AF officials announce marathon results

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WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio (AFPN) --  Helped by cool temperatures and a sunny sky, more than 3,800 runners from 48 states and 10 foreign countries ran in the eighth annual U.S. Air Force Marathon here Sept. 17, with about 2,000 spectators and more than 1,800 volunteers assisting.

Wheelchair competitors began the 26.2-mile race at 7 a.m., pursued by individual runners at 7:05 a.m.; relay teams at 7:20 a.m.; half-marathon (13.1 miles) runners at 7:40 a.m.; and 5k runners at 10 a.m.

The individual overall male winner was James Bresette, of Clinton, Ark., with a time of 2 hours, 40 minutes, 55 seconds. Second-place male winner was Hendrik Van Loon, of Ramstein Air Base, Germany, with a time of 2:40:59. Taking third place was Chuck Engle, of Clinton, Mich., with a time of 2:41:38.

Repeating her win from last year, individual overall female winner was Jill Metzger, of Ramstein AB, with a time of 3:06:06. Second place went to Shannon Moon, of Mount Orab, Ohio, with a time of 3:17:07. Finishing third was Kelly Tuinstra, of Beavercreek, Ohio, with a time of 3:20:04.

Grant Berthiaume, of Grand Rapids, Mich., was the first male wheelchair competitor to cross the finish line with a winning time of 2:09:11; Holly Koester, of Walton Hills, Ohio, was the first-place female with a winning time of 3:19:37. There were no second- and third-place male or female wheelchair winners.

The first relay team to finish was Recce 1 with a time of 2:24:04; second place was Stars and Stripes at 2:38:07; third was Air Education and Training Command at 2:39:46.

The first male overall half-marathon winner was Mark Stidham, of Austin, Ind., with a time of 1:20:21; second was Eric Petersen, of Holladay, Utah, at 1:20:38; third was Gregory Sierschula, of Dayton, Ohio, at 1:20:48.

The first female overall half-marathon winner was Charlotte Anne Chumlea, of Springfield, Ohio, with a time of 1:27:16; second was Teri Ewert, of Beavercreek, at 1:29:50; third was Fe Lobo-Menendez, of San Antonio at 1:30:07.

The first male overall 5k-run finisher was Jimmie Haager, of Camden, Ohio, with a time of 16 minutes, 52 seconds; second was Brian Frederickson, of Beavercreek, at 17:06; third was Matthew Nyholm, of West Carrollton, Ohio, at 18:25.

The first female overall 5k-run finisher was Leslie Steckbeck, of Sherwood, Ark., with a time of 20:18; second was Amy Gibson, of Asheville, N.C., at 20:56; third was Melissa Kimbler, of Dayton, at 21:01.

Final race results can be found on the marathon Web site at http://afmarathon.wpafb.af.mil.

Next year's Air Force Marathon is scheduled to take place Sept. 17.