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IMAGE GALLERY: MSD Scores a Perfect 10

Blessed with the best weather the event has seen in recent memory, the annual Market Square Day on Saturday drew thousands of people downtown.

For 35 years and counting, Pro Portsmouth has consistently staged impressive Market Square Day celebrations that feature the MSD 10K road race and a downtown filled with live music, vendors and fun for the entire family.

But the one thing Pro Portsmouth never had control over was the weather. After the past few Market Square Day events were greeted with lots of rain, Mother Nature decided to do an about face on Saturday when she delivered a picture, perfect, sunny day.

This is all it took to bring thousands of people from all over New Hampshire, Maine and elsewhere to downtown Portsmouth. Nearly 2,000 runners competed in the Market Square Day 10K road race at 9 a.m., which was won by Robert Gomez of Saco, Maine, and the rest of the morning and afternoon saw the downtown teeming with happy visitors and residents who enjoyed lots of great food and live music.

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What follows is an image gallery that captured a small sampling of what was a perfect 10 for Market Square Day.

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