ORLAND – Ice and slush didn’t stop 19 diehard runners from competing in the 12th annual Wildlands Snowshoe Race on Sunday, Feb. 2 in the Great Pond Mountain Wildlands.
Matt Methot, 23, a Maine Maritime Academy student from Portland, took home the prize for first place. He ran the challenging 4.9-mile course (sans snowshoes) from the fish hatchery up and over the flank of Great Pond Mountain and back in 33:52. Second place went to Jennifer Van Dongen, 36, of Bar Harbor, with a time of 35:19. Chase Reidelbach, 20, also an MMA student, placed third.
The Wildlands race, a benefit for Great Pond Mountain Conservation Trust, was the state championship for the past two years, but this year the Maine qualifier moved to Rangeley, where the snow cover is better.
“We really appreciate everything our volunteers and sponsors – especially Peter Keeney and Jennifer Riefler – put into this run,” said GPMCT Executive Director Cheri Domina. “With the snow being increasingly unpredictable on the coast, we’re looking at making this a more family-friendly and less snow-dependent winter event next year—the Wild Winter Scramble.”
Thanks to our sponsors and prize donors: Hannaford of Bar Harbor, A&B Naturals, Epi Pizza, Cadillac Mtn. Sports, Dion Snowshoes, Flat Top 5K/Tom Kirby, Trailhead Café of Bar Harbor, The Side Street Café of Bar Harbor.
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RACE RESULTS
Place Name No. Ag S Time Pace 
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1 MATT METHOT 45 23 M 33:52 6:55 Portland,ME
2 JENNIFER VANDONGEN 11 36 F 35:19 7:13 Bar Harbor, ME
3 CHASE REIDELBACH 54 20 M 36:13 7:24 Virginia Beach, VA
4 VIJAY KATARIA 46 25 M 39:02 7:58 Castine, ME
5 PETER KEENEY 99 47 M 39:24 8:03 Bar Harbor, ME
6 RYAN KING 32 44 M 41:12 8:25 Stockton Springs, ME
7 DAVE FARRAR 1 57 M 42:07 8:36 Bangor, ME
8 NICK BROWN 12 26 M 43:46 8:56 Ellsworth, ME
9 ROBIN CLARKE 22 44 F 46:08 9:25 Ellsworth, ME
10 TOM REARDON 64 45 M 48:26 9:54 Ellsworth, ME
11 SARAH O’MALLEY 37 41 F 51:53 10:36 Sedgwick, ME
12 CHARLOTTE CLEWS 67 38 F 51:55 10:36 Blue Hill, ME
13 SARAH ENSWORTH 65 37 F 51:59 10:37
14 KAREN GROSS 17 56 F 55:28 11:20 Augusta, ME
15 RHONDA REARDON 58 43 F 55:32 11:20 Ellsworth, ME
16 DAWN CHARNETZKY 91 37 F 57:51 11:49 Bangor, ME
17 CAROL ORLOFSKY 14 58 F 1:00:57 12:27 Ellsworth, ME
18 EMILY FANNING 48 21 F 1:02:30 12:46 New Boston, NH
19 GAIL STREHAN 19 50 F 1:09:56 14:17