Common Ground Country Fair 5K

Unity, ME, September 24, 2000

Results courtesy of the Ground Country Fair 5K.

This year's 5K had 88 finishers beating the raindrops ! The showers held off until well after the race was over and the race had its largerst number of participants and entrants in three years. This year we had runners from as far away as Clive, Iowa and Canton, New York along with Rhode Island and Massachusetts. Awards were given to the 1st and 2nd overall male and female runners and the first MOFGA male and female runners, along with 1st and 2nd male in female runners in 7 different age groups.

First overall male winner was Shaun Keenan of Somerville in 17:43 and first female overall finisher was Tamika Davis of Worcester, Mass. in 21:29. The 2nd place overall winners were Andrew Crawford of Burlington, Vt., who finished a mere two seconds behind the winner in 17:45, and Beth Allen of Farmington in 22:23.

The MOFGA winners were Marada Cook of Grande Isle in 24:44 and Bill MacDonald of Winthrop in 21:49

1) Shaun Keenan, 30, Somerville 17:43 2) Andrew Crawford, 23, Burlington, VT 17:45 3) Ludo Bruyere, 21, Augusta 18:01 4) Joe Dana, 24, Indian Island 18:18 5) Tom Menendez, 47, Lewiston 18:40 6) Gary LaFreniere, 39, Belgrade 18:42 7) Keith Bowles, 21, Waterville 18:54 8) Jim Lattin, 26, Winthrop 19:35 9) Eric Chalmus, 23, Lubec 19:36 10)Todd Mitchell 26, Hampden 19:37 11)Jonathan Ives,30, Hallowell 20:12 12)Paul Ballargeon,51, Augusta 20:23 13)Arthur Robinson,50, Augusta 20:34 14)Ethan Whittaker,42,Wisacasset 20:40 15)Albert Lagasse, 54, New Portland 21:03 16)David Simard, 43, Augusta 21:13 17)Dan Boumert,47, Levant 21:19 18)Joseph Haman,17, Fort Kent 21:26 19)Tamiko Davis,29,Worcester,Ma F 21:27 20)Bill MacDonald,39, Winthrop 21:29 21)John Shimkus,37, Hope Valley,RI 21:53 22)Leo Trudel,15, St. Francis 22:08 23)Tom McGuire,54, Oakland 22:10 24)Leif Prott,14, Westburg, VT 22:14 25)John Dostie,37, Belgrade 22:20 26)Mathew Hersey,28, So. Portland 22:22 27)Beth Allen,42, Farmington, F 22:23 28)Clint Nevers,42, Middleboro,Ma 22:31 29)Paul Libby,52, St. Francis 22:39 30)Keith Holland,45, Old Town 23:00 31)Paul Yates,49, Pemaquid 23:13 32)Robert Johnson,51, No. Vassalboro 23:23 33)Paul Wentworth,51, Vassalboro 23:37 34)Loretta Wilber,42, Pittsfield F 23:49 35)Jim Moore,57, Waterville 24:14 36)Jennifer Dickerson,32. Clive, Iowa F 24:15 37)Gene Roy,54, Oakland 24:21 38)Reade Brower,43,Rockland 24:24 39)Ron Dostie,42, Augusta 24:36 40)Marada Cook,18, Grand Isle F 24:44 41)Christie Mosley,15, Hampden F 24:55 42)Jim McCracken,39, Middleboro, Ma 24:56 43)Keith Curtis,71, Waterville 24:56.1 44)Amy Nason,34, Gray F 25:02 45)Matt Sturgis,31, New Gloucester 25:03 46)Pete Mendall,32, West Gardener 25:07 47)Jon Merner,39, Orono 25:17 48)Mary Phillips-Sandy,23, Waterville F 25:18 49)David Benn,55, Waterville 25:30 50)Don Newell,53, Unity 25:35 51)James Iwuc,38, Cumberland, RI 25:36 52)Mary O'Malley,25, Castine F 25:45 53)Deb Prescott,34, Waldoboro F 25:56 54)Lard Cook,15,Grand Isle 25:56.1 55)Terry Guerette,40, Worcester,Ma F 26:59 56)Geneva Chase,30, Bar Harbor F 27:05 57)Bradley Whittaker,8, Wiscasset 27:10 58)Ellen Spring,47, Thomaston F 27:11 59)Donald Saban,55,Thomaston 27:12 60)Melody Phelps,41,Gardner, Ma F 27:16 61)Sarah O'Malley,28, Castine F 27:27 62)Bob Gillespie,62, Benton 27:41 63)Eva Warren,55,Waterville F 28:05 64)Donna Jean Pohlman,49, Albion F 28:18 65)Louisa Dunlap,60, Belfast F 28:33 66)Margaret Chatfield,26, Orono F 28:37 67)Lisa Ravis,21, Limington F 28:43 68)Bridgette Bartlett,21, Canton,NY F 28:43.1 69)Mary Whitney,53, Newport F 29:47 70)Jean Goldfine,55, Belfast F 29:49 71)Claudia Glynn,50, Hallowell F 29:55 72)Nancy Zurbach,47, Hallowell F 29:56 73)Mary Ann Robinson,45, Augusta F 30:27 74)Jean Porchetta,45, Knox F 30:32 75)JJ Trudel,17, St Francis F 31:06 76)Jackie Dunbar,60, Bucksport F 31:14 77)Kirsten Hayden,24, Waterville F 32:17 78)Kelly Hammond,29, Augusta F 32:18 79)Kate Allerding,19, Hallowell F 32:19 80)Zlben Ashton, 11, Waterville 34:20 81)Nathan Ashton,11, Waterville 34:34 82)Joan Johnson,58, Warwick, RI F 35:27 83)Greta Hayes, 8, York F 38:23 84)Joe Hayes,52, York 38:25 85)Benji Kinsley,42,Somerville F 39:24 86)Kim Bolshan,33, Freeport F 46:58 87)Cole Ashton,42, Waterville F 47:11 88)Donald Ashton,42, Waterville 47:12

