AMERICAN RIVER 50 MILE ENDURANCE RUN APRIL 10, 2010
581 ultra marathoners finished the American River 50 Mile Endurance Run in Sacramento, 750 runners registered for this sold out race. Ed finished with a new PR for this distance 10:16:57.
RESULTS
ED BECI 10:16:57 (12:20 pace) {305 overall/80 division}
http://www.capitalroadrace.com/results/2010_AR50_OVL.HTM
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MERMAID HALF MARATHON SATURDAY APRIL 17, 2010
156 women participated in this years Mermaid Half Marathon. Debbie placed 6th overall and took the top podium spot in her division placing 1st. Tammy coming from the US Half last week runs another half, finishing in 2:04. Nghi also running back to back half marathon’s finished in 2:15. She didn’t want to pay full price ($60) for registration, so she registered as a teen for $20, she placed 2nd in the female teenage division. Hoang also running back to back half marathon’s finished in 2:15. Tammy, Nghi, and Hoang have Big Sur and the OC Marathon in the next two weeks.
RESULTS
DEBBIE SIMMS 1:46:03 (8:06 pace) {6 overall/1 division} *1st DIVISION*
TAMMY PEREZ 2:04:24 (9:30 pace) {43 overall/5 division}
NGHI CHAU 2:15:31 (10:21 pace) {72 overall/2 division} *2nd DIVISION*
HOANG NGO 2:15:36 (10:21 pace) {75 overall/12 division}
http://results.active.com/pages/searchform.jsp?rsID=91296&orgID=218713
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BOSTON ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION 5K SUNDAY APRIL 18, 2010
The B.A.A. 5K sold out in two days, the limit for this race was 5000 runners. I registered for this race because you get a cool tech shirt and a finishers medal, how many 5K’s offer that. I used this race as a fun run before the Boston Marathon, the course was flat and finished where the Boston Marathon finished. Allison also running this race as a tune up run before the marathon finished in 31:59. Keeping Allison company was Valerie who finished in 32:00. Kim ran the race in stroller mode with Mateo finishing in 51:02.
RESULTS
MARK PUNTANILLA 24:43 (7:58 pace) {954 overall/92 division}
ALLISON ESPEJO 31:59 (10:19 pace) {3130 overall/164 division}
VALERIE CALECA 32:00 (10:19 pace) {3131 overall/253 division}
KIMBERLY ESPEJO 51:02 (16:27 pace){4306 overall/350 division}
http://baa.org/2010/cf5k/public/ResultsSearch.cfm
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PRESIDIO 10 SUNDAY APRIL 18, 2010
Over 700 runners participated in this years Presidio 10 mile race. Ben getting ready for the Marin Marathon runs a 1:20 for this 10 mile race as a tune up.
RESULTS
BEN CHONG 1:20:05 (8:01 pace) {126 overall/11 division}
http://results.active.com/pages/searchform.jsp?rsID=91441&orgID=218713
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BOSTON MARATHON MONDAY APRIL 19, 2010
I use to think that the Boston Marathon was the Super Bowl of running, now I think of it as the All Star game of running. The best of the best come and run this race. There were over 26000 registered all stars in Boston with 22540 finishing the marathon.
I have been told that the hardest part of the Boston Marathon was the hills. The hardest part for me was to qualify for this race. It took me 34 marathon’s to finally qualify for this race. It took Vu one of my running buddies who qualified to get me motivated. There were a bunch of us trying to qualify for Boston and we couldn’t let Vu go to Boston without an entourage.
I had to train harder than I had before and one of the hardest parts of training was to watch what I ate. I use to eat junk food all the time. Vu told me to cut that out and see what happens. It was hard to give up junk food, but it did help. I hated doing long runs but I liked running races. A running buddy, Mike had this plan last year to run a marathon a month. So I did the same thing, instead of doing a long run I just ran a marathon a month. It was an awesome experience running all these marathon’s in different places with different running buddies and meeting new one’s.
