Rockland — The first annual Karen's "Energy 4 Life" Cancer Run/Walk 5-kilometer event was held Sept. 29 at Snow Marine Park on Mechanic Street. The event, sponsored by Maritime Energy, went on despite dreary, rainy conditions.

There were more than 130 participants ready to walk or run the 3.1-mile course. The nearly $10,600 raised from the event will go to the "Energy 4 Life" program to help others in their fight against cancer. The program was started by Susan Ware Page's mother, Karen, and the Ware family.

Page, president of Maritime Energy, lost her mother Karen to colon cancer in 2010.

"We all have been affected in some way from this terrible disease and we want to do this run/walk to raise money, show support for the people who are fighting this horrible disease, and to also do this in memory of the ones near and dear to our hearts who we have lost," said Page.

In Saturday's 5K, Christopher Roman was the top overall finisher, with a time of 21:37. Kelly Hall was the first female finisher in 25:14.

The event was started by Susan Ware Page and Rebecca Ware McLaughlin, with the guidance of Russ Wolfertz, in memory of Susan's and Rebecca's mother.

Cool, breezy, and sometimes rainy weather did not stop runners/walkers and nearly 60 volunteers from working together to raise money to fight cancer Saturday morning. There were approximately 160 registrants between runners and walkers, nearly 30 event sponsors and donations made towards the cause.

The money raised will be donated to the Maine Cancer Foundation directed towards cancer research and Maritime Energy’s “Energy 4 Life” fund, which helps local people affected with the disease. All money will remain in Maine.

“The community involvement for Karen’s Walk in memory of my loving mother and to fight cancer has been so touching," said Susan. "The support from runners, walkers, sponsors, donors and volunteers has been incredible and I can’t thank people enough for their generosity. Our goal is to help fight cancer and to make a difference, so hopefully someday families don’t have to go through the heartbreak we have experienced."

The individual 5K race/walk results, with a person's place, name, age and time listed, were: 1, Roman, 39, 21:37; 2, Deandre Brisbane, 22, 23:54; 3, John Harrington, 22, 24:16; 4, K. Hall, 43, 25:14; 5, Becky Melquist, 32, 26:36; 6, Gary Billington, 51, 26:38; 7, Alli Wells, 12, 26:38; 8, Kelly Willis, 30, 26:55; 9, Tim Black, 37, 27:19; 10, Mary Tolman, 32, 27:30; 11, Justin Cartier, 39, 27:40; 12, Glenn Johnson, 49, 27:59; 13, Todd Peasley, 41, 28:03; 14, Hillary Pride, 25, 28:06; 15, Angela Vachon, 47, 28:09; 16, Kelly Gay, 42, 28:10; 17, Mary Smith, 46, 28:11; 18, Maggie Massengale, 43, 28:14; 19, Reade Brower, 55, 28:16; 20, Fletcher Hall, 34, 28:36; 21, Brian Micciche, 40, 28:48; 22, Steve Cornforth, 60, 28:49; 23, Stephanie Williams, 31, 28:50; 24, Pam Kenniston, 53, 28:51; 25, Sarah Post, 39, 28:58; 26, Kevin Barrett, 46, 29:02; 27, Megan Sykes, 14, 29:24; 28, Dustin Barrows, 29, 29:49; 29, Nick Abrams, 29, 29:57; 30, Lindsay Jones, 34, 30:12; 31, Melissa Geoke, 35, 30:13; 32, Emily Long, 12, 30:17; 33, Melanie Butman, 38, 30:43; 34, Carson Murphy, 10, 30:57; 35, Drew Minery, 10, 30:59; 36, Shasta Minery, 35, 31:04; 37, Tania Kingsbury, 39, 31:06; 38, Alliesha Black, 22, 31:13; 39, Carolyn Ellison, 41, 31:25; 40, Erik Trott, 39, 32:07; 41, Heidi Obuchon, 17, 32:54; 42, Jane Dagley, 50, 32:56; 43, Shina Athearn, 35, 33:21; 44, Diane Hynes, 58, 33:37; 45, Russ Wolfertz, 63, 33:55; 46, Franklin Nicholson, 67, 34:11; 47, Rhonda Nordstrom, 56, 34:20; 48, Missy Stevens, 45, 34:21; 49, Cheryl Howard, 51, 34:24; and 50, Merilyn Gray, 49, 34:25.

