140 finish marathon in Iraq
Associated Press
A 46-year-old U.S. Army soldier won the Honolulu Marathon satellite race in Iraq yesterday.
Sgt. 1st Class Joseph Williams of the 10th Mountain Division out of Fort Drum, N.Y., finished the 26.2-mile run in 2:59:57.
Lt. Lauren Koban, 24, of the Army's 101st Airborne Division at Fort Campbell, Ky., won the women's race in 3:38:30.
A total of 187 runners, mostly U.S. Army personnel, were registered for the race. Workers for U.S. contractors, including two from South Africa, also ran.
All told, 140 finished the course.
Officials had planned to hold the race Dec. 11 to coincide with the main marathon in Honolulu but postponed it because of concerns that the date would be too close to last week's Iraqi national elections.
Marine Lt. Col. Jim O'Donnell, organizer of the satellite marathon, said the run went smoothly. A fire engine sounded its air horn to signal the start, he said.
The race was held within Camp Victory, the compound in southwest Baghdad hosting the headquarters of the multinational force. It included a one-mile loop at the start followed by four 6.3-mile loops within the compound, O'Donnell said.
Temperatures were in the 40s at the 6:30 a.m. start. "There were a couple hills, but nothing compared to Diamond Head," he said in a telephone interview with The Associated Press.
O'Donnell, 47, who has run the Honolulu Marathon five times, was the last finisher, in 6:20:00, which he said was considerably slower than his Honolulu finish times. He attributed his slow pace to knee injuries.
"My knees couldn't take the pounding," he said. "Finishing was not a question in my mind, but I didn't want to be the last runner across the finish line."
Three female lieutenants running their first marathon held hands the last 100 yards and crossed the finish line together, he said.
Staff Sgt. Ryan Taniguchi, of Honolulu and the Hawai'i Army National Guard, finished in 3:56:50, also slower than his finish in five previous Honolulu Marathons. His brother, Keola, who ran in Honolulu a week earlier, had predicted a 3:20 finish for his brother.
The finishers received official Honolulu Marathon T-shirts and medals.
Last year, an Army captain organized the first satellite Honolulu Marathon at Forward Operating Base Ripley in Tarin Kowt, Afghanistan.
IRAQ HONOLULU MARATHON FINISHERS
1, Joseph Williams 2:59:57.
2, Brady Moore 3:00:32.
3, Ross Shales 3:07:44.
4, Knud Hermansen 3:09:50.
5, James Holmes II 3:12:50.
6, Mark Gillespie 3:15:37.
7, John Ruibal 3:15:38.
8, Thomas DeVietro 3:17:40.
9, Raymond Blaine 3:18:17.
10, Clinton Plaster 3:19:01.
11, Ryan Boyles 3:21:03.
12, Kirk Madgie 3:25:53.
13, Patrick Pluas 3:29:05.
14, Cecil Furr 3:30:54.
15, Jan Aldykiewicz 3:33:11.
16, Tom Donegan 3:35:58.
17 (tie), James Mehta 3:36:56.
17 (tie), William Quimbayo 3:36:56.
19, Richard Monnard 3:38:09.
20, Lauren Koban 3:38:30.
21, William Hauschild 3:38:31.
22, Katie Nash 3:38:39.
23, Michael Myers 3:39:00.
24, Shannon Rowe 3:41:41.
25, Grant Perry 3:42:18.
26, Tammy Lancaster 3:43:01.
27, Matthew Anderson 3:43:15.
28, Livingston Hickling 3:43:25.
29, Roger Nickel 3:44:48.
30, Kelly Donna 3:44:50.
31, Nick Caronna 3:46:21.
32, Kenneth Melgares 3:47:27.
33, Abraham Santana 3:47:51.
34, Anthony Martinez 3:48:06.
35, Aaron Liebig 3:48:17.
36 (tie), Jerod Farkas 3:49:38.
36 (tie), Louis Zeisman 3:49:38.
38 (tie), Adam Godfrey 3:50:31.
38 (tie), Ward Irvin 3:50:31.
40, Richard Ellis 3:51:21.
41, Angel Estrada 3:51:23.
42, Justin Boehme 3:51:58.
43, Jovana Meyer 3:52:00.
44, Vernon Bahm 3:52:06.
45, Conor Winslow 3:52:27.
46, Richard Broussard 3:52:59.
