Sabattus Rec Club Running Program Jon Mennealy Weekly Report
Sabattus Rec Club Running Program
Jon Mennealy ·
Wednesday is looking PERFECT for a nice evening run. Let’s do it. 6 p.m.
WooHoo!!! Several of us ran in the Dash For Dogs 5K in Lewiston today. Nice race, even in the cold and damp conditions. Great organizing jobs by Paula Drouin and Jason Raper, with photos by David Colby Young and announcing by Steve and Judy Moland.
Defending his title in the No Dog category today was Kyle Simmons. Super job, Kyle! Also doing very well was Steven Dubois (4th overall and 1st Age Group). Beth Asselin and I also won our AGs. Others strutting their stuff, but NOT their mutts, were Susan Bates, Annette Caron, Cathy Houde, Rose Sheline (with her 3-month old twins i n a double stroller!!), and Keena Sullivan.
Among the winners in the With Dog category, were Kelly Ann Harmon and Stella (1st AG), Whitney Poulin and Diesel, Gena Bosshart and Wrigley Bosshart, Ryan Harmon and Rhett, and Ben Fletcher (1st AG) and his 8-yr old daughter Mazie (1st AG), and their two dogs.
An early-season race for a great cause and a really nice turnout of running friends.
Also today, in the cold and the wet conditions (perfect for this particular event), was the Dirty Dog Mud Run at Thomas College. Congrats to Alex and Danielle Dyer for completing that messy run!!!
We saw results and heard Boston Marathon stories from many of our close friends. It would be a shame not to mention two more. Nathaniel Scott Outslay edged Alice Outslay by 38 seconds last Monday in their first Boston Marathon. Fantastic efforts both of you!!!!!
If you want to finish April off with a bang, Wednesday is your last chance. If you want to start May off with a race, there are several next weekend. On Saturday, you have a choice of The Run To Belong 5K in Augusta, the Bath Rotary 4-Way 5K, the Dash For The Derby 5K in Portland, or the Maine Coast Half Marathon or 5K in Wells. On Sunday, you could try the Maine Coast Marathon in Wells. Good luck to all who race!
We saw MANY different breeds, sizes, and colors of dogs today, and they all did amazing jobs keeping their humans going. If you have a dog to run with, chances are you’ve found a true running buddy. Run waggy. Run leggy. Run happy.
“I have found that when you are deeply troubled, there are things you get from the silent devoted companionship of a dog that you can get from no other source.”
– Doris Day
