by Clay Shaw

WILLIAMSBURG, VA, February 20, 2021, 42^nd COLONIAL HALF MARATHON—Dylan Gearinger of Philadelphia won the Colonial Half Marathon for the second straight year. Gearinger, the favorite son of Berwick, PA, won easily in 1:07:55, taking one second off his 2020 winning time. 

Amazing what has happened in one year, and ironic that the same champion ran a nearly identical time. And it’s noteworthy that the race happened in 2021, with pandemic precautions. The number of finishers went from 252 in 2020 a few weeks before the pandemic cancellations, to 235 in 2021.

Susanna Sullivan of Reston, VA won the women’s division in 1:17:56, running all alone, with only Gearinger and second place male Roger Hooper (1:11:20) in front of her. She led a competitive women’s field. 2020 women’s champ Laurel LeMoigne of Springfield, VA was second in 1:22:36. Ann Mazur of Charlottesville, VA was third in 1:23:45. Brigid Gutierrez of Charlottesville, VA was fourth in 1:29:54.   The 5K had 136 finishers. Jacob Warner of Williamsburg won in 16:44. Rachel Parthasarthy of Madison, CT was the women’s champ in 19:33.

RG’s Karen Mitchell reached out to Ann Mazur a few days after the event, and you can read about her pandemic experience. It has been quite a year for her!

Top Men

1. 1:07:55 Dylan Gearinger, 23 Philadelphia, PA.
2. 1:11:20 Roger Hooper, 30, Chesapeake, VA
3. 1:23:44 Jonathan Torres, 31, Newport News, VA
4. 1:24:23 Toby Worm, 47, Smithfield, VA
5. 1:25:55 Carter Ficken, 46, Yorktown, VA

Top Women

1. 1:17:56 Susanna Sullivan, 30, Reston, VA
2. 1:22:36 Laurel LeMoigne, 35, Springfield, VA
3. 1:23:45 Ann Mazur, 35, Charlottesville, VA
4. 1:29:54 Brigid Gutierrez, 28, Charlottesville, VA
5. 1:33:19 Bethany Spector, 31, Virginia Beach, VA

Categories: Race Coverage

Tags: Ann Mazur, Colonial Half Marathon, featured