From Bruce Davis and the Peninsula Track Club
The 2025 edition of the Yorktown Freedom Run Memorial Day 8K was held under overcast and somewhat humid conditions with a temperature of 64 degrees at race start and occasional light rain during the race. A total of 183 runners entered the Yorktown Freedom Runs with 150 completing the 8K loop course on the scenic Yorktown Battlefield while 12 runners and walkers ran and finished the accompanying 5K fun run. There were no awards for the fun run.
At the 2025 Yorktown Freedom Run Memorial Day 8K on a day that was almost perfect for running, one Overall 8K Course record was set as were nine new 8K age group course records. 
First Woman Overall, Bethany Spector, 35 of Yorktown VA set the overall course record for women with a time of 29:39 beating the previous record of 30:15 that Bethany herself ran in 2023. The 30:15 mark set by Bethany in 2023 remains the age group record for Women 30-34.
Spector's time of 29:39 also set an age group record for Women 35-39 beating the previous mark of 30:58 set by Sabrina Little in 2023.
First Overall Male, Andrew Taylor, 25 of Hillard OH set a new age group record for Men 25-29 with a time of 26:16 beating the previous mark of 26:33 set by Zachary Helm in 2022.
Second Male Overall, Adam Otstot, 43 of Williamsburg VA set a new age group record for Men 40-44 with a time of 26:30 beating the previous mark of 26:33 that Adam himself set in 2024.
Third Woman Overall, Isabella Strumke, 11 of Toano VA set a new age group record for Women 10-14 with a time of 33:24 beating the previous mark of 43:24 set by Emily Lopez in 2016.
First Master Woman, Tamara Pelletier, 50 of Yorktown VA set a new age group record for Women 50-54 with a time of 33:58 beating the old mark of 34:04 set by Karla Havens in 2015.
Second Master Woman, Tricia Murphy, 44 of Williamsburg VA set a new age group record for Women 40-44 with a time of 34:23 beating the previous mark of 35:12 set by Megan Syrett in 2023.
For Men 70-74, Richard Grant, 71 of Suffolk VA set a new age group record with a time of 36:50 beating the previous time of 37:22 set by Jim Duffy in 2022.
For Men 80-84, Ron Worthington, 81 of Bena VA set a new age group record with a time of 49:27 beating the time of 51:19 that Ron himself set in 2024.
For Women 60-64, Melanie Hennis, 62 of Portsmouth VA set a new age group record with a time of 37:02 beating the previous mark of 40:25 set by Becky Upton in 2023.
===============2025 YORKTOWN FREEDOM RUN MEMORIAL DAY 8K
Yorktown Battlefield, Yorktown, VA
Memorial Day, Monday May 26, 2025 8:00 AM
Sponsored by the Yorktown Rotary Club
A PENINSULA TRACK CLUB and HAMPTON ROADS SUPER GRAND PRIX EVENT
USATF CERT# VA16022RT
Place O'All Name Age City State Time Pace PTC
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TOP OVERALL MEN
1 1 ANDREW TAYLOR 25 HILLARD OH 26:16 5:17
2 2 ADAM OTSTOT 43 WILLIAMSBURG VA 26:30 5:20
3 3 WILLIAM CHRISTIAN 41 CHESAPEAKE VA 26:41 5:23
TOP OVERALL WOMEN
1 8 BETHANY SPECTOR 35 YORKTOWN VA 29:39 5:58 *
2 11 EMILY HONEYCUTT 34 NEWPORT NEWS VA 31:18 6:18
3 16 ISABELLA STRUMKE 11 TOANO VA 33:24 6:44
TOP MASTERS MEN
1 4 SCOTT ICKES 43 WILLIAMSBURG VA 28:06 5:40
2 5 FOREST BRADEN 42 WILLIAMSBURG VA 28:13 5:41
3 6 THOMAS HICKS 53 VIRGINIA BEACH VA 28:26 5:44 *
TOP MASTERS WOMEN
1 19 TAMARA PELLETIER 50 YORKTOWN VA 33:58 6:50 *
2 20 TRICIA MURPHY 44 WILLIAMSBURG VA 34:23 6:55
