LYNN — This week’s Lynn Woods Summer Cross Country races had a lower-than-usual turnout due to Fourth of July celebrations. That said, strong performances still poured in with great weather, to boot.
And of the 116 participants, some shined the brightest.
The 5-mile (2 loops) race was a close one between two Lynn runners, with 26-year-old Edgar Ortega (36:16) defeating 16-year-old Nicholas Fusco (36:24). Rounding out the top five were Saugus’ Chris Chapruet (36:27), Lynn’s Nakri Dao (37:29), and another Lynner in Ian Edwards (38:52).
Two more from Lynn finished in the top 10, and another two in the top 15.
Sal Genovese represented Marblehead with a time of 41:08, Drew Bennett led all of Peabody in 42:11, and Robert Vanlith’s 50:29 led Swampscott.
Martin Bures, of Medford, won the 2.3-mile, Hillside-to-Steel Tower race in 14:33. Rounding out the top 10 were Peabody’s Luke Murphy (14:48), Lynn’s Franklin Maldonado (14:54), Lynnfield’s Joel Beal (15:38), Saugus’ Steven Bennett (15:44), Manchester’s James Aloi (16:24), and four Lynners in Bryan Robles (16:45), Edwin Gomez (16:59), Ryan Ferguson (17:45), and Mark Flaherty (17:57).
In the kids’ race (1.59 miles), 9-year-olds Elle Ferguson (12:50), MacKenzie Beal (12:50), and Emily Conlon (13:41), all of Lynnfield, finished in the top five.
Speaking of Lynnfield, 5-year-old Parker Beal finished in 15:31 to secure a top-10 finish.
Next Wednesday’s session offers the Goat Path Course, “which covers much of what was the first formal race course in Lynn Woods, circa 1968,” according to organizer Joe Abelon.
For questions or information, please contact Abelon at [email protected]
