Ryan Jara

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

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

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

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.