North Stonington Education Foundation
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NSEF Road Race and Fitness Walk
The annual "Runners in Support of Education...and Walkers too!" is a 5k road race and two mile fitness walk held in the late spring. The run and walk begins at the North Stonington Fairgrounds. All pre-registered runners receive a free t-shirt and there are prizes for the top three finishers in each category. In addition, there is an after race picnic. Watch for registration in the spring.
2012 Road Race Synopsis
A 5 K road race, two mile fitness
walk, and several children’s races were held on Saturday May 26, 2012 at
the North Stonington Grange Fairgrounds.
Ninety six runners, twenty four walkers and forty-nine children
participated.
Grange
volunteers
prepared an after race picnic, which included home baked cookies.
Prizes were awarded to the top three
overall winners (male & female) and the top three in each runner’s
category. This year’s male winner was
Jeff Duda of Westerly, RI with a
pace of 5
minutes 59 seconds per mile and the top female was
Polly Chorlton of Westerly, RI. with
a pace of 7
minutes fifteen seconds.
The top male from North Stonington was
Asa Palmer who finished second overall with a
time of nineteen minutes and three seconds and the top female from North
Stonington was
Jessica Duda who finished second overall with a
time of 23 minutes and twenty seven seconds. The oldest runner was
Colburn Graves age 78 of
North Stonington.
The major event sponsors were
Olde Mistick
Village and The McCarthys.
State Troopers
from the North Stonington office and Fire Police volunteers provided traffic control at various
intersections. Volunteers from the
North Stonington
Ambulance
Association were on the Grange grounds to
provide assistance as necessary. Thanks to
Bitsy Carlson for being “Race photographer”,
as well as to all our volunteers and sponsors
that helped to make this event a success.
Next NSEF Road Race and Fitness Walk
May 25, 2013
Time: 8:30 am
Where: North Stonington Fair Grounds - 21 Wyassup Road, North Stonington,
CT
Register
Registration Form
(Adobe
Reader Required)
Map and Driving Directions
View North Stonington Fairgrounds in a larger map
Past Event Photos