25th Anniversary Mule
Haul - the biggest ever!
Who would have thought 25 years ago that the Mule Haul road
race would still be around in 2008. Probably not the handful of club
members who picniced at the site way back then and decided it would be a good
place for a race—it was the club’s second official event—or the couple of dozen
folks who took part in race number one. Yet, thanks to the dedication of
the club and its many sponsors and volunteers, led again this year by Jim Moore,
the race has survived and flourished, setting yet another record in 2008, with
eight more finishers than ever before. First of this year’s 241 finishers
was Joel Frost-Tift, 20, of Averill Park, a first-time Mule Hauler, who
clocked a 27:12. Second went to 2005 winner Brendan Devine, 17, of Bethel,
N.Y., and Shaun Evans, 30, of Middle Grove took third. For the women it
was Justine Mosher, 23, of Queensbury who earned the winner’s crown with
a 32:54 finishing time. Justine is a veteran of the race, winning it previously,
in 2005. 2003 winner Kim Miseno-Bowles, 37, and Regina Flint, 34, both of
Amsterdam, were second and third for the women. Click for complete race
results. Again this year there were everybody-wins kids races at
various distances and some 50 young people signed up. In the featured kids
mile, Thomas Lee was first among the boys, and Emily Barslow took first for the
girls. What more can we say about Mule Haul 25 other than click for some more photos of the race (by Brian Teague and Bill Austin)...and see you next
year.