{"id":300224,"date":"2019-05-27T06:02:12","date_gmt":"2019-05-26T20:02:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=300224"},"modified":"2019-05-27T06:02:12","modified_gmt":"2019-05-26T20:02:12","slug":"konqer-saipan-humans-win-zombies-lose","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/konqer-saipan-humans-win-zombies-lose\/","title":{"rendered":"KONQER Saipan: \u2018Humans\u2019 win, \u2018zombies\u2019 lose"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-300224 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-medium'><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-saipan-humans-win-zombies-lose\/konqer1-7\/'>konqer1<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-300230'>\n\t\t\t\tGold\u2019s Gym\u2019s Tyce Mister turns into a \u201czombie\u201d during last Saturday\u2019s KONQER Saipan: Zombie Apocalypse. (Roselyn B. Monroyo)\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-saipan-humans-win-zombies-lose\/konqer2-7\/'>konqer2<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-300231'>\n\t\t\t\tRyusei Asai Gersonde of Ghost Skeleton takes on one of the five obstacle courses at the MIHA Housing in Garapan. (Contributed Photo)\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-saipan-humans-win-zombies-lose\/konqer3-7\/'>konqer3<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-300232'>\n\t\t\t\tLauri Boyer, second right, of Bank of Guam Warriors celebrates on top of the Monster Metal. (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-saipan-humans-win-zombies-lose\/konqer4-7\/'>konqer4<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-300233'>\n\t\t\t\t\u201cHumans\u201d wait for their turn to try and complete another obstacle course. (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-saipan-humans-win-zombies-lose\/konqer5-7\/'>konqer5<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-300234'>\n\t\t\t\tCris Obaldo, right, beats one of the participants in getting a \u201chumanity flag\u201d that turns \u201czombies\u201d back into \u201chumans.\u201d (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-saipan-humans-win-zombies-lose\/konqer6-7\/'>konqer6<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-300235'>\n\t\t\t\tMembers of Team PIC help each other climb the \u201cRoof Top.\u201d (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-saipan-humans-win-zombies-lose\/konqer7-7\/'>konqer7<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-300236'>\n\t\t\t\tA participant is about to finish the obstacle course named \u201cTight Rope.\u201d (Roselyn B. Monroyo)\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-saipan-humans-win-zombies-lose\/konqer8-7\/'>konqer8<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-300237'>\n\t\t\t\tA \u201czombie,\u201d left, chases a \u201chuman\u201d to steal the \u201chumanity flag.\u201d (Roselyn B. Monroyo)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>\u201cHumans\u201d survived KONQER Saipan: Zombie Apocalypse, as the more than 500 participants in last Saturday\u2019s obstacle course race made the cutoff time.<\/p>\n<p>Joshua Manglona led the finishers in the Enduro Solo after completing the course in 53:26. In the Enduro Team, Smoke Eaters was the top finisher after clocking in at 1:38:35. In the Business Team category, Triple J A (38:24), Gold\u2019s Gym B (39:21), and DFS 2 (39:54) were the Top 3 finishers. The complete list of finishers in all divisions (timed) will be posted at konqersports.com once it is finalized. Participants in the timed divisions would only be considered on the finisher list if they completed the course by 3pm.<\/p>\n<p>KONQER Saipan: Zombie Apocalypse started at the American Memorial Park with the \u201chumans\u201d heading out to the Gov. Eloy Inos Peace Park first for the 5-kilometer run (business teams participants were allowed to skip the run part). A few minutes later, organizers sent off the \u201czombies\u201d to chase the \u201chumans,\u201d as the former aimed to steal the \u201chumanity flag\u201d to take the latter\u2019s place and go through the course.<\/p>\n<p>Those who survived the run and made it to the MIHA Housing then had to complete the five obstacle courses\u2014Metal Monster, Spider-Man, Roof Top, Tight Rope, and Fire Man. Once they\u2019re done at the MIHA Housing and remained alive, the \u201chumans\u201d headed to Fiesta Resort &amp; Spa Saipan beachside via the Paseo de Marianas for the last obstacle course\u2014the You Only Thought It Was Over. The obstacle courses were a bit easier that the two previous KONQER: Saipan events, but they were made more challenging by the roaming zombies.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was fun running away from the zombies and climbing the obstacles. I liked one obstacle in particular (Roof Top) because I got to help out my teammates complete it. I became a zombie once and was able to steal a flag from an adult. I can\u2019t wait until the next KONQER,\u201d said 11-year-old Javon Gersonde of Ghost Skeleton, which also had his brother, Ryusei Asai, and Atticus Endo as members.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was awesome and we\u2019re happy we did it. Zombies could not reach my flag because I\u2019m small. We have a very good team,\u201d the 7-year-old Ryusei Asai said.<\/p>\n<p>The Gersonde brothers were KONQER: Saipan first-timers, while Atticus, though he debuted in last Saturday\u2019s event, is familiar with the obstacle race, thanks to his dad, KONQER chief experience officer Kaz Endo.<\/p>\n<p>Lauri Boyer of Bank of Guam Warriors is no stranger to KONQER either having joined the 2017 and 2018 events, but admits this year\u2019s race was tough.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEvery year is a different challenge and they\u2019re all worth the challenge and struggle. Personally, the run was the hardest this year. When you know you have zombies running after you, your heart pans harder and you sprint to avoid them so it was hard when you\u2019re out of shape,\u201d Boyer said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou have to have the agility and endurance for this obstacle, but the climb was easier because they were shorter. All five obstacles, I practically did solo with a few help from my teammates. Overall, it was fun and the best race I\u2019ve done because it\u2019s all teamwork,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>After KONQER\u2019s stop on Saipan, the obstacle race will head to Guam on July 7 for K11: Attack.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cHumans\u201d survived KONQER Saipan: Zombie Apocalypse, as the more than 500 participants in last Saturday\u2019s&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":29,"featured_media":300230,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-300224","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/300224","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/29"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=300224"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/300224\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/300230"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=300224"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=300224"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=300224"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}