The 2018 Kenai River Marathon event, which featured a full marathon, half marathon, relay marathon and a 5K fun run, ran through the Kenai/Soldotna area on Sunday.
Kenai Marathon Race Results: Full Marathon
Homer’s Pedro Ochoa raced to a second-straight Kenai River Marathon men’s championship completing the 26.2 mile course in 2 hours, 53 minutes, 55 seconds; Ochoa improves his personal best time by 2:11 minutes. Anchorage’s Rob Dolan was runner-up at 3:14:52.
Palmer’s Christy Marvin lead the women’s field finishing in 3 hours, 4 minutes and 49 seconds. Anchorage’s Sara Bryan was in second at 3:37:37.
Kenai Marathon Race Results: Relay Marathon
The Marathon Relay event featured 10 teams and was won by team Am I Being Followed in 3:12:47 with team members Rustin Hitchcock, Patrick Metzger, Sean Goff and Joey Klecka.
Kenai Marathon Race Results: Half Marathon
The top female finisher in the Half Marathon was Eagle River’s Victoria Oxetenko in 1:40:32; Soldotna’s Susan Craig finished in 1:40:58.
Soldotna’s Dan McIntosh topped the men’s Half Marathon field completing the course in 1:20:50. Seward’s Patrick Lewis was second in 1:22:05.
Kenai Marathon Race Results: Handcycle
The Handcycle event sports a repeat winner with Anchorage’s Ira Edwards defending his title in a new personal best 2:08:38.
The start/finish area at the Kenai Convention & Visitors Center in downtown Kenai served as race central. The route for the marathon event running through Kenai, along Bridge Access, Kalifornski Beach Road, through Soldotna, and on the Unity Trail back to Kenai.
Kenai Marathon Race Results
Kenai River Marathon Womens Five Kilometers: 1. Samantha Butler, Cooper Landing, 24 minutes, 48 seconds; 2. Amelia Hall, Soldotna, 25:10; 3. Maddy Campbell, Kenai, 26:33; 4. Katie Stockton, Kenai, 26:33; 5. Sarah Hollers, Soldotna, 30:23; 6. Alyssa Murphy, Soldotna, 31:12; 7. Stephanie Ray, Seward, 31:25; 8. Emily Kutz, Kasilof, 32:12; 9. Hadley Kornelis, Soldotna, 33:01; 10. Melanie Hollon, Sterling, 33:22; 11. Eliza Anders, Kenai, 33:23; 12. Cathleen Brown, Arlington, Texas, 33:50; 13. Viorica Thompson, Kenai, 34:33; 14. Maria Sweppy, Soldotna, 35:58; 15. Jayme Jons, Kenai, 38:27; 16. Leia Montgomery, Soldotna, 40:18; 17. Mary Rhyner, Kenai, 41:03; 18. Marietta Kornelis, Soldotna, 41:04; 19. Lana Woods, Anchorage, 42:54; 20. Diane Nickell, Wasilla, 46:25; 21. Sara Dennis, Kenai, 47:07; 22. Jennifer Tollackson, Soldotna, 47:08; 23. Heidi Kershaw, Wasilla, 52:54; 24. Diane Webb, Kasilof, 53:27; 25. Janie Montague, Englewood, Ohio, 1:01:31; 26. Nancy Henricksen, Kenai, 2:00:44.
Kenai River Marathon Womens Half Marathon: 1. Victoria Oxetenko, Eagle River, 1:40:32; 2. Susan Craig, Soldotna, 1:40:58; 3. Amanda Cherok, Homer, 1:41:35; 4. Kristen Buckwalter, Homer, 1:43:34; 5. Elizabeth Roedl, Homer, 1:45:08; 6. Jillian Fellman, Chugiak, 1:45:14; 7. Sondra Stonecipher, Soldotna, 1:46:31; 8. Petra Richards, Willow, 1:46:53; 9. Sandy Cumming, Austin, Texas, 1:46:53; 10. Kristie Cotroneo, Sterling, 1:47:51; 11. Elizabeth Hardie, Soldotna, 1:48:30; 12. Stephanie Keller, Fairbanks, 1:48:45; 13. Amanda Day, Eagle River, 1:50:15; 14. Emily Heale, Kenai, 1:50:28; 15. Janelle Moerlein, Eagle River, 1:53:38; 16. Darcy Mueller, Homer, 1:54:27; 17. Anna Taylor, Anchorage, 1:55:04; 18. Frieda Tuttle, Nikiski, 1:55:11; 19. Maria Dammeyer, Soldotna, 1:55:15; 20. Lauren Pilatti, Nikiski, 1:55:54; 21. Michelle Fabry, Anchorage, 1:56:20; 22. Hannah Krause, Wasilla, 1:57:36; 23. Karen McIntyre, Anchorage, 1:57:59; 24. Paula Murray, Kenai, 1:58:12; 25. Hallie Peterson, Anchorage, 1:58:23. 