MIDDLETOWN – Long before the first runners in the 39th Classic 10K came along Gardner Avenue early Sunday morning, Rich Plant was ready.There was a cooler and three chairs on the sidewalk in front of his home where he, his wife and a neighbor would sit and watch the race go by.“I used to be a runner, but these days I’m just an observer,” Plant said.The Plants have lived there 20 years, and it’s become an annual tradition to watch the [...]