COCONUT CREEK · In less than ideal conditions, Kenyan David
Kimeli won his South Florida racing debut Saturday night at the
National Ovarian Cancer Coalition Gail Hayward 5K Run/Walk For The
Whisper at Tradewinds Park.
The record field of more than 700
runners and walkers braved gusting cold winds and rain throughout
the 3.1-mile race.
Kimeli, 33, who lives in
Lansing, Mich., outkicked Jason Bodnar of Fort Lauderdale in the
final few yards to win in 14:59.
Bodnar stepped on the
computer chip mat first but Kimeli's chest was ahead of Bodnar whose
time also was 14:59.
Kimeli tucked behind Bodnar who led the
entire race until the final turn into the finish.
"He is a
great runner," Kimeli said. "The wind in the second half of the race
was very tough. I like running, but I am not as serious as other
Kenyans."
Sonja Friend-Uhl, 33, of West Palm Beach, topped an
impressive women's field to win in 16:39. Stacie Alboucrek, 36, of
Fort Lauderdale, looking for one final speed workout before
Saturday's U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials at St. Louis, Mo., was
second in 17:38.
"I am working on my pacing better and I
think it worked tonight," Friend-Uhl said. "In the past I've gone
out a little too hard and paid for it in the end. I felt a lot
better in this race. This was good. I went through the first mile
and 5:16 and then the second at 10:38. I wanted to test myself a
little but I just wanted to run fast enough to win because I have a
real big race next week at Cooper River.
"What made it tough
was the wind and all the turns on the course. There were at least
three segments where the wind was in your face."
The winners
won $750 each. Race proceeds benefited ovarian cancer awareness and
education. Hayward, who died from ovarian cancer, founded the NOCC,
a non-profit organization based in Boca Raton.
Kimeli, one of
five brothers who run, grew up in Eldoret, Kenya, known for
producing some the world's great distance runners. Unlike his
countryman, Kimeli never raced in Kenya and was a late bloomer in
the sport.
The Notre Dame graduate started running in the
summer 2001 in the U.S., dominating 5K and 10K races. His 10K best
is 14:32.
Kimeli's brothers Silverus and Shadrack ran at
Arkansas and at Kansas State, respectively.
"I just came to
support women and the race," Kimeli said.
Results
MEN
OPEN: 1. David Kimeli 14:59, $750; 2. Jason Bodnar 14:59, $500; 3.
Josh Brashears 15:28, $300; 4. Phillip Walkins 15:39, $200; 5.
Elliott Mason 15:44, $75.
AGE GROUP: 8-and-under: 1. Tyler
Sandic 31:59; 2. Jared Notkin 35:15; 9-10: 1. Xavier Silva 23:14; 2.
Michael Hill 23:20; 3. Ivan Miedecke 24:09; 11-12: 1. Ryan Slapikas
33:30; 2. Ryan Greenwald 33:46; 3. Brian Hermele 35:49; 13-14: 1.
Richard Moreira 21:19; 2. David Matthewman 22:35; 3. Josh Silverman
25:02; 15-19: 1. Christopher Dupree 19:36; 2. Benjamin Pignatone
21:31; 3. Daniel Ipince 23:28; 20-24: 1. Mark Mandel 26:33; 25-29:
1. Fernando Marrero 16:25; 2. Chuck Floyd 19:05; 3. Rey Gonzalez
21:31; 30-34: 1. Eraldo Teixeira 16:11; 2. Jimmy Vaillalobos 16:15;
3. Don Wennerstrom 16:22; 35-39: 1. Andrew Greenidge 16:18; 2. Gary
Gates 16:20; 3. Almir Junior 18:12; 40-44: 1. Dale Ruby 17:05; 2.
Tim Nicholls 17:44; 3. Joe Monks 17:46; 45-49: 1. David Kroupa
17:07; 2. Patrick Casey 19:41; 3. Scott Richards 20:32; 50-54: 1.
