Chilmark Road Race

Chilmark Stages Run for the Lobster

Tuesday August 12, 1997

Marcus C. McGraw

A mammoth, six-pound lobster was released on Saturday, after Craig Gemmell of Hyannis Port won the 20th running of the Chilmark Road Race.

Mr. Gemmell’s 16:04 finish in the 3.1-mile race earned him the day’s largest lobster. While he said he enjoys an occasional crustacean, Mr. Gemmell, a biology teacher, said he could not comfortably feed on such a large old lobster.

Chilmark Road Race Is Now 20

Friday August 8, 1997

Marcus C. McGraw

It was a Saturday in September, and somehow Hugh Weisman persuaded Priscilla Cohn and Morgan Shipway to enter his race down Middle Road. They weren’t competitive runners, but this was just five kilometers. Do it and spend the day recovering at Lucy Vincent Beach.

Chilmark Road Race Is Small In Scale - But Large in Heart

Friday August 5, 1988

Vineyard Gazette

Ten years ago, the Chilmark Road Race was small. Barely two hundred showed up for the inaugural run. But even this number was more than organizers expected, as they busily hand printed extra numbers and apologized for running out of T-shirts.

Runners Are Ready for Chilmark Race

Friday September 1, 1978

Vineyard Gazette

The First Annual Chilmark Road Race is scheduled to start at 10 a.m. Saturday morning rain or shine. At least 200 runners of all ages are expected to participate in the five kilometer run (3.05 miles) along Middle Road. One hundred and fifty entries have already been received and processed, and at least 50 more are expected by race time.

Ode to the Road Race

Monday August 15, 2016

Sarah Wyman

Free the lobsters. A poem inspired by the Chilmark Road Race.

Runners Beat the Heat at Chilmark Road Race

Saturday August 13, 2016

Mike Kotsopoulos

Corey Kunz ran away with first place in the 39th annual Chilmark Road Race on a morning full of sunshine, sweat and, of course, lobsters.

Big Lobster, Small Boy, Let the Chilmark Road Race Begin

Thursday August 11, 2016

Bill Eville

The 39th annual Chilmark Road Race is one of the toughest 5Ks out there, but 11-year-old Jack Lionette's training includes essentially no running.

Victory is Sweet and Comes with a Lobster at Chilmark Road Race

Saturday August 8, 2015

Alex Floyd

Runners from across the Island and elsewhere gathered for this year’s annual Chilmark Road Race under a clear blue sky Saturday, celebrating a tradition entering its 37th year on Martha’s Vineyard.

Front of the Pack to Dead Last, It's All Good at Chilmark Road Race

Thursday August 6, 2015

Jim Austin

Runners often end up having a favorite race that they return to each year. For me it’s the Chilmark Road Race 5K on Martha’s Vineyard.

Change Is a Constant, Road Race Is Too

Thursday August 14, 2014

Sue Guiney

I ran the Chilmark Road Race again this year, and like every year, I made the same joke at the start: “I don’t care how I do, as long as I’m not carried from the finish line to the first aid tent.

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