Third Annual Pomham Rocks Lighthouse Run Winners
Two hundred seventy-one runners participated in the 10K and 5K races in April to benefit Pomham Rocks Lighthouse.
Cool temperatures and an overcast sky didn’t dampen the spirit of participants in the third annual Pomham Rocks Lighthouse Run, held April 22 in Riverside. Two hundred seventy-one runners and walkers of all ages participated in the event to benefit East Providence’s historical lighthouse.
Genevieve St. Michel of East Freetown, MA shows the true spirit of the Pomham Rocks Lighthouse Run as she passes the iconic landmark.
First Place Winner Overall in the 10K run was Bill Yabroudy of Coventry with a time of 38:24 and, Linda Spooner of Sturbridge, MA who clocked in at 40:22. Bill was the Overall 5K winner last year. Other 10K First Place winners included: Junior (18 and under), Liam Werme, 14, of North Providence and Sophia Miller, 11, of Plymouth, MA; Open (19-29), Daxton Tassone of Exeter and Zoe Maxwell of Providence; Sub-Master (30-39), Theodore Marak of Cranston and Corinne Pereira of Barrington; Master (40-49), Andrew Sabourin of Barrington and Danielle Iannotti of North Kingstown; Senior (50-59) Kenneth Bager of Warwick and Priscilla Glucksman of Cranston; Veteran (60-69), Tim Kehoe of Providence and Karyn Gallivan of Bristol; Grand Veteran (70-98), Stephen Sharkey of Riverside and Deirdre Bird of Lincoln.
First to start and first to first to finish the Pomham Rocks Lighthouse Run 10K are Linda Spooner of Sturbridge, MA and Bill Yabroudy of Coventry, overall first place winners in the 10K race.
Coming in First Place Overall in the 5K run was Erick Smith of Providence, with a time of 19:40 and Marge Bellisle of Warren at 23:34. Other 5K First Place winners included: Junior (18 and under), Brianna Rintala of Narragansett; Open (19-29), Justice Martins of Raynham, MA and Bridget Toomey of Zionsville, PA; Sub-Master (30-39), Roger Williams of Providence and Elizabeth Greenwood of Fall River, MA; Master (40-49), George Shuster of Warwick and Sara Root of Barrington; Senior (50-59), Richard Glucksman of Cranston and Sarah Lee of Cranston; Veteran (60-69), Frederick Meyerson of Kingston and Patricia Kurzynski of Rumford; Grand Veteran (70-98), Joe Corey of Exeter and Joan Johnson of Warwick.
Photo Captions (Photo Credits David DelPoio)