The second annual Race for the Refuge 6-hour, 30K and 10K trail races took place on Sunday, Oct. 25, 2026, at the Assabet River National Wildlife Refuge in Sudbury, Mass. The event had originally been scheduled for Sept. 27, but was canceled due to a nor’easter. The event was later rescheduled.
RESULTS
6-Hour
Place; Name, Age; City, State; Total Distance (KM); Time
1 Caleb Kussmaul, 29; Berlin, MA; 70K; 5:05:53
2 Diego Castillo Schwartz, 18; Waltham, MA; 60K; 5:23:39
3 Bill Warner, 32; Hopkinton, MA; 60K; 5:28:53
4 Brian McClelland, 43; Berlin, MA; 60K; 5:31:51
5 Tyler Cichowlas, 38; Sudbury, MA; 60K; 5:53:55
6 Nick Johnson, 45; Concord, MA; 50K; 4:52:56
7 Bryan Brunelli, 39; Marlborough, MA; 50K; 4:57:43
8 James Burns, 47; Sudbury, MA; 50K; 5:08:59
9 Ben Parkin, 36; Bolton, MA; 40K; 4:47:44
10 Heather Lambert, 57; Sudbury, MA; 40K; 4:55:29
11 Dawn Favalora, 48; Framingham, MA; 40K; 5:17:06
12 Samuel Giorgio, 31; Wayland, MA; 40K; 5:20:17
13 Megan Prebensen, 37; Natick, MA; 40K; 5:46:04
14 Sophie Rosado, 27; Hanover, MD; 30K; 2:51:20
15 Sandee Landon, 53; Hudson, MA; 30K; 4:11:37
16 Anne Craig, 72; Sudbury, MA; 30K; 4:39:53
17 Jodie Wise, 47; Windham, NH; 30K; 5:23:55
18 Eliza Duddy, 38; Sudbury, MA; 20K; 1:48:04
19 Peter Wolcott, 59; Maynard, MA; 20K; 1:56:28
30K
Place; Name, Age; City, State; Time
1 Cody Cutler, 41; Sterling, MA; 2:09:20
2 Kevin Long, 41; Dedham, MA; 2:17:39
3 Rony Rodriguez Ramirez, 30; Cambridge, MA; 2:18:23
4 Patrick Doyle, 55; Sudbury, MA; 2:33:07
5 Brian Butterfield, 47; Southborough, MA; 2:38:16
6 Sharon Foster, 61; Hudson, MA; 2:49:05
7 Jeff Merritt, 55; Sudbury, MA; 2:50:02
8 Robert Chizmadia, 55; Wellesley Hills, MA; 2:54:43
9 Roland Hubscher, 65; Concord, MA; 2:56:06
10 Courtney Busby, 41; North Andover, MA; 2:56:38
11 Melanie Mahoney, 47; Marlborough, MA; 3:02:22
12 Bule E, 36; Natick, MA; 3:13:03
13 Michael Hoyt, 36; Hudson, MA; 3:19:46
14 Leigh Ann Dufresne, 57; Cranston, RI; 3:26:56
15 Elizabeth Eaton, 56; Fairhaven, MA; 3:27:03
16 Laura Thibault, 43; Seekonk, MA; 3:45:45
17 Amy Cook, 66; Billerica, MA; 3:52:34
18 Aleel Grennan, 57; Holden, MA; 4:22:35
19 Julia Becker Collins, 45; Marlborough, MA; 5:12:20
10K
Place; Name, Age; City, State; Time
1 Benjamin Chesna, 38; Boylston, MA; 40:28
2 Buck St. Thomas, 40; North Smithfield, RI; 41:46
3 Bertrand D’Argoeuves, 45; Poigny la foret, FRA; 42:12
4 Alexandra Rauch-Kelly, 35; Concord, MA; 43:48
5 Dylan Katz, 35; Medford, MA; 43:56
6 Nick Mongols, 33; Arlington, MA; 44:07
7 Kevin MacLeod, 39; Melbourne, FL; 44:44
8 Kathleen Feeney, 39; Cambridge, MA; 45:14
9 Kerry Phelan-Li, 32; North Grafton, MA; 46:06
10 Vasilios Dentiste, 29; Watertown, MA; 47:29
11 Jonathan Meltzer, 63; Hopkinton, MA; 47:36
12 Zsolt Kalmar, 56; Framingham, MA; 47:37
13 Matt McGrath, 51; Stow, MA; 48:06
14 Peter Welland, 55; Shrewsbury, MA; 48:28
15 Alex Hill, 35; Stow, MA; 49:13
16 Chris Lee, 55; North Grafton, MA; 49:47
17 Dalia Hammoudeh, 45; Stow, MA; 49:53
18 Leah Jacques, 35; Charlestown, MA; 50:08
19 Corinne Jackman, 37; Sudbury, MA; 50:37
20 Janelle Norquist, 37; Maynard, MA; 50:52
21 Michael Coppola, 35; Boston, MA; 50:54
T22 Steven Kostick, 64; Dedham, MA; 51:05
