Portsmouth Athletes Complete Citizens Bank Pell Bridge Run
Geoff Nelson was the top runner at 20:39.
On Sunday morning, Geoff Nelson of Providence was first to cross the finish line of the Rhode Island Turnpike and Bridge Authority’s Citizens Bank Pell Bridge Run, sponsored by Newport Hospital. However, he was followed by many Portsmouth residents. Of the 2,500 people who entered, 2,218 athletes crossed the finish line of the four-mile course. The youngest competitors were four eight-year olds, and the oldest was Helen DiDonato of South Kingstown, who celebrated her 88th birthday on Sunday. The views of the sunrise over Narragansett Bay were a reward for the runners and walkers, especially after they completed the ascent to the top of the Newport Pell Bridge. Clay Pell, grandson of the bridge’s namesake – Senator Claiborne Pell – ran …
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Virginia Amaral
10:47 am on Tuesday, November 13, 2012
Well worth the early wake up time! more ›