JUAN ROBLES...IS V.I. 10K ROAD RACE CHAMP...

9/13/15...St. Croix, Virgin Islands...Juan Robles received a training grant from the Virgin Islands Track and Field Federation for a high-altitude camp in Colombia, South America this past summer.  On Sunday he led a small group of road runners from start to finish on a scenic and challenging 6.2 mile course on St. Croix’s north shore and took first place in his second race of the week with a time of 34:42.  “I know I can run faster with competition”, he said after the race where he added the V.I. 10K Championship title to his title of V.I. Half-Marathon Champion.

The fifth annual edition of the race was more fun than competitive for the group as medals and certificates were awarded to each of the participants.  Theresa Harper, making a comeback for a serious leg injury, and training for a April’s Boston Marathon was the first female to cross the finish line which is also the finish line for the St. Croix International Marathon which she will run to qualify for Boston. Defending champions Shane Degannes Ruth Ann David and V.I. Marathon Champion Bridget Klein did not run in Sunday’s race.  Robles earned a slot in the NACAC 10K Series to be run in Guadeloupe, FWI in October.

AWARD LIST FOR  RACE

              THE VIRGIN ISLANDS 10K ROAD RACE CHAMPIONSHIP 

                                 6.2 Miles

                            September 13, 2015

                    Arawak Bay...The Inn At Salt River

                       St. Croix, Virgin Islands USA

              Organized by: The Virgin Islands Pace Runners 

       Sanctioned by: The Virgin Islands Track and Field Federation

          ********** MALE OVERALL RESULTS FOR 5K RACE ***********

    1 JUAN Robles          26 St. Croix, VI                   34:42   34:42

    2 CHUCK Emerson        28 St. Croix, V.I.                 44:37   44:37

    3 IVAN Espinosa        33 St. Croix, V.I.                 46:02   46:02

    4 RANDALL Nielsen      47 St. Croix, V.I.                 47:27   47:27

    5 MARK Haley           30 Colorado                        57:00   57:00

    6 JOE Cherkis          50 St. Croix, V.I.               1:04:34 1:04:34

    7 MERVIN Mills         47 St. Croix, V.I.               1:05:36 1:05:36

    8 NED Jacobs           63 St. Croix, V.I.               1:06:03 1:06:03

         ********** FEMALE OVERALL RESULTS FOR 5K RACE ***********

    1 THERESA Harper       49 St. Croix, V.I.                 52:40   52:40

    2 MEGAN Russell        27 St. Croix, V.I.                 55:07   55:07

    3 REGINA Stevens       40 St. Croix, V.I.                 56:33   56:33

    4 britta Stiles        36 St. Croix, V.I.                 57:38   57:38

    5 SARAH VanHorn        25 St. Croix, V.I.                 57:40   57:40

    6 DULCIE Crowther      45 St. Croix, V.I.               1:00:58 1:00:58

    7 CAMILA Jensen        43 St. Croix, V.I.               1:00:58 1:00:58

    8 ILIANA Suero         24 St. Croix, V.I.               1:02:15 1:02:15

    9 DYANN Godown         26 St. Croix, V.I.               1:04:16 1:04:16

   10 AMBER Stevens        33 St. Croix, V.I.               1:07:04 1:07:04

   11 ANGELA Cherkis       42 St. Croix, V.I.               1:16:43 1:16:43

   12 MICHELLE Dizon       49 St. Croix, V.I.               1:30:32 1:30:32

   13 GIGI Evora           43 St. Croix, V.I.               1:31:24 1:31:24

FEMALE AGE GROUP:  15 - 19

MALE AGE GROUP:  15 - 19

FEMALE AGE GROUP:  20 - 29

    1     6 MEGAN Russell         55:07  27 St. Croix, V.I.         55:07 55:07

    2    10 SARAH VanHorn         57:40  25 St. Croix, V.I.         57:40 57:40

    3    13 ILIANA Suero        1:02:15  24 St. Croix, V.I.       1:02:15 62:15

    4    14 DYANN Godown        1:04:16  26 St. Croix, V.I.       1:04:16 64:16

MALE AGE GROUP:  20 - 29

