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Pagano and Hampton Win Bird-in-Hand Half Marathon

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By Clay Shaw

9.6.25 Bird-in-Hand, PA—Lianne Pagano of Boston, MA and Bryce Hampton of Lancaster, PA were the winners of the 2025 Bird-in-Hand Half Marathon.  Pagano won in 1:22:45, with only six men in the 1805 runner field finishing ahead of her.  Hampton had a strong race, too, winning in 1:13:27 on the Lancaster County hills in Amish farmland.

Samantha Snukis of Lititz ran strong for second place in 1:25:20, as only two women ran under 1:30 on the challenging course.  Morgan Perry of Christiana, PA was third in 1:30:27.  Catherine Shontz of Lancaster was fourth in 1:33:25. Nicole Salerno of Bayville, NY was fifth in 1:35:50. Kristin Herring of Newport News, VA was sixth and top master in 1:37:34.

Brandon Fogarty of New Ringgold, PA was second in 1:15:06. Ian Miller of Lancaster was third in 1:16:28. John Gregory of Strasburg, PA was fourth in 1:18:48. Nick Soirez of Baltimore, MD was fifth in 1:22:19.  The top master was Brian Yeager of Bel Air, MD, who ran 1:27:11 and finished thirteenth.  At 52-years-old, Yeager topped all the forty-year-olds.

Senior brags from York, PA.  Billie Melanson, 71, ran 1:59:29, as she gets ready for the Berlin Marathon.  Also from York, PA, Les Bell at 78, topped the 70-year-olds in 2:18:07, topping his competition by twenty minutes.

As mentioned earlier the Bird-in-Hand Half Marathon drew 1805 finishers from near and far. On Friday night Dan Forry of Columbia, PA (15:36) and Liz Sweeney of Reading (19:31) won the 5K, leading another 1310 finishers.  PS, your photographer only came for the Saturday race and got in some cycling in Eastern Lancaster County.

Full Results

Top Women

  1. 1:22:45 Lianne Pagano, 33, Boston, MA
  2. 1:25:20 Samantha Snukis, 39, Lititz
  3. 1:30:27 Morgan Perry, 26, Christiana
  4. 1:33:25 Catherine Shontz, 24, Lancaster
  5. 1:35:50 Nicole Salerno, 38, Bayville, NY
  6. 1:37:34 Kristin Herring, 46, Newport News, VA
  7. 1:39:24 Corinna Harnly, 32, Manheim
  8. 1:39:24 Shirah Graybill, 35, Stevens
  9. 1:39:41 Crystal Thompson, 46, Washington, DC
  10. 1:39:57 Deanna Devon, 42, Manorville, NY
  11. 1:41:06 Vivian Ellis, 21, New York, NY
  12. 1:42:28 Falon Doutrich, 36, Gap
  13. 1:43:07 Courtney Willwerth, 30, New Holland
  14. 1:43:50 Janelle Glick, 46, Lancaster
  15. 1:44:17 Maggie de Saint Etienne, 35, West Chester

Top Men

  1. 1:13:27 Bryce Hampton, 24, Lancaster
  2. 1:15:06 Brandon Fogarty, 23, New Ringgold
  3. 1:16:28 Ian Miller, 24, Lancaster
  4. 1:18:48 John Gregory, 32, Strasburg
  5. 1:22:19 Nick Soirez, 33, Baltimore, MD
  6. 1:22:36 Andrew Fischer, 33, Pittsburgh
  7. 1:23:10 Michael Devine, 37, Lititz
  8. 1:23:39 Michael Lapp, 18, New Holland
  9. 1:25:10 Peter Schavee, 26, St Paul, MN
  10. 1:25:10 Ethan Goldman, 35, Manorville, NY
  11. 1:26:15 Henry Fisher, 27, Leola
  12. 1:26:15 Zach McCurdy, 32, Elizabethtown
  13. 1:27:11 Brian Yeager, 52, Bel Air, MD
  14. 1:27:18 Thomas Duffy, 45, Blandon
  15. 1:27:21 Dan Klein, 47, Chalfont
The Pace Buggy leads the leaders on Weavertown Road near mile 2. Bryce Hampton of Lancaster led the entire way winning in 1:13:27.
Lianne Pagano of Boston, MA was first in 1:22:45. She ran a 2:38:26 marathon in Sacramento in 2023.
Bryce Hampton of Lancaster was the 2025 Bird-in-Hand half marathon champion in 1:13:27.
Samantha Snukis of Lititz, PA runs by an Amish family early in the Bird-in-Hand Half Marathon. Snukis finished second among women in 1:25:20.
Samantha Snukis of Lititz was second in 1:25:20.
Brandon Fogarty of New Ringgold, PA was second overall in 1:15:06.
Ian Miller of Lancaster placed third in 1:16:28, on a typical Saturday morning on Church Road.
Catherine Shontz of Lancaster was fourth in 1:33:25.
John Gregory of Strasburg, PA and the Red Rose Track Club placed fourth in 1:18:48.
Nicole Salerno of Bayville, NY runs through Amish Country on her way to fifth overall in 1:35:50.
Dan Klein #3949 of Chalfont, PA duels Brian Yeager #5015 of Bel Air, MD for top masters placings. Yeager earned top master in 1:27:11 and was thirteenth overall.
Austin Horst of New Holland ran 1:37:57.
Deanna Devon of Manorville, NY was tenth in 1:39:57.
Arlan King, 15, Kinzers, PA ran 1:41:06.
Janelle Glick of Lancaster, smiling at thirteen miles, was fourteenth in 1:43:50.
Billie Kay Melanson of York, PA (she’s in the Fleet Feet kit) placed first in the 70 -year-old category in 1:59:39. Billie is ready for the upcoming Berlin Marathon.
Maggie de Saint Etienne of West Chester, PA was fifteenth in 1:44:17.
Emanuel Z Lapp of Narvon, PA ran 1:44:43.
Raymond Vogel of York, PA says hello on route to 1:53:30.
Mardiny Ung of Elizabethtown, PA ran 1:53:43 and earned second in her age group.
Rebecca McCurdy of Wrightsville ran 1:55:58.
Allison Scott #4651 of Valley Lee, MD runs with Sadie Mae Stoltzfus of Manheim, PA. Both women ran 1:58 for the half.
Erin Blasdel-Gebelin of Kings Park, NY ran 1:58:20.
Yenny Peguero Jimenez of Culpeper, VA runs with Jeremiah Stoltzfus of Stevens, PA. (Yes, I’m a fan of GSW.)
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