2015 OFFICIAL RESULTS BOOK November 7 & 8, 2015 2015 Official Race Results
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2015 OFFICIAL RESULTS BOOK November 7 & 8, 2015 2015 Official Race Results 3 Thanks For Your Participation 4 Barno, Goucher Capture Titles Over Deep Field 6 2015 Exit Poll 9 Half Marathon Male Winners 10 Half Marathon Overall Results - Male 20 Half Marathon Female Winners 21 Half Marathon Overall Results - Female 38 By the Bay 3K & Pacific Grove Lighthouse 5K 39 5K Divisional Results - Male & Female 40 5K Overall Results - Male 42 5K Overall Results - Female 45 3K Results (alphabetical) 47 Half Marathon Memories 48 Our Volunteers 49 Our Sponsors & Supporters 50 Big Sur Marathon Events BIGSURHALFMARATHON.ORG P.O. Box 222620 Carmel, CA 93922-2620 831.625.6226 [email protected] Cover photo by Robb Hallock Edie Ellis Thanks For Your Participation Dear Athletes and Friends, Thank you for participating in the 13th Half Marathon Name of Love 5K in Carmel on Father’s Day, and the on Monterey Bay. Race weekend once again featured year-round, award-winning JUST RUN youth fitness beautiful weather with calm, cool and sunny run- program. ning conditions that helped thousands set personal records. We were especially happy the much-needed A race committee, 85 strong, and a small staff direct rain didn’t arrive until several hours after the Half the efforts of more than 1,500 volunteers from local Marathon! groups and organizations dedicated to providing you the best event possible. Please see the list of these We know the half marathon distance is more popular groups, military units and organizations on page 48. than ever with more and more events popping up in This race also would not be possible without the sup- Northern California, across the country and through- port of many dedicated sponsors and suppliers, the out the world. We thank you for choosing our event. cities of Monterey and Pacific Grove, and our friends We had half marathon participants from 49 states and at California State Parks. more than two dozen countries. And if you are won- dering, our running friends in Rhode Island missed We hope you will mark November 13, 2016, on your our race—but we are confident we will have a runner calendar to join us again next year. And bring a friend! from the Ocean State in 2016! Registration at a special rate will open on April 1, 2016. We hope you noticed and enjoyed the numerous small changes throughout race weekend. We are Be sure and follow us on Facebook (look for us un- very proud of our events yet also challenge ourselves der “Big Sur International Marathon”) and follow us to improve your race weekend experience. A key to on Twitter and Instagram (@BSIMEvents). We’ll keep this quest to improve is our post-race survey; thanks you informed of developments for all of our events, to the many hundreds who completed this survey: remind you when registration opens, feature fun a summary of some of the notable comments and contests and beautiful pictures, and entertain with interesting event demographics begins on page 6. We conversations from fellow runners around the world. always welcome your comments, concerns, and ques- Also, be sure to download our mobile app at the App tions. Please contact us at [email protected]. Store or Google Play; search under “BSIM Events.” Our event is produced by the same non-profit organi- Best wishes for your training and racing in 2016 and zation that produces the Big Sur International Mara- beyond. thon weekend of events each April, the Run in the John L. Mutty Alice Crawford Doug Thurston Chairman of the Board Events Committee Chair Race Director Half Marathon on Monterey Bay • Page 3 • Official 2015 Results Book Marianne Mangold Barno, Goucher Sharon Garber Capture Titles over Deep Fields Two-time U.S. Olympian Kara Goucher and Ke- nyan Elisha Barno pulled away from deep fields to record the second-best race times ever and captured the overall titles ahead of nearly 7,000 runners at the 13th Big Sur Half Marathon on Monterey Bay. Both athletes, first-timers on the scenic course through downtown Monterey and Pacific Grove, California, proved they didn’t need experience on the mostly-flat route as both distanced their peers in the last five miles. A $20,000 purse of prize money and bonuses, the largest for a half marathon in the western U.S., was distributed among the top eight male and female runners and top three masters runners along with ELISHA BARNO bonuses for the top three American finishers and any U.S. runner who qualified for the 2016 Olympic Mara- thon trials at the race. In the men’s race, a pack of eight runners broke away