The 7.6-mile race route on Saturday was drizzly, and thick fog enveloped the mountain above the tree line. Visibility was about 10 feet and the wind chill was about 32 degrees Fahrenheit, race spokesperson Randy Zucco said.
A Colorado runner raced through cold drizzle to the summit of New England’s tallest peak, finding a finish line nearly obscured by fog, to winJoseph Gray, 39 of Colorado Springs, won for a record-tying seventh time in a time of 1 hour, 24 seconds, followed by Sam Chelanga, 38, of Colorado Springs, Colorado, and Tyler Andrews, 33, of Concord, Massachusetts.
Amber Ferreira, 41, of Concord, New Hampshire, finished with a time of 1:15:16 to win the women’s division, followed by Marybeth Chelanga, 33, of Colorado Springs, and Meghan Davis, 22, from Plainfield, Massachusetts.Get New England news, weather forecasts and entertainment stories to your inbox.The 7.6-mile race route was drizzly, and thick fog enveloped the mountain above the tree line.
With Saturday's snowfall, this is now Mt. Washington's snowiest June on record since they began keeping data in 1932.. Last year, the road race was cut short with the temperatures dipping well below freezing with sustained winds of 75 to 85 mph.
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