Victor Skorapa, 22, of Freeport led a pack of 15 runners to win the Wildlands Snowshoe Run on Sunday, Feb. 19, for the second year in a row. Sun and temperatures near 50 F meant t-shirts and well-packed snow on the scenic 4.4-mile course. Skorapa, a student at Maine Maritime Academy in Castine, ran over the flank of Great Pond Mountain in 43:19, followed not-so-closely by the 2nd and 3rd overall winners, Michael Wade, 48, of Ellsworth at 48:54 and Jim Hunt, 50, of Dedham in 51:25.
Robin Clarke, 47, of Ellsworth was the winning female (and fourth place overall) at 57:20, followed by Donna Kausen, 63, of Addison at 57:21, and Melissa Ossanna, 47, of Bar Harbor at 59:04.
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The run was part of Great Pond Mountain Conservation Trust’s Winter Fun Day, sponsored by Cadillac Mountain Sports, Curtis Family Shoe and Hannaford Supermarket.
Place Name No. Ag S Time Pace
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1 VICTOR SKORAPA 22 22 M 43:19 9:51
2 MICHAEL WADE 11 48 M 48:54 11:07
3 JIM HUNT 69 50 M 51:25 11:42
4 ROBIN CLARKE 70 47 F 57:20 13:02
5 DONNA KAUSEN 39 63 F 57:51 13:09
6 CHRIS RICHARDSON 73 41 M 57:57 13:11
7 MELISSA OSSANNA 63 47 F 59:04 13:26
8 JEFF GAGNE 66 43 M 59:48 13:36
9 RYAN KING 18 47 M 1:01:57 14:05
10 BECKA GAGNE 65 49 F 1:05:21 14:52
11 PETER OSSANNA 64 56 M 1:05:40 14:56
12 KAREN GROSS 4 59 F 1:06:23 15:06
13 MELISSA DICARLO 30 42 F 1:26:31 19:40
14 SUSAN LAZOR 71 55 F 1:31:37 20:50
15 TIM GRIFFIN 72 50 M 1:44:10 23:41