On a hot and muggy morning, 42 runners lined up for the 2024 Le Tour de Common in Rindge, a 5K race that starts and ends at the town common, finishing with a final lap around the green.

Prior to the adult race, the morning began with the traditional children’s Fun Run, a single lap around the common green. Faye Ratcliffe, 6, finished the race in first, followed by Nora Testagrossa, 4, in second and Hadley Bemis, 4, in third.

Benjamin Pyhala was the overall winner of the race, with a time of 17 minutes, 28 seconds. Second was Drake Parkerson in 19:22. Aaron Graham was third with a time of 21:07.

The first female finisher was Hilary Bemis, with a time of 24:20, which was seventh overall.

The Le Tour de Common is organized by the Rindge Recreation Department, and this year was sponsored by Savings Bank of Walpole, the Rindge Woman’s Club, Seppala Construction, Hydrotech Water Solutions, Select Concrete and Pumping, the Pumpkin Organization of Rindge and Belletetes.

Results

Benjamin Pyhala – 17:28

Drake Parkerson – 19:22

Aaron Graham – 21:07

Christian Bernier – 21:44

Trayton Chapman – 22:05

Alexander Ketola – 24:07

Hilary Bemis – 24:20

Arne Johannessen – 24:22

Roland Dumont – 25:39

Alexander Hallock – 25:43

Marcy Chapman – 26:44

Niklas Thalheimer – 27:09

Aedan Donahue – 27:32

Kevin Mccusker – 28:21

Nolan Testagrossa – 30:10

Tena Goen – 30:31

Cody Reine – 31:38

Molly Ludlam – 33:23

Kenneth Weinstein – 33:56

Sandra Olson – 34:49

Devin James Reine – 36:31

Jared Reine – 36:33

Brenda Seppala – 41:18

Carla Rousseau – 42:08

Phineas Hallock – 45:11

Katherine Brown – 45:15

Violet Goddard – 46:00

Kelsie Chapman – 46:11

Vivi Williams – 49:22

Linda Brummer – 49:24

Rebecca Goddard – 49:57

Mike Wood – 51:33

Jim Mceachern – 54:22

Nancy Bonell – 58:05

Kathy Mceachern – 58:02

Henryka Caplice – 58:11

Cindy Arman – 1:17:36

Marilyne Griska – 1:17:38

Susan Edwards – 1:17:41

Patricia Martin – 1:17:43

Laurel Canavan – 1:17:56

Linda Dodge – 1:17:58