SEQUIM — More than 300 participants ran the Olympic Discovery Trail from Carlsborg to Sequim in the Railroad Bridge Run this weekend, the second leg of the 2021 Run the Peninsula race series.
An additional 903 “virtual runners” from 48 states registered to run the 5-kilometer and 10 K races.
The virtual race is still open for registration at www.runthepeninsula.com.
The Run the Peninsula Series is sponsored by the Peninsula Daily News and Sequim Gazette. The Railroad Bridge Run was presented by Olympic Medical Center and Delta Dental of Washington.
Michael Lessor of Port Angeles won the 5K with a time of 18:18, and Shannon Newman of Maple Valley was the top women’s runner in the 5K with a time of 21:44.
The women’s 10K winner of the Railroad Bridge Run was Elizabeth Boyden of Port Angeles. (Port Angeles Marathon Association)
Full results can be found at www.tinyurl.com/2021RailroadBridgeresults. Photos can be found at www.tinyurl.com/2021RailroadBridgephotos.
The third of five races in the Run the Peninsula series is the North Olympic Discovery Marathon on June 6. This event from Blyn to the Port Angeles harbor has 5K, 10K, half-marathon, marathon and marathon relay distances. There is also a children’s marathon on June 5.
Registration details for all events of the Run the Peninsula series can be found at www.runthepeninsula.com. People can also email at rtp@runthe peninsula.com for more information.
Railroad Bridge Run 2021
Saturday’s Results
Top 10 men 10K
Michael Higuera, PA, first, 39:42; Justin Serrill, Issaquah, second, 40:51; Dave Golias, Brier, third, 41:14; Stuart Howard-Smith, Sequim, fourth, 41:49; Nick Shiach, Bainbridge, fifth, 41:56; Jeffrey Serrill, Alameda, Calif., sixth, 45:54; Darryl Wolfe, (no town listed), seventh, 45:58; Steve Moore, Kingston, eighth, 46:13; Phil Anderson, Portland, ninth, 47:12; Joshua Straits, PA, 10th, 47:21.
Top 10 women 10K
Elizabeth Boyden, PA, first, 46:32; Katherine Braun, PA, second 48:48; Linda Garton, Tacoma, third, 49:21; Cheryl Holcomb-Roberts, Bothell, fourth, 52:26; Sarah Ogden, Olympia, fifth, 53:02; Olivia Preston, Sequim, sixth, 54:19; Jennifer Eslava, Seattle, seventh, 54:20; Kalli Wiker, Sequim, eighth, 54:23; Kaitlyn Johnson, PA, ninth, 54:48; Daria Gosztyla, Sequim 10th, 55:16.
Top 10 5K overall
Michael Lessor, PA, first, 18:18; Bryce DeLeon, PA, second, 21:38; Shannon Newman, Maple Valley, third, 21:44; Heidi Austin, Sequim, fourth, 21:50; Chuck Malinski, Bremerton, fifth, 22:53; Timothy Atwill, Gig Harbor, sixth, 22:58; Sawyer Atwill, Gig Harbor, seventh, 24:58; Dustin Demorest, Poulsbo, eighth, 25:05; Josette Holden, Sequim, ninth, 25:15; Dylan Zehr, Maple Valley, 10th, 25:36.
