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WE HAVE A NEW RECORD!

John Nobile approaching the finish line in record time.

John Nobile of Guilford CT, turned in a very impressive performance and broke the course record by 16 minutes, with a time of 32H:00M.  This comes on the heals of another impressive performance in July at the Hudson River Ramble 12.  He broke the record there as well, but so did two others and he finished third.

But on this weekend, no one finished ahead of him.

Each of his four laps on the 136 mile loop, were fairly consistent, and he spent very little time off the bike.  He rode very efficiently and even installed a chin rest on his stem that allowed him to rest his head while descending.

Overall, the race was a typical 540.  The weather was a bit tricky at times, with tough headwinds, heavy showers and cold nighttime temperatures, but not too bad for the most part.

Friday was a little on the warm side, with highs in the low 80s, and a few riders felt the heat, as we had a handful of withdrawals overnight.  Things cooled down Friday night and into Saturday, with lows in the low 40s on most of the loop, but dropping about 10° in the higher elevations.  Hurricane Mountain was once again a brute of a climb, and riders could feel the air getting colder the higher they rose.

Saturday was a little more challenging as far as the weather was concerned, as it only got up into the low 60s on most of the course, but stayed in the mid 50s in some areas.

All in all, it was another outstanding race.  We had a good field for the 540, including David George, who finished for the sixth time, Jim Dannis who finished for the second year in a row, knocking off over 5½ hours on his time, and Jeff Bonk, who avenged a DNF from last year, when he was forced to drop out after a crash. There were a few disappointments too, as half the field didn't finish, including a couple of race veterans.

See below for the complete results.

1.	John	Nobile	49	Guilford	CT	32H:00M	Set new Record! Avenged 2009 DNF!
2.	Jeffrey	Bonk	34	Sioux Falls	SD	39H:19M	Avenged 2011 DNF!
3.	David	George	53	Fredericksburg	VA	39H:24M	Also finished in 2003, 2004, 2007, 2010 & 2011!
4.	Jim	Dannis	55	Dalton	NH	39H:41M	Beat 2011 time by 5H:38M!
5.	Jesse	Stauffer	24	Selinsgrove	PA	49H:13M	Youngest finisher!
6.	Richard	Crandell	35	Peoria	IL	49H:23M
—	Geoff	Brunner	44	Allentown	PA	DNF	Finished in 2010!
—	Raymond	Greenlaw	51	Annapolis	MD	DNF
—	Ernest	Landry	59	Leominster	MA	DNF
—	Henrik	Olsen	47	Walkersville	MD	DNF
—	Kale	Poland	30	Laconia	NH	DNF
—	Horner	Williams	47	Red Bank	NJ	DNF
—	Marc	Landry	57	Philadelphia	PA	DNS
—	Jessica	Eckhardt	30	Cambridge	MA	DNF	Finished in 2008, 2010 & 2011!
1.	Meurig James Krstie Nichols James		35 33	Philadelphia Philadelphia	PA PA	48H:15M	Set new Record!
—	Brian	Uline	46	Sloatsburg	NY	DNF	Also raced in 2002 & 2003!
1.	Chris	Pedicone	42	Basking Ridge	NJ	34H:34M
—	Graham	Hallward	56	Toronto	ON	DNF
—	David	Power	41	Wilmington	DE	DNF
—	Spencer	Williams	21	Temple	NH	DNS
—	Suzanne	Burke	59	Leominster	MA	DNF
—	Heather	Rizzi	33	Schenectady	NY	DNS
1.	Tom	Ambros	51	Schenectady	NY	08H:10M	Local Rider! Also won in 2010!
2.	Francois	Proulx	37	Mascouche	QC	10H:26M
3.	Kurt	Higgins	43	Ballston Spa	NY	11H:09M	Also worked as Race Official!
4.	Jean	Mondesir	46	Red Bank	NJ	12H:34M
5.	Chris	Grant	53	Lake Placid	NY	12H:45M	Also worked as Race Official!
—	Glenn	Shesney	49	Warminster	PA	DNF
1.	Krista	Schepanovsky	44	Harvard	MA	09H:34M

John Nobile looks like he's ready to do it again, shortly after he finished.