Plymouth Racers Finish Brooksie Way

This article was written by John McKay and Nicole Krawcke

While weather forecasters predicted a soggy race day, the rain held off until late in the annual Brooksie Way half marathon, just before 11 a.m. and after a bulk of the approximately 6,200 runners had crossed the finish line, 11 of them from Plymouth. 

An additional eight Plymouth residents participated in the 5K and 10K events as well.

Oakland County Executive L. Brooks Patterson, whose late son Brooks Stuart Patterson is the namesake for the event, joked that while the official estimate was about 6,200 runners, he "personally counted 7,000" crossing the finish line. 

"Next year we hope to have you all back, and a couple more," he told a lively crowd inside the celebration tent after the race. 

Check out Rochester Patch's coverage here.

Here's how Plymouth residents fared:

Half Marathon results

• Maria Dieter, 45, placed 178, with a time of 1:38:14
• Kristin Kepsel, 31,  placed 353, with a time of 1:44:40
• Chad Olsen, 38, placed 389, with a time of 1:45:44
• Courtney Godfrey, 20, placed 871, with a time of 1:57:29
• Jeff Beringer, 54, placed 1,023, with a time of 2:00:13
• Laura Berezak, 34, placed 1,412, with a time of 2:09:11
• Jennifer javor, 36, placed 1,574, with a time of 2:12:40
• Carina Berg, 37, placed 1,764, with a time of 2:18:03
• Monica Blaesser, 23, placed 1,868, with a time of 2:21:17
• David Myers, 57, placed 2,131, with a time of 2:31:41
• Suzanne Brasseur, 56, placed 2,476, with a time of 3:01:27

10K results

• Bill Dieter, 42, placed 6, with a time of 45:46
• Andrea Glomski, 35, placed 81, with a time of 54:10
• Tim Son Hing, 29, placed 148, with a time of 57:52
• Christine Son Hing, 29, placed 267, with a time of 1:01:54

5K results

• Jean Weishaar, 51, placed 41, with a time of 22:39
• Wendelin Diab, 24, placed 933, with a time of 38:03
• Corrine Beringer, 48, placed 1,163, with a time of 43:34
• Kathleen Mitchell, 51, placed 1,656, with a time of 1:00:20