NORTH OLYMPIC DISCOVERY MARATHON: Numbers way up for 17th annual race

PORT ANGELES — More than 2,000 people came out to run distances long and short, and “discovered” near-perfect racing conditions and weather this weekend that helped lead to record-breaking times and a big increase in marathon runners.

“It was a perfect day for a marathon,” said race director Victoria Jones. “We got very lucky.”

The headwinds remained relatively calm and a thick layer of fog over the Strait of Juan de Fuca remained over the water for most of the race as runners competed in sunshine and cool temperatures in the 50s and 60s.

The number of marathon runners in this year’s race was way up. A total of 364 runners finished the marathon, up from 262 last year — a jump of 39 percent. A total of 818 runners finished the half-marathon, down a bit from 2018’s 919, but 385 10K runners finished this year compared to last year’s 345 and 331 5K runners came across the finish line, compared to last year’s 218.

In all, 1,898 individuals and 28 relay teams finished the race. Another 400 kids ran in the kid’s marathon Saturday.

In 2018, 1,744 individuals and 25 relay teams finished, with roughly another 400 children in the kid’s marathon.

Jones also said that a total of 620 volunteers aided in this year’s race. Jones called them a “rock star group of volunteers.”

“Port Angeles and Sequim are really showing up to support this event,” she said.

She said the local support for the race, in its 17th year, keeps growing each year. What is also growing is the race’s renown not just around Washington, but around the country, both for its beauty and the perfect running conditions.

Jones said runners from 36 states and four countries (the U.S., Canada, Germany and Singapore) competed. A total of 56 British Columbia residents signed up for the various races.

Jones credits the word-of-mouth attention the NODM is receiving for much of its growth.

“People tell their friends, ‘you’ve got to do this’,” she said. “Our reputation nationwide has really grown.”

Despite so many out-of-state runners competing, local competitors really showed their chops in this race.

Mikey Cobb of Sequim won the men’s marathon in a record time of 2 hours, 33 minutes, 36 seconds. Another Sequim runner, Heidi Hietpas, won the women’s marathon in 3:36.16. A Port Angeles High School student, Lauren Larson, won the women’s 10K with a time of 37:33, beating second place by more than five minutes.

The men’s half-marathon was won by a visitor, Brody Ruffner, of Newton, N.C., while the women’s half-marathon was won by Nicole Lerner from nearby Keyport.

The men’s 10K was won by Keith Laverty of Bainbridge. Laverty ran the marathon and won and in fact, it was his record-setting time that Cobb beat by more than a minute.

A Canadian won the men’s 5K, Chris Callendar of Victoria, B.C., while the women’s 5K was won by Robin Jones of Bremerton.

The winning relay team was “Mrs. Brown & Her Lovely Daughters” of Kent.

2019 North Olympic Discovery Marathon Results

Sunday, June 2

Men’s Marathon Top 10 — Michael Cobb Jr., Sequim, first, 2:33:36; Derek Lactaoen, Seattle, second, 2:37:17; Mike Kennedy, Tacoma, third, 2:53:20; Spencer Glubay, College Place, fourth, 2:56:15; Christopher Houser, Woodinville, fifth, 2:59:05; John Berta, Seattle, sixth, 2:59:17; Will Russell, Victoria, BC, seventh, 3:02:04; David Spalding, Lithia, Fla., eighth, 3:03:33; Levi Larson, Bainbridge, Island, ninth, 3:04:30; Matthew Sappington, Bremerton, 10th, 3:06:56.

Women’s Marathon Top 10 — Heidi Hietpas, Sequim first, 3:36:16; Natasha Puzon, Enumclaw, second, 3:42:21; Katheryn Kirchhofer, Kingston, third, 3:48:10; Sarah Moore, Gig Harbor, fourth, 3:51:23; Chloe Pearson, Port Orchard, fifth, 3:52:01; Elena Putt, Chicago, sixth, 3:52:34; Bailey Reader, Port Angeles, seventh, 3:54:43; Sarah Bowles, Seattle, eighth, 3:55:30; Lori Punke, Mercer Island, ninth, 3:55:38; Lana Smith, Victoria, B.C., 10th, 3:58:04.

Men’s Half-Marathon Top 10 — Brody Ruffner, Newton, N.C., first, 1:18:53; Trevor Taylor, Seattle, second, 1:21:47; Joseph Skovron, Seattle, third, 1:22:06; Daniel Skovron, Seattle, fourth, 1:22:27; Craig Isenberg, Port Townsend, fifth, 1:24:55; Michael Lucero, Gig Harbor, sixth, 1:26:17; Steve Heaps, Fall City, seventh, 1:26:39; Colby Wait, PA, eighth, 1:27:00; David Blalock, ninth, 1:28:57; Nick Spicher, Everett, 10th, 1:29:58.

