The 9th annual Kerryman Pub Road Race and Mary’s Walk were today in Saco, Maine. Ethan Hemphill and Timothy Rider both broke last year’s record setting pace by over 10 seconds; Ethan won by 2 seconds in 15:23. That ain’t walking, especially this early in the season. Kristin Barry won by almost a minute in…
The Mid-Winter Classic was this morning in Cape Elizabeth, Maine. It was a chilly day with temperatures in the high teens/low twenties, but the wind was something fierce. Not much of a factor on the back of the course, the start and the finish were both very chilly and very hard to run through the…
The USATF Club Cross Country Championships were this past Saturday. Linda Somers Smith of Washington won the female master’s 6k race in 22:15, leading her Asics Aggie Running Club teammates to a victory of 1 minute and 14 seconds over Club Northwest. Tracy Lokken led the Front Line Racing Team to a 1 minute and…
The inaugeral Saco Bay PT 5K Cure for Breast Cancer race was this evening at 4:00. It drew quite a few people for a race in its first year; there were over 200 finishers. The weather was absolutely beautiful. The course records belong to Matt Weber of York Beach in 17:03, and to Christine Reaser…
The Presidential Road Race is a 5 miler in Kennebunkport Maine. The race was missing its perennial favorite to win, Ethan Hemphill, who had not lost the race since 2002. Beautiful weather helped Patrick Moulton of Pelham, New Hampshire cruise into a 4 minute and 39 second victory over Tom Noonan of Steep Falls. They…
The Dan Cardillo Memorial 5k was this morning in Falmouth, Maine. Dirigo racing club swept the field with the first five finishers. Ethan Hemphill won the race in 15:39, followed a minute later by Josh Zolla and Bill Mariski. Blaine Moore and Rob Fast were not far behind. Sheri Piers ran a 24 second course…
Here is a quick breakdown of races this Fourth of July. I’ll cover the Bridgton Four on the Fourth, the Freeport L.L. Bean 10k, the York Four on the Fourth, the Kennebunkport Goose Rocks Beach 5K, the Winthrop Friends on the Fourth 5k and the Sebec Village Fourth of July 5k.
The Irish Road Rover 5k was yesterday morning in Portland, and the weather was fantastic. It was a very fast race for a season opener in Maine, with a winning time of 15:44 by Ethan Hemphill. Two other folk made it under 16 minutes, Kevin Tilton and Chris Muentener. There were also 5 other people…