By Sharon
Robb STAFF WRITER Posted January 16 2005
KEY BISCAYNE · Jorge Ramos has spent the past few years
training his daughter, a top cross country and track athlete at
Hialeah-Miami Lakes High.
Now that she is one of the state's
best, Ramos, 50, is spending more time on his training and it showed
at Saturday's rain-soaked Miami-Dade Parks Super 10-Mile Run at
Crandon Park.
In
chilly and windy conditions, Ramos topped the men's field to win in
1:01.06 in his final long race before the Jan. 30 Miami Tropical
Marathon.
"Some of these guys were in good race shape so I
didn't expect to win, but after 3 miles I felt good and picked up
the pace," Ramos said. "I would like to be competitive
again."
Ramos, at 34, won the now-defunct Metro-Dade Marathon
in 1990 in 2:42:22. He is one of the state's top masters runners and
has been chosen for Florida Finest honors at the Walt Disney World
Marathon.
His children, oldest son, Welby, 24, a former top
runner at St. Thomas University, and Isel, 16, have been his
priorities in running, he said. Isel Ramos won the 15-19 age group
title in the 10-miler in 1:13. Welby Ramos was second in the 5K run
16:51 behind South Florida newcomer Nathan Dorn of Miami. Cardinal
Gibbons sophomore Billy Zenga, 16, was third in 16:54.
"This
is the best I have seen him run in a long time ... since he was in
his prime," Welby said of his father.
Jill Horst, 26, of
Miami won the women's 10-mile race in 1:06:21, finishing ahead of
Rosa Oliva, 29, (1:08:57) and Kenna O'Leary, 40, of Fort Lauderdale
(1:11:29). Courtney Filliben, 10, of the Miami Milers, won the
women's 5K race in 20:56 and is one of the youngest to win a South
Florida open title.
Several runners used the 10-miler as a
training gauge for the marathon. A field of 10,000 is expected for
the marathon, half marathon and inaugural 5K.
Ramos, despite
a nagging hamstring injury, was pleased with his consistent mile
splits and said he's looking forward to running the marathon and
returning to top form.
After a 4:48 opening mile, Dorn, a
former runner at Division III Calvin College in Grand Rapids, Mich.,
maintained the lead to win the men's 5K title in 15:55 in his third
local road race. He plans to run the Miami Tropical Half Marathon.
Super 10-Mile Run
MEN OPEN: 1. Jorge Ramos 1:01:06, 2. Martin
Grigio 1:02:49, 3. DJ Lewis 1:02:52. MEN MASTERS: 1. Marcello Correa
1:03:59. MEN AGE GROUP: 15-19: 1. Kenneth Presedo 1:14:07; 20-24:
None; 25-29: 1. Michael Alvarez 1:11:10, 2. Jeremy Ellis 1:15:09, 3.
Brandon Josephsen 1:32:33; 30-34: 1. Adam Kilmer 1:04:51, 2. Mike
Underwood 1:08:55, 3. Roy Lazarus 1:11:50; 35-39: 1. Edwardo Viera
1:04:14, 2. Robin Vanderkreeke 1:07:11, 3. Rick Luise 1:13:06;
40-44: 1. Humberto Vidal 1:04:49, 2. Richard Noritake 1:05:27, 3.
Allen West 1:12:32; 45-49: 1. Pascal Nicolle 1:04:43, 2. Marco
Seefeldt 1:13:02, 3. John Henslee 1:16:00; 50-54: 1. Christian
Poirier 1:14:21, 2. Dennis Sweet 1:15:34, 3. George Morgan 1:21:09;
55-59: 1. Tim Daniels 1:14:52, 2. Fernando Salazar 1:20:07, 3. FJ
Walker 1:24:58; 60-64: 1. Tim Regier 1:25:34, 2. Jeffrey Kurland
1:26:47, 3. Martin Berg 1:40:16; 65-69: 1. Luis Monsalve 1:49:05, 2.
Manuel Guarin 2:07:18.
WOMEN OPEN: 1. Jill Horst 1:06:21, 2.
Rosa Oliva 1:08:57, 3. Kenna O'Leary 1:11:29. WOMEN MASTERS: 1. Gaye
Gould 1:11:35. WOMEN AGE GROUP: 15-19: 1. Isel Ramos 1:13:00, 2.
Ashley Hans 1:43:49; 20-24: 1. Lisa Gallagher 1:30:46; 25-29: 1.
Ghislaine Deabreu 1:23:11, 2. Kelly Josephsen 1:31:23, 3. Emily
Macht 1:31:30; 30-34: 1. June Buchanan 1:23:12, 2. Gabriela Orselli
1:35:10, 3. Estefania Walsh 1:35:37; 35-39: 1. Mijanou Spurdle
1:16:52, 2. Jennifer Archer 1:23:36, 3. Laura Kohn 1:23:56; 40-44:
1. Lisa Dorfman 1:12:54, 2. Carolyn May 1:13:48, 3. Carolann Mazza
1:14:23; 45-49: 1. Dale Paley 1:26:04, 2. Jacqueline Shellow
1:28:00, 3. Celia Sweet 1:29:01; 50-54: 1. Elizabeth Warriner
1:23:45, 2. Maria Espaillat 1:34:37; 55-59: 1. Pamela Marshall
1:33:12, 2. Karen Orlin 2:20:00; 60-64: None; 65-69: 1. Mimi
Oliveira 1:34:11.
