There’s nothing like the holidays to bring out the best in people, and Thursday, more than 1,600 runners were bringing out their best in the Thanksgiving Day 4-miler that wound through downtown Portland.
Ethan Shaw of Falmouth, a junior at Dartmouth, was the overall winner in 19 minutes, 44 seconds, eight seconds ahead of Mike Griffin of Marlborough, Mass., the defending champion. Kristin Barry of Scarborough was the women’s champ for the fifth time, in 23:20, eight seconds ahead of Gretchen Chick of Brookline, Mass.
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And off they go Thursday, the record field of 1,649 runners that participated in the annual Thanksgiving Day 4-miler, right near City Hall on Congress Street in downtown Portland.
Ethan Shaw of Falmouth, home from his junior year at Dartmouth, captured the overall title in 19 minutes, 44 seconds. Derek Davis/Staff Photographer
Kristin Barry has made winning this race an annual event. She captured the women’s title for the fifth time, in 23:20. Derek Davis/Staff Photographer
But from first place to No. 1,649, this was more of a day to enjoy the run and then the meal.
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