Running with the Wolves 10K - August 5, 2009


The Highland City Striders of Marlborough/Hudson recently hosted The First Annual Run with the Wolves 10k on August 5, 2009. The start of the race was adjacent to Kelliher Field, ran up Jefferson to Highland and onto the Assabet Rail Trail for three miles. The runners turned around and returned to the finish line at the end of the football field, in front of the home bleachers at Kelliher.

The race featured nearly 100 runners with first place male and overall going to Julien Dimaria, 19, of Lexington, Ma with first place female Carol Allian of Leominster,Ma. The first Marlborough male finisher was Adam Charbonneau in a time of 45.03 and the first Marlborough female finisher was Marlborough High soccer standout Shereen Sairafi in a time of 52.12.

At the beginning of the race, runners had to howl in order to start the clock. Upon completion, all runners were offered a home-made "moon-pie" to fit in with the "Running with the Wolf" theme.