PORT ANGELES — It was a a bit of a Larsonpalooza at the first day of the North Olympic Discovery Marathon on Saturday.
The Larson family of Port Angeles dominated the first day of events, winning the men and women’s 10Ks and the women’s 5K.
And they’re going to be teaming up for the full marathon Sunday.
Port Angeles High School distance runner Langdon Larson won the 10K in an unofficial time of 36 minutes, 10 seconds. Lauren Larson, a Port Angeles High School graduate who now runs distance for Boise State, won the women’s 10K in 38:36, which was also the third-best 10K time of the day. It was the best women’s time by nearly 7 minutes.
Thirteen-year-old Leia Larson won the women’s 5K in 22:02, winning by more than two minutes.
The men’s 5K winner was won by Danny Skovron of Seattle in a blistering time of 16:52, about 1½ minutes ahead of second place.
Leyton Larson, 11, and his sister Leia Larson, 13, celebrate after the North Olympic Discovery Marathon 5K on Saturday. Leia won the women’s race while Leyton finished 12th in the men’s. (Pierre LaBossiere/Peninsula Daily News)
“It was fun, I enjoyed it. I did a 5:30 first mile and just cruised from there,” Skovron said. Skovron plans to run the half-marathon Sunday. He ran it in 2021, finishing third.
All the runners praised the route and the weather, which can be interesting along the water in early June. It was overcast but fairly warm at the time of the race with little wind, no rain and temperatures in the upper 50s, perfect for running.
For Leia, it was her fourth victory of 2022. She won the Elwha Bridge 5K, the Sequim Railroad 5K and the Rhody Run 5k. In Stevens Middle School runs, she won the Olympic League Middle School 1,600 championship and helped win the 4×400 championship.
“It felt pretty good, it was super warm,” said Leia Larson.
Leia, Langdon, Lauren and Jeanne Larson all plan to run the marathon team relay Sunday. Leia Larson said that a team of high-powered college runners put together by Port Angeles High School graduate Kenzie DeLeon (a teammate of Lauren Larson’s), looks like the team to beat in the relay.
“It’ll be really fast. I’m a little bit nervous,” Leia said.
Jeanne Larson finished 11th in the women’s 5K while 11-year-old Leyton Larson finished 12th in the men’s 5K.
All times and places Saturday are unofficial so far and some of the official results and times may change. There was at least one unofficial time and place in the women’s 10K that appeared to be an error and thus is not included.
“It was a fun race. I definitely did better than I thought I would,” Langdon Larson said. “Once you got out there, there was a nice breeze.”
The Elwha Bridge and Sequim Railroad runs are part of the Run the Peninsula series, which also includes the North Olympic Discovery Marathon, which will be run Sunday from Blyn to the Port Angeles pier. There will also be a half-marathon that begins at the Agnew soccer fields, a walk marathon and a team relay marathon.
The 5K and 10K used to be run on Sunday, but were moved to Saturday last year partly to lessen crowds along the pier. Splitting up the races worked out The title sponsors of the Run the Peninsula series are the Peninsula Daily News and Sequim Gazette and the Olympic Medical Center is a presenting sponsor. The Run the Peninsula series also includes the Larry Scott Trail run in Port Townsend in October and the Jamestown S’Klallam run in Blyn in December.
North Olympic Discovery Marathon
Unofficial results
Top 10K runners
Men — Langdon Larson, Port Angeles, first, 36:10; Jesse Tsai, Brier, second; 36:44; Justin Serrill, Issaquah, third, 39:19; Sean Sargent, Seattle, fourth, 39:56; Robert Bondurant, Chimacum, fifth, 41:06; Mark Davis, Gig Harbor, sixth, 42:12; Brad Earl, Seattle, seventh, 42:39; Cliff Mountjoy-Venning, Seattle, eighth, 45:20; Benjamin Grigg, Chicago, ninth, 45:23; Sean Ryan, PA, 10th, 47:10; Mike Dunn, Newark, Calif., 11th, 49:11; Tom Warren, Woodinville, 12th, 49:28; James Updyke, Seattle, 13th 49:34; Max Doray, Port Townsend, 14th, 50:13; Curtis Stretchbery, Hoodsport, 15th, 50:19; Zachary Garza, Elkhorn, Neb., 16th, 50:43; Nels Larson, Kingston, 17th, 51:18; Roch Tauer, Vancouver, 18th, 51:10; Nick thomas, Allyn, 19th, 52:23; Rich Newman, Tacoma, 20th, 52:34.