Women’s Half-Marathon Top 10 — Nicole Lerner, Keyport, first, 1:30:55; Megan Morris, Bremerton, second, 1:31:31; Kynzie DeLeon, third, PA, 1:34:07; Jaxon Cogburn, Sequim, fourth, 1:34:43; Elisa Laverty, Bainbridge Island, fifth, 1:35:08; Siri Kushner, Bainbridge, sixth, 1:39:48; Shelby Anderson, Olympia, seventh, 1:41:12; Natalie George, Bainbridge, eighth, 1:41:51; Megan Lucas, Woodstock, Md., ninth, 1:42:33; Jasmine Minteer-Levine, Clinton, 10th, 1:42:34.

Men’s 10K Top 10 — Keith Laverty, Bainbridge, first, 33:07; Nathan Cantrell, PT, second, 35:06; Seamus Fraser, PT, third, 36:58; Timothy Lara, Poulsbo, fourth, 37:34; Scott Clayton, Belfair, fifth, 39:27; Spencer Hildie, Seattle, sixth, 39:59; Langdon Larson, PA, seventh, 40:59; Ryan Newell, Seattle, eighth, 41:03; John Altemose, PT, ninth, 41:46; Travis Marshall, Kent, 10th, 43:11.

Women’s 10K Top 10 — Lauren Larson, PA, first, 37:33; Alyssa Becker, Seabeck, second, 42:44; Sarah Paquet, Olympia, third, 43:41; Sarah Charlton, PA, fourth, 44:02; Carol Sexton, Woodinville, fifth, 44:27; Olivia Wildes, Silverdale, sixth, 44:45; Katherine Rahn, Seattle, seventh, 44:46; Lucy Wait, PA, eighth, 45:26; Dawn Streett, PT, ninth, 47:29; Carrie Starbuck, Lynden, 10th, 49:37.

Men 5K Top 10 — Chris Callendar, Victoria, B.C., first, 18:13; Payten Marshall, Kingston, second, 19:23; Max Baeder, PA, third, 19:31; Matthew Peterson, Bremerton, fourth, 20:49; Bryce DeLeon, PA, fifth, 21:16; Sawyer Davis, PA, sixth, 22:01; Trevor Goff, PA, seventh, 22:02; Robert Killorin, Broomfield, Colo., eighth, 22:18; Aidan Henninger, Sequim, ninth, 22:24; Daniel Bailey, Hansville, 10th, 22:24.

Women’s 5K Top 10 — Robin Jones, Bremerton, first, 22:37; Peggy Zeeb, PA, second, 22:41; Leia Larson, PA, third, 23:25; Claire Christen, Poulsbo, fourth, 23:44; Kaitlyn Bitterman, Poulsbo, fifth, 24:03; Nicki Boehm, Sequim, sixth, 24:18; Chelan West, Snohomish, seventh, 24:34; Ava Fox, PA, eighth, 24:50; Adrienne Christian, Sequim, ninth, 26:04; Peyton Bitterman, Poulsbo, 10th, 26:29.

Marathon Relay Top 10 — Mrs. Brown & Her Lovely Daughters, Kent, first, 3:34:11; The Twisted Ankles Silverdale, second, 3:36:25; OMC Team, PA, third, 3:40:45; Living Water IBC, PA, fourth, 3:41:21; Wild Things, Bothell, fifth, 3:49:56; Running Pickles Jr., PA, sixth, 3:56:16; Crossfit ThunderRidge, PA, seventh, 4:04:02; Run Like A Motha, eighth, 4:05:00; Nate And The Moms, PA, ninth, 4:08:00; Living Water, PA, 10th, 4:09:09.

