by Frank Schroth
About to go
Tom Shaw of Boston (and a MHS Physics teacher) took first place in the men’s division of today’s Monster Dash. Candy Angle of Weymouth was the first women’s finisher on a day that turned sunny with a perfect temperature for running. Four hundred and sixty-two runners finished the race, which has become a staple of Milton’s annual road race calendar. It was organized by the Milton Foundation for Education.
The race has grown into quite a family event that includes a variety of activities for children including hula hoop competitions, balloon chasing, and a host of other fun games that all involve burning energy.
The race is run in the memory of Sam Cichello, a Tucker school elementary student who died following a playground accident in 1999. Proceeds benefit science education in the Milton Public Schools. This year was the 15th running of the event and one organizer estimated it might have been a record crowd.
Here are the top men’s and women’s finishers. You can find complete results here and some shots from the race below.
MEN PLC Time Pace PLC/Group PLC/Sex Bib# Name 1 18:35 6:00 1 30-39 1 M 3792 Thomas Shaw 2 18:57 6:07 1 20-29 2 M 1773 Greg Einhaus 3 19:50 6:24 2 20-29 3 M 3614 Jonathan Ingraham WOMEN PLC Time Pace PLC/Group PLC/Sex Bib# Name 1 20:04 6:28 1 40-49 1 F 3919 Candy Angle 2 20:09 6:30 1 11-13 2 F 3681 Bridget Mitchell 3 20:24 6:35 1 20-29 3 F 1774 Alicia Fannon
- Nothing to it
- A monster good guy
- A masked man
- Chasing balloons
- Hula competition