26. Anna Maguire, Homer, 2:00:40; 27. Pam Iyer, Fort Collins, Colorado, 2:02:26; 28. Jessie Cashman, Homer, 2:02:43; 29. Janney Dunlavey, Chugiak, 2:02:53; 30. Soch Lor, Anchorage, 2:03:18; 31. Heather Renner, Homer, 2:03:18; 32. Devin Drake, Seward, 2:03:32; 33. Kristin Main, Anchorage, 2:04:32; 34. Margaret Shalit, Nikiski, 2:04:49; 35. Stefanie Gould, Soldotna, 2:04:50; 36. Sarah Hobart, Soldotna, 2:04:59; 37 (tie). Margret Nelson, Kenai, Mollie Pate, Soldotna 2:05:00; 39. Hannah Brewster, Anchorage, 2:05:35; 40. Debbie Rehder, Homer, 2:09:15; 41. Kelly Walker, Fairbanks, 2:09:41; 42. Emily Rom, Anchorage, 2:10:52; 43. Tatum Rozak, Kenai, 2:12:05; 44. Brooke Campbell, Kenai, 2:12:25; 45. Jo Oxetenko, Chugiak, 2:12:31; 46. Alane Hughes, Soldotna, 2:13:19; 47. June Stuckey, Soldotna, 2:13:23; 48. Joanna Karet, Anchorage, 2:13:47; 49. Deann Denter, Eagle River, 2:13:57; 50. Hillary Stump, Soldotna, 2:14:16. 51. Kathleen Sorrensen, Seward, 2:14:31; 52. Lisa Thrasher, Anchorage, 2:15:42; 53. Amy White Baxter, Soldotna, 2:16:05; 54. Rachael Shannon, Big Lake, 2:16:24; 55. Hadassah Knight, Soldotna, 2:17:40; 56. Amanda Ritchie, Kenai, 2:17:42; 57. Destiny Lee, Eagle River, 2:19:12; 58. Kaley McGlasson, Kenai, 2:20:07; 59. Aimee Chauvot, Anchorage, 2:20:42; 60. Lauren Ferguson, Albuquerque, NM, 2:20:52; 61. Alyssa Frothingham, Soldotna, 2:21:37; 62. Jessica Denzer, Jber, 2:22:55; 63. Katie Thompson, Eagle River, 2:22:55; 64. Natalie Bickers, Palmer, 2:22:57; 65. Jesse Jezorski, Soldotna, 2:26:38; 66. Amy Russell, Homer, 2:28:21; 67. Teresa Doyle, Anchorage, 2:28:36; 68. Emily Soule, Eagle River, 2:29:10; 69. Stacy Tronnier, Kenai, 2:33:13; 70. Aubrey Morgan, Soldotna, 2:34:32; 71. Sharon White, Lancaster, PA, 2:38:11; 72. Rebecca Wilson, Wasilla, 2:40:15; 73. Nancy Anderson, Wasilla, 2:40:45; 74. Cheryl Dollick, Wasilla, 2:41:03; 75. Eliza Caguioa, Bethel, 2:50:0 76. Elizabeth Cox, Nikiski, 2:51:29; 77. Sarah Pribbenow, Kenai, 2:51:30; 78. Maren Anderson, Homer, 2:55:28; 79. Carrie Lavallee, Anchorage, 2:56:53; 80. Kaye Pope, Palmer, 3:04:32; 81. Lori Evans, Homer, 3:05:33; 82. Kristin Webber, Kenai, 3:09:29; 83. Megan Silva, Chugiak, 3:09:30; 84. Kailey Crowell, Soldotna, 3:25:57; 85. Queenie Zook, Oak Harbor, WA, 3:34:42; 86. Renie Doherty, Collinsville, OK, 3:35:22; 87. Allegra Hamer, Anchorage, 3:41:42; 88. Forrest Nelson, Soldotna, 3:46:11; 89. Mary Starrs Armstrong, Kenai, 3:48:30; 90. Ruth Bratz, Anchorage, 4:31:42.
Kenai River Marathon Womens Marathon: 1. Christy Marvin, Palmer, 3:04:49; 2. Sara Bryan, Anchorage, 3:37:37; 3. Rosemary Rhodes, Anchorage, 3:43:32; 4. Amanda Waggoner, Kenai, 3:43:58; 5. Tonia Baklanova, Anchorage, 3:46:21; 6. Melissa Templin, Anchorage, 3:46:45; 7. Katie Sivertsen, Ketchikan, 3:53:03; 8. Kristy Garrett, Anchorage, 3:55:12; 9. Kamie Miller, Eagle River, 3:56:51; 10. Eva Hall, Anchorage, 4:02:40; 11. Megan Youngren, Soldotna, 4:04:26; 12. Brittany Nerland, Anchorage, 4:14:12; 13. Christine Jones, Sutton, 4:14:59; 14. Jennifer Booz, Homer, 4:17;37; 15. Beth Virgin, Palmer, 4:18:29; 16. Nadia Anders, Kenai, 4:19:44; 17. Mollie Messick, Soldotna, 4:20:21; 18. April Miranda, Palmer, 4:20:29; 19. Linda Barnack, Anchorage, 4:21:04; 20. Amelia Gilliland, Eagle River, 4:21:54; 21. Brie Drummond, Homer, 4:29:34; 22. Chisato Johnson, Kasilof, 4:30:35; 23. Lila Johnson, Homer, 4:31:50; 24. Anna Straka, Eagle River, 4:32:19; 25. Andrea Berington, Wasilla, 4:34:11. 26. Kristina Berington, Wasilla, 4:34:11; 27. Erika Fitzgerald, Fritz Creek, 4:42:13; 28. Kristine Johnson, Anchorage, 4:46:02; 29. Sarah Hurkett, Eagle River, 4:46:03; 30. Hali P Young, Eagle River, 4:50:15; 31. Barbara Hrubesh, Wasilla, 5:35:50; 32. Serena Seshadri, Anchorage, 6:11:42; 33. Angela Craft, Anchorage, 6:14:52; 34. Gabriela Alvarado, Anchorage, 6:59:15.
