Projo Running Blog

Providence Journal sports writer Carolyn Thornton blogs the Rhode Island running scene.

October 21, 2006 Archives


Smythe, Belilgne victorious at Nifty 50

10:21 PM Sat, Oct 21, 2006 | | Comments (1)
By Carolyn Thornton    Email

Brad Smythe set out from the Gaudet Middle School in Middletown at 7 a.m. Six hours, 49 minutes and 3 seconds later, the 28-year-old from Canton, N.C. returned to the school track the winner of the Nifty 50 Road Race.......

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Echols, Nishide top man and woman at Breakers Marathon

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By Carolyn Thornton    Email

Nathan Echols, 39, of Sparta, N.J. passed defending champion Danny Gough at mile 21 and went on to post his first marathon victory with a time of 2:55:27 at the Breakers Marathon and Nifty 50 Ultra Race Weekend, today at......

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Guillemette, Westerling win Get to the Point 5-Miler

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By Carolyn Thornton    Email

Glen Guillemette cruised to victory at the ninth annual Get to the Point Memorial Road Race, completing the 5-miler in 28 minutes flat, outdistancing a field of 281. One minute, 33 seconds later, Heidi Westerling followed him across the line,......

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