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The $25,000 cash purse race, one of the largest cash payouts in U.S. trail running history, drew runners from as far as California, but it was the easterners who dominated. Two Bay Staters took the top spots in the long loop weight classes. Ben Nephew of Mansfield, MA, took first place in the Under 60 kg division with a time of 2:21:31.9. Paul Low of Belchertown, MA, won first prize in the Over 59.9 kg division with a time of 2:05:39.0. Locals grabbed top ten finishes in the short loop competition with Waitsfield residents Jen Russell finishing eighth in the Under 60 kg division, and Tom Murray, Kelly Steadman and Gary Kessler finishing fourth, fifth and seventh, respectively.
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