AF officials announce marathon results

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  • By Sue Baker
  • Aeronautical Systems Center Public Affairs
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio (AFPN) --  More than 3,300 runners from 49 states and eight foreign countries ran in the seventh Air Force Marathon here Sept. 20.

Opening ceremonies took place at 6:30 a.m. Wheelchair competitors began the 26.2-mile race at 7 a.m.; individual runners started at 7:05 a.m.; relay teams and half-marathon (13.1 miles) runners at 7:30 a.m.; and 5K runners at 8 a.m.

Individual overall male winner was Hendrick Vanloon of Kleine-Brogel, Belgium, with time of 2 hours, 37 minutes and 44 seconds. Second-place male winner was Chris Juarez of San Antonio with time of 2:41:27. Taking third place was Robert Schnell of Tucson, Ariz., with time of 2:44:58.

Individual overall female winner was Jill Metzger of Ramstein Air Base, Germany, with time of 3:05:35. Second place went to Sandy Hundley of Hilliard, Ohio, with 3:05:42. Finishing third was Kathy Flannagan of Cincinnati with 3:14:27.

Patrick Doak of Cumming, Ga., was the first male wheelchair competitor to cross the finish line with winning time of 1:50:48. Grant Berthiaume of Tucson finished in second place with time of 2:07:56. Gerardo Maldonado of Macungie, Pa., came in third at 2:12:08.

Holly Koester of Cleveland was the first-place female wheelchair competitor with winning time of 3:12:49. Christy Campbell of Kitchener, Ontario, was the second-place female wheelchair competitor with time of 3:20:50. There was no third-place female wheelchair finisher.

The first relay team to cross the finish line was the Miami Valley Track Club of Fairborn, Ohio, with time of 2: 21:05. Second-place relay team was National Guard Born 2 Run from Carmel, Ind., finishing in 2:29:54. The third-place relay team was the "Stars and Stripes" relay team from Wright-Patterson AFB with a time of 2:34:02.

The first male overall half-marathon winner was Raymond Youngs of Manchester, N.H., with time of 1:12:25. The second-place finisher was Michael Streff of Custer, S.D., with time of 1:18:29. Finishing third was William Woodward of Seattle with time of 1:20:27.

The first female overall half-marathon winner was Lisa Spatz of Dayton, Ohio, with a time of 1:29:49. The second-place finisher was Heidi Mckenna of Beavercreek, Ohio, with a time of 1:32:21. In third place was Tracy Wood of Oakwood, Ohio, with a time of 1:34:36.

The first male overall 5k-run finisher was Gunnar Shogren of Morgantown, W.Va., with time of 17 minutes, 16 seconds. In second place was Fred Schauer of Dayton, with time of 17:21. Third-place finisher was Georges Dossot of Arlington, Mass., with time of 17:48.

The first female overall 5k-run finisher was Lisa Veneziano of West Chester, Ohio, with time of 18:07. In second place was Betsy Schauer of Dayton with time of 18:40. Third-place finisher was Sarah Weide of Troy with time of 19:34.

Lt. Gen. Dick Reynolds, Aeronautical Systems Center commander, presented awards to the top three finishers in all categories.

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. 18.