10.18.26 York, PA—Nicole Register of Jacobus, PA improved on her 2025 time and moved up to the winner’s spot, winning in 1:23:49. Nicole, who won the 2025 York White Rose Run 5 miler, adds the Fleet Feet Half to her list of championships. Nicole was second in 1:25:22 in 2025; she now has the number two and number three times on the Fleet Feet York Heritage Rail Trail course.
Alexander Loper of Abingdon, MD set a new course record of 1:12:24 with his win. Nathaniel Alter of Lancaster and the Red Rose Track Club was second in 1:14:00. Alter won the York Rail Trail 10 Miler in August. 2025 champ Matt Latvakoski of Hyde Park, Utah was third in 1:17:21. Elias Dimitrakopoulos of Harrisburg was fourth in 1:18:10, one week after running 2:44 at the Chicago Marathon. Keith Sattazahn of Harrisburg was fifth in 1:20:41. The top master was David Rizzuto of York in 1:21:41. He’s 60 and topped all the forty- and fifty-year-olds. He was eighth overall.
Julia Kocherzat of Danville, PA was second in 1:25:53. Kathryn Yocum of Carlisle was third in 1:29:31. Aileen Beaver of Mechanicsburg was fourth in 1:30:13. Brittany Panza of Harrisburg was fifth in 1:31:33. The first master and sixth overall was Amy O’Donnell of Ebensburg, PA who ran 1:32:34, setting a new female master’s record on the two-year race.
Fleet Feet has stores regionally in York, Harrisburg, and Mechanicsburg and had 322 total finishers in 2026.
Top Women
1:23:49 Nicole Register, 23, Jacobus, PA
1:25:53 Julia Kocherzat, 26, Danville, PA
1:29:31 Katryn Yocum, 22, Carlisle, PA
1:30:13 Aileen Beaver, 32, Mechanicsburg, PA
1:31:33 Brittany Panza, 36, Harrisburg, PA
1:32:34 Amy O’Donnell, 41, Ebensburg, PA
1:36:00 Sarah Wenger, 45, Dallastown, PA
1:39:06 San Juana Mendez Aranda, 28, York, PA
1:39:11 Amanda Cario, 39, York, PA
1:39:46 Emma Nemeth, 34, Mechanicsburg, PA
1:40:07 Shaina Nelson, 34, Manchester, PA
1:40:59 Hilary Radic, 34, Harrisburg, PA
1:40:59 Kayla Green, 36, Gettysburg, PA
1:41:03 Cathy Ginder, 39, Millersville, PA
1:41:14 Elizabeth Hartigan, 21, Northville, MI
Top Men
1:12:24 Alexander Loper, 39, Abingdon, MD
1:14:00 Nathaniel Alter, 34, Lancaster, PA
1:17:21 Mark Latvakoski, 22, Hyde Park, UT
1:18:10 Elias Dimitrakopoulos, 27, Harrisburg, PA
1:20:41 Keith Sattazahn, 34, Harrisburg, PA
1:20:48 Jonathan Wyrick, 25, Carlisle, PA
1:21:07 Josiah Schendel, 31, Lancaster, PA
1:21:41 David Rizzuto, 60, York, PA
1:21:51 Matt Schoonhoven, 27, Camp Hill, PA
1:23:06 James Fischer, 28, Annville, PA
1:23:15 Travis Luckenbaugh, 42, Harrisburg, PA
1:23:20 Jesse Smith, 53, Wellsville, PA
1:23:27 Tim Shoul, 25, Mechanicsburg, PA
1:23:38 Eric Ferree, 48, Dallastown, PA
1:24:51 Declan Barber, 29, Lancast
Our top two male finishers: Alexander Loper, 39, Abingdon, MD finishing in 1st place 1:12:23, pace 5:31. 2nd place Nathaniel Alter, 34, Lancaster, PA in 1:13:59, pace 5:39.
Mark Latvakoski, 22, Hyde Park, UT was the 3rd finisher – with a pace of 5:54 and 1:17:19 overall. Congratulations!
