{"id":404004,"date":"2024-01-18T14:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-01-18T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=404004"},"modified":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"-0001-11-29T14:00:00","slug":"Hess-Taflinger-overall-Trinity-winners-Top-10-honored","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/Hess-Taflinger-overall-Trinity-winners-Top-10-honored\/","title":{"rendered":"Hess, Taflinger overall Trinity winners, Top 10 honored"},"content":{"rendered":"

It\u2019s no surprise that Swiss visitor Martin Hess and student-athlete Addalee Taflinger are the overall winners in their respective divisions of the Run Saipan 2024 Trinity Race as they topped all days of the series from last Saturday to last Monday.<\/p>\n

The cumulative time for all three days\u2014the Beach Road 10K, the Mt. Tapochau 5K, and the Route 30 Drag Strip 5K\u2014was collected and Hess, who was first place in all three, had the fastest time of 1:21:40, while Taflinger had a total time of 1:49:55.<\/p>\n

Both Hess and Taflinger said they weren\u2019t really expecting to be first in all the races. This is the first time for both runners to join the race, with Taflinger saying it was \u201cexhausting\u201d all around.<\/p>\n

Hess also said he\u2019s never raced in 5Ks or 10Ks before, usually opting for the longer distances of marathons back home. Nevertheless, they won the shiny new overall prism-like trophy from Run Saipan.<\/p>\n

Top 9 overall in the men\u2019s division after Hess is Sildrey Veloria at 1:27:37; third was Victor Nash Santos with a time of 1:28:27; Simon Tang was fourth at 1:34:06; Shigeki Tenorio ran a total of 1:37:54; Landen Taflinger beat his dad Chad with a time of 1:38:01; Chad Taflinger was a minute behind at 1:39:02; Ronald Villafria clocked in at 1:41:52; Adam Walsh had a time of 1:44:25; and Aaron Pamintuan wrapped it up at 1:50:52.<\/p>\n

Behind the 13-year-old Taflinger was Shawna Brennfleck with a time of 1:52:38; Ann Bang was third with a time of 1:55:23; Addalee\u2019s mom, Angela Taflinger, had a time of 2:02:52; Kathy Ruszala\u2019s overall time was 2:09:23; Marilou Carlos was at 2:11:02; Cherie Moses clocked in at 2:13:55; Sheila Mabutas\u2019 total was 2:15:22; Addalee\u2019s little sister, Kaylen, came in at 2:16:20; and Marjorie Ganacias made the Top 10 with a time of 2:16:15.<\/p>\n

In an interview after the race, Run Saipan president Edward Dela Cruz Jr. said that the turnout for all three days was \u201camazing\u201d as they decided to open the races up individually, not just as a three-day package.\u201d<\/p>\n

They had 60 runners during the three days and 44 who finished the whole event. Dela Cruz said they even had one runner from Tinian, Benny Gabor, join the race virtually because he had really wanted to join. Dela Cruz said, \u201cSince we don\u2019t do races out there yet we let him do it with heavy stipulations of course. He had to run at the same time in every race and the same format and I tracked it on Strava.\u201d<\/p>\n

He then congratulated Hess and Addalee \u201cfor beating a stacked field of runners. This year we had an even more stacked and competitive field than last. We had so many of Saipan\u2019s fastest runners competing that it was great. I\u2019m so glad to have witnessed them all. Next year I hope they can defend their titles. Also, amazing work to everyone who finished all three race days. It\u2019s not easy to give up sleeping in on your first three-day weekend of the year and completely destroy your legs and feet.\u201d<\/p>\n

He added, \u201cWe promised runners that they will be challenged not just physically, but mentally, emotionally, and spiritually as well. Amazing work everyone.\u201d<\/p>\n

Dela Cruz then thanked IT&E for sponsoring this year\u2019s race. He also thanked their partner Northern Marianas Athletics \u201cfor officiating and sanctioning the first competitive road race of the year. Thank you to Marianas High School National Honor Society and American Red Cross as well. Special recognition to our volunteers this weekend. It\u2019s very hard to commit three days back-to-back waking up around 3am to set up these events and run them then break down. Thank you very much to our officials.\u201d He also thanked the media in their early morning weekend coverage.<\/p>\n

The 2025 Trinity Race is also now live at https:\/\/raceroster.com\/events\/2025\/84897\/trinity-202<\/a>5.<\/p>\n

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Overall winners of the Run Saipan 2024 Trinity Race, Martin Hess, second right, and Addalee Taflinger, second left, pose with their trophies and medals, along with Run Saipan president Edward Dela Cruz Jr. far right, and mastermind of the event, Run Saipan’s Dr. Ron Snyder, last Monday at the former Mariana Resort.<\/p>\n

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