18 teams pass baton
Boothbay Region High School track team members and their coach took first place in the 2018 Fish Relay Race during Windjammer Days on June 27. From left are Will Perkins, Aaron Densmore, Kelly Clarkson and coach Nick Scott. Jim Newton photo
The first runner of Bigleow’s Got Algae team is off! LISA KRISTOFF/Boothbay Register
This racer’s grip is known as the mouth hold. LISA KRISTOFF/Boothbay Register
Racing with fish ... good times! LISA KRISTOFF/Boothbay Register
Almost to the finish and lookin' mighty cool while doing it. LISA KRISTOFF/Boothbay Register
And they’re off! LISA KRISTOFF/Boothbay Register
Racer approaches the finish line! LISA KRISTOFF/Boothbay Register
Oh yeah, I’ve got this ... and I think I’m having fun!? LISA KRISTOFF/Boothbay Register
Getting a firm hold. LISA KRISTOFF/Boothbay Register
He’s got this! LISA KRISTOFF/Boothbay Register
Hmmm ... now what? LISA KRISTOFF/Boothbay Register
Here we go! LISA KRISTOFF/Boothbay Register
That’s as firm a grip as you can get on an almost decapitated head. LISA KRISTOFF/Boothbay Register
BRHS track team member Will Perkins. Jim Newton photo
BRHS team member Nick Scott. JIM NEWTON photo
BRHS track team member Aaron Densmore. Jim Newton photo
Kelly Clarkson of the BRHS track team takes off. Jim Newton photo
This young lady regained her boots, and her fish and is back on track for the finish line! LISA KRISTOFF/Boothbay Register
Yes, by God (or should that be Cod?), you DID it! LISA KRISTOFF/Boothbay Register
Releasing the batons .... unceremoniously. LISA KRISTOFF/Boothbay Register
C’mon you’ve got this Della Hahn! LISA KRISTOFF/Boothbay Register
Coming down the home stretch. LISA KRISTOFF/Boothbay Register
Spectators watched 'em comin’ and goin’. LISA KRISTOFF/Boothbay Register
Donning the racing gear. LISA KRISTOFF/Boothbay Register
Most racers came with dressers. LISA KRISTOFF/Boothbay Register
HOLD ON! LISA KRISTOFF/Boothbay Register
Dang those boots! LISA KRISTOFF/Boothbay Register
Hal! Hey Hal! How’re holding up? Hal?! Can ya hear me ...cough, cough. LISA KRISTOFF/Boothbay Register
UH-OH! Wardrobe malfunction. LISA KRISTOFF/Boothbay Register
Boothbay Region High School track team members and their coach took first place in the 2018 Fish Relay Race during Windjammer Days on June 27. From left are Will Perkins, Aaron Densmore, Kelly Clarkson and coach Nick Scott. Jim Newton photo
The first runner of Bigleow’s Got Algae team is off! LISA KRISTOFF/Boothbay Register
This racer’s grip is known as the mouth hold. LISA KRISTOFF/Boothbay Register
Racing with fish ... good times! LISA KRISTOFF/Boothbay Register
Almost to the finish and lookin' mighty cool while doing it. LISA KRISTOFF/Boothbay Register
And they’re off! LISA KRISTOFF/Boothbay Register
Racer approaches the finish line! LISA KRISTOFF/Boothbay Register
Oh yeah, I’ve got this ... and I think I’m having fun!? LISA KRISTOFF/Boothbay Register
Getting a firm hold. LISA KRISTOFF/Boothbay Register
He’s got this! LISA KRISTOFF/Boothbay Register
Hmmm ... now what? LISA KRISTOFF/Boothbay Register
Here we go! LISA KRISTOFF/Boothbay Register
That’s as firm a grip as you can get on an almost decapitated head. LISA KRISTOFF/Boothbay Register
BRHS track team member Will Perkins. Jim Newton photo
BRHS team member Nick Scott. JIM NEWTON photo
BRHS track team member Aaron Densmore. Jim Newton photo
Kelly Clarkson of the BRHS track team takes off. Jim Newton photo
This young lady regained her boots, and her fish and is back on track for the finish line! LISA KRISTOFF/Boothbay Register
Yes, by God (or should that be Cod?), you DID it! LISA KRISTOFF/Boothbay Register
Releasing the batons .... unceremoniously. LISA KRISTOFF/Boothbay Register
C’mon you’ve got this Della Hahn! LISA KRISTOFF/Boothbay Register
Coming down the home stretch. LISA KRISTOFF/Boothbay Register
Spectators watched 'em comin’ and goin’. LISA KRISTOFF/Boothbay Register
Donning the racing gear. LISA KRISTOFF/Boothbay Register
Most racers came with dressers. LISA KRISTOFF/Boothbay Register
HOLD ON! LISA KRISTOFF/Boothbay Register
Dang those boots! LISA KRISTOFF/Boothbay Register
Hal! Hey Hal! How’re holding up? Hal?! Can ya hear me ...cough, cough. LISA KRISTOFF/Boothbay Register
UH-OH! Wardrobe malfunction. LISA KRISTOFF/Boothbay Register
We actually had 18 teams participate! We don’t know if that was a record but it certainly was the biggest turnout I’ve seen. While we didn’t get hometowns from every team (we’ll do that next year), we know we had several local teams plus folks from all over Maine, Florida, Maryland and Rhode Island.
The winning team was the Boothbay Region High School cross country team featuring Aaron Densmore, Will Perkins, Kelly Clarkson and Nick Scott. Their blistering pace of 3:43.66 beat the second place team, The Salty Dogs, by 40 seconds. The Salty Dogs included Julia Park, Garett Genre, Wally Dawydink and Erica Alvarado. The third place team was The Cods Must Be Crazy - Amy Denton, Jackson Smith, Riley Toner and Kara Kaiaking - and they missed second place by a mere 17 seconds.
Since the Boothbay cross country team also had the best time of any local high school entered in the race, they took home both the $100 first place prize and the $100 best local high school team prize of $100!
The Salty Dogs won the $75 second place prize and The Cods Must Be Crazy raked in $50 for their efforts.
The judges’ choice prize of $25 went to the Codfish Cuties of Bridgdon for their combination of cute team name and oldest average age (though I was told my knee caps would be broken if I divulged that number).
As always, a good time was had by spectators and racers alike, though the expressions on the faces of many of the runners might’ve suggested that assessment is overly optimistic ...
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