47, Lori Anabrant 3:53:00.
48, Dana Mueller 3:53:01.
49, Justin Alford 3:55:15.
50, Martin Chapin 3:55:27.
51, Andrew Corrow 3:55:35.
52, Tom Berry 3:55:48.
53, Ryan Taniguchi 3:56:50.
54, John Hansen 3:59:20.
55, Christopher Crimi 3:59:29.
56, William Navarro 3:59:53.
57, Christopher Lauchner 4:00:11.
58, Vuong Do 4:01:10.
59 (tie), Elizabeth Cole 4:01:19.
59 (tie), Emily Eagan 4:01:19.
61, Tom Seamands 4:02:31.
62, George Seaward 4:02:51.
63, Elmer Hoskins 4:03:26.
64 (tie), Eugene Gates 4:05:16.
64 (tie), Julian Urquidez 4:05:16.
66, MaryKate Blanchfield 4:05:36.
67, Jeff Yarvis 4:05:53.
68, Thomas Foster 4:05:56.
69, Julie Fullem 4:07:17.
70, Jordan Wilkinson 4:07:39.
71, Karl Ludeman 4:08:03.
72, Ronald Doll 4:08:31.
73 (tie), Gabriel Downy 4:09:10.
73 (tie), Doug Herrman 4:09:10.
75, Troy Ramirez 4:09:38.
76, Keith Griffith 4:09:40.
77, Eric Palmer 4:12:10.
78, Jonathan Poei 4:14:05.
79, Bryce Ostler 4:14:07.
80, Josielyn Carrasquillo 4:15:18.
81 (tie), Christopher Piha 4:18:08.
81 (tie), (no first name) Sens 4:18:08.
83, Abraham White 4:18:55.
84, Timothy Petruna 4:19:25.
85, Eric Whitehurst 4:20:29.
86, Gilbert Mak 4:20:52.
87, William Berryman 4:20:56.
88, Clayton Burns 4:25:12.
89, Raymond Benisek II 4:28:55.
90, Saalih Muzakkir 4:34:18.
91, James Houts 4:35:37.
92, Ryder Crockett 4:36:40.
93, Ruth Jarabek 4:38:08.
94, Andrew Crabtree 4:38:55.
95, Terrance Fagan 4:39:15.
96, Mark O’Neill 4:39:29.
97, Bill King 4:40:21.
98 (tie), Katherine Arroyo 4:41:27.
98 (tie), Patrick Hodges 4:41:27.
100 (tie), Erik Balunis 4:42:23.
100 (tie), William Orkins 4:42:23.
102, Randy Hart 4:42:48.
103, Lou Florence 4:43:05.
104, Vernon Kwiatkowski 4:49:34.
105, David Scott 4:57:29.
106, William Glas 4:57:32.
107, Angelica Lopez 4:57:43.
108, Richard Rude 4:58:54.
109 (tie), Nakischa Davis 4:59:15.
109 (tie), Douglas Wood 4:59:15.
111, Corey Gray 4:59:22.
112, Michael Bradley 5:01:43.
113, Timothy Murray 5:04:26.
114, Jonathan Johnson 5:05:32.
115 (tie), Amanda Fortman 5:07:30.
115 (tie), Theresa Szczerban 5:07:30.
115 (tie), Alicia Weininger 5:07:30.
118, Eli Henderson 5:09:41.
119, (no first name) Bermetz 5:10:50.
120, Michael Clemens 5:11:05.
121, Rodney Malhot 5:11:56.
122, Joshua Barrera 5:12:01.
123, Cesar Caldera 5:12:03.
124, Stephen Madrid II 5:19:20.
125 (tie), John Boseman 5:24:33.
125 (tie), Aaron Hutcherson 5:24:33.
127, James Lewis 5:25:58.
128, Steven Bacskay 5:31:16.
129, Matthew Vanderpool 5:31:16.
130, Brandon Millarr 5:32:33. 131, Edwin Diaz 5:33:27.
132, Thomas Hawes 5:37:43.
133 (tie), John Alejandro 5:39:23.
133 (tie), Sean Conroy 5:39:23.
135, John Ichikawa 5:41:19.
136, Troy Walters 5:48:56.
137, Maria Escobedo 6:04:29.
138, Marty Ferdig 6:06:16.
139, Fernando Delgado 6:16:00.
140, James O’Donnell 6:20:00.
