Assault on Mount Hood

Another trip to Melrose for the Assault on Mount Hood 3.5 mile cross country race. It was a cold but dry and sunny. A little wind did not matter much as we did not run in any one direction for more than two minutes. In AOMH fashion, not only was this a new course, but runners got to hang out at the Golf Club near the parking lot this year. That meant white table cloths instead of the flannel at the Fish and Game Club. Yours truly did not hang out after the race but rumor had it not much food or beer was swirling unless you opened up the wallet.

As for the race? I took a digger, epic fall onto pavement on a 90 degree left turn on mud which looked like dry dirt. I must have stepped on a banana peel. The fall was violent enough to stop my GPS watch at 0.6 miles. I was lucky not to take anyone else out. I did not break anything so I got up and got moving with the adrenaline flowing, thanking the CSU guys for ensuring that I was OK.

As usual, constant up and down nature makes this race so much fun. Krissy arrived before the start and took some video. I will try to link them up below. When the dust settled, I ran 22:54, 20^th place. I got a mini-nutcracker from the table so I have a memory of the race aside from some sore body parts the next day or two.

Scott Mindel is a beast, winning his 3rd Mount Hood race in a row.

2018 Assault on Mount Hood 3.5 mile cross country race results

Fourteenth Annual Assault on Mt. Hood XC Race

Saturday, December 8, 2018 Start time 12 noon

CMS runners below

    1  322 Scott Mindel    1/37   M3039 32 M Burlington     MA   19:20  5:32

    9  314 Gregory Putnum  2/64   M4049 49 M Stoneham       MA   20:44  5:56

   11  208 Joshua Perks    4/64   M4049 44 M Windham        NH   21:27  6:08

   12  194 Eric Narcisi    4/37   M3039 38 M North Andover  MA   21:34  6:10

   20  203 James Pawlicki  6/64   M4049 44 M Lynn           MA   21:54  6:16

   21  311 Jeff Goupil     6/37   M3039 31 M Arlington      MA   21:55  6:16

   22  247 Joe Shairs      1/58   M5059 50 M Peabody        MA   22:09  6:20

   37  148 David Lapierre  6/58   M5059 54 M Chelmsford     MA   24:15  6:56 

   60  320 John Pajer           10/58   M5059 56 M Leicester      MA   25:17  7:14