Chilmark Road Race
Chilmark Road Race
August 12, 2017
High Spirits, Quick Feet at 40th Annual Chilmark Road Race
Rain stopped just before the start of the annual road race Saturday. Benjamin Bosworth, 22, was the fastest runner of the day. Sheridan Wilbur won the women's division for the fourth year in a row.
August 10, 2017
Chilmark Road Race Is 40 Years Young
For 40 years, Hugh Weisman has been measuring Middle Road, spray painting markers, ordering T-shirts, collecting prizes and organizing the Chilmark Road Race.
August 13, 2016
Runners Beat the Heat at Chilmark Road Race
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.
August 11, 2016
Big Lobster, Small Boy, Let the Chilmark Road Race Begin
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.
August 8, 2015
Victory is Sweet and Comes with a Lobster at Chilmark Road Race
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.
August 6, 2015
Front of the Pack to Dead Last, It's All Good at Chilmark Road Race
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.
August 14, 2014
Change Is a Constant, Road Race Is Too
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.
August 9, 2014
Fleet Feet, Tradition Are Heart of Road Race
David Melly, 21, of Newton won the Chilmark Road Race with a time of 15:43.31. Sheridan Wilbur, 17, of North Smithfield, R.I., won first place for the women with a time of 18:24.55.
August 7, 2014
Breathless in Chilmark, Road Race and B'Ball Marathon Delight
On Saturday morning, a total of 1,600 people will run the Chilmark Road Race. On Friday and Sunday, kids and adults will take part in the Alex Cohen Memorial Basketball Marathon at the community center.
