In what is intended to be the fastest 5 km event so far this year on New Brunswick soil, the top three finishers all broke the 17-minute barrier on Sunday in the annual Father’s Day Run with the Fredericton Reds.
Michael Colford, a regular on the podiums, even set the second fastest time this year in 16min03. Only Matt McNeil managed a faster 5 km, he who had clocked 15min46 in April in Quispamsis.
Colford, who is originally from Fredericton, is accompanied on the podium by Ian Young (16min44), also from the provincial capital, and Ontario’s Sadisq Shahid (16min44).
Three other men managed to run under 20 minutes, namely Brad McMullin (17min08), from Fredericton, Tom Hayes (17min47), from Oromocto, and Dieppe Shaun Girouard (19min05).
In the women’s race, Marjo Mooers of Fredericton triumphed in 19:44, eight seconds better than Ontario’s Margaret Atkinson (19:52).
Samantha Legge (21min28), from Rusagonis, completes the podium. Julia Reid-Howell (22:11) of Fredericton took fourth place despite being almost seven months pregnant.
In the 10 km, Nicholas Larade of Fredericton won in 34:33. He beat young Nicholas Littlefield (39min47), from Woodstock, to the finish line.
On the women’s side, Amanda Graham, also from Fredericton, won in 51:30.
In a 1 km race aimed at children under 12 years old, Ryan Evans and Ryan Walcott, both from Oromocto, triumphed in 3min32. For the girls, Hayden Graham won in 3min45 to beat Abigail Graham (4min07), both from Fredericton.
