BANGOR – He was breaking a course record, and he wasn’t even aware of it.

After winning the 43rd annual Bangor Labor Day 5-miler and setting a course record of 25 minutes, 30 seconds, Judson Cake of Bar Harbor asked, “what’s the course record?”

Cake was a bit perplexed because in the 43 years that the race has winded through the Queen City, three different courses have been used.

And the course record that Cake shattered Monday was set in 2000 by Jamie LaChance (26:13).

“I thought the course record was 24:50 or something,” said the 28-year-old Cake. “It must’ve been a different course.”

The course changed in 1997 and now starts and finishes on Main Street near the Bangor Parks and Recreation building. The traditional course went up Dutton Street and finished on the Bass Park harness racing oval.

Andy Goupee, a former Brewer High standout runner, finished second in 26:55. Former UMaine and Bangor star Adam Goode was third (27:16), followed by ex-UMaine runner Jeff Caron of Auburn (27:54) and 2003 race champ Phil LeBreton of Bangor (28:15) to round out the top five.

Stillwater’s Cassie Hintz, 17, ran away with the women’s race, despite missing a turn between miles two and three. She finished in 29:36 and was sixth overall.

Coming in second was MDI running coach and teacher Kate McGuire in 33:24, followed by Bangor High running coach Pattie Craig in third (34:54). Margaret Jones of Bucksport wound up fourth (35:25) and Mary Parsons of Hampden was fifth (35:45).

In the men’s race, Cake won his third 5-miler in as many weeks (Machias, Northeast Harbor), but in this race he was running alone almost the whole way.

“It’s a little hard pushing yourself out there by yourself,” he said. “In Machias Evan Graves and Mike Bunker were there to help push me along.”

Cake knows that even though the start of the race is fast, that middle mile is what wins and loses the race.

“I guess I just relaxed in that third mile, I knew it was gonna be slow,” he said. “I figured that into my whole [race] plan and just relaxed up the hill, then pushed down [miles] four and five.”

Right now, Cake’s training is focused on the MDI Marathon in five weeks, and he feels as if he’s ready.

“I’ve got five weeks until MDI, my training is all in the bank,” he said. “I can basically sit around for 5 weeks and I’ll be good to go.”

In the women’s race, Hintz claimed that she was “mad at herself” for missing the turn by the trail in the third mile, but shook it off and kept on trucking along.

“That added about a minute at least,” said Hintz, who is not running for the Old Town High School cross country team this season. “I’m kind of mad at myself for missing the turn, but it’s OK, it happens.

“I worked on passing the people that I could see in front of me,” she added. “I think I ran that last mile in like 5:20, so I’m happy.”

Hintz, like Cake, has burned up the local road race circuit this summer, and if there’s a race within an hour’s drive of her hometown, she’ll be there.

“I just do whatever is on the schedule, whatever is around,” she said.

Hintz said that she’ll be running at the Run for Hope 5K, the former Terry Fox run, in Bangor next weekend.

Hintz’s mother, Marilyn, was 41st overall in 36:05 and came in first in her age group.

Three area running coaches all finished in the top 20: Bucksport’s Chris Jones (30:09, ninth), Brewer High’s Glendon Rand (29:45, eighth) and Brewer Middle School’s Glen Holyoke (20th, 32:47).

In all, 124 runners finished the race.

Traditionally, a bib number is retired every year, and this year, bib No. 10 was hung up in honor of Gerry Clapper of Bucksport, a former UMaine standout.

“It’s definitely an honor [to have a number retired,” he said at the awards ceremony.

Clapper set a Bangor Labor Day course record in 1988 of 24:22 on the traditional course, which was certified.

Road racing

At Bangor

43rd annual Labor Day 5 Miler

1. Judson Cake 25:30, 2. Andy Goupee 26:55, 3. Adam Goode 27:16, 4. Jeff Caron 27:54, 5. Phil LeBreton 28:15, 6. Cassie Hintz 29:36, 7. Glendon Rand 29:45, 8. Chris Jones 30:09, 9. Peter Keeney 30:26, 10. Brian Hubbell 30:40, 11. Jeff Sands 30:43, 12. Dave Manz 30:44, 13. Judson Esty-Kendall 31:09, 14. Austin Townsend Jr. 31:17, 15. Larry Deaus 31:44, 16. Ryan King 31:52, 17. Peter Cannon 32:06, 18. John Mills 32:41, 19. Chris Almy 32:43, 20. Glen Holyoke 32:47, 21. Bob Snow 32:54, 22. Peter Lodge 32:57, 23. Bob Heizer 33:00, 24. Dan Milan 33:11, 25. Kate McGuire 33:24