Vern Fisher Vern after a conservative first two miles. The international field included five Kenyans, a Moroccan, a Canadian, and an American. Among them were two-time de- fending champion Jacob Chemtai and Nelson Oyugi, runner-up in the last two races. After the turn- around near mile eight along the crashing waves of the Pacific Ocean, Elisha Barno and fellow Kenyan Macdonard Ondara, winner of the event in 2007 and 2010, pushed the pace to drop the rest of their rivals. Barno pulled away in the last mile to win in 1:03:04, the third fastest winning time ever. Ondara held on for second in 1:03:31. The next five runners had a great battle to the finish with only 31 seconds sepa- rating third through eighth place. Morroccan Karim El Mabchour outkicked American Scott Bauhs by two seconds to finish 3rd in 1:03:54. Bauhs’1:03:56 was not only good for 4th place overall, but he also won bonuses as the first American and for qualifying for the Olympic Marathon Trials by breaking 1:05. The women pushed their pace right from the start with Goucher who was using this event as an impor- tant test of her Olympic Trials preparation. Ethiopian continued on next page KARA GOUCHER Half Marathon on Monterey Bay • Page 4 • Official 2015 Results Book (continued) Elite Review Simegn Yeshanbel, Kenyan Hellen Jepkurgat, and shattered the male masters record by over six min- fellow American Kristen Zaitz spent time alongside utes in 1:04:25. Goucher for the first eight miles before Kara pulled away over the last five miles to win comfortably in The masters women’s race saw five-time master’s 1:11:13, the second-fastest time ever recorded in division winner Christine Kennedy of Los Gatos, CA this race. Yeshanbel held on for second in 1:12:47 add a sixth crown for runners 40 and over. Kennedy, and Zaitz held off Jepkurgat to finish third in 60, ran 1:27:26, which was 15 minutes under the old 1:13:02 to Jepkurgat’s 1:13:18. course record for women 60-64. She now holds the record for four different age groups. Both champions commented on the beauty and challenge of the course. “Half marathons are more popular than ever and runners have many more races to choose from,” “I see the ocean, the birds flying and the people said Doug Thurston, race director. “We are happy cheering the athletes so that made me run faster,” our event remains very popular. It’s a tribute to the Barno, 30, said. hard work of our race committee, volunteers, and staff and to the incredible beauty of this course.” Goucher, 37, said “I thought this course was going to be easier than it was, but I love a challenging The Half Marathon on Monterey Bay is sponsored course. This is the starting place for me leading up by Asics, Runner’s World, Marathon Foto, Dole to the (Olympic) Trials. It’s a good place to start; it’s Food Company, Gatorade, GU, Michelob Ultra and the fastest I’ve started in years.” others. The 2016 race will be held on November 13; registration opens on April 1. For more information In the masters division for runners age 40 and over, and race results visit www.bigsurhalfmarathon.org. Kenyan Meshack Kirwa finished eighth overall and Vern Fisher Vern Half Marathon on Monterey Bay • Page 5 • Official 2015 Results Book We’re Listening... 2015 Exit Poll Results EXIT POLL OVERALL APPROVAL RATINGS Course 98% Volunteers 97% Overall Event Organization 96% Gear Check 96% Online Registration Process 95% Race Weekend Instructions 94% Aid Stations 94% Start Area 93% Finish Area 93% Timing & Results 93% Packet Pick-up 92% Website 92% Awards Ceremony 91% Course Entertainment 91% Post-race Refreshments 90% Toilet Facilities 88% Social Media 87% Event Shirt Design 84% Expo 80% Race Merchandise for Sale 80% The Big Sur International Marathon continues to work hard to reduce our environmental impact. The total diversion rate of 98.6% for the 2015 Half Marathon on Monterey Bay included the following: • 120 lbs. of trash • 15 bags of heat sheets • 3,720 lbs. of recycling donated to Blankets • 3,640 lbs. of compostable to Boards material • 126.55 lbs. of Terra- • 240 lbs. of clothes donated cycle upcycling • 859 lbs. of food donated materals (GU, chip • 3 wood pallets (135 lbs. bags, energy bar of wood for reuse wrappers) Half Marathon on Monterey Bay • Page 6 • Official 2015 Results Book Edie Ellis We’re Listening... (continued) Event Demographics Other Exit Poll Results • 65% female and 35% male (all events) • 35% were past participants and 57% learned of our event from a friend or family member. • 50% of registered half marathoners were between 30 and 49 years of age. 71 runners • 45% of those who don’t live here stayed in were age 70 or older.