Full Race Results – RI Grand Prix Results
Battle Royale – Team
Despite scorching heat and a blazing sun, there were an impressive 108 RIGP finishers representing 11 teams at the 2026 Rhode Island Grand Prix’s fourth race, the Gaspee Days 5k!
In the Battle Royale team competition, the Run Newport squad once again came away victorious. The Adult Sentinel Striders put up a strong fight, finishing just 8 points back, while the Rhode Warriors continued their breakout year by earning Top 3 honors for the third time. Both Women on the Run – Barrington and the Gansett Run Club had strong showings with the Barrington ladies edging out the Gansett folks for fourth place by a mere 5 points.
In the overall standings, the Top 5 teams actually all maintain their positions, though the margins have shifted considerably. Run Newport has grown its lead over the Adult Sentinel Striders to 500+ points while the Striders have increased their lead over the Rhode Warriors to 100+ points. Women on the Run – Barrington have also slightly pulled away from the Gansett Run Club, which sits comfortably in fifth.
Points Chase – Team
In the Points Chase team challenge, Run Newport continues it’s pursuit of the Gold Tier and is now joined by the Adult Sentinel Striders, who just earned Silver Tier status. The Rhode Warriors are leading the charge towards the Silver Tier and are joined by recent Bronze Tier achievers Women on the Run – Barrington, Gansett Run Club, and Wickford Run Club. Seven teams are currently working towards the Bronze Tier with the Phantom Farms Brewing Flyers less than 1,000 points away.
Battle Royale – Open Female
In the Battle Royale Open Female category, Wickford Run Club’s Erin Hurley continued her strong debut campaign by dipping under the 19:00 barrier and earning her second straight RIGP victory. Behind her was as close a battle as you can possibly get with Corinne Pereira of Women on the Run – Barrington and Katharine Walker of the Rhode Warriors finishing with the exact same time of 19:03. Pereira was given the nod over Walker in the official results and therefore takes runner-up honors. Rounding out the Top 5 was the dynamic duo of Julia Fagundes of Run Newport and Shayna Cousineau of the Gansett Run Club, who had both not competed since the 2026 RIGP series’ opener in Aquidneck back in March.
In the overall standings, Erin Hurley has grow her lead to an astonishing 944 points, which is the largest lead amongst the four individual categories by far. Margaret Altes of Run Newport holds onto second place, though Corinne Pereira is closing in on her after moving up one spot. Currently sitting in fourth is Alexis Peters Corseri of Run Newport while Katharine Walker, who is just 46 points back, re-enters the Top 5 for the first time since Aquidneck.
Battle Royale – Open Male
In the Battle Royale Open Male category, Christopher Collet of Run Newport earned his second victory of the year in decisive fashion, running an incredible time of 14:50 to win by well over a minute. Behind him was a sea of green as the Adult Sentinel Striders striders swept the next 5 places. Young gun Jason Padula snagged runner-up honors while veterans Alex Whatley and Ken Vinacco were a few seconds back in third and fourth, respectively. Co-captain Ryan Pagliaro had another solid run to take fifth and Joshua Farrell claimed sixth to complete the Striders’ quintet.Â
In the overall standings, Alex Tripoli of the Rhode Warriors has grown his lead to over 500 points, though Alex Whatley is in hot pursuit as he makes a big jump up from fifth to second. Behind him is a trio of fellow Striders who are separated by less than 100 points: co-captain Evan DeBassio (3rd), Robert Esposito III (4th), and Ryan Pagliaro (5th).
Battle Royale – Masters Female
In the Battle Royale Masters Female category, Brett Ely of Women on the Run – Barrington ran an incredible time of 17:52 to earn an age grade of 86.6 and take her third win of the season. Nabbing runner-up honors in a very impressive RIGP debut was Nicole Greene of the Rhode Warriors while Beth Blendell of Run Newport had another strong performance to take third. Rounding out the Top 5 was Kim Chula-Maguire of the Phantom Farms Brewing Flyers and Blythe Gould of the Rhode Warriors, who took fourth and fifth, respectively.Â
In the overall standings, Laura Nottie of the Phantom Farms Brewing Flyers has grow her lead to over 600 points. Claudia Maiorana of Women on the Run – Barrington remains comfortably in second, though teammate Brett Ely has moved up two spots and is quicky closing in. Currently sitting in fourth just 33 points back is fellow Flyer, Tristan ViensRoderick, while Beth Blendell moves back up into the Top 5 for the first time since Aquidneck.
Battle Royale – Masters Male
In the Battle Royale Masters Male category, Run Newport’s Adrian Massie ran a blazing 16:35 to earn an age grade of 86.7, which was the best amongst all 108 RIGP finishers, and secure his third win of the year. Veteran Jeff Walker of the Westerly Track & Athletic Club had a strong race as well to finish second by a comfortable margin while Michael St. Thomas of Run Newport edged out fellow RIGP newcomer, Chad Greene of the Rhode Warriors, for third. Taking fifth place was Joel Kehm, also of Run Newport, who finished in the Top 5 for the second straight race.
In the overall standings, Adrian Massie has retaken the lead over teammate Adam Stadel by 99 points while Jeff Walker currently sits 73 points back in third. Chad Green and Lynn Cousineau of the Gansett Run club hold onto fourth and fifth, respectively, though Cousineau’s lead over sixth has shrunk to just 20 points.
