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Team
At the series sixth race, the Ocean Road 10k, runners faced some unexpectedly warm weather, but still put down some great performances.
Leading the charge in the team competition for the third straight race was Run Newport, whose impressive score of 9 set a new RIGP record for lowest winning score (for reference, a perfect score is 6!). The Adult Sentinel Striders again finished in the runner-up position while the Phantom Farms Flyers held off the Gemini Run Club by just four points to place third. Rounding out the Top 5 was the Gansett Run Club, whose fifth place finish was their best yet this year.
In the overall standings, Run Newport maintains their 100 point lead over the Adult Sentinel Striders. The Westerly Track & Athletic Club and Phantom Farms Flyers both move up one spot to take third and fourth, respectively, while Women on the Run Barrington slide back to fifth..
Open Female
In the Open Female category, Run Newport’s Julia Fagundes dipped just under the 40:00 barrier to clock her fourth straight victory. Taking runner-up honors was Katharine Walker of the Rhode Warriors, who has finished in the Top 3 at each of the four races she’s done this year. Behind them was an incredibly tight battle with the following three ladies all finishing within just 22 seconds of each other: 3rd – Amanda Hawkins (Gansett Run Club), 4th – Alice Paul (Women on the Run Barrington), and 5th Alexis Peters (Run Newport).
In the overall standings, Julia Fagundes has now taken the lead with a perfect score of 4000 points. Making big jumps up are Katharine Walker (7th to 2nd) and Alice Paul (6th to 3rd), who are separated by just 85 points. Currently sitting in 4th and 5th, with an even closer margin of 71 points, are Amanda Hawkins and Alexis Peters, respectively.
Open Male
In the Open Male category, Run Newport’s Christopher Collet put on an absolute clinic, running an incredible 30:13 to win by over 3 minutes. Behind him was a literal horde of Adult Sentinel Striders as the cheeky squad from the North swept the next five places. Finishing second through fourth with a tight 20 second spread was Jonathan Wahl (2nd), Ken Vinacco (3rd), and Matthew Vinacco (4th), while team co-captain, Ryan Pagliaro, nabbed 5th.
In the overall standings, Ken Vinacco maintains his lead by the skin of his teeth as he currently sits just 6 points ahead of Christopher Collet. Matthew Vinacco holds onto third place while teammate Ryan Pagliaro moves up one spot to fourth. Entering the Top 5 for the first time after a late start to the year is Daniel Hawkins of the Gansett Run Club.
Masters Female
In the Female Masters category, Shannon Krasnowiecki of the Gemini Run Club earned an impressive age grade of 75.4 to secure her very first RIGP victory. Finishing not far behind her was a trio of ladies separated by just 0.7 of an age grade: 2nd – Blythe Gould of the Phantom Farms Flyers, 3rd – Erica Knighton, and 4th – Kim Chula-Maguire, captain of the Phantom Farms Flyers. Nabbing 5th for the fourth straight race was Women on the Run Barrington co-captain, Claudia Maiorana.
In the overall standings, Brett Ely of Women on the Run Barrington holds onto the number one spot with her perfect score while Blythe Gould also maintains her second place position. Kim Chula-Maguire and Shannon Krasnowiecki both moved up one spot to third and fourth, respectively, and are now separated by just 5 points. Holding onto fifth place by a comfortable margin heading into the final race is Claudia Maiorana.
Masters Male
In the Masters Male category, Jeff Walker of the Westerly Track & Athletic Club posted an outstanding age grade of 85.5 to edge out rival and fellow standout Adrian Massie of Run Newport by just over one percentage point. Run Newport teammate Kyle Marshall finished third – his fourth straight Top 3 finish – while Bill Slaney of the Phantom Farms Flyers and Lynn Cousineau of the Gemini Run Club once again had strong runs to take fourth and fifth, respectively.
In the overall standings, Jeff Walker has grown his lead over Adrian Massie from 30 to 64 points and the two men remain clear of the rest of the field. Kyle Marshall and Bill Slaney both move up two spots to third and fourth, respectively, while Lynn Cousineau holds onto fifth place by a sizable margin
Non-Binary
With no athletes from the non-binary category having competed at the Ocean Road 10k, the overall standings remain unchanged with CJ Squires (2000 points) in the lead and Ellie Parsons of Frontrunners RI yet to make their 2025 debut.
