Plunging into the New Year
December 31, 2019 11:00 pm
• Last Updated: January 01, 2020 8:43 pm
New Years revelers, and runners, splash in the waters of Fishers Island Sound at Esker Point Beach in Noank Wednesday, January 1, 2020. The run and dip, in its 51st year, started as an informal gathering of friends of former Boston Marathon champion Amby Burfoot. The group, which numbered over 100, started at the statue of former Boston Marathon champion Johnny Kelley in Mystic and proceeds along Noank Road at a pace friendly to even the slowest participant to end with the brief plunge a the beach. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day) Buy Photo Reprints
New Years revelers, and runners, splash in the waters of Fishers Island Sound at Esker Point Beach in Noank Wednesday, January 1, 2020.
The run and dip, in its 51st year, started as an informal gathering of friends of former Boston Marathon champion Amby Burfoot.
The group, which numbered over 100, started at the statue of former Boston Marathon champion Johnny Kelley in Mystic and proceeded along Noank Road at a pace friendly to even the slowest participant to end with the brief plunge at the beach.
Amby Burfoot, left, addresses runners gathered for the annual New Years run and plunge Wednesday, January 1, 2020. The run and dip, in its 51st year, started as an informal gathering of friends of Burfoot, the 1969 Boston Marathon champion. The group, which numbered over 100, started at the statue of former Boston Marathon champion Johnny Kelley in Mystic and proceeded along Noank Road at a pace friendly to even the slowest participant to end with the brief plunge at the beach. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day) Buy Photo Reprints
New Years revelers gather for a group photo around the statue of Johnny Kelley in Mystic before they start their run to Esker Point Beach in Noank Tuesday, Wednesday1, 2020. The run and dip, in its 51st year, started as an informal gathering of friends of former Boston Marathon champion Amby Burfoot. The group, which numbered over 100, started at the statue of former Boston Marathon champion Johnny Kelley in Mystic and proceeds along Noank Road at a pace friendly to even the slowest participant to end with the brief plunge at the beach. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day) Buy Photo Reprints
Scott MacGregor sounds his bugle as New Years revelers and runners prepare to start their run to Esker Point Beach in Noank Wednesday, January 1, 2020. The run and dip, in its 51st year, started as an informal gathering of friends of former Boston Marathon champion Amby Burfoot. The group, which numbered over 100, started at the statue of former Boston Marathon champion Johnny Kelley in Mystic and proceeds along Noank Road at a pace friendly to even the slowest participant to end with the brief plunge at the beach. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day) Buy Photo Reprints
New Years revelers, and runners, jog down Noank Road en route to Esker Point Beach in Noank Wednesday, January 1, 2020. The run and dip, in its 51st year, started as an informal gathering of friends of former Boston Marathon champion Amby Burfoot. The group, which numbered over 100, started at the statue of former Boston Marathon champion Johnny Kelley in Mystic and proceeds along Noank Road at a pace friendly to even the slowest participant to end with the brief plunge at the beach. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day) Buy Photo Reprints
New Years revelers, and runners, plunge into the waters of Fishers Island Sound at Esker Point Beach in Noank Wednesday, January 1, 2020. The run and dip, in its 51st year, started as an informal gathering of friends of former Boston Marathon champion Amby Burfoot. The group, which numbered over 100, started at the statue of former Boston Marathon champion Johnny Kelley in Mystic and proceeds along Noank Road at a pace friendly to even the slowest participant to end with the brief plunge at the beach. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day) Buy Photo Reprints
New Years revelers, and runners, plunge into the waters of Fishers Island Sound at Esker Point Beach in Noank Wednesday, January 1, 2020. The run and dip, in its 51st year, started as an informal gathering of friends of former Boston Marathon champion Amby Burfoot. The group, which numbered over 100, started at the statue of former Boston Marathon champion Johnny Kelley in Mystic and proceeds along Noank Road at a pace friendly to even the slowest participant to end with the brief plunge at the beach. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day) Buy Photo Reprints
A group of cross-country runners from Hall High School in West Hartford towel off after joining New Years revelers, and runners, splashing in the waters of Fishers Island Sound at Esker Point Beach in Noank Wednesday, January 1, 2020. The run and dip, in its 51st year, started as an informal gathering of friends of former Boston Marathon champion Amby Burfoot. The group, which numbered over 100, started at the statue of former Boston Marathon champion Johnny Kelley in Mystic and proceeds along Noank Road at a pace friendly to even the slowest participant to end with the brief plunge at the beach. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day) Buy Photo Reprints
Carly Eisley, left, of North Stonington, chats with Kelly Perkins, of Waterford, after joining New Years revelers, and runners, splashing in the waters of Fishers Island Sound at Esker Point Beach in Noank Wednesday, January 1, 2020. The run and dip, in its 51st year, started as an informal gathering of friends of former Boston Marathon champion Amby Burfoot. The group, which numbered over 100, started at the statue of former Boston Marathon champion Johnny Kelley in Mystic and proceeds along Noank Road at a pace friendly to even the slowest participant to end with the brief plunge at the beach. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day) Buy Photo Reprints
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