Women — Lauren Larson, PA, first, 38:46; Alli Madison, PA, second, 45:10; Liz Mills, Bellevue, third, 45:10; Alison Skinner, University Place, fourth, 46:24; Tonya Woodward, Forks, fifth, 46:54; Kristen Smith, Seattle, sixth, 47:30; Katherine Ericson, Rockville, Md., seventh, 40:42; Kiley Winter, Sequim, eighth, 51:10; Timea Tihanyi, Seattle, ninth, 52:28; Susan Larson, Gig Harbor, 10th, 52:34; Cheryl Rand, Oberursel, Ill., 11th, 52:38; Ashley Hulse, Silverdale, 12th, 52:48; Shona Grimm, Port Townsend, 13th, 53:13; Caroline Russell-Troutman, Seattle, 14th, 53:20; Carrie Simons, Forks, 15th, 54:35; Katya Danilova, Kenmore, 16th, 54:40; Emily Dean, Seattle, 17th, 54:42; Blair MacDonald, Port Ludlow, 18th, 55:48; Emily Bernstein, Chicago, 55:57.
Top 5K runners
Men — Danny Skovron, Seattle, first, 16:52; Ethan Martin, Sequim second, 18:22; Michael Higuera, PA, third, 18:44; Colin Feik, Sequim, fourth, 18:46; Sean Southard, Sequim, fifth, 19:37; Sadiq Alhajji, Saihat, Saudi Arabia, sixth, 20:45; Sawyer Davis, PA, seventh, 21:44; Jay Lieberman, PA, eighth, 21:46; John Shoul, Portland, Ore., ninth, 22:10; Ben Brunjes, Lake Forest Park, 10th, 22:42; Josh Gaither, Tucson, Ariz., 11th, 23:05; Leyton Larson, PA, 12th, 23:21; Grady Moon, Seabeck, 13th, 23:24; Brian Murphy, Seattle, 14th, 24:00; Cavelle Elmore, Bremerton, 15th, 24:21; Kyle Kendall, Gig Harbor, 16th, 24:26; Evan Gaither, Tucson, Ariz., 17th, 24:40; Wyatt Davis, PA, 18th, 24:54; Xander Burley-Oden, Bremerton, 19th, 25:28; tom Wahl, PA, 20th, 25:33.
Women — Leia Larson, PA, first, 22:02; Cheryl Holcomb-Roberts, Bothell, second, 24:29; Isa Giovando, Fort Collins, Colo., third, 24:38; Kim Willse, Hutchinson, Kan., fourth, 24:53; Aimee Olbu, Marysville, fifth, 25:19; Samantha Gaither, Tucson, Ariz., sixth, 25:20; Adrienne Christian, Sequim, seventh, 25:33; Heather McGivern, Poulsbo, eighth, 25:43; Noella Patel, Lake Forest Park, ninth, 25:44; Maisy French, Sequim, 10th, 25:48; Jeanne Larson, PA, 11th, 26:20; Samantha Mule, Seattle, 12th, 26:13; Amada Mazon, Maple Valley, 13th, 26:20; Emily Perkins, Sequim 14th, 27:16; Alahna Jensen, Seymour, Tenn., 15th, 27:28; Sami Nolan, PA, 16th, 28:20; Katherine Hutcheson, Gig Harbor, 17th, 28:20; Amber Lawe, Maple Valley, 18th, 28:30; Kris Higginson, Tacoma, 19th, 29:30; Catherine Hamilton, Carlsborg, 20th, 29:12.
Port Angeles High School runner Langdon Larson celebrates after winning the North Olympic Discovery Marathon 10K on Saturday. (Pierre LaBossiere/Peninsula Daily News)
Port Angeles’ Lauren Larson, now a runner for Boise State, wins the women’s 10K at the North Olympic Discovery Marathon on Saturday. (Pierre LaBossiere/Peninsula Daily News)
