Team Member Bio: Eric Morse

Eric Morse


Primary sport(s):  
Road, mountain, XC

HS/College: 
Harwood HS / Vermont Technical College

CMS Masters Team member since:  
Open team - 1989, Masters - 2005

City/state of residence:   
Berlin, VT

Occupation:  
Designs headstones

Goals for 2010:  
Get healthy and race.  Get another 40+ title at Mt Washington.

Notable achievements/memories/PR’s in your sport:

• 11 time USATF NE Champion, and Vermont runner of the year 9 times.
• Represented the United States in the World Mountain running championships 5 times. 47th (1996) 3rd U.S., 37th (1997) 2nd U.S., 37th (2000) 3rd U.S., 74th (2002) 3rd U.S., and 60th (2003) 3rd U.S.
• Six-time USATF NE Mountain circuit champion: 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003. 
• USATF NE Road Race Grand Prix Individual Champion: 1999
• Still holds the open course records at Wachusett, Pack, and Ascutney.

Open PRs:

Mile: 3:59
5k: 14:17
10k: 29:20
20k: 1:00:48
Half Marathon: 1:03:50

Masters PRs:
5k: 15:09
10K: 31:59

List one thing others may not know about you:  
Has more finishes in the top 5, without a win, than anyone in the history of the Mt Washington road race.  Or to put it another way "The biggest loser at Mt Washington"

Your favorite workout:  
Hill workouts


Your favorite race(s) and why?
New Haven 20km, because I have a faster PR than dd

Website/Blog Address:   
On Facebook

Mount Washington Road Race Performance History:

Year	Age	Place	Time	Pace
1993	28	4	1:03:50	8:24
1994	29	6	1:07:12	8:51
1995	30	4	1:03:37	8:22
1996	31	3	1:03:46	8:24
1997	32	2	1:05:38	8:39
1998	33	2	1:02:31	8:14
1999	34	4	1:01:09	8:03
2000	35	4	1:04:54	8:33
2001	36	4	1:05:00	8:34
2002*	37	2	28:12	7:26
2004	39	8	1:06:46	8:47
2005	40	6	1:05:26	8:36
2006	41	5	1:04:38	8:31
2007	42	8	1:08:56	9:05
2008*	43	20	1:06:56	8:49
2009	44	15	1:08:34	9:02

*2008 was the U.S. Mountain Running Championships.

*2002 was a shortened race due to weather conditions on the summit.