More than 450 run through the gloaming in Blyn

By Pierre LaBossiere • December 13, 2023 1:30 am
Photo by Run the Peninsula / John Mauro of Port Townsend (731), Tyler Larson of Silverdale (509) and Dustin Hines of Port Townsend break from the starting line at the Jamestown Glow Run on Dec. 2. Mauro placed first and Larson second in the 10k while Hines took second in the 5k.
Photo by Run the Peninsula / John Mauro of Port Townsend (731), Tyler Larson of Silverdale (509) and Dustin Hines of Port Townsend break from the starting line at the Jamestown Glow Run on Dec. 2. Mauro placed first and Larson second in the 10k while Hines took second in the 5k.

More than 450 runners were treated to a pleasant evening and beautiful Christmas lights at the Jamestown tribal campus in the annual Jamestown Glow 5k and 10k Run between Blyn and Sequim on Dec. 2.

A total of 315 runners took on the 5k course and another 139 competed in the 10k, which took place largely after dusk.

It is the final race of the year out of the five Run the Peninsula events. The Elwha Bridge Run, Sequim Railroad Bridge Run, North Olympic Discovery Marathon between Blyn and Port Angeles in June, and Larry Scott Trail Run in Port Townsend are all part of the Run the Peninsula series.

Races are put on by the Port Angeles Marathon Association with title sponsors Sequim Gazette and the Peninsula Daily News, and presenting sponsors Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe and Olympic Medical Center. Proceeds from the event go to several organizations, including the Peninsula Trails Coalition, which builds and maintains the Olympic Discovery Trail.

There were several familiar names among the winners. Port Townsend City Manager John Mauro, a repeat winner of Run the Peninsula event, won the 10k with a time of 36 minutes, 3.95 seconds. Natalie Oathout of Silverdale won the women’s 10k with a time of 41:29.41.

Photo by Run the Peninsula / John Mauro of Port Townsend (731), Tyler Larson of Silverdale (509) and Dustin Hines of Port Townsend break from the starting line at the Jamestown Glow Run on Dec. 2. Mauro placed first and Larson second in the 10k while Hines took second in the 5k.

Photo by Run the Peninsula / John Mauro of Port Townsend (731), Tyler Larson of Silverdale (509) and Dustin Hines of Port Townsend break from the starting line at the Jamestown Glow Run on Dec. 2. Mauro placed first and Larson second in the 10k while Hines took second in the 5k.

In the 5k, youngsters took the top 11 spots. Noah Isenberg, 15, of Port Townsend won the men’s 5k in a time of 1:35.25, while Eleanor Jones of Sequim, just 11 and a repeat winner, won the women’s 5k in a time of 19:56.10. Her mother Laura Gould of Sequim was second in the 10k.

How good was Jones’ time? She was seventh overall, three years younger than any of the other top runners. And in second place for the women (21:52.21) two minutes behind her was Kaitlyn Bloomenrader, 17, a state track and field 4×400 relay gold medalist.

The Run the Peninsula series concluded for 2023 and will return in February with the Elwha Bridge Run.

Jamestown Glow Run — top 10 runners

(Note: Full names not available for all runners under 13)

Men’s 10k — 1. John Mauro, Port Townsend, 36:03.95; 2. Tyler Larson, Silverdale, 36:37.99; 3. Matthew Wolpert, Neah Bay, 39:37.31; 4. Michael Higuera, Port Angeles, 42:16.21; 5. Andrew Gorbett, Forks, 43:25.56; 6. David Olson, Bremerton, 44:20.38; 7. Brandon Lum, Bremerton, 45:11.99; 8. Brent Unruh, Maple Valley, 45:37.12; 9. Larry Luke, Sequim, 46:34.54; 10. Caleb Cummins, Chimacum, 47:58.84

Women’s 10k — 1. Natalie Oathout, Silverdale, 41:29.41; 2. Laura Gould, Sequim, 43:28.89; 3. Mallory Raber, Bremerton, 47:57.30; 4. Savanna Steffen, Silverdale, 48:47.27; 5. Ann Armstrong, Poulsbo, 49:42.98; 6. Josie Paznokas, Renton, 50:17.45; 7. Faye Rasch, Seattle, 52:23.34; 8. Kristie Cronin, Sequim, 54:01.47; 9. Deborah Horstman, Port Angeles, 54:33.81; 10. Eden Whitmire, Bainbridge Island, 54:53.81

Men’s 5k — 1. Noah Isenberg, Port Townsend, 18:35.24; 2. Dustin Hines, Port Townsend, 18:35.48; 3. Miguel Guillen Kushner, Bainbridge Island, 19:25.59; 4. Ezekiel Banks, Port Townsend, 19:47.67; 5. Nico Errichetti, Port Townsend, 19:48.35; 6. Adrian Osborne, Sequim, 19:51.06; 7. Dylan Zehr, Maple Valley, 20:25.02; 8. Jackson Laboy, Sequim, 20:51.81; 9. Connor Goff, Port Angeles, 21:11.81; 10. Tim Martin, Sequim, 22:15.11

Women’s 5k — 1. Eleanor Jones, Sequim, 19:56.10; 2. Kaitlyn Bloomenrader, Sequim, 21:52.21; 3. Z. Roberge, Seattle, 25:07.66; 4. Laura Cohen, Bremerton, 26:04.65; 5. Emily Perkins, Sequim, 26:31.12; 6. J. Anderson, Port Hadlock, 27:17.31; 7. Taren Reaves, Forks, 27:20.34; 8. Bridget Richardson, Port Ludlow, 27:29.64; 9. E. Anderson, Port Hadlock, 27:40.35; 10. Christa Sweers, Sequim, 27:41.12

Photo by Run the Peninsula Sequim’s Laura Gould, right, races to a second place finish (and seventh overall) in the Jamestown Glow Run on Dec. 2. Also pictured are, from left, Brenth Unruh of Maple Valley, Andrew Gorbett of Forks and G. Moon of Seabeck.

Photo by Run the Peninsula Sequim’s Laura Gould, right, races to a second place finish (and seventh overall) in the Jamestown Glow Run on Dec. 2. Also pictured are, from left, Brenth Unruh of Maple Valley, Andrew Gorbett of Forks and G. Moon of Seabeck.