GORHAM – While many of us were hitting the malls doing some early post-Thanksgiving holiday shopping, a group of runners eschewed the long lines to take part in the 13th annual “Burn off the Turkey” 5K road race in Gorham on Saturday.

The race for the top overall spot was a close one, with 41-year-old Kyle Rhoads of Windham just edging out 16-year-old Jesse Orach of Gorham 16:58-17:05. Both times were well off the record pace of 15:09 set by Ethan Hemphill. Gorham’s Ryan Dyer was a close third, crossing the line in 17:12, while Saco’s Aaron Chelate was fourth with a time of 17:32.

While the men’s race was certainly a close one, it was a different story in the women’s race. Kristine Bean-Guaraldo, 34, of South Portland, was the first woman to cross the finish line, posting a time of 18:30. Christine Snow-Reaser, 44, of Dayton, was second with a time of 19:31, but she could take some solace in knowing that her course record of 17:34 was safe for another year.

Gorham’s Emily Hickey, 28, was the third woman to cross the finish line, posting a time of 20:11 and 13-year-old Adrienne Santoro of North Attleboro, Mass. was fourth in the women’s race, finishing in 21:17. Gorham’s Jennifer Rush was fifth overall, finishing in 21:55.

Here are the results for the top 50 runners (complete results can be found on www.coolrunning.com):

Place Time Name Hometown

1 16:58 Kyle Rhoads Windham

2 17:05 Jesse Orach Gorham

3 17:12 Ryan Dyer Gorham

4 17:32 Aaron Chelate Saco

5 18:18 David Drew Litchfield

6 18:25 Abbott Gilbane Cape Elizabeth

7 18:28 Seth Gilbane Cape Elizabeth

8 18:30 Kristine Bean-Guaraldo South Portland ***

9 18:53 Nate Gervais Gorham ME

10 18:54 Peter Downing Gorham

11 19:17 Samuel Goodrich Westbrook

12 19:31 Christine Snow-Reaser Dayton

13 19:58 Ron Adolf Address unavailable

14 20:09 David Santoro North Attleboro, Mass.

15 20:11 Emily Hickey Gorham

16 20:21 Barry Dana Solon

17 20:22 Ken Johnson Scarborough

18 20:24 Kevin Kezal Saco

19 20:24 Brian Thill Windham

20 20:31 Brad Turnbaugh Gorham

21 20:31 Charles Kaufmann Portland

22 20:31 Steve Moriarty Cumberland

23 20:34 Jason Leclerc Gorham

24 20:36 Joe Deroy Address unavailable

25 20:47 Leo Scheidl West Baldwin

26 20:52 Michael Sheldon Saco

27 20:55 Michael Matheson Gorham

28 21:03 Travis Grant Gorham

29 21:04 Tim Zerillo Gorham

30 21:05 Kevin Downing Windham

31 21:17 Adrienne Santoro North Attleboro, Mass.

32 21:30 Denis Albert Gorham

33 21:32 Dick Graves Gorham

34 21:43 Tony Myatt Portland

35 21:46 Art Schnell Portland

36 21:52 Peter Morrill Saco

37 21:54 Paul Bennett Lisbon Falls

38 21:55 Jennifer Rush Gorham

39 21:56 Jeff Rosenblatt Gorham

40 21:57 Charles Sawyer Norridgewock

41 22:12 Kendra Reichert Portland

42 22:23 Chris Volan Scarborough

43 22:25 Anton Gulovsen Gorham

44 22:26 Shane Zerillo Gorham

45 22:26 Scott Owens Gorham

46 22:29 Jeremy Clough Gorham

47 22:34 Elizabeth Hornor Gorham

48 22:36 Jeremiah Graham Limerick

49 22:37 Lori Dana Solon

50 22:44 Laurie Nicholas Gorham

*** Women’s winner

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