Paull, Schultz top runners in Nautical Run
The Nautical City Run for Health has grown in scope over the years, attracting area runners as well as out-of-state visitors. This year the 6K (3.72 miles) had 104 participants included youngsters as well. There also were 75 participants in the one-mile fun event which included walkers as well as runners.
THIS YEAR was no surprise in the male division as veteran runner Denny Paull did it again in 19:23, just five seconds in front of Lyle Schultz, 21, of Alpena. Paull, 39, of Cheboygan was in a hot pursuit race with Schultz the whole way. Paull admitted it does get harder the older he gets. ?Lyle pulled me the whole way ? I watched the Tour de France this year ? and I just followed his draft,? Paull said after the race. ?He (Lyle) was definitely the stronger man out there today…but I got him in the kick. It was his race.? The runners were faced with thick humid air and warm conditions but all gave it their best.
IN THE FEMALE division local favorite Lauren Fairbanks gave way to a new champion when Kylie Schultz, 24, of Port Collins, Colorado decided to run the event while visiting her father, Ed Schultz, Rogers City superintendent of schools. Kylie was the first female runner in at 23:55. Kylie was an All-State runner at Clare High School and went on to run at Western Michigan University.
?I just finished running a marathon,? Kylie said following her first place finish Saturday. ?I thought I wouldn?t be able to win it, because I?m slow now. (The training for a marathon requires a different type of training and tactics). ?My dad told me who the competition was going to be, so I found her and ran right next to her for the first one and a half miles and then I went out front to see how she would react to it. It paid off,? she added.
OTHER HIGHLIGHTS of the event that utilizes the Huron Sunrise Trail for a majority of the course were male second place Schultz (19:28), and David Partyka, 21, of Rogers City (20:15) third place. Fairbanks took the race last year with a 23:15 run. She will be running cross country for Central Michigan University this fall. In the female division, Bonnie Arlt, 51, of Millersburg was second (24:38) and Lauren Fairbanks, 18, of Rogers City was third (24:49).
In the one-mile run, Mike Mierzwinski, 13, of Rogers City was first (5:59) with Bill Goldsborough, 50, second (5:58). Anna Catalano, 14, of Rogers City was the first female (7:00). The youngest male runner was Justin Gole, 10, of Grand Rapids who finished a respectable 61st (30:13). Kaylee Kreft, 12, of Rogers City was the youngest female runner who finished 63rd (30:14) in front of quite a few other runners in the race. The male Masters Champ was 55-year-old Wayne Christopherson, of Alpena, placing 18th (23:38) overall. The oldest runners were Dagnija Schmidt, 62, of Grand Ledge (35:09), and Brock McHaney, 62, of Millersburg (30:12).
Linda Leverly of Atlanta was the fastest walker. An * denotes an age bracket winner.
6K FINISHERS in addition to those already mentioned: fourth *Caleb Huggler, 17, of Ossineke (20:20); fifth Steve Krajniak, 18, of Onondaga (20:23); sixth Darren Donakowski, 19, of Alpena (20:47); seventh Nick Zendler, 17, of Flint (20:51); eighth Aaron Smuda, 17, of Rogers City (20:53); ninth Tim Ciarkowski, 19, of Rogers City (21:06); 10th Nicholas Johnson, 21, of Lake Mills, WI. (21:53).
