{"id":378512,"date":"2022-10-27T06:01:39","date_gmt":"2022-10-26T20:01:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=378512"},"modified":"2022-10-27T06:01:39","modified_gmt":"2022-10-26T20:01:39","slug":"zombie-runs-fastest-runners-get-medals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/zombie-runs-fastest-runners-get-medals\/","title":{"rendered":"Zombie run\u2019s fastest runners get medals"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Participants of Run Saipan\u2019s staggered Beach Road 5K that turned into an impromptu zombie run show off their medals during the awards ceremony along the Gov. Froilan C. Tenorio Beach Pathway in Oleai last Monday. Rightmost is Run Saipan president Edward Dela Cruz Jr. and his son Sasha. (CONTRIBUTED PHOTO)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Run Saipan gave the top runners of its staggered Beach Road 5K and impromptu zombie run their medals last Monday near the start line of last Friday\u2019s race.<\/p>\n

Division 1 winners were led by Paul Khang, who finished the race in 25:51. CNMI national triathlete Leo Wania and Kamron Pangelinan came second in third after crossing the finish line in 26:41 and 28:47, respectively.\u00a0<\/p>\n

For the women in the group, Lovel Spaeth and Leilani Ruszala finished in a dead heat (26:42) with Kathy Ruszala coming in third (27:05).\u00a0<\/p>\n

Caleb Cui paced Division 2 winners with his time of 21:44 followed by Adam Walsh\u2019s 24:26 and Frank \u201cThe Crank\u201d Camacho\u2019s 24:33.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Rosemarie Chisato topped the women in the group with a time of 25:05, followed by Terra Allen (25:38) and Ann Bang (26:44).<\/p>\n

Division 3 winner was Samuel Zhu who clocked in at 19:35 with Pony Tang and Rex Pixley in his coattails with times of 19:37 and 19:39, respectively.<\/p>\n

Division 1 runners were those with a 5K time of 27 minutes and higher. Division 2 runners are those with a 5K time between 22 minutes and 26:59, while runners in Division 3 are runners with a 5K time between 17 minutes and 21:59.<\/p>\n

Ultimate Fighting Championship veteran Frank \u201cThe Crank\u201d Camacho said he got a kick out of the surprise zombie run.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe zombie run was a crazy concept. Absolutely loved it. I\u2019ve never had to run a 5K with that much urgency. Right before the finish line I heard one of the zombies right behind me. They are super freakin\u2019 fast!\u201d<\/p>\n

The Fit To Lead ambassador also joked that he initially had thoughts of making his best Rick Grimes impersonation to fight back against the zombies.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cI asked Ed (Run Saipan president Edward Dela Cruz Jr.) if I can \u2018defend myself\u2019 from the zombies with some UFC techniques. It was so fun! I need to do more of these\u2026\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Kathy Ruszala, who like Wania represented the CNMI in triathlon in the 2022 Pacific Mini Games, said all she could think of during the run was a scene from the Hollywood blockbuster World War Z<\/em>.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was trying to keep pace with little fast legs (Leilani and Lovel) as well as ensure that we didn\u2019t get infected. I love theme runs but all I could think of was the scene in World War Z where the zombie stampede took over the city while they avoided an \u2018unhealthy\u2019 host body. I figured if they caught up, I\u2019d play dead,\u201d she said.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Dan Dan Middle School teacher Simon Necesito felt glad to be part of the club\u2019s first-ever zombie run.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe zombie run was a new concept that we tried for the first time. I\u2019ve never felt like I wanted to run for my life ever. Whenever I did my 5K runs, this year I usually hit 31:00 or 35:00. With this year\u2019s PR, I swear I wanted to cry. I\u2019ve made it a goal this year to finish under 30 minutes. Seeing my time now has shocked me because I never thought I would get to this point. I\u2019m glad we got to do this event because it\u2019s a new spin off of our usual 5K runs!\u201d he said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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