Chris Peverada from Hampden and Britta Fortson from Jacksonville, Fla., were victors in the County Open Half Marathon held in Island Falls last Saturday. Under sunny skies each runner blitzed the 13.1 miles in super times of 1:13:55 and 1:27:07, respectively.
In all, 48 runners completed the scenic route and another 19 competed in the relay portion of the race.
TAKE OFF – Runners take off from the start line of the County Open Half Marathon and Relay Race last Saturday in Island Falls. There were 48 runners completing the half marathon and 19 runners in the relay.
Finishing in the second spots for male and female participants were Joe Capehart from Bangor and Marie Strouse from Caribou in times of 1:18:42 and 1:32:19, respectively. Number three over all were Jeff Ashby from Fort Fairfield and Samantha McToush from Bangor in times of 1:19:44 and 1:35:05.
There were six teams in the relay portion of the race. The first team to cross the finish line was the ‘Sleep Heads’ from Caribou in a time of 1:37:08. The team consisted of Leo and Kelly Kashian, Tyler Strid and Dillon Beckum. Next in 1:42:52 was the ‘No Names’ in 1:42:52. Their team was comprised of Larry and Lauren Hodge, Brent Bailey and Eric Morris. Finishing third was the team of Angela Ewings, Darrell Thompson, Jaron Gray and Trevor Levesque in a time of 1:44:06.
One team entered the two-person relay and their combined age was 140. Congratulations to Rebekah Stephens and Dave Smith in their time of 2:03:17.
Every participant received a door prize as over $2,000 in gift certificates/gifts were donated by area business. The County Open Half Marathon/Relay is part of other events held over last weekend and is a fund-raiser for Houlton Regional Health Foundation.
WINNING STRIDE – Chris Peverada of Hampden finished first in the County Open half marathon with a time of 1:13:55. Kelly Kashian encourages Peverada as he goes by.
Following is a list of all winners. The ones with an * in front of their names are overall winners, age group winners, or relay winners.
Half Marathon
Name Address M/F Age Time
1. * Chris Peverada Hampden M 22 1:13:55
2. * Joe Capehart Bangor M 30 1:18:42
3. * Jeff Ashby Fort Fairfield M 42 1:19:44
4. * Alfred Hanscom Presque Isle M 33 1:21:42
5. Marco Gudino Wilton M 31 1:21:51
6. * Cory Park Presque Isle M 19 1:22:30
7. * Britta Fortson Jacksonville, Fla. F 36 1:27:07
8. * Peter Lodge Bangor M 45 1:27:08
9. Thomas Beckum Caribou M 33 1:28:10
10. Rick Durgin Westbrook M 36 1:30:03
11. * Marie Strouse Caribou F 23 1:32:19
12. Bob Turner Windham M 39 1:32:25
13. * Erik Sjoberg Hodgdon M 20 1:32:52
14. * Jeff Irving Caribou M 40 1:33:16
15. * Leo Kashian Caribou M 50 1:34:16
16. * Samantha McToush Bangor F 33 1:34:05
17. Carl Soderberg Caribou M 47 1:35:31
18. Ryan King Stockton Springs M 39 1:37:04
19. * Michelle Roy Frenchville F 33 1:39:15
20. Dave Brackett Westbrook M 40 1:39:39
21. Ben Drew Houlton M 38 1:40:58
22. *Linda Mountain Mapleton F 49 1:41:21
23. Dana Morrison Weston M 37 1:41:42
24. Larry Hodge Middleton, Conn. M 48 1:42:44
25. Angela Ewings Littleton F 41 1:43:00
26. Gary Hebert Caribou M 44 1:43:12
27. Dave Roy Orrington M 49 1:44:20
28. Steve Emery Smyrna M 54 1:45:30
29. Micah Pawling Bucksport M 25 1:48:31
30. Jessica Hicks Franklin F 32 1:48:48
31. Margaret Capehart Bangor F 31 1:48:59
32. Martin Puckett Presque Isle M 32 1:51:34
33. Michael Cushing Gorham M 38 1:51:57
34. *Waldo Libby Fort Kent M 61 1:52:13
35. Chris Smith Presque Isle M 51 1:52:38
36. Mickey Lackey Millinocket M 64 1:53:15
37. Tiffany Randall Ludlow F 37 1:53:39
38. Dave Samuelian Bangor M 62 1:54:19
39. Patrick Allen Orono M 37 1:54:46
40. Lee-Rae Jordan-Oliver Hodgdon F 38 1:54:47
41. *Nicole Porter Caribou F 26 1:58:23
42. Shawn Serra Hodgdon M 30 2:00:45
43. George Richardson N.B., Canada M 63 2:00:54
44. David Bates Houlton M 50 2:00:55
45. Nick Pesut Crouseville M 57 2:16:13
46. David Goodrich Houlton M 52 2:22:45
47. Bill Emery Island Falls M 52 2:22:45
48. Brenda Ferguson N.B., Canada F 46 2:47:14
49. Leah Weston Levant F 26 No Show
50. Elizabeth Lingenfelter Hampden F 49 No Show
51. Edithe Gagnon Hampden F 44 No Show
HAND OFF – Larry Hodge, left, hands off the baton to Brent Bailey during the County Half Marathon Relay Race held last Saturday in Island Falls.
Relay Teams
Name Address M/F Age Time
1. *Leo Kashian Caribou M 50 1:37:08
*Kelly Kashian Caribou F 15
*Tyler Strid Caribou M 14
*Dillon Beckum Caribou M 11
2. *Larry Hodge Middleton, Conn. M 48 1:42:42
*Brent Bailey Houlton M 47
*Eric Morris Presque Isle M 18
*Lauren Hodge Middleton, Conn. F 14
3. *Angela Ewings Littleton F 41 1:44:06
*Darrell Thompson Hodgdon M 45
*Jaron Gray Danforth M 18
*Trevor Levesque Presque Isle M 13
4. Jennifer Walker Island Falls F 31 1:51:18
Parker Walker Island Falls M 12
Moriah Morris Presque Isle F 21
Kylan Smith Presque Isle F 21
5. *Rebekah Stephens Wilmington, N.C. F 72 2:03:17
*Dave Smith Wilmington, N.C. M 68
6. Dave Bates Houlton M 50 2:07:26
Jim Hohenstein Greenfield M 59
Oliver Goodrich Rowley, Mass. M 28
Heather Harvell Presque Isle F 31
