Amidst heightened security and the recent events in Boston fresh on the minds of many, they actually ran a race this weekend.
Centereach resident Derek Rammelkamp, 23, won the 2013 Long Island Marathon Sunday, traversing the 26.1-mile course in 2:32:10, more than three minutes ahead on his nearest competitor, Billy Holl, 27, of Bayport, who crossed the finish line in a time of 2:35:21. Kelly Gillen, 30, of New York and a Manhasset native, was the first female to finish, completing the race in 3:03.01.
Nassau County Executive Edward P. Mangano and Scott Rechler, chairman and CEO of Long Island Marathon title sponsor RXR Realty, led marathon runners in tributes to the victims and survivors of the Boston Marathon bombings as part of the opening ceremonies this past weekend.
More than 8,000 men and women participated in this year’s race and there was an estimated 25,000 spectators along the route cheering on participants.
“The Long Island Marathon was a success and I thank the men and women of the Nassau County Police Department, the Office of Emergency Management, Volunteer Fire Service and EMS, Department of Parks and Recreation, Department of Public Works, Department of Health and the countless volunteers for their efforts keeping our runners and spectators safe,” Mangano said. “I am also very thankful to Gov. Cuomo and New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg for providing additional law enforcement personnel and resources. An event of this magnitude is a large undertaking but it is important that we continue to enjoy the freedoms so many have fought so hard to protect.”
The race began on Charles Lindburgh Boulevard and snaked along Merrick Boulevard, Post Avenue and along Jericho Turnpike before turning south on Brush Hollow to the Wantagh Parkway and finishing in Eisenhower Park.
Mangano and Rechler were joined at the starting line by Long Island runners who were in Boston for the race when the attacks took place.
They all signed messages of hope and support on a 70-square-foot banner, which is being shipped to the Boston Athletic Association – the group that orchestrates the Boston Marathon.
As part of the formal opening ceremonies, 26 seconds of silence – one for each mile of a marathon – was observed in honor of the victims and survivors of the Boston bombings.
TOP 100 FINISHERS
OverallTimeSplitPaceName / NumberSex/AgeCity, State
12:32:10Derek RammelkampM/23Centereach, NY
22:35:21Billy HollM/27Bayport, NY
32:37:18Julio SauceM/41Brooklyn, NY
42:38:45Thomas RammelkampM/23Miller Place,NY
52:40:04Boyd CarringtonM/40Amityville,NY
62:43:41Adam MuliaM/37Westport, CT
72:45:10Marcos DuarteM/38Astoria
82:45:49John DavisM/23Brooklyn, NY
92:48:12Felipe VergaraM/48Brooklyn, NY
102:49:13Jerry PannulloM/43East Islip, NY
112:50:50Josh FoxM/30Jackson Heights, NY
122:52:10Jarrett ParksM/22Deer Park, NY
132:55:11Gavin GoldsteinM/31Dix Hills, NY
142:55:18Joe MarinaccioM/42Oakdale, NY
152:56:11Derek HansonM/30Glendale, NY
162:56:17Cary SegallM/39New York, NY
172:57:54Jacobo AnayaM/35New York, NY
182:58:49Thomas BrownM/35Fair Lawn, NJ
192:59:59George WorthM/50Islip, NY
203:00:25Stephen UreskM/45Greenlawn, NY
213:01:36Eddie SchneiderM/30Brooklyn, NY
