Run to Win

Halloween is right around the corner, and with it comes the halloween races. This weekend was the Great Pumpkin 10k in Saco and the Rolling Bones 5k in Bar Harbor.

The Great Pumpkin 10k had 212 finishers. Dirigo had 3 finishers in the top 5, including a win by Josh Zolla in 34:32. Marjorie Graff was 10^th overall to win the women’s race in 39:30. It was very windy on the course today.
(Full Results – Race Photos)

Rolling Bones was a much smaller but much faster race than the Great Pumpkin. Only 27 people finished the race. Steven Dewitt of Ellsworth won the race in under 5 minutes per mile pace with a time of 14:56. Dan Balaguero of Bangor was over a minute behind him to take second place in 16:14. It was warm but windy in the mid 40s.
(Full Results)

The Physical Therapy 8k in Brunswick, Maine went off this morning at 9:00. The weather was on the cool side, but it was a beautiful day for running. There were some breezes along the course, especially early in the race, but the headwinds were not too strong. There were 164 finishers.

Dirigo beat out PR Racing/Moose Milers by about 8 minutes, taking 4 of the top 5 in the race. Ethan Hemphill (25:36) and Josh Zolla (26:45) led the way for the entire race. TJ Hesler from PR Racing came in a solid 3^rd place with a time of 28:08, followed by Rob Fast (28:26) and Blaine Moore (28:49). Marjorie Graff completed the scoring for Dirigo in 31:57, winning the women’s race by over a minute. Tiki Humphries (33:09) and Jessica Fortin (33:28) raced it out for 2^nd and 3^rd place.
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