    1     1 JUAN Robles           34:42  26 St. Croix, VI           34:42 34:42

    2     2 CHUCK Emerson         44:37  28 St. Croix, V.I.         44:37 44:37

FEMALE AGE GROUP:  30 - 39

    1     9 britta Stiles         57:38  36 St. Croix, V.I.         57:38 57:38

    2    18 AMBER Stevens       1:07:04  33 St. Croix, V.I.       1:07:04 67:04

MALE AGE GROUP:  30 - 39

    1     3 IVAN Espinosa         46:02  33 St. Croix, V.I.         46:02 46:02

    2     8 MARK Haley            57:00  30 Colorado                57:00 57:00

FEMALE AGE GROUP:  40 - 49

    1     5 THERESA Harper        52:40  49 St. Croix, V.I.         52:40 52:40

    2     7 REGINA Stevens        56:33  40 St. Croix, V.I.         56:33 56:33

    3    11 DULCIE Crowther     1:00:58  45 St. Croix, V.I.       1:00:58 60:58

    4    12 CAMILA Jensen       1:00:58  43 St. Croix, V.I.       1:00:58 60:58

    5    19 ANGELA Cherkis      1:16:43  42 St. Croix, V.I.       1:16:43 76:43

    6    20 MICHELLE Dizon      1:30:32  49 St. Croix, V.I.       1:30:32 90:32

    7    21 GIGI Evora          1:31:24  43 St. Croix, V.I.       1:31:24 91:24

MALE AGE GROUP:  40 - 49

    1     4 RANDALL Nielsen       47:27  47 St. Croix, V.I.         47:27 47:27

    2    16 MERVIN Mills        1:05:36  47 St. Croix, V.I.       1:05:36 65:36

FEMALE AGE GROUP:  50 - 59

MALE AGE GROUP:  50 - 59

    1    15 JOE Cherkis         1:04:34  50 St. Croix, V.I.       1:04:34 64:34

FEMALE AGE GROUP:  60 - 99

MALE AGE GROUP:  60 - 99

    1    17 NED Jacobs          1:06:03  63 St. Croix, V.I.       1:06:03 66:03

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              THE VIRGIN ISLANDS 10K ROAD RACE CHAMPIONSHIP 

                                 6.2 Miles

                            September 13, 2015

                    Arawak Bay...The Inn At Salt River

                       St. Croix, Virgin Islands USA

              Organized by: The Virgin Islands Pace Runners 

       Sanctioned by: The Virgin Islands Track and Field Federation

Place Name                Age S City            St Club       Time    Pace    

===== =================== === = =============== == ========== ======= =====

    1 JUAN Robles          26 M St. Croix, VI                   34:42  5:36

    2 CHUCK Emerson        28 M St. Croix, V.I.                 44:37  7:12

    3 IVAN Espinosa        33 M St. Croix, V.I.                 46:02  7:26

    4 RANDALL Nielsen      47 M St. Croix, V.I.                 47:27  7:40

    5 THERESA Harper       49 F St. Croix, V.I.                 52:40  8:30

    6 MEGAN Russell        27 F St. Croix, V.I.                 55:07  8:54

    7 REGINA Stevens       40 F St. Croix, V.I.                 56:33  9:08

    8 MARK Haley           30 M Colorado                        57:00  9:12

    9 britta Stiles        36 F St. Croix, V.I.                 57:38  9:18

   10 SARAH VanHorn        25 F St. Croix, V.I.                 57:40  9:19

   11 DULCIE Crowther      45 F St. Croix, V.I.               1:00:58  9:50

   12 CAMILA Jensen        43 F St. Croix, V.I.               1:00:58  9:50

   13 ILIANA Suero         24 F St. Croix, V.I.               1:02:15 10:03

   14 DYANN Godown         26 F St. Croix, V.I.               1:04:16 10:22

   15 JOE Cherkis          50 M St. Croix, V.I.               1:04:34 10:25

   16 MERVIN Mills         47 M St. Croix, V.I.               1:05:36 10:35

   17 NED Jacobs           63 M St. Croix, V.I.               1:06:03 10:40

   18 AMBER Stevens        33 F St. Croix, V.I.               1:07:04 10:50

   19 ANGELA Cherkis       42 F St. Croix, V.I.               1:16:43 12:23

   20 MICHELLE Dizon       49 F St. Croix, V.I.               1:30:32 14:37

   21 GIGI Evora           43 F St. Croix, V.I.               1:31:24 14:45

St. Tomians De Gannes and David
Take V.I.10K Titles...

