Posted by Joey Warner on December 12, 2004 at 12:29:28:
FORMER AUBURN RUNNER WINS HOLIDAY HALF MARATHON
By JOEY WARNER
Sports Correspondent
Former Auburn runner Wyman Hamilton of Spanish Fort was the overall winner of the Holiday Half-Marathon (13.1 miles) road race at Mullet Point last Saturday. Hamilton 23, crossed the finish line in 1 Hour, 15 minutes, 17 seconds. 41 year old Joey Warner of Mobile was a close second in 1:15:3, and Justin Parker 23, of Mobile was third in 1:19:58.
Hamilton outran Spiridon teammate Warner to the finish after the two had paced each other for eight miles. On mile nine, Hamilton made a surge that gave him a 25 meter lead as he went on to claim the race.
“The half marathon was going to be my first race back that I was really going to push the limits again since a disappointing marathon in Chicago in October,” Hamilton said. “It turned out to be a great race when Joey and I worked together and one I will never forget.”
Kit Hunter 27, of Fairhope was the overall female winner with a time of 1:30:49. She finished far ahead of Mobile’s Jean Lankford 47, who was second in 1:36:09. Hollie Rettger 28, of Pensacola was third in 1:37:58.
Hunter, a 1996 Bayside Academy graduate, won this race last year and improved her time by eight minutes today. She is coming off of a 23rd overall finish among females with a 3:20:28 at the Marine Corps Marathon in October. “It was great weather for the race and I was aiming for seven-minute miles,” Hunter said. “I knew if I could hold it then I could win.”
Lankford won the female local division at the Azalea Trail ten consecutive years and is one of the toughest runners to come out of Mobile. The Vanderbilt graduate used this race as a training run.
“I am coning back from a slipped disc in my back and felt good today,” Lankford said. “The weather was beautiful today and the race was challenging.”
The first five finishers in the race are members of the Spiridon racing team coached by Daphne’s Jon Adams. Jon Bowie of Fairhope was fourth in 1:20:35 and Juan Cortes was fifth in 1:21:47.
The sixth finisher was 16 year old Shane Lazzari, who is a star runner for Coach Chris Schmidt at Daphne High School. Lazzari personal best time was 1:23:05.
“My time was four minutes faster than last year,” Lazzari said. “It was very challenging and I felt the wind was a factor.”
Brian Stock of Cartersville, (GA) won the 8K race with a time of 30:39 and Alice Parker won the female division in 35:40.
The race was conducted by the Port City Pacers running club and gifts were donated by runners for the Marine Corps Toys for Tots foundation.
2004 HOLIDAY HALF MARATHON
Mullet Point, Alabama
December 11, 2003 8:30 A.M. Weather: 42 F
FEMALE OVERALL
1 KIT H HUNTER-27 FAIRHOPE-1:30:49
2 JEAN LANKFORD-47 MOBILE-1:36:09
3 HOLLIE RETTGER-28 PENSACOLA-1:37:58
MALE OVERALL
