Run to Win

Don Penta and David Colby Young’s photos and videos are now all online for this year’s Safe Passage 5k.

You can view them over at Maine Running Photos.

Here are the links:

• Photo Set 1: Pre-Race & Starting Line
• Photo Set 2: Finish Line (First Half)
• Photo Set 3: Finish Line (Second Half)
• Video 1: Interviews & Starting Line
• Video 2: Awards Ceremony

As mentioned earlier, you can also preview Beth Rand’s photographs of the race if you are interested in purchasing any of the ones that she has taken.

(Photo Credit: Don Penta)

The Safe Passage 5k was this morning, with little to no wind, a clear sky, and cool but warming temperatures. There were 392 finishers. Ethan Hemphill led a string of 4 Dirigo runners to win the race in 15:29, with Suzanne Ray taking the women’s race in 19:07.

The race raised almost $11,000 for Safe Passage, an organization that provides educational resources to children in Guatemala City. The race was started by and now memorializes the Safe Passage founder Hanley Denning, who passed away in a car accident before the 2006 running of the race.

(Full Results - Race Photos)

The Safe Passage 5k was this morning in Cumberland, Maine. A record number of participants showed up this morning, not least because of the passing of Hanley Denning this past Winter. She started the Safe Passage program, which provides education to the children who live in the Guatemala City garbage dump. The race raised about $18,000 for the program. There were 563 finishers, and both the men’s race and the women’s race saw course records.

The race was won by Ethan Hemphill in 15:14, which is 14 seconds than last year’s record setting run. There were 4 Dirigo runners in the top 5. The women’s race was won by Kristin Barry in 17:15, which lowered the women’s record by 23 seconds.

(Results - Photos)