by Clay Shaw

Wilmington, DE, April 23, 2023—Both Elena Makarevich and Dave Favorito won the Delaware Marathon by wide margins at the Delaware Running Festival organized by Corrigan Sports Enterprises.

Makarevich of Gaithersburg, MD won in 3:11:38. The 44-year-old masters runner won by over eight minutes.  Dave Favorito of Galloway, NJ won in 2:37:52 with a seven-minute gap to his rivals.

Courtney Mann of Ellicott City, MD was second in 3:19:56.  Svetlana Volkova of Sertolovo, Russia was third in 3:24:03.  In the men’s race Wyatt Schug of Charlottesville, VA was second in 2:44:57.  Ryan Fan of Baltimore was third in 2:46:51. Brian Blankmeyer of Downingtown, PA was top master and eighth overall in 2:57:15.  The first half of the marathon and all the shorter races toured downtown Wilmington and city parks.  The second half of the marathon, the “full” as some people like to call it, travelled out and back on the Wilmington Waterfront and Jack Markell Trail to New Castle, Delaware.

Lauren Jean Fish of Townsend, DE, known as “LJ” has happy to break the tape in the first ever road race win, with a 1:30:48 in the half marathon.  Jason Farber of Baltimore, on the Falls Road Running Team broke the men’s tape in 1:19:24.

Brittany Ann Cool of Wilmington (45:26) and Julian Jones (36:35) were the overall winners of the 10k. Kaitlin Kipp of Avondale, PA (19:40), and Dashiell Rogers of West Point, NY (17:17) were tops in the 5K. The Delaware Running Festival drew 1634 runners across the four finish lines.  The distance races had the most with 454 in the marathon and 736 in the half marathon.  The 10k just outdrew the 5k, 228 to 226.

Full Race Results

Top Women Marathon

1. 3:11:38 Elena Makarevich, 44, Gaithersburg, MD
2. 3:19:56 Courtney Mann, 23, Ellicott City, MD
3. 3:24:03 Svetlana Volkova, 34, Sertolovo, Russia
4. 3:25:03 Eliza Mummert, 27, Baltimore, MD
5. 3:25:49 Ritanne Duszak, 44, Haddon Township, NJ
6. 3:26:36 Emily Magoon, 23, Ellicott City, MD
7. 3:28:21 Justine Stocks, 31, North East, MD
8. 3:29:51 Bridget Egan, 25, Broomall, PA
9. 3:30:02 Caroline Arnold, 24 Bala Cynwyd, PA
10. 3:30:21 Roberta Cathcart, 44, Ellicott City, MD

Top Men Marathon

1. 2:37:52 Dave Favorito, 35, Galloway, NJ
2. 2:44:57 Wyatt Schug, 23, Charlottesville, VA
3. 2:46:51 Ryan Fan, 26, Baltimore, MD
4. 2:48:21 Carter Smith, 30, Charleston, SC
5. 2:53:31 Liam Stewart, 26, Summit, NJ
6. 2:53:55 Matthew Buck, 19, Spokane, WA
7. 2:56:22 Seamus Caslin, 22, Washington, DC
8. 2:57:15 Brian Blankmeyer, 40, Downingtown, PA
9. 2:57:24 Kyle Kasprenski, 18, Columbia, NJ
10. 2:58:35 Evan Shipley, 29, Lemoyne, PA

Top Women Half Marathon

1. 1:30:48 Lauren Jean Fish, 33, Townsend, DE
2. 1:34:05 Linda Schiameister-Gess, 35, Wilmington, DE
3. 1:34:40 Sara Rankin, 26, Springfield, PA

Top Men Half Marathon

1. 1:19:24 Jason Farber, 38, Baltimore, MD
2. 1:23:22 Thomas Goetz, 26, Wilmington, DE
3. 1:23:38 Christopher Gordon, 37, Melbourne, FL

Categories: Race Coverage

Tags: 2023, CSE, Delaware Running Festival, featured