Runners from near and far gathered around the Henry T. Wing School in Sandwich for a Thanksgiving Day fun run/walk before gorging themselves with a turkey feast with all the trimmings.
Though a chilly rain fell down on the course on November 28, it didn’t stop about 1300 registered participants that wanted to start their holiday morning off with a sweat. The rain persisted as runners made their way around Route 130 and into the historic district in town before the weather began to taper off towards the home stretch of the 3.2 mile course.
But with temperatures hovering around 40 degrees at start time, runners appeared more excited to participate than in 2018 when temperatures were down in the single digits. Some runners mixed-and-matched shorts with winter hats and gloves and thermal layers, while some other festive runners dressed as turkeys for the occasion.
Peter Gilmore was the top overall finisher in the race. Melissa Henry was the first woman to place, taking 10th overall. Tim McClure, Andrew Holmes, Ryan Gattoni and Kyle Sevits rounded out the top five of the race. Chris Langlais finished sixth overall. Max Sullivan, a stand-out on the Blue Knights’ cross-country team, placed seventh. Jack Gamble and Will Thomas finished eighth and ninth, respectively, before Henry became the 10th person to cross the finish line.
The funds raised for the Bourne and Sandwich food pantries will not be finalized until all the bills associated with the event are paid. The final amount will be announced later in December when they present the checks to the respective pantries.
With the emphasis on the term “fun run,” there was no official timer for the event and serious runners were urged to time themselves. Below is a list of the top 100 finishers from this year’s Sandwich Thanksgiving 5K race.
1. Peter Gilmore**
2. Tim McClure
3. Andrew Holmes
4. Ryan Gattoni
5. Kyle Sevits
6. Chris Langlais
7. Max Sullivan
8. Jack Gamble
9. Will Thomas
10. Melissa Henry**
11. Liam Flynn
12. Jeff LaPlante
13. Casey Connor
14. Shaun Flynn
15. Jonathan Stutzman
16. Ben Diefendorf
17. George Lynch
18. Elizabeth Wegman
19. Brian Stanton
20. James Silverman
21. Mike Res
22. Ted Edwards
23. Eric Eldredge
24. Bryan Chambers
25. Will Delman
26. Brian Hallas
27. Jack Shea
28. Sam Delman
29. Becca Norton
30. Steven Walsh
31. Michael Kornek
32. Jack LaPlante
33. Alex Greenwood
34. Emily Travers
35. Tom Dyer
36. Izzy Dahlke
37. Chris Mavricos
38. Sean Maher
39. Harry Glover
40. Jacob Silva
41. Andrew Bannon
42. Ben Weet
43. Will Flanagan
44. Matt Goward
45. Drew Blomberg
46. Will Clifford
47. Spinner Craugh
48. Asher Graff
49. Riley Sorenson
50. Jessica Bates
51. Patrick Richards
52. Dan Donovan
53. Brian Young
54. Eric Nelson
55. Adam Hogue
56. Colin Hatton
57. Evan Howes
58. Vincent Chiusano
59. Mike Diefendorf
60. Zaren Graff
61. Luke Fater
62. John Lavalle
63. Michael Chimento
64. Liam Rypka
65. Abby Flanagan
66. Robert Maxim
67. Gabe Fater
68. Matt Norton
69. Anna Goodwin
70. Molly Silvestri
71. Emma Eastman
72. Tim Brown
73. Luke Steele
74. Alex Ghirardini
75. Wayne Adams
76. Charlie Moss
77. Kyle Roy
78. Matthew Chimento
79. Nate Hajian
80. Sean McQueen
81. Sam Whittle
82. Robert Davison
83. Paul Gannet
84. Paul Marvucic
85. Jen Steele
86. Shawn Keene
87. Dan Emerson
88. Chris Graff
89. Ray Stanton
90. David Stanton
91. Daniel Klein
92. Ryan Glover
93. Paula Monte
94. Harry Delman
95. Josh Delman
96. Alyssa Chase
97. Jarrod Bannon
98. Gabriel White
99. Yusef Negash
100. Ernie Economides
** denotes first-place finisher for each gender
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