Matt Lunceford Blivin (1:14:55) of Durham was the leader at 9th Historic Hillsborough Half Marathon in Hillsborough. Carter Shackles (1:24:31) of Raleigh was second and Richard Kesseli (1:26:47) of Hillsborough third.
Women’s leader was Kristin Stroupe (1:28:58) of Durham, with Natalia Canepari (1:31:61) of Chapel Hill, second, Merrie Mosedale (1:32:50) of Raleigh third. There were 270 finishers, down from 353 last year, apparently due to no-shows and rain.
Jarith Montag (1:31:04) of Chapel Hill was first male master, John Ruemaker (1:31:57), Bahama, second, Thomas Soth (1:31:57) Chapel Hill, third. Cameron Bork (136;13), Graham, was first female master, Vicki Marlan (1:41:43), Chapel Hill, second, Laura Lamberson (1:43:53), Hillsborough, third.
Chapel Hill age group awards:
19&U, Evan Canon, Hillsborough, second, 1:46:56, Eli Dipert, Mebane, third, 1:50:05.
20-24, Leo Claffey, first, 1:30:24, Lochlan Dounald, second, 1:30:31.
25-29, Livia Donovan, Hillsborough, first, 1:40:01, Skyler Fox, third, 1:50:42; Andrew Christy, second, 1:30:11, Kyle Rudolph, Mebane, third, 1:39:26.
30-34, Josh Mayo, second, 1:45:27.
35-39, Heather Fillipo, second, 1:37:48; Eric Macintosh, Mebane, second, 1:32:28, Joshua Belin, third, 1:36:15.
40-44, Mark Stillman, first,1:32:13, Joshua King, Hillborough, second, 1:35:57.
45-49, Melissa Kay, Hillsborough, first, 1:40:01, Lori Whitman, second, 1:45:33, Jessica Beardsley, third, 1:47:51.
50-54, Ryan Baugh, Hillsborough, second, 1:40:48, Eric Denny, third, 1:45:56.
55-59, Tami Pfeiffer, Hillsborough, second, 1:59:25; Blaine Schmidt, second, 1:52:01, Jeffrey Hopper, Hillsborough, third, 1:59:19.
60-64, Katrina Smith, Mebane, third, 2:37:01; Bruce Smith, Mebane, second, 1:59:14.
65-69, Craig Helms, first,1:51:35, Jonathan Farber, second, 1:59:40, Alan Reed, Carrboro, third, 1:54:50.
75-79, Tom Carr, Hillsborough, third, 2:56:06.
EADES WINS 5K
Mark Eades (18:18) of Efland led the Historic Hillsborough 5K. Costen Irons, Chapel Hill, finished second, 18:24, and Caleb Wyninger, Hillsborough, third, 19:04.
Christy Horne (24:12) of Durham was first woman, Elizabeth Poindexter, Hillsborough, second, 24:54, Angela Hight, Rocky Mount, third, 26:00. There were 319 finishers, compared to 362 in 2025.
Masters leaders were Matthew Holtry, Chapel Hill, 21:41; Christopher McDougold, Durham, 21:44; Michael Misselwitz, Hillsborough, 21:46; Amanda Clark, Cedar Grove, 26:42; Debbie Carina, Hillsborough, 26:45; Jessica Carlson, Hillsborough, 26:58.
Award winners from Hillsborough:
16-19, Abigail Bush, first, 27:49, Julianna DeMarchi, Chapel Hill, second, 29:54; Ryan Matthews, first, 19:58, Jason Bush, third, 22:34.
20-24, Mia Alto, Chapel Hill, third, 29:33; Dylan Matthews, Chapel Hill, first, 26:18, Jonathan Collins, second, 38:38, Jacob Porter, third, 53:02.
25-29, Summer Stibel, Chapel Hill, first, 32:13, Hannah Lewis, Carrboro, third, 34:37; Alexander Matthewson, first, 22:59, Jalen Jackson, Chapel Hill, third, 34:24, Elias Pribbernow, Mebane, third, 35:32.
30-34, Emily Carnosa, first, 27:11.
35-39, Shannon Baxter, second, 28:23, Rachel Haber, third, 30:49; Veton Saliu, first, 25:53, Jason Lansdale, third, 26:59.
40-44, Marie Gorlatova, first, 27:26, Jena Fowlkes, second, 26:29, Alfred Ruggles, first, 22:38, Michael Penny, JB Baxter, third, 23:58.
45-49, Shira Katsir, first, 28:11, Lauren Pangle, second, 28:46, Tracey McGrath, third, 30:13;Matt Weatherly, first, 22:40.
50-54, Erica Farmer, Hurdle Mills, first, 32:04; Philip Berger, first, 25:26, Kevin Edwards, second, 28:04.
55-59, Amy Orange, second, 33:09; Simon Ertz, Chapel Hill, first, 23:53, Neal Harris, second, 27:07, Joseph Wisnewski, Hurdle Mills, third, 31:04.
60-64, Donna Antie, first, 33:11; Scott Carbonara, first, 28:46.
65-69, David Cates, second, 30:27, Tim Smith, third, 30:37.
70-74, Teepa Snow, Efland, first, 45:42, Ans Bilhorn, Efland, second, 46:50, Joan Boone, Efland, third, 49:32; Richard Ashe, first, 36:35, Dennis Jurgensen, Chapel Hill, second, 1:01:02.
75-79, Katie Rankin, Carrboro, second, 49:55, Kathy Ward, third, 55:13.
80+, Nancy Anderson, first, 1:01:55; Nels Anderson, first, 1:09:09.