Gary Bloome 18:00; 2. Giulio Catanzani 18:39; 3. Jeff Hlinka 19:14;
55-59: 1. Campo Salamanca 21:36; 2. Cliff Held 22:26; 3. William
Casale 29:42; 60-64: 1. Doug Schooler 22:07; 2. Robert Weiner 26:06;
3. Bob Birch 31:08; 65-69: 1. Harold Wright 27:21; 2. Robert
Freedman 37:21; 70-and-over: 1. Bebsie Thompson 25:08; 2. Martin
Quinn 25:49; 3. Robert Fone 28:00.
WOMEN OPEN: 1. Sonja
Friend-Uhl 16:39, $750; 2. Stacie Alboucrek 17:38, $500; 3. Marlene
Persson 18:13, $300; 4. Nancy Frey 18:16, $200; 5. Sandra Ferreira
18:51, $75.
AGE GROUP: 8-and-under: 1. Kelly Carr 28:39; 2.
Katie Stallings 33:05; 11-12: 1. Nichole Carr 26:11; 2. Rebecca
Sandic 31:56; 13-14: 1. Lavaie Beson 28:10; 15-19: 1. Eileen
Hernandez 29:23; 2. Ashley Chamberland 31:43; 3. Jennifer Hernandez
34:31; 20-24: 1. Kathryn Stotts 22:55; 2. Kristi Martin 24:40; 3.
Alexandra Ciesla 25:58; 25-29: 1. Amanda Keigans 22:53; 2. Lisa
Hickman 23:21; 3. Annekje St. John 29:26; 30-34: 1. Tracey Bunce
19:25; 2. Jennifer Costello 19:57; 3. Sonya Lacy 23:26; 35-39: 1.
Kim Scholtes 21:54; 2. Holly Jackson 22:04; 3. Karen Firtel 23:22;
40-44: 1. Carla Dolder 19:14; 2. Molly Ragsdale 19:49; 3. Mary
Nicholls 20:24; 45-49: 1. Gayle Preston 20:53; 2. Lorna Williams
21:58; 3. Barbara Swenson 24:19; 50-54: 1. Donna Coopman 25:21; 2.
Margaret Ruddy 26:19; 3. Debbie Molina 26:30; 55-59: 1. Penny Sepler
25:33; 2. Suzanne Held 27:09; 3. Ann Bacon 27:19; 60-64: 1. Marisa
Harris 29:27; 2. Sherry Svoboda 30:11; 70-and-over: 1. Chickie
O'Toole 33:39.
Imperial Point 5K
John
Reback of North Palm Beach won his first major road race of the new
season at the 10th annual Imperial Point Race For All Ages 5K. The
33-year-old national age group triathlete of the year covered the
windy 3.1-mile course in 16:53. Tracey Bunce, 30, won the women's
race in 19:31 and came back 10 hours later to win her age group at
the Run For The Whisper 5K in 19:25.
Chris Oesch of Miramar
and Eileen Posgay, 40, of Plantation, both Runner's Depot Racing
Team members, were the overall points series winners of the Greater
Fort Lauderdale Road Runners Three for the Road
Series.
Results
MEN OPEN: 1. John Reback 16:53; 2.
Chris Oesch 17:03; 3. Matt Kakuk 17:04. MASTERS: 1. Bob Dugan 17:25;
2. Jose Clavijo 17:39; 3. Craig Cotnoir 17:41; GRAND MASTERS: 1.
Gary Bloome 17:43; 2. Jeff Powers 18:37; 3. Alan Miller 19:02;
SENIOR GRAND MASTERS: 1. Robert Hendrick 19:48; 2. Jeff Martin
20:28; 3. Al Shamoun 21:14.
AGE GROUP: 10-and-under: 1.
Jeffrey Tait 21:10; 2. Daniel Osborne 26:59; 3. Evan Buhler 27:13;
11-12: 1. Mateus Falci 21:27; 2. Mark Nelson 22:53; 3. Nicholas
Moztarzadeh 24:14; 13-14: 1. Austin Perry 20:35; 2. Pedro Fdalci
21:18; 3. David Matthewman 22:52; 15-19: 1. Patrick Fitzgibbon
19:08; 2. Vincent Hahr 20:16; 3. Michael Weston 26:46; 20-24: 1.
