Fast People in Rhode Island

The Cox Providence Rhode Races were held this past Sunday. I was able to take some hand-held video at the beginning of the marathon and half-marathon. The race was sponsored by Cox, Shape-Up RI, and Harpoon. Our COO, Libby Isaacson, placed third in her age group for the Shape Up RI half-marathon with a time of 1:54:25. (She makes a brief cameo in the video around the 39 second mark.) Joe Luca finished the Shape Up RI half-marathon with a time of 1:52:41 and Leslie Kellogg finished with a time of 1:56:06. Bethany Calitri finished the Harpoon 5k with a time of 33:24. Here are the overall winners of each race. Scott Leslie from Rutland, MA was the male winner of the Cox Sports Marathon with a time of 2:35:45 and Jennifer Edelmann of Boston, MA was the female winner with a time of 3:01:02. For the Shape Up RI Half-Marathon, the male winner was Phil Reutlinger of Old Lyme, CT with a time of 1:12:36 and the female winner was Diana Davis of Providence, RI with a time of 1:25:59. Winners of the Harpoon 5k were Chris Magill of Cumberland, RI with a time of 16:45 and Michaela Driscoll of Coventry, RI with a time of 18:36. Results of the 2010 race can be seen on the Rhode Races’ website. The weather was perfect at the start of the races with the temperature reaching 80 degrees later in the day. Seeing such a large turnout of runners, walkers and supporters was encouraging.