Mengistu Nebsi and Askale Merachi of Ethiopia crossing the finishing line in the 39th St. Patrick's Road Race in Holyoke, Massachusetts Saturday, March 22, 2014. (Michael S. Gordon, The Republican/MassLive)
By Seth Roberts
Askale Merachi of Ethiopia set a women’s course record Saturday at the 39th annual St. Patrick’s Day Road Race. Her time of 33:14 was 3 seconds faster than Leslie Lehane’s 1991 record.
In the men’s race, 35-year-old Ethiopian Mengistu Nebsi beat fellow countryman Ayele Feyisa by 5 seconds to win the 10k road race in 29:42.
Five minutes before the start of the race, St. Patrick opened up blue skies and stopped the rain for the 6800 starters on an early spring day. A pack of 9 runners, including winner Nebsi, checked out the competition in a relaxed 4:55 first mile.
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