More than 70 participants competed in the 10th annual East Grand Adventure Race and Baskahegan Stream Canoe Race in Danforth Saturday, May 9.
The 18-plus mile course included a 1.4-mile compass run, nine miles of mountain biking, eight miles of paddling and several challenges along the way including log rolling, tomahawk throwing, two-person cross cut saw and a mud crawl.
Winners of the High School boys division and overall winners were East Grand’s Philip Farley and Peter Apgar with a course time of 2:03:18 after calculating time off for completing challenges.
East Grand’s Physical Education teacher Tammi Matula had several middle school students on her relay team doing the compass run and biking, while Judy Crone and Rene Crone paddled.
Other local winners include the father and son team of Eric and Thomas Gilman taking first place in the Junior/Senior Division; Sam Plummer and Sarah Stoddard were first in the High School Mixed Division; and Logan Crone and Andy VeNess took top honors in the Men’s Division.
Orono High School had several students and adult teams in the race.
The separate 34-mile Baskahegan Stream Canoe Race, which started in Kossuth off of Route 6 and ended in Bancroft north of Danforth, was won by the four-person team of Chip Loring, Terry Wescott, Ander Thebaud and Bob Hessler, completing the race in 5:05:10.
Many thanks to the 50-plus volunteers who made this event possible and to SunEdison, Machias Savings Bank, Woodie Wheaton Land Trust and Ski Rack Sports for helping to sponsor this event.
Full results and pictures are available on the school’s website by visiting http://www.eastgrandschool.org/adventure-race.