1 WYMAN A HAMILTON-23 SPANISH FORT-1:15:17
2 JOEY M WARNER-41 MOBILE-1:15:37
3 JUSTIN PARKER-23 MOBILE-1:19:58
FEMALE MASTERS
1 MELANIE BAKER-42 PENSACOLA-1:38:18
MALE MASTERS
1 ERGLIN YURDADON-45 FAIRHOPE-1:27:29
FEMALE GRAND MASTERS
1 MARIAN LOFTIN-58 MOBILE-1:50:35
MALE GRAND MASTERS
1 DAVID JEFFREY-62 SEMMES-AL 1:27:31
FEMALE SENIOR GRAND MASTERS
1 BETTY J LAMBERTH-64 IRVINGTON-2:46:50
MALE SENIOR GRAND MASTERS RESULTS
1 JIM UPTON-60 ALBERTVILLE-1:29:38
MALE AGE GROUP: 15-19
1-SHANE LAZZARI-16 LOXLEY-1:23:05
2-SPENCER OSWALD-16 CITRONELLE-1:42:52
3-DWAYNE STEWART18 PERDIDO -1:58:51
FEMALE AGE GROUP: 20 - 24
1-RACHEL STANLEY-23 PENSACOLA-1:57:45
2-ALLISON GERMANY-23 MOBILE-2:42:27
MALE AGE GROUP: 20 - 24
1-MATTHEW J KEIPER-24 MOBILE-1:34:53
FEMALE AGE GROUP: 25 - 29
1-RACHEL H HAWKE-27 MOBILE-2:00:49
2-ANGEL MYERS-26 BILOXI-2:06:39
3-ELIZABETH SMITH-29 MOBILE-2:12:09
MALE AGE GROUP: 25 - 29
1-JUAN CORTES-29 MOBILE-1:21:47
2-AMON A HOLCOMB-28 OCEAN SPRINGS-1:43:35
3-GREGG GEORGE-25 MOBILE-2:04:22
FEMALE AGE GROUP: 30 - 34
1-LAURIE A REPOLL-33 FAIRHOPE-1:46:58
2-SUSAN ADAMS-34 DAPHNE-1:50:09
3-ARA FEDERICO-31 DAPHNE-1:55:32
MALE AGE GROUP: 30 - 34
1-JON BOWIE-31 FAIRHOPE-1:20:35
2-MICHAEL EUBANKS-34 DAPHNE-1:30:24
3-DON SPROUSE -34 MOBILE-1:38:17
FEMALE AGE GROUP: 35 - 39
1-MICHELE L KITSON-35 MOBILE-1:42:36
2 -RHONDA L COLLINGS-35 THEODORE-1:44:20
3 -GLORIA DODDS-39 FAIRHOPE-1:54:32
MALE AGE GROUP: 35 - 39
1-JOSEPH SPEARS-39 DAPHNE-1:30:37
2-TIM YAHR-39 LOXLEY-1:35:52
3 -MARC GALBRAITH-36 SEMMES-1:40:40
FEMALE AGE GROUP: 40 - 44
1-ELINOR CARTER-44 MOBILE-1:45:10
2-MINDY RICHARDSON-40 PACE -1:46:37
3-SHANNON KENNY-42 MOBILE-1:51:21
MALE AGE GROUP: 40 - 44
1-MIKE BAKER-42 PENSACOLA-1:28:05
2-IAN KULIN-40 ST AUGUSTINE-1:29:33
3-LEIF H IRGENS-42 CHICKASAW -1:30:43
FEMALE AGE GROUP: 45 - 49
1-FREDA RAMBO-45 FAIRHOPE -1:49:32
2-BARBARA COLLINSWORTH-46 FAIRHOPE-1:56:07
3-CATHY FULLER-45 MOBILE-2:06:34
MALE AGE GROUP: 45 - 49
1-MARTY DEMOUY-49 MOBILE-1:29:32
2-JIM DONAGHEY-48 MOBILE-1:31:55
3-JON ADAMS-46 DAPHNE-1:34:57
FEMALE AGE GROUP: 50 - 54
1-CHERYL L MURDOCK-54 PENSACOLA-2:31:38
MALE AGE GROUP: 50 - 54
1-PAUL J BERGMAN-50 FAIRHOPE-1:33:29
2-JIM HANSEL-50 THEODORE-1:44:10
3-MICHAEL L WILLIAMS-53 MOBILE:44:14
FEMALE AGE GROUP: 55 - 59
1-MARGARET MAHONEY-55 DAPHNE-2:29:26
2-CAY WELSH-55 MOBILE-2:30:39
MALE AGE GROUP: 55 - 59
1-PETER C HUNT-59 DAPHNE-1:32:47
2-PAUL T BASWELL-55 LOXLEY-1:42:23
3-ROBERT NELSON-58 MOBILE-1:46:45
FEMALE AGE GROUP: 60 - 64
NONE
MALE AGE GROUP: 60 - 64
1-ALADAR F BENCSATH-64 MOBILE-2:03:43
2-JERRY FORD-60 FAIRHOPE-2:05:34
3-ED M FORD-60 ORANGE BEACH-2:05:39
FEMALE AGE GROUP: 65 - 69
NONE
MALE AGE GROUP: 65 - 69
1-BEN HARRIS-67 MOBILE-2:27:46
FEMALE AGE GROUP: 70 - 74
NONE
MALE AGE GROUP: 70 - 74
1-DEWAYNE MORRIS-73 BIRMINGHAM-1:53:32
2-JOE McREYNOLDS-71 MOBILE-1:58:30
3-JAMES W HARTMAN-70 DAUPHIN ISLAND-2:39:24