Recent from the blue crew.

Spring podiums stretch from Sugarloaf to the track.

Dirigo stacked up spring results across distances. At Sugarloaf, Rich Alff ran 2:58:06 and Peter Burke ran 3:06:26 in the marathon, both winning age groups. In the 15K, Heather Gallant was third overall and first woman in 53:25, Karley Piers was fourth overall and second woman in 56:31, and Paula Rousseau, Travis Kroot, and Bella Robinson added strong age-group finishes. Dave Ouellette finished 12th overall at the Riverlands 100 in 27:50:47, Eric Sofen was second at Boots n Brews, and Dirigo youth athletes continued a strong outdoor track season.

Boots n Brews Instagram recap Weekly Back Cove registration Sugarloaf Instagram recap Spring results Instagram recap Youth highlights Instagram recap

Irish Road Rover and indoor nationals keep March moving.

March opened with Alexis Wilbert winning the women's race at Irish Road Rover in 17:27, while Nate Madeira and Jon Clement both cracked 18 minutes and Pete Bottomley won M60-64. On the youth side, Georgia Moon and Laurel Driscoll raced at New Balance Indoor Nationals after going 1-2 in the Class A state mile, and Freddie Brill added a Class A state-meet scoring finish.

Irish Road Rover results New Balance Nationals results Irish Road Rover Instagram recap Winter racing Instagram recap

Berlin, Baystate, Detroit, Chicago

Big-city fall marathons bring strong Dirigo results.

Dirigo's fall marathon stretch reached from Berlin to Chicago, with Taylor Bickford and Travis Kroot at Berlin, Romayn Richards and Kristin Barry at Baystate, Jon McGonagle at Detroit, and a deep Chicago group featuring Spencer McElwain, Jesse Orach, Erin Chalat, and Gina Pardi.