OFFICIAL RESULTS BOOK November 8-10, 2019 2019 Official Race Results 3 Thanks For Your Participation 4 Elite Review 6 Event Statistics 7 Ad-Merchandise Blowout Sale 8 Half Marathon Finisher & Divisional Winners - Male 9 Half Marathon Overall Results - Male 20 Half Marathon Finisher & Divisional Winners - Female 21 Half Marathon Overall Results - Female 39 By-the-Bay 3K & Pacific Grove Lighthouse 5K 40 5K Divisional Results - Male & Female 41 5K Overall Results - Male 44 5K Overall Results - Female 48 3K Results (alphabetical) 50 Half Marathon Memories 51 Our Volunteers 52 Our Sponsors & Supporters 53 Our Family of Events MONTEREYBAYHALFMARATHON.ORG P.O. Box 222620 Carmel, CA 93922-2620 831.625.6226 [email protected] A Big Sur Marathon Foundation Event James Short Cover photo by Andrew Tronick Thanks For Your Participation Thank you for your participation in the Monterey the Name of Love in June and the year-round Bay Half Marathon weekend of events! JUST RUN® youth fitness program. Our mission is to create beautiful events that promote health and We were so happy to host you this year. After the benefit the community. Each year, our organization cancellation of the Half Marathon in 2018, it was distributes more than $400,000 in grants to other great to finally see the streets of Monterey and non-profit organizations and agencies. Your entry Pacific Grove filled with runners. The conditions for fees and support of our events makes this possible. the Saturday and Sunday races were excellent and we know many of you ran personal bests on our The race wouldn’t happen without our dedicated scenic courses. and passionate volunteers, led by the 80-plus members of our Events Committee, the men and At the front of the races, both the 5K and the Half women you saw throughout race weekend wearing Marathon featured eye-popping performances. the distinctive blue jackets. They coordinate more In the Pacific Grove Lighthouse 5K, 13-year-old than 60 volunteer groups that provide more than Broen Holman of Sonora, Calif., ran 15:23, which 1,500 volunteers including our friends at the we understand is the fastest time ever recorded Defense Language Institute. A listing of these by a runner his age in a certified 5K. In Sunday’s groups is on page 51. Join us in thanking them for Half Marathon, Vicoty Chepngeno smashed the making this race possible! women’s course record with a dazzling 1:08:03, knocking one minute and 40 seconds off a mark We also want to thank our many dedicated set way back in 2010. It was also the first time a sponsors, the cities of Monterey and Pacific Grove, female runner captured the Equalizer Challenge. and our friends at California State Parks. In this innovative program, the elite women start nine minutes and five seconds before the elite men. We hope you join us November 14-15, 2020, at the Chepngeno’s stunning performance kept her more next Monterey Bay Half Marathon, Pacific Grove than three minutes ahead of the first male runner, Lighthouse 5K, and By-the-Bay 3K. Registration will Futsum Zienasellassie’s 1:02:33 performance, open on Monday, March 2, 2020. Be sure and follow which was only one second off the men’s course us on Facebook (look for us under “Monterey Bay record! Half Marathon”), on Twitter, and on Instagram (@ BSIMEvents). The Monterey Bay Half Marathon weekend of events is produced by the non-profit Big Congratulations on your run and we wish you great Sur Marathon Foundation (BSMF), the same health and training and we look forward to seeing organization that produces the iconic Big Sur you next year. International Marathon in April as well as Run in Doug Thurston Alice Crawford Executive Director/Race Director Chair, BSMF Board of Directors James Short Monterey Bay Half Marathon • Page 3 • Official 2019 Results Book Elite Review Female Runner Wins Equalizer Challenge and Sets New Course Record! Applause erupted as Vicoty Chepngeno broke the tape at the 16th Monterey Bay Half Marathon, be- coming the first woman to win the innovative Equal- izer Challenging and holding off the elite men who Heathr McWhirter started nine minutes and five seconds behind her to be the first runner across the line. Chepngeno, a Kenyan living and training in Grand Prairie, TX, covered the 13.1-mile course in 1:08:03, smashing the women’s course record by over a min- ute and half. As the race began Sunday morning, the 25-year-old made a clear break from her competitors and maintained a healthy lead throughout the race, clicking