Full Marathon finishers

Michael Cobb Jr., 2:33:36; Derek Lactaoen, 2:37:17; Mike Kennedy, 2:53:20; Spencer Glubay, 2:56:15; Christopher Houser, 2:59:05; John Berta, 2:59:17; Will Russell, 3:02:04; David Spalding, 3:03:33; Levi Larson, 3:04:30; Matthew Sappington, 3:06:56; Brad Retterath, 3:12:09; Steven Fosse, 3:13:56; Vince Davis, 3:18:58; Sean Sargent, 3:20:04; Forrest Kievit, 3:22:04; Jacob Rogers, 3:24:29; Scott Cleary, 3:26:27; Dan Stefanson, 3:28:30; David Lambert, 3:29:01; Daniel Bucci, 3:29:18; Brandon Clapp, 3:30:04; Chris Mihalik, 3:31:02; Dustin Demorest, 3:35:28; Jean-François Gagnon, 3:35:47; Heidi Hietpas, 3:36:16; Angel Infante, 3:38:02; Trevor McCaffrey, 3:38:23; Nathaniel Higby, 3:38:59; Timothy Isaacson, 3:41:51; Natasha Puzon, 3:42:21; Paul Turner, 3:43:38; Larry Luke, 3:44:33; Robert Bondurant, 3:44:58; Ben DeMeerleer, 3:45:31; Bobby Erskine, 3:46:03; Peter Jennings, 3:46:41; Katheryn Kirchhofer, 3:48:10; Craig Windish, 3:49:00; David Sherman, 3:49:38; Nico Belliard, 3:50:13; Sarah Moore, 3:51:23; Chloe Pearson, 3:52:01; Elena Putt, 3:52:34; Bill Levine, 3:52:37; Clyde Hampton, 3:52:46; Bailey Reader, 3:54:43; Ryan Rogers, 3:55:26; Sarah Bowles, 3:55:30; Lori Punke, 3:55:38; Lana Smith, 3:58:04; Michael Cobb, 3:58:21; Bridget Kamen, 3:58:24; Scott Sebelsky, 3:58:29; Chad Nelson, 3:59:28.

Brian Campbell, 4:00:09; Louise Peterson, 4:00:40; Daniel Spangler, 4:00:40; Stephenie Hines, 4:01:01; Christopher Hawes, 4:01:09; Andrew Johnson, 4:01:25; Gerardo Sanmillan, 4:01:26; Dan Kern, 4:02:40; Elizabeth Kern, 4:02:41; Cole Urnes, 4:03:20; Ashley Stanley, 4:03:24; Daniel Rexin, 4:05:02; Kim Skelly, 4:05:50; Bridget Janse, 4:06:18; Nathan Cattarin, 4:06:32; Dinesh Kumar, 4:06:45; Maya Hughes, 4:07:01; Erin Shannon-Starup, 4:07:03; Ni Chintakananda, 4:07:28; Jordan Duncan, 4:07:34; Riley Hoffmann, 4:07:42; Kaj Trapp, 4:07:42; Carlos Barrios, 4:07:57; Ruby Engreitz, 4:08:19; Leah Somogyi, 4:08:55; Javier Infante, 4:08:57; Matthew Catallo, 4:09:06; Morgan Ritchie, 4:09:15; Jacob Woods, 4:09:17; Stacy Ballard, 4:09:25; Emily Arruda, 4:09:26; Quynh Anh Nguyen, 4:09:32; Kristian Hagerup, 4:10:02; Rob Hare, 4:10:33; Madeleine Rawding, 4:10:35; Roy Seliber, 4:10:57; Danielle Konetski, 4:10:59; William Beaupre, 4:11:14; Lisanne Olsen, 4:12:23; Alexander Read, 4:13:56; Shawn Daniels, 4:13:56; Elizabeth Peterson, 4:14:00; Anjanette Mack, 4:14:30.

Shawn Aebi, 4:15:06; Judith Puzon, 4:15:45; Dan Neal, 4:15:47; Tara MacDonald, 4:15:57; Erik Schweighofer, 4:16:05; Mollie Canfield, 4:16:58; Reed Hawkins, 4:17:34; Kaia Thoreson, 4:17:34; Ted Woodruff, 4:17:36; Sean Donnelly, 4:17:52; Kevin Carter, 4:17:59; Richard Hartzell, 4:18:49; Kelly Dawson, 4:21:03; Laura Devine, 4:21:03; Lizette Drennan, 4:21:45; Carol O’Connor, 4:22:13; Amy Taylor, 4:22:32; Ronald Fowler, 4:23:21; Matthew Hust, 4:23:39; Cameron Hebert, 4:23:46; Brandi Ann Harris, 4:23:50; Jakdej Nikomborirak, 4:23:54; Danielle Cheung, 4:24:22; Danielle Kohn, 4:25:29; Kyler Pommerening, 4:27:06; Shaunna Lee-Rice, 4:27:19; Mark Koopman, 4:27:20; Kara Spoelstra, 4:27:20; Michele Greenwood, 4:27:48; Tim O’Connell, 4:27:56; Joseph Kohn, 4:28:51; Hilary Cuthrell, 4:29:34.

Andrew Dodd, 4:30:13; Sabrina Seher, 4:31:04; Melissa Martin, 4:31:25; Megan O’Meara, 4:31:52; Annette Rife, 4:32:01; Rebekah Hunter, 4:33:45; Renee Ruan, 4:34:17; Anne Trefry, 4:34:47; Arne Hales, 4:35:20; Russell Igoe, 4:36:05; Lisa Semansky, 4:36:06; Lauren Chambers, 4:36:49; Sirisha Jain, 4:37:57; Daryl Hoogerwerf, 4:38:46; Natasha Dunne, 4:39:00; Chelsea Slocum, 4:39:05; Monica McDaniel, 4:39:36; Tom St. Amand, 4:40:15; Joseph Calev, 4:40:43; Laura Kredit, 4:40:56; Allison Odell, 4:40:57; Ariel Ruiz, 4:41:52; Pedro Infante, 4:43:42; Terry Parrish, 4:43:49; Nicole Cimono, 4:44:01; Melissa Kistler, 4:44:05; Kathryn Rygaard, 4:44:10; Julie Haskins, 4:44:27.

