Run Newport claimed the top spot in the 2025 Rhode Island Grand Prix, a seven-race series spanning eight months that pits running clubs from across the state against one another.
The team, composed of 31 Aquidneck Island runners, finished with 5,239 points, edging out second-place Adult Sentinel Striders, who accumulated 4,972 points. Phantom Farms Flyers took third with 3,657 points.
Run Newport competed against 11 other Rhode Island-based teams throughout the series, which included races in Cumberland, Cranston, Bristol, Narragansett, Middletown and Westerly.
“We can’t put into words how much fun running as a team was,” the team wrote on Instagram. “The best part was all the different ages and paces that was a part of the team!”
Team captain Adrian Massie, who also took home the individual Masters Male title with 4,094 points, led the effort across the seven-race circuit.
Run Newport is a runner-friendly boutique located at 16 Long Wharf Mall that provides shoes and apparel with gait analysis. The team is already looking ahead to next season and welcoming new members.
The Grand Prix series features some of the state’s oldest and most iconic road races, including the Arnold Mills 4-miler in Cumberland, the Gaspee Days 5K in Cranston, the Colt State Park Half Marathon in Bristol, the Bobby Doyle 5-miler and Ocean Road 10K in Narragansett, the Aquidneck 10K in Middletown and the Clamdigger 5-miler in Westerly.
Individual category winners included Julia Fagundes in Open Female with 4,000 points, Christopher Collet in Open Male with 4,100 points, Brett Ely in Masters Female with 4,100 points and CJ Squires in Non-binary with 2,000 points.
Rounding out the top five teams were Women on the Run – Barrington in fourth place with 3,345 points and Westerly Track & Athletic Club in fifth with 3,023 points.
The Rhode Island Grand Prix aims to encourage competitiveness at all ages, provide adult runners with team competition opportunities, support the state’s historic road races and connect members of the Rhode Island running community.