2019 Official Results Book Marathon • 21-Miler • 11-Miler • 12K • 5K • Relay Table of Contents
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2019 OFFICIAL RESULTS BOOK MARATHON • 21-MILER • 11-MILER • 12K • 5K • RELAY TABLE OF CONTENTS 3 To Our Finishers 32 21-Miler Results 4 2019 Race Review 36 11-Miler Results 5 What We Learned From Your Post-Race Survey 43 12K Results 6 2020 Registration Procedures 47 Relay Results 7 Marathon Male Winners 49 5K Results 8 Marathon Female Winners 51 3K Schools’ Competition Results 9 Marathon Overall Results Male 52 Our Sponsors & Supporters 17 Grizzled Vets 53 Race Committee & Staff 18 Marathon Overall Results Female 54 Final Notes and Moments to Remember 28 Boston 2 Big Sur Results 55 Mission Statement Big Sur Marathon Foundation P.O. Box 222620 Carmel, CA 93922 831.625.6226 [email protected] bigsurmarathon.org Cover photo of D’Ann Arthur by Lee Curry 2019 Big Sur International Marathon Results Book l 2 Heather McWhirter To Our Finishers To Our Finishers, We saw you, perhaps a bit sleepy but also very ex- cited, early race morning. We watched you marvel Congratulations on behalf of the Big Sur Marathon when you realized that the dreaded head wind, for Foundation board of directors, events committee, once, didn’t present itself race day. Instead, you volunteers, staff and partners! We hope you had a enjoyed ideal conditions with mild temperatures beautiful experience. and, for once, even a mild tailwind! This event started 34 years ago with the vision of We played music for you, handed you a cup of Ga- William Burleigh to organize a race for 2,000 runners torade or water, or shouted encouragement as you along the 26-mile stretch of Highway 1 from Big Sur charged up or down yet another hill. We celebrat- to Carmel. It has blossomed to a weekend of seven ed your accomplishment by presenting you with different races with more than 14,000 entrants a unique finisher medallion and toasted you with including 4,000-plus school children in the Saturday a cold beer and chocolate milk as well as a warm morning By-the-Bay 3K in Pacific Grove. Your sup- cup of soup. And we enjoyed hearing you recount port for our races allows our non-profit organization your race with friends and family. to provide more than $300,000 in grants to more than 80 other area non-profit health, fitness, and None of this would be possible without the efforts community organizations. of more than 2,400 volunteers from over 80 com- munity non-profit groups, directed by our 100-strong We hear from so many marathoners how running events committee. In addition, we are grateful for this race has been on their “bucket list” for years. the support of Marines from the Defense Language We take so much pride in presenting this race for Institute Foreign Language Center at the Presidio of you. We smile when we see folks lined up to take Monterey, Cal Fire, the California Highway Patrol, a photo at the big, colorful Big Sur Marathon ban- the Monterey County Sheriff’s Department, Califor- ner in front of the Monterey Conference Center. nia State Parks, and our many other public safety We beam with pride when we see so many of you and permitting partners. Thanks to everyone for shopping for a keepsake shirt or other memento at their help! the Health & Fitness Expo. And we laughed along- side you at National Public Radio personality Peter Many runners have asked about registering for Sagal’s standing-room-only presentation the day next year’s race either for themselves or because before the race. And we saw you taking mental they have convinced their family and friends to notes as you heard important last-minute tips and join them. Full details about 2020 registration for all advice from other clinicians including Gary Dud- distances is on page 6. We anticipate, once again, ney, Fitz Koehler, local Olympians, and race veter- strong demand and quick sell-outs for all races. ans. We enjoyed watching you meet new friends at the pasta party or various meet-ups and special Again, congratulations! events. Our Mission: The Big Sur Marathon Foundation creates beautiful running events that promote health and benefit our community Doug Thurston Alice Crawford Race Director Chair, Board of Directors Be sure to follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram @BSIMEvents #BigSurMarathon #BSIM 3 l 2019 Big Sur International Marathon Results Book 2019 Race Review For the first time in seven years, the male champion of the Big Sur International Marathon is not Adam Roach or Michael Wardian. As the 34th presentation of the Big Sur International Marathon began on Sunday morning, 