5K Run
MEN OPEN: 1. Nathan
Dorn 15:55, 2. Welby Ramos 16:51, 3. Billy Zenga 16:54. MEN MASTERS:
1. Colin Ansine 18:08. MEN AGE GROUP: 10-under: 1. Jeffrey Tait
20:14, 2. Patrick Cabrera 20:28, 3. Kennth Castro 20:43; 11-14: 1.
Dominick Cabrera 20:04, 2. Danny Aguas 20:51, 3. Brendon Hernandez
21:14; 15-19: 1. Teddy Bricker 25:05, 2. Adam Fundara 25:19; 20-24:
1. Heldeiz Balladares 25:12, 2. Simon Joshua 29:27; 25-29: 1.
Alfredo Gonzalez 21:00, 2. Ivan Zamora 22:52, 3. Jorge Partidas
29:14; 30-34: 1. Alcides DeQuesada 17:25, 2. Javier Jovie 21:54, 3.
Mauricio Tijerino 22:35; 35-39: 1. Jon Williams 17:55, 2. Jasper
Bell Jr. 19:41, 3. Daniel Filippini 20:30; 40-44: 1. Walton Maxwell
19:02, 2. Patrick Lawson 21:13, 3. Neil Levine 21:19; 45-49: 1.
Manuel Pietra 19:06, 2. Geno Marron 19:58, 3. Joel Tabas 22:23;
50-54: 1. Javier Garcia 20:36, 2. Octavio Diaz 20:42, 3. Dan Marker
21:38; 55-59: 1. Jay Hildebrand 20:57, 2. Rolando Lahera 22:33, 3.
Larry Byrne 24:07; 60-64: 1. Louis Buttacavoli 23:19, 2. Harvey
Cohen 25:51, 3. Jasper Bell Sr. 27:00; 65-69: None; 70-over: 1.
Martin Quinn 26:46, 2. Alberto Cortes 27:38, 3. Adalberto Puello
34:55.
WOMEN OPEN: 1. Courtney Filliben 20:56, 2. Vanessa
McKay 21:44, 3. Vickie Steuben 22:20. WOMEN MASTERS: 1. Sandra
Shelton 25:13. WOMEN AGE GROUP: 10-under: 1. Stephanie De La Gua
23:19, 2. Molly Price 24:12, 3. Natasha De Novi 24:49; 11-14: 1.
Gabriela Blanco 22:40, 2. Natalie Pedrayes 22:43, 3. Kelly Barbosa
23:48; 15-19: 1. Laura Busby 22:57, 2. Katy Turner 26:06, 3. Janelle
Medeos 40:28; 20-24: 1. Maria Miyar 22:58, 2. Jennifer Zuccavelli
23:06, 3. Lissette Busby 23:07; 25-29: 1. Isabel Pacheco 29:13, 2.
Tanya Santana 35:01, 3. Heather Lancin 35:28; 30-34: 1. Mayte Valdes
27:02, 2. Laura Iglesias 27:12, 3. Nancy Trejos 27:17; 35-39: 1.
Deborah Skweres 30:49, 2. Amy Lopez 31:39, 3. Melissa Stauffer
31:44; 40-44: 1. Analisa Cuevas 25:38, 2. Maryann Piatt 26:59, 3.
Glenda Phipps 30:04; 45-49: 1. Maria Rivero 30:58, 2. Liliana
Aguilar 43:10; 50-54: 1. Sherry Wilk 42:21; 55-59: None; 60-64: 1.
Sally Stauffer 33:31, 2. Mary Coombs 34:15; 65-69: None; 70-over: 1.
Helen Weiss 38:05.
Bridge Buster
5K
Travis Grappo of Vero Beach led from start to
finish to win the 22nd Bridge Buster 5K Run/Walk in Fort Pierce.
Grappo, 33, covered the 3.1-mile out-and-back course that included
the 70-foot-high bridge to south Hutchinson Island in 17:12. Jamie
Spooner, 28, of Port St. Lucie won the women's race in 19:42,
Jupiter's Amanda Monde was second in
20:52.
Elsewhere
Wheels For Kids 5K Run, Scoot, Skate
and Roll Race
BOYS' 1-mile walk: 1. Sam
Leeds; 1-mile skate: 1. John Fiorenzi.
MEN'S 5K run: 1. Bobby
Rich 25:08, 2. Matt Triggs 25:09, 3. Rick Wandoff
25:10.
Schedule
Today: Running: 13th annual Champion
Audi Scholarship 10K/5K Run/Walk, One-Mile/Kids Dashes, Pine Trails
Park, Pine Island and Trails End Drive, Parkland, 7:30 a.m.,
954-946-6829; Mitzvah 5K Run/Fitness Walk, Temple Beth Am, Miami, 8
a.m., 305-666-7223; Monday: Running: Martin Luther King 5K
Run/Fitness Walk, Martin Luther King MetroRail Station, Miami, 8
a.m., 305-666-7223.
Sharon Robb can be reached at
srobb@sun-sentinel.com.
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