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At Valor Track Club's first Twilight Series USATF meet at Fitzpatrick Stadium, Clíodhna O'Malley and Bethanie Brown finished 1-2 in the featured women's 5000m in 17:11 and 17:14. Veronica Graziano took 4th in 17:27, Taylor Bagley was 7th in 17:49, and Josie Spaulding was 9th in 18:51.
Dirigo opened the road season with depth at the Midwinter 10 Mile Classic and Irish Road Rover 5K. Karley Piers won the women's race at Midwinter in 1:00:02, with Clíodhna O'Malley close behind in 1:00:16 and Veronica Graziano, Maria Remillard, Michelle Lilienthal, Maddie Sheehan, and Paula Rousseau helping put six Dirigo women in the top 80. At Irish Road Rover, Alexis Wilbert won the women's race in 17:27, with Nate Madeira, Jon Clement, and Pete Bottomley also turning in strong results.
Midwinter results Irish Road Rover results New Balance Nationals results Midwinter Instagram recap Irish Road Rover Instagram recap Winter racing Instagram recap
Dirigo's Thanksgiving week races were packed at the front. Veronica Graziano won the Portland Thanksgiving Day 4-Miler in 22:51, with Michelle Lilienthal second, Erica Jesseman fourth, Marah Borgman seventh, and Gretchen Speed eighth; Rob Ashby, Crow Norlander, Jon McGonagle, and Tim Stickney led the men's side. At the Greely Turkey Trot, Sheri Piers was second overall female and first 50+ in 18:16, while Will Spaulding, Dan Bannon, and Sam Chick were all inside the top 15 men. At the Maine Track Club Turkey Trot, Jonathan Clement returned in Dirigo colors with second in 17:08, Eric Sofen was fourth in 17:24, Christie Tebbetts was second woman in 21:23, and Hollie Corbett placed eighth.
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.