BANGOR – In all his years of running, Jeff Young hadn’t seen anything like it.

A 3-kilometer, mostly downhill sprint along a course crammed with spectators. Call it a road racer’s dream. Call it the Greater Bangor Fourth of July 3K Road Race.

Young, the former University of Maine distance-running standout from Gorham, was pushed by Team Maine training partner Tim Wakeland of East Holden through a quick 4:22 first mile and then kicked home the final eight-tenths of a mile to win Monday’s race in 8 minutes, 31 seconds.

Wakeland, a five-time winner of this race, finished second in 8:32. Coincidentally, Young and Wakeland wore bib numbers 1 and 2, respectively in the third race of the Bangor Daily News Charities Running Series.

Andy Beardsley of Ellsworth was third in 8:59, Rod Clarke was fourth in 9:03, and Roly McSorley was fifth in 9:12.

Seventeen-year-old Gladys Ganiel, who will be a senior at Narraguagus High School in Harrington in the fall, bested the woman’s field in 10:09. Sheila Hodges of Hampden was second in 10:58 while Sarah Dominick was third in 11:02.

Young, who normally spends his Fourth of July running the Bridgton Four on the Fourth race along with 1,000-plus other runners, was impressed with Bangor’s race.

“You get that Boston Marathon-type feel where everybody is lining the road and clapping,” Young said of the crowd which were lining up to watch the post-race parade. “Usually, road races have about five people spread over the whole course. I like this race quite a bit. It’s a lot of fun.”

Young and Wakeland pulled away from the start, with Young gaining the upper hand by only a step at the mile mark.

Over the span of the Joshua Chamberlain Bridge which separates Bangor and Brewer, Young picked up the pace, building a 10-meter lead through downtown Bangor.

“He stayed about the same place behind me until the last quarter (mile),” Young said. “He was always a step or two behind me.”

Wakeland said he never had a chance to pass Young.

“We had talked about running it together, but I told him after the first mile just to do his own thing,” Wakeland said. “(The first mile) seemed slower than it was. But it felt comfortable and controllable. We could have gone faster, but the payback is a lot worse over the final half of the race.”

Ganiel, running her first Bangor 3K race, went out hard while keeping a cautious attitude toward the race.

“I’m pleased. It was a nice downhill course,” Ganiel said. “The most difficult part was not knowing where I was and how much further I had to go. I don’t know the landmarks so I wasn’t familiar with where to start kicking or what type of strategy to use.”

Ganiel, who has spent the last two weeks at basketball camp, hit the mile split in 5:10, just missing the sub-5 minute mark.

“I didn’t want to run too fast and then die,” she said. “I’ve done that before.”

All told, 231 runners competed in the race – a total which has been up from the last few years.

“That’s high for the last few years,” said race director Dave Torrey. “I’m very pleased with it.”

Top five on the Fourth

Greater Bangor Fourth of July 3K Men’s Top Five

1. Jeff Young 8:31

2. Tim Wakeland 8:32

3. Andy Beardsley 8:59

4. Rod Clarke 9:03

5. Roly McSorley 9:12

Women’s Top Five

1. Gladys Ganiel 10:09

2. Sheila Hodges 10:58

3. Sarah Dominick 11:02

4. Kristin Guaraldo 11:33

5. Barbie Beal 12:25

AT BREWER-BANGOR Greater Bangor Fourth of July 3K

1. Jeff Young, 8:31; 2. Tim Wakeland, 8:32; 3. Andy Beardsley, 8:59; 4. Rod Clarke, 9:03; 5. Roly McSorley, 9:12; 6. Alfred Hanscom, 9:19; 7. Marcus Worster, 9:25; 8. Mat Staples, 9:29; 9. James Beardsley, 9:35; 10. Will Sweetser, 9:40; 11. Charles Violette, 9:45; 12. Todd Knight, 9:46; 13. Courtney Tibbetts, 9:48; 14. Don Drozd, 9:49; 15. Paul Connor, 9:50; 16. Jerry Carchedi, 9:51; 17. Bob Snow, 9:52; 18. Judson Esty-Kendall, 9:55; 19. Brendan Trainor, 9:56; 20. Ray Johnson, 10:00; 21. Greg Dorr, 10:03; 22. Thomas Aucoin, 10:07; 23. Tim Reid, 10:08; 24. Gladys Ganiel, 10:09; 25. Don Martin, 10:10;

26. Mark Rose, 10:11; 27. Phil Chretien, 10:12; 28. Kevin Dow, 10:14; 29. Ryan Wheaton, 10:15; 30. Travis Taylor, 10:17; 31. Mathew Moore, 10:18; 32. Skye MacLeod, 10:20; 33. Robert Gashlirn, 10:21; 34. Zachary Capehart, 10:24; 35. Casey Carter, 10:25; 36. Daniel Taylor, 10:27; 37. David Wheaton, 10:30; 38. Colin Pile, 10:31; 39. Jacob Kubetz, 10:32; 40. Bill Pinkham, 10:32; 41. Robert Jordan, 10:33; 42. Tom Kirby, 10:35; 43. John MacDonough, 10:38; 44. Steven Smith, 10:40; 45. Myles Lemieux, 10:41; 46. Gary Higgins, 10:42; Alan Stockley, 10:43; 48. Gabe Rubino, 10:44; 49. Chuck Murphy, 10:48; 50. Chris Smith, 10:49;

