A Colorado runner raced by chilly drizzle to the summit of New England’s tallest peak, discovering a end line practically obscured by fog, to win the Mount Washington Road Race on Saturday.

Joseph Gray, 39 of Colorado Springs, gained for a record-tying seventh time in a time of 1 hour, 24 seconds, adopted by Sam Chelanga, 38, of Colorado Springs, Colorado, and Tyler Andrews, 33, of Concord, Massachusetts.

Amber Ferreira, 41, of Concord, New Hampshire, completed with a time of 1:15:16 to win the ladies’s division, adopted by Marybeth Chelanga, 33, of Colorado Springs, and Meghan Davis, 22, from Plainfield, Massachusetts. The Chelangas are husband and spouse.

The 7.6-mile (12.2-kilometer) race route was drizzly, and thick fog enveloped the mountain above the tree line. Visibility was about 10 toes (3 meters) and the wind chill was about 32 levels Fahrenheit, race spokesperson Randy Zucco stated.

With a 6,288-foot (1,917-meter) summit, Mount Washington is synonymous with difficult climate, and snow was recorded only a week earlier on the mountaintop. Last yr, the highway race was minimize brief with the temperatures dipping nicely beneath freezing with sustained winds of 75 to 85 mph (120 to 147 kph).

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