The race I had as my BQ race was the Long Beach International Marathon, last October. I picked this race because I knew the course and the weather is usually good. It was a hard race for me but I qualified with a time of 3:13:10. I registered for the Boston Marathon right when I got back into my hotel room after the race.
After qualifying for the Boston Marathon I lost motivation to train hard. I did set another PR four weeks later at the Santa Clarita Marathon with a time of 3:10:31, I think that was a fluke. I finished off my last marathon of 2009, then didn’t run at all for a few weeks. I started running again, because I registered for the Goofy Challenge and I didn’t want to get too beat up for that race, I still didn’t have that intensity that I had before I qualified for Boston. I was thinking of running Boston as a fun run, I didn’t have that motivation to race a marathon but I did keep my base mileage for January, while I was contemplating racing or running Boston for fun.
In February, I came back from the Surf City Half and found out that my running coach from high school had passed away. I thought about how he coached me throughout high school and how he had faith in me to bring me up to varsity my freshman year. I thought if I didn’t race Boston for myself, I should race it for my coach. I started training hard again, I was in good shape in February I ran a 3:20 marathon in New Orleans. In March my goal was to run a 3:15 easy, but that didn’t happen, I ended up trying to race one of my rivals and finishing the race in 3:17 hard, not on schedule but I felt like I still could race Boston.
I took the red eye flight Friday night and arrived in Boston Saturday morning. I was trying to get into Boston as early as possible to acclimate to the time difference. I was going to wait for some friends at the airport but there flight got delayed so I decided to head to my hotel and get some breakfast before I went to the expo.
This was one of the biggest running expo’s I have ever attended. I went to pick up my marathon bib, then headed to the Adidas booth to checkout some running gear. It took me a few hours to checkout the expo.
On race day we caught the bus to the athletes village, we left early and the lines to get on the bus were still long. The drive to the athletes village took about an hour. I was so amazed of all the runners here, I have never ran a marathon with so much runners.
In the athletes village they had fluids and snacks before the race. I usually do a little warm up and stretching before a race but I was just mesmorized of the running vibe around me. I was taking pictures and chatting with friends instead. Time went by fast, I had about 20 minutes to get to my corral. I thought that was enough time to get a warm up and head to my corral. I didn’t know that the corral was .7 miles away from the athletes village. It took me 15 minutes to get to my corral, so I didn’t really get a good warm up.
As the race started I could see all the runners taking off, it took me 5 minutes to get to the start of the Boston Marathon. When it was my corrals turn to go we took off, it was just race pace from the start. Everyone was running 7:00-7:30 minute pace in my corral. It was like a flowing river I flowed with my corral, the first 5K was nice and a bit downhill. The course has water stops at every mile and crowd support was everywhere, it was a totally awesome experience. 10K I was still feeling great and running a great pace. 15K I was enjoying the run and pace watching the crowd cheer on all the runners.
Before I got to the half marathon mark of the race the course went to Wellesley college. You could hear the Wellesley crowd half a mile away, it pumped me up running by there. Half way through the race I ran a bit under 1:35, I was thinking I might have a chance to set a new PR here. Mile 16 came and my right hip started feeling funny, I couldn’t get the same lift on my right leg by mile 17 it locked up on me. I stopped and stretched for a bit, I tried to run but couldn’t keep a good pace. At mile 21 I couldn’t keep a 10 minute pace, I decided to take it easy since I had another marathon coming up in 6 days, I did alot of walking the second half of the marathon. I enjoyed the crowd cheering me on even if I was walking. It took me 1:35 to finish the first half but 2:05 the second half to finish in 3:40. I had a great experience running my first Boston Marathon, I will be back next year.
