Escarpment Trail Race (18.7-Miles)
East Windham to North Lake (Haines Falls), New York
Web Site: www.escarpmenttrail.com
Race Winners
(47 runnings)
28 Jul 2024
3:01:03
3:39:09
30 Jul 2023
2:51:33
3:24:58
31 Jul 2022
2:46:06
3:26:44
25 Jul 2021*
3:01:34
4:02:57
26 Jul 2020
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28 Jul 2019
2:47:33
3:29:01
29 Jul 2018
2:42:09
3:36:33
30 Jul 2017
2:56:19
3:38:56
31 Jul 2016
3:01:12
3:34:13
26 Jul 2015
2:57:13
3:34:28
27 Jul 2014
2:58:13
3:37:31
28 Jul 2013
2:51:05
3:42:16
29 Jul 2012
2:55:47
4:04:24
31 Jul 2011
2:53:17
3:37:31
25 Jul 2010
2:58:59
3:42:49
26 Jul 2009
2:59:48
3:53:26
27 Jul 2008
2:56:37
3:53:26
29 Jul 2007
2:46:34
3:54:34
30 Jul 2006
3:00:00
3:58:30
31 Jul 2005
2:56:54
3:54:32
25 Jul 2004
2:45:20
3:46:03
27 Jul 2003
2:52:39
3:29:50
28 Jul 2002
2:50:56
3:07:52
29 Jul 2001
2:48:00
3:16:38
30 Jul
2000
2:58:35
3:24:27
25 Jul
1999
3:01:36
3:07:22
26 Jul
1998
2:57:44
3:12:02
27 Jul
1997
2:57:34
4:03:25
28 Jul 1996
3:00:22
3:42:34
30 Jul
1995
2:45:46
3:39:55
31 Jul
1994
2:52:19
4:00:39
25 Jul
1993
2:47:12
3:29:30
26 Jul
1992
2:51:16
3:32:04
28 Jul
1991
2:47:51
4:06:54
30 Jul
1990
2:51:55
3:49:18
30 Jul
1989
2:50:39
3:55:26
31 Jul
1988
2:49:20
3:43:03
26 Jul 1987
2:49:12
3:54:24
27 Jul 1986
2:50:25
3:44:14
28 Jul 1985
2:56:03
3:45:31
29 Jul 1984
2:52:40
4:10:42
31 Jul 1983
3:05:39
4:19:21
25 Jul
1982
2:48:22
3:39:55
26 Jul
1981
3:06:45
4:30:35
27 Jul
1980
3:09:09
5:22:12
22 Jul
1979
3:06:09
5:23:58
23 Jul
1978
3:08:00
24 Jul
1977
3:26:20
6:20:01
Most Wins (1977-date) Women
5
4
4
4
Men
13
8
5
4
The Escarpment Trail
is a very rugged hiking trail in the Northern Catskill Mts. in
New York State. This single track trail is very remote, crossing
no roads, has a total elevation changes of nearly 10,000 feet,
and all aid must be backpacked in by volunteers. This is not
for your average runner but for the runner who trains 12 months
a year, and has spent years building a base and gaining long
distance experience. Therefore, qualifying standards are required
to insure that all participants have experience with endurance
events and have a reasonable chance of completing the course
within 6 hours. The trail is viewed by many
as an exaggeration of the term. It is extremely rocky and a runner
must expect to navigate over boulders, downed trees, gullies
and hidden roots the entire distance. Contestants must be prepared
to deal with any of the forest's natural barriers, such as bees,
slippery rocks, porcupines, black bears (not probable, but possible)
and anything else that can be found in the forests of the Catskills.
There are numerous places where runners must climb hand over
fist to scale a rise, conversely, extremely steep downhill sections
add not only challenge to the course, but also a high degree
of unwelcome danger. There are sections of the course that travel
along cliffs. If you're not careful, you could fall to your death.
Very few runners go the distance without taking at least one
painful spill. Most runners take many. Believe me, you're going
to take a flop or two, or more. Bees!!! In 1987, we ran into
lots of them. If you are allergic to bee stings, you MUST run
with your own medication. THIS
IS NOT A CARRIAGE TRAIL...it is a treacherous hiking
trail. There won't be a vehicle to fetch you if you should
decide to quit and it is your responsibility to get to the finish
line. This is not a Run-For-All and we are not trying to hype
it or make it something it is not. There won't be people telling
you where the trail goes, doctors to wipe your blisters, or a
bus to give you a ride to the finish if you decide you can't
continue. This is a wonderful run across wonderful country, a
run in which we will share the experience and the friendship
with those qualified runners who choose to participate. No awards,
no age goup categories. Just runners, mountains, and some refreshments
at the finish line..