14/9/14...St. Crox, Virgin Islands...The Virgin Islands 10K Road Race Championships on St. Croix’s North Shore with just a few runners toeing the start line was perfect for the opportunity for the top runners in the Territory to prove themselves against each other with 2014 champ Juan Robles of St. Croix vs Shane De Gannes  the top runner in St. Thomas/St. John for the male title and St. Croix’s Brigiette Campbell-Klein  St. Croix vs Ruth Ann David of St. Thomas.  It was not to be on this clear Sunday morning as Robles and Campbell-Klein missed the race.

Degannes took it out early and stayed in the lead for the entire race to take both the overall male title and the masters and win a trip to Guadeloupe to run in the NACAC 10K Road Race Series. His time was 39:10.  Jay Gleason finished second in in 45:50; Ivan Espinosa was third in 47:37; Antonio Maysonnette was fourth in 47:41; Kevin Purcell was fifth in 56:04; Ned Jacobs was sixth in 68:24; Meduro Paul was seventh in 85:12; Orville James 73.09 (had separate start)

Ruth Ann David finished second overall and also took both open and masters titles with a time of 40:36; Keziah Sullivan was second in 56:34; Tamara Ledesma was second in 71:13; Margaret Ferraras was third in 73:09; Chantelle Quinones was fourth in 78:01…

Notes:

1]  St. Croix hosted one of the NACAC 10K Road Race Series three years ago in and effort to assist in the development of road running in the region and the Virgin Islands Track and Field Federation is considering sending the top four long distance runners in the territory which includes: Juan Robles, V.I. Half-Marathon champion, Shane De Gannes males and Brigette Campbell-Klein, V.I. Marathon champion and Ruth Ann David females in support of the event and with an eye on hosting the series again in the future.. 

2] The scenic yet challenging North Shore Road (recently named Sidney Lee Road after the former St. Croix Senator) is now used by V.I.Pace Runners for at least five of its events including: The Labor Day 5K, The V.I. 10K Road Race Championship, The St. Croix International Marathon, The V.I. Half-Marathon and The Cane Bay 5Mile.

3] The next event on the V.I.Pace Runners calendar is The Virgin Islands Olympic Committee BeachWeeks Beach Relay on October 4.  This event is open to all and will include two-person relay teams with runners/walkers completing two miles each on St. Croix’s Ha Penny Beach.  Following the race participants will remove trash/debris from the beach in support of the annual effort to protect the beautiful beaches of the territory.  There is no entry fee for this event and all Virgin Islands Olympic Committee member federation are expected to field a team and send out volunteers, officials, parents and others to support this effort.

Contact V.I.Pace Runners: 340-643-2557…logon to: http://virginislandspace.org email wallacewilliams@msn.com                                             

BOHLKE, NEWCOMER
TAKE TITLES FOR V.I. 10K...

            Sept. 15, 4, 2013 St. Croix, Virgin Islands--The Virgin Islands Pace Runners announced today that a small field of runners took on the V.I. 10K Road Race Championships early Sunday morning on the scenic and rolling North Shore Road of St. Croix.

            Billy Bohlke, multiple V.I. national record holder from 1500m to 5000m and V.I. National Team Member in several regional and world championships, acknowledged his level of conditioning yet still managed to win the 6.2 mile race with a time of 41 minutes and 1 second.  He climbed the first mile in 6:01 and average around six minutes per mile to the half-way point and slowed on the long climb from mile 4.5 to mile 5.  Defending champ Jason Snow who ran a personal best for the distance by nearly one minute, held on to second place throughout the race to finish there with a time of 43:59; Randall Nielsen in his longest race to date, finished third in 44:59; Steve Horness took fourth in 45:31 as he basically equaled his 2012 time and Ivan Espinosa was fifth in 48:26.

