Fast start: 5K Holden Road race attracts big field on Thanksgiving morning

Rick Cinclair, Telegram & Gazette
HOLDEN - Almost 1,100 runners and walkers begin the 5K Holden Road Race Thursday morning, November 25, 2021. The annual race benefits Be Like Brit and the Wachusett Food Pantry.
HOLDEN - Almost 1,100 runners and walkers begin the 5K Holden Road Race Thursday morning, November 25, 2021. The annual race benefits Be Like Brit and the Wachusett Food Pantry.

HOLDEN - More than 1,000 runners and walkers participated in the 5K Holden Road Race Thursday morning.

The women's winner was Emma Saart, with a time of 18:19, and the men's winner was Logan Gaudette, with a time of 16:34. Both are 2017 graduates of Wachusett Regional High School.

HOLDEN - Emma Saart is the women’s winner of the 5K Holden Road Race with a time of 18:19 Thursday morning, November 25, 2021. The annual race benefits Be Like Brit and the Wachusett Food Pantry. Saart and men’s winner Logan Gaudette are both 2017 graduates of Wachusett Regional High School.
HOLDEN - Emma Saart is the women’s winner of the 5K Holden Road Race with a time of 18:19 Thursday morning, November 25, 2021. The annual race benefits Be Like Brit and the Wachusett Food Pantry. Saart and men’s winner Logan Gaudette are both 2017 graduates of Wachusett Regional High School.
HOLDEN - Logan Gaudette is the men’s winner of the 5K Holden Road Race with a time of 16:34 Thursday morning, November 25, 2021. The annual race benefits Be Like Brit and the Wachusett Food Pantry. Gaudette and women’s winner Emma Saart are both 2017 graduates of Wachusett Regional High School.
HOLDEN - Logan Gaudette is the men’s winner of the 5K Holden Road Race with a time of 16:34 Thursday morning, November 25, 2021. The annual race benefits Be Like Brit and the Wachusett Food Pantry. Gaudette and women’s winner Emma Saart are both 2017 graduates of Wachusett Regional High School.

The annual race benefits Be Like Brit and the Wachusett Food Pantry. Because of the pandemic, last year's race was held virtually.

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