Alex Marsaud 19:37; 2. Brian Smith 21:40; 3. Matt Olsen 24:13;
25-29: 1. Edward Herrera 19:45; 2. Joshua Weinert 20:45; 3. Matthew
Trementozzi 20:51; 30-34: 1. Chip Jetter 18:18; 2. Joseph Battista
20:17; 3. Matt Marzano 20:31; 35-39: 1. Jon Williams 18:36; 2.
Jasper Bell Jr. 18:44; 3. Matt Sturgell 18:57; 40-44: 1. Bob Mayo
18:37; 2. Allen Notkin 18:39; 3. Scott Strider 18:40; 45-49: 1.
Cleber Siriani 18:31; 2. Al Bakari 18:33; 3. James Crandall 18:45;
50-54: 1. Pedro Enriques 19:14; 2. Louis Molina 19:25; 3. Fernando
Torres 19:31; 55-59: 1. Dan Healy 19:15; 2. Jay Hildebrand 20:53; 3.
Sven Jutz 20:54; 60-64: 1. Mike Branigan 21:51; 2. Jim Shannon
24:12; 3. Tony Deniro 24:17; 65-69: 1. Louis Best 23:27; 2. Don Kemp
23:32; 3. Mowsalve Avis 29:08; 70-74: 1. Hy Dashevsky 26:41; 2. Alan
Druckman 28:37; 3. George S. George 28:54; 75-79: 1. Leroy Buckner
27:52; 2. P.K. Sheldon 28:07; 3. Robert Perraud 31:24; 80-and-over:
1. Bill Tribou 27:40; 2. Carmelo Crupi 29:19; 3. Abe Ulanoff
36:50.
WOMEN OPEN: 1. Tracey Bunce 19:31; 2. Tina Eakin
19:51; 3. Kaykay Carrington 19:53. MASTERS: 1. Eileen Posgay 20:28;
2. Lisa Frink 20:44; 3. Carrie Burke 21:38; GRAND MASTERS: 1. Mira
Bedo 22:18; 2. Pamela Richardson 25:15; 3. Mimi Oliveira 25:36;
SENIOR GRAND MASTERS: 1. Sally Molina 25:59; 2. Miri Michaeli 27:50;
3. Jan Parke 28:52.
AGE GROUP: 10-and-under: 1. Hannah
Montague 27:59; 2. Kaylee Petik 31:09; 3. Marissa Braden 31:09;
11-12: 1. Kelly Matthewman 27:05; 2. Danielle Prieto 27:18; 3.
Stephanie Mayo 31:56; 13-14: 1. Jesuka Velez 25:42; 2. Jaclyn Morris
27:05; 3. Ariel Jagusztyn 30:46; 15-19: 1. Megan Tobin 24:32; 20-24:
1. Meredith Gotz 41:20; 25-29: 1. Katie Spero 21:19; 2. Kamerin Cook
21:27; 3. Heather Whitten 21:35; 30-34: 1. Jamie Baker 20:35; 2.
Line Sovik 21:11; 3. Caroline Pitt 21:34; 35-39: 1. Lucy Cotnoir
20:30; 2. Linda Gomez 23:22; 3. Patricia Murphy 23:44; 40-44: 1.
Carol Dorn 22:24; 2. Tracy Koch 22:25; 3. Amy Cumming 24:52; 45-49:
1. Jackie Lowther 21:42; 2. Margo Foster 22:58; 3. Robin McCaulley
24:06; 50-54: 1. Debbie Molina 26:10; 2. Cheryl McCully 26:40; 3.
Cindy Perrella 28:32; 55-59: 1. Ann Bacon 27:15; 2. Sally Goldberg
27:21; 3. Jane Czubay 29:04; 60-64: 1. Nola Zeltwanger 31:32; 2.
Arlene Mendell 33:32; 3. Barbara Annunciato 34:09; 65-69: 1. Lois
Balafas 32:06; 2. Barbara Boutin 43:17; 3. Loretta Schorr 50:18;
70-74: 1. Jelena Tesic 39:16; 2. Betty Shelley 43:19; 75-79: 1.
Helen Weiss 37:43; 2. Miriam Gordon 39:23; 3. Ruth Perraud 41:35;
80-and-over: 1. Evellyne Warrick 43:20; 2. Marjorie Rosin
57:46. |
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