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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 15 October 1958 Wells, Maine, United States |
| Sport | |
| Country |  United States |
| Event(s) | Marathon, Half Marathon, 10 km, 5km |
| College team | Central Connecticut State University |
Bob Winn is an American distance runner, coach, and local politician. He was inducted into the Maine Running Hall of Fame in 1997, [1] and he served on the town of Ogunquit Select Board for over a decade.
Winn grew up in Wells, Maine, and attended Wells High School, where he was a standout athlete in cross country and track. He enrolled at Central Connecticut State University (CCSU), where he broke the school record in the 10,000 meters and was a two-time All-New England cross country runner. He graduated in 1982 and was inducted into the CCSU Hall of Fame in 2006. [2]
Winn returned to Wells and became a teacher and cross country coach for Wells High School. He continued running competitively, winning road races from Southern Maine [3] to the South Shore of Massachusetts. [4]
Winn won the Maine Marathon in 1982 and 1992. [5]
He was the winner at the 1998 USA Masters Cross Country Championship at age 40. [4] Winn also won the Maine Men’s division of the Beach to Beacon 10K in 1998, the race’s inaugural year. He repeated as Maine Champion in 1999. [6]
Winn is the only man from Maine to win both the Maine Marathon and the Maine division of the Beach to Beacon 10K. [7] [8]
Winn coached track through 2017. Wells High School administrators announced in 2021 that a $1,000 scholarship would be awarded to two Wells High School seniors each year in honor of Winn’s several-decade service to the school. [9]
In 2009, Winn was elected to the town of Ogunquit Select Board, [10] on which he served until 2020. [11]