T22 Lisa Mulvey, 48; Hudson, MA; 51:05
24 Kyle Banks, 30; Watertown, MA; 51:23
T25 Debra Shute, 48; Marlborough, MA; 51:55
T25 Kristina Pinto, 49; Marlborough, MA; 51:55
27 Emma Jackson, 39; Maynard, MA; 52:04
28 Robert Lucci, 59; Wakefield, MA; 52:17
29 Georgia Cook, 36; Medford, MA; 52:37
30 Elizabeth Henry, 44; Concord, MA; 53:06
31 Brian Macauley, 48; Groton, MA; 53:31
32 Jessie Curran, 39; Millis, MA; 53:32
33 Peter Bakkala, 61; Northborough, MA; 53:35
34 Angele Myers, 58; Marlborough, MA; 53:50
35 Ron Iacovelli, 58; Marlborough, MA; 53:54
36 Lincoln Taylor, 61; Sudbury, MA; 53:58
T37 Victoria Pham, 34; Burlington, MA; 54:26
T37 Darius Kokott, 52; Sudbury, MA; 54:26
39 Eric Hoffmann, 48; Berlin, MA; 55:15
40 Paul DeRuzzo, 67; Concord, MA; 55:16
41 Adam Risser, 31; Marlborough, MA; 55:23
42 Andrew Mackin, 32; Mankato, MN; 55:26
43 Bob Cargill, 68; Sudbury, MA; 55:48
44 Joan Clifford, 67; Westborough, MA; 56:09
45 Christina Hermos, 50; Sudbury, MA; 56:36
46 Weipeng Hu, 31; Waltham, MA; 56:44
47 Chris Arcona, 58; Northborough, MA; 56:48
48 Mitchell Hilbert, 34; Clinton, MA; 57:07
49 Jeff Iacovelli, 57; Northbridge, MA; 57:09
50 Thomas Beach, 30; Wellesley, MA; 57:22
51 Barbara Fiorello, 38; Hudson, MA; 57:31
52 Lynn Fiancaca, 55; Leominster, MA; 57:32
53 Anna Menkis, 31; Boston, MA; 57:34
54 Justin Mongols, 29; Malden, MA; 57:41
55 Jamie Burgoyne-Halbert, 43; Sudbury, MA; 57:52
56 Colleen Strahs, 53; Maynard, MA; 58:19
57 Alison Phelan, 62; Peabody, MA; 59:13
58 Lindsey Sherman, 39; Marlborough, MA; 1:00:34
59 Anna Miller, 47; Lexington, MA; 1:00:42
60 Dana Reuter, 34; Clinton, MA; 1:01:31
61 Oskar Lilienthal, 33; Framingham, MA; 1:01:52
62 Kevin Comfort, 34; Framingham, MA; 1:02:40
63 Sudhanshu Raj, 44; Westborough, MA; 1:02:44
64 Marielle Marques, 32; Shrewsbury, MA; 1:03:22
65 Kathleen Doucette, 48; Marlborough, MA; 1:03:33
66 Ilyce Chizmadia, 52; Wellesley Hills, MA; 1:04:19
67 Alyssa Morin, 35; Marlborough, MA; 1:04:37
68 Laura Kennedy, 43; Maynard, MA; 1:04:44
69 Troy Luster, 52; Hopkinton, MA; 1:05:52
70 Keiko Tanaka, 72; Sudbury, MA; 1:06:28
71 Denise Kelly, 56; Maynard, MA; 1:06:43
72 John Williamson, 58; Northborough, MA; 1:07:22
73 Jessica Baker, 51; Sudbury, MA; 1:07:45
74 Erika Mackin, 36; Waltham, MA; 1:07:59
75 Lindsay Bababekov, 39; Lincoln, MA; 1:08:14
76 Elizabeth Haeckel, 32; Dorchester, MA; 1:08:24
77 Aims Coney, 71; Stow, MA; 1:08:26
78 Melissa De Fabrizio, 38; Stamford, CT; 1:09:12
79 Casey Cassidy, 39; Southborough, MA; 1:09:15
80 Kylie Miller, 22; Roxbury Crossing, MA; 1:10:41
81 Milla Lopes, 67; Marlborough, MA; 1:11:14
82 Cristina Baez, 38; Marlborough, MA; 1:12:22
83 James Kelly, 59; Maynard, MA; 1:14:13
84 Grace Bottitta-Williamson, 58; Northborough, MA; 1:14:52
85 Michael Proteau, 51; Marlborough, MA; 1:14:53
86 Laura Ziton, 48; Northborough, MA; 1:15:54
87 Carina Tan, 60; Sudbury, MA; 1:15:58
88 Michael Wynne, 50; North Grafton, MA; 1:16:49
89 Jessica Eisenlord, 38; Littleton, MA; 1:17:42
90 Regina Flynn, 60; Strafford, NH; 1:17:51
91 Nate Howe, 59; Marlborough, MA; 1:24:12
92 Mike Anderson, 40; Oxford, MA; 1:54:07
93 Ann Poirier, 72; Oxford, MA; 1:54:09
94 Terry Myers Coney, 72; Stow, MA; 1:55:13
