Run for the Lobster: Scenes from 2015 Chilmark Road Race

Race gear for sale at the Chilmark Community Center. Mark Lovewell

Saturday, August 8, 2015

About 1,600 runners laced up their sneakers for the 37th annual road Chilmark Road Race. With a cool breeze and warm temperatures, the runners followed the familiar five-kilometer route along Middle Road to the finish line at Beetlebung Corner. Some ran dressed in costumes, some ran to win, and others were content to take their time.

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Douglas Korves AIA, Always on Island.
A great community event on the prettiest road on the Island. Ran my first Chilmark in the Innaugural Race. I still have the shirt designed so architecturally and appropriately by Hugh Weisman AIA. The following year, I invited some friends from the NYAC Runners Club, Tim won the 3.5 lb lobster and it was delicious that night - walked down to the Black Dog Beach and filled the lobster pot with Vineyard Harbour water (added a cup of white wine). The Middle Road is a tough course. My goal was to break 20 minutes. I got closer and closer until about '81. The curves of my age and time intersected at 20:02. I say that the start was crowded and it took 10 seconds to get to the start.
August 11, 2015 - 7:37am

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