Here is our women’s winner! Nicole Register, 23, Jacobus, PA was the top female finisher overall. Her finish time was 1:23:46, a pace of 6:24. 1st among 160 females, and 15th among *all finishers.*
Eric Ferree, 48, Dallastown, PA starts the race. He finished in 1:23 27, 14th among all men and 2nd in the 40-49 age group with a 6:22 pace. Congratulations!
A member of the Red Rose Track Club, Josiah Schendel, 31, Lancaster, PA finished in 1:21:03, 7th among all males. Congrats on a terrific run!
This is James Fischer, 28, Annville, PA who finished with a 6:20 pace and 10th among all males in 1:23:04.
Congratulations to Jonathan Wyrick, 25, Carlisle, PA who finished 6th overall and 6th among all males with a time of 1:20:45.
Katryn Yocum, 22, Carlisle, PA finished 3rd among all 160 women in 1:29:26 with a 6:50 pace!! Congratulations.
Our friend Elias Dimitrakopoulos, 27, Harrisburg, ran fantastic in 1:18:07. He was 1st in the 20-29 age group and 4th among all men with a 5:58 pace. We caught photos of him recently at the Chicago Marathon where he had a fantastic race. Next up for Elias is Harrisburg, and we look forward to photographing him there.
Congratulations to Sarah Wenger, 45, Dallastown, PA who finished 2nd in the 40-49 age group and 7th among all women. Her finish time was 1:35:14.
David Rizzuto, age 60, ran a fantastic race (as always). He finished 1st in his age group and 8th among all males, in 1:21:40.
Monea Abdul-Majeed, 44, York, PA finished 3rd among the 40-49 women in 1:43:39. Congratulations!
Red Rose Track Club runner is Declan Barber, 29, who finished 15th among males in 1:24:51. Guessing (since bib is not visible) that Declan is running with Nathan Kimmel, 23, Ephrata, PA, finish time 1:24:55.
Bib 365 is Brittany Panza, 36, Harrisburg. She finished 2nd in her age group and 30th overall in 1:31:33. Behind Brittany is #43 Pat Calhoun, 28, Gettysburg, who finished the race i 1:31:27 and 25th among all males.
Nate Baum, 44, York, PA finished the race 26th among males and 5th in the 40-49 age group. I’ve taken many pictures of Nate, including his recent excellent race in the Sasquatch Preservation Run.
This is Amy O’Donnell, 41, Ebensburg, PA, who finished the race 1st in her 40-49 age group! Her time was a fast 1:32:34, 6th among all females.
Mark Landis, 52, Dover, PA runs toward the turnaround near George St in York. He finished the race in 1:51:37.
Amanda Cario, 39, York, PA begins her run back to Rudy Park. She finished 3rd in her age group in 1:39 08.
Ava Pyles (right) age 27, finished 1:43:59, 70th place on her birthday!. She is running back to John Rudy Park with her mom, Amy Falk.
Tammy Campbell, 55, Thatcher, AZ finished 2nd in her age group – 1;49:13. She is pictured as she heads back to John Rudy Park just after crossing a short bridge.
Amy Sipe, 51, Dallastown, finished 3rd in her age division in 1:51:27. She teaches many yoga classes in a space provided by Fleet Feet York. Stop by if you are considering joining a session.
Caylin Lerman, 28, Dover, PA finished the half marathon in 1:55:16 and 128th place.
Jonathan Croft, 41, of Hummelstown runs after the halfway mark with Lindsay Fox. He finished the race in 1:53:28.
Cassidy LeFever, 25, and Olivia Bowman, 26, both of Elizabethtown, PA, finished together in 2:03:19.
Karen Hendricks, 57, Mechanicsburg, PA is nearing the final turnaround before heading back to John Rudy Park. You can hear Karen on weekday mornings on WITF-FM (89.5 FM).
Michelle Dedrick, 48, Jacobus, PA is more than halfway to the finish and gives a thumbs up. We appreciate that she does a lot of work for the York Road Runners Club.
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