Locals are strong in half marathon

12 years ago
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Staff photo/Gloria Austin
Liza Maynard of Caribou has a little fun while competing in the County Open Half Marathon in Island Falls Aug. 11. Maynard and her relay partner, Trisha House of Mapleton, finished the 13.1-mile race in 1:58:09.

Under humid, muggy temperatures and overcast sky with showers, 80 runners and 11 relay teams turned out to participate in The County Open half-marathon held Saturday, Aug. 11 in Island Falls.

P.J. Gorneault of Caribou was the first runner across the finish line with a time of 1:12:23, for the first-place prize of $200. He was followed by Nicholas Wheeler of Bangor with a time of 1:15:44, for the second-place award of $150. Taking the third-place prize of $100 was Evan Graves of Caribou in a time of 1:19:02.

Sharon Hathaway of Island Falls was the first female to finish the race, winning the $200, with a time of 1:33:23, followed by Kristine Guaraldo of Brewer in second with a time of 1:34:34, for the $150 award and in third, winning $100, was Marie Beckum of Caribou with a time of 1:36:05.

Caribou’s Leo Kashian was the winner of the male master’s division, clocked at 1:32:20, while Kimberly Wright of Mapleton took the female master’s division in a time of 1:42:47. Both runners won $50.

The first-place team in the four-man relay was Daniel Good of Hampden, Erika Tweedie of Houlton, Dean Waring of Brunswick and Noah Parker of Hampden with a time of 1:54:29. Winners of the two-person relay were Marie and Thomas Beckum of Caribou at 1:28:57.

Age category winners were: 19 and under, female and male, Lauren Hodge, Middletown, Conn., 1:46:22 and Tyler Strid of Caribou, 1:42:13; 20-29, Stephanie Graves, Presque Isle, 1:39:29 and Ian Fraser, Brewer, 1:23:16; 30-39, Jill Dery, Hampden, 2:01:38 and Joseph Capehart, Bangor, 1:21:02; 40-49, Rachel Scheff, West Newton, Mass., 1:45:39 and Randy Johnston, Grafton, N.B., 1:33:48; 50-59, Lisa Kingsbury, Hampden, 1:45:40 and Larry Hodge, Middletown, Conn., 1:36:21; 60-69, male, Larry Tonzi, Linneus, 1:42:38 and 70-plus, male, Philip Pierce, Falmouth, 1:58:33.