Beach To Bay Marathon Relay News and Notes
(Likely to be updated throughout the evening ....)
The total number of finishing teams were up from the last two (2) years. There were 1,117 finishing teams in 2004 and 1,177 last year. 2006 found 1,201 teams posting official finish times. The website reported before this year's event that 1,301 teams had entered. (I have an e-mail into Media Coordinator Chuck Trexler to confirm this information as it has been removed.)
Division winners are as follows:
Men's (111) -- On The Run, Houston, 2:21:51
Junior Men (13) -- Mall Shoe Service VIII, Corpus Christi, 2:29:06 (3rd last year)
Mixed (182) -- The Juice, Houston, 2:37:40
Men's Masters (24) -- Zapata Roadrunners, Zapata, 2:37:55
Male Senior Masters (14) -- Sugarland Finish Line, Katy, 2:46:00 (Repeat w/new name)
Commercial (83) -- Team Arsenal, San Antonio, 2:46:32 (4th last year)
Mixed Masters (17) -- Fast Over 40, San Antonio, 2:47:07
Male Middle School (6) -- Grant Boys 6, Corpus Christi, 2:52:00 (2nd last year)
Military/Law Enforcement (82) -- SAPD Blue, San Antonio, 2:53:53 (3rd last year)
Women's Masters (14) -- DFW Wonder Women, Irving, 2:57:07
Odds & Ends (486) -- Tacuache Bros, McAllen, 3:01:07 (2nd last year)
Women's (109) -- Red Shoe Runner Club A, Edinburg, 3:03:09 (2nd last year)
Female Senior Masters (5) -- Super 6 Striders, Houston, 3:26:54 (Repeat w/new name)
Male Elementary (13) -- Dawson Patriots Boys I, Corpus Christi, 3:27:31 (Repeat)
Junior Women (15) -- Mustangs, Laredo, 3:29:14
Male Ultra Senior Masters (3) -- The Rositas Real 6, Corpus Christi, 3:37:59 (2nd last year)
Female Elementary (11) -- Dawson Patriots Girl I, Corpus Christi, 3:51:06 (Repeat)
Female Middle School (10) -- Grant Girls 6, Corpus Christi, 3:54:18
Female Ultra Senior Masters (2) -- North Park Lexus Striders, McNeil, 4:14:20
The following Houston Running Bloggers RC members competed on the following teams at today's events:
Erin Foley -- 2:43:36, Run Wild Sports Timing, Houston TX (5th Mixed, 17th Overall)
Edwin Quarles -- 3:45:07, Electric Prunes, Lake Jackson, TX (41st Men's, 263rd Overall)
Jessica Alexander and William "Bill" Cox -- 3:59:09, The Strider Stompers, Houston, TX (90th Odds & Ends, 412th Overall)
Six (6) of the top 20 overall teams were from the Greater Houston area.
The winning "On The Run" team, which was a "who's who" of Houston running plus an out-of-towner in Charlottesville, Virginia's Mark Hamiter, posted the 7th fastest time (2:21:51) since 2003. (It was also the slowest winning time since 2003.)
With a lineup that included former Houston Marathon winner Drew Prisner, last year's 25K winner Ramiro Alvarado, On The Run racing team members Sam Rodriguez and Alan Hedengren and Houston Striders' top runner Bret Riley, the team won by 7 minutes and 15 seconds over a junior team from Corpus Christi (2:29:06).
The third place overall team was made up of members of Riley's club, the Houston Striders.
The "Red Line Striders" team (2:30:38), which featured all-around good guys John Yoder and Tommy King plus Peter Prescott, Chris Boylan, Fred Miller and David Minken, easily edged the 4th-place team which was made up of member of the Tornados Running Club in Houston.
The "King Tornados", who finished in 2:34:51, were made up of Alex Zuniga, Joe Oviedo, Val Ochoa, Jason Moreno, Clint Sherouse and Pete Lopez.
The total number of finishing teams were up from the last two (2) years. There were 1,117 finishing teams in 2004 and 1,177 last year. 2006 found 1,201 teams posting official finish times. The website reported before this year's event that 1,301 teams had entered. (I have an e-mail into Media Coordinator Chuck Trexler to confirm this information as it has been removed.)
