▁finished ▁in ▁ 3 7 : 0 2 : 1 5 ▁( 1 0 : 3 7 ▁per ▁mile ). ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁ 4 6 3 ▁teams ▁finished ▁the ▁ 2 0 2 ▁mile ▁relay ▁from ▁Bre tt on ▁Wood s ▁to ▁Ham pton ▁Beach . ▁The ▁first - place ▁finishing ▁team ▁were ▁" The ▁C ut ters ". ▁ ▁We ather ▁The ▁race ▁is ▁run ▁on ▁a ▁Friday ▁and ▁Saturday ▁in ▁the ▁middle ▁of ▁September , ▁which ▁generally ▁means ▁cool ▁but ▁comfortable ▁running ▁weather . ▁But ▁with ▁New ▁England ▁weather , ▁one ▁needs ▁to ▁be ▁prepared ▁for ▁extrem es . ▁The ▁most ▁fe ared ▁weather ▁system ▁by ▁the ▁participants ▁is ▁the ▁h urr icane . ▁While ▁techn ically ▁a ▁h urr icane ▁has ▁never ▁rolled ▁through ▁New ▁Ham pshire ▁on ▁race ▁day , ▁the ▁rem n ants ▁of ▁three ▁h urr ican es ▁( or ▁what ▁felt ▁like ▁h urr ican es ) ▁were ▁felt ▁in ▁past ▁years . ▁▁ ▁H urr icane ▁Is id ore ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁ ▁H urr icane ▁Ivan ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁ ▁Some ▁would ▁argue ▁H urr icane ▁O ph elia ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁but ▁a ▁review ▁of ▁the ▁weather ▁maps ▁show ▁that ▁it ▁was ▁just ▁plain ▁old ▁rain ▁that ▁d rench ed ▁the ▁course . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁the ▁weather ▁was ▁cool ▁and ▁rain ▁fell ▁on ▁run ners ▁off - and - on ▁from