Falmouth Weekend

Today is the 35th running of the Falmouth Road Race, a race that annually attracts a stellar international field. This year, Olympic Marathon silver medalist Meb Keflezighi will try to become the first American to win the men's race since Mark Curp did it in 1988. Meb is coming off a fourth-place finish, and sub 28-minute effort, at the Beach-to-Beacon 10K, August 4th.

Keflezighi will have his hands full, as the field is fast and deep for the slightly more than seven mile race from Woods Hole along the coast to the Falmouth Village Green, including luminaries John Korir (last year's winner), Tom Nyariki, John Yuda (who beat Meb at last weekend's Beach-to-Beacon 10K), and Samuel Ndereba.

Brookline alum Jonathan Riley is running, as is former New Hampshire standout and US XC Champion, Matt Downin. There are also some famous names among masters runners, including 59-year-olds Bill Rodgers and Frank Shorter, and 57-year-old former NYC Marathon winner Rod Dixon.

The women's race is headlined by multiple Boston Marathon winner Catherine Ndereba, and includes U.S. Olympian and former Milton H.S. standout Kate O'Neil, who know lives and trains in Mammoth Lakes, CA. Also listed in the elite field is Dennis-Yarmouth graduate Colleen Wetherbee.

Other Race Results

Tom Davis finished 15th (5th 20-24) in a time of 15:20 at the CIGNA/Elliot 5k held in Manchester, NH, Thursday night. Jess Barton ran 18:34 to finished 13th among the women, and second in the 15-19 age group.
On Thursday

Speaking of former Bay State League athletes, Weymouth grad Mark Jordan finished second in the 2.5-Mile race at Fresh Pond yesterday, running 14:15.