Laborious Labor Day Ten Miler
Early Labor Day morning from the beautiful Ghiloni Park on Concord Road in Marlboro, nearly 40 runners ran a torturous, ten mile fun run through the stunning back roads of Marlborough and Hudson. The 5th annual Laborious Labor Day Ten Miler had begun, and it looked to be a fast group. Under perfect running conditions (sunny and 68 degrees), Kevin Jillson from E. Sandwich and John Dudley from Boston led the pack and were the 1, 2 finishers in times of 57:08 and 58:02, respectively. Hilary Dudly was the first female finisher with a time of 1:04:49. John Tanner was the first Marlborough male finisher in 1:03:44 and Sandee Fillios was the first Marlborough female finisher at 1:32:06.
The all-time course record is held by Dan Ostiguy (9/2007) in the incredible time of 54.25. The course record for a female competitor is Sumner Fletcher (11/07) from Uxbridge in the time of 1.04.10. Complete results can be found on the Results Page.
This race was the creation of Mark Vital (President of the Highland City Striders) in 2003 and its primary purpose is to raise food and community awareness for the Marlborough Food Pantry. Vital says, “I love running and just wanted to help out. This type of run is great for the community and a lot of fun for the runners.” Instead of charging an entry fee to run, the recommended fee is ten nonperishable food items. “Many runners bring extra,” says Vital.
The run was sponsored by the Marlborough Recreation Department, and organized by the outstanding volunteers from the local running club, the Highland City Striders (www.highlandcitystriders.org). The Highland City Striders will also organize the upcoming Marlborough Main Street Mile (Oct. 4th) and the Tough Ten Mile Turkey Trot (Nov. 29th).
