News and Notes at the Oklahoma City Marathon
26-year-old Bernard Manirakiza of Austin pulled double duty this weekend by winning both the Texas Round Up 5K in Austin as well as Sunday's Oklahoma City Memorial Half Marathon.
Manirakiza easily defeated 40-year-old Austin native Sergey Karasev by stopping the clock in 15:19.35 before going due north on Interstate 35 to tie -- yes, you read that right --Austin's Gilbert Tuhabonye in 1:11:09 - nearly five minutes before the 3rd place finisher crossed the line. (Manirakiza and Tuhabonye are cousins.)
Four of five runners who cross the 10K mat in less than 42 minutes, Tulsa's Jennifer Johnson, 29, won the women's half marathon with a strong second-half kick that left former Houstonian, Maureen Sweeney, 28, in second by 47 seconds. Johnson won the event in a clock time of 1:27:12. Sweeney, the former Houston St. Agnes Academy and University of Texas track star, was second in 1:27:59.
Southwestern Oklahoma State sophomore Rachel Ingram, 20, originally from Springfield, Missouri, led the pack at the 10k split but finished nearly a minute behind Sweeney. Sweeney, the Mountain rep for Fila who lives and trains in Boulder, Colorado, is targeting the Chicago Marathon to attempt to break her 2:56 PR. She was the top Texas female finisher last year at the 109th Boston Marathon.
A very noteworthy face finished 3rd in the Masters competition in the half marathon. Detroit Lakes, Minnesota's Dick Beardsley, 50, covered the 13.1 miles in 1:22:28 behind Stillwater, Oklahoma's Mike Kelly, 52, and Owasso, Oklahoma's Tom Lam, 44, who finished in 1:19:13 and 1:21:30, respectively.
Other faces in the Oklahoma City Half Marathon crowd included:
+ Katy's Nancy Brammer turned in a 1:49:15 less than two weeks from running 4:20:36 in Boston.
+ Houston running writer Jan Nierling finished 3rd in her 45-49 age group with a 1:48:07 showing.
+ Jesse Keller of Kingwood, 45, who completed the Texas 10K Challenge last year, ran the course in 2:28:23. + Houston Running Blogger Jaclyn Dykas, 29, finished her 7th half marathon of 2006 with a 2:42:51 showing.
And if this is true, it really makes me feel slow. 5-year-old Holden Crawford of Tulsa, Oklahoma completed the half marathon in 2:18:54 with his father, Drew, 37.
In the marathon, Austin's Sara Pizzochero, 33, won the women's division in a time of 3:02:07 - which wasn't far off her 3:02:17 time at the Freescale Austin Marathon in February.
Austin's Peter Rauch, 45, finished third overall in 2:48:42. His performance topped all three major marathons he ran in 2005, which included Austin (2:49:33), Boston (2:55:45) and New York City (2:50:09).
Although he was the third Master and 13th overall - both impressive accomplishments in their own right; however, special mention is due to Katy's 54-year-old Steven Brammer. He finished the Oklahoma City course in 2:56:59, which is his fourth sub 3-hour marathon this year. Here are his 2006 marathon times:
2:58:42 - Chevron Houston Marathon
2:54:29 - Freescale Austin Marathon
2:57:00 - Boston Marathon
2:56:59 - Oklahoma City Memorial Marathon
Sherman's Dean Phillips, 44, also ran Boston two weeks ago and turned in a very similar time. His 3:20:56 at Boston qualified him for a return in the 45-49 age group, but he followed it up today with a 3:20:19.
Yikes! John Walker, 50, of Sugar Land turned in a 4:16:29 performance - and he's carrying three extra letters!
Houston Running Blogger James David Dykas moved into second place on the club's all-time marathon list with his 10th career finish -- a 4:40:40 time that was his 3rd best ever. He is second behind Dalton Pulsipher and is trailed only by Jon Walk and LisaLeese, who have nine (9) each. Both Dykas and Walk have run six (6) marathons in 2006. Pulsipher has run 14 marathons.
67-year-old Hewitt, Texas native Cliff Burgess finished his seventh marathon of 2006 with a 4:47:36 showing. At the Houston Marathon, Cliff turned in a blazing 4:12:58 and just two weeks ago ran the Boston Marathon in 4:41:01. He also ran Austin and Little Rock in 4:36:02 and 4:38:29, respectively.
A couple of 50 States Marathon Club members -- Fort Worth's Rene Villalobos and Dallas' Angela Tortorice -- finished in 3:53:02 and 5:09:21, respectively.
