Harwood XC Summer Fun Runs continue through Aug. 18
August 4, 2025 | By Tom Cahalan 
Left to Right: Nolan Larkin, Nicky Service, Pippa Diller, Andy Metcalf, Serena Wilcox, Brendan Magill, Patrick Hamel Ben Hanna, Heidi Higgins Cutler, Heather Lessor, Ryder Lessor, Maverick Lessor and Andrew Reed. Courtesy photo
Thirteen runners beat the heat last week running on the shady trails at Harwood Union Middle/High School on Monday evening and the weekly events continue through Monday, Aug. 18.
Left to Right: Ryder Lessor, Maverick Lessor and Pippa Diller. Courtesy photo
Ryder Lessor took first place in the July 28 Kids race with a time of 2:36, followed by his brother Maverick Lessor at 3:43.
Harwood alumnus Brendan Magill of Bethel, Maine, took first in the 5K with a time of 18:18, followed by Ben Hanna of Waterbury at 21:50, Patrick Hamel of Duxbury at 21:56, Nicky Service of Waitsfield at 23:59, Serena Wilcox of Duxbury at 27:47, Andy Metcalf of Duxbury at 29:39, Heather Lessor of Moretown at 30:45, Pippa Diller of Waterbury at 31:58, Nolan Larkin of Warren at 32:02, and Heidi Higgins Cutler of Moretown at 32:25.
Fun Run results for the previous week, July 21 had Patrick Hamel of Duxbury finishing the 5K first at 21:51, Kevin McElroy of Duxbury at 22:51, Beckett McElroy at 24:52, Jake Pitman of Duxbury at 24:59, Jonathan Hamel of Duxbury at 26:08, Pippa Diller of Waterbury at 27:37 and Emilie Diller of Waterbury at 29:59.
Harwood Union’s Cross Country team will host three more Monday night Summer Fun Runs in August: Aug. 4, 11 and 18. Registration is at 6 p.m. with the Kids Race first at 6:15, immediately followed by the 5K/3K.
The fee to enter is $5; kids age 6 and under are free. All proceeds support the HUHS Cross Country team’s travel to the Maine Festival of Champions in Belfast, Maine, later this fall.
Tom Cahalan is an assistant coach with the Harwood Union Cross Country team.