{"id":259975,"date":"2017-09-11T06:06:06","date_gmt":"2017-09-10T20:06:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=259975"},"modified":"2017-09-11T06:06:06","modified_gmt":"2017-09-10T20:06:06","slug":"konqer-participants-survive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/konqer-participants-survive\/","title":{"rendered":"KONQER participants survive"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-259975 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon '>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/konqer-participants-survive\/konqerpixpix\/'>konqerpixpix<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-259984'>\n\t\t\t\tKathy Pagapular-Ruszala goes under a log to clear one of the obstacles in last Saturday\u2019s KONQER Saipan King of the Hill at the Gov. Eloy S. Inos Peace Park in Puerto Rico. (Jon Perez)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon '>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/konqer-participants-survive\/konqermainpix\/'>konqermainpix<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-259979'>\n\t\t\t\tTeam Bank of Guam members celebrate after crossing the finish line in last Saturday\u2019s KONQER Saipan King of the Hill at the Gov. Eloy S. Inos Peace Park in Puerto Rico. (Jon Perez)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Saturday\u2019s weather made it more challenging for participants of the inaugural KONQER Saipan King of the Hill to brave the elements and overcome the punishing obstacle course layout.<\/p>\n<p>In the end, two United States Marine Corps members and a Saipan resident swept past their competitors and obliterated the course as they claimed the Top 3 in the Enduro division of the race held at the Gov. Eloy S. Inos Peace Park in Puerto Rico.<\/p>\n<p>Completion, Sprints, and Business used by companies or employers for team building exercises for their employees\u2014were the other categories in the event where close to 500 were able to finish the taxing race.<\/p>\n<p>USMC Maj. Timothy Patrick was the fastest in taming the 2.16-kilometer course\u2014that also had a 32-meter incline\u2014with an unofficial time of 37:08, followed by Gunnery Sgt. Justin Park\u2019s 38:36. Saipan resident Joel Phair came in third at 38:53.<\/p>\n<p>Patrick praised the organizers with the course layout and last Saturday\u2019s rainy weather became an additional challenge to all. \u201cThe course on Saipan was fantastic. I can\u2019t think of a better way to see some of this beautiful island.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe two swim portions were impacted by the windy weather producing a counter current and making the course a little more challenging. Of course, the obstacles were a work of art designed by a mad genius. They are inherently challenging, add water and mud and they become more difficult,\u201d Patrick added.<\/p>\n<p>This was Patrick\u2019s second win after also topping the two-day race in Palau\u2014Peleliu and Koror. He is now looking forward to the Guam leg of the three-circuit race, which is set for Oct. 15 at the Gov. Flores Memorial Park in Tumon Bay. Patrick won the Palau Solo Sprint division with a time of 3:38:47, while Park was ninth at 5:18:27. The Leatherbacks, a USMC team, finished second in the Relay Sprint (3:14:12), also in Palau.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the Marianas Outrigger Club, which used the race in preparing for their three title defense in next month\u2019s Micronesian Cup in Guam, ruled the Business League with a time of 50:10, while Gold\u2019s Gym came in at second (1:01:22) and Tao Tao Bud 670 placed third (1:02:56).<\/p>\n<p>The race began at Fiesta Resort &amp; Spa Saipan and participants had to overcome the run-swim-run-swim legs before  heading toward Puerto Rico for the main obstacle\u2019s layout at the Gov. Inos Peace Park, which has a height of 80 feet.<\/p>\n<p>From the final swim portion, a few hundred meters from the sea wall, competitors made their way to the main obstacle course entrance and ran all the way to the top. 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