The 45th ANNUAL MULBERRY ISLAND HALF MARATHON & 5K was held at Fort Eustis on Saturday, September 12, 2026. The race was sponsored by the Fort Eustis MWR. The Mulberry Island Half Marathon is also the 8th race of the 12-race 2026 Peninsula Track Club Grand Prix.
The Mulberry Island 5K and Half Marathon both start near and end in front of Anderson Fieldhouse. While the half marathon course was USATF Certified #VA14019RT and the 5K course was USATF Certified #VA14014RT, neither course was recertified prior to the race. Plans are to re-certify both courses in the near future. In any event, both courses were followed correctly by the runners.
The 2026 edition of the Mulberry Island Runs were held under warm running conditions, overcast and humid with a temperature of 77 at race start rising to the 80 during the event. 168 runners entered the half marathon with 146 completing the half marathon course. 135 runners entered the 5K with 123 completing the 5K course.
Course records for the Mulberry Island Half Marathon have been compiled based on results dating from 1987 to the present (results from earlier years being difficult to locate). Based on these results, one new age group course record was set in 2026.
For Men 75-79, Bill Hart, 77 of Virginia Beach VA set a new age group record with a time of 1:58:08 beating the old record of 2:03:28 set by Cokey Daman in 1998.
Finish line and results services were provided by the Peninsula Track Club. A copy of the results, links to pictures from the race and listings for future road races as well as course records can be found on the PTC website: www.peninsulatrackclub.com.
The full results for the half marathon can be found here.
The full results for the 5K can be found here.
Award and age group winners for the half marathon can be found below and in here.
Award and age group winners for the 5K can be found below and here.
Bruce Davis
Peninsula Track Club
weatherwizard1@juno.com
Half Marathon
45th Annual MULBERRY ISLAND HALF-MARATHON and 5K RUNS
Anderson Fieldhouse, Ft. Eustis, VA
Saturday, September 12, 2026 7:00 AM
A PENINSULA TRACK CLUB GRAND PRIX EVENT (HALF-MARATHON)
HALF-MARATHON RESULTS
Place O’All Name Age City State Time Pace
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TOP OVERALL MEN
1 1 JAMES CREELMAN 24 YORKTOWN VA 1:23:51 6:24
2 2 WILLIAM RILEY 33 HAMPTON VA 1:23:57 6:25
3 3 NOAH FIELDS 25 WILLIAMSBURG VA 1:28:48 6:47
Current Record 1:06:50
TOP OVERALL WOMEN
1 8 ANNABEL COXON 20 SHAKER HEIGHTS OH 1:37:32 7:27
2 10 AMANDA SEXTON 29 YORKTOWN VA 1:40:31 7:41
3 19 YEABSIRA DENEKE 29 NEWPORT NEWS VA 1:49:02 8:20
Current Record 1:18:18
MEN: 19 AND UNDER
1 26 COLIN KUGE 19 THERESA WI 1:53:38 8:41
2 29 COOPER SMITH 19 BERLIN CT 1:56:40 8:54
3 31 JOHNNY WILKERSON 19 FT EUSTIS VA 1:57:12 8:57
MEN: 20 – 29
1 14 AMAAL BOLTON 22 NEWPORT NEWS VA 1:45:05 8:01
2 20 RYAN POULSEN 21 CEDAR PARK TX 1:49:46 8:23
3 27 PAXON DIRIENZI 21 PHILADELPHIA PA 1:53:50 8:41
MEN: 30 – 39
1 6 JORDAN L’HEUREUX 34 HAMPTON VA 1:36:19 7:21
2 7 TAYLOR SMITH 36 WILLIAMSBURG VA 1:36:22 7:22
3 9 TRAVIS MOORE 32 POQUOSON VA 1:38:05 7:29
MEN: 40 – 49
1 4 JONNA REINHARDT 42 WILLIAMSBURG VA 1:29:00 6:48
2 5 JASON WAHR 42 VIRGINIA BEACH VA 1:29:06 6:48
3 11 MATT PAGE 40 CHESAPEAKE VA 1:40:33 7:41
MEN: 50 – 59
1 16 VINCENT SAVAGE 50 NORFOLK VA 1:47:52 8:14
2 46 RAMON ABREU-PEREZ 59 SALUDA VA 2:04:12 9:29
3 50 BRYAN GRAPPE 57 WILLIAMSBURG VA 2:06:43 9:40
MEN: 60 – 69
1 13 STEVEN MENZIES 62 WILLIAMSBURG VA 1:43:00 7:52
2 17 TERRENCE FRASIER 60 NEWPORT NEWS VA 1:48:17 8:16
