{"id":393697,"date":"2023-06-13T06:01:08","date_gmt":"2023-06-12T20:01:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=393697"},"modified":"2023-06-13T06:01:08","modified_gmt":"2023-06-12T20:01:08","slug":"barefoot-runner-leads-age-group-winners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/barefoot-runner-leads-age-group-winners\/","title":{"rendered":"Barefoot runner leads age group winners"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Barefoot runner Chong Nam Lee crosses the finish line of Run Saipan\u2019s 2nd Annual Grotto 10K \u201923 last Saturday in Marpi.(MARK RABAGO)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Barefoot runner Chong Nam Lee led the age group winners in Run Saipan\u2019s 2nd Annual Grotto 10K \u201923 last Saturday in Marpi.<\/p>\n

The 65-year-old completed the 10-kilometer run from the Grotto to just past Kalabera Cave in 50:25 to rule the 65-and-over division.<\/p>\n

Lee said last Saturday\u2019s conditions were great for running a 10K run, especially in Marpi.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe weather was great for this running event and thanks to Edward Dela Cruz Jr., president of Run Saipan, and volunteers from Run Saipan for the perfect preparation. It was a really fun running event in Saipan.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

As for his preference to running barefoot, he said the benefits of barefoot running are plentiful and could be better accessed via YouTube.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Fellow barefoot runner Chang Whan Jang came in second in a time of 1:34:05, while Gerald Alm completed the Top 3 in 1:20:51.<\/p>\n

In the boys under 17, Yung Jun Lin was the first to cross the finish line in 52:17. He was followed by Landen Taflinger and Kazuki Kamegai in 57:40 and 1:00:29, respectively.<\/p>\n

Addalee Taflinger was the lone competitor in the girls under 17 and finished in a time of 1:00:15.
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Participants of Run Saipan\u2019s 2nd Annual Grotto 10K \u201923 pose for a group photo after the event last Saturday in Marpi.(CONTRIBUTED PHOTO)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n

In the 35-39 age group, Fuli Ding, Kerri Baur, and Prativa Pandey finished 1-2-3 with times of 1:00:30, 1:02:08, and 1:46:14, respectively.<\/p>\n

Rick Baur topped the men\u2019s 40-44 division after reaching the Grotto in 51:26. Travis Spaeth was second in 58:11, while coming in third was Joshua Castro with a time of 1:17:36.<\/p>\n

For the women, Megan Dame was first after tearing the tape in 59:29, followed by Kathleen Tolentino and Robyn Spaeth in 1:02:51 and 1:04:34, respectively.\u00a0<\/p>\n

In the 45-49, Isao Usui was numero uno among the men with a time of 1:00:24. Jess Gariguez and Paul Manglona completed the Top 3 in 1:00:14 and 1:00:24, respectively.<\/p>\n

Rosemarie Chisato and Mei Hua Jin were the only women entered in the group and they finished with a time of 58:45 and 1:11:20.<\/p>\n

In the men\u2019s 50-54, Raymund Tolentino finished first in 56:54, followed by Christopher King in 1:06:32.<\/p>\n

Jessica Ortizo topped the women\u2019s division in 57:26 with Malou Carlos second in 1:06:53. Elizabeth Church was third in 1:08:57.<\/p>\n

Saipan Community Church pastor Stephen Dame won the men\u2019s 55-59 division after finishing in 59:35, while Lydia Tan did the same in the women\u2019s age group after submitting a time of 58:44.<\/p>\n

Marie Sablan, meanwhile, won the women\u2019s 60-64 after completing the run in 1:27:33.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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