Jean, qualified at last years Boston Marathon with a time of 2:48:38. He is a three time Boston qualifier and this was also his third Boston Marathon. He got sick prior to the race, he didn’t run at all two weeks before the Boston Marathon. He gave it a go but didn’t have it, so he decided to take it easy. He was eating licorice and picking flowers for his wife while running the Boston Marathon, he finished in 3:12.
Dennis qualified at last years Silicon Valley Marathon with a time of 3:18:16. He is a two time Boston qualifier and this was his first Boston Marathon. He was here to race, he re-qualified for the Boston Marathon with his second fastest marathon time of 3:20.
Proxy also qualified at last years Silicon Valley Marathon with a time of 3:28:44. He is a four time Boston qualifier and this was also his first Boston Marathon, he had a blast and could had done better but had fun giving high 5’s to almost every spectator. He finished with a re qualifying time of 3:32.
Nelson qualified at the California International Marathon 2008 with a time of 3:29:06. He is a six time Boston qualifier and a 2 time Boston Marathon finisher. He raced Boston so hard that he had to get an IV at the finish line aid station when he finished. With a extended stay at the Wellesley portion of the marathon course, he still managed to finish the marathon in 3:38.
Bernalyn qualified at last years San Francisco Marathon, which is also her marathon PR 3:36:08. She is a three time Boston qualifier and this was her first Boston Marathon. She had to study for her college classes during her stay in Boston but she still managed to re qualify with a time of 3:40.
Vu also qualified for the Boston Marathon at last years San Francisco Marathon, this was also her marathon PR 3:34:25. She is a two time Boston qualifier and this was her first Boston Marathon. She was injured before the marathon and someone kicked her in the knee in her corral to make matters worse. She soldiered on and finished her first Boston Marathon in 3:42.
Linda qualified at the Two Cities Marathon in Fresno last year, she didn’t know that she qualified until someone told her that she gets 59 seconds of leeway. Her time for that race was 3:45:26 which was also her PR. This was her first Boston Marathon and she ran a great race with her second fastest marathon time finishing in 3:46.
Allison qualified at last years Silicon Valley Marathon with a PR time of 3:57:56. This was her first Boston Marathon, she had a great time in Boston and had a consistent race finishing her first Boston Marathon in 4:07.
April qualified at last years Portland Marathon with a PR time of 4:02:10. This was also her first Boston Marathon and this was only her third career marathon. She hated the long wait to get into the bus and she had to battle through cramps during the race but managed to finish the race in one piece with a time of 4:28.
GARMIN STATS
PROXY CABUAG
http://www.plus3network.com/activity/1st-boston-marathon/331111
MARK PUNTANILLA
http://www.plus3network.com/activity/boston-marathon/329077
VU TRANG
http://www.plus3network.com/activity/boston-marathon-2010/332477
RESULTS
JEAN HARRIS 3:12:32 (7:21 pace) {3061 overall/1843 division}
DENNIS OGINO 3:20:24 (7:39 pace) {4696 overall/839 division} *BQ*
PROXY CABUAG 3:32:11 (8:06 pace) {7748 overall/1094 division}
NELSON GINES 3:38:47 (8:21 pace) {9712 overall/1377 division}
MARK PUNTANILLA 3:39:43 (8:23 pace) {9970 overall/3205 division}
BERNALYN RUIZ 3:40:32 (8:25 pace) {10195 overall/1979 division} *BQ*
VU TRANG 3:42:46 (8:30 pace) {10831 overall/2188 division}
LINDA WANG 3:46:05 (8:38 pace) {11771 overall/2435 division}
ALLISON ESPEJO 4:07:02 (9:26 pace) {16588 overall/941 division}
APRIL KITAGAWA 4:28:35 (10:15 pace) {19346 overall/619 division}
http://baa.org/2010/cf/public/ResultsSearch.cfm?mode=entry
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MARIN COUNTY MARATHON SUNDAY APRIL 25, 2010
On a warm Sunday, Ben runs marathon #2 of 2010, finished 16 overall, and 2nd in his division with a time of 3:54.
