Although there were a number of changes, the fourth annual Hamptons Youth Triathlon at Long Beach in Sag Harbor saw one of its biggest group of participants with 125 finishers at this year’s race on Saturday morning.Typically the race is held on a weekday evening, but local police municipalities urged directors of the event to change the date and time with safety concerns due to the high traffic volume in and around the area during the particular time the race had begun, usually around 5 p.m. After conferring with the town, I-Tri athletic director Sharon McCobb explained, the race was ...
16 Jul 2018 by Drew Budd, Sports Editor
The unofficial start to the East End road racing season began on Saturday morning with the eighth annual Katy’s Courage 5K in Sag Harbor. Approximately 650 runners enjoyed sunny skies with relatively strong gusts that made for a bit of a chilly race.East Hampton High School junior Ryan Fowkes, a key runner on both the school’s cross country and track teams, won the 3.1-mile race in 16:48.37, finishing with a mile pace of 5:24. East Quogue’s Tara Farrell, 39, was the first female to finish the race in 19:24.46 (6:15), placing 13th overall. Kal Lewis, a runner at the Shelter ...
23 Apr 2018 by Drew Budd, Sports Editor
Bret Parker and Cara Nelson enjoyed their time this past January competing in the World Marathon Challenge—completing seven marathons on seven continents in seven days—but the consensus from both was that it was, thankfully, a once-in-a-lifetime experience.Both Parker, a part-time Noyac resident who was diagnosed with early onset Parkinson’s disease more than 10 years ago, and Nelson, a 31-year-old Moriches resident who is entering her fifth year teaching seventh grade social studies at East Hampton Middle School, said it was a one-and-done challenge for them.“It was one of the most horrible and wonderful things I’ve ever done,” said Parker, who ...
3 Apr 2018 by Drew Budd, Sports Editor
Drew Budd, Sports Editor on Aug 8, 2011