Rain didn't dampen spirits at the 40th annual Chilmark Road Race, which saw more than 1,100 people turn out to complete the 5K, 3.1-mile course.

Alec Carew, Joshua Beauregard, and Ann MacPhail. – Ray Ewing
Staying dry as race day gets off to rainy start. – Ray Ewing
Runners take refuge from the rain at Beetlebung Farm. – Ray Ewing
On your marks… – Ray Ewing
…get set… – Ray Ewing
…go! – Ray Ewing
Team MacMaster stays together. – Ray Ewing
Ben Bosworth takes the lead, followed by eventual second-place finisher Bobby Carew, 15, of Milton. – Ray Ewing
Lee Greathouse, left, of Edgartown, finished in ninth place, and Zander Kessler, right, of Concord, finished seventh. – Ray Ewing
Henry Gartner, 12, of Falmouth. – Ray Ewing
Don’t forget to hydrate. – Ray Ewing
Ben Bosworth, first place finisher, greets the Keith Farm herd. – Ray Ewing
Onlookers took photos and cheered (or barked) for the runners. – Ray Ewing
Hilly 3.1-mile course is notoriously difficult. – Ray Ewing
Benjamin Bosworth is a blur as he is the first to cross the finish line. – Ray Ewing
The lobster for first place goes to Ben Bosworth, 22, of Dorchester Center, with a time of 16:20:67. – Ray Ewing
Sheridan Wilbur comes in first place in the women’s division for the fourth straight year. – Ray Ewing
Sheridan Wilbur, 20, of North Smithfield, R.I., won women’s division with 18:25:25. – Ray Ewing
Catie Skinner stays dry with flair. – Ray Ewing
Henry Gartner, 12, finished ninth in his division. – Ray Ewing
– Ray Ewing
A year left to train for the 2018 Chilmark Road Race. – Ray Ewing

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