RESULTS
BEN CHONG 3:54:33 (8:57 pace) {16 overall/2 division} *2nd DIVISION*
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BIG SUR INTERNATIONAL MARATHON SUNDAY APRIL 25, 2010
This was the 25th anniversary of the Big Sur Marathon and all the events sold out. I ran the marathon last year and told myself I would never run this marathon again! But this year they offered the inaugural Boston 2 Big Sur Challenge, the enticement of being the few (400 B2B participants) that finished this inaugural event had me registering for this challenge.
I was debating between racing this marathon or making it a mara-fun-run. It was such a gorgeous day that I decided to just run it for fun. It was great to take in the views instead of being worried about the pace and time. I had a great time bumping into running buddies on the course, snacking at aid stations, and taking pictures.
The Big Sur Marathon course is not easy, plenty of hills to give you a workout. Herman had a fast time finishing the marathon with a BQ time of 3:26. Jean finished the marathon in 3:33 and completed the B2B Challenge. Dennis also finishing up the B2B Challenge, finished the marathon in 3:39. Will finishing his second marathon in a month finished with a new marathon PR 3:40. Proxy finished marathon #4 of 2010 and completed the B2B Challenge, he finished in 3:43. Rebecca running marathon #6 of 2010 finished in 3:46, a minute away from a BQ time. Roni ran marathon #2 of 2010 finishing under 4 hours with a time of 3:56. Prasun completed marathon #2 of his career finishing in 4:03. Allison finished marathon #3 of 2010 with a time of 4:16 and also completed the B2B Challenge. Loi finished her first marathon of 2010 with some running cramming sessions in 4:21. Tammy finished marathon #4 of 2010 in 4:33. Hai running her first marathon of 2010 sets a new PR finishing in 5:08. Felix picked a tough course to run his very first marathon and finished in 5:27, I think all other marathons will be easier compared to this one for him. His next marathon is the Athens Marathon in October. Hoang ran the 21 miler getting ready for the OC Marathon, finishing in 5:13. Team SJ Road Runner (Ram, Lien, William, & Nghi) ran a 4 person relay instead of the usual 5 person team. William picked up the extra leg taking a 5 minute break during one of the legs to video tape the piano player, they finished in 4:35. Hugo also ran his second straight Big Sur relay but I didn’t know the name of his team. All I know is that he was the only male on the team and he did the hardest leg #3 then finished the rest of the race.
RESULTS
MARATHON
HERMAN VANDERMOLEN 3:26:11 (7:52 pace) {150 overall/23 division} *BQ*
JEAN HARRIS 3:33:59 (8:10 pace) {245 overall/27 division}
DENNIS OGINO 3:39:50 (8:24 pace) {335 overall/60 division}
WILL HOANG 3:40:01 (8:24 pace) {336 overall/56 division} *PR*
PROXY CABUAG 3:43:34 (8:32 pace) {386 overall/52 division}
REBECCA YI 3:46:45 (8:39 pace) {444 overall/16 division}
RONI KORNITZ 3:56:47 (9:02 pace) {671 overall/55 division}
PRASUN PRAKASH 4:03:15 (9:17 pace) {852 overall/88 division}
ALLISON ESPEJO 4:16:42 (9:48 pace) {1193 overall/44 division}
MARK PUNTANILLA 4:21:05 (9:58 pace) {1314 overall/125 division}
LOI QUACH 4:21:07 (9:58 pace) {1318 overall/21 division}
TAMMY PEREZ 4:33:19 (10:26 pace) {1672 overall/108 division}
HAI NGUYEN 5:08:38 (11:47 pace) {2602 overall/171 division} *PR*
FELIX ESMILLA 5:27:10 (12:29 pace) {2979 overall/264 division}
21 MILER
HOANG NGO 5:13:26 (14:56 pace) {349 overall/244 female}
RELAY
TEAM SJ ROAD RUNNERS 4:35:45 {209 overall/120 division}
https://www.runraceresults.com/secure/raceresults.cfm?ID=RCLJ2010
BOSTON 2 BIG SUR CHALLENGE
A few of us finished the crazy ”BOSTON 2 BIG SUR CHALLENGE”, the challenge was to qualify and finish the Boston Marathon, then six days later finish the Big Sur Marathon. Vu was suppose to join us for this crazy challenge but she was injured for the Big Sur Marathon, they let her carry her entry till next year. The crazy things I do for a jacket and a medal, never again will I do this challenge (unless Loi, Vu, or Ron do this crazy challenge).
