Here are the results from the 2013 Bay State Games, 3000 meter race walk, held on Saturday, July 13, 2013 at Regis College in Weston MA.

 1. Ed O'Rourke       M51  New England Walkers     Groton, MA    14:43.68  
 2. Bob Keating       M66  New England Walkers     Nashua, NH    16:22.80
 3. Dennis Slattery   M55  unattached              Lowell MA     16:32.75  
 4. Larry Epstein     M54  New England Walkers     Stoneham MA   16:44.27  
 5. Brian Savilonis   M63  New England Walkers     Princeton MA  17:38.67  
 6. Nolan Allen       M13  Waltham TC              Arlington MA  17:47.06
 7. Valia Vaitones    W16  Golden Spike TC         Derry NH      17:54.41
 8. Holly Wenninger   W48  Cambridge Sports Union  Malden MA     19:31.88
 9. Charles Mansbach  M68  New England Walkers     Waban MA      20:34.42
10. Patricia Godfrey  W66  Cambridge Sports Union  Winthrop MA   21:31.03

Judges included: Thomas Knatt, Steve Vaitones and Justin Kuo

The temperature was in the mid 70’s and overcast. Thanks to the cooler weather, thirteen year old, Nolan Allen took 53 seconds off his 2012 time. Three other race walkers bettered their 2012 time.

Thank you. — Justin

Steve V. says: VaVa’s time was a meet record, a NH HS 3000m record, and the fastest Youth girls 3000 time in New England since 1986 (Precious Hill, Waltham, split in USA national 5000m).

Also note – Nolan Allen’s time was a 30+ second PR from previous week, and possibly the fastest youth / HS time by a Mass. boy since the glory days of our 3rd place finisher while competing for the Lowell Boys Club.

SV