After a very successful Little Rock Marathon, co-race directors Geneva Hampton and Gina Pharis, both 42, finally were able to take it easy and finished today in 6:42:03.
Manirakiza easily defeated 40-year-old Austin native Sergey Karasev by stopping the clock in 15:19.35 before going due north on Interstate 35 to tie -- yes, you read that right --Austin's Gilbert Tuhabonye in 1:11:09 - nearly five minutes before the 3rd place finisher crossed the line. (Manirakiza and Tuhabonye are cousins.)
Four of five runners who cross the 10K mat in less than 42 minutes, Tulsa's Jennifer Johnson, 29, won the women's half marathon with a strong second-half kick that left former Houstonian, Maureen Sweeney, 28, in second by 47 seconds. Johnson won the event in a clock time of 1:27:12. Sweeney, the former Houston St. Agnes Academy and University of Texas track star, was second in 1:27:59.
Southwestern Oklahoma State sophomore Rachel Ingram, 20, originally from Springfield, Missouri, led the pack at the 10k split but finished nearly a minute behind Sweeney. Sweeney, the Mountain rep for Fila who lives and trains in Boulder, Colorado, is targeting the Chicago Marathon to attempt to break her 2:56 PR. She was the top Texas female finisher last year at the 109th Boston Marathon.
A very noteworthy face finished 3rd in the Masters competition in the half marathon. Detroit Lakes, Minnesota's Dick Beardsley, 50, covered the 13.1 miles in 1:22:28 behind Stillwater, Oklahoma's Mike Kelly, 52, and Owasso, Oklahoma's Tom Lam, 44, who finished in 1:19:13 and 1:21:30, respectively.
Other faces in the Oklahoma City Half Marathon crowd included:
+ Katy's Nancy Brammer turned in a 1:49:15 less than two weeks from running 4:20:36 in Boston.
+ Houston running writer Jan Nierling finished 3rd in her 45-49 age group with a 1:48:07 showing.
+ Jesse Keller of Kingwood, 45, who completed the Texas 10K Challenge last year, ran the course in 2:28:23. + Houston Running Blogger Jaclyn Dykas, 29, finished her 7th half marathon of 2006 with a 2:42:51 showing.
And if this is true, it really makes me feel slow. 5-year-old Holden Crawford of Tulsa, Oklahoma completed the half marathon in 2:18:54 with his father, Drew, 37.
In the marathon, Austin's Sara Pizzochero, 33, won the women's division in a time of 3:02:07 - which wasn't far off her 3:02:17 time at the Freescale Austin Marathon in February.
Austin's Peter Rauch, 45, finished third overall in 2:48:42. His performance topped all three major marathons he ran in 2005, which included Austin (2:49:33), Boston (2:55:45) and New York City (2:50:09).
Although he was the third Master and 13th overall - both impressive accomplishments in their own right; however, special mention is due to Katy's 54-year-old Steven Brammer. He finished the Oklahoma City course in 2:56:59, which is his fourth sub 3-hour marathon this year. Here are his 2006 marathon times:
2:58:42 - Chevron Houston Marathon
2:54:29 - Freescale Austin Marathon
2:57:00 - Boston Marathon
2:56:59 - Oklahoma City Memorial Marathon
Sherman's Dean Phillips, 44, also ran Boston two weeks ago and turned in a very similar time. His 3:20:56 at Boston qualified him for a return in the 45-49 age group, but he followed it up today with a 3:20:19.
Yikes! John Walker, 50, of Sugar Land turned in a 4:16:29 performance - and he's carrying three extra letters!
Houston Running Blogger James David Dykas moved into second place on the club's all-time marathon list with his 10th career finish -- a 4:40:40 time that was his 3rd best ever. He is second behind Dalton Pulsipher and is trailed only by Jon Walk and LisaLeese, who have nine (9) each. Both Dykas and Walk have run six (6) marathons in 2006. Pulsipher has run 14 marathons.
67-year-old Hewitt, Texas native Cliff Burgess finished his seventh marathon of 2006 with a 4:47:36 showing. At the Houston Marathon, Cliff turned in a blazing 4:12:58 and just two weeks ago ran the Boston Marathon in 4:41:01. He also ran Austin and Little Rock in 4:36:02 and 4:38:29, respectively.
A couple of 50 States Marathon Club members -- Fort Worth's Rene Villalobos and Dallas' Angela Tortorice -- finished in 3:53:02 and 5:09:21, respectively.
After a very successful Little Rock Marathon, co-race directors Geneva Hampton and Gina Pharis, both 42, finally were able to take it easy and finished today in 6:42:03.
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