Gavin Ketola, Jaylyn Paul win Peanut Butter Chip Chase

Gavin Ketola crosses the finish line as the overall winner of the Peanut Butter Chip Chase on Jan. 1 in Temple.

Gavin Ketola crosses the finish line as the overall winner of the Peanut Butter Chip Chase on Jan. 1 in Temple. COURTESY PHOTO

Jaylyn Paul finishes first among the women at the Peanut Butter Chip Chase.

Jaylyn Paul finishes first among the women at the Peanut Butter Chip Chase. COURTESY PHOTO

RIGHT: Jaylyn Paul finishes first among the women at the Peanut Butter Chip Chase.FAR RIGHT: Mother-and-son finishers Nicole and 8-year-old Ryleigh Letourneau of Rindge.

RIGHT: Jaylyn Paul finishes first among the women at the Peanut Butter Chip Chase.FAR RIGHT: Mother-and-son finishers Nicole and 8-year-old Ryleigh Letourneau of Rindge. COURTESY PHOTOS

Published: 01-02-2024 1:02 PM

Modified: 01-04-2024 1:37 PM

Gavin Ketola of Rindge finished first overall and 14-year-old Jaylyn Paul was the top finisher among the women during the Souhegan Lions Club’s 46th annual Peanut Butter Chip Chase 5K on New Years Day in Temple. 

Ketola covered the course in 17 minutes, 57 seconds, improving on his 2022 third-place run by 40 seconds. Paul’s time was 21:06. The Souhegan Lions Club fundraiser drew 103 runners and 19 walkers.  

The winners for the age categories are as follows:

14-to-19 female: Jaylyn Paul first, Skye Lambert second.

20-to-29 female: Sarah Craig first, Julia Strimming second.

30-to-39 female: Shayni Cutter first, Casey McGee second.

40-to-49 female: Gwenna Ketola first, Casey McGee second.

50-to-59 female: Bridget Rines first, Emily Hurley second.

60-to-69 female: Jo Anne Carr first, Michele Siegmann second.

Under-14 male: Thomas Crawford first, Landis Beckman second.

14-to-19male: Ben Colby first, Robert Rinden second.

20-to-29male: Gavin Ketola first, John Crawford second.

30-to-39male: Eliot Delorme first, Hiram Cutter second.

40-to-49 male: Ezra Ketola first, Timothy Blais second.

50-to-59 male: Michael Craig first, James Hurley second.

60-to-69 male: Sean Radcliff first, Mick Fortier second.

70-to-79 male: Walter Fortier first, Jack Fortier second.

First-place walker, female: Maggie Critchlow.

First-place walker, male: Paul Kaufmann