3 133 IRA HAYNIE 62 NEWPORT NEWS VA 2:56:29 13:28 *
MEN: 70 AND OVER
1 33 BILL HART 77 VIRGINIA BEACH VA 1:58:08 9:01
2 34 JIM DUFFY 74 POQUOSON VA 1:58:08 9:01 *
3 80 JAMES DEVIESE 75 YORKTOWN VA 2:19:08 10:37 *
WOMEN: 19 AND UNDER
NONE
WOMEN: 20 – 29
1 22 EMILY MCLAUGHLIIN 20 WILLIAMSBURG VA 1:50:29 8:26
2 44 ALICIA SZYMANSKI 26 NEWPORT NEWS VA 2:03:17 9:25
3 51 ALYSON YOUNGPETER 25 WILLIAMSBURG VA 2:06:57 9:42
WOMEN: 30 – 39
1 42 MORGEN KISER 35 WILLIAMSBURG VA 2:02:42 9:22
2 48 ZAHRA JOHNSON 32 NEWPORT NEWS VA 2:05:03 9:33
3 77 SABRINA KINCIW 37 WILLIAMSBURG VA 2:17:49 10:31
WOMEN: 40 – 49
1 41 JENNIFER VESS-MORGAN 43 PALM COAST FL 2:02:23 9:21
2 63 MELANIE CORONADO 42 FT EUSTIS VA 2:11:47 10:04
3 76 YUKIE ADAMS 41 VIRGINIA BEACH VA 2:17:45 10:31
WOMEN: 50 – 59
1 68 JELLY TURNER 53 NEWPORT NEWS VA 2:13:48 10:13
2 69 MAY CARLSON 50 HAMPTON VA 2:13:50 10:13
3 83 LINDA REILLY 50 YORKTOWN VA 2:20:01 10:41
WOMEN: 60 – 69
1 109 VALOR FOY JONES 63 NEWPORT NEWS VA 2:35:22 11:52 *
2 119 MARY KATHAR FLORENCE 61 WILLIAMSBURG VA 2:41:46 12:21
WOMEN: 70 AND OVER
NONE
* denotes PTC member
5K
45th Annual MULBERRY ISLAND HALF-MARATHON and 5K RUNS
Anderson Fieldhouse, Ft. Eustis, VA
Saturday, September 12, 2026 7:30 AM
A PENINSULA TRACK CLUB EVENT
5K RESULTS
Place O’All Name Age City State Time Pace
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TOP OVERALL MEN
1 1 KRISTIANS FELDMANIS 23 FT EUSTIS VA 18:16 5:53
2 2 TRISTAN STEWART 44 DAVENPORT IA 20:10 6:30 *
3 3 MARK BEHR 18 FT EUSTIS VA 21:21 6:53
TOP OVERALL WOMEN
1 15 KARI SHEAFFER 50 WILLIAMSBURG VA 24:08 7:46
2 40 YUNA LANGEHENNIG 26 NEWPORT NEWS VA 28:19 9:07
3 46 DARCI MONTGOMERY 44 NEWPORT NEWS VA 28:55 9:19
MEN: 19 AND UNDER
1 5 MICHAEL LEE 19 LAKETON IN 21:37 6:58
2 10 JOSHUA BLACK 19 FT EUSTIS VA 22:27 7:14
3 22 OSCAR MURGATROYD 10 FT EUSTIS VA 25:18 8:09
MEN: 20 – 29
1 7 SAMUEL LOZANO 21 PHOENIX AZ 21:39 6:58
2 13 CASON ANDREWS 20 DALLAS GA 22:50 7:21
3 14 GABRIEL KHONGSAI 20 CORONA CA 24:05 7:45
MEN: 30 – 39
1 4 NICKEL MCKENZIE 33 FT EUSTIS VA 21:36 6:57
2 6 JOSE VELAZQUEZ 31 LOUISVILLE KY 21:38 6:58
3 11 ROY DYSANGCO 36 WILLIAMSBURG VA 22:35 7:17
MEN: 40 – 49
1 8 JD SHELTON 47 NEWPORT NEWS VA 21:59 7:05
2 9 ROBERT MONTGOMERY 46 NEWPORT NEWS VA 22:24 7:13
3 20 ANDREW ELMORE 41 YORKTOWN VA 25:12 8:07
MEN: 50 – 59
1 28 GEOFF SHEAFFER 50 WILLIAMSBURG VA 26:31 8:32
2 33 MICHAEL MCCURRY 59 FT EUSTIS VA 27:15 8:47
3 110 SHAWN PRENDERGAST 57 HAMPTON VA 46:44 15:03
MEN: 60 – 69
1 16 ORLANDO PEREZ 64 NEWPORT NEWS VA 24:16 7:49
2 69 GEORGE BERNIER 62 HANOVER PA 33:05 10:39
3 88 DWIGHT STARKS 65 VIRGINIA BEACH VA 36:07 11:38
MEN: 70 AND OVER
NONE
WOMEN: 19 AND UNDER
1 53 LEAH SEBESTYEN 16 NEWPORT NEWS VA 29:27 9:29
2 54 YOHANI CALHOUN SANCHEZ 18 NEW KENT VA 29:28 9:29
3 58 SOFIA RUISANCHEZ 9 FT EUSTIS VA 31:06 10:01
WOMEN: 20 – 29
1 56 MERINA MARIAM ALEX 25 LEWISVILLE TX 29:50 9:36
2 71 YU-TUNG LI 25 FT EUSTIS VA 33:16 10:43
3 100 AALIYAH DELEON 20 YORKTOWN VA 41:37 13:24
WOMEN: 30 – 39
1 47 AINSLEE JACKSON 37 YORKTOWN MD 28:57 9:20
2 51 KHADEEJA ASHAI 35 YORKTOWN VA 29:25 9:29
3 61 IVETTE O’BERRY 35 NEWPORT NEWS VA 31:14 10:04
WOMEN: 40 – 49
1 68 JENNIFER BAKER 45 YORKTOWN VA 32:49 10:34
2 73 KIMBERLY SAVITZ 41 HAMPTON VA 33:32 10:48
3 83 AIME CLINKENBEARD 48 NEWPORT NEWS VA 35:27 11:25
WOMEN: 50 – 59
1 50 MYA WHITE 57 YORKTOWN VA 29:20 9:27
2 78 TINA D’AMICO 52 LANEXA VA 34:47 11:12
3 103 DONNA WORTHY 58 YORKTOWN VA 43:55 14:08
WOMEN: 60 – 69
1 109 PABLUM IRVIN 63 GLOUCESTER VA 46:22 14:56
WOMEN: 70 AND OVER
NONE