Lee bags 15K title
-A A +ABy Cheska D. Geli and Mike T. Limpag
Sunday, September 30, 2012
KENYANS again topped the men’s 15K division for the second straight race in the World Health Day Run, while Joeyry Lee won the 15K a day after finishing second in another race.
Lee, who settled for second place in the Maternity Run to Lovely Andrin last Saturday, ran away with the 15K title in 1:09:30, almost five minutes clear of second placer Madeyln Carter (1:14:02), while Merlita Dunkin got third place in 1:14:50. Carter and Dunkin also got the fourth and fifth places, respectively, in last Saturday’s Maternity Run.
Triathlete Amale Jopson secured fourth place in the 15K in 1:15, while Leizl Dacayana got third place in 1:21:07. Other runners who made the top 10 are Jinggay Dugay (1:23:21), Rochelle Tan (1:28:33), Kaye Malagar (1:30:23), Daisy Batac (1:33:10) and Joy Postanes (1:35:24).
In the 15K division, Josphat Kiptanui got first place in 49:28, beating Abraham Missos (51:31) and Douglas Mwitti (52:10), while Adonis Singson (58:36) got fourth place. Kiptanui also finished first in the Maternity Run, while Missos and Mwiti were second and fourth placers, respectively.
Charlie Beberio salvaged fifth place yesterday in 1:04:54, while Phil Lanas got sixth in 1:05:19. Other runners who made the top 10 were Michael Claudio (1:05:30), Doerr Juergen (1:06:18), Tyron Tan (1:11:30) and Elvin Rey Flores (1:11:52).
In the 6K division, Francis Kakui got the title in 20:04, beating Prince Joeyry Lee by 13 seconds. Jory Ycong got third place in 20:54. In the women’s division, Aiza Suaybaguio finished first in 25:37, just 13 seconds ahead of Crizel Diongson. Lenly Cardenas got third place in 27:19.
Aside from the open division, the race also had a separate division for medical practitioners and pharmacists.
In the 15K medical category, veteran runner Dr. Potenciano Larrazabal III finished first in 1:11:48, beating Doc Senorin (1:14:44). Others who made the top eight were Rosel Moli (1:16:50), Arim Deparine (1:17:59), Willie Estepa (1:19:45), David Heromislla (1:44:30), Princeton Lim (1:53:30) and Alex Junia 2:06:05).
In the women’s division, Emily Estrada got the title in 1:31:48, less than a minute ahead of Rosan Trani. Christine Carvajal (1:35:50), Lalain Sacres (1:43:03), Faith Hamoy (1:44:18), Myra Zamora (1:50:18), Jennifer Rosillo (1:53:19) and Denise Lim (1:55:20) also made the top eight.
In the pharmacists division, Arnold Lorenzo had a close win over Roy Trani. Lorenzo crossed the finish line in 1:26:41, just 14 seconds ahead of Trani. Jojo Santiago (1:34:14), Sean Manasaet (1:40) and Christian Philip Cataga (1:41:40) also made the top five, while Janeffe Legaspi (1:29:26) and Hazel Go (1:44:30) were the top finishers in the women’s division.
In the 6K medical category, Alberto Soles (31:13), Allan Sacres (39:57) and Arun Avanzado (42:02) got the top three spots in the men’s division, while Maverick Tan (37:31), Janet Solis (40:02) and Ma. Theresa Canete (41:28) ruled the women’s division.
In the pharmacists category, Ronald Mero (30:22), Melchie Caodor (32:15) and Godfrey Delabhan (32:48) got the top three spots in the men’s division. In the women’s division, Judith Punla got second place in 56:47, while the winner was identified only as runner no. 520 in the results provided by organizers.
Published in the Sun.Star Cebu newspaper on October 01, 2012.
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