off 5:10 miles. Futsum Zienasellassie, 26, of Aaron Braun Flagstaff, AZ took the top spot for the men in 1:02:33, logging the second-fastest men’s finish in the race’s history. Still, he and the other male competitors were unable Edie Ellis Vicoty Chepngeno to catch Chepngeno as she neared the finish line. As the first runner across the line, Chepngeno collected an additional $3,000 on top of the $4,000 award for being the first female. “I’m so happy to be here, and I love the people of Monterey,” said Chepngeno. When asked if she’d re- turn next year to defend her title, Chepngeno replied, “Absolutely, I can’t wait to be back out on the beauti- ful course next year.” Panuel Mkungo of Coon Rapids, MN took second for the men in 1:02:37, and Patrick Smyth of Sante Fe, NM took third in 1:02:39. Second female was Austra- lian Milly Clark in 1:11:49, followed by 2017 women’s champion Monicah Ngige in 1:11:59. The top eight runners in the men’s and women’s divi- sions competed for a total purse of $25,000 plus an- other $5,000 in total bonus money for the first three runners of either gender to finish. Edie Ellis Runners were met with ideal conditions with over- Futsum Zienasellassie cast skies and temperatures from the low-50s to 60s during the race. Roughly 6,700 participants set out along the 13.1-mile scenic course that includes historic downtown Monterey, Cannery Row, and the Pacific Grove shoreline and Asilomar State Beach to continued on next page Monterey Bay Half Marathon • Page 4 • Official 2019 Results Book Elite Review (continued) the finish back in downtown Monterey near Fisher- man’s Wharf. “It was a spectacular day with many runners setting personal bests,” said Doug Thurston, Race Direc- tor. “We were so glad to welcome back thousands of runners from our canceled race last year and many new runners to our race along the beautiful Monterey Bay.” The 2018 Monterey Bay Half Marathon was can- celed the day before when shifting winds brought smoky and unhealthy air into the area from the Camp Fire. Edie Ellis EVENT STATISTICS RUNNERS HERE FROM 50 STATES & Washington, 64% DC 1% Female TOP 10 STATES: 19% CALIFORNIA 29% NEVADA TEXAS 26% 36% COLORADO WASHINGTON 17% Male ARIZONA 6% NEW YORK 1% OREGON FLORIDA ILLINOIS 114 entrants were from 16 other countries: 14% at their first-ever half marathon AUSTRALIA JAPAN CANADA MEXICO FRANCE NETHERLANDS 64% were first-timers at our race GERMANY NORWAY GRAND CAYMANS PHILLIPPINES 1% of our registrants were active military GREAT BRITAIN SPAIN GUAM SWITZERLAND 32% of those who took the survey set a PR IRELAND TAIWAN 37% of our entrants heard of the event by word of mouth 28 people have completed all 16 Monterey Bay Half The weather was Marathons AMAZING! I think the cold and fog was what allowed me to keep Andrew Tronick going without the feeling of being overheated or fatigued. Beat my PR by 3.5 minutes! 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Monterey Bay Half Marathon • Page 7 • Official 2019 Results Book Top Finishers & Divisional Winners - Male PL NAME GUN TIME AGE PACE PL NAME CHIP TIME AGE PACE PL NAME CHIP TIME AGE PACE Overall Male Winners 1 Futsum Zienasellassie 1:02:32 26 MALE 30 - 34 4 Steve Morrell 1:31:10 56 6:57 2 Panuel Mkungo 1:02:37 25 1 Shane Young 1:09:51 33 5:19 3 Patrick Smith 1:02:39 33 2 Tyler Watson 1:10:17 33 5:21 5 Hiro Konishi 1:31:20 55 6:58 4 Daniel Kemoi 1:03:41 33 3 Jeffrey Stern 1:11:59 32 5:29 MALE 60 - 64 5 Frank Lara 1:04:23 24 4 Chris Gilbert 1:14:58 31 5:43 1 Fred Sipat 1:32:27 60 7:03 6 Shadrack Biwott 1:04:48 34 5 Carson Miller 1:18:09 30 5:57 2 Tony Scurich 1:35:46 60 7:18 7 Stan Linton 1:04:57 25 3 David Norton 1:36:21 60 7:21 8 Jake Schmitt 1:05:13 32 MALE 35 - 39 4 Dana Eubanks 1:37:10 61 7:25 1 Erik Teig 1:06:20 35 5:03 5 Fred Beavers 1:37:42 62 7:27 2 Adam Roach 1:12:41 35 5:32 Divisional Winners 3 Grant Johnson 1:12:48 36 5:33 MALE 65 - 69 4 Juan Rivera 1:13:38 38 5:37 1 Danny Roden 1:39:12 65 7:34 MALE 12 - 15 5 Kyrk Jordan 1:19:38 38 6:04 2 Robin Blakley 1:40:18 67 7:39 1 Samarth Boranna 1:28:13 15 6:44 3 Steve Neale 1:44:58 68 8;00 2 Carter Mockabee 1:31:27 13 6:58 MALE 40 - 44 4 Gerald Thomas 1:45:06 65 8:01 3 Josiah Ford 1:35:18 14 7:16 1 Lee Klarich 1:19:41 44 6:04 5 Ted Sybertz 1:45:38 68 8:03 4 Kevin Beebe 1:39:07 12 7:33 2 Ben Goldman 1:20:52 41 6:10 5 Nathan Emerson 1:40:05 15 7:38 3 Gil Perez 1:21:30 42 6:13 MALE 70- 74 4 Christopher Luo 1:23:14 43 6:21 1 Bobby McKee 1:37:25 70 7:26 MALE 16 - 19 5 Sean Bowman