New Bedford Half Marathon

Dirigo's 2016 archive.

Rob Gomez won the Portland Brewers Holiday Dash with Chris Harmon second and Christine Hein third woman; Pete Bottomley placed third M55-59 at USATF National Club Cross Country. At the Maine Marathon, Spencer McElwain won, Chris Harmon was third, Rob Ashby was sixth and first master, Hollie Corbett was third woman, and Sheri Piers, Erica Jesseman, and Mary Pardi led Dirigo half-marathon results. Trail to Ale was a team win with Chris Harmon, Patrick Hoagland, and Nate Buck going 1-2-3, and the Beach to Beacon, Lone Gull, L-A Bridge Run, Pound the Pavement, and USATF New England Cross Country results show the same pattern: Dirigo men, women, masters, and seniors scoring throughout the year.

Bangor Daily News: Bangor, Hermon runners repeat as Hunt Memorial 3K winners

Dirigo's 2015 archive.

Rob Ashby won the Ghost Train 100 Mile in 15:49:04, a new course record, and finished second overall at the Maine Marathon. Beach to Beacon was loaded with Dirigo results: Ben Decker was first Maine male, Erica Jesseman was first Maine female, Jeff Jones was Maine male master, Sheri Piers was female master and third Maine woman, and Mary Pardi, Bill Mariski, Todd Coffin, Rob Ashby, Kristin Barry, and Erin Chalat all landed notable Maine or age-group places. Dirigo also fielded USATF New England cross country teams, with Sam Seekins and Mike Burleson near the front at the Cape Elizabeth Turkey Trot, Greg Tapley and Christine Hein winning Trail to Ale, and Chris Harmon, Spencer McElwain, Nate Priest, Ryan Jara, Andy Spaulding, and Erica Jesseman repeatedly showing up at the front of local races.

Dirigo's 2013 archive.

Dirigo women won the Boston Marathon team title and Dirigo men placed third, with Sheri Piers running 2:39:25, Mary Pardi 2:48:42, Erica Jesseman 2:44:35, Rob Gomez 2:22:53, Josh Zolla 2:29:12, and Rob Ashby 2:43:19. New Bedford brought a women's team win behind Erica Jesseman, Sheri Piers, Eliza Tibbits, and Meredith Anderson, while Rob Gomez was third overall and Dirigo's open team placed fifth. Later in the year, Erica Jesseman won Hartford in 2:38:08, Sheri Piers won the Twin Cities masters title in 2:38:35, Christine Irish won Smuttynose in 2:56:29, Rob Gomez won the Maine Marathon, Mary Pardi won F40-44 at Philadelphia in 2:53:34, and the Beach to Beacon list includes Erica Jesseman as first Maine female, Sheri Piers as Maine female master, Rob Gomez fourth Maine male, Todd Coffin as Maine master and senior, and Erin Chalat as Maine female senior.

MileSplit: Erica Jesseman wins Hartford in 2:38:08

Dirigo's 2012 archive.

Sheri Piers, Kristin Barry, and Erica Jesseman represented Dirigo at the U.S. Olympic Trials. Boston brought another major marker, with Sheri Piers listed as first American woman and 10th overall female, while Rob Ashby ran 2:51:09. New Bedford had a Dirigo women's team win behind Erica Jesseman, Sheri Piers, Eliza Tibbits, and Meredith Anderson, and Beach to Beacon put Sheri Piers first Maine woman and female master, Erica Jesseman second Maine woman, Rob Gomez third Maine man, Josh Zolla fifth Maine man, Pete Bottomley first Maine master, Andy Spaulding second, and Byrne Decker third. Sheri Piers was also the female masters winner at Grandma's Half and second masters woman at Twin Cities in 2:36:59, Rob Gomez and Rob Ashby placed 2-4 at the Maine Marathon, Andrew Van Hoogenstyn was fourth at Cape Cod in 2:31:09, and Dirigo masters placed second at USATF New England XC and seventh at USATF National Club Cross Country.