            The race for the female title was a bit competitive as runner, cyclist, triathlete Theresa Harper who has at some point won just about every road race in St. Croix battled back and forth with Molly Nodler, a new-comer to St Croix road racing.  Harper led early on in the race and later switched leads with Nodler who held on to take first place by 30 seconds with a time of 45:45; Harper finished a close second in 46:15; Heidi Snow V.I. Marathon Champion in 2009, finished third in 48:36 as she improved on her 2012 time; Camila Jensen was fourth in 48:52; Jenifer Stern was fifth in 56:09.

Below are the complete results with age-group breakdown of winners and minutes per mile pace.

            The next event on the V.I.Pace Runners calendar is the 4-H/V.I.Pace Runners Cross-Country Series to be held at the University of the Virgin Islands St. Croix Campus on October 2 followed by the annual CoastWeeks Beach Relay on October 5.

For information contact V.I.Pace Runners http://virginislandspace.org 340-643-2557 wallacewilliams@msn.com   . 

MALE RESULTS  

The 3rd Virgin Islands 10K Road Race Championships
September 15, 2013
Arawak Bay...The Inn At Salt River
Organized by The Virgin Islands Pace Runners
Sanctioned by The Virgin Islands Track and Field Federation

Special thanks to volunteers...Arawak Bay...

FEMALE RESULTS  

The 3rd Virgin Islands 10K Road Race Championships
September 15, 2013
Arawak Bay...The Inn At Salt River
Organized by The Virgin Islands Pace Runners
Sanctioned by The Virgin Islands Track and Field Federation

Special thanks to volunteers...Arawak Bay...

The 3rd Virgin Islands 10K Road Race Championships
September 15, 2013
Arawak Bay...The Inn At Salt River
Organized by The Virgin Islands Pace Runners
Sanctioned by The Virgin Islands Track and Field Federation

Special thanks to volunteers...Arawak Bay...

********** AWARDS LIST **************

********** MALE OVERALL RESULTS FOR 10K RACE ***********

********** FEMALE OVERALL RESULTS FOR 10K RACE ***********

MALE AGE GROUP: 30 - 39

FEMALE AGE GROUP: 30 - 39

FEMALE AGE GROUP: 40 - 49

MALE AGE GROUP: 40 - 49

MALE AGE GROUP: 50 - 59

FEMALE AGE GROUP: 60 - 99

MALE AGE GROUP: 60 - 99

Husband and wife victorious in V.I. 10K...

Sept. 22, 2012, St. Croix, Virgin Islands--he Virgin Islands 10K Road Race almost didn’t happen this year due to a decision of the NACAC 10K Series to take St. Croix off this year’s calendar.  Not to worry, local runners and walkers were able to toe the line for the V.I.’s version of the race named “The Virgin Islands 10K Road Race Championships. 

In what turned out to be a very close race for the top medals, Jason Snow won the race held on St. Croix scenic North Shore Road, by a very narrow one second margin with a time of 45:32 over Steve Horness 45:33.  These two made the race competitive as Snow took the early lead and looked to ease to victory only to have Horness start to close what was a large gap at the 5k turn around.  At near Estate Rust Op and the 4 mile mark, Horness caught and passed Snow only to have him as his shadow until less than 50 meters to the finish where Snow would pull away for the victory.  Jay Glason was the third male finisher in 53:54; Joe Williamson was fourth in 54:47; Aaron Balkin was fifth in 56:56; Roger Hatfield was sixth in 57:54.  Walkers Ronald Russell finished in 1:46.09; Andre Muhammad 1:46.10; Richard Muhammad and Kevin Muhammad completed a shortened course.

Heidi Snow the 2009 St.Croix International Marathon Champion, was the first place female finisher in 49:04; Julie Somer was second in 53:28; Amanda Wareheim was third in 58:11.  Walkers Marcia Muhammad 2:12.49; Lenore Muhammad 2:12.26; Lynda Muhammad 2:12.26

Notes:

1] The race was open to all including participants in the V.I. Vegetarian Society Retreat held over the weekend.

