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July 29, 2015 · 2:21 pm

Pat Fullerton (5K) and Glarius Rop (10-mile) 2015 Yankee Homecoming Winners

Nick Carleo, Pat Fullerton, and Jacob Johns close together one mile into the YK 5K

Glarius Rop nips Mengistu Nebsi for the YK 10-mile title

(Newburyport MA) That’s three straight for Pat Fullerton in the Yankee Homecoming 5K race.

I’ve seen all three of them and from the same vantage point (Cushing Museum on High Street), which is a mile into the race. The first year Pat had a fifty yard lead there and won easily. The last two years pretenders have been with Pat at the one-mile mark. However, in all three years, Pat has never taken his foot off that fast pace and before long he gains separation and the win. The separation this time around was twenty-six seconds.

Two recent high school grads Nick Carleo (Newburyport) and Jamison Koeman (Whitinsville Christian) finished second and third.

The end of the ten-mile race Tuesday night’s race in Newburyport was extremely close between Glarius Rop (AIC/Kenya) and Mengistu Nebsi (New York City/Ethiopia). Glarius appeared first in the very short final stretch but soon Mengistu was in the same final stretch. Glarius looked to have plenty left and did. My pictures below show what that finish looked like.

Glarius looks for his challenger

Glarius knows he has enough left to win

Abu Kebede Diriba (Ethiopia) took third and Eric McDonald (Plaitstow NH) fourth.

Laura Paulsen was the first woman finisher in the 10-mile race

All of the first four finishers were in place after a mile. Abu completed the course within ten seconds of the top two but Eric was a distant minute after.

Warm night for the runners but cool enough to make it enjoyable for the viewers.

The first females in the 5K were Deirdre Martyn (UMass Amherst/North Andover) and Christina Mattola (Peabody).

Last year’s 10-mile women’s winner (Katie Misurca) finished a close second to Laura Paulsen. At the one-mile mark little separated the two of them. Laura (Cambridge) ended 18^th overall while Katie (Gloucester) was 19^th.

Meagan Nedlo (Salem MA) was the third woman in the 10-mile.

The finish line was changed this year. It had been ending in the parking lot at Newburyport High School near the stadium field. This year it was out in front of the school.

It was good to see Nick Carleo in the field. No money involved but I’m betting that sooner or later the former Clipper will win the YK 5K.

Race results from Cool Running

(All of the pictures above and below will enlarge considerably if you click on them.)

Jamison Koeman – 3rd in the 5k

Laura Paulsen (1499) and Katie Misurca (1311) at one mile in the 10-mile race

Alex McGrath – 6th in the 10-mile race

Francis Cusack – 7th in 10-mile race

Deirdre Martyn – first woman in the 5K

Christina Mattola – 2nd woman in the 5K

The first four finishers are in the lead pack after a mile in the 10-mile race

James Bailey – 9th in the 10-mile

Jefferson Welch – 10th in the 10-mile

Laura Paulsen and Katie Misurca afterwards

Meagan Nedlo – 3rd woman in 10-mile

Jason DeDonato – 8th in 10-mile

Abu Kebede Diriba – 3rd in 10-mil3

Eric McDonald 4th in 10-mile

Jose Ortiz -5th in 10M

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July 31, 2013 · 11:53 am

Aschalew Mekete and Meseret Kitata win 2013 Yankee Homecoming 10 mile race

Aschalew Mekete wins with fellow Ethiopians Mengistu Nebsi and Tariku Bokan close behind.

Meseret Kitata takes the female division with Aimaz Fekade in sight behind her.

(Newburyport) They represented the West Side Runners of New York City, as well as Ethiopia, extremely well.

The top three spots in the 54th Yankee Homecoming 10-mile race in both male and female divisions were captured by newcomers to this race from WSX/Ethiopia in terrific times.

With temperatures in the low 70s, the Tuesday evening event was pleasant for both runners and spectators.

Dan Hocking narrowly won last year’s race with a time of 51:49. Granted it was a hot evening. In this year’s event, that time would have earned him 10th. That’s how fast the male field was this time around.

As the photo above shows, the top three (Aschalew Mekete, Mengistu Nebsi, and Tariku Bokan) were all in view in the final stretch at Newburyport High School. They were five seconds apart with Aschalew winning at 49:07.

Tariku, in 3rd, completed the course over a minute ahead of fourth place finisher Amos Sang (Abilene Christian/Kenya). Amos was part of the lead pack in the early going.

Early leaders in 10 mile

Another person in the early-lead pack was Tadesse Biratu who ended up 7th.

The winners in the female side were: Meseret Kitata, Aimaz Fekade, and Hirut Beyene. These women finished 17th, 18th, and 19th overall. Meseret’s time was 56:22 and Aimaz was only seven seconds after her.

Pat Fullerton runs alone at one-mile mark

Pat Fullerton dominated the 5K part of the racing program and that’s putting it mildly. I try to position myself one mile into the race (Cushing Museum) to get a sense of the early going. As my picture shows, Pat was at the museum as his pursuers are at the State Street/High Street traffic light. (What those cars in the picture are doing I’ll never know!)

Pat won the race (15:21) by over thirty seconds over Lucas Parson of Umass Lowell.

Alanna Poretta #1702

Alanna Poretta paced the 5K women (18:25) finishing 23rd overall. I saw her win the Cape Ann League championship running for Pentucket at Bradley Palmer Park a few years ago.

Rebecca Morse, also a Pentucket grad, finished third just four seconds behind Jana Schulson of Newburyport.

The races attracted a total of more than 3,000 runners ranging from the serious to the casual. The course provides a nice look at two of Newburyport’s most scenic areas: High Street and the downtown area.

In researching the West Side Runners of New York City, I found Alene Reta mentioned as a member. Alene won the Yankee Homecoming 10-mile event several times. Maybe he had something to do with getting this year’s participating club members involved in the Newburyport race??

This is the link to the complete race results for 2013.

(All of the pictures above and below enlarge considerably if you click on them.)