Winner: Tim Loh, 19, of Fairfield. Julia Mally for WestportNow.com A Fairfield student, Tim Loh, 19, won today’s seventh race in the 42nd annual Westport Road Runners Series sponsored by Westport’s Parks and Recreation Department.
Loh, who ran track at Fairfield High School and is running at Notre Dame, finished ahead of the pack with a time of 39:38 for the 6.85 mile course.
The race, which set off from Westport’s Compo Beach, attracted 123 runners.
Top finishers included: 1 – Tim Loh, 19, Fairfield, 39:48; 2 – Steve Barone, 19, Trumbull, 41:30; 3 – Christian McEvoy, 21, Bridgeport, 41:58; 4 – Jeremy Howard, 24, Bridgeport, 42:51; 5 – Roland Lochoff, 49, Westport, 42:53, and 6 – Paul Greenberg, 43, Westport, 43:27.
Heather Crosby, 31, of Fairfield, was the first woman finisher with time of 44:26. She is the new cross-country track coach at Staples High School.
The distance of the races increases each week until it reaches 10 miles on the final race for the season on Labor Day.
