Fricks and Sommers win annual Flight 64 Road Race

 3-18-08 St.Croix, Virgin Islands--Scott Fricks capped his breakthrough effort as a runner by winning his first road race in the Virgin Islands.  The veteran triathlete took charge of Sunday morning’s four mile race to win with a time of 28 minutes and 41 seconds.  Errol Chichester, a veteran of V.I. Pace races, also had a breakthrough effort as he took second with a time of 31:28; Julio Sanchez, who likes marathons over the shorter distances, took third in 34:04; Rey Lutz, in training for a triathlon in China, was fourth in 34:56 and Todd Nurenberger was fifth in 35:13.

 Julie Sommer was the first place (second overall) finisher for females on the flat and fast course which started at the Henry Rohlsen Airport to Melvin Evans Highway West and back, with a time of 31:01. Elizabeth Nurenberger was second in 35:13.

The next race on the V.I. Pace Runners calendar is the National Library Week Run to Your Library on April 19 followed by the Paradise 5K on May 1