Massachusetts Accountant Wins Cooperstown’s First Marathon – All Otsego

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Massachusetts Accountant Wins

'Race Lake', A Cooperstown First

The Sullivan family was all smiles after dad Jim won "Race the Lake," Cooperstown's first marathon, at 10:51 today. With him are wife Colleen and baby Cailin. (JIm Kevlin/allotsego.com)
The Sullivan family was all smiles after dad Jim won "Race the Lake," Cooperstown's first marathon, at 10:51 today. With him are wife Colleen and baby Cailin. (JIm Kevlin/allotsego.com)
Dierdre Dwyer of Poughkeepsie and Cooperstown breaks the tape, the winner of today's half-marathon.
Dierdre Dwyer of Poughkeepsie and Cooperstown breaks the tape, the winner of today's half-marathon.

COOPERSTOWN – James Sullivan, an accountant from Chelmsford, Mass., who has run six marathons – including Boston's – in the past eight weeks, crossed the finish line at 10.53.07 p.m. today, winning the first-ever Cooperstown marathon, "Race The Lake."

His time was 2:54:34, and he finished a good mile ahead of the second finisher, Dierdre Dwyer, of Poughkeepsie (the family has a weekend home locally), who won the half-marathon in 1:29:44.

PHOTO GALLERY OF TODAY'S RACE

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