26. David Jeffrey 33:38, 27. Duane Wardwell 34:09, 28. Graham Pearsall 34:13, 29. John Peckenham 34:27, 30. Jay Gould 34:41, 31. Dennis Beers 34:45, 32. Tracy London 34:45, 33. Gary Larson 34:49, 34. Patty Craig 34:54, 35. Lee Martin 35:02, 36. Margaret Jones 35:25, 37. Kenny Cushman 35:26, 38. Ty Davis 35:40, 39. Mary Parsons 35:48, 40. Tom Kirby 35:55, 41. Marilyn Hintz 36:05, 42. Laura Bagley 36:12, 43. Isaac Almy 36:38, 44. Richard Scribner 36:46, 45. Janie Smith 36:54, 46. Nicole Brooker 36:56, 47. David Young 37:04, 48. John Tjepkema 37:07, 49. Keith Bowles 37:17, 50. Henry Gaudion 37:30

51. Amos Almy 37:34, 52. Steven Calder 37:42, 53. Sheila Hodges 37:53, 54. Scott Kahkonen 38:17, 55. Peter Huston 38:28, 56. Nichi Farnham 38:39, 57. Rick Moore 38:53, 58. Tim Brochu 39:01, 59. Rachel Ryder 39:11, 60. Dave Samuelian 39:33, 61. Justin Boudreau 39:56, 62. Darryl Lyon 40:10, 63. Jon Goodness 40:13, 64. Dick Storch 40:20, 65. David Wilson 40:28, 66. Jessica Yorzinski 40:34, 67. Seth Harrow 40:41, 68. Eddie Harrow 40:41, 69. Leslie Gould 40:44, 70. Doug Farnham 40:54, 71. Dawn Pelletier 41:11, 72. Rene Lolar 41:17, 73. Robyn Thibodeau 41:21, 74. Paul Griffin 41:26, 75. Cindy Buck 41:39

76. Gregory Politi 41:47, 77. Jon Veinot 42:18, 78. Mike Brooks 42:21, 79. Tonya White 42:25, 80. Dave Pickering 42:25, 81. Donne Sinderson 42:49, 82. Joe Bennett 43:03, 83. Waltern Yarzinska 43:04, 84. Roy Paquette 43:18, 85. Brian Galipeau 43:27, 86. Robin Emery 43:35, 87. Jim Nichols 44:03, 88. Janet Scully 44:05, 89. Tom Bishop 44:06, 90. David Jones 44:53, 91. Nancy Hall 45:33, 92. Donnajean Pohlman 45:43, 93. Robert Welch 45:48, 94. S.J Lane 45:54, 95. Michael Whitney 46:15, 96. Roy Dubois 46:43, 97. Rene Collins 47:11, 98. Lynn Caron 47:18, 99. Dan Engroff 47:42, 100. Megan Whitney 48:18

101. Denny Morrill 48:27, 102. Jim Moore 48:53, 103. Theresa Hainer 49:17, 104. Dale Hartt 49:19, 105. Mary Hartt 49:19, 106. Katherine Wilson 50:02, 107. Steve Dunning 50:56, 108. Shannon Robbins 51:23, 109. Andrea Walker 51:23, 110. Shannon Randall 51:38, 111. Sam Bolduc 51:41, 112. Lynn Bolduc 51:42, 113. Peg Engroff 51:58, 114. Pam Nourse 52:08, 115. Meegan Bolduc 53:19, 116. Ray Bolduc 53:20, 117. John Schwarze 53:25, 118. Dani O’Halloran 54:46, 119. Kiko Miura 59:19, 120. Marka Clinch 1:04:43, 121. Abra Iwanko 1:10:47, 122. Charles Clapper 1:11:33, 123. Barbara Thompson 1:11:33, 124. Charles Tanzosh 1:12:20

Overall winner, female: Cassie Hintz 29:36; male: Judson Cake 25:30; age groups, 1-19, female: Meegan Bolduc 53:19; male: Graham Pearsall 34:13, Ty Davis 35:40, Isaac Almy 36:38; 20-29, female: Kate McGuire 33:24, Jessica Yorzinski 40:34, Rene Lolar 41:17; male: Andy Goupee 26:55, Adam Goode 27:16, Jeff Caron 27:54; 30-39, female: Tracy London 34:45, Patty Craig 34:54, Laura Bagley 36:12; male: Phil LeBreton 28:15, Peter Keeney 30:26, Jeff Sands 30:43; 40-49, female: Margaret Jones 35:25, Mary Parsons 35:48, Janie Smith 36:54; male: Glendon Rand 29:45, Chris Jones 30:09, Brian Hubbell 30:40; 50-59, female: Marilyn Hintz 36:05, Sheila Hodges 37:53, Robin Emery 43:35; male: Judson Esty-Kendall 31:09, Austin Townsend Jr. 31:17, Chris Almy 32:43; 60-99, female: Rene Collins 47:11, Katherine Wilson 50:02; male: Gary Larson 34:49, John Tjepkema 37:07, Dick Storch 40:20