BAR HARBOR — Jonny Wilson of Falmouth and Tracy Guerrette of Saint Agatha took home the top honors for men and women, respectively, at the 7th annual Acadia Half Marathon on June 3, both setting new records in the process. Wilson’s time of 1 hour, 9 minutes, 32.3 seconds is more than 7 minutes faster than the previous record of 1:16:37.34 set by Matt Homich of Bar Harbor in 2017. Guerrette’s time of 1:23:35.2 beat the record of 1:34:34.15 set by Catherine Maloy of Albany, N.Y., in 2017, by more than 10 minutes.
Top finishers from Mount Desert Island were Zachary Gilhooley and Rebecca Geib, both of Bar Harbor. Jasmin Lepir of Dover, N.H. and Cecilia Dube of Winterport were the top men and women finishers in the 10K.
Top MDI runners in the 10K were Lance Kuehne and Kassie Strout, both of Bar Harbor.
A total of 407 people registered to walk or run the half marathon and 10K. The race is organized by the Mount Desert Island YMCA, and serves as one of its major fundraisers.
Acadia Half Marathon
Top 25 men’s finishers
1 Jonny Wilson Falmouth 1:09:34.3
2 Andrew Kephart Ellsworth 1:17:45.0
3 Marc Chartier Londonderry, NH 1:19:10.1
4 Bradford Eslin Bucksport 1:24:51.5
5 Joffrey Peters Lebanon, NH 1:26:18.6
6 Scott Clark Summerside, PEI 1:26:38.8
7 Evan Boudreau Lamoine 1:29:10.2
8 Matthew Mace Arnold, MD 1:33:48.1
9 Zachary Gilhooley Bar Harbor 1:35:18.5
10 Robert Bergendahl Belchertown, MA 1:36:11.5
11 Bradley Buchanan Pittsburgh, PA 1:37:59.2
12 Bill Dobbie St. Augustine, FL 1:38:03.2
13 Clay Flannigan Cambridge, MA 1:38:41.9
14 Kyle Gallegos Wilmington, MA 1:39:17.3
15 Patrick Faurer Snowmass Village, CO 1:39:25.9
16 Michael Westphal Cranberry Isles 1:40:30.7
17 Mark Jackson Melbourne, FL 1:41:53.4
18 James Sabatano Frederick, MD 1:42:02.8
19 Stephen Whalen Bernard 1:42:12.9
20 Carson Fiske Slingerlands, NY 1:44:16.9
21 Michael Moulton Sandown, NH 1:44:25.5
22 Matthew Kennedy Portland 1:44:50.4
23 Andrew Perry Logan, OH 1:45:49.1
24 Josh Orabone Worcester, MA 1:47:12.6
25 Jim Tremper Brighton, MA 1:47:14.6
Acadia Half Marathon
Top 25 women’s finishers
1 Tracy Guerrette St. Agatha 1:23:35.2
2 Rebeccah Geib Bar Harbor 1:29:21.5
3 Mikka Macdonald Washington, DC 1:34:03.2
4 Karen Pulkkinen Cambridge, MA 1:36:22.4
5 Stephanie DiBrita Rutherland, NJ 1:38:18.6
6 Suzie Quinlan Quincy, MA 1:40:04.6
7 Jennifer Blastow Otisfield 1:41:10.5
8 Katelyn Alley Steuben 1:42:25.8
9 Tiffany Buchanan Pittsburgh, PA 1:47:56.6
10 Shannon McCullough Philadelphia, PA 1:48:32.7
11 Sarah Oppelt Somerville, MA 1:49:24.8
12 Anna Goodwin Boxborough, MA 1:49:31.7
13 Patricia Atchinson Enfield, NH 1:49:40.2
14 Marni Zelnick Acton, MA 1:49:50.9
15 Katie Meyer Salem, MA 1:50:05.2
16 Lori Alley Bar Harbor 1:50:26.9
17 Susan Bayat New York, NY 1:51:08.8
18 Britt Hulbert Bar Harbor 1:51:21.4
19 Ashley Youngsma Franklin, TN 1:52:28.0
20 Maria Simpson Bar Harbor 1:54:41.3
21 Michelle Gould Somerville, MA 1:55:22.2
22 Teresa Kenny West Nyack, NY 1:55:28.5
23 Leah Rudman Dallas, TX 1:56:34.1
24 Christy Bugenhagen Woodway, TX 1:56:54.1
25 Laura Anderson Bar Harbor 1:57:12.4
10K race
Top 25 men’s finishers
1 Jasmin Lepir Dover, NH 39:08.5
2 Seth Young Ellsworth 39:58.8
3 Lance Kuehne Bar Harbor 44:51.1
4 Dylan Garceau Bar Harbor 44:54.4
5 David Butler Ellsworth 47:58.2
6 Josiah Zoodsma Poughkeepsie, NY 48:33.1
7 Justin Brenton Milbridge 51:40.9
8 Timothy Johnson Center Bamstead, NH 51:53.7
9 Johann Ingimarsson Scarborough 52:57.8
10 Jeremy Townes St. Stephen, NB 53:20.5
11 David Alden St. Pierre Beverly, MA 54:19.2
12 Steven Nieuweboer Billerica, MA 54:53.8
13 Peter Sullivan Somerville, MA 54:55.0
14 Lyle Cosner Harrisburg, PA 55:05.7
15 Rex Schultz Greenville, SC 56:32.6
16 Clark Bristol Cambridge, MA 58:13.0
17 Christopher Heel Mount Desert 58:27.7
18 Ryan Sanders Brewer 59:13.4
19 John Wickey Boston, MA 1:00:15.9
20 Tom Dwyer Hampden 1:00:45.6
21 Thomas Conway Boston, MA 1:00:53.8
22 Murphy Macleod Saco, ME 1:00:57.2
23 Michael Madell Bar Harbor 1:02:30.5
24 Bryan Youngsma Franklin, TN 1:07:54.
25 Tyler Belec Dover, NH 1:09:33.9
10K race
Top 25 women’s finishers
1 Cecilia Dube Winterport 43:37.6
2 Caitlin Regan Dover, NH 48:00.8
3 Marisa Gargaro Bay Shore, NY 48:33.1
4 Jessica Ellis Somerville, MA 48:59.5
5 Lisa Kearns Franklin 50:13.6
6 Kassie Strout Bar Harbor 51:56.9
7 Vera Kuipers New York, NY 52:11.5
8 Erin Spencer-Mullen Camden 53:32.2
9 Stephanie Dorr Milbridge 53:38.9
10 Elissa Haskell Stonington 55:42.4
11 Jessie Bristol Cambridge, MA 56:58.5
12 Kathy Lucchesi Bar Harbor 58:39.1
13 Hilary Rymal Petoskey, MI 57:06.4
14 Kari-Elle Brown Arlington, MA 58:42.7
15 Sarah Dorr Harrington 58:46.2
16 Samantha Grant Gorham 58:48.9
17 Marissa Dice Gardiner 58:49.7
18 Kate Foley Bar Harbor 58:54.0
19 Sarah Neuner Bar Harbor 58:54.0
20 Vanessa Sanders Brewer 59:13.5
21 Victoria Fleek Boston, MA 1:00:15.8
22 Kenyon Shubert Portland 1:00:37.1
23 Brooke Newberg Bath 1:00:37.5
24 Maura MacLellan Boston, MA 1:00:53.8
25 Adelene Macleod Saco 1:00:57.2
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