Joe Tarp, 4:45:07; Kate Boyce, 4:45:43; Caitlin Breen, 4:46:24; Mary Kate McGee, 4:47:09; Kelabe Tewolde, 4:47:52; Francine Walsh, 4:48:31; Chris Martin, 4:48:46; Bekah Howe, 4:48:46; Gina Austin, 4:48:57; Anna Romcevich, 4:50:04; Matthew Romcevich, 4:50:06; Nathaniel Woods, 4:51:34; Lisa Eagle, 4:51:54; Laura Johnson, 4:52:25; Patrick Thompson, 4:53:43; Rebekah Willis, 4:53:47; John Chambers, 4:53:49; Teresa Zanzarella, 4:55:54; Robin Kopelman, 4:55:58; Michael Johnson, 4:57:14; Mack Nystrom, 4:57:14; Derek Foster, 4:57:18; Liza Hust, 4:57:38; Rita Peterson, 4:58:14; Shawn Painter, 4:58:30; Nancy Patel, 4:59:16; Emily Hickey, 4:59:28; Christopher Panza, 4:59:56.

Neelyman Gelinas, 5:00:24; Fran Feuer, 5:01:16; Christina Haase, 5:01:47; Jennifer Mone, 5:02:40; James Wilbur, 5:03:06; Katie Olson, 5:03:27; Cheryl Sagen, 5:03:28; Terri Gray, 5:03:35; Robert Eichelsdoerfer, 5:03:55; Tom Wahl, 5:06:33; Jeany Shipley, 5:07:14; Michael Pea, 5:07:54; Rob McWilliam, 5:08:48; Jonathan Stanton, 5:10:00; ; Alicia Potswald, 5:11:52; Liz Birkholz, 5:12:16; Alan Green, 5:12:51; Trisha Haggerty, 5:14:01; Jonathan Motts, 5:14:17; Nicole Burnett, 5:16:19; Marcus Oden, 5:16:26; Roger Teel, 5:18:49; Stephen Luxton, 5:19:29; Beckie Lee, 5:21:14; Cynthia Weed, 5:23:57; Brenda Ruddick, 5:25:58; Michelle Peterson, 5:26:03; April Mirand, 5:26:03; Nichelle Hall, 5:26:42; Carolyn Blossom, 5:29:05; Ronita Bland, 5:29:23.

Cezary Witczak, 5:30:39; Mackenzie Lee, 5:32:18; Chris Ruddick, 5:32:59; Samuel Johnson, 5:33:51; Ellen Storm, 5:37:02; Annie Lace, 5:38:27; Andrew Tang, 5:40:31; Tom Morice, 5:40:57; Melissa Koss, 5:42:20; Ashlee Rodriguez, 5:43:44; Amy DelaBarre, 5:44:54; Mark Ruter, 5:46:28; Tammy York, 5:47:52; Terri LaRock, 5:49:31; Holly Peterson-Herr, 5:52:02; LeAnn Elkins, 5:54:47, David Hill, 5:55:08; Charles Alice, 5:57:04; AJ Cruz, 5:57:45; Karl Haynus, 6:01:28; Forest Koehler, 6:09:54; Angela Von Feldt, 6:12:15; Rebecca Kalish, 6:12:44; Cheryl Lindstrom, 6:15:16; Chris Blair, 6:17:15; Reeny Pomeroy, 6:19:25; Karen Del Sol, 6:19:36; Melanie Seed, 6:24:11; Talia Landrum, 6:24:11; Matthew West, 6:26:45; Lucas Greer, 6:40:44; Louise Greer, 6:40:44; Monte Pascual, 6:40:47; Doug Smith, 6:41:12; Laura Howe, 7:06:05; Ben Leishman, 7:08:19; Ashley Frantz, 7:08:20; Kimberly Henrie, 7:13:18; Richard Henrie, 7:13:19; David Harter, 7:13:49; Ross Davison, 7:16:29; Deanna Piper, 7:27:09; Gerard Lopez, 7:32:59; Trina Taylor, 7:33:10; Shelbe Thibeault, 7:33:12; Lorraine Birch, 7:48:57; Marta Asleson, 8:22:26; Maureen Walker, 8:22:26.