Spudland News

Spudland Racers Youth Takes on USM New Year's Relays

Several Spudland Racer youth team members ventured down to Portland on December 30th to compete in the New Year's Relays held at the University of Southern Maine. Complete results can be found by clicking here. Along with great individual efforts, the Spudland Racers 4 x 400 Relay team finished an impressive 4th out of 15 teams and the Spudland Distance Medley team finished 5th out of 12 teams.

Plissy First and Beckum Second at Caribou Turkey Trot

Susan Plissey was the first overall female finisher in an impressive time of 19:04 at the Caribou Turkey Trot on Sunday. Thomas Beckum finished second in the men's division and second overall in a time of 17:35, just 5 seconds behind the winner. Other Spudlanders were in attendance and results will follow.

Spudland Youth Team Smashes Competition a ME JO's

Led by a first place finish from Sam Sheehan the Spudland Racers Junior Team easily took the team portion of the Maine USATF 2006 Cross Country Championship in the Young Men's division. Five male Spuds battled the conditions and turned out great performances. Spudland finishers were: 1. Sam Sheehan, 17:21; 4. Spencer McElwain, 18:39; 6. Drew Freme, 18:54; 7. Steven Ciszewski, 19:10; 8. Brandon Waltz, 20:27.

Spudland Racers Shatter Maine Marathon Relay Record

A late arrival, very little warm up time, a wild cruise along I-95 transporting runners and a 3 minute detour were not enough to stop the Spudland Racers on Sunday, October 1st as they cruised to an easy victory and a new course record in the 15th Annual Maine Marathon /Relay/Half Marathon. The racers; comprised of Jeffrey Sprague, Thomas Beckum, PJ Gorneault and Scotty Dorrity, completed the 26.1 miles in a time of 2:28:40. The old course record was 2:32:07 set in 2001 by PR Racing. To see the article and pictures from New England Runner click here, to read the press release click here.

Gorneault and Laliberty PR with fast times at the Caribou Labor Day 5-Miler

PJ Gorneault paced 5:10 miles good for 2nd place at the 33rd Annual Caribou Labor Day 5 Miler. His time of 25:50 was a PR and the fastest 5 Mile time ever run in a Spudland jersey. Not to be outdone, Rene Laliberty took the women's race with a PR of her own, finishing in 34:15. Other Spudlanders turning in solid performances were Thomas Beckum in 29:45 (after running a great 1/2 Marathon the day before,) Erik Davidshofer in 31:46, and Drew Freme (feeling a little under the weather I believe) in 33:33. For more pictures and info click here check out the album courtesy of David Colby Young.

8/18/2006

Eleven Spudlanders in all competed in the 2nd Annual Caribou Under the Lights Alumni/Community Fun Run. PJ Gorneault ran an impressive race finishing in second overall (14:12) close on the heels of former UMaine standout Paul Rupprecht. Other Spudland finishers were Jens Johanssen, Thomas Beckum, Leo Kashian, Jeffrey Sprague, Scotty Dorrity, Drew Freme, Susan Plissey, Rene Laliberty, Dillan Beckum, and Meg Hauger.

8/13/2006

Spud Duo Takes on Samoset 10k

Brandon Waltz and Jeffrey Sprague, as well as our newest registered online visitor Darren Winchenbach competed in the Alvin Sproul Samoset 10k Sunday. Sprague finished second in 35:40 and Winchenbach 12th in 42:48. Brandon cut off 22 seconds from last weeks time finishing in 43:03.

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8/13/2006

Beckum Battles Canada's Best in Bridge Mile

Thomas Beckum completed in the New Balance Elite Mile at the 2006 Bridge Mile in Nova Scotia on August 5th. His time of 4:32.02 was good for 7th, Eric Gillis took the title in 4:14.

8/7/2006

Beckum Wins Again in New Brunswick

Thomas Beckum takes yet another title across the boarder on Sunday. Beckum won the 10 kilometer Chipman, New Brunswick Day Road Race in a time of 35:17, finishing over two minutes ahead of the second place runner. The young Beckum Spudlander Dillon showed his bright future by running a 24:36 in the festival's shorter 5k race, it was his first ever race of that distance.