51. George Claude Jr., 10:50; 52. Glen Holyoke, 10:51; 53. Max Brooks, 10:53; 54. Paul Comeau, 10:53; 55. Josh Tozier, 10:56; 56. Sheila Hodges, 10:58; 57. Gary Wakeland, 10:59; 58. Sarah Dominick, 11:02; 59. Chris Oster, 11:04; 60. Bill Wood, 11:05; Arthur Greif, 11:11; 62. John Schwarze, 11:15; 63. Gene Kasper, 11:16; 64. Dale Dickie, 11:17; 65. Brian Bean, 11:22; 66. David Wilson, 11:23; 67. Ian Torrey, 11:24; 68. Don O’Halloran, 11:28; 69. Dennis Wellman, 11:30; 70. Kristine Guaraldo, 11:33; 71. Frank Bragg, 11:34; 72. Eric Bean, 11:47; 73. John Bennett, 11:50; 74. John Taylor, 11:51; 75. Bill Brochu, 12:05;

76. Dave Slagger, 12:07; 77. Dave Samuelian, 12:08; 78. David Atwood, 12:12; 79. Ray McCann, 12:16; 80. Jon Kotredes, 12:19; 81. Mike Norman, 12:21; 82. Timothy Page, 12:23; 83. Peter Daigle, 12:24; 84. Barbie Beal, 12:25; 85. Joe Lawlor, 12:26; 86. Richard Everett, 12:28; 87. Joan Merriam, 12:29; 88. Elizabeth Scott, 12:32; 89. Bernard Kubetz, 12:33; 90. Dena Flye, 12:34; 91. Tim Brochu, 12:37; 92. Amy Taylor, 12:38; 93. Richard Love, 12:39; 94. Oriana Farley, 12:40; 95. Dave Farley, 12:41; 96. Jacob Emerson, 12:45; 97. John Emerson, 12:45; 98. Robert Welch, 12:55; 99. Jeanne Butterfield, 12:58; 100. Rene Collins, 13:09;

101. Derek Hersey, 13:13; 102. Heidi Bubar, 13:14; 103. Andrew Haslam, 13:16; 104. Fred Lower, 13:19; 105. April Achorn, 13:22; 106. Kevin Stevenson, 13:22; 107. Nicol Winkler, 13:22; 108. Jamie Russell, 13:30; 109. Carrie Achorn, 13:31; 110. Tommy Bennett, 13:36; 111. Michael Brown, 13:39; 112. Jon Farley, 13:41; 113. Cameron Wellman, 13:43; 114. Lisa Alley, 13:44; 115. Emily Capehart, 13:47; 116. Erika Wellman, 13:48; 117. Janice Talbert, 13:49; 118. Timmy Woodcock, 13:50; 119. Stephen Page, 13:50; 120. Tim Woodcock, 13:51; 121. Ed Thompson, 13:54; 122. John Golden, 13:56; 123. Dale Violette, 13:56; 124. Deedra Beal-Dapice, 13:58; 125. Margaret Capehart, 14:03;

126. Bob Haskell, 14:03; 127. Katherine Wilson, 14:07; 128. Mike Jarvis, 14:24; 129. Cheryl Hessert-Brown, 14:28; 130. Ron Howell, 14:30; 131. Norman Fitzgerald, 14:31; 132. John Rubino, 14:38; 133. Rachel Rubino, 14:43; 134. Matthew Grondin, 14:44; 135. Pat Guthoff, 14:45; 136. Donna Karlson, 14:45; 137. Gabriel Winn, 14:49; 138. Marion Frehill, 14:51; 139. Jim Hathorne, 14:57; 140. Chris Brochu, 15:04; 141. Rex Nelson, 15:08; 142. Sabeulah Bates, 15:13; 143. Bill Lawlor, 15:14; 144. Melanie Walsh, 15:18; 145. Dave Lawlor, 15:19; 146. Amy Kimball, 15:20; 147. Katie Woodcock, 15:23; 148. Frank Donaldson, 15:25; 149. Patricia Bragdon, 15:29; 150. Dave Leslie, 15:36;

151. Jane Bragg, 15:45; 152. Kim Rice, 15:50; 153. Jerry Tibbetts, 15:51; 154. Tom Bennett, 15:52; 155. David Bennett, 15:53; 156. Stephen Fador, 15:57; 157. Debra Paradis, 16:00; 158. Tom Watson, 16:09; 159. Robert Connor, 16:15; 160. Ruth Grondin, 16:17; 161. Donna Shackelford, 16:20; 162. Charles Clapper, 16:21; 163. David Baldwin, 16:22; 164. Amy Blackmore, 16:28; 165. Tony Beardsley, 16:32; Evan Farley, 16:38; 166. Evan Farley, 16:38; 167. Kim Farley, 16:38; 168. Richard Lewis, 16:45; 169. Mary Rovaris, 16:48; 170. Kathleen Rae, 16:49; 171. Zack Bennett, 16:57; 172. Breanne Torrey, 16:59; 173. Monica Williams, 17:00; 174. Anne Williams, 17:00; 175. Jasmine Tibbetts, 17:08;

