Smythe, Belilgne victorious at Nifty 50
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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. Barrington's Andrew Sabourin placed fifth in the ultra event, held in conjunction with the Breakers Marathon, with a time of 7:39:16. Admas Belilgne, 53, of New York City was the first woman, finishing 15th overall in 9:26:15, just under 2 minutes ahead of women's runner-up Gina Fiandaca, 41, of East Boston. Click here for a complete list of results. 
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 Middletown. Gough, of Middletown, placed fifth overall and was the first Rhode Island male in 3:09:09. Yukiko Nishide, a 44-year-old nursery school teacher from Rye, N.Y., was the first woman, finishing 17th overall in 3:21:55. Maria Casas, 54, of Kingston was the top Rhode Island woman, placing sixth overall in 343:54. She was followed 10 seconds later by 53-year-old Mary Camire, of Wakefield. Click here for a complete list of results.
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, finishing fourth overall to take top honors among the women. Click here for a complete list of results.
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