NORTHPORT – The temperature said 33 degrees at the start of the race, but with the wind, not one runner at the Thomas F. Chester Memorial Frozen 5K would believe you.

However, 57 brave souls battled a tough course and the cold to participate.

Thor Emery of Camden won the race with a time of 20:17. The first female was Amy Root of Hope with a time of 22:47 and good for ninth place overall.

Other award winners by age were,
FEMALE   0 - 19
    1    27 Annika Rogers        14 Islesboro          ME   26:20
MALE   0 - 19
    1    16 Dayton Dinsmore      12 S. Thomaston       ME   24:55
FEMALE   20 - 29
    1    44 Molly Feeney         27 Winslow            ME   33:27
    2    48 Quincy McCarthy      27 Searsmont          ME   36:18
MALE   20 - 29
    1     5 Jake Feener          25 Lincolnville       ME   21:48
    2     6 Drew Dutton          26 Winslow            ME   21:53
FEMALE   30 - 39
    1    19 Johanna Szillery     38 Old Town           ME   25:10
    2    21 Susie Laidlaw        37 Camden             ME   25:25
MALE   30 - 39
    1     7 Tyler Lupien         38 Waldoboro          ME   21:58
    2    10 Darren Winchenbach   32 Waldoboro          ME   23:44
FEMALE   40 - 49
    1    23 Allison Leonard      40 Rockland           ME   25:36
    2    25 Theresa Withee       46 Hope               ME   26:10
MALE   40 - 49
    1     2 David Root           44 Hope               ME   20:39
    2     3 Peter Keeney         47 Bar Harbor         ME   21:09
FEMALE   50 - 99
    1    46 Ellen Spring         61 Thomaston          ME   35:06
MALE   50 - 99
    1    14 Ron Haney            56 Warren             ME   24:46
    2    15 Shane Martin         51 Orono              ME   24:54

Click on the link above for the complete results of all runners.

Ron Hawkes can be reached at sports@penabypilot.com