PITTSFIELD, Mass. -- Williamstown's Alex White was the first runner across the finish line at Sunday's MountainOne Steel Rail Marathon on the Ashuwilticook Trail.
White maintained a 6 minute, 26 second per mile pace over the 26.2 mile course from Pittsfield to Adams and back.
He reached the finish line in 2:48.42.41 to finish 5-1/2 minutes ahead of the rest of the other 72 runners who finished the event's marathon division.
The fastest finisher in the marathon was Stephen Gulley of Billingham, the event's lone hand pedaler, who finished in 2:20:05.36.
The first female runner across the finish line was Assonet's Hailey Desmarais (3:18:17.24).
More than 400 runners competed in the Steel Rail event, which also features a half marathon and an 8-kilometer race.
The top half-marathoner was Alex White, who finished in 1:12.58.22, a 5:33 pace for the 13.1-mile course. Mark Rabasco was second in 1:15:47.53.
The third-place finisher overall and female division winner was Stephoute Rose in 1:16:05.55.
Stefan Ogle won the 8K with a time of 28:51.72 (5:48 mile pace). He was followed by Lennox Silvestro Diaz Jr. in 31:25.56.
Jackie Varney won the 8K female division in 32:17.98.
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