Runners earn their whoopie pies

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Piscataquis Regional YMCA kicked off the 2016 Maine Whoopie Pie Festival on June 25 with its annual Earn Your Whoopie Pie 3K and Kids 1K Fun Run, with both races starting on a revised course on River Street.

Photo courtesy of Christine M. Cannon/White Hart Photography

WHOOPIE RUNNERS — A field of 60 entrants heads down River Street in Dover-Foxcroft during the Piscataquis Regional YMCA’s annual Earn Your Whoopie Pie 3K on June 25. The race, on a revised course this year, and a children’s 1K kicked off the 2016 Maine Whoopie Pie Festival.

Recent Foxcroft Academy graduate Gabe Piquette was the 3K winner as he covered the route in 10 minutes, 18 seconds to finish first out of 60 entrants. The rest of the competitors are as follows: 2. Beau Briggs 10:35; 3. Stuart Hedstrom 11:42; 4. John Conner 11:51; 5. Zach Parsons 12:10; 6. Brett Hanson 12:24; 7. Tesa Yardley — women’s winner — 12:28; 8. Margaret Crider 12:29; 9. Kira Yardley 12:54; 10. Trey Carleton 13:20;

11. John Lemieux 13:24; 12. Paul Mason 13:28; 13. Peter Devine 13:52; 14. Megan White 13:55; 15. Matthew Sawyer 14:01; 16. Jackson Smith 14:12; 17. Angela Jones 14:13; 18. Gary Larson 14:39; 19. Clint King 14:55; 20. David Hammar 15:17;

21. Michelle Mason 15:18; 22. Lydia Zepeda 15:51; 23. Paige Hobbs 16:24; 24. Jean Hamlin 16:30; 25. Tim Harmon 16:34; 26. Bryce Parsons 16:36; 27. Jim Ellis 16:37; 28. Jessica Inch 16:38; 29. Ben Heath 16:38; 30. Teresa Parsons 16:47;

31. Sue Hanson 16:51; 32. Drew Daubenspeck 17:04; 33. George Frye 17:28; 34. Rachel Harmon 17:48; 35. Steve Chadbourne 17:48; 36. Paul Ducey 18:02; 37. Diane Flaherty 18:26; 38. Jasper Makowski 18:25; 39. Susan Killam 19:02; 40. Savannah Hobbs 19:09;

41. Lynette Urquhart 19:20; 42. Betsy Taylor 19:33; 43. Vance Moody 19:34; 44. Yvonne Chevery 19:35; 45. Nancy Rotkowitz 20:02; 46. Shelby Belanger 20:09; 47. Winnie Rhoda 20:19; 48. Doug Rhoda 20:19; 49. Scott Chadbourne 21:07; 50. Emily Chadbourne 21:08;

51. Holly Dunn 21:22; 52. Rachel Larrabee 22:16; 53. Justina Dill 22:52; 54. Katherine Larrabee 23:38; 55. Makayla Larrabee 23:39; 56. Erin Bridges 26:14; 57. Nancy Kennedy 26:52; 58. Sarah Sawyer 30:15; 59. Andrew Heath 31:19; 60. Tina Chadbourne 32:00.

Devin Henderson won the Kids 1K Fun Run in 4:02, the fastest time of 19 participants aged 12 and under. The other younger runners were: 2. Liam McQueen 4:13; 3. Evan Seavey 4:16; 4. Noah McCarthy 4:17; 5. Lily Makowski — girls’ winner — 4:31; 6. Riley Inch 4:34; 7. Harry Crider 4:37; 8. Rosie Ellis 5:02; 9. Elise Inch 5:04; 10. Harvey Crider 5:16;

11. Ardis Casement 5:23; 12. Lolie Ellis 5:40; 13. Meghan Inch 5:43; 14. Kendall Killam 5:48; 15. Preya Hammar 5:52; 16. Gideon Stone 5:57; 17. Scarlett Jacoby 6:24; 18. Stella Jacoby 6:27; and 19. Angel Ellis 7:03.

Observer photo/Keri Foster

SMALLER SIZED WHOOPIE PIE RUNNERS — Nineteen children 12 and under took part in the PRYMCA Earn Your Whoopie Pie Kids 1K Fun Run on Saturday morning, heading down and then back on River Street in Dover-Foxcroft.

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RUNNER-UP — Beau Briggs came in second at 10:35.

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WHOOPIE RACE WINNER — Gabe Piquette won the 2016 Earn Your Whoopie Pie 3K in a time of 10:18.

Observer photo/Keri Foster

KIDS WINNER — Devin Henderson had the fastest time in the PRYMCA Kids 1K Fun Run as part of the 2016 Maine Whoopie Pie Festival. Henderson was first out of 19 at 4 minutes, 2 seconds.