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Leigh Collins won the Monster Gym Harvest Run 5K women's race, held Oct. 10, in Grass Valley on a beautiful day, to mark her third victory in three attempts over the last two months, starting with the Race Against Hunger 5K in August, followed by the Run for Friendship 5K in September.
Leigh's winning time, which was also the best in the 19-29 age group (AG) and eighth overall, was 25 minutes, 11 seconds, moving her up from eighth place in that Grand Prix (GP) competition to second, with 30 points. Leigh will have to run the two remaining races in the ten-race series to qualify for any award.
There were 51 finishers in the 5K and 24 in the 10K for a total of 75, somewhat down from last year's first time event, which was held in the pouring rain and mud on this very hilly course.
Larry DeFeyter won the 5K and 30-39 AG in 20:38, a very fast time on a slow course, which boosted him to 72 points and clinched the victory in this GP for the year. Dean Garcia was the top local runner and second in this AG in the 10K in 49:46 (ninth).
The 10K was loaded with runners from Camptonville, with all six finishing in the top ten and five in the top six.
Chris Boyer won in 41:20, also taking first in the 19-29 AG, with Isaac Flattley second overall and first in the 30-39 AG in 43:42.
The rest of the Camptonville crew were all in the 19-29 AG, led by Ranbir Lally in 44:54 (third overall, second AG), Saeid Sinnukrot in 46:02 (fifth, third AG), Jason Douglas in 47:00 (sixth, fourth AG) and Josiah Baker in 50:05 (10th, sixth AG).
Interestingly, with no 19-29 male competitors in the 5K, there were six in the top ten in the 10K, with Jim Pelton being the only local finisher in 47:29 (seventh), good for fifth AG and clinching first place in this GP for him with 43 points.
The women's 10K race was dominated by runners in the 40-49 AG, with the top six all in that range, led by race winner Sue Piscatella, taking first by over two minutes in 56:43 (12th overall).
The next five women finishers were Kathleen Stranton in 59:15 (her first 10K, moving up into a tie for fourth in this GP with 34 points, 14th), Michele Hughes in 59:22 (15th), Yvonne Davidson in one hour, 3:55 (17th), Heather Bullis-Cruz in one hour, 3:57 (18th) and Jeanne Franklin in one hour, 8:00 (20th).
The top local finisher in the 10K was V. Neelakantan, who ran 45:46 to win the 40-49 AG (fourth) and remain in first place with 77 points. Rob Taylor was second in this AG in 49:20 (eighth), fourth in this GP with 39. John Fairchild won this AG in the 5K in 24:45 (seventh) and is third GP with 42.
Three of the top five finishers in the 5K were in the 11-14 AG, led by Kael Newton in second, who ran 21:49, now fifth in this GP with 25 points. Meadow Vista's Clayton Leveskis was second AG (fourth) in 23:15 and is now one point out of first in this GP with 39, while Devon Cloud, third AG and fifth overall in 24:35, is fourth with 31.
Yuba City's Mike Buzbee won the 50-59 AG (third) in 23:08, clinching first in this GP with 75 points. I was second AG (sixth) in 24:37, holding onto third in the GP with 42, while Frank Castro-Wehr was third AG (10th) in 25:33, fourth GP with 38. David Evans won this AG in the 10K in 55:08 (11th).
Callan Warner beat his mom for the first time (a proud moment for both, I'm sure!), winning the 10 and under AG in 25:31 (ninth), moving up to second in this GP with 41 points. Meadow Vista's Brendan Lynn was second AG in 26:05 (11th), while Joshua Fairchild was third AG in 29:32 (22nd), now third in this GP with 39.
Nadja Young-Warner won the 40-49 AG and was second woman in 26:15 (12th), moving up into a tie for fourth in the GP with 34 points. Kerri Latter, second AG and fifth woman in 26:50, holds third in this GP with 37.
