LYNN — This week’s Lynn Woods Summer Cross Country Race Series was a success, with 193 finishers and an extra-long race of 12 miles.
In the Baby Barkley – a 12-mile challenge – two Lynn natives finished in the top three as Nakri Dao (1:44:06) and Johnny Shipp (1:46:00) each impressed.
In total, four Lynn runners cracked the top 10 as Ian Edwards ran a 1:54:52 for eighth place, while Eric Bowden finished 10th with a 1:54:52.
In Dao’s second-place victory, her 1:44:06 was done with a pace of 8:41.
Elidan Monykuc, a 9-year-old runner from Lynn placed second in the kids race (1.59 miles) with a 16:20 and a cool pace of 10:16.
Rounding out the top five were Karis (16:23) and Kalin Bennett (16:24) from Peabody, and Madison Desilets (17:06) from Lynn.
Twenty Lynn kids ran the race, while eight runners were from Peabody and four were from Salem.
In the half-Barkley (6 miles), Brian Hutter (51:28) of Lynnfield and Matthew Bushway (54:17) of Lynn each cracked the top seven. Of the 18 runners to finish in less than an hour, six were from Lynn, while Scott Somers represented Peabody with a time of 58:31.
Marblehead was also represented, as Mary Herchenhahn impressed with a 1:02:18 and 10:23 pace.
In the Steel Tower run, Lynn’s Rachel Brennan registered first place as the 20-year-old finished with a 16:41 (6:42 pace). Jake Rodriguez was right behind in third place as the Peabody native struck an 18:14.
Of the 93 finishers in the Steel Tower run, 35 were from Lynn.
