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Greenway Challenge Adventure Race - 2012

Jackson Boyd took is a little messy after winning the blueberry pie eating contest at the Greenway Challenge. Photo Credit: Deborah Gauthier
Jakenzie Doyle accepts her balloon hat from a clown at the Greenway Challenge while her dad William looks on. Photo Credit: Deborah Gauthier
Kayakers race to the finish on the Blackstone River Canal in Uxbridge during the Greenway Challenge. Photo Credit: Deborah Gauthier
Runners pass the finish in the running portion of the Greenway Challenge at River Bend Farm. Photo Credit: Deborah Gauthier
Northbridge Atty. Henry Lane, far right, and his team took first place in the masters division for the 7th time in the Greenway. Photo Credit: Deborah Gauthier
A scene from the 2012 Blackstone River Greenway Challenge Adventure Race. Photo Credit: Deborah Gauthier
A kayaker races to the finish on the Blackstone River Canal in Uxbridge during the Greenway Challenge. Photo Credit: Deborah Gauthier
Kayakers race to the finish on the Blackstone River Canal in Uxbridge during the Greenway Challenge. Photo Credit: Deborah Gauthier
A kayaker races to the finish on the Blackstone River Canal in Uxbridge during the Greenway Challenge. Photo Credit: Deborah Gauthier
A kayaker races to the finish on the Blackstone River Canal in Uxbridge during the Greenway Challenge. Photo Credit: Deborah Gauthier
Kayakers race to the finish on the Blackstone River Canal in Uxbridge during the Greenway Challenge. Photo Credit: Deborah Gauthier
A clown made hats, swords and animals from balloons during the Greenway Challenge on Saturday. Photo Credit: Deborah Gauthier
Chloe Fasano and Cristina DeOliveira from Mt. St. Charles in Woonsocket volunteered at the Greenway Challenge. Photo Credit: Deborah Gauthier
A pie-eating contest partcipant is blue in the face from the blueberries in the pie at the Greenway Challenge. Photo Credit: Deborah Gauthier
A pie-eating contest particiipant has had all he can eat. Photo Credit: Deborah Gauthier
Jackson Boyd accepts his first place medal in the pie eating contest during the Greenway Challenge. Photo Credit: Deborah Gauthier
Sylvia Wysor of Warwick, R.I., shows her hula hoop prowess during the Greenway Challenge. Photo Credit: Deborah Gauthier
Layla Arredondo of Grafton shows off her balloon hat during the Greenway Challenge. Photo Credit: Deborah Gauthier
Kayakers race to the finish on the Blackstone River Canal in Uxbridge during the Greenway Challenge. Photo Credit: Deborah Gauthier
Kayakers race to the finish on the Blackstone River Canal in Uxbridge during the Greenway Challenge. Photo Credit: Deborah Gauthier
A kayaker races to the finish on the Blackstone River Canal in Uxbridge during the Greenway Challenge. Photo Credit: Deborah Gauthier
A kayaker races to the finish on the Blackstone River Canal in Uxbridge during the Greenway Challenge. Photo Credit: Deborah Gauthier
A kayaker races to the finish on the Blackstone River Canal in Uxbridge during the Greenway Challenge. Photo Credit: Deborah Gauthier
Kayakers race to the finish on the Blackstone River Canal in Uxbridge during the Greenway Challenge. Photo Credit: Deborah Gauthier
A scene from the 2012 Blackstone River Greenway Challenge Adventure Race. Photo Credit: Deborah Gauthier
A scene from the 2012 Blackstone River Greenway Challenge Adventure Race. Photo Credit: Deborah Gauthier
A scene from the 2012 Blackstone River Greenway Challenge Adventure Race. Photo Credit: Deborah Gauthier
A scene from the 2012 Blackstone River Greenway Challenge Adventure Race. Photo Credit: Deborah Gauthier
A kayaker gets cheers at the finish of the face at River Bend Farm. Photo Credit: Deborah Gauthier
Kayakers at the finish line of the Greenway Challenge. Photo Credit: Deborah Gauthier
Diana Peterson, wife of Rep. George N. Peterson, was a volunteer at the Greenway Challenge. Photo Credit: Deborah Gauthier
A scene from the 2012 Blackstone River Greenway Challenge Adventure Race. Photo Credit: Deborah Gauthier
A scene from the 2012 Blackstone River Greenway Challenge Adventure Race. Photo Credit: Deborah Gauthier
Margaret Carroll of Millville, who has been involved with the river park from the beginning, gets a hug from Barbara Dixon. Photo Credit: Deborah Gauthier
A scene from the 2012 Blackstone River Greenway Challenge Adventure Race. Photo Credit: Deborah Gauthier
A scene from the 2012 Blackstone River Greenway Challenge Adventure Race. Photo Credit: Deborah Gauthier
A scene from the 2012 Blackstone River Greenway Challenge Adventure Race. Photo Credit: Deborah Gauthier
Donna Williams and Barbara Dixon at the Greenway Challenge. Photo Credit: Deborah Gauthier
A scene from the 2012 Blackstone River Greenway Challenge Adventure Race. Photo Credit: Deborah Gauthier
A scene from the 2012 Blackstone River Greenway Challenge Adventure Race. Photo Credit: Deborah Gauthier
A scene from the 2012 Blackstone River Greenway Challenge Adventure Race. Photo Credit: Deborah Gauthier
A scene from the 2012 Blackstone River Greenway Challenge Adventure Race. Photo Credit: Deborah Gauthier
A scene from the 2012 Blackstone River Greenway Challenge Adventure Race. Photo Credit: Deborah Gauthier
A scene from the 2012 Blackstone River Greenway Challenge Adventure Race. Photo Credit: Deborah Gauthier
A scene from the 2012 Blackstone River Greenway Challenge Adventure Race. Photo Credit: Deborah Gauthier
A scene from the 2012 Blackstone River Greenway Challenge Adventure Race. Photo Credit: Deborah Gauthier

UXBRIDGE, Mass. – It was cold and damp and drizzly, but more than 600 athletes of varying ages, sizes, shapes and abilities took on the challenge Saturday of UniBank’s 12th annual Blackstone River Valley Greenway Challenge Adventure Race.

The race was an idea born from the Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor Commission to bring awareness to and advocate for the river in Massachusetts and Rhode Island, with a goal of making it swimmable by 2015.

The 46.5-mile course included three running segments (trail, street and cross country), two biking segments ...
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