By Amy Lyn Kench
The roads were dry, the weather was just right and the leaves were bursting with color. October 5, 2013 was a perfect day for the 21st annual NH Marathon.
A small crowd gathered at the starting line in front of Newfound Memorial Middle School to cheer on the 280 marathon runners (239 finished) and 116 runners of the 10K that registered for the race. The Newfound Regional High School band played a few tunes and then the “Star Spangled Banner” before the 9:00 a.m. starting gun. At the same time, on the other side of Newfound Lake, 180 runners were lined up by the Sculptured Rocks in Groton, NH, to run the half marathon (169 finished).
Janet Cote of The Newfound Experience was at the 1 mile marker to capture the action. CLICK HERE to view her photos on our Facebook page.
The official race photographer for the 2013 NH Marathon was PhotoChambers, www.photo-chambers.com. They took some excellent shots along different points on the marathon route as well as photos of each runner crossing the finish line.
I was also at the finish line watching, cheering and taking photos. I saw instant friendships formed, heard so many amazing stories and met some truly inspirational people. The NH Marathon attracted runners from over 40 states as well as Switzerland, Germany, South Korea and Canada.
Several runners commented that the NH Marathon was the most beautiful race they’d ever run, and one of the most difficult.
Click below to see the photos I took at the finish line and those runners stories.
CASH AWARDS & MEDALLIONS
Cash awards were given for Marathon, Half Marathon and 10K Men and Women overall winners. Medallions were handed out to all Marathon and Half Marathon finishers and Marathon, Half Marathon and 10K top three racers by age, gender and race divisions. CLICK HERE to see all the race results.
Jonathan Alizio
Jonathan Alizio from Chester, NH was the 3rd place finisher in the Marathon with a time of 3:06:54.
(l-R) Karnar Ueland, Thomas Ueland, Sam Wisniewski
There were three big winners from Plymouth, NH at the marathon; Karnar Ueland, Thomas Ueland and Sam Wisniewski
Karnar was the male under 18 winner of the 10K with a time of 45:20. Sam was the female under 18 winner of the 10K with a time of 53:13. Thomas ran the Marathon and finished 6th overall with a time of 3:12:29.
MARATHON TOP TEN MEN OVERALL
as posted on Cool Running
The course record was set in 1994 by James Garcia with a time of 2:33:17
Serene Griffin
Casey Dunn
Serene Griffin of Northlake, TX was the 1st place female of the NH Marathon with a time of 3:21:17. She is working on running 50 marathons in 50 states and New Hampshire was her 34th state. She was heading up to Portland to run the Maine Marathon on Sunday and said it would be her first double marathon weekend.
Casey Dunn of Bangor, ME was the 2nd place female of the NH Marathon with a time of 3:27:13.
MARATHON TOP TEN WOMEN OVERALL
as posted on Cool Running
The course record was set by Kim Goff in 2001 with a time of 3:07:5
(L-R) Grant Berthiaume, Sophia Shi and Arron Roux
Grant and Arron are wheelchair athletes who are competing in 50 Ability Marathons. That is 50 marathons in 50 states in 50 weeks. For more information visit ttp://www.50abilitymarathons.com/
Grant Berthiaume from Tucson, AZ won the men’s wheelchair division with a time of 2:38:04. The next day after the NH Marathon, Grant proceeded to win the Maine Marathon’s men’s wheelchair division with a time of 2:19:57.
Sophia is from Freemont, CA and is the first woman to ever complete the Lake Tahoe Triple Dare. The Tahoe Triple is three different, 72 mile marathons run over the course of three days, covering the whole lake and two states.
MARATHON TOP WHEELCHAIR RESULTS
as posted on Cool Running
Dave Irving
Dave Irving of New Hampton, NH won the 1/2 marathon with a time of 1:25:41.
Dave is the Coach for Merrimac Valley High School Cross Country and Spring Track teams.
(L-R) Jeanette Santa Teresa, Mary Camara, Mac Camara
Half Marathon runners Jeanette Santa Teresa from Nanuet, NY, Mary Camara from Bristol, NH and Mac Camara from Bristol, NH.
Mac Camara, a sophomore at Newfound Regional High School, came in 5th place overall and first place in the 18 and under age group.
HALF MARATHON TOP MEN OVERALL
as posted on Cool Running
The course record was set by Andrew Huebner in 2011 with a time of 1:15:13.
(L-R) Jen Mooney & Linda Wigger
Jen Mooney from Wolfeboro Falls, NH (on left) was the first place finisher of the Half Marathon with a time of 1:38:17.
Linda said this was her first half marathon. The farthest she’d ever run before the NH Marathon was 10 miles.
HALF MARATHON TOP WOMEN OVERALL
as posted on Cool Running
The course record was set in 2010 by Kathleen Mack with a time of 1:28:48.
Rich Smith of Enfield, NH won the 10K run with a time of 36:38. That’s a full 4.62 before the second place finisher. (Photo by PhotoChambers, www.photo-chambers.com)
10K TOP MEN OVERALL
as posted on Cool Running
The course record was set in 1993 by Art Sorrell with a time of 32:35.
Karen Schaffner of Bristol, NH, Ted Adriance of Sandwich, NH, Audrey Goudie of Bridgewater, NH and Brandy Guiotte of Bristol, NH ran the 10K.
Ted is 71 years old, he did 2 minutes better than last year and came in 39th place over all.
10K TOP WOMEN OVERALL
as posted on Cool Running
The course record was set in 2008 by Heidi Westerling with a time of 37:16.
The NH Marathon was voted “Best Small Town Race” by Runner’s World, January 2013.
NH Marathon
The mission of the NH Marathon is to promote a world class running event and to support area child-centered organizations. The event features a course around Newfound Lake during our most spectacular season, peak foliage. For the past few years, the NH Marathon has attracted runners from 45 states and 10 countries.
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