{"id":221369,"date":"2016-02-22T06:00:08","date_gmt":"2016-02-21T20:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=221369"},"modified":"2016-02-22T06:00:08","modified_gmt":"2016-02-21T20:00:08","slug":"repeat-winners-in-rotary-mcfun-run","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/repeat-winners-in-rotary-mcfun-run\/","title":{"rendered":"Repeat winners in Rotary McFun Run"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_221373\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-221373\" style=\"width: 143px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/mcrunpix-143x300.jpg\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-221373\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mamiko Berger, left, and Keith Longuski flash the No. 1 sign after winning the 10K event in last Saturday\u2019s Rotary McFun Run. (Contributed Photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Familiar faces emerged as top finishers in last Saturday\u2019s 2016 Rotary McFun Run.<\/p>\n<p>Mamiko Berger, who ruled the 10K division in the inaugural event last year, placed second overall, but first in the women\u2019s division after completing the race from Carolinian Utt in Garapan to Oleai Beach Bar and back in  37:13, which was faster than her 2015 time. The CNMI\u2019s veteran middle and long distance runner submitted 42:21 last year when the 10K course started at the American Memorial Park with a turnaround across Hakubotan in Beach Road.<\/p>\n<p>In the men\u2019s division, Keith Longuski won with the field\u2019s fastest time of 34:40.  Longuski moved up to the longer race after conquering last year\u2019s 5K event with his time of 20:05.<\/p>\n<p>Longuski\u2019s time in 2015 was eclipsed by Agape Christian School\u2019s Hao Yu Chen, who registered 18:31 to place ahead of the pack in the 5K race and also won the boys U19 division.  Micronesian Games veteran Noriko Jim duplicated Chen\u2019s record-breaking time as the former logged 21:09 in last weekend\u2019s event to surpass the 23:48 she posted when she prevailed in the women\u2019s 5K contest last year. This year\u2019s 5K event also had a course change with runners also starting at Carolinian Utt and turning around across Star Marianas Water in Beach Road. <\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the other 5K top finishers in their respective age groups were Angel Marie Tan, Stephanie Moline, Pipit Ball, Gary Bandoja, Steven Pixley, and Jane Stewart.<\/p>\n<p>Tan made it to the finish line at the 29:22 mark to take top honors in the women\u2019s 19 and under, while Moline clocked in at 26:05 to win in the 20 to 29 division. In the women\u2019s 30 to 39, Ball submitted a field best 22:48, while Bandoja had the fastest time (21:25) in the men\u2019s 40 to 49. In the over 50, Pixley and Stewart timed in at 21:27 and 25:54, respectively, to bag the first place medal in the men\u2019s and women\u2019s divisions.<\/p>\n<p>Medals were also awarded to the top finishers in each age group in the 10K race. The list includes Chang Whan Jang, Lorie Hutchison, Conatsu Kaga, Caleb Wang, Charlie Sendin, and Fr. James Balajadia.<\/p>\n<p>Nearly 300 hundred joined last weekend\u2019s race, surpassing 2015\u2019s count of 196. McDonald\u2019s Saipan and Rotary Club of Saipan jointly organized the event.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Familiar faces emerged as top finishers in last Saturday\u2019s 2016 Rotary McFun Run. 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