NE Team Gets Top Notch Finishes at the Mt Equinox Hill Climbing Race

On August 1^st four members of the team raced the Mt Equinox Hill Climb.  The non-sanctioned race is a favorite among hill climbers for it's challenging  12% grade totaling 3,248 ft in just 5.2 miles.  The racers could not ask for better weather with a cool sunny morning and calm winds.  Team members who raced were: Kristen Gohr (Cat 1), Chris Hillier (Cat 2),  Jason Moriarty (Cat 3) and Todd Jakubek (Cat 3). 

The team had spectacular results all finishing well under the top notch cut off time of 50 min. 

• Chris Hillier (Cat 1) placed 9^th overall and 1^st in 20-29 men's class (With a name like Hillier you have to be a good climber). 
• Kristen Gohr (Cat 1) had a strong performance placing 3^rd in the women's field and 16^th overall. 
• Jason Moriarty (Cat 3) who just came of a serious injury placed 6^th in the Men's 30-39 field. 
• Todd Jakubek (Cat 3) placed 4^th in the Men's 30 - 39 field.

Next the team will be traveling to Mt Washington to slug it out up the slopes of the rock pile.