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(Continued from Page 1C) Preregistration is strongly encouraged. Day of race registration will be accepted starting at 7:30 to 8:30 a.m. at the Casco Community Center on Route 121 in Casco Village. All contestants are required to check in at registration prior to the start of the race even if they are pre-registered. The first 300 preregistrants will receive a Casco Days Road Race t-shirt. Please note that you must register before July 22 in order to receive a t-shirt. Entry donation to the Casco Fire Association: $18 until July 22 and $25 July 23 through race day Register online at the Casco Days website: www.cascodays.com 5K TROT FOR AUTISM The Margaret Murphy Center 5K Trot for Autism will be held on Saturday, July 30 at 9 a.m. at the Geiger Elementary School in Lewiston. Register at http://www. firstgiving.com or www.running4free.com Registration opens at 8 a.m. Entry fee: $20 before July 25, $25 day of the race. WALKING TOWARD A PAIN-FREE FUTURE The Fourth Annual Walking Toward a Pain-Free Future, to raise awareness for Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy/Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, will be held on Saturday, Aug. 6 at 11:15, starting from the Bridgton Community Center. A bake sale starts at 9 a.m. in front of Oberg Agency (Main Street) followed by a raffle drawing at 10:45 and a butterfly release at the Bob Dunning Memorial Bridge in Pondicherry Park at 11 a.m. To register, go to http://goo.gl/forms/ ZB0WRHa9HO9UDXnD3 For more information, contact Rosemary Wiser at rosemary.wiser@gmail.com or 207-756-9464 MAINE STATE TRIATHLON BETHEL – For the first time at any Maine triathlon, no single-use plastic bottles will be used at the 25th Annual Maine State Triathlon, scheduled for Sunday, Aug. 7 in Bethel. Athletes competing in the event, presented by Oxford Networks, will receive a reusable, BPA-free water bottle compliments of event sponsor Androscoggin Valley Hospital. The bottles will be filled with clear Maine water. “The Bethel Area Chamber’s efforts at making our events more sustainable include increased composting of food waste and recycling efforts to keep as much waste out of landfills as possible,” stated Robin Zinchuk, executive director. “By eliminating disposable bottles from our triathlon we are potentially keeping 500-plus plastic bottles out of the waste stream.” For complete information and to register for this sprint distance tri, 750-meter swim, a 24-kilometer bike, 5.8-kilometer run, visit www.mainestatetriathlon.com. TOUR DE LOVELL The 11th annual Tour de Lovell bicycle race will be held on Saturday, Aug. 13, at 8 a.m. starting at the New Suncook School, located on Route 5. The road (performance racing bicycles) and touring (mountain-comfort bicycles) compete in a 21.6-mile course. Registration is $30 before Aug. 5, and $35 after. The Kids’ Tour (under age of 14, all bicycles) is a five-mile race, starting immediately after the Tour pack leaves. Cost is $5, and $10 after Aug. 5. Register online at: www. bikereg.com/11th-annualtour-de-lovell First 50 Tour & Road registrants receive a Tour de Lovell t-shirt. Tour de Lovell is a fundraising event for Lovell Recreation Department programs, equipment and facilities. This not-for-profit organization serves the western Maine towns of Lovell, Stoneham, Sweden, Stow, Fryeburg and Chatham, N.H. The 21.6-mile course starts at the New Suncook School and travels north on Route 5 and turns right onto Route 5A for a scenic climb with breathtaking views of the White Mountains. Cyclists return to Route 5 at Center Lovell (approximately five miles into the Tour) and will then be challenged by four long winding hills in the rural forested farmland of North Lovell. The turnaround is near the Stoneham town line and cyclists return on Route 5 through Center Lovell and over Christian Hill to the finish at the New Suncook School. GREAT ADVENTURE CHALLENGE The ninth annual Great Adventure Challenge takes place on Saturday, Aug. 20 beginning at 9 a.m. (registration at Shawnee Peak Ski resort closes at 8:30 a.m.) The Great Adventure Challenge is a one of a kind triathlon event that combines kayaking (2.5 miles on Moose Pond), mountain biking (16+ miles) and concludes with a two-mile dash/hike up and down Pleasant Mountain This event is to benefit individuals with intellectual disabilities in Western Maine. All proceeds go to support Morrison Center Fundraising Committee for the purpose of providing opportunities to adults with mental retardation and Autism. The Challenge can be done by either individuals or MORE RACES, Page 7C
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GETTING A LITTLE HELP COOLING OFF NEAR THE FINISH LINE from fellow Camp Takajo campers is Carlos Martinez. (Rivet Photos)
WINNER Nicholas Hoch, 15, of Newton, Mass., com- TOP FEMALE was Sarah Keener, 35, of Waterford, who pleted the 5K in 18:26, a pace of 5:57. crossed the finish line in 22:09, a 7:09 pace.
BRANDON CRANDALL, 21, of Harrison finished in CATRINA WILSON, 14, of Harrison turned in a time of 25:57, good for 45th overall, at a 8:22 clip. 27:01 to finish at 55th, at a 8:43 pace.