Thousands race through Northport in Great Cow Harbor 10K Run
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Runners take to Northport Village's streets Sept. 15 for the Great Cow Harbor 10K Run. Photo by Sara-Megan Walsh

Runners take to Northport Village's streets Sept. 15 for the Great Cow Harbor 10K Run. Photo by Sara-Megan Walsh

Signs to encourage the runners lined the streets of the Great Cow Harbor 10K Run. Photo by Sara-Megan Walsh

Runners take to Northport Village's streets Sept. 15 for the Great Cow Harbor 10K Run. Photo by Sara-Megan Walsh

A group of boys ring cow bells in the tradition of ringing the runners home at the Great Cow Harbor 10K Run Sept. 15. Photo by Sara-Megan Walsh

Runners take to Northport Village's streets Sept. 15 for the Great Cow Harbor 10K Run. Photo by Sara-Megan Walsh

Mens' overall winner Donnie Cabral crosses the finish line of the Great Cow Harbor 10K Run. Photo by Sara-Megan Walsh

Runners take to Northport Village's streets Sept. 15 for the Great Cow Harbor 10K Run. Photo by Sara-Megan Walsh

Signs to encourage the runners lined the streets of the Great Cow Harbor 10K Run. Photo by Sara-Megan Walsh

Runners take to Northport Village's streets Sept. 15 for the Great Cow Harbor 10K Run. Photo by Sara-Megan Walsh

Spectators yell words of encouragement and ring cow bells to drive on the homestretch of the Great Cow Harbor 10K Run. Photo by Sara-Megan Walsh

Runners take to Northport Village's streets Sept. 15 for the Great Cow Harbor 10K Run. Photo by Sara-Megan Walsh

Runners take to Northport Village's streets Sept. 15 for the Great Cow Harbor 10K Run. Photo by Sara-Megan Walsh

Runners take to Northport Village's streets Sept. 15 for the Great Cow Harbor 10K Run. Photo by Sara-Megan Walsh

Spectators yell words of encouragement and ring cow bells to drive on the homestretch of the Great Cow Harbor 10K Run. Photo by Sara-Megan Walsh

Runners take to Northport Village's streets Sept. 15 for the Great Cow Harbor 10K Run. Photo by Sara-Megan Walsh

Signs to encourage the runners lined the streets of the Great Cow Harbor 10K Run. Photo by Sara-Megan Walsh

Runners elated to have reached the finish line of the Great Cow Harbor 10K Run Sept. 15. Photo by Sara-Megan Walsh

Runners elated to have reached the finish line of the Great Cow Harbor 10K Run Sept. 15. Photo by Sara-Megan Walsh

Runners elated to have reached the finish line of the Great Cow Harbor 10K Run Sept. 15. Photo by Sara-Megan Walsh

Runners elated to have reached the finish line of the Great Cow Harbor 10K Run Sept. 15. Photo by Sara-Megan Walsh

Runners elated to have reached the finish line of the Great Cow Harbor 10K Run Sept. 15. Photo by Sara-Megan Walsh

Runners elated to have reached the finish line of the Great Cow Harbor 10K Run Sept. 15. Photo by Sara-Megan Walsh

Runners elated to have reached the finish line of the Great Cow Harbor 10K Run Sept. 15. Photo by Sara-Megan Walsh

Northport Cow Harbor Day's organizers presented a check to the Special Olympics of New York. Photo by Sara-Megan Walsh

Women's winner Elaina Taub of the Great Cow Harbor 10K Run accepts a check for $3,500. Photo by Sara-Megan Walsh

Christi Peterson, winner of the women's Masters Division, accepts a check for $500. Photo by Sara-Megan Walsh
Nearly 6,500 runner took to the streets of Northport Village Sept. 15 to participate in the Great Cow Harbor 10K Run and 2K Fun Run. The 41st anniversary of the race drew one of the largest number of participants ever, according to race organizers.
Hartford resident Donnie Cabral, 28, became the first to successfully defend his title as the race’s champion and top male finisher with a time of 29 minutes, 29.54 seconds. Cabral’s average pace per mile was 4:45.
Elaina Tabb, a 26-year-old from Watertown, Massachusetts, won first place in the women’s division with an overall time of 33:37.08, or a pace of 5:25 per mile.
Both Cabral and Tabb were presented with a $3,500 check from event sponsor People’s United Bank.