JEAN HARRIS (Boston) 3:12:32 (Big Sur) 3:33:59=6:46:31
DENNIS OGINO (Boston) 3:20:24 (Big Sur) 3:39:50=7:00:14
PROXY CABUAG (Boston) 3:32:11 (Big Sur) 3:43:34=7:15:45
MARK PUNTANILLA (Boston) 3:39:43 (Big Sur) 4:21:05=8:00:48
ALLISON ESPEJO (Boston) 4:07:02 (Big Sur) 4:16:42=8:23:44
This marathon ends my streak of 21 straight months of running at least 1 marathon a month. I started in August of 2008 till April 2010, during this stretch I finished 24 marathons in 7 states (Arizona, (2) Nevada, Washington, Massachusetts, Utah, Florida, Louisiana, & (16) California). I will be taking a break from the marathon scene for the summer, see all you marathon addicts in the fall.
-6 INAUGURAL MARATHON’S
-628.8 TOTAL MARATHON MILES
-85 HOURS 22 MINUTES 01 SECOND TOTAL TIME
-8:09 AVERAGE MILE PACE
-3:33:31 AVERAGE MARATHON TIME
-A FEW ROCK N ROLL BLINGS
2 x “I ROCKED 39.3 MILES” for running a RNR full and half in a calendar year.
“39.3 DESERT STAR” for running SJ RNR Half and Arizona RNR Full.
“SILVER NOTE” for completing two RNR Marathons in a calendar year.
“GOLD NOTE” for completing two RNR Marathons in 5 weeks.
“TRIPLE CROWN AWARD” for completing 3 RNR events in a calendar year.
“ROCK FOUR-TITUDE” for completing 4 RNR Marathons in a calendar year.
“ROCK STAR” for completing 5 RNR events in a calendar year.
-FASTEST MARATHON 3:10:31 (SANTA CLARITA 2009)
-2 BOSTON QUALIFIYING TIMES (LONG BEACH 2009 & SANTA CLARITA 2009)
-40 OTHER RACES BETWEEN MARATHON’S
2- MARATHON RELAY’S
1- MUDDY BUDDY
2- CHRISTMAS RELAY
13- HALF MARATHON’S
1- 12K
9- 10K’S
2- 5 MILE
1- 8K
8- 5K’S
1- MILER
-11 ROUND TRIP FLIGHTS
-37 HOTEL NIGHTS
-5 CHALLENGES COMPLETED
“DISNEY COAST TO COAST CHALLENGE” for finishing the Walt Disney World Marathon in Florida and the Disneyland Half Marathon in California.
2 x “CALIFORNIA DREAMIN’ CHALLENGE” for running Surf City Marathon, San Francisco Marathon, and Long Beach Marathon.
“GOOFY’S RACE AND A HALF CHALLENGE” for running the Walt Disney Half marathon then running the Walt Disney World Marathon the next day.
“BOSTON 2 BIG SUR CHALLENGE” for running the Boston Marathon then running the Big Sur Marathon six days later.