Diana Wilburn won the 50-59 AG in 26:25 (third woman, 13th) and holds first in the 40-49 GP with 50 points, while Anne King, still recovering from a recent broken toe, second AG in 30:07 (24th), locked down first place for the year in the 50-59 GP with 61. Wendy Baker won this AG in the 10K in one hour, 10:08 and moved up to second in this GP with 40.
Tamara Zuromskis won the 30-39 AG in the 5K in 26:33 (fourth woman, 14th) and has clinched at least a tie for first in this GP with 59 points. Delia Gutierrez, second AG in 31:44 (26th), is second in this GP with 39.
Kirstie Williams won the 11-14 AG in 27:51 (17th), while Joy Castro-Wehr was second AG in 30:17 (25th), locking up first place in this GP for the year with 62 points. Miah Taylor, fourth AG in 34:30, is third GP with 19.
Ron Gross, won the 70 and over AG for the eighth time in eight races, totaling a perfect 80 points, finishing in 28:14 (18th) and clinching first place in this GP for the year.
Lynne Hurrell, matching Ron's undefeated record in all eight races this year, has already won the women's 70 and over GP with a perfect 80 points, her time in this race a fine 32:28 (29th).
Ava Warner won the 10 and under AG in 37:29, way faster than her first race even though this was a much tougher course.
Amanda Jacobson-Eddy won the 19-29 AG in the 10K in one hour, 15:48 to hold onto first place in this GP with 36 points, while Faith Collins was third in this AG in the 5K in 34:00, which moved her to within four points of third with 24.
Reno's Linda King won the 60-69 AG in 41:18 and is tied for first in this GP with 61 points with Jeanine McNeill, who won this AG in the 10K in one hour, 29:53. Yuba City's Ken Gaal won this AG in the 10K in 58:21 (13th) and is second in the GP with 53 points. Gayle Lossman was second in this AG in the 5K in 47:22, which moved her up to fourth in the GP with 33.
Next up in the GP is Run Through the Colors on Sunday, October 25. More details, as well as complete race results and GP standings, can be found on the Sierra TrailBlazers site (http://www.nccn.net/~strc/).
Steve Bond is a competitive runner who lives in Nevada City and regularly writes columns and feature stories about running for The Union. He may be reached via e-mail at stillrunning55@sbcglobal.net.
Leigh's winning time, which was also the best in the 19-29 age group (AG) and eighth overall, was 25 minutes, 11 seconds, moving her up from eighth place in that Grand Prix (GP) competition to second, with 30 points. Leigh will have to run the two remaining races in the ten-race series to qualify for any award.
There were 51 finishers in the 5K and 24 in the 10K for a total of 75, somewhat down from last year's first time event, which was held in the pouring rain and mud on this very hilly course.
Larry DeFeyter won the 5K and 30-39 AG in 20:38, a very fast time on a slow course, which boosted him to 72 points and clinched the victory in this GP for the year. Dean Garcia was the top local runner and second in this AG in the 10K in 49:46 (ninth).
The 10K was loaded with runners from Camptonville, with all six finishing in the top ten and five in the top six.
Chris Boyer won in 41:20, also taking first in the 19-29 AG, with Isaac Flattley second overall and first in the 30-39 AG in 43:42.
The rest of the Camptonville crew were all in the 19-29 AG, led by Ranbir Lally in 44:54 (third overall, second AG), Saeid Sinnukrot in 46:02 (fifth, third AG), Jason Douglas in 47:00 (sixth, fourth AG) and Josiah Baker in 50:05 (10th, sixth AG).
Interestingly, with no 19-29 male competitors in the 5K, there were six in the top ten in the 10K, with Jim Pelton being the only local finisher in 47:29 (seventh), good for fifth AG and clinching first place in this GP for him with 43 points.
The women's 10K race was dominated by runners in the 40-49 AG, with the top six all in that range, led by race winner Sue Piscatella, taking first by over two minutes in 56:43 (12th overall).
The next five women finishers were Kathleen Stranton in 59:15 (her first 10K, moving up into a tie for fourth in this GP with 34 points, 14th), Michele Hughes in 59:22 (15th), Yvonne Davidson in one hour, 3:55 (17th), Heather Bullis-Cruz in one hour, 3:57 (18th) and Jeanne Franklin in one hour, 8:00 (20th).
