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Siblings lead finishers in Taga Kids
Participants in last Saturday’s Taga Kids wait for the start of the swim leg at Micro Beach. (CONTRIBUTED PHOTO)
Last Saturday’s Taga Kids was a family affair as siblings were among the 33 finishers in the weekend.
In the 6-8 years old age group, Jinnosuke Suzuki led 11 other finishers, clocking in at 16:22.92. Joining him in the Top 3 were Isaiah Aleksenko (16:32.72) and Taiyo Akimaru (18:00.09), while Soleil Lamar was the top place in the girls division after submitting 18:40.20 and beating Natsuki Nagata (19:59.37), and Hinata Noguchi (21:07.54).
Other finishers in the race held at Micro Beach (swim leg) and the American Memorial Park compound (bike and run) were Dylan Mister (18:10.92), Leo Takahashi (18:39.07), Wataru Kadokura (19:11.92), Jini Thompson (22:13.02), Dino Sato (24:16.20), and Susana Villagomez (27:33.20).
In the boys 9 to 12 age group, Jinnosuke’s older brother Lennosuke posted the fastest time among 15 participants after logging 36:30.92. Lennosuke made it to the podium along with Rintaro Miyawaki (37:30.26) and Taiga Sato (37:37.82).
In the girls 9 to 12 sisters Conatsu and Coume Kaga took the Top 2 finishes with the former clocking in at 37:25.29 and the latter recording 44:55.08. Jini’s older sister Jin Ju Thompson joined the Kaga siblings in the Top 3 after timing in at 46:15.94.
Completing the finishers list in the 9 to 12 age group were Rinto Takahashi (37:37.82), Blake Mister (40:06.18), Akira Kadokura (46:15.94), R.J. Pierce (47:53.43), Miku Torres (50:11.20), Grafton Howard (51:29.69), Richard Villagomez (56:56.50), Alex Bateman (1:00:11), and Ayaka Sato (1:02:13).
In the 13 to 15 years old division, So Mang Park was the lone entry to finish the longest race in Taga Kids under one hour after registering 58:01.36. He prevailed against Wesley Peru (1:05:46), Joaquin Leon Guerrero (1:09:24) and Noah Camacho (1:21:31). In the girls division, Caitlin Tinney (1:25:34) won over Olivia Hirsh (1:26:34).
