Community members and visitors to the area came out in force on Saturday to benefit efforts to construct a community track and field facility in Boothbay.

In its sixth year, the Lobster Roll 5k road race had a special feature. Caroline Jones, an original member of the Community on Track committee, brought family and friends to compete. The 30 or more runners invited by Jones were scheduled to attend her wedding later that afternoon.

Jones said that the event was special for her because during her track career at Boothbay Regional High School she had never been able to run on a home track. She continues to run half marathons at her current home in Sarasota, Florida.

The groom, Glenn Trinder, ran alongside his bride-to-be while conceding that he had never been a competitive runner.

"I played sports but never ran,” said Trinder. 

After the race Jones said that she may have been able to run 3 to 4 minutes faster but had made the decision to run alongside her hubby-to-be.

Also competing were 11 Lewis family members of “Pa’s Crew” who were visiting their father in East Boothbay.

“This is our third year,” said Alan Lewis, who pushed his two-year-old daughter, Hadley, in her baby carriage.

"It was a little hard on the uphills,” said Lewis.

Proceeds from the Lobster Roll 5k Race benefit the Community on Track committee, which is hoping to create a community based track at one of two locations, according to committee member Dana Paolillo.

The two locations identified so far are either behind the elementary school or at the Clifford Field, she said.

Winner of the men’s division was BRHS track coach Nick Scott with a time of 16:40. Krystal Douglas came in first in the women’s division with a time of 19:12. A total of 214 runners participated.