A very pleasant morning, indeed, in New Haven, Conn. James Carney won the New Haven Road Race, which, as per usual, doubled as the national 20K championship. James ran 59:11 to beat Josh Rohatinsky, the second finisher, by 47 seconds. James’ time was 28 seconds faster than he ran last year while finishing second.
After leading late in the race, Elva Dryer finished second in 1:08:54, 6 seconds behind Jill Steffens.
For James, it was his second national road title of the year, after the half marathon championship in January. James had a solid lead by midway and was never challenged thereafter. He passed 10 miles in 47:26.
