Nearly 250 runners took part in the 2016 Kenai River Marathon day, which featured a men’s and women’s full marathon, a relay marathon, a men’s and women’s half-marathon, and a 5-K run.
John Hellen of Anchorage posted the fastest overall time in the men’s marathon, completing the 26.2 mile course in 3:08:04. Aaron Miller of Anchorage finished second and Kenai’s Ken Felchle placed third overall in a field of 40 marathoners.
The top women’s finisher Michelle Mitchell of Homer finished the course in 3:23:12, followed by Joanne Myles of Eagle River.
The top male finisher in the half-marathon was Soldotna’s Derek Gibson in 1:16:54, followed by Jeff McDonald of Kenai. The fastest women in the half-marathon was Susan Craig of Soldotna in 1:42:10. Eighty-six runners completed the half-marathon course.
The first place relay marathon team, Team Satathite-Love completed the course in 3:19:19.
The fastest 5-kilometer time was posted by Caed Myles of Eagle River followed by Dylan Hogue of Soldotna.
Kenai River Marathon: Race Results
Marathon
1, John Hellen, Anchorage, 3:08:04; 2, Aaron Martin, Anchorage, 3:15:43; Ken Felchle, Soldotna, 3:17:09; 4, Michelle Mitchell, Homer, 3:23:12; 5, Joanne Myles, Eagle River, 3:32:34; 6, Kay Evans, Chocowinity, NC, 3:34:12; 7, Tom Deakins, Anchorage, 3:35:00; 8, Tony Covarrubias, Palmer, 3:38:23; 9, Tara Schmidt, Homer, 3:44:50; 10, Kevin Lauver, Sterling, 3:47:51; 11, Aleta Phelps, Homer, 3:48:14; 12, Kamie Miller, Eagle River, 3:56:55; 13, Eric Meier, Anchorage, 3:57:57; 14, Tony Cook, Anchorage, 3:58:15; 15, Dean Denter, Eagle River, 4:03:05; 16, Jerry Jenkins, Anchorage, 4:09:12; Debbie Vitanza, Anchorage, 4:10:49; 18, Donald Rhinehart, Kodiak, 4:13:24; 19, Terry Schnese, Anchorage, 4:13:41; 20, Gerald King, Dunkirk, MD, 4:18:04; 21, Sean Campbell, Homer, 4:18:52; 22, Amanda Cherok, Homer, 4:20:19; 23, Christine Jones, Sutton, 4:22:28; 24, Jennifer Booz, Homer, 4:23:12; 25, Lila Johnson, Homer, 4:25:53.
26, Erika Thompson, Homer, 4:26:02; 27, Tersa Davenport, Champagin, IL, 4:32:57; 28, Krista Stephens, Anchorage, 4:34:38; 29, Haley White, Eagle River, 4:35:13; 30, Nadia Anders, Kenai, 4:39:54; 31, Eric Thomason, Kenai, 4:59:46; 32, Teresa Aldridge, Trapper Creek, 5:00:23; 33, Carly Vangstad Boyd, Anchorage, 5:04:12; 34, Patty Kroppe, Reading, PA, 5:04:42; 35, Ted Martinez, Austin, TX, 5:05:41; 36, Chantelle Slice, Atlanta, GA, 5:15:13; 37, Philip Schadd, Bad Axe, MI, 5:30:20; 38, Thomas Ball, Anchorage, 5:54:02; 39, James Feaster, Anchorage, 6:13:34; 40, Berni Borealis, Anchorage, 6:32:38.
Half marathon
1, Derek Gibson, Soldotna, 1:16:54; 2, Jeff McDonald, Kenai, 1:33:06; 3, Frederick Dickerson, Homer, 1:33:39; 4, Sean Goff, Kenai, 1:37:45; 5, Andy Haas, Homer, 1:41:49; 6, Carl Kinkaid, Sterling, 1:41:49; 7, Susan Craig, Soldotna, 1:42:10; 8, A.J. Perez, JBER, 1:42:16; 9, Glen Rice, Kenai, 1:43:43; 10, Mark Frischkorn, Anchorage, 1:47:17; 11, Bill Taylor, Kenai, 1:47:43; 12, Don Connelly, Soldotna, 1:47:48; 13, Emily Heale, Kenai 1:48:10; 14, Kat Roch, Eagle River, 1:48:24; 15, Emilie Otis, Homer, 1:49:01; 16, Ashley Tonione, Soldotna, 1:49:35; 17, Hanna Young, Homer,1:50:05; 18, Duane Kujala, Anchorage, 1:50:32; 19, Randy Wiest, Homer, 1:51:59; 20, Sondra Stonecipher, Soldotna, 1:51:59; 21, Larry DeBoard, Seward, 1:53:29; 22, Eric Cafmeyer, Eagle River, 1:53:36; 23, Lisa Wells, Kenai, 1:54:20; 24, Stefani Kochen, Irvine, CA, 1:55:31; 25, Patrick Goodrich, Homer, 1:56:21.
