Chilmark Road Race Stages Run for the Lobster
Organizer Hugh Weisman mans the bullhorn to begin the race.
Organizer Hugh Weisman mans the bullhorn to begin the race.
And they're off!
And they're off!
Chilmark Road Race travels just over three miles along pastoral Middle Road.
Chilmark Road Race travels just over three miles along pastoral Middle Road.
Eventual winner Tristan Forsythe checks his time.
Eventual winner Tristan Forsythe checks his time.
Members of Team MacMaster, part of a 32-member family running this year.
Members of Team MacMaster, part of a 32-member family running this year.
Joseph Guadagno came from Contoocook, N.H. to compete for the lobster.
Joseph Guadagno came from Contoocook, N.H. to compete for the lobster.
Thumbs up from Ben Noble, of New York city.
Thumbs up from Ben Noble, of New York city.
Volunteers hand out water along the side of Middle Road.
Volunteers hand out water along the side of Middle Road.
Chilmark's own, Jack Lionette, came in 11th place.
Chilmark's own, Jack Lionette, came in 11th place.
Spectators on the roadside cheer on the runners.
Spectators on the roadside cheer on the runners.
Tristan Forsythe charges ahead as he nears the finish line.
Tristan Forsythe charges ahead as he nears the finish line.
Lilly Tuck, 16, was the first woman to finish with a time of 18:04.
Lilly Tuck, 16, was the first woman to finish with a time of 18:04.
The overcast Saturday morning made for ideal conditions for the 3.1-mile Chilmark Road Race, now in its 41st year. There were 1,442 runners entered this year. Eighteen-year-old Tristan Forsythe of Pittsburgh, Pa. was the first to cross the finish line with a time of 16:03. Lilly Tuck, 16, from Port Perry, Ont., was the first woman to finish with a time of 18:04. And a pair of jumbo lobsters learned their fate.