On Hankey Mountain just before the big downhill
At the pond on Big Bald
Twenty-four runners started the 2002 Wild Oak Trail 100. One finished. The weather was generally good but, as Dennis said, "It was 22 degrees at Camp May Flather on Saturday morning and 6 degrees on Sunday morning." The trail is rugged and wild. Keith Knipling said of the trail: "[I] registered over 8000 feet of climb each loop (that’s over 32,000 for the full 100!)"
Results
| Runner | Loop 1 | Loop 2 | Loop 3 | Loop 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dennis Herr | 5:36 | 13:36 | 23:50 | 34:02 |
| Serge Arbonna | 5:36 | 11:21 | 22:28 | |
| Craig Wilson | 6:33 | 15:01 | 28:13 | |
| Gary Knipling | 6:43 | 16:04 | ||
| Keith Knipling | 6:42 | 16:04 | ||
| Amy Bloom | 6:38 | 16:44 | ||
| Steve Platt | 6:38 | 16:44 | ||
| Andy Thompson | 7:00 | 17:20 | ||
| Jon Basham | 7:00 | 17:20 | ||
| Don Meyer | 6:39 | 18:03 | ||
| Monica Scholz | 6:48 | 18:12 | ||
| Bill Wandel | 7:30 | 18:15 | ||
| Chris Scott | 6:33 | |||
| Bill Gentry | 6:37 | Note 1 | ||
| Mike Bur | 6:38 | |||
| Nick Satriano | 6:38 | |||
| John Deeter | 6:44 | |||
| Ken Hubbard | 6:44 | |||
| Russ Evans | 6:48 | |||
| Ed Demoney | 8:25 | |||
| Larry DeHof | 8:47 | |||
| Anstr Davidson | 8:53 | Note 2 | ||
| Jeanne Christie | 8:55 | |||
| Caroline Leean-Stearns | 8:55 | |||
| Ron Knipling | xxx | 8:45 | Note 3 | |
| Eliza McClean | xxx | 10:20 | Note 4 | |
Four 25 mile loops. 24 starters; one finisher. More pictures in the VHTRC Photo Album
Note 1: Approximately 9:30 for 35 miles - ran an additional 8 miles back to parking lot on road.
Note 2: Approximately, one hour of which was spent taking pictures.
Note 3: Ran 2nd loop with Gary and Keith Knipling.
Note 4: Ran 2nd loop with Andy and Jon.