The Back Cove 5k Race Series was scheduled to go for 19 weeks this year, rather than the 18 weeks that it has been for the past 2 years. However, the last race is being dropped due to scheduling difficulties and so the series will end on September 09, 2009 instead of on September 16th….
152 ran ahead of the rain in humid weather in the low 70s last night during the Weekly Back Cove 5k. Ed Parrot won his debut weekly 5k appearance with a time of 17:20. Emily Durgin repeated her performance from 2 weeks ago, winning the women’s race in 18:36. cutting 20 seconds off of her…
200 runners took part in last night’s Back Cove race, enjoying the sunny temperatures in the low 70s in downtown Portland. (Somebody pretending to be) Jorma Kurry ran for the first time this year, finishing first in 16:32 with nobody anywhere near him. Abbey Gosling has started a new win streak with her 19 minute…
This week’s Back Cove race consisted of 214 runners braving temperatures in the low 70s with clear skies. Curtis Wheeler led the way handily, winning the race in 16:59. Abbey Gosling‘s win streak was broken, however, as her time of 18:50 was 25 seconds behind Emily Durgin‘s 18:25. Abbey’s 1:54:41 overall time on the leaderboard…
142 people braved the weather this evening, although the rain held off until after the race was over. Curtis Wheeler ran ahead of Noah Schoneberg, only beating him by 2 seconds in 16:51. Abbey Gosling continued her trend of leading the women with her time of 19:04. For myself, I got in an almost 7…
188 runners made their way out in the fog and wind last night to compete in cool temperatures that hovered right around 60 degrees. Claton Conrad took it out in about the same pace as last week’s race, finishing only 2 seconds slower in 16:13 for his 1st trip around the Back Cove this season….
175 runners were met with some fog at the Back Cove this evening, with Michael Payson leading the way by bringing in this year’s fastest time to date: 16:11. Curtis Wheeler was chasing him down, a mere 9 seconds back. Abbey Gosling again won the women’s race, this week in 19:20. Kellie Stratton debuted on…
Under some blue skies and lots of wind, there were 161 runners out in the 70 degree temperatures for tonight’s Back Cove 5k. Scott Gorneau ran it in with Kurt Wente in 17:18 and 17:28 (respectively); this is Scott’s second race this season after having not run since the first week. Abbey Gosling had a…
Last night was the 5th Back Cove Weekly 5k, and was my 3rd as I missed the past couple of weeks. Cooler temperatures and a little precipitation didn’t deter 187 people from coming out to race. There was a good contingent of college guys that just finished their outdoor track seasons that came to mix…