Author: Stephanie Reich
Boston Marathon
The Striders Racing Team was well represented at the Boston Marathon this year with great performances from: Paul Hugus – 2:48:49, Wei Hu – 3:02:28, and Deb Hicks – 3:29:00.
USATF Masters 1 Mile Championship
Jessica Ponds continued to show her strength in the middle distance events with a great finish at the USATF Masters 1 Mile Championship hosted at Drake Relays. She placed 3rd overall with a time of 5:36.
Sole of the City 10k
Clark Otte set a new team record and PR with his overall win at the Sole of the City 10k, finishing in 30:51. Sean Caskey finished 13th overall in 35:08.
Pikes Peek 10k
There were many fast performances at the Pikes Peek 10k! Carlos Renjifo claimed another masters team record, running 33:19 to finish 12th overall (2nd age group). Hannah Betman set a new PR of 34:39 and finished 3rd overall. Tunde Morakinyo (38:58), Jicheng (Jason) Liu (37:05) and Linda Alms (50:47) all placed 2nd in their age groups, and John Chall (44:40) placed 3rd in his age group.
