{"id":31827,"date":"2014-04-08T12:13:34","date_gmt":"2014-04-08T04:13:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tribune.ctsi-logistics.com\/?p=31827"},"modified":"2014-04-08T12:13:34","modified_gmt":"2014-04-08T04:13:34","slug":"sendin-leads-saipan-finishers-xterra","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/sendin-leads-saipan-finishers-xterra\/","title":{"rendered":"Sendin leads Saipan finishers in XTERRA"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Charlie Sendin stands up from his bike to negotiate an uphill course in Capital Hill during last Saturday\u2019s 2014 XTERRA Saipan Championship. (Roselyn B. Monroyo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Charlie Sendin emerged as the island\u2019s top finisher in last Saturday\u2019s XTERRA Saipan Championships.<\/p>\n

Sporting a hair cut patterned after the XTERRA logo, Sendin completed the 1.5-kilomer swim, 30K bike, and 12K run race in 3:21:18. The 31-year-old surpassed the 3:49:22 he recorded during his debut in the XTERRA Tour\u2019s Crown Jewel last year. He had split times of 30:06 (swim), 1:46:36 (bike), and 1:04:34 (run) to finish fourth in the non-pro category and win the 30-34 age group. Sendin also prevailed in the 30 to 34 group last year and was the third finisher in the non-pro division.<\/p>\n

The diminutive triathlete finished ahead of fellow Saipan bets\u2019 Erick Cooke (5:48:19), Nap Dizon (3:49:46), Brad Ruszala (5:10:06), Peter Prestley (3:49:03), Tyce Mister (3:51:23), Ricky Melchor (4:25:44), Noel Altamirano (4:46:20), and Manny Sitchon (5:25:24).<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Canada\u2019s Charles Fortier was the first non-pro finisher in the weekend race. He timed in at 27:31 in the swim leg in the waters off Micro Beach, submitted 1:45:44 in the bike, and 1:06:15 in the run part to make it to the finish line at the 3:19:30 mark. He also took the top honors in the 40 to 44 age group, defeating six other participants.<\/p>\n

Pierre Arnaud Le Magnan of Hong Kong posted the second-best time in the amateur division, followed by Japan\u2019s Toshiyuki. Le Magnan clocked in at 3:19 58 (28:32, 1:43:19, and 1:10:00) to claim the first place medal in the 45 to 49 age group against Furuya, who logged 3:20:17 (28:32, 1:47:39, and 1:04:06).<\/p>\n

Other top finishers in their respective age groups were 25 to 29\u2019s Cooke, 35 to 39\u2019s Dizon, 50 to 54\u2019s Yuji Ono (3:34:16), 55 to 59\u2019s Makoto Kayatama (4:52:39), 65 to 59\u2019s Allan Moore (4:31:33), and over 70\u2019s GL Brown (5:48:19).<\/p>\n

Thirteen more triathletes in the men\u2019s amateur division completed the tough championship course. The list includes Guam\u2019s Logan Blackwelder (4:39:52), Mark Jolin (3:47:55), Oliver Cerbo (4:08:09), Mark Cruz (4:30:09), Richard Leone (3:49:32), Mark Walters (3:57:24), and Rickie Sorenson (4:35:38); the U.S.\u2019 Jay Sampsel (3:46:29); Germany\u2019s Roman Huber (4:14:33); and Japan\u2019s Saburo Arakawa (5:27:31) and Tetsuya Sugimori (4:12:57).<\/p>\n

In the women\u2019s amateur division, four braved the challenging course with Guam\u2019s Erin Johnson posting the best time at 4:00:12 (27:55, 2:11:33, and 1:20:44). Saipan\u2019s Athena Andrews was second with her 4:13:43 (36:05, 2:15:08, and 1:22:30), followed by fellow Saipan finisher Kaitlin Mattos (4:49:27), and the U.S.\u2019 Allison Moore (5:33:10).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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