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Veronica Graziano receiving her second-place women's half marathon award at the 2024 Maine Marathon weekend.

Maine Marathon weekend delivers deep Dirigo results.

Dirigo's 2024 Maine Marathon weekend was loaded front to back. Jesse Orach took second overall in his marathon debut in 2:24:22, with Spencer McElwain sixth in 2:29:12, Rob Ashby winning his age group in 2:40:36, and Thomas Harvey 14th in 2:41:26. In the half marathon, Veronica Graziano was second in 1:19:07, Michelle Lilienthal fourth in 1:22:06, Sheri Piers fifth in 1:22:18, and Heather Gallant sixth in 1:22:32, with Marah Borgman, Gretchen Speed, Christine Hein, Erica Jesseman, and Kristin Barry also high in the results. Malaika Pasch ran 3:17:04 in the marathon for 17th woman and second in division, and Dirigo's master mixed relay team of Paul Greene, Peter Burke, Denise Curry, and Chelsea Peters won in 3:09:25.

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Rob Ashby after winning the 2022 Hyannis Marathon.

Dirigo's 2022 archive.

Rob Ashby won the Hyannis Marathon overall, Nick Denari and Chris Harmon went 1-2 at Jimmy the Greeks Frozen 4 Miler, Sherwin Parkhurst won the Hampton Half Marathon, and Joe Satterfield won the Eastern States 20 Miler. New Bedford lists Rob Gomez, Joseph Reynolds, Ryan Collins, Rob Ashby, Thomas Harvey, and Richard Fargo racing for Dirigo, while Loon Mountain includes James Boeding, Rob Gomez, Joe Reynolds, Jeff Walker, James Soldner, Rich Fargo, and Rick Chalmers. Summer results include Alexis Wilbert winning Pat's Pizza Clam Festival, Peter Rearick placing at Emily's Run and YMCA Fit Fest, and Weekly Back Cove entries from Nick Denari and Blaine Moore before the year closes with Beach to Beacon.

Maine Running Hall of Fame Results Project Beach to Beacon results Loon Mountain results Hyannis results Hyannis photo archive

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Ryan Jara racing at the 2021 Moxie 5K. Erica Jesseman racing at the 2021 Moxie 5K.

Dirigo's 2021 archive.

Ryan Jara won the Moxie 5K men's race in 15:09 and Erica Jesseman won the women's race in 18:36. Dirigo also returned to Franklin Park for the USATF New England Cross Country Championships, with 40+ and 50+ teams placing fifth and the 60+ team winning its division. The fall calendar widened again with Maine Marathon, Bangor Labor Day, Great Pumpkin, Falmouth, Millinocket, and Thanksgiving races.

Maine Running Hall of Fame Results Project USATF New England XC results Moxie 5K results Moxie photos by David Colby Young

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Dirigo's 2020 archive.

At the Maine Marathon COVID-19 Edition, Ryan Collins, Joe Satterfield, and Rob Ashby ran 2:37:22, 2:37:25, and 2:39:45. At the Mid-Winter 10-Mile Classic, Gretchen Speed won the women's race in 1:04:02, while Sam Seekins was second overall, Michael Gordon third overall and first M40-44, Ryan Jara fourth overall, Nick Denari sixth, James Boeding ninth, and Chris Harmon, Ken Akiha, Joe Satterfield, Rob Gomez, Rob Spaulding, Judson Cake, Peter Burke, Mary Pardi, Sarah Baker, Kalie Dunn, and others filled the age-group results.

Maine Running Hall of Fame Results Project Mid-Winter Classic results Maine Track Club article

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Dirigo's 2019 archive.

Michael Gordon won the Mid-Winter 10 Mile Classic, Jesse Orach, Stan Berkow, Jeff Jones, Andy Spaulding, Nate Priest, Christina Berkow, Marah Borgman, Peter Burke, Scott Brown, and Michael Gordon led Dirigo's Irish Road Rover team win, and the Boston Marathon included masters team results plus Shiloh Schulte as first Maine finisher and Rob Ashby third M50-54. Summer was just as full: Michael Gordon, Ryan Jara, and Chris Dunn went 1-2-3 at the L.L.Bean 10K, Mary Pardi won Bridgton, Justin Freeman led a winning men's team at Loon Mountain, and Beach to Beacon included Jesse Orach and Ben Decker as top Maine finishers, Michael Gordon as Maine master, Sheri Piers as Maine female master, and age-group wins or podiums from Rob Gomez, Rob Ashby, Erica Jesseman, Kristin Barry, Tracey Guerrette, Kelly Brown, and Carol Weeks.

Maine Running Hall of Fame Results Project

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Sarah Mulcahy and Tracy Guerrette after the 2018 California International Marathon.

Dirigo's 2018 archive.

Sarah Mulcahy ran 2:44:28 at the California International Marathon to hit the Olympic Trials B standard, Tracy Guerrette narrowly missing in 2:45:48, Rob Gomez running 2:24:04, Dave Kerschner 2:39:13, and Erin Chalat 3:26:51. Matt Jacobson won his mile heat in 4:14.82 at the BU John Thomas Terrier Classic, and Cayden Spencer-Thompson was All-American in the triple jump at New Balance Nationals Indoor. Dirigo also placed masters, 50+, 60+, open, and women's teams at USATF New England Cross Country; won the Trail to Ale team race behind Rob Gomez, Jesse Orach, Chris Harmon, Marah Borgman, Christina Berkow, and Christine Hein; and had Christine Hein, Tracey Guerrette, Erica Jesseman, Sheri Piers, Gretchen Speed, and Michael Gordon leading Maine Marathon results.

Bangor Daily News: Sarah Mulcahy Olympic Trials qualifier Matt Jacobson photo by Kevin Morris