Division winners are as follows:
Men's (111) -- On The Run, Houston, 2:21:51
Junior Men (13) -- Mall Shoe Service VIII, Corpus Christi, 2:29:06 (3rd last year)
Mixed (182) -- The Juice, Houston, 2:37:40
Men's Masters (24) -- Zapata Roadrunners, Zapata, 2:37:55
Male Senior Masters (14) -- Sugarland Finish Line, Katy, 2:46:00 (Repeat w/new name)
Commercial (83) -- Team Arsenal, San Antonio, 2:46:32 (4th last year)
Mixed Masters (17) -- Fast Over 40, San Antonio, 2:47:07
Male Middle School (6) -- Grant Boys 6, Corpus Christi, 2:52:00 (2nd last year)
Military/Law Enforcement (82) -- SAPD Blue, San Antonio, 2:53:53 (3rd last year)
Women's Masters (14) -- DFW Wonder Women, Irving, 2:57:07
Odds & Ends (486) -- Tacuache Bros, McAllen, 3:01:07 (2nd last year)
Women's (109) -- Red Shoe Runner Club A, Edinburg, 3:03:09 (2nd last year)
Female Senior Masters (5) -- Super 6 Striders, Houston, 3:26:54 (Repeat w/new name)
Male Elementary (13) -- Dawson Patriots Boys I, Corpus Christi, 3:27:31 (Repeat)
Junior Women (15) -- Mustangs, Laredo, 3:29:14
Male Ultra Senior Masters (3) -- The Rositas Real 6, Corpus Christi, 3:37:59 (2nd last year)
Female Elementary (11) -- Dawson Patriots Girl I, Corpus Christi, 3:51:06 (Repeat)
Female Middle School (10) -- Grant Girls 6, Corpus Christi, 3:54:18
Female Ultra Senior Masters (2) -- North Park Lexus Striders, McNeil, 4:14:20
The following Houston Running Bloggers RC members competed on the following teams at today's events:
Erin Foley -- 2:43:36, Run Wild Sports Timing, Houston TX (5th Mixed, 17th Overall)
Edwin Quarles -- 3:45:07, Electric Prunes, Lake Jackson, TX (41st Men's, 263rd Overall)
Jessica Alexander and William "Bill" Cox -- 3:59:09, The Strider Stompers, Houston, TX (90th Odds & Ends, 412th Overall)
Six (6) of the top 20 overall teams were from the Greater Houston area.
The winning "On The Run" team, which was a "who's who" of Houston running plus an out-of-towner in Charlottesville, Virginia's Mark Hamiter, posted the 7th fastest time (2:21:51) since 2003. (It was also the slowest winning time since 2003.)
With a lineup that included former Houston Marathon winner Drew Prisner, last year's 25K winner Ramiro Alvarado, On The Run racing team members Sam Rodriguez and Alan Hedengren and Houston Striders' top runner Bret Riley, the team won by 7 minutes and 15 seconds over a junior team from Corpus Christi (2:29:06).
The third place overall team was made up of members of Riley's club, the Houston Striders.
The "Red Line Striders" team (2:30:38), which featured all-around good guys John Yoder and Tommy King plus Peter Prescott, Chris Boylan, Fred Miller and David Minken, easily edged the 4th-place team which was made up of member of the Tornados Running Club in Houston.
The "King Tornados", who finished in 2:34:51, were made up of Alex Zuniga, Joe Oviedo, Val Ochoa, Jason Moreno, Clint Sherouse and Pete Lopez.
posted by WalkSports.com | 6:31 PM
3 Comments:
The mixed division was really tough this year. Last year's first place team, a few members of which were on the team I was on this year, went 2:40. Second place was 2:54. Last year's 5th place team went 3:03.
This year, the winning time was 2:37.xx, and second place was 2:38.xx. We were 5th with our 2:43. Unbelievable.
The On The Run guys weren't challenged--they won by about 7 minutes.
More later...I am tired...I left a lot on the beach this morning...
Deanna Kastor must have scratched from this odds & ends team
BAYOU STORM 3:08:03 Houston, TX
Simon Brabo, Todd Williams, Adam Goucher, Bob Kennedy, Frank Shorter, Daniella King
Jon-I ran on Bill's team, in the hot and firey last leg. That heat sure took a lot out of me. Maybe next time I will try my luck at the first leg!
-Jessica
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