Joe Gray beats field and smokes Garrett Heath

It’s worth noting that 5 out of the top 10 Men were from Colorado or California. Places that have hot summers…..

Men’s Top 10:
1 – Joseph Gray (38) Colorado Springs, CO – 47:19
2 – Daniel Curts (26) Norwich, VT – 48:21
3 – Andy Wacker (33) Boulder, CO – 48:53
4 – Edward Owens (28) San Francisco, CA – 49:52
5 – Mike Popejoy (36) Flagstaff, AZ – 50:49
6 – Garrett Heath (36) Seattle, WA – 50:57
7 – Lee Berube (31) Syracuse, NY – 51:00
8 – Mason Coppi (24) Ladera Ranch, CA – 51:48
9 – Bijan Mazaheri (28) Glendale, CA – 51:57
10 – Eric Blake (43) West Hartford, CT – 52:44

Just kind of shows you how flat times don't necessarily correlate with mountain fitness.
I think Heath did a great job. From Citius Mag:
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GARRETT HEATH: Not completely, because I think there are those who are really underestimating trail running and think they could just step in and take over. They have no idea what they’d be getting into and would get absolutely annihilated. But the feedback I got early was to prepare to be horrible at first and to proceed with caution. It’s not the track – there is another skill set here that you need to develop over time.
Maybe there haven’t been a ton of track athletes who have transitioned over, but there have been some good ones who did it successfully like Jim Walmsley, Joe Gray, Adam Peterman and Max King. It’s hard to feel a ton of pressure right off the bat because it is so underestimated by the track world. I don’t even know if it’s even considered at all."

1 – Joseph Gray (38) Colorado Springs, CO – 47:19, 28:18 10k, 2:18:45 marathon
2 – Daniel Curts (26) Norwich, VT – 48:21, 13:38 5000m
3 – Andy Wacker (33) Boulder, CO – 48:53, 13:41 5000m, 2:17:34 marathon
4 – Edward Owens (28) San Francisco, CA – 49:52, 14:16 5000m
5 – Mike Popejoy (36) Flagstaff, AZ – 50:49, 65 minute half, 2:24 marathon
6 – Garrett Heath (36) Seattle, WA – 50:57, 13:16 5000m, 27:56 10k
7 – Lee Berube (31) Syracuse, NY – 51:00, 14:21 5000m
8 – Mason Coppi (24) Ladera Ranch, CA – 51:48, 14:02 5000m
9 – Bijan Mazaheri (28) Glendale, CA – 51:57, 14:18 5000m, 2:15:26 marathon
10 – Eric Blake (43) West Hartford, CT – 52:44, 29:05 10k, 2:21:40 marathon

you're going to look at me with a straight face and tell me san fran and colorado springs have hot summers

Posted by someone who has never been to Colorado Springs in the summer lol

Do people really bet on these races?

Posted by someone who has no clue about dew point’s effect on the ‘misery index’.

You have obviously never spent a summer in San Francisco.

Ladera Ranch is near the coast in OC. It is cooler this time of the year than Syracuse or Hartford. Look it up if you don't believe me.

Pretty good representation from d3 Mid-Atlantic region XC folks from a decade ago -

7. Lee Berube, SUNY Geneseo 2012 (3 seconds behind Garrett Heath)
18. Jared Burdick, RIT 2009
31. Daniel Chebot, U of R, 2009

Just the ones I recognized.

Mason Coppi is based out of New York currently, check his Strava

I'm pretty sure it was missed because nobody really cares about trotting up a steep hill. I'd rather watch grass grow in my backyard.

Anyway, all the talk about temperature is frankly irrelevant.

NE did well because (1) it's just closer so better northeast guys came out and (2) NE trails are different. They're generally steeper and more technical. These guys were training specifically for loon, whereas heath is more general trail shape.

Grey is just a monster on the hills all around.

I had a nice run through golden gate park tonight, a balmy 58 when I started at 6pm! #hawt