?11th Tony Schultz, 18, of Alpena (22:05); 12th *Chris Yard, 16, of Maple Grove, MN. (22:13); 13th *Jeff Kalember, 37, of Gaylord (22:20); 14th Justin Karsten, 20, of Rogers City (22:21); 15th Robert Hanel, 21, of Rogers City (22:45); 16th John Gordon, 20, of Rogers City (23:19); 17th Steven Kandow, 17, of Clio (23:22); 19th Bill Robson, 57, of Alanson (23:47); 20th *Matt Moulds, 50, of Kalamazoo (23:50). ?22nd Jared Barager, 14, of Wyoming, MI. (23:59); 23rd *Christopher Bullock, 46, of Alpena (24:09); 24th Carl Haske, 44, of Ann Arbor (24:15); 25th Robert Zendler, 46, of Flint (24:31); 28th *Kevin Yarnell, 12, of Maumee, OH. (25:08); 29th *Kristi Newhouse, 21, of Spring Arbor (25:22); 30th Karl Resch, 13, of Macomb (25:41). ?31st Malcum Moulds, 47, of Northville (26:14); 32nd Adam Zinke, 18, of Rogers City (26:35); 33rd Brian Burns, 44, of Indian River (26:39); 34th Scott Masteller, 40, of Eaton Rapids (26:41); 35th Katie Lamp, 19, of Alpena (26:49); 36th Kelli Kaiser, 18, of Lachine (26:54); 37th Don Speer, 57, of Alpena (26:55); 38th Norm Arlt, 54, of Rogers City (27:01); 39th *Patricia Manning, 43, of Alpena (27:01); 40th *Taraneh Haske, 46, of Ann Arbor (27:06).
?41st Mary Pietsch, 21, of Rogers City (27:07); 42nd Mickey Marx, 19, of Rogers City (27:18); 43rd Benjamin Gartner, 13, of Alpena (27:24); 44th Michael Gartner, 43, of Alpena (27:36); 45th Brian Briegel, 52, of Tekonsha (27:38); 46th Earl Hammond, 54, of Swartz Creek (27:43); 47th John Hudak, 39, of Rochester Hills (28:04); 48th Caroline Yarnell, 40, of Maumee, OH. (28:17); 49th Bill Yarnell, 50, of Maumee, OH. (28:29); 50th *Robyn McDaniel, 36, of Atlanta, GA. (28:45). ?51st Jackie Quaine, 38, of Rogers City (28:48); 52nd Dan Phillips, 57, of Clinton Twp. (28:59); 53rd Mike Hanel, 19, of Rogers City (29:19); 54th KC Hampton, 40, of Harrisville (29:20); 55th Jack Levely, 53, of Atlanta (29:20); 56th Robin Briggs, 36, of Lima, OH. (29:33); 57th Andrew Karaba, 56, of Mikado (29:41); 58th *Mary Lou Peacock, 48, of Oscoda (29:45); 59th Erik Selke, 40, of Rogers City (29:54); 62nd *Chelsea Kreft, 14, of Rogers City (30:13).
?64th Richard Bryans, 35, of Rogers City (30:17); 65th John Johnson, 59, of Alanson (30:38); 66th Kyle Jefferson, 16, of Peru, IL. (30:43); 67th Elaina Dynkel, 13, of Harrisville (30:57); 68th Nikki Wojtaszek, 24, of Clinton Twp. (31:21); 69th Lloyd Briggs, 37, of Lima, OH. (31:23); 70th Ann Barkey, 42, of Clarkston (31:45). ?71st Erin Fleming, 21, of Hawks (31:50); 72nd Jim Meyer, 62, of Onaway (31:52); 73rd Christine Hudak, 37, of Rochester Hills (31:53); 74th *Carol Stevens, 56, of Spruce (32:02); 75th Peter Barkley, 41, of Clarkston (32:16); 76th Thomas Gole, 48, of Grand Rapids (32:21); 77th *Sherry Davidson, 50, of Harrisville (32:23); 78th Fay McHaney, 51, of Millersburg (32:25); 79th Nikole Hampton, 13, of Harrisville (32:26); 80th Thomas Erfurdt, 37, of Thurmont, MD. (32:36). ?81st Lance Heitz, 55, of Presque Isle (32:46); 82nd Amy Meyer, 24, of Rogers City (32:51); 83rd Wendy Robins, 41, of Millersburg (33:01); 84th Russell Stevens, 56, of Spruce (33:03); 85th Varcy Vogelheim, 40, of Clearwater, FL. (33:13); 86th D
?100th Chris Newhouse, 53, of Spring Arbor (40:20); 101st *Linda Levely, 53, of Atlanta (41:09); 102nd Carol Selleck, 48, of Rogers City (41:09); 103rd Nancy Beach, 47, of Freeland (49:11); and 104th Jane Speer, 56, of Alpena (50:54).