2006 Tussey Teaser #2 -  3nd Annual Tussey-Whipple 11-Miler Revival Run
April 9, 2006
by Jeff Henderson

A frosty but beautiful spring morning greeted 12 adventurous runners for the 3rd annual Tussey to Whipple 11 Miler race.  Temperatures hovered around the freezing mark at the start of the race and then climbed slowly into the lower 40's during the 11 mile trek which covers legs 1, 2, and 3 of the Tussey  mOUnTaiNBACK 50 mile course. Race conditions were excellent with gentle cool breezes and sunny blue skies peaking through the trees.  Joe Shuta commented that there were no bears, snakes, or other unfriendly mountain critters along the way (always a plus when wanting to record a good time).  However, a few runners did mention some unclaimed blue luggage on the side of the road around the halfway point.
 
Tim Spigelmyer breezed through the course in a time of 1:15:57, besting his time from last year's race by almost 4 minutes.  Steve Geyer of Bellefonte followed in 2nd place with a time of 1:22:51 and Dave Gantz from Manheim finished 3rd in a time of 1:23:59. Stacy Moir from Centre Hall was the first female at 1:38:20. Just eleven seconds behind her was Sue Challis of State College who finished in 1:38:31.
 
This was the 2nd race of the year in the Tussey Teaser series. The next Tussey Teaser race, the Beidleheimer Sidewinder 10K, will be held on Sunday, May 7 at 2 p.m.


     Name             Time
    ----             ----
 1. Tim Spigelmyer  1:15:57
 2. Steve Geyer     1:22:51
 3. Dave Gantz      1:23:59
 4. Bob Boozer      1:24:10
 5. Todd Dupont     1:24:37
 6. Joe Shuta       1:27:17
 7. Matt Spencer    1:27:36
 8. Paul Mount      1:29:38
 9. Stacy Moir      1:38:20
10. Sue Challis     1:38:31
11. Shaun Wood      1:47:02
12. Tim Russin      1:48:52



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