{"id":14670,"date":"2016-08-01T08:01:28","date_gmt":"2016-08-01T15:01:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spijue.wpengine.com\/news\/to-picnic-cove-and-back-again\/"},"modified":"2016-08-01T08:01:28","modified_gmt":"2016-08-01T15:01:28","slug":"to-picnic-cove-and-back-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.juneauempire.com\/sports\/to-picnic-cove-and-back-again\/","title":{"rendered":"To Picnic Cove and back again"},"content":{"rendered":"

In the Frank Maier Marathon and Douglas Island Half Marathon, success means simply making it to the finish line.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s just hard to convince your body to keep moving,\u201d Chelsea McKenzie said of the last four miles of the 26.2-mile race. <\/p>\n

Two hundred and thirty-eight people came out Saturday morning for the race that starts at Savikko Park and runs the length of Douglas Island and back.<\/p>\n

McKenzie took second in the women\u2019s open and third overall, finishing the race just 15 minutes behind her friend and running partner Hilary Young, who took the women\u2019s open trophy with her 3-hour, 1-minute time.<\/p>\n

Young and McKenzie\u2019s times were impressive, with Young clocking in just three minutes behind Dugan Greenwell, the overall winner and only competitor to finish in less than three hours.<\/p>\n

In an impressive feat, Seattle\u2019s Jon Gissberg ran the whole way in nothing but his impressive feet. Gissberg ran barefoot for 26 miles, clocking in at 6:20:47, good enough for 12th place in the men\u2019s over-60 category.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy feet are real tough, so I don\u2019t get blisters. They\u2019re in a lot better shape than many people with shoes,\u201d Gissberg said.<\/p>\n

Gissberg lived in Juneau for many years and was a \u201cmarathon friend\u201d of the eponymous Frank Maier. He toughened his feet as a young ski racer in Juneau, preparing himself for tough \u201860s-era leather ski boots by running up Perseverance Trail barefoot with his friends until one of them quit. Gissberg says it\u2019s now just more comfortable for him to run barefoot.<\/p>\n

Gissberg said he thinks of his friend Maier \u201con every mile of the race.\u201d<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