Kenai River Marathon Mens Half Marathon: 1. Dan McIntosh, Soldotna, 1:20:50; 2. Patrick Lewis, Seward, 1:22:05; 3. Ian Marks, Anchorage, 1:39:03; 4. Lee Frey, Soldotna, 1:39:11; 5. Don Connelly, Soldotna, 1:41:22; 6. Collin Becker, Eagle River, 1:49:49; 7. Dylan Denter, Eagle River, 1:50:48; 8. Christopher Davis, Eagle River, 1:51:16; 9. Toby Widdicombe, Anchorage, 1:52:23; 10. Carl Kincaid, Sterling, 1:53:09; 11. Justin Knobbe, Portland, OR, 1:57:51; 12. Myles Creed, Anchorage, 1:57:52; 13. Ryan Marquis, Kenai, 1:58:37; 14. Roy Stuckey, Soldotna, 2:02:57; 15. Jon Rhodes, Anchorage, 2:06:47; 16. Shawn Williams, Palmer, 2:06:48; 17. Timothy Gurnett, Palmer, 2:06:49; 18. Andrew Roth, La Vista, NE, 2:07:00; 19. Ethan Boyd, Soldotna, 2:12:04; 20. John Campbell, Kenai, 2:12:26; 21. Kristina Ferguson, Eagle River, 2:16:06; 22. Jed McGlasson, Kenai, 2:20:28; 23. Dustin Harrison, Seward, 2:20:53; 24. Matt Soule, Eagle River, 2:29:11; 25. Al Cumming, Austin, Texas, 2:29:26. 26. Matthew Estrada, Big Lake, 2:38:12; 27. Austin Martin, Clam Gulch, 2:38:53; 28. Timothy Pope, Palmer, 3:04:32.
Kenai River Marathon Mens Marathon: 1. Pedro Ochoa, Homer, 2:53:55; 2. Rob Dolan, Anchorage, 3:14:52; 3. Wes Hoskins, Palmer, 3:16:56; 4. Michael Minchaca, Anchorage, 3:20:37; 5. Mark Holman, Anchorage, 3:27:09; 6. Bill Keller, Fairbanks, 3:32:53; 7. Ben Matheson, Anchorage, 3:38:57; 8. Larry Nickell, Wasilla, 3:39:12; 9. Michael Eriks, Carterville, IL, 3:48:03; 10. Roger Lucas, Avon, IN, 3:58:56; 11. Matt Brown, Fayville, MA, 3:59:27; 12. Thaddaeus Werner, Eagle River, 3:59:36; 13. Jerry Jenkins, Anchorage, 4:03:03; 14. Brian Burns, Fritz Creek, 4:06:43; 15. Orrin Burton, Anchorage, 4:10:56; 16. Kevin Lauver, Soldotna, 4:11:46; 17. Donald Rhinehart, Kodiak, 4:17:16; 18. Leopold Jaschek, Palmer, 4:17:56; 19. Gary Stotler, Edgewater, CO, 4:22:57; 20. Michael Fisher, Anchorage, 4:23:04; 21. Jeff Estes, Eagle River, 4:23:04; 22. John Messick, Soldotna, 4:39:14; 23. Michael White, Lancaster, PA, 4:44:33; 24. Phil Nomura, Minneapolis, MN, 4:50:42; 25. Matthew Wertanen, Soldotna, 4:54:51. 26. Aja Hensley, Wasilla, 5:36:31; 27. Tom McCourt, Beavercreek, OH, 6:14:53.
Handcycle Marathon: 1. Ira Edwards, Anchorage, 2:08:38.
Kenai River Marathon Relay: 1. Am I being, Kenai, 3:12:47; 2. The Young and, Soldotna, 3. Couples Therapy, Anchorage, 3:43:40; 4. Cabin Crew, Anchorage, 3:59:39; 5. #MtViewRocks, Kenai, 4:24:34; 6. swift feet, Kenai/Soldotna, 4:34:46; 7. Lightening Mc, Kenai/Soldotna, 4:57:52; 8. #KindnessCounts, Kenai, 5:01:06; 9. Amy Warfle, No Sweat, Kenai/Soldotna, 5:29:44; 10. Team Marco, Kenai, 6:42:20.