AUGUST 2008
SAN FRANCISCO MARATHON 3:37:18
SEPTEMBER 2008
TOP OF UTAH MARATHON 3:44:13
OCTOBER 2008
LONG BEACH INTERNATIONAL MARATHON 3:37:24
SILICON VALLEY MARATHON 3:40:08
NOVEMBER 2008
INAUGURAL TWO CITIES MARATHON 3:35:49
DECEMBER 2008
CALIFORNIA INTERNATIONAL MARATHON 3:24:06
JANUARY 2009
RCOK N ROLL ARIZONA MARATHON 3:31:03
FEBRUARY 2009
SURF CITY MARATHON 3:27:56
MARCH 2009
NAPA VALLEY MARATHON 3:50:21
APRIL 2009
BIG SUR INTERNATIONAL MARATHON 3:47:47
MAY 2009
ROCK N ROLL SAN DIEGO MARATHON 3:31:51
JUNE 2009
INAUGURAL ROCK N ROLL SEATTLE MARATHON 3:38:23
JULY 2009
SAN FRANCISCO MARATHON 3:35:55
AUGUST 2009
INAUGURAL SANTA ROSA MARATHON 3:28:30
SEPTEMBER 2009
LAKE TAHOE MARATHON (SATURDAY) 3:38:46
OCTOBER 2009
LONG BEACH INTERNATIONAL MARATHON 3:13:10
SILICON VALLEY MARATHON 3:24:33
NOVEMBER 2009
SANTA CLARITA MARATHON 3:10:31
DECEMBER 2009
INAUGURAL ROCK N ROLL LAS VEGAS MARATHON 4:00:06
JANUARY 2010
WALT DISNEY WORLD MARATHON 3:56:15
FEBRUARY 2010
INAUGURAL ROCK N ROLL MARDI GRAS MARATHON 3:20:09
MARCH 2010
INAUGURAL OAKLAND MARATHON 3:16:59
APRIL 2010
BOSTON MARATHON 3:39:43
BIG SUR INTERNATIONAL MARATHON 4:21:05
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WILDFLOWER TRI OLYMPIC COURSE SUNDAY MAY 2, 2010
Karen and her brother participated in the Wildflower Triathlon. Karen did the Wildflower Triathlon Olympic Course (1.5K swim, 40K bike ride, and 10K run), I think this is her longest triathlon, she finished in 3:45.
RESULTS
KAREN MATSUYAMA 3:45:52 {1740 overall/105 division}
1.5K SWIM 39:42
40K BIKE RIDE 1:50:23
10K RUN 1:04:49
http://www.tricalifornia.com/index.cfm/WildFlower2010-results_and_photos.htm
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OC MARATHON SUNDAY MAY 2, 2010
Over 1400 marathoners ran this years OC Marathon on a great Sunday morning. This race featured the female marathon addicts. Rebecca the toughest female runner I know ran career marathon #43 and marathon #7 of 2010, she crushed her previous marathon PR by over 10 minutes switching to racing flats for this race, she also qualifies for Boston yet again with a time of 3:34. Tammy running marathon #5 of 2010 had her fastest marathon time 4:25. Nghi celebrating her birthday by running marathon #4 of 2010 finished in 4:32, her fastest time of 2010. Hoang running marathon #3 of 2010 also finished with her fastest time of 2010 finishing in 5:17. Lien also running marathon #3 of 2010 finished in 6:08, her next marathon is the San Diego Marathon in June.
RESULTS
REBECCA YI 3:34:49 (8:12 pace) {167 overall/8 division} *BQ*PR*
TAMMY PEREZ 4:25:56 (10:09 pace) {714 overall} *PR*
NGHI CHAU 4:32:13 (10:23 pace) {785 overall/37 division}
HOANG NGO 5:17:32 (12:07 pace) {1170 overall/59 division}
LIEN NGUYEN 6:08:59 (14:05 pace) {1407 overall/62 division}
https://www.runraceresults.com/secure/raceresults.cfm?ID=RCOE2010
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THE RELAY SATURDAY & SUNDAY MAY 1 & 2, 2010
There were over 200 teams for this year’s Relay. 2 days+200 miles+2 vans+12 runners+36 legs=THE RELAY. The Google team won there fourth straight Relay in 21 hours and 9 minutes. I volunteered for this event with my cousin Madison for team Running Addicts. We volunteered at the Golden Gate bridge exchange point. We arrived at 9 pm, as we were parking I noticed a bunch of people gathered near the bridge. Later I found out someone tried to jump off the Golden Gate Bridge, so they closed the lane that the runners were suppose to run on. The police talked that person down and they reopened the course again.
