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The 30th Canton Fall Classic Road Race
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A word about our colors this year.
The Canton Fall Classic has long been not only a great Canton community event, but also an outstanding event for surrounding communities. This past year, Stoughton suffered an unimaginable loss when 4 high school students died in a tragic car accident. All four of those students were members of the Stoughton High track team. There has been a strong connection between the Stoughton team and the Canton Fall classic for almost 20 years. Race director Harvey Blonder coached cross country and track for 14 years at Stoughton High and literally 100’s of Stoughton team members have served in various support roles on race day. This year, to honor the memory of the four students and the community at large we have borrowed the Stoughton colors and will be donating a portion of the proceeds to the track team. |
RECAP of the 29th Annual Canton Fall Classic
Both the 5k and 10k in 2017 featured wire to wire performances by the respective winners. The races start simultaneously and run together down Washington St for the first mile before the 5k runners take a right on Wentworth. Stoughton High grad Nick Green led the field through the mile in 5:05. Continuing on the 10k route Nick passed the 3 mile mark (after the Hemlock St hill) in 15:30 with Chris Mahoney 15 seconds back. Green continued to extend his lead to finish in 32:31 with Mahoney second in 33:37. For the women it was a close race between Erin Brown and Carla Carvalho with Erin prevailing by 11 seconds to notch her first Fall Classic victory.
First Canton finisher in the 10k was the third place female runner Abbey Nyland.
In the 5k past champion Louis Raffeto (16:47) returned to victory by a good margin over ageless senior John Sullivan (17:27). Louis was the top Canton finisher. Top woman was Kate Blake of Dedham who finished 7th overall with a time of 19:57. Sheryl Seller was the top Canton finisher.
The day begin with the third edition of the Senior Walk. About 40 seniors participated in the event and they were cheered by hundreds. This event has added a unique feature to the event. At least two walkers in the field were age 98.
In the Fun Run, Charlie Zack was first to cross the finish overall and Sabrina Mayer (race director Melissa’s daughter) repeated as the first female.
More than 500 runners participated in the 5K, 10K, Senior Walk and Fun Run.
The Canton Fall Classic Road Race once again proved to be a major fundraiser for B'nai Tikvah, and a significant donation from the proceeds is made to the Canton Food Pantry.
We would like to thank our major sponsors: MS Walker, Orchard Cove, Blue Hills Bank, Bank of Canton, Central Auto, Combined Jewish Philanthropies - Jewish Overnight Camp, Dedham Savings Bank, Kramer Jewelers, Shelia Donovan Pilates, Norwood Hospital, Republic Plumbing, Stanetsky Memorial Chapels, No. Canton Dunkin Donuts, Melissa Rose Kradin Foundation, John Dolan Flooring, Kitchen and Bath, Treetop Adventures, Marathon Physical Therapy, Mahoney Law Group, Canton Dale Chiropractic, Berardi Irrigation, Answer is Fitness, Brilliance Auto Body, VINOvations, and American Grit.
The crew from Gentle Giant once again were helping out everywhere from early pre race set up at the temple and on the course to the last phase of clean up – after almost everyone else had long cleared the area.
We would also like to thank our donors: Boston Solar, Canton Police Association, CAF Pension, Marathon Sports, Zayde’s Market and Wegman’s.
Merchandise donors included: MS Walker, Tree Top Adventures, Not Your Average Joes, Target, Luciano’s, Bon Caldo, Four Points Sheraton, Pastene, Denneno’s Pizza, Helen’s Hairstyling, Te Hair Salon, Foley’s Backstreet Grille, Jag’s Auto Service, Home Theater Concepts, Grape Leaf, Stone L’Oven, Prestige Car Wash, Ming Du, Alfredo Aeillo Italian Foods, Mandarin Taste, Chinatown, Golden China, Gourmet Garden, Takara, Supercuts, Chateau, David’s Tire, Jake n’ Joes, Seasonal Specialties, Morrell’s BBQ, Chinatown, Bertucci's, Rosetta’s, Last Shot.
Both the 5k and 10k in 2017 featured wire to wire performances by the respective winners. The races start simultaneously and run together down Washington St for the first mile before the 5k runners take a right on Wentworth. Stoughton High grad Nick Green led the field through the mile in 5:05. Continuing on the 10k route Nick passed the 3 mile mark (after the Hemlock St hill) in 15:30 with Chris Mahoney 15 seconds back. Green continued to extend his lead to finish in 32:31 with Mahoney second in 33:37. For the women it was a close race between Erin Brown and Carla Carvalho with Erin prevailing by 11 seconds to notch her first Fall Classic victory.
First Canton finisher in the 10k was the third place female runner Abbey Nyland.
In the 5k past champion Louis Raffeto (16:47) returned to victory by a good margin over ageless senior John Sullivan (17:27). Louis was the top Canton finisher. Top woman was Kate Blake of Dedham who finished 7th overall with a time of 19:57. Sheryl Seller was the top Canton finisher.
The day begin with the third edition of the Senior Walk. About 40 seniors participated in the event and they were cheered by hundreds. This event has added a unique feature to the event. At least two walkers in the field were age 98.
In the Fun Run, Charlie Zack was first to cross the finish overall and Sabrina Mayer (race director Melissa’s daughter) repeated as the first female.
More than 500 runners participated in the 5K, 10K, Senior Walk and Fun Run.
The Canton Fall Classic Road Race once again proved to be a major fundraiser for B'nai Tikvah, and a significant donation from the proceeds is made to the Canton Food Pantry.
We would like to thank our major sponsors: MS Walker, Orchard Cove, Blue Hills Bank, Bank of Canton, Central Auto, Combined Jewish Philanthropies - Jewish Overnight Camp, Dedham Savings Bank, Kramer Jewelers, Shelia Donovan Pilates, Norwood Hospital, Republic Plumbing, Stanetsky Memorial Chapels, No. Canton Dunkin Donuts, Melissa Rose Kradin Foundation, John Dolan Flooring, Kitchen and Bath, Treetop Adventures, Marathon Physical Therapy, Mahoney Law Group, Canton Dale Chiropractic, Berardi Irrigation, Answer is Fitness, Brilliance Auto Body, VINOvations, and American Grit.
The crew from Gentle Giant once again were helping out everywhere from early pre race set up at the temple and on the course to the last phase of clean up – after almost everyone else had long cleared the area.
We would also like to thank our donors: Boston Solar, Canton Police Association, CAF Pension, Marathon Sports, Zayde’s Market and Wegman’s.
Merchandise donors included: MS Walker, Tree Top Adventures, Not Your Average Joes, Target, Luciano’s, Bon Caldo, Four Points Sheraton, Pastene, Denneno’s Pizza, Helen’s Hairstyling, Te Hair Salon, Foley’s Backstreet Grille, Jag’s Auto Service, Home Theater Concepts, Grape Leaf, Stone L’Oven, Prestige Car Wash, Ming Du, Alfredo Aeillo Italian Foods, Mandarin Taste, Chinatown, Golden China, Gourmet Garden, Takara, Supercuts, Chateau, David’s Tire, Jake n’ Joes, Seasonal Specialties, Morrell’s BBQ, Chinatown, Bertucci's, Rosetta’s, Last Shot.
Canton Fall Classic benefits B'nai Tikvah, the Canton Food Pantry and the Stoughton High Track Team
B'nai Tikvah and Canton Food Pantry are 501c3 charities
B'nai Tikvah and Canton Food Pantry are 501c3 charities