Tommy is Top Banana!

An early morning run on Veterans Day with the E Streeters, and appropriately enough, a veteran runner took the top spot in today's No Bananas 5K race on the Bruce Freeman trail in Chelmsford.  Tommy grabbed first place honors, and seems all too happy to share his iconic banana with anyone who cares to grab it.

Carlos seems afraid to share the banana trophy with his running nemesis

John, get your hand out of your pocket and your other one off Tommy's banana.

Tommy shares his banana trophy with Pippi Longstocking.

Tommy makes a point of showing off his banana right out of the gate

This reminds me - the Walking Dead is on tonight.

Really, there's not much to say about this photo.  It's just kind of sad that Tommy felt he needed to runlike that just to prove he's top banana.

 Banana in hand, Tommy is a blur heading out to the turnaround

Tommy even has his own cheering section out on the course.  Egomaniac.

Now sans banana, we make our way back in along the trail

 Some more of the Bananas finishers, including the Banana Bunch Queen herself, Ruth Whalen Crockett

It was a dog fight coming into the final stretch between John and Tom Hildreth.  Who would win?  Luckily, we have photographic proof to answer that question.

 Tom Hildreth nudges John right at the finish line.  The tassels from his hat clinched the victory.

Don't believe the blog author?  Check the official results.  They don't lie.  Hildreth clearly beat Piekos, and look, Scanlon edged Borges right at the finish as well.

 One half of this happy couple ran six miles today.  One didn't.  You figure out which is which.

Again, a shout out to all the men and women currently serving in the armed forces as well as those who have already served and returned home.  An honored Veteran's Day to all.