8/7/2006

Sprague, Waltz Compete in Lobster Festival 10k

Jeffrey Sprague and Brandon Waltz both competed in the Rockland Lobster Festival 10k on Sunday, August 6th. Sprague placed 3rd, taking 18 seconds off his 10k PR and almost a minute off his Lobster Festival best finishing in a time of 34:43 (5:35 per mile.) Waltz, competing in his first ever 10 kilometer race, placed an impressive 14th in the field of 157 in a time of 43:25 (6:59 per mile.)

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7/31/2006

Beckum Tops in New Brunswick

Across the boarder Thomas Beckum is showing how Spudland runs. Beckum is the current overall leader in the Run NB Timex Series with a whopping 193 points, with the next closest competitor, Rejean Chiasson, 63 points back. Thomas is also currently fifth in the 30-39 age division of the Running Room Super Series, although every competitor ahead of him has run at least one more race. If that wasn't enough, as of July 31st, 2006 he has New Brunswick's fastest times in the 8k (26:55) and the Half Marathon (1:16:56,) as well as the second fastest time in the 10k (33:39.) In his most recent Canadian adventure, Thomas finished first in the 10km Rheal Hache in Saint-Isidore in a time of 34:08.

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7/30/2006

Landers at it Again, This Time Taking on Farmington

Spud (Dorrity) decided to take a road trip on Saturday to the Farmington Strawberry Festival. He finished in second overall in a time of 17:55 over the 5k Course.

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7/21/2006

Spuds Flood Musterd Mile

Spuldand friend Evan Graves took first in the Musterd Mile on Friday with a quick 4:16 for the downhill course, but after that it was all Spudland as they took the next six spots. Spudlanders finishing were 2. Thomas Beckum, 4:22, 3. PJ Gorneault, 4:24, 4. Jeff Sprague, 4:31, 5. Spud Landers (Dorrity), 4:33, 6. Jens Johansen, 4:38, 7. Drew Freme (left pic), 4:39, 12. Leo Kashian, 5:14 (45 ticks faster than his goal!) 24. Dillan Beckum, 8 years old, 6:45.

7/4/2006

Spud Landers 12th at Walter Hunt

Scotty Dorrity (alias Spud Landers) from Hamden, Maine placed well at the highly competitive Walter Hunt 3k on the Fourth of July in Bangor, Maine. Scott finished in a time of 9:37 for the 3k, averaging 5:10 miles for his first race of the summer season.

7/4/2006

Sprague Wins Thomaston Firecracker 5k

Jeff Sprague from Camden, Maine finished first at the Thomaston Fourth of July 5k Road Race in a time of 17:10.

7/3/2006

Drew Freme Wins Race in Eldon, Missouri.

Drew Freme, Spudlander and Caribou High School Student won a 5000m Road Race in Eldon, Missouri in a time of 17:49 in hot and humid conditions.

7/2/2006

Thomas Beckum Wins Another in Canada

Thomas Beckum keeps his winning ways across the boarder placing first at the Rock N' Run 21k in Miramichi on July 2nd. The day after placing second at the Stockholm Super Tour 5 mile Tom ran away from the field and won the 21k race in a time of 1:16:56.

7/1/2006

Gorneault organizes and wins first annual Stockholm Super Tour 5 mile Road Race

One of Spudlands founding members and race director PJ Gorneault raced to his third victory of the summer at the Stockholm Super Tour 5 Mile Road Race in a time of 26:56. The unique five mile race featured a combination of roads and trails. Susan Plissey was 12th overall and the first overall female finisher for the second straight time this summer. Other Spudland finishers were: 2. Thomas Beckum, 28:18, 10. Erik Davidshofer, 31:27, 16. Leo Kashin, 35:04, 21. Rene Laliberty, 37:21. For complete results and photos from the race click here.

6/25/2006

Beckum and Plissey take individual titles at S.W. Collins 5k.

Thomas Beckum and new Spudlander Susan Plissey took firsts in the S.W. Collins 5,000 meter road race on Sunday, June 25th. Beckum finished in 16:12 and Plissey in 19:05. Other Spudland finishers were Emerson Wright in 18:43 and Rene Laliberty in 21:45. The first place finishes by Beckum and Plissey marked the 7th and 8th road race firsts on the 2006 season for Spudland runners. Thomas Beckum has won a number of other races, including several in Canada. PJ Gorneault and Jeff Sprague have also collected victories so far this year.