EAST PROVIDENCE —Bristol resident and Portsmouth High School track coach Shaun Horgan bested the field Sunday morning, Oct. 21, to win the East Providence Firefighters Freaky 5k Road Race held on and around the streets of the department's Station No. 3 in Rumford.

Horgan clocked a winning time of 16 minutes, 50 seconds over the USTAF-sanctioned course and on what was a near-perfect weather day for the race with sunny skies, little wind and temperatures in the upper 50s/low 60s. City resident Carrie Birth was the first female to finish, winning her division with a time of 19:35 while placing 12th overall.

All proceeds from the Freaky 5k are used by the E.P. Firefighters charity arm, which supports initiatives throughout the city.

Middle School runners compete

One of the many nice stories to emanate from the Freaky 5k was the participation of a middle school "club" team comprised of city students who lost the ability to compete this fall due to budget cuts in sports programs.

Cross country coaches and city teachers Brian Petsch and Tammy David have kept the middle school team together operating as a "running club."  Both are volunteering their own time, and the kids are participating simply for the love of running. About a third of the club members ran at the Freaky 5K.

With its relation to Halloween, costumes are always big part of the event. The middle school group ran dressed as "101 Dalmatians." Mr. Petsch was dressed as the "dog catcher" while Ms. David was dressed as "Cruella DeVille." The students, of course, were the "dalmatians."

The students and coaches won the yearly "Best Costume Award" for their outfits.

Road Racing

East Providence Firefighters Freaky 5K

Sunday, Oct. 21, Rumford Station No. 3

Top 25 Results

Place, Time, Runner, Hometown

1 16:50 Shaun Horgan Bristol; 2 17:06 Tom Bousquet Westerly; 3 17:25 Brad Haggerty North Attleboro; 4 18:02 Chris Fer Rumford; 5 18:23 Clay Howland Providence; 6 18:31 Paul Savickas Riverside; 7 18:40 Michael Monagle Rumford; 8 19:04 Andrew Dubois North Attleboro; 9 19:06 James Chaves Providence; 10 19:13 Liam Butler East Providence

11 19:17 Dan Gentile Cranston Firefighter; 12 19:35 Carrie Birth East Providence; 13 19:50 Kelsey Seddon Westerly; 14 20:00 Matthew Faria East Providence; 15 20:18 Nate Broomfield Pawtucket; 16 20:25 John Clemeants Rehoboth; 17 20:26 Ricardo Maldonado Providence; 18 20:32 Jim Ferns Cranston; 19 20:36 Ashton Burnett Rehoboth; 20 20:44 Richard McPhillips Central Falls

21 20:48 Jori Rieben Seekonk; 22 20:50 Kelly Savickas Riverside; 23 21:08 Patti Agustin Barrington; 24 21:17 Mike Casey Warwick; 25 21:23 Dennis Medeiros Seekonk

Local Results

26 21:30 Andrew Mottur Rumford; 31 21:59 Nathan Bedford Rumford; 32 22:10 Henry Rose Riverside; 37 22:56 David Seddam Rumford; 40 23:09 Kristen Zabbo Rumford; 44 23:46 Jennifer Luiz Rumford; 47 24:00 Michael Norosko Riverside; 49 24:04 Anne Bedford Rumford; 50 24:11 Jason Rafferty Riverside; 54 24:47Abigail Tenreiro Seekonk; 57 24:55 Tripp King Rumford; 61 25:08 Nate Mottur Rumford; 64 25:27 Ross Pion Seekonk; 67 25:38 Zachary Fanara Riverside;  69 25:50 Colby Luiz Rumford; 75 26:27 Scott Harris Seekonk, Firefighter; 76 26:29 Brian Baldiean Rumford; 82 26:53 Parker Rush Rumford; 83 27:06 Haley Fanara Riverside; 86 27:19 Chris Medeiros East Providence; 97 28:17 Andrew Handfield Rumford; 98 28:22 Peyton Luiz Rumford; 101 28:41 Sheri McShane Rumford; 102 28:46 Allison Forand East Providence; 108 28:55 Anna Fredh-Goudreau Seekonk; 109 28:58 Michael DiPietro Rumford; 110 29:00 Melissa Graswald-Seccar Rumford; 113 29:10 Patricia Kurzynski Rumford; 121 29:36 Joshua Silveira Riverside; 122 29:36 Margaux Bedford Rumford; 124 29:48 Louis Berry Rumford; 126 29:52 Myles King Rumford; 130 30:02 Heather Thurber Rumford; 136 30:36 Abby Conley Riverside; 139 30:42 Kathryn Machie Rumford; 140 30:46 Madison King Rumford; 145 30:56 Katy Kemp Rumford; 146 30:56 Juliette Dunn Petion Rumford; 147 30:5 Olivia Kelton Rumford; 149 31:12 Steven Adamek Riverside; 150 31:30 Elizabeth Macnie Rumford

152 31:38 Tess Lyons Rumford; 155 32:11 Meghan Mahan Rumford; 159 32:44 Constantino Capobianco Riverside;  161 32:46 Donny Harrington Riverside; 162 32:48 Joyce Leven Seekonk; 163 32:53 Lorie Pion Seekomk; 166 33:0 Matthew Leven Seekonk; 169 33:20 Alison Anderson Rumford; 175 34:17 China Duff Rumford; 177 34:54 Scout Lyons Rumford; 178 35:05 Mary Lyons Rumford; 182 35:34 Brian Petsch East Providence; 183 35:35 Brian Petsch Riverside; 185 36:02 Sadie Swish Rumford; 186 36:06 Emme Heatherton Rumford; 187 36:06 Pam Heatherton Rumford; 189 36:07 Jordan Farnsworth Riverside; 190 36:08 Kate Atwell East Providence; 191 36:08 Riley Farnsworth Riverside; 193 36:17 Christine Jackson Rumford; 194 37:48 Molly Swist Rumford; 195 37:52 Tom Mottur Rumford; 196 38:12 Jen Saraiva Rumford; 197 38:17 Megan Young Seekonk; 200 38:52 Grace MacDonald Seekonk; 202 39:19 Nathan Kelton Rumford; 205 39:44 Conner Kennedy Riverside; 207 39:50 Lynn Cahir Riverside; 208 39:50 Makena Petsch East Providence; 209 39:50 Emma Drolet Riverside; 212 41:02 Sherry DiPietro Rumford; 213 41:46 ames Conway Rumford; 214 42:00 Lilly MacDonald Seekonk; 215 42:03 Michelle MacDonald Seekonk; 218 44:38 Tess Amore East Providence; 219 45:23 Hannah MacDonald Seekonk; 220 45:23 Christine Rizzini Riverside; 221 45:35 Maureen Carmone Riverside; 222 45:54 Emily Botelho Seekonk; 224 46:14 Mary Ann Peterson East Providence; 228 47:48 Samantha Ohsberg Rumford; 229 48:00 Andrea Delsecsto Rumford; 230 48:00 Stephen Delsesto Rumford; 235 50:10 Kerrie Atwell East Providence; 236 51:00 Danielle Petsch Riverside; 237 52:37 Lucy Sousa Seekonk; 238 52:37 Sheyla Beausoleil Rumford; 239 52:38 Filomena Cleavland Riverside; 240 52:38 Lucia Branco East Providence; 241 52:37 Melissa Ferreira East Providence