By Cara Spilsbury
cspilsbury@haverhillgazette.com
October 17, 2008 03:27 pm Sunny skies greeted the 22nd Annual Bobby Bell 5-mile race on Sunday as the event went off without a hitch. Winning the race was 50-year-old Craig Fram, who finished the course in a time of 26 minutes and 25.6 seconds. Of the 324 people who took on the event, 275 runners finished the road race. After the times were tallied, the event moved into the Lasting Room Pub on Washington Street for a post-race party, where awards were given, a buffet was enjoyed, pints of beer were drunk and Patriots football was enjoyed, or at least watched. The annual race, part of New England Runner magazine's Pub Series, raises money for Haverhill High School scholarships and local charities. Top 10 Finishers
1. Craig Fram, 50 - 26:25.6 2. Stephen Gendron, 22 - 27:22.7 3. Terry McNatt, 43 - 27.27.0 4. John Nolan, 45 - 27:55.1 5. Lee Danforth, 30 - 28.22.9 6. John Edward Tolbert, 48 - 28:26.4 7. Christopher Smith, 42 - 28:43.9 8. Patrick Bazinet, 33 - 29:13.9 9. Ed Donovan, 43 - 29:17.3 10. Michael McGrane, 38 - 29:57.4 Top Female Finisher 12. Mara Lappin, 37 - 34:32.4 (30:23.8, gender-adjusted time) Top Haverhill Resident 27. Bridget Lavigne, 40 - 37:23.6 (32:54.3, gender-adjusted time)
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Photos
From left, Michael Moriarty, 12; Rowdy Burke, 11; Brianna Grimes, 13; and Courtney McLaughlin, 13, watch runners in the 22nd annual Bobby Bell road race in Haverhill, which raises money for Haverhill schools, scholarships and local charities. Staff Photographer