KIBBEE FINISHES FIRST IN 43RD GUAM MARATHON

KIBBEE FINISHES FIRST IN 43RD GUAM MARATHON

📅23 February 2014

By Robert Balajadia

Coming in with a blazing time of 2:58.20, first time marathon runner Stephen Kibbee was the first finisher in the 43rd Guam Marathon early Sunday morning. Runners started at UOG in Mangilao and traveled all the way to the Nimitz Beach Park in Agat.

“I’m blessed. Everything I was able to accomplish today was thanks to God and I couldn’t do it without my wife, who was there for me every mile,” said Kibbee. Melanie Kibbee, Stephen’s wife, was waiting for her husband at the finish line.

Kibbee had never run a marathon before, let a lone a half marathon.

“Most of my running was done alone, so I pretty much ran the race alone in the dark. Each week I tried to do a 17-18 mile run and just get used to how I feel when it starts to hurt. In high school I was a runner, but Guam has been really amazing and all the 5K’s, especially the SDA 5K, made me come out to do more 5K’s and then I started to want to do longer runs.”

Rounding out the top three runners for the males were Ryan Matienzo who game in at 3:07.39 and Rodney Bordallo at 3:24.20.

Coming in 4ht overall, and first amongst females was the iconic Marie Benito with a solid time of 3:26.42.

Marie Benito smiles big for GSPN’s camera as she passes Ga’an Point in Agat. (photo by Jesse Castro)

“First I would like to thank the good Lord, he’s blessed me. It’s a love and passion for the distance. I’m not as quick as I used to be in the short distance, but I really enjoy running long distances and it’s a beautiful course,” said Benito.

With all the miles logged on in her prolific time as a runner, Benito plans to keep going strong until her body tells her otherwise.

“I’m going to keep running as I listen to my body and make sure I recover. Just being out here and seeing the spirit of everybody who feels the pain and passion, it’s incentive for me.”

Top Three Males:

Stephen Kibbee 2:58.20

Ryan Matienzo 3:0739

Rodney Bordallo 3:24.20

First Female:

Marie Benito 3:26.42

OFFICIAL RESULTS

PL	BIB	Last	First	Division	Final Time
1	245	Kibbee	Stephen	Male Submaster	2:58:20
2	269	Matienzo	Ryan	Male Open	3:07:39
3	260	Bordollo	Rodney	Male Senior	3:24:20
4	387	Benito	Marie	Female Master	3:26:42
5	270	Blas	Richard	Male Open	3:33:56
6	280	Paet	Sherwin	Male Submaster	3:40:52
7	271	Blas	Peter	Male Senior	3:44:17
8	287	Armamento	Larry	Male Senior	3:46:26
9	256	Oviedo	Alex	Male Senior	3:50:25
10	372	Ballais	Dennis	Male Master	3:51:56
11	261	Murphy	Ken	Male Senior	3:52:28
12	294	Camacho	Steve	Male Submaster	3:57:00
13	246	Pangelinan	Justin	Male Junior	3:58:28
14	267	Dalangin	Julio	Male Master	4:00:25
15	388	McCoy	Matt	Male Open	4:01:37
16	254	Wesoloswki	John	Male Master	4:12:26
17	263	Mariano	Anthony	Male Master	4:16:48
18	281	Villanueva	Ronnie	Male Senior	4:18:30
19	257	Oviedo	Isabella	Female Junior	4:19:28
20	406	Temerowski	Mike	Male Master	4:19:47
21	334	Elizaga	Romeo	Male Master	4:25:41
22	295	Abagatnan	Dorris	Female Submaster	4:27:19
23	272	Wolborsky	Stephen	Male Senior	4:28:23
24	165	Camacho	Rosemarie	Female Master	4:28:56
25	248	Abad	Tony	Male Master	4:37:30
26	384	Criss	Geoffrey	Male Master	4:37:32
27	375	Goltiao	Mindy	Female Open	4:37:32
28	247	Tainatongo	Tina	Female Master	4:42:16
29	278	Hechanova	Yuka	Female Master	4:42:35
30	243	Johnson	Rachel	Female Submaster	4:44:23
31	279	Hechanova	Manny	Male Master	4:44:40
32	244	Campbell	Andrea	Female Submaster	4:46:36
33	255	Oviedo	Sonja	Female Master	4:46:58
34	289	Peroy	Marissa	Female Submaster	4:47:11
35	296	Montelya	Benjie	Female Master	4:47:11
36	259	Jones	Carl	Male Master	4:50:55
37	250	Ritzman	Lisa	Female Submaster	4:52:04
38	291	Fisher	Anita	Female Submaster	4:53:03
39	277	Skornia	Jami	Female Submaster	4:57:32
40	286	Fernandez	Miguel	Male Senior	4:57:46
41	241	Harvey	Richard	Male Manamko	4:58:49
42	249	Cubacub	Arvin	Male Senior	4:59:08
43	273	Pedernal	Rene	Male Master	4:59:41
44	299	Gibson	Jennifer	Female Submaster	5:03:38
45	275	Tayama	Barbara	Female Master	5:12:07
46	240	Yamada	Tom	Male Senior	5:14:39
47	385	Schlueter	Bernadette	Female Master	5:20:28
48	282	Pacheco	Nancy	Female Master	5:22:18
49	283	Calvo	Janet	Female Senior	5:22:18
50	274	Paulino	Jaclyn	Female Submaster	5:23:32
51	262	Gumban	Ronie	Male Master	5:23:37
52	268	King	Sheila	Female Master	5:25:57
53	300	Brown	Rachel	Female Submaster	5:29:33
54	373	Oilouch	Alisa	Female Submaster	5:29:58
55	290	Anicas	Loma	Female Master	5:32:07
56	253	Sindorf	Beth	Female Senior	5:33:05
57	242	Crisostomo	Elias	Male Senior	5:39:21
58	331	Gibson	Mika	Female Master	5:40:40
59	288	Lin	William	Male Open	5:40:47
60	266	Gallagher	Brian	Male Master	5:42:34
61	298	Teodoro	Linda	Female Senior	5:45:37
62	297	Lobaton	Cheryl	Female Submaster	5:59:10
63	251	Reyes	Denise	Female Senior	6:04:48
64	292	Hawkins	Doris	Open	3:49:24 Unofficial
65	285	Ozuna	Diobelkis	Submaster	3:57:00 Unofficial

PHOTO GALLERY:Stephen Kibbee took a moment to pose with his wife Melanie. (photo by Jesse Castro)
Marie Benito crosses the finish line for the Guam Marathon. (photo by Jesse Castro)