A perfect day to run

Evan Markelz of Mountain View, California, and Melanie Griffiths of Homer was won the 10K to the Bay in the Homer Spit Runs on Saturday.

In the Cosmic Half Marathon, Homer’s Torrey Short and Kristen Buckwalter came up with the wins.

Markelz, 17, ran 32 minutes, 24 seconds, to top recent Homer High graduate Seamus McDonough, 18. McDonough finished at 33:11, while Homer’s Pedro Ochoa was third at 35:19.

In the women’s race, Griffiths, 29, ran 41:49 for the victory, while Lizzy Harnell, 16, of Proctor, Minnesota, ran 42:21 to finish second. Anchorage’s Lindsay Wood, 46, was third in 42:44.

Short, 38, won the half marathon at 1:25:53, while Graham Forbes, 43, was second at 1:29:51. Homer’s JK Keller, 47, took third at 1:31:27.

Homer’s Buckwalter, 41, ran 1:36:52 to take women’s honors, while Anchorage’s Ashley Van Hemert, 41, finished second at 1:39:55. Homer’s Elizabeth Roedl was third at 1:41:09.

Homer Spit Runs

Saturday

10K to the Bay

MEN

1. Evan Markelz, Mountain View, 32 minutes, 24 seconds; 2. Seamus McDonough, Homer, 33:11; 3. Pedro Ochoa, Homer, 35:19; 4. Colm Cawood, Flagstaff, 36:02; 5. Lance Seneff, Homer, 37:00; 6. Peter Heglund-Lohman, Quebec City, 42:10; 7. Sean Derry, Indiana, 44:05; 8. Ian McGarry, Soldotna, 44:38; 9. John Mitchell, Homer, 45:54; 10. Theo McDonough, Homer, 46:02; 11. Bill Steyer, Homer, 46:10; 12. Matthew Byrd, Homer, 46:28; 13. Jackson Holiman, Homer, 47:00; 14. Tait Ostrom, Homer, 47:05; 15. Lukas Renner, Homer, 47:09; 16. Ben McGarry, Soldotna, 47:14; 17. Ethan Styvar, Homer, 47:20; 18. Austin Pitzman, Homer, 47:50; 19. Jason Davis, Homer, 48:18; 20.Christian Seager, Homer, 48:39; 21. Chad Larsen, Kenai, 49:33; 22. Miles Carter, Fayetteville, 49:43; 23. Johannes Bynagle, Fritz Creek, 49:58; 24. Alek McGarry, Soldotna, 50:25; 25. Derek Bynagle, Fritz Creek, 50:34.

26. Cooper Griffith, Homer, 50:38; 27. Jakob Richter, Homer, 50:39; 28. Rich Rulison, Garden Grove, 51:01; 29. Thomas McDonough, Homer, 51:12; 30. Zachary Ricketts, Anchorage, 51:29; 31. Eli Deitz, Mead, 51:34; 32. Oliver Markelz, Mountain View, 51:39; 33. Landon Tinsley, Homer, 52:46; 34. Benjamin Smith, Soldotna, 52:46; 35. Bill Jirsa, Homer, 53:36; 36. David Willden, Springfield, 53:54; 37. Konstantin Fefelov, Nikolaevsk, 54:20; 38. Corin Katzke, Homer, 55:05; 39. Mark Hemstreet, Homer, 58:23; 40. Rio Waltenbaugh, Homer, 1:04:15; 41. JJ Chapple, Homer, 1:04:24; 42. Alex Whitworth, Northbridge, 1:05:46; 43. Vincent Gardone, North Pole, 1:06:26; 44. Gary Lyon, Homer, 1:06:53; 45. Ralph Broshes, Homer, 1:07:54; 46. Beau Wood, Anchorage, 1:08:02; 47. Ryker Smith, Homer, 1:14:06; 48. Matt Early, Homer, 1:35:13; 49. Tom Early, Homer, 1:35:15; 50. Dylan Waltenbaugh, Homer, 1:38:54.

WOMEN

1. Melanie Griffiths, Homer, 41:49; 2. Lizzy Harnell, Proctor, 42:21; 3. Lindsay Wood, Anchorage, 42:44; 4. Sarah Freistone, Anchorage, 42:48; 5. Amanda Cherok, Homer, 44:00; 6. Sara Callor, Fort Collins, 44:27; 7. Georgina Mederos, Chugiak, 45:50; 8. Denise Demetree-Trombley, Chugiak, 45:51; 9. Jessie Erickson, Anchorage, 46:00; 10. Cindy Freistone, Anchorage, 49:10; 11. Lia Calhoun, Homer, 49:17; 12. Emily Moss, Kasilof, 49:20; 13. Sara Larsen, Kenai, 49:34; 14. Mindy Rulison, Garden Grove, 51:02; 15. Beatrix McDonough, Homer, 51:05; 16. Hannah Gerasimof, Homer, 53:10; 17. Lizzy Young, Homer, 54:14; 18. Anna Crain, Homer, 54:42; 19. Abby Ostrom, Homer, 55:00; 20. Etta Bynagle, Fritz Creek, 55:13; 21. Erica Cowart, Las Vegas, 55:31; 22. Ashli Neese, Homer, 56:40; 23. Meyanna Fairbank, Homer, 57:04; 24. Sarah Pribbenow, Kenai, 57:35; 25. Sonja Young, Sherwood, 57:36.

