Tuesday, May 29, 2012

Weekend Race Round Up: Washingtonians in Idaho, Magnuson Series, Soaring Eagle Park 50k and the Mazama 10k


On Sunday a group of runners from Washington ran great at the Coeur d’Alene Marathon in Idaho as Adrian Ramirez of Vancouver was 2nd in 2:47:36 in the men’s race and Adria Biasi of Cheney was 3rd in the women’s race in 3:23:50. Bill Condon of Seattle ran 2:48:34 to finish 3rd on the men’s side, while Andrea Bonaccorsi, also of Seattle, was 4th in the women’s race in 3:27:55. Additionally, Bonaccorsi was the first female masters finisher. Full results can be found here.

In Seattle on Saturday, the Magnuson Series kicked off the Memorial Day weekend with a 5k, 10k and 15k at Magnuson Park. Ben Ward of Portland won the 5k in 17:55 and Isaac Armitage of Tacoma, who is only 15, won the women’s 5k in 21:43. 129 runners competed in the 5k. Moving up to the 10k, Andrew Walls of Seattle claimed the top spot in 40:56. On the women’s side Larissa Whipple of Mercer Island won the women’s 10k in 52:33. In the long race, Michael Engelbert of Seattle completed the 15k course in 57:13 for the victory, while Brooke Maddox took the women’s title in 1:13:01. The Magnuson Series, which offers races each month to test your fitness, will have its next race on Father’s Day Weekend, so mark your calendar for Saturday June 16th at 10am. There will be a 5k, 10k, 15k, a team 2 person team race(5k each) and a kids dash schedule that Saturday to celebrate dear old dad. Full results can found here.

Moving to the longer stuff, Mac McClure who won the Seattle’s Best 15k last weekend moved up to the 50k distance at Soaring Eagle Park in Sammamish on Saturday and posted another victory. McClure’s time of 4:34:31 gave him the win over Tony Eckel and Thomas Gillette who finished 2nd and 3rd in 4:48:15 and 5:09:12. Wendy Wheeler-Jacobs of Sammamish had an impressive run in winning the women’s race by over an hour in 5:26:23. There was also a 5 miler, 10 miler and Marathon held on Saturday, full results can be found at Evergreen Trail Runs who hosted the race. The next Evergreen Trail Runs race will be held on the evening of Tuesday June 5th at 6pm in Issaquah at Grand Ridge Regional Park.

Over in the Methow Valley, Jason Gulley of Bellingham took to the trails and covered the hilly Mazama 10k in 40:01 for the victory. Following Gulley across the line in 2nd and 3rd were John Durkee of Omak in 41:23 and Bill Fitzner of Mead in 41:37. Leslie Hall of Winthrop topped the women’s filled in 45:51 and was followed by Keri Fezzey of Coupeville in 47:21 and Carmen Johnson of Wenatchee in 50:06. For more information about the Methow Valley Sport Trails Association, which hosts many scenic events throughout the year, visit their website here.

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