Millinocket Half Marathon results

MILLINOCKET — Nearly 20 runners from the region braved the elements on Dec. 8 for the Millinocket Half Marathon.

Rico Portalatin, 47 of Milo, finished 11th out of a field of 1,123 in the 13.1-mile race. Portalatin’s time was 1 hour, 23 minutes, and 59 seconds.

Elisha Parker, 39 of Charleston, came in 314th with a time of 2:01.21, and Christine Black, 31 of Garland, placed 342nd at 2:03.22. John Lemieux, 73 of Sangerville, was 423rd at 2:08.21, and coming in 533rd at 2:16.33 was Kathleen Dixon-Wallace, 52 of Milo.

Bangor Daily News photo/Linda Coan O’Kresik
MILLINOCKET HALF MARATHON — Runners take off at the start of the Millinocket Half Marathon on Saturday morning, Dec. 8. Nearly 20 residents from the area took part in the half marathon and marathon to the north in the Katahdin region.

Kevin Chartier, 63 of Abbot, had the 548th place finish at 2:17.36. In 561st place was Bob Clark, 67 of Dexter, at 2:18.19. Peter Devine, 69 of Garland, finished 693rd at 2:30.00, and Brenda Kain, 45 of Abbot, was 731st at 2:34.31.

Coming in 754th was Jody Coy, 48 of Dover-Foxcroft, at 2:37.58. Shortly thereafter was Amy Rogers, 36 of Dover-Foxcroft, at 760 in a time of 2:38.35, and in 765th place was Dawn Eckstein, 40 of Garland, at 2:38.56.In 864th place was Kristy Rizzitello, 41 of Sangerville, at 2:54.59.

A three-way tie for 925th place in a time of 3:06.21 featured three Dover-Foxcroft residents, 46-year-old Kim Cavanagh and Karen Jankunas and Bob Jankunas, 48. Deanna Miles, 40 of Sangerville, placed 934th at 3:09.07, and finishing 949th was Andrea Miller, 46 of Dexter, at 3:12.00.

In the Millinocket Marathon, 29-year-old Brooke Rosebush of Dover-Foxcroft tied for 40th place in a field of 182. Rosebush covered the 26.2 miles in 3:52.41.

Stephany Perkins, 29 of Harmony, was 105th in the marathon at 4:37.56.