Academy Airmen finish strong at AF Marathon Published Sept. 28, 2010 By Staff Sgt. Raymond Hoy Air Force Academy Public Affairs U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. -- Two Air Force Academy Airmen won big at the Air Force Marathon Sept. 18 at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. Capt. Brian Dumm, an Academy English instructor, was the overall male and active military male winner, and Capt. Anne Marie Sibal, a judge advocate here, was the active military female winner. Although this was Captain Dumm's first Air Force Marathon, it was the fifth marathon he's participated in. He used his previous experience to guide him through this year's event. "This is one of the smarter races I've run," he explained. "I didn't make a move until Mile 16 and didn't take the lead until Mile 23. It's better to go out slow and come back quicker. I always go out with the intention of doing that, but you get really excited on race day and it hasn't worked out for me that way." Captain Dumm arrived at the Academy in June and had to try and maintain his training regimen throughout his move. "My department has been very supportive," he said. "It's a very busy life being an instructor, but I got a lot of support from the faculty staff." Contrary to Captain Dumm's marathon experience, this was Captain Sibal's first-ever marathon. Not only that, but she actually ran a little more than the 26.2 miles for the marathon. "I'd say I ran 26.4 miles," she said. "At the starting gun, I was a bit late. So I had to run to the starting line and continue from there. I started about three minutes behind the pack. "I had no idea what I was doing," Captain Sibal added. "I kept trying to find my pace group and just kept running up to the next group." Training at 7,000 feet above sea level gave Captains Dumm and Sibal a bit of a race-day advantage. "Two things up here really help you out," Captain Sibal said. "The elevation obviously helps out, but running on these hills is a big advantage. They told us there were some hills on the route, but then I saw them and thought, 'No, these aren't hills. Come out to the Academy and see what hills really are.'" Winning the race automatically qualified Captains Dumm and Sibal for the Marine Corps Marathon Oct. 31 in Washington D.C. The MCM is the armed forces championship. Run times for the winners are as follows: -- Men's full marathon overall: Capt. Brian Dumm, 27, Colorado Springs, Colo., 2:27:49. -- Women's full marathon overall: Rebecca Murray, 25, Franklin, Tenn., 3:01:07 -- Men's full marathon active military winner: Capt. Brian Dumm -- Women's full marathon active military winner: Capt. Anne Marie Sibal, 29, Colorado Springs, Colo., 3:06:47 -- Men's Full Marathon Push Rim Wheel Division: John Moore, 27, Centerville, Ohio, 3:12:25 -- Women's Full Marathon Push Rim Wheel Division: Holly Koester, 50, Walton Hills, Ohio, 3:17:11 -- Men's Full Marathon, Hand Crank Wheel Division: Adam Rose, 16, Macomb, Mich., 1:33:37 -- Women's Full Marathon, Hand Crank Wheel Division: Joy Koester, 50, Indianapolis, 2:32:19 -- Men's Half Marathon overall: Capt. Ben Payne, 29, Ft. Walton Beach, Fla., 1:08:28 -- Women's Half Marathon overall: Christina Johnston, 30, Xenia, Ohio., 1:18:21 -- Men's Half Marathon active military: Capt. Ben Payne -- Women's Half Marathon active military: Marine Capt. Jennifer Perrottet, 30, San Marcos, Calif., 1:23:06 -- Half Marathon Military Challenge Team Award: Air Force -- Military Challenge First Place Men's: Capt. Ben Payne, 1:08:27 -- Military Challenge First Place Women's: Marine Capt. Jennifer Perrottet, 1:23:36 -- Military Challenge Second Place Men's: 2nd Lt. Jacob Bradosky, 1:08:59 -- Military Challenge Second Place Women's: Maj. Brenda Schrank, 1:24:22 -- Military Challenge Third Place Men's: Capt. Levi Severson, 1:10:01 -- Military Challenge Third Place Women's: Marine Capt. Maureen Carr, 1:25:00 -- Men's 10K Individual overall: Kristoffer Chacon, 23, Lomita, Calif.. 33:26 -- Women's 10K Individual overall: Airman 1st Class Morgan Burns, 21, DeSoto, Kan., 41:11 -- Men's 10K active military winner: Airman 1st Class Jeff Coverdale ll, 26, Grovetown, Ga., 35:33 -- Women's 10K active military winner: Airman 1st Class Morgan Burns Air Force - Wright State University 5K race results from Friday, Sept. 17: -- Men's 5K overall: Calvin Heim, 19, Ann Arbor, Mich., 16:39 -- Women's 5K overall: Maj. Leann Ferguson, 33, Bloomington, Ind., 21:19 -- Men's 5K active military winner: Airman 1st Class Samson Ohingo, 28, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio, 20:04 -- Women's 5K active military winner: Maj. Leann Ferguson -- Men's 5K Push Rim Wheel winner: Tom Lowen, 56, Beavercreek, Ohio, 1:14:29 -- Men's 5K Hand Crank Wheel winner: Jeffery Lee, 12, Mason, Ohio, 25:16 -- Women's 5K Hand Crank Wheel winner: Kirstie Lou Honeywill Syke, 35, Celebration, Fla., 18:58 For a complete listing of race results, visit www.usafmarathon.com.