25, Malachi Slice, Atlanta, GA 1:56:37; 26, Soch Lor, Anchorage, 1:57:24; 27, Heather Renner, Homer, 1:57:24; 28, Erin Kuester, Anchorage, 1:57:32; 29, Jessica Cochran, Kenai, 1:57:34; 30, Cliff Cochran, Kenai, 1:57:08; 31, Rachel Allmendinger, Homer, 2:00:28; 32, Joanna Riley, Homer, 2:00:41; 33, Christian Santiago-Millan, Anchorage, 2:01:39; 34, Sue Mauger, Homer, 2:01:56; 35, Tiffany Tison, Corapeake, NC, 2:02:40; 34, Susan Pfeiffenberger, Soldotna, 2:03:07; 35, Melanie Goerne, 2:03:31; 36, Jen Novobilski, Anchorage, 2:03:45; 37, Brianne Steed, Soldotna, 2:04:17; 38, Kelly Murray, Edinburg, VA, 2:06:37; 39, Julie DeBoard, Seward, 2:07:21; 40, Sara Bundy, Soldotna, 2:07:28; 41, Katie Boneta, Eagle River, 2:07:36; 42, Keith Harvey, Anchorage, 2:07:44; 43, Linnea Cafmeyer, Chugiak, 2:09:26; 44, Lacey Brown, Kenai, 2:10:45; 45, Madison Gartman, Anchorage, 2:10:51; 46, KatieMae Tallent, Kenai, 2:11:13; 47, Copper Booth, Kenai, 2:11:14; 48, Joanna Greene, Homer, 2:13:23; 49, Julie Doepken, Seward, 2:13:36; 50, Marianne TeBeau, Grand Haven, MI, 2:15:42.
51, Jenna Fabian, Seward, 2:16:17; 52, Barry Johnson, Wasilla, 2:16:59; 53, Jacqueline Fabrizzio, Chugiak, 2:17:02; 54, Julie Harvey, Anchorage, 2:17:35; 55, Anthony Boneta, Eagle River, 2:24:49; 56, Sherry Perry, Seward, 2:28:50; 57, Bill Larned, Soldotna, 2:31:47; 58, Elizabeth Baur, Farmington, MI, 2:38:37; 59, Austin Martin, Clam Gulch, 2:39:24; 60, Bonnie Mastolier, Homer, 2:42:16; 61, Valerie Mastolier, Anchorage, 2:42:16; 62, Shannon Fehrenbach, Champaign, IL, 2:43:52; 63, Bodhi Rekker, Kenai, 2:43:52; 64, Kelly Lawson, Kenai, 2:44:01; 65, LuAnn Wickeham, Menasha, WI, 2:46:09; 66, Kimberly Graham, Anchorage, 2:47:26; 67, Maria Sweppy, Soldotna, 2:47:49; 68, Christina Beck, Kenai, 2:55:21; 69, Cara Hollingsworth, North Pole, 2:57:42; 70, Shelly Deano, Eagle River, 3:01:10; 71, Robert Weathers, Jr., Salcha, 3:03:12; 72, Valerie Weathers, Salcha, 3:03:12; 73, Scott Partlow, Wasilla, 3:12:25; 74, Gerri Tokar Hines, Wasilla, 3:12:25; 75, Johna Beech, Kenai, 3:13:14.
76, Vanessa Jagasia, Anchorage, 3:29:38; 77, Jaylee Brendel, Anchorage, 3:29:40; 78, Anna LaRoche, Kenai, 3:33:35; 79, Yvonne Oren, Kenai, 3:34:47; 80, Teresa Mullican, Kenai, 3:54:09; 81, Neva Wynn, Kenai, 3:54:10; 82, Sharon Pleier, Wasilla, 3:54:10; 83, Barb Wodzin, 4:10:26; 84, Ruth Bratz, Anchorage, 4:10:27; 85, Beth Knorr, Anchorage, 4:10:27; 86, Tami de Leon, Anchorage, 4:10:27.
5K
1, Caed Myles, Eagle River, 22:26; 2, Dylan Hogue, Soldotna, 22:29; 3, Dave Roch, Eagle River, 22:56; 4, Jeff Murray, Edinburg, VA, 23:42; 5, Samuel Anders, Kenai, 27,36; 6, Elizabeth Floresch, Kenai, 28:05; 7, Daniel Anders, Kenai, 28:07; 8, Jody Goodrich, Homer, 30:48; 9, Jessie Goodrich, Homer, 30:49; 10, Viorica Thompson, Kenai, 32:03; 11, Laura Orenga de Gaffory, Anchorage, 33:06; 12, Carol Schadd, Bad Axe, MI, 38:32; 13, Jill John-Kall, Austin, TX, 38:59; 14, Tina Meier, Anchorage, 39:33; 15, Becky Hart, Soldotna, 40:26; 16, Natasha Reutov, Sterling, 41:11; 17, Karen Reagan Scoggins, Kenai, 44:11; 18, Teagen Kobylarz, Soldotna, 46:56; 19, Tom Kobylarz, Soldotna, 46:57; 20, Olivia Kobylarz, Soldotna, 49:59; 21, Stephanie Kobylarz, Soldotna, 50:02; 22, Kathi Trawver, Anchorage, 55:17; 23, Sam Schillachi, Soldotna, 56:51; 24, Desiree Rhinehart, Kodiak, 57:44.
Marathon Relay
1, Satathite-Love, 3:19:19; 2, Tesoro, 3:36:10; 3, 4 Strykers, 3:37:37; 4, Coffee.RUN.Wine, 3:55:32; 5, R.I.O.T., 4:12:55; 6, Slow But Steady, 4:28:51; 7, A.P.Rs, 4:43:32.