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Dirigo turned out in force at Beach to Beacon 2025 and stacked top Maine, masters, senior, and age-group results. Clíodhna O'Malley, Bethanie Brown, and Karley Piers went 2nd, 3rd, and 5th among Maine women; Justin Freeman was 3rd overall master; and Kristin Barry and Christine Hein were 1st and 3rd among seniors, with strong runs throughout the roster.
Dirigo opened July 4 with another major result from Bethanie Brown, who won the women's race at the L.L.Bean 10K in 36:14. Eliza Kerschner, Cait Bourgault, and Erica Jesseman all finished in the top ten women, and Jonathan Clement, Kristin Barry, and Christie Tebbets each won their age group in a deep team showing in Freeport.
Marah Borgman won the Millinocket Half in 1:27:47 while Sam Chick placed fifth; in the Ugly Sweater 5K Cait Bourgault and Romayn Richards won the women's and men's races respectively.
Dirigo's late-fall results stretched well beyond Thanksgiving week. Gretchen Speed won the Great Pumpkin 10K in 38:19, with Christie Tebbetts fifth, while Dan Bannon was third, Crow Norlander sixth, Seth Crockett seventh, and Jorma Kurry 11th in the men's race. Justin Freeman took second at the USATF men's masters 8K in Franklin Park in 26:13. Sarah Baker and Keri Mayo both ran PRs at the Philadelphia Marathon, Nathan Madeira clocked 2:46:11 at NYC, Cait Bourgault ran 3:07:40 for 15th overall at Every Woman's Marathon and then won the Great Osprey 10K in 39:26, and Craig Robinson posted 1:10 at the Harborside Half.