Heather Gardiner placed 8th overall, 1st woman, by almost a minute on a crisp, sunny day in Connecticut.

Cheshire is a residential community located in New Haven County with a population of 26,190. Cheshire, originally a part of the Town of Wallingford, was settled in 1694 and incorporated as a Town in May of 1780. Located in the south central section of the State, Cheshire is approximately 14 miles north of New Haven and 25 miles southwest of Hartford, easily accessible from Interstates 84, 91 and 691 and state routes 70, 68, and 10. The Town has a land area of 33 square miles and is bounded on the north by Southington and Wolcott, on the east by Meriden and Wallingford, on the south by Hamden, and on the west by Prospect and Waterbury. 

    Place    Name                    City              Age     Age Group        Time      Pace
       1    Ricardo Santos          Bridgeport  CT      26     1 M 20-29        15:20    4:57/M
       2    Sergio Ribeiro          Danbury  CT         33     1 M 30-39        15:27    4:59/M
       3    Chris Chisholm          Farmington  CT      41     1 M 40-49        15:48    5:06/M
       4    Stephen Swift           Cromwell  CT        32     2 M 30-39        16:33    5:20/M
       5    Stephen Swirsky         Branford  CT        17     1 M 13-19        16:51    5:26/M
       6    William Sanders         Wethersfield  CT    16     2 M 13-19        17:10    5:32/M
       7    David Ricciuti          Bristol  CT         35     3 M 30-39        17:26    5:37/M
       8    Heather Gardiner        East Hartford  CT   25     1 F 20-29        17:30    5:39/M
       9    Clay Wilcox             Glastonbury  CT     38     4 M 30-39        17:36    5:41/M
      10    Neal Leibowitz          South Windsor  CT   35     5 M 30-39        17:38    5:41/M