176. SArah Sturman, 17:10; 177. Tony Roy, 17:11; 178. Delores Billings, 17:12; 179. Carolyn LaBossere, 17:33; 180. Pat Rice, 17:54; 181. Katie Kotredes, 18:00; 182. Art Kotredes, 18:00; 183. Susan Skinner, 18:01; 184. Stanley Williams, 18:01; 185. Kathleen Wellman, 18:08; 186. Jessica Sevey, 18:15; 187. Judy Dickie, 18:17; 188. Leona Clapper, 18:30; 189. David Silk, 18:32; 190; Linda Ronan, 18:33; 191. Bob Ronan, 18:34; 192. Jim Russell, 18:44; 193. Josh Bennett, 18:51; 194. Libby Russell, 18:57; 195. Beth Dauphinee, 19:17; 196. Kelly Blackwell, 19:17; 197. Jamie Lamson, 19:20; 198. Melanie Brochu, 19:28; 199. Angela Dubois, 19:50; 200. Khara Bennett, 19:54;

201. Joe Rice, 20:06; 202. Andy Karlson, 20:11; 203. Erik Rae, 20:25; 204. Tanya Fador, 20:26; 205. Jenna Dauphinee, 20:31; 206. Melody Dauphinee, 20:32; 207. Wendy DeRoche, 20:35; 208. Ginger Yang Hwalek, 20:38; 209. Hannah Bennett, 20:39; 210. Sevena Dubois, 20:45; 211. Jo-Jo Hwalek, 20:42; 212. Reynold Dubois, 20:45; 213. Zach Bird, 20:48; 214. Ben Bird, 20:48; 215. Ben Paradis, 20:53; 216. Brian Barber, 21:23; 217. Christine Barber, 21:26; 218. Bruce Barber, 21:26; 219. Mary Baldwin-Walker, 22:03; 220. Brittany Morrell, 22:22; 221. Judy Morrell, 22:22; 222. Seth Grondin, 22:40; 223. Krista Grondin, 22:41; 224. Alayna Farley, 24:01; 225. Susan Farley, 24:02;

226. Jennifer Hutchins, 24:45; 227. Michael Hutchins, 24:46; 228. Norman Pelkey, 25:15; 229. Johnny Diamond, 26:33; 230. John Diamond, 26:34; 231. Marcia Diamond, 26:35

Age Groups

Open men: Jeff Young, 8:31; Tim Wakeland, 8:32; Andy Beardsley, 8:59; women: Gladys Ganiel, 10:09; Sheila Hodges, 10:58; Sarah Dominick, 11:02

10 and under boys: Jacob Emerson, 12:45; Cameron Wellman, 13:43; Timmy Woodcock, 13:50; girls: Oriana Farley, 12:40; Emily Capehart, 13:47; Kalie Woodcock, 15:23

11-14 boys: Zachary Capehart, 10:24; Colin Pile, 10:31; Max Brooks, 10:53; girls: Heidi Bubar, 13:14; Nicol Winkler, 13:22; Erika Wellman, 13:48

15-18 boys: Alfred Hanscom, 9:19; Marcus Worster, 9:25; Mat Staples, 9:29; girls: Kristine Guaraldo, 11:33; Amy Taylor, 12:38; Amy Kimball, 15:20

19-29 men: Rod Clarke, 9:03; James Beardsley, 9:35; Will Sweetser, 9:40; women: Dena Flye, 12:34; April Achorn, 13:20; Carrie Achorn, 13:31;

30-39 men: Jerry Carchedi, 9:51; Bob Snow, 9:52; Thomas Aucoin, 10:07; women: Barbie Beal, 12:25; Elizabeth Scott, 13:32; Lisa Alley 13:44

40-49 men: Roly McSorley, 9:12; Don Drozd, 9:49; Judson Esty-Kendall, 9:55; women: Joan Merriam, 12:29; Jeanne Butterfield, 12:58; Margaret Capehart, 14:03

50-59 men: Bill Pinkham, 10:32; Myles Lemieux, 10:41; Gary Wakeland, 10:59; women: Rene Collins, 13:09; Jane Bragg, 15:45; Donna Shackelford, 16:20;

60 and over men: Rex Nelson, 15:08; Bill Lawlor, 15:14; Robert Connor, 16:15; women: Patricia Bragdon, 15:29; Deloris Billings, 17:12; Leona Clapper, 18:30

Men’s team: Distance Crew: Marcus Worster, Mat Staples, Charles Violette; Women’s team: Bangor YMCA: Sheila Hodges, Barbie Beal, Elizabeth Scott