The 2024 Sap Run was held on Sunday April 28th. Race morning was a little stressful as we woke up to some rare April thunderstorms, but fortunately they cleared out well before race time, and we had cloudy (but dry) skies and perfect running temperatures.
169 runners completed the race, the best turnout since 2015. This was our 2nd year as race organizers for this event, and numbers ballooned from 80 finishers in 2023 to 169 this year. It was a bit crazy, but the event ran smoothly, and we got a lot of positive feedback from runners.
Kanoa King, an alumnus of the BFA St. Albans cross country team, took the overall victory with a time of 52:09. Kristin Kindred of Essex took the women’s overall victory for the 2nd year in a row with a time of 56:54. Some nordic skiers with local connections include Joe Frost (9th overall male, 1:00:26), BFA skier Elijah Hazen (10th overall male, 1:01:10), BFA Alum Meredith Mashtare (4th overall female, 1:02:14), BFA Alum Damian Bolduc (18th male, 1:05:59), Brendan Ellis (28th male, 1:09:03), BFA skier Porter Hurteau (32nd male, 1:10:20), BFA Alum Cody Boissoneault (33rd male, 1:10:28), and BFA Alum Meghan Farrington (42nd female, 1:27:09).
Many of our local skiers were volunteering their help with the race, and this race requires a lot of people to run smoothly. This proceeds from this race are mainly going towards the development of a youth skiing program, and we are hopeful that a full season program will be in place next winter.
Thank you to everyone that helped or participated and made this event a great success!