Rugged Maniac New England

Rugged Maniac New England
The Warped Wall at Southwick 2016
Venue Motocross Southwick MX338
Location Southwick, Massachusetts
Date September 24 & 25, 2016
Champions
Men United States Bronson Venable / John Hirsch
Women United States Angela Peterson / Nicole Aleles

The New England Rugged Maniac 5K Obstacle Course event has been held annually in Southwick, Massachusetts since 2010. The event currently takes place at the Motocross Southwick MX339 (a dirt biking course) with a two-day event in September.

History

Crowd of 8,000 participants at Rugged Maniac New England
Rugged Maniac New England 2016.

2016

The 7th annual Rugged Maniac at Southwick drew in 8,000 participants on Saturday alone, not including several thousand spectators. New obstacles, such as Bang the Gong and Blobstacle were introduced. [1]

2010

The first ever Rugged Maniac was held at this venue in Southwick, Massachusetts, hosting over 2000 racers.[2] Former lawyer, Brad Scudder, used all of his savings to promote and create Rugged Maniac. Obstacles back then included a now discontinued obstacle which involved dodging swinging tires.[3]

Winners

Men

Year Gold Time Silver Time Bronze Time
2016 - Day 1 United States Bronson Venable26:12 United States John Hirsch27:56 United States Ben Whitbeck28:55
2016 - Day 2 United States John Hirsch26:41 United States Ryan Todesco †28:11 United States Mark Knibbs28:54
2015 - Day 1 United States Eric Nacsin(1/2)28:38 United States Ben Whitbeck29:27 United States Bob Goodrow30:33
2015 - Day 2 United States Ryan Tedesco30:01 United States Chand Valliancourt30:28 United States Kirill Zenchenko30:38
2014 - Day 1 United States Eric Nacsin(2/2)27:04 United States Patrick Gravelding27:06 United States Ben Whitbeck28:01
2014 - Day 2 United States Mario Dasilva30:03 United States Kirill Zenchenko30:27 United States Chris Maynard30:53
2013 United States Frank May(1/2)30:47 United States Eric Nacsin / William Ferullo25:22
2012 United States Frank May(2/2)24:30 United States Dylan Lucas25:44 United States Corey Bachand26:41
2011 United States Rick Copley24:51 United States Dan Cane25:13 United States Neil Ruggiero25:25
2010 United States Jack Bailey18:44 United States Matthew Jaquish18:54 United States Jason Anderson18:59

† Also the Under-21 age bracket winner.

Women

Year Gold Time Silver Time Bronze Time
2016 - Day 1 United States Angela Peterson32:47 United States Nicole Aleles38:28 United States Joy Whitbeck39:20
2016 - Day 2 United States Nicole Aleles34:54 United States Christine Lynch36:36 United States Megan Reddinger37:11
2015 - Day 1 United States Mackenzie Collins34:32 United States Alison Hough39:19 United States Diana Sadjadi-Fard40:50
2015 - Day 2 United States Lauren Casavant (1/3)30:45 United States Kristin Leontie31:53 United States Sarah Simonelli32:48
2014 - Day 1 United States Jenny Celeste Ruland33:43 United States Heather Kotel35:16 United States Nicole Aleles36:57
2014 - Day 2 United States Lauren Casavant (2/3)30:45 United States Kristin Leontie31:53 United States Sarah Simonelli32:48
2013 United States Sarah Simonelli / United States Lauren Casavant (3/3)27:37 / 30:16 United States Maggie Doben32:26 United States Serra Langone32:49
2012 United States Marlena Pettit27:21 United States Lauren Casavant29:43 United States Tiffany Demers31:27
2011 United States Jodi Theriault28:02 United States Christine Locascio28:07 United States Sonya Jampel29:17
2010 United States Andrea Bruzelrus20:43 United States Nicholas Normandin20:48 United States Jimi Stanton22:09

All race times are taken from Rugged Maniac's timing page.[4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Jacob, Lyons (September 26, 2016). "Rugged Maniac New England Recap". Rugged Maniac Newsletter.
  2. ↑ "Rugged Maniac 5k Southwick MA October 2, 2010 Results". Cool Running. October 2, 2010.
  3. ↑ ""Rugged Maniac" race at Southwick Motocross track features extreme barriers". MassLive. September 28, 2010. Retrieved August 25, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Timing & Results". Retrieved May 16, 2016.
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