Rebecca Harman
2005 Ultra Runner of the Year
Photo - Lorrie Tily
The five race directors of the
Western New York Ultra Series have unanimously recognized Rebecca Harman as
the 2005 Western New York Ultra Runner of the Year. Harman set new
race records at the Highland Forest 1-2-3, the Mendon Trail Run 50K and in
the non-scoring 50K at the Finger Lakes Fifties. In each of those
races (see partial results below), she led all women start to finish and was competitive for the overall
win with the fastest open men.
Harman's 2005 Highland Forest record
is faster than that of the winning man for 6 of the last 8 years. Her
2005 Mendon Trail record is faster than that of the winning man for 4 of the
last 6 years. It is only a matter of time before she joins the ranks
of the elite women who have won an ultra outright.
In addition to three ultra wins in
Western New York,
Harman finished
11th overall
and first place woman at the
Hinte-Anderson
Trail Run. She also had a 5:17:06 finish in the 2005
Tupper Lake Tinman Triathlon.
Harman is a very active member of the
Finger Lakes
Runners Club and is the Race Director of the renowned
Monster Marathon Trail Runs.
At Mendon Trail Runs - Photos by Deb Wyspianski
