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County Open Half Marathon, Island Falls, August 8, 2009
file photo of Chris Peverada courtesy of University of Chicago
Peverada and Fortson win County Open Half Marathon
Chris Peverada from Hampden, and Britta Fortson from Jacksonville, Florida, were victors in the County Open Half Marathon held in Island Falls this past Saturday. Under sunny skies each runner blitzed the 13.1 miles in super times of 1:13:55 and 1:27:07. In all 48 runners completed the scenic route, and another 19 competed in the relay portion of the race.
Finishing number two 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 off 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.
Everyone present received a door prize as over $2000 in gift certificates/gifts were donated by area business. The County Open Half Marathon/Relay is part of other events over this past weekend and is a fundraiser for Houlton Regional Health Foundation.
Following is a list of all winners. The ones with an * in front of their name are overall winners, or 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, FL F 36 1:27:07
8. * Peter LodgeBangorM451:27:08
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 E 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, CT 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 New Brunswick, 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 New Brunswick, 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
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, CT M 48 1:42:42
*Brent BaileyHoultonM47
*Eric Morris Presque Isle M 18
*Lauren Hodge Middleton, CT F 14
3. *Angela Ewings Littleton F 41 1:44:06
*Darrell ThompsonHodgdonM45
*Jaron GrayDanforthM18
*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, NC F 72 2:03:17
*Dave SmithWlimington, NCM68
6. Dave Bates Houlton M 50 2:07:26
Jim Hohenstein Greenfield M 59
Oliver Goodrich Rowley, MA M 28
Heather Harvell Maine F 31
August 12, 2006 6th Annual County Open Half-Marathon Houlton
