The third annual Free Spirit 50K took place on Saturday, May 17, in Leyden, Mass. The course consisted of dirt country roads in Massachusetts and Vermont with around 4,200 feet of climbing.

RESULTS

Place; Name, Age; City, State; Time

1 Robbert Struyven, 31; Cambridge, MA; 4:30:47

2 Christopher Parker, 43; Cambridge, MA; 4:34:44

3 Sean Meissner, 51; Perkinsville, VT; 4:37:10

4 Chris Brandi, 42; Milton, MA; 4:44:32

5 Ashley Hensel-Browning, 39; Weathersfield, VT; 4:49:08

6 Maria Castro, 31; East Longmeadow, MA; 5:12:30

7 Wesley Brown, 38; Temple, TX; 5:12:33

8 Bertram Johnson, 52; Burlington, VT; 5:23:02

9 Sydney Howland, 36; Boston, MA; 5:25:08

10 Wayne Ball, 50; Feeding Hills, MA; 5:32:07

11 Kevin White, 25; West Columbia, SC; 5:34:51

12 Josh Mechler, 43; Smithfield, RI; 5:35:24

13 Julia Plourde, 53; Bartlett, NH; 5:36:53

14 Rob Fawcett, 33; Barnstable, MA; 5:46:48

15 Maya Mudambi, 33; Holyoke, MA; 6:00:03

16 Emily Ashburn, 24; Rensselaer, NY; 6:09:35

17 John Torrone, 48; Westfield, MA; 6:12:57

18 Erica Walden, 47; Guilford, CT; 6:43:51

19 Jeremy Spence, 28; New York, NY; 7:01:10

20 Jeff Stauch, 41; New York, NY; 7:01:21

21 Yoora Yi Tenen, 45; Bronx County, NY; 7:01:22

22 Faith Raymond, 60; Springfield, VT; 7:49:11