CARRABASSETT VALLEY, Maine — With cool temperatures and clear skies providing favorable conditions for runners, P.J. Gorneault of Caribou won his second straight title in the 35th Sugarloaf Marathon on Sunday.
The 38 year-old crossed the finish line in 2 hours, 32 minutes, 7 seconds.
Leah Frost of Portland also registered her second consecutive Sugarloaf victory as the 33-year-old won the women’s race with a time of 2:49:54.
Both Frost and Gorneault completed the race nearly two minutes ahead of their winning times from 2016.
Maine runners swept the men’s podium, as Judson Cake of Bar Harbor finished three minutes behind Gorneault with a time of 2:35:41. Robert Ashby of Brunswick, who won the race in 2015, claimed third in the men’s division at 2:40:44.
Frost finished 10 minutes in front of women’s runner-up Jessica Van Binsbergen of Portland, who was clocked in 3:00:06. Rebecca Trachsel of Winchester, Massachusetts, placed third with a time of 3:00:16.
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