Mount Washington race won for record eighth time by Colorado runner Joseph Gray

This image provided by Randy Zucco shows Kayla Lampe, 31, of Shelburne Falls, Massachusetts, winning the women's division of the Mount Washington Road Race on June 15, 2024 near Pinkham Notch, N.H. Her time crossing the finish line of the 6,288-foot summit was 1 hour, 15 minutes and 9 seconds. (Randy Zucco via AP)

PINKHAM NOTCH, N.H. (AP) — A Colorado runner has won a race to the summit of New England’s tallest peak for a record-setting eighth time.

Joseph Gray, 40, of Colorado Springs, won the Mount Washington Road Race on Saturday in a time of 1 hour, 2 minutes and 21 seconds. He was followed by Remi Leroux, 27 of Waterloo, Quebec, and Eric Blake, 45, of West Hartford, Connecticut.

Kayla Lampe, 31, of Shelburne Falls, Massachusetts, finished with a time of 1 hour, 15 minutes and 9 seconds to win the women's division, followed by Laura Manninen, 51, of Kuitula, Finland, and Amber Ferreira, of Concord, New Hampshire, who won last year.

This photo provided by Randy Zucco shows Joseph Gray of Colorado Springs, Colorado, winner of the Mount Washington Road Race, crossing the finish line on Saturday, June 15, 2024 at the summit of the 6,288-foot peak near Pinkham Notch, N.H. His time was 1 hour, 2 minutes and 21 seconds. (Randy Zucco via AP)

The race had clear, beautiful conditions at the base for the first time in years, spokesperson Randy Zucco said. With a 6,288-foot (1,917-meter) summit, Mount Washington is synonymous with challenging weather.

Even with the clear conditions, runners sustained winds near 50 mph (80 kph) and wind chill values at the summit around or even below freezing, Zucco said.

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This story has been corrected to show that Laura Manninen is from Kuitula, Finland, not Florida, and corrects the spelling of Shelburne Falls, Massachusetts.

The Associated Press