Skeleton Skamper Scares Up Winners and a Good Time

Editor's Note: We mistakenly listed the same runner as both the male and female 3rd place. When we get the correct name of the 3rd place female runner, we will add it to the story. We regret the error.

It was a beautiful fall day for a race or two on Oct. 29 in Mount Pleasant. Nearly 1,000 athletes of all shapes, sizes, and ages - many of them in costume - participated in the 2nd annual Skeleton Skamper.

Sponsored by Real Racine and a host of local businesses, the Skeleton Skamper featured 5K (3.5 mile) and half-marathon (13 miles) race courses as well as a Kids Fun Walk.

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Here's a list of the winners as provided by Real Racine:

Half-marathon:  Men overall

1. Jean-Bernard Flanigan, Libertyville, Ill., 1:23:50 

2. Kevin Weslaski, Racine, 1:26:02

3. Gerald Ryan, Oak Creek, 1:26:14

Half-marathon:  Women overall

1. Colleen Eland, Racine,  1:30:24

2. Kristen Dietz, Wauconda, Ill.,  1:34:02

3. TBD

5k:  Men overall

1. Alan Harris, Racine, 20:01

2. Josh Patzen, Union Grove, 20:05

3. Michael Berger, Racine, 20:31

5k:  Women overall

1. Sara Shefchik, Franksville,  20:53

2. Kelli Steenrod, Mount Pleasant, 22:20

3. Megan Farley, Wauwatosa, 23:45

Costume contest

Best kids overall: Elijah Horek Gaultier

Best adults: Kim Migazzi, Otis Jones, D.J. Hessenthaler, Jeff Curcio, Jason Lindstrum

Best group:  John, J.J. and Zoe Schinkowitch (Capt. Hook, Tinkerbelle and Peter Pan); Sallie Gill and Sue Waters (pirate women;  Sara Heidenreiter, Emily Pratt and Sarah Joyce (three mimes)