The top local finisher in the 10K was V. Neelakantan, who ran 45:46 to win the 40-49 AG (fourth) and remain in first place with 77 points. Rob Taylor was second in this AG in 49:20 (eighth), fourth in this GP with 39. John Fairchild won this AG in the 5K in 24:45 (seventh) and is third GP with 42.
Three of the top five finishers in the 5K were in the 11-14 AG, led by Kael Newton in second, who ran 21:49, now fifth in this GP with 25 points. Meadow Vista's Clayton Leveskis was second AG (fourth) in 23:15 and is now one point out of first in this GP with 39, while Devon Cloud, third AG and fifth overall in 24:35, is fourth with 31.
Yuba City's Mike Buzbee won the 50-59 AG (third) in 23:08, clinching first in this GP with 75 points. I was second AG (sixth) in 24:37, holding onto third in the GP with 42, while Frank Castro-Wehr was third AG (10th) in 25:33, fourth GP with 38. David Evans won this AG in the 10K in 55:08 (11th).
Callan Warner beat his mom for the first time (a proud moment for both, I'm sure!), winning the 10 and under AG in 25:31 (ninth), moving up to second in this GP with 41 points. Meadow Vista's Brendan Lynn was second AG in 26:05 (11th), while Joshua Fairchild was third AG in 29:32 (22nd), now third in this GP with 39.
Nadja Young-Warner won the 40-49 AG and was second woman in 26:15 (12th), moving up into a tie for fourth in the GP with 34 points. Kerri Latter, second AG and fifth woman in 26:50, holds third in this GP with 37.
Diana Wilburn won the 50-59 AG in 26:25 (third woman, 13th) and holds first in the 40-49 GP with 50 points, while Anne King, still recovering from a recent broken toe, second AG in 30:07 (24th), locked down first place for the year in the 50-59 GP with 61. Wendy Baker won this AG in the 10K in one hour, 10:08 and moved up to second in this GP with 40.
Tamara Zuromskis won the 30-39 AG in the 5K in 26:33 (fourth woman, 14th) and has clinched at least a tie for first in this GP with 59 points. Delia Gutierrez, second AG in 31:44 (26th), is second in this GP with 39.
Kirstie Williams won the 11-14 AG in 27:51 (17th), while Joy Castro-Wehr was second AG in 30:17 (25th), locking up first place in this GP for the year with 62 points. Miah Taylor, fourth AG in 34:30, is third GP with 19.
Ron Gross, won the 70 and over AG for the eighth time in eight races, totaling a perfect 80 points, finishing in 28:14 (18th) and clinching first place in this GP for the year.
Lynne Hurrell, matching Ron's undefeated record in all eight races this year, has already won the women's 70 and over GP with a perfect 80 points, her time in this race a fine 32:28 (29th).
Ava Warner won the 10 and under AG in 37:29, way faster than her first race even though this was a much tougher course.
Amanda Jacobson-Eddy won the 19-29 AG in the 10K in one hour, 15:48 to hold onto first place in this GP with 36 points, while Faith Collins was third in this AG in the 5K in 34:00, which moved her to within four points of third with 24.
Reno's Linda King won the 60-69 AG in 41:18 and is tied for first in this GP with 61 points with Jeanine McNeill, who won this AG in the 10K in one hour, 29:53. Yuba City's Ken Gaal won this AG in the 10K in 58:21 (13th) and is second in the GP with 53 points. Gayle Lossman was second in this AG in the 5K in 47:22, which moved her up to fourth in the GP with 33.
Next up in the GP is Run Through the Colors on Sunday, October 25. More details, as well as complete race results and GP standings, can be found on the Sierra TrailBlazers site (http://www.nccn.net/~strc/).
Steve Bond is a competitive runner who lives in Nevada City and regularly writes columns and feature stories about running for The Union. He may be reached via e-mail at stillrunning55@sbcglobal.net.
