ROCKWALL —
The inaugural running of The Patriot Half Marathon in Rockwall has been termed a success, and the man behind the Patriot dream already is looking forward to the 2013 Memorial Day event.
Barrett Hopper said an eight-year-old dream became reality Monday with the half marathon, 5k race and one mile fun run.
Hopper, owner of Rockwall Running Center and coach of the Rockwall Running Club, said the running events attracted 1,420 registrations, including about 900 runners who signed up for the challenging half marathon event.
Proceeds from the event will benefit about a dozen charities. One recipient is the family of Nate Oxford, a 6-year-old Fate youngster battling cancer. The 5k race was named in his honor, the Race for Nate.
“We are already making plans for 2013,” Hopper said in an email to runners who pre-registered for this year’s event. “We have gotten quite a bit of feedback on things that went well, things we can do better and things you would like to see. We appreciate the advice and comments. We will be incorporating many of them in 2013, along with some surprises that will amaze you.”
In the 5k race, Andrew Dealy of Denton was the first-place finisher. His time was 19:34. The top female finisher was 13-year-old Bailey Miley of Heath. Her winning time was 24:37.
The top male finishers in the half marathon were Logan Sherman of Dallas (1.11:25) Agustine Hernandez of Irving (1.12:23) and Noe Nunez, hometown unavailable, (1.19:10).
The top three female finishers were Haley Pollard of Hickory Creek (1.36:39), Tiffany Hauerwas of Rowlett (1.38:40) and Shizuko Watanabe of Dallas (1.39:28)
Greg Rankin of Parker, who had a time of 1.26:54, was the top male masters runner. Teresa Chiv of Rockwall, with a time of 1.42:18, was the top female masters runner.
Following is a list of the first three finishers in each age category.
Men, 14-19 — Ryan Woelfel, Parker, 1.25:56; Philip Trajkovski, Allen, 1.52:47; Nic Reynoso, Rockwall, 1.58:47.
Men, 20-29 — Jose Lopez, Rockwall, 1.19:54; Kyle Garcia, Frisco, 1.20:03; Henry Zoch III, Rockwall, 1.29:52.
Men, 30-39 — Kiet Hoang, Flower Mound, 1.25:24; Jonathan Moody, Flower Mound, 1.29:02; Justin Rausch, Dallas, 1.29:48.
Men, 40-49 — Estus Barron, Rockwall, 1.30:51; Dan Walsh, Rowlett, 1.31:17; Jim Pultorak, Rockwall, 1.31.51.
Men, 50-59 — Dave Rowland, Scurry, 1.31:05; Michael Garcia, Frisco, 1.33:47; Mark Olateju, Garland, 1.34:30.
Men, 60-69 — John Powell, Balch Springs, 1.34:37; Kendall Black, Grand Prairie, 2.03:52; David Bucklew, Missouri City, 2.23:53.
Men, 70-plus — Wally Capps, Farmers Branch, 1.53:26.
Women, 14-19 — Emily Campbell, Plano, 1.47:28; Rebecca Parsons, Caddo Mills, 1.47:50; Elisabeth Hammer, Garland, 1.49:36.
Women, 20-29 — Faith Brisbois, Eden Prairie, 1.39:31; Erica Verble, Forney, 1.48:29; Elise Cruel, Plano, 1.49:27.
Women, 30-39 — Jodelle Whitley, Heath, 1.45:01; Vanessa Abraham, Rockwall, 1.46:07; Kelly Green, Irving, 1.48:22.
Women, 40-49 — Meg Penrose, Richardson, 1.42:59; Dana Andrae, Austin, 1.49:00; Christy Richbourg, Tyler, 1.52:58.
Women, 50-59 — Toni Hammer, Garland, 1.50:58; Carrie Varner, Rockwall, 1.55:02; Janie Simpson, Heath, 2.01:43.
Women, 60-69 — Cindy Bays, Richardson, 2.19:29; Rae Mills, Sachse, 2.31:42; Michelle Palmer, 2.35:06.
Women, 70-plus — Joan Metzger, Flower Mound, 3.15:00.
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Nate Oxford, a 6-year-old Fate youngster battling cancer, starts the 5k run during the Patriot Half Marathon in Rockwall on Memorial Day. The run was named in his honor — Race for Nate. Nate’s father, Wex Oxford (408), is following. Emma Mills / Herald-Banner
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