Thank you to all of the runners, volunteers, and sponsors who made our inaugural Central Maine Striders Fall Classic 10k a success!

Our only live LOCAL race was held successfully on Saturday, August 22, 2020.   
Race results can be found by clicking here. 
 
Congrats to overall winner Elijah Caret (M, 19) with a time of 16:59,8. 
Top female finisher was Strider Cecilia Morin (21) with a time of 20:56,2. 
Oldest female finisher was Paula Sawyer, and oldest male finisher was Ron Paquette. 

All race photos shown here are courtesy of David Colby Young and Maine Running Photos.  To see more, go to Maine Running Photos or Flickr.

Congratulations to all of the Striders who ran in the Doc & Mardie 5k:

January Thaw Road Race - January 26, 2020 - 4.5 miles - Belgrade, Maine

Congratulations to all the runners who came out to the 40th running of the January Thaw 4.5-Mile Road Race on January 27.

Ron Peck (27:28) and Pamela Lattin (33:17) were the top male and female finishers, receiving $50 gift certificates from New Balance.  

Full race results are as follows:​ 
1.Ron Peck 43                          27:28
2. Pamela Lattin* 44                33:17
3. Kris Dubois     42                 33:17
4. Anne Charles*  43                33:35
5. J.C. Rhodes  48                    33:45
6.  Richard Bissett  45              34:43
7. Jacob Brugger  35                34:50
8. Gena Bosshart * 35               34:55
9. Eycee Pheet*  47                  35:13
10. Julie Millard* 55                36:00
11. Bradley Yarbough  30         37:00
12. Jared McGouldrick  36       38:41
13. Tammy Moulton*  54         39:20
14. Amy Gagne*  35                39:52
15. Alyss Brugger* 30              39:58
16. Paul Miles  66                    41:20
17. Maureen Sproul*  62          41:54
18. Amy Stabins*  50               42:45
19. Kate Cooley*  40                42:56
20. Lloyd Harmon  78              43:40
21. Martha Nadeau*  41           47:36
22. David Benn  73                  49:06
23. Gi Reed*  54                      53:23
24. Jim Moore  75                    62:48
 *Female

Congratulations to Scott Harrison and Tiana Thomas, the overall winners of the 2018 Quarry Road Summer Race Series!

The overall and female and male age group winners were determined by the total of each runner's best 3K, 5K, and 8K race times over the summer trail race series. Thanks to everyone who came out to run each Tuesday night on the trails of the Quarry Road Recreation Area in Waterville!
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• Overall: Scott Harrison and Tiana Thomas​

 

• 14 and under: Addison Pellerin and Noah Koch
• 15-19: Elijah Caret​
• 20-29: Liz Atwood and Cooper Nelson​
• 30-39: Lyra Collard and Samuel Trafton
• 40-49: Tracey Cote and Ryan Goebel​
• 50-59: Julie Millard and Brian Morin​
• 60+: Harold Shaw​

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Thanks also to series sponsors New Balance (Series Sponsor), Inland Hospital (Kids Fun Run Sponsor), and Trailspace (Finish Line Sponsor), and to weekly sponsors The End Zone, Selah Tea Cafe, and The Proper Pig.

Proceeds from the Quarry Road Summer Race Series go to support the Boys & Girls Clubs and YMCA of Greater Waterville.

Full 2018 Quarry Road Series Results

Congratulations to Chris Cote and Vanessa Holman, the overall winners of the 2017 Quarry Road Summer Race Series!

Overall and female and male age group winners were determined by the total of each runner's best 3K, 5K, and 8K race times over the summer trail race series. Thanks to everyone who came out to run!
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• Overall: Chris Cote and Vanessa Holman

 

• 14 and under: Olivia Tiner and Noah Koch
• 15-19: Natalia Fuentes and Billy Chambers
• 20-29: Liz Atwood and Forrest Labbe
• 30-39: Amelia Conlon and Ian Doyle
• 40-49: Tracey Cote and Ron Peck
• 50-59: Julie Millard and Jeff Tiner
• 60+: David Benn

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Thanks also to series sponsors New Balance (Lead Sponsor), Inland Hospital (Fun Run Sponsor), and Trailspace (Start & Finish Line Sponsor), and to weekly sponsors The End Zone, Selah Tea Cafe, Downtown Smoothie, and Big G's Deli.

Full 2017 Quarry Road Series Results

2017 January Thaw Race Results

38th January Thaw Road Race
January 15, 2017, 10 a.m.
4.5 miles
Belgrade Central School
Central Maine Striders
 
1. Ron Peck                             28:24
2. Jack Babin                           31:16
3. Peter Wirth                         32:02
4. Gust Stringos                     35:07
5. Richard Beaudoin             35:18
6. Julie Millard                        35:43*
7. Harold Shaw                       35:58
8. Susan brooks                      36:09*
9. Alicia MacLeay                    36:27*
10. Jeff Preble                          37:55
11. Richard Bissett                  38:03
12. Tammy Moulton               38:33*
13. Chad Tracy                        39:42
14. Shara Marquis                  39:52*
15. Lori Kaley                            42:04*
16. Dave Samuelian                46:52
17. Joe Phelan                           48:14
18. David Benn                         48:16
19. Casey Beaudoin                 49:54*
20. Tom McGuire                      50:07
21. Donnejean Puhlman          50:11*
22. Jim Moore                            52:36
23. Ron Paquette                      53:09
 
See more race day pictures, courtesy of David Colby Young and Maine Running Photos:

• Flickr
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By Tom McGuire 

On Saturday, June 18, 2016 former Central Maine Striders club president Dean Rasmussen and every runner's favorite mentor, Ron Paquette, each ran their 35th consecutive Mt. Washington Road Race on a picture-perfect day. The challenging race is a 7.6-mile hill climb to the summit of New Hampshire's Mt. Washington via the Mt. Washington Auto Road and climbs more than 4,500 feet.

For his 75th birthday this year, Ron asked his wife, Donnajean Pohlman, to accompany him on his race to the clouds. Having previously run the hill 15 times, she consented to just one more and both were seen with smiles on their faces before and after the event (see photo at right).

Another longtime Strider couple, Rick and Anne-Marie Davee, had strong performances with Anne-Marie medaling with a second place in her division.

Striders were well represented among the 1,153 finishers. We not only had a strong showing of our runners from both Maine and away, but many friends and family enjoyed the day socializing and volunteering.

Thanks to everyone who came out to volunteer. Beth Pilsbury Bridger, my wife, Lyn McGuire, and I served turkey dinner with all the fixin's after the race, and several runners and their families worked on the cleanup crew. (Were you one? Please let us know by sending an email to alicia@macleay.com, so we can add you to this race report.)