26. Heather Rothenberger, Homer, 58:24; 27. Beth Boling, Homer, 58:28; 28. Sharon Smith, Homer, 58:29; 29. Gayle Eckert, Homer, 58:34; 30. Kate Swaby, Soldotna, 58:56; 31. Joy Hobart, Soldotna, 59:02; 32. Lucie Leblanc, Homer, 59:14; 33. Joell Restad, Homer, 59:54; 34. Terri Mach, Homer, 59:59; 35. Stephanie Phillips, Anchorage, 1:00:08; 36. Wendy Weber, Homer, 1:00:24; 37. Vera Hershey, Wasilla, 1:01:20; 38. Lindsay Hallam, Ken, 1:01:38; 39. Kylie Jones, Kenai, 1:02:03; 40. Rebecca Grimes, Kenai, 1:02:05; 41. Nicole Hall, Kenai, 1:02:52; 42. Yvonne Leutwyler, Homer, 1:02:59; 43. Rachel Allmendinger, Homer, 1:03:05; 44. Jacqueline McDonough, Homer, 1:04:00; 45. Megan Hahn, Homer, 1:04:11; 46. Abbie Hall, Nikiski, 1:04:41; 47. Tara Schmidt, Homer, 1:04:44; 48. Judy Steyer, Homer, 1:04:46; 49. Julie Pourciau, Homer, 1:05:14; 50. Emma Fisher, Homer, 1:05:31.

51. Emily Stafford, Homer, 1:06:30; 52. Haily Ricciardi, Homer, 1:07:07; 53. Christina De La Torre, Homer, 1:07:38; 54. Melinda Erickson, Homer, 1:08:40; 55. Katrina Cannava, Soldotna, 1:10:38; 56. Carenda Weaver, Homer, 1:11:41; 57. Elaine Gardone, North Pole, 1:12:15; 58. Alecia Stengel, Homer, 1:12:16; 59. Faith Overson, Homer, 1:12:16; 60. Jennifer Waltenbaugh, Homer, 1:16:31; 61. Oriana Tomlin, Kasilof, 1:16:34; 62. Becky Hart, Soldotna, 1:17:41; 63. Stevie Drescher, Homer, 1:17:42; 64. Jessica Scogin, Soldotna, 1:21:44; 65. Kathy Hobart, Soldotna, 1:24:56; 66. Nicole Ashley, Soldotna, 1:34:58; 67. Isabelle Early, Homer, 1:35:13; 68. Dottie Sylce, Homer, 1:38:47; 69. Olivia Pitzman, Homer, 1:39:30.

Cosmic Half Marathon

MEN

1. Torrey Short, Homer, 1:25:53; 2. Graham Forbes, 1:29:51; 3. JK Keller, Homer, 1:31:27; 4. Tim Robinson, Homer, 1:35:54; 5. Jack Money, Ninilchik, 1:45:24; 6. Daniel Bunker, Homer, 1:55:22; 7. Jeremy Jaminet, Homer, 1:56:48; 8. Carl Kincaid, Sterling, 1:58:03; 9. Matthew Walker, Soldotna, 2:28:21; 10. Jon Erickson, Homer, 2:34:14; 11. Brandon Wood, Anchorage, 2:55:14.

WOMEN

1. Kristen Buckwalter, Homer, 1:36:52; 2. Ashley Van Hemert, Anchorage, 1:39:55; 3. Elizabeth Roedl, Homer, 1:41:09; 4. Adayliah Ley, Somerset, 1:42:45; 5. Hanna Young, Homer, 1:48:43; 6. Ginny Smith, Soldotna, 1:52:25; 7. Ava Daley, Louisville, 1:56:18; 8. Justina Jaminet, Anchorage, 1:56:48; 9. Rachel Turney, Anchorage, 2:07:41; 10. Sarah Mccormick, Anchorage, 2:07:41; 11. Lila Johnson, Homer, 2:11:56; 12. Laura Peek, Homer, 2:12:03; 13. Tara O’Neal, Homer, 2:14:49; 14. Kathy Trinh, Soldotna, 2:15:04; 15. Zoe Story, Homer, 2:15:31; 16. Carolyn Walker, Soldotna, 2:28:22; 17. Linda Moll, Ninilchik, 2:35:34; 18. Kathryn Coseglia, Homer, 2:37:08; 19. Violet Wood, Anchorage, 2:55:13; 20. Juley Mcconnell, Anchor Point, 2:57:21.

Runners participating in the Homer Spit Run 10K to the Bay race take off with the firing of the starter’s gun at Homer High School on Saturday, June 24, 2023 in Homer, Alaska. (Delcenia Cosman/Homer News)

A leading pack of runners participating in the Homer Spit Run 10K to the Bay race round the curve of Ben Walters Lane on Saturday, June 24, 2023 in Homer, Alaska. (Delcenia Cosman/Homer News)

Runners participating in the Homer Spit Run 10K to the Bay race round the curve of Ben Walters Lane on Saturday, June 24, 2023 in Homer, Alaska. (Delcenia Cosman/Homer News)

Participants walking in the Homer Spit Run 10K to the Bay cross the finish line at Land’s End Resort on Saturday, June 24, 2023 in Homer, Alaska. (Delcenia Cosman/Homer News)

Amanda Cherok, running in the Homer Spit Run 10K to the Bay race, approaches the finish line at Land’s End Resort on Saturday, June 24, 2023 in Homer, Alaska. (Delcenia Cosman/Homer News)

Participants in the Homer Spit Run 10K to the Bay race run down the Spit Road toward the finish line at Land’s End on Saturday, June 24, 2023 in Homer, Alaska. (Delcenia Cosman/Homer News)

Runners participating in the Homer Spit Run 10K to the Bay race round the curve of Ben Walters Lane on Saturday, June 24, 2023 in Homer, Alaska. (Delcenia Cosman/Homer News)