27-year-old Jordan Tropf from Silver Springs, MD made a clear break from his competition and maintained a healthy lead for the 26.2-mile journey from Big Sur to Carmel. Tropf, a Navy doctor, set a personal best and took the top podium spot in a brisk 2:25:21, beating out five-time BSIM champion Adam Roach, 35, The burning by roughly seven minutes. Tropf was question on also a participant in the marathon’s Boston 2 Big Sur Challenge. the course race day was “This race has been on my bucket “Who is this list for a while now, and it really is as beautiful as they say it is,” said Tropf. guy?” Mark Austin “When it got hard, I would look Jordan Tropf crossing Bixby Bridge at mile 13.1 out at the water and feed off the support of the runners from the shorter distances Arthur, who attended a friend’s wedding on the cheering me on.” Peninsula the night before the race, slept for only three hours before attempting her first Big Sur Mara- The women’s race followed a similar storyline as thon. D’Ann Arthur, a 31-year-old orthopedic surgery resident from Redondo Beach, CA took the top “I set out to run my own race and enjoy the incred- women’s spot in 2:48:39, finishing with an eight- ible scenery – you just look out and think ‘wow!’” minute lead over 41-year-old Tyler Stewart. recalled Arthur. “It was a great course and I loved every minute, but the climbs made it way tougher than any other marathon I’ve run.” Runners were met with overcast skies and tempera- tures in the low 60s as over 8,000 participants set out along California’s scenic Highway 1. Over 400 run- ners completed the marathon as part of the Boston 2 Big Sur Challenge, in which runners are ranked by combined times of both events. Lee Curry Female winner D’Ann Arthur Andrew Tronick Taiko Drummers providing motivation halfway up Hurricane Point 2019 Big Sur International Marathon Results Book l 4 What We Learned From Your Post-Race Survey Nearly 1,400 finishers completed the post-race 160-plus buses to six different starting lines (includ- survey. Your rankings, comments, and details about ing relay exchange areas) then off of Highway 1 what you did, bought, visited, where you stayed, before any race begins. Early mornings are just how many were in your traveling party, etc., are very a fact of our environment. Still, we will work at valuable and help us improve and market our event. finding ways to allow a better experience while waiting for the race to begin. We read through the thousands of individual com- ments as they provide great insight into the things Of course, we received many positive comments. that you enjoyed race weekend and the areas The areas where you were most complimentary where you think we need to improve. We look at were: what is realistic and actionable for our event and what may not fit with our resources, facilities, budget, • Course support, volunteers, entertainment, and or event mission. aid stations • Overall event organization and weekend experi- This year, we put extra emphasis on providing more ence information about what to expect race weekend. • Course scenery This includes explaining why our expo has fewer • Efficient packet pick-up and Expo experience exhibitors than some others, why the buses leave so • Detailed pre-race communications including the early race day, why we can only fit so many portable area-by-area instructions toilets in the start village, and that there is little to no cell phone coverage on the course and at the finish We work year-round at improving our events and we village, making runner tracking and connecting with always welcome your comments and suggestions. friends and family a challenge. We continue to work Please drop me a note or give me a call at doug@ toward solutions to these and other common issues. bsim.org, (831) 625-6226. Here are five areas most mentioned as having room for improvement and a few of our comments: Race Demographics • Participant shirt fit and making sure we have • 14,306 registered in all events (including Satur- enough for every runner: we are already at work day’s By-the-Bay 3K) and 204 Relay teams with our partners to improve this important item for next year. • 52% female/48% male (marathon) • More porta-potties and/or better line manage- ment at the various start villages: a constant • 59% female/41% male (all events) comment but we will continue to look at creative ways to lay out our start areas to allow better • All states represented runner flow (no pun intended!) and a better pre- race experience. • 54% of registrants from CA, followed by TX, NY, IL, • Better warm-up area at the Marathon start: we WA, CO, NC, PA, VA and FL.