3 22 AIMEE GIANOUKOS 49 WILLIAMSBURG VA 34:41 6:59
MEN: 12 AND UNDER
1 62 LEE BURROUGHS 9 HUDGINS VA 44:23 8:56
2 65 BOSTON LEE 10 QUINTON VA 44:37 8:59 *
3 114 BRYTON LEE 12 QUINTON VA 54:32 10:59 *
MEN: 13 - 19
1 10 BRAXTON LEE 15 QUINTON VA 30:50 6:13 *
2 13 JACK STRUMKE 15 TOANO VA 32:51 6:37
3 15 LUKE GALINDO 17 WILLIAMSBURG VA 32:57 6:38
MEN: 20 - 24
NONE
MEN: 25 - 29
1 21 STEVEN ROLL 29 CHESAPEAKE VA 34:29 6:57
2 36 DAVID BRAKMAN 28 NEWPORT NEWS VA 38:32 7:46
MEN: 30 - 34
NONE
MEN: 35 - 39
1 7 JORDAN SPECTOR 38 YORKTOWN VA 28:57 5:50 *
2 12 JONATHAN TORRES 35 NEWPORT NEWS VA 31:21 6:19
3 28 DARIN STIEFVATER 36 WILLIAMSBURG VA 36:14 7:18
MEN: 40 - 44
1 9 RUSSELL HALLER 42 VIRGINIA BEACH VA 30:27 6:08
2 14 FRANK LEONE 40 NEWPORT NEWS VA 32:56 6:38 *
3 23 JOSEPH KISTNER 43 COLONIAL HEIGHTS V 34:56 7:02
MEN: 45 - 49
1 35 RICHARD RIVERA 45 YORKTOWN VA 38:31 7:45
2 74 ELIJAH WARD 46 POQUOSON VA 45:33 9:10
MEN: 50 - 54
1 34 CARLTON NOLL 52 QUINTON VA 38:22 7:43
2 49 AVINASH KELLEY 53 CHESAPEAKE VA 42:41 8:36
3 66 AARON HARGIS 54 NORFOLK VA 44:40 9:00
MEN: 55 - 59
1 18 DAVID ANDERSON 55 WILLIAMSBURG VA 33:51 6:49 *
2 24 PAUL PELLETIER 59 WILLIAMSBURG VA 35:11 7:05 *
3 25 CHAD SIMPSON 57 CHESAPEAKE VA 35:22 7:07
MEN: 60 - 64
1 27 JON LEIDING 62 VIRGINIA BEACH VA 35:56 7:14
2 29 ORLANDO PEREZ 63 NEWPORT NEWS VA 36:42 7:23
3 52 MATTHEW BICKLEY 63 SEAFORD VA 43:08 8:41 *
MEN: 65 - 69
1 26 JAMES BATES 69 HAMPTON VA 35:44 7:12
2 43 TIMOTHY HODGE 65 VIRGINIA BEACH VA 41:15 8:18 *
3 51 BILL PRICE 65 CHESAPEAKE VA 42:53 8:38 *
MEN: 70 AND OVER
1 31 RICHARD GRANT 71 SUFFOLK VA 36:50 7:25
2 38 JIM DUFFY 73 POQUOSON VA 38:51 7:49 *
3 45 JIM GULLO 70 WILLIAMSBURG VA 41:45 8:24 *
WOMEN: 12 AND UNDER
NONE
WOMEN: 13 - 19
1 105 MEGHAN MCKAY 14 LANEXA VA 52:06 10:29
WOMEN: 20 - 24
NONE
WOMEN: 25 - 29
1 73 HANNAH DUN 29 GLOUCESTER VA 45:28 9:09
2 128 TYLEISHA LOPER 29 YORKTOWN VA 1:01:05 12:18
WOMEN: 30 - 34
1 30 JACINDA FLEMING 34 TOANO VA 36:45 7:24
2 42 DANIELLE NEWTON 32 HAYES VA 41:08 8:17
3 81 ISABELLA BERROSPI 31 YORKTOWN VA 46:45 9:25
WOMEN: 35 - 39
1 17 JAYME JOHNSON 35 YORKTOWN VA 33:32 6:45
2 53 SARAH BERRY 37 WILLIAMSBURG VA 43:12 8:42
3 71 KATE UPTMOR 35 WILLIAMSBURG VA 45:04 9:04
WOMEN: 40 - 44
1 33 MEGAN SYRETT 42 YORKTOWN VA 37:27 7:32 *
2 40 MARCELLA THUMM 40 WILLIAMSBURG VA 40:33 8:10
3 47 KRISTIN BARRON 43 TOANO VA 42:04 8:28
WOMEN: 45 - 49
1 78 AMANDA WHITE 49 NEWPORT NEWS VA 46:29 9:21 *
2 80 MARY HANLIN 45 NORFOLK VA 46:33 9:22
3 94 JUDY EMANUEL 49 COBBS CREEK VA 49:54 10:03
WOMEN: 50 - 54
1 69 SUSAN HAGEL 52 NORFOLK VA 44:58 9:03 *
2 82 CRYSTAL DAVENPORT 50 YORKTOWN VA 47:11 9:30 *
3 119 THERESA MCKAY 54 LANEXA VA 57:01 11:28
WOMEN: 55 - 59
1 50 KIRSTEN KELLY 55 VIRGINIA BEACH VA 42:45 8:36
2 83 JULIE MCDERMOTT 58 VIRGINIA BEACH VA 47:26 9:33
3 102 CRIZTINA JEAN 56 WILLIAMSBURG VA 51:14 10:19 *
WOMEN: 60 - 64
1 32 MELANIE HENNIS 62 PORTSMOUTH VA 37:02 7:27
2 37 CONNIE GLUECK 61 WILLIAMSBURG VA 38:50 7:49 *
3 61 TAMMI CLARKE 64 NORFOLK VA 44:15 8:54
WOMEN: 65 - 69
1 99 GAIL BIERMANN 67 VIRGINIA BEACH VA 50:46 10:13
2 111 SHIRLEY STEPHENS 68 WILLIAMSBURG VA 53:48 10:50 *
3 132 KATHY GALLO 69 NEWPORT NEWS VA 1:02:02 12:29 *
WOMEN: 70 AND OVER
1 89 CAROL HANSEN-VESSA 70 WILLIAMSBURG VA 48:41 9:48 *
2 92 HELEN WORTHINGTON 70 BENA VA 49:22 9:56 *
3 113 PATRICIA TRAVIS 74 WILLIAMSBURG VA 54:04 10:53 *
* denotes PTC member
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