Ideal Conditions Highlight Chilmark Road Race
Team Walking on Empty poses before the race.
Team Walking on Empty poses before the race.
Hugh Weisman has been organizing the Chilmark Road Race for 45 years.
Hugh Weisman has been organizing the Chilmark Road Race for 45 years.
And they're off!
And they're off!
Cooler temperatures and sunny skies made for perfect run conditions.
Cooler temperatures and sunny skies made for perfect run conditions.
Charlie Ortmans and Jack Lionette approach Tea Lane.
Charlie Ortmans and Jack Lionette approach Tea Lane.
Roadside cheers encourage the runners.
Roadside cheers encourage the runners.
Rest of the pack make their way along Middle Road.
Rest of the pack make their way along Middle Road.
Here comes the crowd.
Here comes the crowd.
Charlie and Jack.
Charlie and Jack.
Young and old participate.
Young and old participate.
Charlie Ortmans separates himself from the rest of the runners.
Charlie Ortmans separates himself from the rest of the runners.
Victory within his grasp.
Victory within his grasp.
Marion Johnson led the women's field from the beginning.
Marion Johnson led the women's field from the beginning.
Crossing the finish line at 14:56.
Crossing the finish line at 14:56.
Marian Johnson won the women's division for the fifth time.
Marian Johnson won the women's division for the fifth time.
Charlie Ortmans, 2022 winner.
Charlie Ortmans, 2022 winner.
Hoisting the ceremonial lobster.
Hoisting the ceremonial lobster.
Defeating a crowded field under ideal weather conditions, Charlie Ortmans won the men’s division of the Chilmark Road Race with a time of 14:56 and Marian Johnson won the women’s division with a time of 17:49.