Lopez and Fornataro earn silver medals at national trail championships in Wisconsin Gray and Johnson Win 2021 USATF Half Marathon Trail Championships (American Trail Running Association)
CHRISTOPHER LOPEZ
Rob Fornataro and I great time at the 2021 USATF Half Marathon Trail Championships. The race was part of the Birkie Trail Run Festival in Cable, Wisconsin at the famous American Birkebeiner. The fall foliage was beautiful, the weather was crisp, in the upper 40s, and sun was shining. The half marathon course had an elevation gain of about 1,500 feet over a combination of rolling cross-county-like, and winding single-track trails. The race ends with an ascent to the top of Mount Telemark and fast 1-mile descent to the finish. Rob and I represented the USTAF Niagara association this year, and we had a blast running with athletes from across the country. We highly recommend this race to our fellow Niagara association runners.
Place
Masters Place
Name
Bib
Age
City, State / Association / Association
Time
MEN
10
50-54 2nd
Christopher Lopez
817
51
Honeoye Falls, NY / Niagara
1:40:11
12
45-49 2nd
Rob Fornataro
819
49
Pittsford, NY / Niagara
1:46:47
WOMEN
1
Rachel Johnson
702
28
Lynchburg, VA / Virginia
1:28:13
2
Stephanie Garcia
706
33
Phoenix, AZ / Pacific
1:30:22
3
Kathryn Fluehr
727
Phoenix, AZ / Arizona
1:32:51
4
Sarah Biehl
704
27
Columbus, OH / Ohio
1:34:17
5
Peyton Thomas
703
26
Hampstead, NC / North Carolina
1:39:10
6
Kristen Monahan
705
Houghton, MI / Michigan
1:40:29
7
40-44 1st
Diane Hankee
708
44
Lake Elmo, MN / Minnesota
1:52:50
8
40-44 2nd
Tracie Hough
709
43
Springfield, IL / Illinois
2:11:13
9
70-74 1st
Jo May
710
73
Houston, TX / Gulf
3:28:56
Joseph Gray
801
37
Colorado Springs, CO / Colorado
1:14:50
Edward Owens
806
Larkspur, CA / Pacific
1:15:11
Andy Wacker
802
Boulder, CO / Colorado
1:18:17
Ryan Miller
808
29
San Antonio, TX / Texas Southern
1:21:24
Christopher Sandefur
805
34
Manchester, MO / Ozark
1:22:33
Travis Lavin
807
Golden, CO / Colorado
1:23:40
Christian Medina
810
22
New York, NY / New York
1:25:54
50-54 1st
Kelly Mortenson
804
50
Saint Paul, MN / Minnesota
1:32:29
45-49 1st
Ryan Twomey
820
46
Plymouth, NH / New England
1:37:05
11
Justin Lund
811
40
Tomahawk, WI / Wisconsin
1:44:54
13
55-59 1st
Rich Mayne
815
57
Valencia, CA / Southern California
1:50:13
14
50-54 3rd
Christopher Rinaldi
814
Berkeley Heights, NJ / New Jersey
1:55:47
15
65-69 1st
Blair Anderson
821
65
Hopkins, MN / Minnesota
2:05:48
16
50-54 4th
John Hahn
813
54
Madison, WI / Wisconsin
2:21:53
17
Doug Beagle
822
71
2:50:50