story by James Brady
Welcome to 2015…and to those brave souls braving the elements New Year’s Day at Esker Pt Beach…what the heck were you thinking anyways? It was close to one o’clock New Year’s Day when I saw the first of 200+ runners begin the final leg of the New Year’s Day run down Groton Long Point Road and into the frigid waters at Esker Point Beach.
Cooper Robinson, age 17, was the first to hit the water followed by many others. Scott MacGregor, co-owner of Gold Star Pawn, has been running for years. As he tells me, “JB, it’s something I do every year…in years past I stayed in and tackled those that didn’t dive in…I’m too old for that now!” .
Bill Billings, and his son Jeff, ran together. Bill has been running and diving in for 44 years and Jeff for 23 years. An event that Johnny Kelley would have been happy to quietly attend…but most assuredly watching from ABOVE.