Lee Berube--5
Katie O'Regan (O'Riagain) (PA/USA-IRE)
Ja Shua Ried (CO/USA)
Michelle Pratt Merlis--4
Lee Berube
Michelle Pratt Merlis
Lee Berube
Michelle Pratt Merlis - Charlotte Winkler (NY/USA)
Not Held COVID 19
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Lee Berube
Leslie O'Dell (NH/USA)
Lee Berube (NY/USA)
Meira Minard (PA/USA)
Matt Lipsey (PA/USA)
Michelle Pratt (NY/USA)
Jan Wellford (NY/USA)
Kehr Davis--2
Benjamin Nephew--13
Kehr Davis (MA/USA)
Benjamin Nephew
Kristina Folcik (NH/USA)
Denis Mikhaylov (NJ/USA)
Raina White--2
Jacob Loverich (PA/USA)
Sheryl Wheeler--5
Benjamin Nephew
Kristen Tamburrino--2
Benjamin Nephew
Kristen Tamburrino (ON/CAN)
Benjamin Nephew
Sheryl Wheeler
Benjamin Nephew
Raina White (VT/USA)
Nathan Harkins (PA/USA)
Sheryl Wheeler
Benjamin Nephew
Martha Nelson (PA/USA)
Benjamin Nephew
Connie Grace (NY/USA)
Benjamin Nephew
Sheryl Wheeler
Benjamin Nephew
Sheryl Wheeler (NY/USA)
Benjamin Nephew
Cassy Bradley-Byrne--4
Benjamin Nephew
Cassy Bradley-Byrne
Benjamin Nephew (MA/USA)
Nikki Kimball (NY/USA)
Michael Halstead (NY/USA)
Cassy Bradley-Byrne
Peter Keeney (ME/USA)
Cassy Bradley (PA/USA)
Rich Fargo--8
Debbie Berner (PA/USA)
Rich Fargo
Audrey Balander (NY/USA)
Matt Cull--4
Deborah Askew (CA/USA)
Rich Fargo
Susan MacEachern (MA/USA)
Matt Cull
Gillian Sharp (NY/USA)
Matt Cull
Jan Vermilye (NY/USA)
Rich Fargo
Jean Kerr--4
Rich Fargo
Christine Gibbons (NJ/USA)
Rich Fargo
Jean Kerr
Rich Fargo
Laura Paddock
Eric Weyman--2
Jean Kerr
Rich Fargo (CT/USA)
Lori Jorgensen (NY/USA)
Matt Cull (VT/USA)
Jean Kerr (NY/USA)
Eric Weyman (PA/USA)
Monica Martin
Mike Kelly & Paul Nowicky
GiGi Blair (VA/USA)
Bill Glatz (NY/USA)
Kate Bricker (CO/USA)
Steve Tarry (NH/USA)
Sandy Arvidson
Peter Crisi--2
Margarete Deckert (NY/USA)
Peter Crisi (MA/USA)
Cathy Schrader (NY/USA)
Dick Vincent (NY/USA)
None
Paul Enright (USA)
B.J. Jerkowski
* Virtual Run 2021; tie for 1st (Merlis/Winkler).
Note: Cassy Bradley-Byrne is the owner of the course record as well as the next 3 fastest female times ever.
Sheryl Wheeler (NY/USA)
2003-04, 2007, 2009, 2012
Michelle Pratt Merlis (NY/USA)
2017, 2021-23
Jean Kerr (NY/USA)
1985, 87, 89, 91
Cassy Bradley-Byrne (PA/USA)
1998-99, 2001-02
Benjamin Nephew (MA/USA)
2000-06, 2008-11, 2014-15
Rich Fargo (CT/USA)
1986, 1988-91, 1994, 1996-97
Lee Berube (NY/USA)
2018-19, 2021-22, 2024
Matt Cull (VT/USA)
1985, 1992-93, 1995
Additions - Changes E-Mail Ed Neiles
Last Updated on 29 Jul 2024