Our job was crowd control, we kept the path clear for the runners near the exchange point. The first few hours we just took pictures and played Star Wars for a bit. The first team came around 11:30 pm, the next team came in 10 minutes after.
Team “SOUNDED LIKE FUN”, comprised of members of the Bay Area Runners finished in 27 hours and 7 minutes.
Team “RUNNERS ANONYMOUS”, comprised of Roni and his friends who have been doing this race a few years now, finished there fastest relay time in 28 hours and 13 minutes.
Team “A CHORUS LINE”, was Mayank team, they finished in 29 hours 31 minutes.
Team “RUNNING ADDICTS”, this team is comprised of Running Addicts/Sports Basement runners/employees. Mike spotted a few skunks on the leg I ran a couple of years ago, he didn’t get sprayed like I did. They finished in 30 hours and 22 minutes.
GARMIN STATS
PROXY CABUAG
http://www.plus3network.com/activity/the-relay/350615
PRASUN PRAKASH
http://www.plus3network.com/activity/week-7-the-relay-leg-1/351809
http://www.plus3network.com/activity/week-7-the-relay-leg-2/351803
http://www.plus3network.com/activity/week-7-the-relay-leg-3/351773
RESULTS
SOUNDED LIKE FUN 27:07:15 (8:08 pace) {24 overall/5 division}
RUNNERS ANONYMOUS 28:13:43 (8:28 pace) {50 overall/3 division}
A CHORUS LINE 29:31:00 (8:51 pace) {81 overall/34 division}
RUNNING ADDICTS 30:22:09 (9:06 pace) {105 overall/44 division}
http://therelay.com/Results/Results.php3?year=2010
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DEVIL MOUNTAIN 5K/10K SUNDAY MAY 2, 2010
Life after the marathon scene, running shorter races for the summer. There were 3000 registered runners for the Devil Mountain 5K/10K. I ran this race to make up a day I missed for my Distance Track Class. I had to run with my coach’s business jersey “In Training” to make up my missed day. I heard of this race before and I always thought there was some sort of hill on the course because of the name (Devil Mountain). The course was nice and flat and the weather was great for a run. I was a bit tired from volunteering for The Relay a few hours before this race. I started near the front of the start and started running with the front pack of runners. I tried to stay with them but the pace was too fast for me, our first mile was in the 5 minute pace. I decided to slow down so I can finish this race in one piece. I ended up finishing the 5K in 19:05 finishing 20th overall and 1st in my division. Loi was also tired and was just running this race without any expectation. She managed to finish in 23:31, 27th overall female, and 2nd in her division. Christine walked the 5K for fun and finished in 46:20. Ben ran the 10K finishing the race in 47:17, then flew to Taipei after the race for work. This was his third race within the last four weeks and he is getting ready for the RNR San Diego Marathon in June.
GARMIN STATS
MARK PUNTANILLA
http://www.plus3network.com/activity/devil-mountain-5k/350009
RESULTS
5K
MARK PUNTANILLA 19:05 (6:09 pace) {18 overall male/1 division} *1st DIVISION*
LOI QUACH 23:31 (7:35 pace) {27 overall female/2 division} *2nd DIVISION*
CHRISTINE JIROU 46:20 (14:57 pace) {407 overall female/65 division}
10K
BEN CHONG 47:17 (7:37 pace) {67 overall/10 division}
http://results.active.com/pages/resultsCalendar.jsp?&orgID=218713
