2005 Highlights

The fourth annual Fox Point Sunset 5 Mile Road Race was the biggest yet! An astonishing field of 188 runners took to the roads of Newington on a newly designed course. It took place Saturday, September 10, 2005 , which was a beautiful late summer day. The day was comfortable for volunteers and spectators, and a bit hot for runners. Most of the last 2 miles of the course were uphill, and more than one runner commented in appreciation of the difficulty. In a change from previous years, the race started and ended at the Old Town Hall . Many out of town runners and supporters were treated to a first look at the historic town center. Much thanks to our Premier Sponsor Newington Wal-Mart for their continued support!

The overall winner was Tim Perry of Bethel , CT , with a time of 24:52. The first woman finisher was Staci Prinz of Rye , with a time of 30:30. The first Newington resident to finish was Catherine Graciano, with a time of 32:46. Catherine had just arrived back in town on Friday after hiking the entire Appalacian Trail. She ran the race in her fourth pair of trail shoes, which were missing a chunk of the heel due to a close encounter with a campfire. This year, the first male finisher from Newington was again a youngster. Zachary Taylor, age 14, finished in a time of 36:59. Zachary is a currently running cross country as a Freshman at Portsmouth High School and is new to the road racing circuit. The third Newington Finisher was Christina Dufton with a time of 38:25. Christina just began running this year and this was her first road race!

Other Newington Participants were:

ROBERT HARRINGTON 38:30

ANNE HARRINGTON 40:28

CHANLING BESWICK 41:02

SARAH BARRY 46:42

SCOTT TAYLOR 47:21

A full list of results can be found at http://www.coolrunning.com/results/05/nh/Sep10_FoxPoi_set1.shtml

There were plenty of runners in the Fun Run for ages 7 to 12 . A few children who were too young to register brought up the rear. This years' course began in the Town Forest and circled around the soccer field and ended at the picnic grove. The Fun Run division winners were:

GIRLS BOYS

7 & 8 Erin Kinsella 7 & 8 Christian Leighton

9 & 10 Kelsey Frizzell 9 & 10 Isaiah Jacobs

11 & 12 Sarah Mehiman 11 & 12 Eric Frizzell

Our raffle winners were

Beth Brown Fall Foliage Getaway Weekend at Sunday River

Cheryl Spinney Gunstock Lift Tickets for 2 and Ski Tune-ups from Putnam's Ski & Snowboard

Doug Reed UNH Hockey Tickets for 4 and Dinner at Outback Steakhouse

Dave Mueller A year of sundaes from Screamer's Café of Stratham

Christina Dufton receives award for her division

Mrs. Brown (NPS teacher) with runners Zachary Taylor and Kelsey Frizzell

Starting line for the Fun Run through the Town Forest