2] Last year the NACAC 10K Series included St. Croix on its calendar.  This year the races are being held in The Dominican Republic, The British Virgin Islands, St. Kitts and Nevis, Antigua, Trinidad and Tobago and Martinique

3] The October races on the V.I.Pace Runners Calendar i

October
06/10/12 CoastWeeks Beach Relay--St.Croix 2 x 2miles
 03/10/12  4-H/V.I.Pace Runners Cross-Country Series--St. Croix UVI
10/10/12  4-H/V.I.Pace Runners Cross-Country Series--St. Croix UVI
20/10/12 The 24th Annual West Indies Lab 5 Miler--St.Croix 5 Miles
24/10/12  The 4-H/V.I.Pace Runners Cross-Country Series--St. Croix UVI
 

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P.O.Box 223094, Christiansted,
St. Croix, Virgin Islands 00822-3094
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            The Virgin Islands Track and Field Federation announced today that V.I. National Track and Field Team members Juan Robles and Ruth Ann David took first place the NACAC 10K Road Race in St. Croix, Virgin Islands. 


Juan Robles, V.I. National Track and Field Team (46) leads from start to finish in the NACAC 10K Series St.Croix.

            Robles, a competitor in the 2011 CAC Senior Championships steeplechase in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico and the 2011 World University Games  in the Steeplechase in Shenzen, China was unchallenged on a St. Croix scenic and tough north shore course which had inclines near the start and the finish.  His time was 34:52. Tyler Jowasis was the second place male in 43:36; Kellen Hood was third in 43:39; Robert Halk was fourth in 44:01; Jason Snow was fifth in 44:35.

  
Ruth Ann David, V.I. National Track and Field Team member guts out victory in NACAC 10K St. Croix
Holding the finishline tape are: (Right) Ronald Russell, President Virgin Islands (ISV)Track and Field
Federation and Tom Guthrie, Vice-President, V.I. Olympic Committee (he also rode lead bike for the event).

            Ruth Ann David, a member of two bronze medal winning V.I. CAC Cross-Country teams traveled from St. Thomas to compete.  David, always aggressive at the start was the challenged most of the way by Murial Steadman of the British Virgin Islands who took the lead into the first mile and held it through five miles. David, stating that it was one of the toughest races she has run, was a least 100 to 150 meters behind Steadman to near the five mile mark where she took the lead for only the second time in the race.  She was able to hold Steadman off and took first place with a time of 40:55; Steadman was right on David’s heels for second in 41:17.  Theresa Harper, also a two-time V.I. CAC Cross-Country team bronze medal winner, was the third place female winner in 46:09; Heidi Snow was fourth in 50:49; Laura Hood was fifth in 54:31.

NOTES:

1] The NACAC 10K Series is a development competition sponsored by The North America, Central America and Caribbean Athletic Confederation. There are six countries in the series hosting events: Sept. 25, Virgin Islands; October 8 British Virgin Islands;  October 23 Trinidad and Tobago October; November 13 Martinique November 27 Dominica; December 11 Grenada.

2] Awards: $3,500 in prize money provided by NACAC is awarded equally to the to five male and female finishers; medals went to the top five male and female finishers; certificates and tee-shirts also provided by NACAC went to all participants. 

3] The St. Croix race was hosted and sanctioned by the Virgin Islands Track and Field Federation and organized by organizational member The Virgin Islands Pace Runners.

4] Race Support: Aid Stations St. Croix Track Club; medical St. Croix Rescue; equipment Staminia Sports; start/finish venue Arawak Bay The Inn at Salt River;

5] Race Conditions: hot/humid; the course was flat with inclines

6] Officials: Neville “Teddy” McCook is the President of NACAC; Dominique Pompee is the NACAC 10K Series Coordinator; VITFF President Ronald Russell and V.I. Olympic Committee Vice-President Tom Gutheire held the finish line tape for finishers.  VITFF General Sec. Wallace Williams was the V.I. race director.

For information contact VITFF:  340-643-2557; isv@mf.iaaf.org logon to: http://virginislandstrackandfield.org and http://virginislandspace.org

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