1st Place 19 & under Female - Christie Mosley, 15, Hampden, 24:55 Male - Joseph Haman, 17, Fort Kent, 21:26

2nd Place 19 & under Female - JJ Trudel. 17, St. Francis, 31:06 Male - Leo Trudel, 15, St, Francis, 22:08

1st Place 20-29 Female - Mary Phillips-Sandy, 23, Waterville, 25:18 Male - Leo Trudel, 15, St, Francis, 22:08

2nd Place 20-29 Female - Mary O'Malley, 25, Castine, 25:45 Male - Keith Bowles, 21, Waterville, 18:54

1st Place 30-39 Female - Jennifer Dickerson,32, Clive, Iowa, 24:15 Male - Ludo Bruyere, 31, Augusta, 18:01

2nd Place 30-39 Female - Amy Nason, 34, Gray, 25:02 Male - Gary LaFreniere, 39, Belgrade, 18:42

1st Place 40-49 Female - Loretta Wilber,42, Pittsfield 23:49 Male - Tom Menendez , 47, Lewiston, 18:40

2nd Place 40-49 Female - Ellen Spring, 47, Thomaston 27:11 Male - Ethan Whittaker,42, Wiscasset, 40:42

1st Place 50-59 Female - Eva Warren,55, Waterville, 28:05 Male - Paul Baillagereon, 51, Augusta, 20:23

2nd Place 50-59 Female - Mary Whitney,53, Newport, 29:47 Male - Arthur Robinson,50, Augusta, 20:34

1st Place 60-69 Female - Jackie Dunbar, 60, Bucksport, 31:14 Male - Bob Gillespie,62, Benton, 27:41

1st Place 70 + Male - Keith Curtis, 70, Waterville, 24:56