Also, 51, Susan Page, 35, 34:35; 52, Gayle Murphy, 45, 35:42; 53, Tammy Barrows Galeu, 39, 36:28; 54, Rachel Jameson, 29, 36:34; 55, Holly Merrow, 44, 37:08; 56, Becky Brann, 39, 37:41; 57, Stephanie Laite, 53, 37:58; 58, Russell Stevens, 46, 38:04; 59, Lisa Scott, 43, 38:43; 60, Scottie Scott, 46, 38:44; 61, Patti Lawry, 43, 38:58; 62, Sarah Seavey, 35, 39:00; 63, Gary Minery Jr., 39, 40:14; 64, Cindy Bryant, 56, 40:41; 65, Aimee Chase, 38, 40:47; 66, Tim Holmes, 69, 41:33; 67, Barbara Hendricks, 47, 41:51; 68, Marlene Hall, 65, 41:53; 69, Sarah Mazurek, 33, 42:19; 70, Jennifer Mazurek, 39, 42:20; 71, Teresa Brewster, 52, 42:26; 72, Claire Holmes, 64, 43:11; 73, Tori Hall, 36, 43:12; 74, Debra Orosz-Seibel, 61, 43:13; 75, Melanie Trott, 39, 43:37; 76, Louise Cornforth, 55, 43:39; 77, Elizabeth Stuart, 54, 44:20; 78, Megan Rogers, 29, 44:21; 79, Amos Anderson, 11, 44:39; 80, Aubrey Anderson, 12, 44:40; 81, Charon Curtis, 53, 46:46; 82, Brian Gunn, 13, 47:44; 83, Joy Little, 42, 48:19; 84, Charlie Page, 45, 48:20; 85, Erin Simpson, 23, 48:21; 86, Aimee Sanfilippo, 41, 48:39; 87, Sandra Lawrence, 54, 48:41; 88, Karen Lombardo, 41, 48:49; 89, Chananad Ricci, 59, 49:22; 90, Megan Linscott, 14, 49:38; 91, Hollie Linscott, 37, 49:40; 92, Deb McLean, 43, 49:41; 93, Ron Secord, 54, 50:22; 94, Andrew Secord, 10, 50:24; 95, Kari Brooks, 53, 50:28; 96, Lynn Clark, 46, 50:49; 97, Beth Gardner, 48, 50:50; 98, Phinn Knight, 3, 51:31; 99, Celia Knight, 46, 51:33; 100, Aubrey Healf, 15, 51:40.

101, Courtney Depasquali, 17, 51:41; 102, Diane Zollo, 57, 52:08; 103, Robin Carleton, 53, 52:09; 104, Julie Corcoran, 40, 52:39; 105, Michelle Gallace, 38, 52:40; 106, Ainsley Coll, 33, 52:45; 107, Hannah Edwards, 9, 52:46; 108, Ruth-Anne Edwards, 65, 52:47; 109, Laura Mazurek, 35, 53:56; 110, Jesse Langford, 39, 53:57; 111, Brandi Meisner, 32, 55:10; 112, Erin Berryman, 33, 55:10; 113, Kelly Richardson, 37, 56:02; 114, Sheree Mathieson, 51, 56:04; 115, Aiden Pike, 8, 56:39; 116, Jordan Matero, 15, 56:56; 117, Cole Stevens, 10, 56:57; 118, Noah Stevens, 16, 56:58; 119, Cheyanne Montgomery, 16, 56:59; 120, Jackie Reny, 56, 58:15; 121, Lily Reny, 58:15; 122, Sharon Spear, 46, 58:57; 123, Ashley Gunn, 15, 1:00:39; 124, Michelle Cornish, 47, 1:00:39; 125, Jessica Gunn, 26, 1:03:44; 126, Lynne Depasquali, 47, 1:03:44; 127, Jodie Heal, 32, 1:04:21; 128, Cora Boynton, 39, 1:04:30; 129, Cindy Dudley, 56, 1:04:30; 130, Mary Jackson, 57, 1:04:47; 131, Michelle Benner, 40, 1:05:07; and 132, Tyler Benner, 9, 1:09:18.

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