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Runners take on Whiteface toll road

Jacob Malcomb, left, and Jeremy Drowne battle for position during the Whiteface Uphill Footrace on Sept. 14. Malcomb won the race to the top of the mountain, while Drowne finished second. Photos courtesy of Pat Hendrick Photography

WILMINGTON – Jacob Malcomb of Canton reached the top of Whiteface Mountain faster than any of the other 86 racers in the field Sept. 14 in the Whiteface Uphill Footrace held on the Veterans Memorial Highway.

Malcomb, 26, completed the 8-mile course that started at the intersection of state Route 86 and 431 in Wilmington and climbed the highway to just below the 4,867-foot summit in 1 hour, 2 minutes, 44 seconds. Jeremy Drowne of West Chazy was second in 1:03:20 and John Spinney of Waterbury, Vt. was third in 1:05:17.

Erin Rasco of Cadyville was the top female. She finished 12th overall with a time of 1:17:57. Cassie Sellars of Plattsburgh was the second woman across the line in 1:21:23 and Louise Voghel of Quebec was third in 1:23:48.

Jan Wellford of Keene was the top local finisher with his fourth-place overall placing in 1:08:47. Bob Tysen of Lake Placid finished ninth in 1:14:33. Nancie Battaglia of Lake Placid finished in 1:49:39.

It was the 36th running of the Uphill Footrace that follows the switchbacks of the toll road with an average of an 8 percent grade and an elevation gain of more than 3,500 feet.

The following are results from the race:

Whiteface Uphill Footrace

Sept. 14

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