Olivia Murphy showed up for the Butler Road Race’s 2K field content to being part of the event. Winning was not on her mind until just before runners took off.

“I was standing there, waiting for the race to start and thought to myself, ‘Let’s go for it!’”

It may have seemed ambitious, considering Murphy, a resident of Mars, was pushing her two-year-old son, Cian, in a stroller the whole way.

But nine minutes, 25.62 seconds later, Murphy crossed the finish line to win the women’s portion of the annual event Saturday morning at Diamond Park.

“I’m a little surprised I won,” admitted Murphy. “You never know who’s going to show up here to compete. I was with my older son, Beckett, last year and we walked most of the way.”

The BRR is a family tradition for Murphy, a 2011 graduate of Butler High School. She was once the one being pushed in a stroller when her parents competed. She entered the event herself for the first time at eight years old and has now taken part 12 times.

Her husband, Sean, and Beckett also ran Saturday.

“Running has always been a meditative time for me, a chance to process things and be at peace,” said Olivia, though her competitive drive eventually kicked in.

“I wanted to see how far I could go,” she said.

She competed in the Boston Marathon in 2018 and a number of other local races over the years. Recently, though, she changed gears a bit.

“I backed off this summer, put in less mileage,” she said. “I wanted it to be more of a family thing.”

With his sister and girlfriend waiting at the finish line, Ben Dymond wanted to turn in a good performance. As it turned out, it was the best performance.

Dymond, 22, won the Men’s 5K with a time of 7:36.56, nearly a minute faster than his nearest competitor.

After placing fourth overall here last year, he thought he had a chance of doing well.

“I ran in a 4K in Allison Park earlier this summer and finished third,” said Dymond, who lives in Ellwood City. He plans to run again at an upcoming event in Beaver Falls.

“This race begins downhill and I was able to get off to a good start. After that, it was just persevering through my tiredness,” he said with a laugh. “It feels really cool to win. I played basketball while in high school and just looked at running as a way to stay active.”

Butler Road Race

2K Results

Men’s Top 3

1-Ben Dymond 7:36.56; 2-Bryce Dryden 8:32.35; 3-Erik Hokanson 8:59.96

Women’s Top 3

1-Olivia Murphy 9:25.62; 2-Addyson Traggiai 9:28.22; 3-Brielle Emler 9:40.25

Age Group Winners

Men

1-4: Hugh Dreher 14:53.48; 5-9: Jeremiah Beilstein 13:11.36; 10-13: Finn Hokanson 9:13.78; 14-18: Blake Wells 12:37.21; 19-29: Malachi Stephenson 11:28.40; 30-39: Anthony Rogers 10:57.90; 40-49: Tommy Bayne 10:11.57; 50-59: Mitch Radella 9:22.74; 60-69: John Grenci 12:48.58; 70-over: Tony Sunseri 12:33.55

Women

5-9: Madelyn Weyandt 13:53.61; 10-13: Kallie Simmons 10:45.11; 14-18: Lissy Cornell 10:31.86; 19-29: Haley Caldwell 14:22.52; 30-39: Heather Cottage 11:15.36; 40-49: Becky Clouse 13:21.33; 50-59: Kathy Pruszenski 11:46.30; 60-69: Cynthia Reddick 13:19.90; 70-over: Valerie Sands 15:01.12