Understandably, reviewing the records is like seeing a history of New Hampshire road racing on paper. You see races that no longer exist. One of the flattest and fastest courses ever, held in the cool of September. Not surprisingly, most of the records for 10 miles were set at that race. Which brings up another point.
Flat courses are where most of the other distances have seen their records set.
This year, the Healthsource race in Manchester, another flat course, saw at least 10 individual age group records set. Along with the history of New Hampshire running, the records also serve as a Who's Who for the state. Through the years the Seacoast has been well represented in the list of records. Familiar names like Guy Stearns, Bruce Butterworth, Ken Houle, and Kathy Northrop are among the record holders for division and single age categories. And then there is Mary Helen Wilson.