The 120th running of the Boston Marathon included three Kenai Peninsula runners as the nearly 28,000 runner’s competed in the 2016 Boston Marathon on Monday.
Mark Blanning of Kenai, and graduate of KCHS, posted the fastest Peninsula men’s time of 3 hours, 25 minutes, 53 seconds; good for 6,497 overall and 12th among Alaska men.
Susan Craig of Soldotna, the only female from the Peninsula, posted a time of 4:23:11 and Moose Pass resident Kevin Krolek completed the 26.2 mile course in 3:44:18.
The top Alaskan male was Jacob Kirk ,23, of Anchorage (Grace Christian School graduate) finishing in 2:37:23. The top female Alaskan was Chelsea Ward-Waller, 26, of Anchorage, led Alaska women in 3:12:59.
2016 Boston Marathon Alaska finishers
Men
Jacob Kirk, Anchorage, 2:37:23; Tom Ritchie, Anchorage, 2:37:56; Jay Mullen, Anchorage, 2:49:41; Jeff Young, Anchorage, 2:57:45; Jerry Ross, Anchorage, 3:02:44; Daniel Folmar, Anchorage, 3:03:34; Eric Troxell, Anchorage, 3:11:42; Michael Wheatall, Anchorage, 3:14:13; Antony Scott, Anchorage, 3:15:55; Alec Nevalainen, Juneau, 3:16:58; Greg Frank, Fort Yukon, 3:18:22; Mark Blanning, Kenai, 3:25:53; Tyler Dinnan, Juneau, 3:27:26; James Miller, Anchorage, 3:29:30; Andy Holland, Fairbanks, 3:30:03; John Naylor, Wasilla, 3:31:02; Dan Bishop, Fairbanks, 3:32:45; Lowell Fair, Juneau, 3:35:38; David Johnston, Willow, 3:35:53; Ron Oliver, North Pole, 3:41:59; Kevin Knotek, Moose Pass, 3:44:18; Michael Morris, Anchorage, 3:46:47; Patrick Endres, Fairbanks, 3:49:00; Bruce Davison, Anchorage, 3:49:47; Terrance Kasper, Anchorage, 3:55:09; Lawrence Hall, Fairbanks, 4:19:05; Todd Parrish, Anchorage, 4:26:08.
Women
Chelsea Ward-Waller, Anchorage, 3:12:59; Laura Fox, Anchorage, 3:18:02; Samantha Longacre, Anchorage, 3:22:22; Sarah Aarons, Anchorage, 3:29:13; Maria Whitworth, Anchorage, 3:30:13; Beth Zirbes, Fairbanks, 3:33:18; Holly Barclay, Anchorage, 3:34:29; Gabriella Sonnenberg, Wasilla, 3:36:44; Kristen Lindsey, Anchorage, 3:44:14; Michelle Richards, Palmer, 3:44:23; Jody Olsen, Anchorage, 3:46:54; Susan Faulkner, Fairbanks, 3:54:20; Jane Lanford, Fairbanks, 3:58:15; Shelly Matherne, Anchorage, 4:00:29; Jennifer Kueter, Anchorage, 4:02:57; Meredyth Richards, Fairbanks, 4:03:45; Ellyn Brown, Anchorage, 4:14:26; Colleen Jardell, Juneau, 4:16:23; Susan Craig, Soldotna, 4:23:11; Patrice Parker, Anchorage, 4:34:15; Kelly Driver, Anchorage, 4:34:22; Rachelle Alger, Anchorage, 4:42:45; Ursula Fogarty, Wasilla, 4:59:25; DeeDee Jonrowe, Willow, 5:06:32.
