Mattapoisett Road Race

July 4th celebrations in Mattapoisett began with the successful 45th annual Road Race! The cloudy, cool weather aided the approximately 1200 runners – ages 8 years to 81 years – who journeyed to Shipyard Park from all over New England and beyond to compete.

Congratulations to Jay McMahon of Swansea, the overall winner, with a time of 26:21 and to Megan O’Brien of Chicago, first female runner, with a time of 30:19. Jay and Megan both repeated their wins from last year! Daniel Appleton was the first Mattapoisett resident to finish with a time of 30:26. Complete results can be found on racewire.com.

Runners were treated to an enthusiastic display of spectator spirit throughout the five-mile run. This year’s “most spirited site” is awarded to the Schlitzer family on North Street for their varied decorations and music. Once again the Harpoon Harmonizers energized the crowd at the Park prior to the race.

The Race Committee, chaired by Bill Tilden, would like to express a special thank you to the community, to the many generous sponsors and to the over 100 volunteers who helped make this day so successful.

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