Masters Men: Huculak Takes Command at the Midpoint

• Kramer Huculak, 1st — 46:11 (7:26/mi), winning the Masters Men race after surging from 2nd to 1st between the opening 5K and the 8K mark
• Shawn Bertrand, 2nd — 48:05 (7:44/mi), 1:54 back; held the early lead but couldn't match Huculak's mid-race pace
• Yonatan Quezada, 3rd — 50:04 (8:03/mi), steady from gun to tape, never leaving 3rd across all tracked checkpoints
• Three Masters Men finished under Boston's punishing 93°F heat, with a 15 mph wind adding to the challenge on race day

In a Masters Men field of just three, the race had a clear turning point: Shawn Bertrand of Mont Vernon, NH held the lead through the opening 5K, but Kramer Huculak of Newtonville, MA had other plans. Between the 5K and 8K marks, Huculak — running a 7:26/mi average — moved from 2nd to 1st and never looked back, posting the fastest split in that crucial middle segment among the three.

Bertrand's 7:44/mi average was a solid effort in its own right, and he held 2nd from the midpoint through the finish, crossing in 48:05. But Huculak's mid-race surge was the decisive move — the gap between them at the line stood at 1:54, reflecting a meaningful difference in pace over the back half. Bertrand's 2nd-fastest split on the 5K–8K stretch confirms he was pushing, but Huculak was simply running faster where it mattered most.

Yonatan Quezada of Haverhill, MA ran a consistent race at 8:03/mi, finishing 3rd in 50:04 — a position he held throughout every checkpoint. In 93°F heat with a stiff wind, finishing a 10K at any of these paces is a genuine achievement, and all three Masters Men saw it through.