HOULTON, Maine — A field of more than 170 runners and walkers signed up for the LP Miracle Mile one-mile road race as part of Houlton’s Midnight Madness celebration.
A fundraiser for children’s cancer research, the race was first held in 2012 and has traditionally drawn a large number of participants. In 2017, a record-high 250 runners and walkers participated. Since its inception, the event has raised more than $30,000.
Makenna Ward, the daughter of Kirk and Amy Ward, was just 6 years old when she died Dec. 29, 2013, after a lengthy battle with cancer.
Last year, the race was done virtually due to COVID-19 restrictions.
Old Town’s David Kerschner was the top finisher for the second straight race, completing the course in four minutes, 23.91 seconds. Joel Bond of Bangor was a close second, crossing the finish line in 4:24.41.
Houlton’s Teanne Ewings, 14, was the first female to cross the finish line for the second straight race as well as she completed the course in 4:50.1
The top 25 results from the race were: 1, Kerschner, Old Town, 4:23.91; 2, Bond, Bangor, 4:24.41; 3, Daniel Ross, Houlton, 4:32.46; 4, Chris Rines, Houlton, 4:40.94; 5, Daniel Streinz, Hersey, 4:41.86; 6, Ewings, Houlton, 4:50.01; 7, Joey Gay, South China, 4:50.40; 8, Luke Streinz, Hersey, 4:50.89; 9, Bruce Clark, Houlton, 5:37.27; 10, Alex Burky, Princeton, New Jersey, 5:38.38; 11, Alexis McCoy, Scarborough, 5:44.63; 12, Abigail Streinz, Hersey, 5:46.54; 13, Brody Little, Hodgdon, 5:48.07; 14, Leanne Ross, Houlton, 5:48.14; 15, Hannah Streinz, Fort Kent, 5:49.45; 16, Doug Bailey, New Limerick, 5:51.43; 17, Jason Little, Hodgdon, 5:56.15; 18, Colton Folsom, Linneus, 5:57.25; 19, Andrea Ross, Houlton, 5:58.61; 20, Brandon Barton, Houlton, 5:59.10; 21, Elena Ardell, Monticello, 5:59.71; 22, Devin Folger, San Francisco, California, 6:00.68; 23, Shel Sherman, Oakfield, 6:01.98; 24, Teagan Ewings, Houlton, 6:02.22; and 25, Natalie Johnson, Houlton, 6:02.72.
The full list of results can be found online.
HOULTON, Maine — July 2, 2021 — Allie Ervin (left) of Houlton runs side by side with Emma Vandevender of Houlton as the two near the finish line of Friday’s LP Miracle Mile. (Joseph Cyr | Houlton Pioneer Times)
HOULTON, Maine — July 2, 2021 — Teanne Ewings (right) of Houlton was the first female finisher in Friday’s LP Miracle Mile. Ewings completed the course in 4:50.01. Just ahead of her is Daniel Streinz of Hersey, who completed the race in 4:41.86. (Joseph Cyr | Houlton Pioneer Times)
HOULTON, Maine — July 2, 2021 — Jamie Guerrette of Presque Isle waves as she crosses the finish line of Friday’s LP Miracle Mile road race in Houlton. Guerrette finished with a time of 7:35.64. (Joseph Cyr | Houlton Pioneer Times)