Marathon <\/strong><\/p>\n

(26.2 miles) <\/strong><\/p>\n

Overall top 20<\/strong><\/p>\n

1. Dugan Greenwell, M, 02:58:01, Juneau, AK\t<\/p>\n

2. Hilary Young, F, 03:01:00,\tJuneau, AK\t <\/p>\n

3. Chelsea McKenzie, F, 03:22:07,\tJuneau, AK\t<\/p>\n

4. Caleb Gardner, M, 03:22:36,\tTasmania, Australia<\/p>\n

5. Lowell Fair, M, 03:26:45,\tJuneau, AK<\/p>\n

6. Edward Andrews, M, 03:29:26,\tCarlisle, MA<\/p>\n

7. Joel Phair, M, 03:31:36,\tAlbany, OR\t<\/p>\n

8. Greg Bledsoe, M, 03:31:55,\tJuneau, AK\t<\/p>\n

9. Cynthia Perkins, F, 03:37:19,\tOak Brook, IL\t<\/p>\n

10. Fletcher Sewall, M, 03:39:14, Juneau, AK\t<\/p>\n

11. Martha Jaworski, F, 03:41:52, Boise, ID\t<\/p>\n

12. Andrea Kovach, F, 03:43:21,\tNaperville, IL\t<\/p>\n

13. Tom Deakins, M, 03:47:49,\tAnchorage, AK<\/p>\n

14. Kate Glover, F, 03:51:31, Juneau, AK\t<\/p>\n

15. Scott Swanberg, M, 03:51:39, New York, NY\t<\/p>\n

16. David Holmen, M, 03:53:22, Eagan, MN<\/p>\n

17. Todd Boynton, M, 03:54:55,\tAniak, AK<\/p>\n

18. Thomas Perri, M, 03:56:12, Maple Grove, MN\t<\/p>\n

19. Jean Jackson, F, 03:57:51, Klawock, AK<\/p>\n

20. Jason Amundson, M,\t 03:59:16,\tJuneau, AK<\/p>\n

\n

Women\u2019s open top 10<\/strong><\/p>\n

1. Hilary Young, 03:01:00, Juneau, AK<\/p>\n

2. Chelsea McKenzie, 03:22:07, Juneau, AK<\/p>\n

3. Kate Glover, 03:51:31, Juneau, AK\t<\/p>\n

4. Reeve Kennedy, 04:23:05, Durham, NH\t<\/p>\n

5. Krissy Lanyi, 04:40:00, Juneau, AK\t<\/p>\n

6. Leslie Mueca, 04:40:02, Juneau, AK\t<\/p>\n

7. Sonja Campos, 04:53:37, Juneau, AK\t<\/p>\n

8. Kathryn Stewart, 04:57:33, Benbrook,TX\t<\/p>\n

9. Jenny Brower, 05:04:07\tTaneytown, MD<\/p>\n

10 Kerstin Kimlinger-McAdoo, 05:24:01, Juneau, AK\t<\/p>\n

\n

Half Marathon<\/strong><\/p>\n

Overall top 20<\/strong><\/p>\n

1. Hiram Henry, M, 01:21:15, Juneau, AK\t<\/p>\n

2. Scott Watts, M, 01:26:48\tAuke Bay, AK\t<\/p>\n

3. Tyler Gress, M, 01:29:19\tJuneau, AK<\/p>\n

4. David Phillips, M, 01:34:52, Douglas, AK\t<\/p>\n

5. Jim Ustasiewski, M, 01:37:47, Douglas, AK\t<\/p>\n

6. Ed Hand, M, 01:38:50,\tJuneau, AK\t<\/p>\n

7. Suzanne McGee, F, 01:39:36, Douglas, AK\t<\/p>\n

8. Eric Carter, M, 01:39:42,\tJuneau, AK\t<\/p>\n

9. Philip Richards, M, 01:42:28, Juneau, AK\t<\/p>\n

10. Jonathan Morford, M, 01:43:59,\tJuneau, AK\t<\/p>\n

11. Ben Scudder, M, 01:44:41,\tJuneau, AK\t<\/p>\n

12. Andy Romanoff, M, 01:44:54, Juneau, AK\t<\/p>\n

13. Rich Sjoroos, M, 01:45:06, Juneau, AK\t<\/p>\n

14. Glenn Haight, M, 01:45:07, Juneau, AK\t<\/p>\n

15, Daren Booton, M, 01:45:11,\tJuneau, AK\t<\/p>\n

16. Ray Howard, M, 01:45:40, Juneau, AK\t<\/p>\n

17. Julia Mesdag, F, 01:46:08, Juneau, AK\t<\/p>\n

18. Megan Costello, F, 01:46:43, Douglas, AK\t<\/p>\n

19. James Beedle, M, 01:47:36, Juneau, AK\t<\/p>\n

20. Karlynn Welling, F, 01:47:41, Juneau, AK<\/p>\n

\n

Women\u2019s open top 10<\/strong><\/p>\n

1. Julia Mesdagw, 01:46:08, Juneau, AK\t<\/p>\n

2. Megan Costello, 01:46:43,\tDouglas, AK\t<\/p>\n

3. Sarah Brister\t, 01:52:46,\tJuneau, AK\t<\/p>\n

4. Theresa Soley, 01:54:32,\tJuneau, AK\t<\/p>\n

5. Claire Imamura, 01:56:15, Juneau, AK\t<\/p>\n

6. Jenna Wiersma, 01:56:32,\tJuneau, AK\t<\/p>\n

7. Heather Engstad, 01:57:21,\tDuluth, MN\t<\/p>\n

8. Emy Ribao, 01:57:39\tJuneau, AK<\/p>\n

9. Amber Tingey, 01:59:12, Juneau, AK<\/p>\n

10. Karissa Jackson, 02:01:57, Juneau, AK<\/p>\n

\u2022 Contact reporter Kevin Gullufsen at kevin.gullufsen@juneauempire.com or call (907) 523-2228.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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