21:56. He continued on to take second place in the 10k in a 19 and under record of 39:40. Erik Vandendries took 1:21 off of the 60+ course record finishing 7th overall in the climb in 22:30. He also ran the second fastest all-time in the 60+ for the 10k with a 44:07. Richard Larsen ran the 2nd fastest 70+ climb time trailing only his CR from 2024. On the women’s side Jessica Snyder won the climb in 24:30, which is the third fastest masters (40+) time. Her 28 second lead at the top increased to 1:35 as she took the win in the 10k in 44:33 (5th fastest all-time). Sharon O’Grady took 5th in the 10k with the second fastest time (48:54) all-time in the 50+, missing the CR by 8 seconds
Wednesday, May 28, 2025
Wachusett Mountain - All time finish leaders
Here are the top 50 runners with the most finishes at the Wachusett Mountain race. 2025 was the 42nd running (and 32nd annual – discounting one COVID year) with the race originating in 1978 and not being held from 1987-1992.
First | Last | # Finished | First Year | Last Year | Rank |
Ray | Boutotte | 28 | 1998 | 2025 | 1 |
Paul | Grant | 27 | 1998 | 2025 | 2t |
Richard | Stockdale | 27 | 1998 | 2025 | 2t |
Dave | Dunham | 26 | 1995 | 2025 | 4t |
Don | Slovenkai | 26 | 1980 | 2025 | 4t |
Donald | Hogardt | 26 | 1993 | 2024 | 4t |
Peter | Orni | 26 | 1978 | 2022 | 4t |
Dan | Wagner | 24 | 1993 | 2017 | 8 |
Lisa | Doucett | 23 | 1997 | 2025 | 9 |
Emer | O'Donoghue | 22 | 2001 | 2025 | 10 |
Todd | Brown | 21 | 2004 | 2025 | |
Jeff | Gould | 21 | 1994 | 2025 | |
Bob | Mulvaney | 21 | 2000 | 2025 | |
Walter | Kuklinski | 21 | 1999 | 2023 | |
Rob | Bradlee | 20 | 1996 | 2025 | |
Vin | Rivard | 20 | 1994 | 2018 | |
Ken | Goodin | 19 | 2003 | 2025 | |
Bob | Hodge | 19 | 1993 | 2018 | |
Len | Hall | 18 | 1997 | 2024 | |
John | Bakstran | 18 | 1996 | 2014 | |
Fred | Ross | 18 | 1996 | 2011 | |
Jackie | Shakar | 17 | 1993 | 2025 | |
Jay | Daly | 17 | 1996 | 2014 | |
Paul | Bazanchuck | 15 | 2001 | 2025 | |
Kim | Bellerive | 15 | 2010 | 2025 | |
John | Martin | 15 | 2007 | 2025 | |
Rich | Miller | 15 | 2001 | 2019 | |
Laurel | Shortell | 15 | 1999 | 2015 | |
Arthur | Bellerive | 14 | 2009 | 2025 | |
Frank | Holmes | 14 | 2007 | 2025 | |
Mike | McKenna | 14 | 2007 | 2025 | |
George | Kocur | 14 | 2000 | 2024 | |
Rob | Thomas | 14 | 2004 | 2023 | |
Gene | Fahey | 14 | 2008 | 2022 | |
Chris | Harrison | 14 | 2003 | 2019 | |
Richard | Hudson | 14 | 1998 | 2014 | |
Skip | Cleaver | 14 | 1996 | 2013 | |
Jim | Maloney | 14 | 1994 | 2009 | |
John | Mulroy | 13 | 2008 | 2025 | |
Paulette | Slovenkai | 13 | 2008 | 2025 | |
Linda | Usher | 13 | 1993 | 2025 | |
Todd | Callaghan | 13 | 2007 | 2019 | |
Chris | Corradino | 13 | 2007 | 2019 | |
Richard | Mellor | 13 | 2007 | 2019 | |
Dawn | Roberts | 13 | 2001 | 2018 | |
David | LaPierre | 12 | 1995 | 2023 | |
Steve | Vaitones | 12 | 1997 | 2012 | |
Peter | Shea | 12 | 1996 | 2009 | |
Larry | Morris | 12 | 1980 | 2008 |