by oncapemagazine | Jul 14, 2023 | August 2022
It begins in a truly coastal village, surrounded by water with buildings dating back to the age of whaling. The briny smell of ocean mixes with aromas of food emanating from the many kitchens lined along the street. Woods Hole, picturesque and inviting, was in the day...
by oncapemagazine | Jul 14, 2023 | August 2022
By OLIVIA DEPUNTE The Falmouth Road Race began with one man and a dream. That man was Thomas F. Leonard, former US Marine, fitness fanatic and local bartender. What started as a run from one local watering hole to another grew into something larger than Leonard ever...
by oncapemagazine | Jul 14, 2023 | August 2022
As thousands of runners bolt from the starting line of the Falmouth Road Race in Woods Hole on August 20, one entrant will simultaneously run the 7.1 miles from a prison where he is incarcerated in Florida. Jim Deupree, a 59-year-old runner who is serving a sentence...
by oncapemagazine | Jul 14, 2023 | August 2022
Although President Clinton failed to make an appearance at the Falmouth Road Race, several members of his entourage did. A White House staff member and at least four Secret Service agents ran in Sunday’s race. Dave McLean, who works on Air Force One, finished 1,826...
by oncapemagazine | Jul 14, 2023 | August 2022
On a sultry Sunday morning, Kenyan Steve Kogo turned in an impressive performance to win the 19th Pilgrim Healthcare Falmouth Road Race, running away from the rest of the field and breaking the tape in a time of 32:14. Kogo, who resides in Boulder, Colorado, moved...
by oncapemagazine | Jul 14, 2023 | August 2022
Remember a year ago, when the winners were “another” Joanie named Nesbit and some unknown British guy named Dave Murphy? Well, the “real” Joan Benoit Samuelson was back and better than ever, and all of the smiling faces in the town yesterday, few were as bright, as...