22km

Nat Couture  2:05:29
Shawn McCardle  2:06:01
Matt Tibbits  2:09:34
Alex Coffin  2:15:45
Andrew Titus  2:16:10
Philip Backman  2:50:37
Brad Holmes  DNF

1 1 km

Glenn Trites  0:56:10
Tim Barry  0:57:42
Robin Heelis  1:07:05
Jerome Dick  1:09:29
Andrew Roy  1:09:33
Gord Dick  1:11:13
Bruce Bryan  1:13:21
Cush Thompson  1:16:27
Cameron Dick  1:19:57
  Colin Curry  1:20:06
  James M.  1:20:12
  Alexandra Coffin  1:22:38
  Anil Adisesh  1:22:39
 Graham Chafe  1:22:41
  Tara Dick  1:27:49
  Sara Ross  1:28:18
  Sarah O’Malley  1:28:39
  Jennifer Heelis  1:35:40
  Kelsey MacDougall  1:36:56
  Dawn Marie Glennie  1:39:40
  Darlene Thompson  1:43:33
  Heidi Thoma  1:45:59
  Janet Thompson  1:48:23
  Liz Monahon  1:52:35
  Christine Taylor  1:53:07
  Diana McIsaac  DNF

Kids Race (9-12 years old)  Half Mile
Maclaren Dick  3:30
Owen Thompson  3:30
Matina Dick  3:47
Claire Thompson  4:35
Jessie Dick  4:43
Gracyn Glennie  4:47
Evelyn McCaig


Kids Race (5-8 years old)  Half Mile
 Louise Bryan  4:23
 Noah Barry  4:26
 Eben Bryan  4:27
 Addison Morris  4:45
 L Cloutier  4:54
 Delaney Ross  4:57
 Luke Thompson  5:04
 Naia Barry  5:59
 Alexander Backman

The food that was served came primarily from local Charlotte County businesses.
Beets, carrots, cauliflower, cabbage & kale from Gore Farm
Zucchini, cucumbers, tomatoes, carrots, beans & broccoli from Bantry Bay Farm
Salad greens from Mascarene Greens
Bread from Bread Runners Bakery
Scones from the Country Market
Sausages from Terry’s Beef & More
Blueberry products from McKays Blueberries and Granite Town Farms
Salmon from Wolfhead Smokers
Eggs from Kathleen & Roy’s Farm
Dulse from Grand Manan
Coffee (special Race Day Blend) from 44North Coffee
Herring from Connors Brothers

Huge thank yous go out to the following:
The Town of St. George gave us $250 to help support these local businesses.
The Radical Edge gave us some amazing prizes.
Home Hardware & Terry's Beef & More donated prizes
Cox Communications donated the radios for communication out on the trail.
St. Andrews race organizers loaned us signage and timing equipment.
Fundy Bay Volunteer Fire Department was on site in case of emergencies. 

Thank you to all 23 amazing volunteers who were here early and helping out continuously to make this day work out.  It really does take a community to put on an event.  We are so proud to be part of this community and thankful for everyone’s willingness and enthusiasm for creating this event. 

Thanks for all 50 runners who decided to come out for a wet, wet wet day of fun and for the hard work (and fun) that they did getting through the course.

Cheers to a successful first year of the Herring Run!
Stay tuned for the 2014 Herring Run date and also for other races that Hackmatack Trail Racing (HTR) will be organizing.  Like us on facebook to get any updates we post. and check out HTR’s blog. with local NB trails, performance tidbits and HTR race updates and results.

We welcome any feedback, advice, thoughts, etc on the event. How can we adjust it and improve for next year.

Hey Everyone who helped make the first annual Herring Run a Thumping success!   We had 55 trail runners show up for this one, just wait for next year! Thanks to all our sponsors who made it all possible:
The Radical Edge, Fredericton
Connors Bros Sardines, Blacks Harbour
Bread Runners Bakery, St. Andrews
Alex Coffin's Fitness Shop, Saint John
Terry's Beef and More, St. George
The Town of St. George
The Country Market, St. George
Boyd Bros. Home Hardware, St. George
Cox Electronics and Communications, Saint John
44 North Coffee, Deer Isle, ME
Ion Designs, Saint John
McKay's Blueberries, Pennfield
Bantry Bay Farm, Bayside
Gore Farm, St. Stephen
Bryan Gagner Photography, Mascarene
Topsail Canvas, Mascarene

Thanks to all the volunteers who sttod out in the woods in the rain and told sweaty people what to do.

I will get to posting the results here and on Atlantic Chip hopefully tomorrow after we decompress a bit and spend some time with our kids and clean up a bit.