Sanchez Posts Fast Finish at the Susan B Anthony 5K
Ramona Sanchez (center, white shirt, bib 320) and others line up for the start of the 2013 SBA 5K (Photo by Steve Barbour)
On Saturday morning, nearly 400 women lined up for the start of this year’s Susan B Anthony 5K in River Park.
Now on it’s 38th year, the Susan B. Anthony 5K, hosted by the Buffalo Chips Running Club, is the region’s longest-running women’s race.
Racing in picture-perfect weather (for August), Ramona Sanchez, 36, of Sparks, Nevada, dominated the field to win with a speedy 17:23 finishing time.
Leanne Jarvis, 17, of Yuba City, was second in 18:58, while Mary Kriege, 20, of San Jose, finished third in 19:28.
The first masters finisher, and fourth overall, was Becky Kriege, 46, of San Jose, who ran a 19:28. Rounding out the top-three masters runners was Rancho Cordova’s Debbie Zakerski, 51, with a 20:58, and Catherine Carbonara, 47, of Loomis, who finished in 21:07.
For the record, Sanchez’s winning time is the fastest finish since Kim Conley’s 2008 time of 17:14.
It should also be noted that two prior winners of this race–Kim Conley in 2008, and Magdalena Lewy-Boulet in 2007–went on to represent the USA at the Olympics.
Complete results are here.
Other duties as required: Race Director Carol Parise cleans the rental truck. (Photo by Steve Davis)
John:
Nice article, nice weather, nice photos from the Steves.
Cleaning the rental truck . . . what a concept.
The attachment on the lawn rake looks like a pair of running shorts I had in 1978.
Congratulations to all.
1Were those your shorts?
2No, I don’t think so.
They look a little large for me in 1978 and mine were more worn out.
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