Some 4,700 runners turned out or the seventh
annual Coronado Fourth of July
Half Marathon, some
old faces, some new ones all donning their
running best and testing
their limits to see if they
could set some new
records -- or at least
finish -- on the 13 mile
course around Coronado
and North Island.
Indeed, some record
breaking finishes were
recorded, most notably
from Thom Hunt, who
set a new course record
at 1:03:07 topping his
own previous course
record of 1:04:26, and
Laurie Binder, who also
broke her own course
record of 1:16:48 by
crossing the finish line
in 74:37.
Hunt, a Patrick Henry
High graduate
tending the University
of Arizona, competed in
the 18-29 age group and
won the Robert W.
MacCartee Memorial
Trophy. Binder of San
Diego, running in the 30-
39 age group, won the
Flo Squires Memorial
Trophy and ran the
second fastest half
marathon ever by an
American woman.
Defending champion, Tom Lux, although
bettering his time from
last year
still fell behind Hunt and Steve
Ortiz for a third place
finish at 1:05:53. Ortiz
clocked in at 1:05:01.
Binder was followed
by Sue Krenn, also in
the 30-39 age group, who
brought in a 77:51 time
across the finish line
and Pam Morris of the
Santa Monica Track
Club, who finished third
overall and led the
women's 18-29 category
with a 78: 59 time.
The Coronado course
can also boast of five of
the seven . national
women's records for the
half marathon distance
with new records set by
Anne Zampardo (16-19)
age group) at 79:12;
Sandra Kiddy (40-44) at
84:01; Dorothy Stock (45-49) at 84:08; Anne Johnson (50-54) at
93:49; and Mary Storey (55-59) at 91:39. Zampardo bettered her age
group record by 30
seconds while Kiddy
knocked off a minute,
Johnson three minutes,
Stock five minutes and
Storey 24 minutes.
And, with the help of
their wheelchairs, Jon
Rusinko and Roy Gash rolled themselves into
first and second places
in
the wheelchair division at 69:40 and
71:19 respectively.
A complete listing of
the day's winners
follows:
Women 17 and under:
Sheli Lachel, 81:46;
Ruthie Truscott, 86:41;
Linda Prentice, 88:15;
Karen Brown, 88:31.
Women 18-29:
Pam
Morris, 78:59; Anne
Zampardo, 79:12; Lorrie Dierdorff, 80:54; Ellen Turkel, 83:12.
Women 30-39:
Laurie
Binder,74:37; Sue
Krenn, 77:51; Julie
Millard, 89:30; Sue Ellen Trapp, 89:32.
Women 40-49
Sandra
Kiddy, 84:01; Dorothy
Stock, 84:08; Jo Anne
Wichary, 90:12; Patty
Pastore, 92:22.
Women 50-59:
Mary
Storey, 91:39; Anne Johnson, 93:49; Virginia
McLaughlin, 109:15; Lucille Sanchioli, 111:10.
Women 60 and over:
Bess James, 143:28.
Men 17 and under:
Bob Canterbury, 74:47;
Javier Garza, 75:10;
Paul Ruiz, 75:55; Tom
Powell, 77:45, A.J.
Zampardo, 78:13.
Men 18-29
Thom
Hunt, 63:07; Steve Ortiz,
65:01; Tom Lux, 65:53; Tim Varley 66:53, Dennis Hamblin, 66:58.
Men 30-39:
Jim
Mosher,67:04; Athol
Barton, 68:51; Bob Day,
69:31; Michael Cour,
70:13; Joe Analla, 70:26.
Men 40-49:
Norm
Secord, 75:28; David
Worthen, 76:00; Fred
Kiddy, 76:25; Ray
Sablan, 76:41; Jerry
Berkouf, 77:25.
Men 50-59:
Rod
Johnson, 84:05; William
Phillips, 85:50; Art Holzman, 86:48; Rich
Dimond, 86:48; Gene
Moyer, 88:05.
Men 60 and over:
Don
Dilworth, 90:16; George
Boyle, 95:09; Woodrow
Derby, 96:16.
Wheelchair race:
Jon
Rusinko, 69:40; Roy
Gash, 71:19.
Scan of the article from 1980. |