Air Force Marathon 2015 Results: Men's and Women's Top Finishers

On the last official weekend of summer, the 18th annual Air Force Marathon was held at historic Wright Patterson Air Force Base, the home of the National Museum of the United States Air Force. This is not a Gold level race and the field is less than elite, but it is a qualifying race for the Boston Marathon. 

Beyond that, it is an important sports weekend in the Dayton area. According to the Dayton Business Journal, it pumps $15 million into the area economy each year. 

As an event to celebrate the history and culture of the Air Force, it is a unique athletic contest. Naturally, the race's twitter feed featured a dramatic fly over to kick-start the festivities:

In the actual race, Jason Brosseau of Colorado Springs, Colorado edged Matthew Farkas of Indianapolis by just over a second, 2:46:01 to 2:57:04. That works out to a race pace of just 6:21 per mile for the winner and 6:23 for the runner up.

The race's twitter had this shot of some brass greeting Brousseau at the end of his victorious run:

In these sort of marathon recaps, I always encourage the more casual gym going who is reading to set their treadmill at a sub 6:30 for just 20 or 30 seconds to see how it feels. 

Third place went to Trevor Schmidt of Blacksburg, Virginia at 2.52.22. The top over-40 finisher was Chuck Engles of Alexandria, Virginia, who took fourth overall with a time of 2.53.13.

Ryan Wrigley of Birmingham, Alabama, rounded out the top five and first in the division for men 30-34 with  a time of 2.53.43 

The top 11 finishers made it in under three hours, with woman's winner Elissa Ballas of Chicago, Illinois coming in at 2:57:23, to take sixth place for the entire field. 

Runner up for the women was Nicola Holdsworth of Columbus, Ohio, who ran 3:03:24. The top five was rounded out by Sarah Auer (3:13:45), Amy Natalini (3:16:08) and Janelle Thorne (3:19:07).

The Top 10 follower for both men and women were as follows:

1. Jason Brosseau	Colorado Springs, Colorado	2:46:01	6:21
2. Matthew Farkas	Indianapolis, Indiana	2:47:04	6:23
3. Trevor Schmidt	Blacksburg, Virginia	2:52.22	6:35
4. Chuck Engle	Alexandria, Virginia	2:53:13	6:37
5. Ryan Wrigley	Birmingham, Alabama	2:53:43	6:43
6. Juan Jose Moran	Clovis, New Mexico	2:57:50	6:48
7. Mark Cucuzzella	Shepherdstown, West Virginia	2:57:59	6:48
8. Jeffrey Lammers	Bowling Green, Ohio	2:59:08	6:51
9. John Keisling, jr.	East Hampstead, New Hampshire	2:59:39	6:52
10. Christian Stewart	Lee Grange, Kentucky	2:59:58	6:53

1. Elissa Ballas	Chicago, Illinois	2:57:23	6:47
2. Nicolas Holdsworth	Columbus, Ohio	3:03:24	7:00
3. Sarah Auer	Colorado Springs, Colorado	3:13:45	7:24
4. Amy Natalini	Belleville, Illinois	3:16:08	7:30
5. Janelle Thorne	Knob Noster, Missouri	3:19:07	7:36
6. Rebecca Sondrup	Del Rio, Texas	3:24:40	7:49
7. Annalisa Krug	Battlecreek, Michigan	3:26:43	7:54
8. Shannon Davis	Liberty Township, Ohio	3:28:41	7:58
9. Angela Carron	Canton, Michigan	3:29:56	7:59
10. Mary Boyle	Layton, Utah	3:32:30	8:07

Results provided courtesy of the Air Force Marathon website.