223:01:39Andrew JonesM/20Staten Island, NY
233:03:01Kelly Gillen#26160F/30New York, NY
243:04:33Jonathan HeitnerM/22Port Jefferson Stn, NY
253:05:35Chris MammoneM/29Massapequa, NY
263:05:57Gilbert InesM/36New York, NY
273:06:26Joe ChanM/41Brooklyn, NY
283:06:51Ned DailyM/55Garden City Park, NY
293:06:41Dustin DesrochesM/44Shoreham, NY
303:07:21Ronald CurryM/39Huntington Station, NY
313:06:54Kristen McElroyF/38Garden City, NY
32 3:07:37Ari PlattM/23New York, NY
333:06:35Cory EvansM/34Manhasset, NY
343:08:20Philip PesiriM/38Bellmore, NY
353:08:21Rudy DaempfleM/49Garden City, NY
363:08:30Stuart GuthrieM/28Saint James, NY
373:09:21Tara FarrellF/34East Quogue, NY
383:06:54Sean MooreM/49Yonkers, NY
393:09:46Luciano MedinaM/28Brooklyn, NY
403:09:52Jesus Ansede FerreiroM/40New York, NY
413:09:57Cormac McGuireM/53Smithtown, NY
423:10:18Joshua NanesM/35Brooklyn, NY
433:11:18Ignacio GrandaM/37Sunnyside, NY
443:11:41Tara WilsonF/36West Islip, NY
453:12:42Tommy NettunoM/43West Babylon, NY
463:13:28Brent RogersM/31Wilmington, DE
473:14:52Rudy AfanadorM/54Medford, NY
483:14:06Yingqi LiM/36New York, NY
493:16:52Vincent SpiteriM/44Howard Beach, NY
503:17:49Dennis AhernM/48Kings Park, NY
513:18:03Timothy HendersonM/43Sayville, NY
523:17:53Vincent CamachoM/28Astoria, NY
533:17:31Ken ConahanM/45Easton, PA
543:17:56John NooneM/24Glen Head, NY
553:18:15T.J. ButlerM/17Oyster Bay, NY
563:18:11Margaret DugganF/28New Rochelle, NY
573:19:55David KonisM/49New York, NY
583:19:18Wataru IwataM/47Brooklyn, NY
593:21:01Edwin HernandezM/45Middle Village, NY
603:20:46Tom VenturaM/32White Plains, NY
613:21:17Kieran GarveyM/33Rego Park, NY
623:20:05Alexander LongM/32New York, NY
633:21:34Jaimie SisonF/34Patchogue, NY
643:21:19Mark WaughM/28Forest Hills, NY
653:22:08Dara DicksonF/23Greenwich, CT
663:22:42Jim MorrisM/51Northport, NY
673:22:14Ross TremblayM/23New York, NY
683:23:28Larry GlantonM/49Trumansburg, NY
693:23:41Brian MalarneyM/38Stallings, NC
703:24:06Ann HerrF/32Wading River, NY
713:24:50Michael RooneyM/41Brooklyn, NY
723:24:56Monica HuffF/43Athens, GA
733:24:48Adam OrlowM/39Jamaica Estates, NY
743:24:53James PattersonM/22Brooklyn, NY
753:25:39Michael PetskyM/50Garden City, NY
763:25:30Bruce ClaytonM/52Lewes, DE
773:26:33Patrick DiskinM/57Mineola, NY
783:26:17Jennifer BarrettF/39Amston, CT
793:25:10Roger DagostinM/42Norwalk, CT
803:26:09Arturo MazzeoM/37City Island, NY
813:27:31Takuo TsukadaM/45Jericho, NY
823:27:06Philip BroganM/48Manorville, NY
833:27:15Andrew ZinsmeisterM/29Brooklyn, NY
843:25:44Emma SagareseF/28Belleville, NJ
853:28:22Matt KatzM/35Brooklyn, NY
863:28:49Tobias KirbyM/53New York, NY
873:28:40Helen ChambersF/49Patchogue, NY
883:28:27Duane MoraM/39Merrick, NY
893:28:58Michael Di LisioM/51Shoreham, NY
903:28:58Will ShelleyM/40Westbury, NY
913:29:41Andrei FluerasuM/42Brooklyn, NY
923:29:40Paul MacKeyM/50Garrison, NY
933:29:45Jazmin AbrahamF/31Nutley, NJ
943:29:24Jodi Kartes-HeinoF/43East Quogue, NY
953:29:23Charles LeachM/33Greenfield, MA
963:30:28Donn ShaverM/23Sound Beach, NY
973:31:35Jamie SharpeF/35Cary, NC
983:32:14Jen ModicaF/40Bay Shore, NY
993:33:06Rogerio JustinoM/50Williston Park, NY
1003:32:33Alison BrennanF/23Middle Village, NY
