The John Gray: A History of Races

     The John Gray Road Races have undergone innumerable changes over the years including alterations in the time of year and in course designs.  The races have included a 5 miler that wound out through the Rock Harbor section of Orleans, a half-marathon which made its way from the Nauset Middle School out to the hills of the Nauset Beach neighborhoods and back, a slightly shortened version of the half-marathon for the 10 miler, and a newly designed 10K and half-marathon course which take advantage of the new bike path bridge over the highway.  Just like a number of other Cape area races, the John Gray Road Race can trace its lineage back to the early days of the Budweiser Road Race series and the exciting times of the US running boom in the 70's.  Here's a small sampling of some of the years' results.
 

John Gray Road Races Winning Times
  Men Women
2004 Half 1:17:16 Sean Doherty 1:27:49 Karen Zunti
  10K 35:47 Patrick Rich

37:42

Lizbie Porter

2003 Half 1:08:32 Jonathan Russell 1:34:55 Denise Brousseau
  10K 37:18 Jonathan Kelly

40:46

Dawn Varnum

2002 10 58:13 Bob Ruel 1:04:14 Sarah Nixon
  5 28:24 Abe Boyle

31:01

Lynn Johnson

2001 10 58:00 David Audet 1:06:26 Beth Tausta
  5 27:18 Phil Wright

31:21

Christine Pratt-Gorril

2000 10 58:28 Paul Fendler 1:01:42 Lynn Johnson
  5 24:37 Spencer Duvac

31:10

Catherine Smith

1999 10 57:01 Richard Peers 1:02:10 Lynn Liberatore
  5 27:04 Richard Bower

30:31

Catherine Smith

1998 Half 1:12:48 Joel Rich 1:24:22 Sarah Nixon
  5 26:30 John Cunningham

29:22

Lori Horan

1997 Half 1:12:34 Ken Gartner 1:21:54 Shirley Frye
  5 27:05 Barry Merrill

32:20

Margaret Hallowell

1996 Half 1:10:40 Kiernan Stack 1:17:08 Naoke Ishibi-Sheehan
  5 25:34 Jonathan Riley

30:37

Jennifer Fazioli

Past Results

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