On a beautiful September morning, 139 runners toed the start line for the Apple Harvest 10K. We were back to our traditional start/finish location at Shelburne Beach, where we had the use of the Town’s elegant new beach house. We had a fast field, with Blake Ressler, John Stanton-Geddes and Jurdan Mossburg leading the men at 34:02, 34:18 and 34:24, respectively. The first three women finishers were Rachel Rudder, Kristin Kindred, and Heather Feldman with times of 39:34, 40:48 and 42:48 respectively. Matthew Powers was the 1st non-binary finisher with a time of 39:16. It was especially fun to have a strong contingent of runners from UVM participating. The racers were treated to apple crisp with ice cream and fresh Vermont apple cider.
The team of Apple Harvest volunteers included Jenn and Jim Adkisson, Steve Andrews, Liz Champagne, Harry Curth, Toshiharu Furukawa, Patrick Henry, Martha Keenan, Lee Krohn, Gordon MacFarland, Alex McHenry, Nik Ponzio, Curt Taylor, and Shelley Seidl. Many thanks to all the volunteers and runners who came together to make this a successful race!
Hailing from Anchorage, Alaska, Silas was originally drawn to New England to compete in XC running and Nordic skiing while attending Dartmouth. Since moving to Vermont in 2018, he spends his time running, coding, and playing outside with his dog and family.
