The running of the 27th edition of The V.I.Pace Runners Paradise 5K gave local and visiting runners what they wanted: a tour of the toughest part of the run leg in the 70.3 Half-Ironman and a chance to run with each other. Juan Robles made a busy weekend of it as he took the lead from the start and never trailed, finishing first with a time of 16:42. Billy Bohlke, doing it because he loves it, was second in 19:03; Tony Jolly was third in 19:46.
The female race was much closer as St. Croix’s Rachel Connof battled Claudia Beristan of Mexico for the title, Beristan held on to win over the St. Crox Track Club/Country Day Good Hope runner by a mere six seconds, 23:10 to 23:16. Stacy Menyez of Des Plains, Illinois, was third in 27:35.
The group of aproximately three dozen, an international field, saw the top ten males and females awarded race medals and race certificates. Each runner received a retro V.I.Pace Runners T-shirt. It included a contingent of Internation Triathlon Union officials on island to conduct a triathlon coaching course hosted by the Virgin Islands Triathlon Federation.
27th Paradise 5K Distance: 3.1 Miles – Rolling Course, Segment of Ironman 70.3 Run Course — April 30, 2015, at The Buccaneer Resort, Christiansted, St. Croix, Virgin Islands; Organized by The Virgin Islands Pace Runners and Sanctioned by The Virgin Islands Track and Field Federation
Place/ Name/ Age/ Sex/ City or Club/ Time/ Pace
1/ JUAN Robles/ 26/ M/ St. Croix/ 16:42/ 5:24
2 BILLY Bohlke 30 M St. Croix 19:03 6:09
3 TONY Jolly 43 M 19:46 6:23
4 RODRIGO Milazzo 42 M Portugal 21:10 6:50
5 RANDALL Nielsen 42 M St. Croix 22:02 7:07
6 ROBB Kulzynski 29 M St. Croix 22:08 7:09
7 CLAUDIA Beristan 48 F Mexico 23:10 7:29
8 RACHEL Connof 15 F St. Croix 23:16 7:31
9 COLBY Moran 13 M St. Croix 23:23 7:33
10 TJ Vandehey 30 M St. Croix 23:33 7:36
11 ADEN Stevens 16 M St. Croix 23:36 7:37
12 HASANI Lynch 14 M St. Croix 24:23 7:52
13 DREW Wall 34 M St. Croix 24:31 7:55
14 ISAIH Stevens 14 M St. Croix 24:57 8:03
15 MASON Lambert 8 M St. Croix 25:21 8:11
16 KADEN Gleason 7 M St. Croix 25:44 8:19
17 JAY Gleason 40 M St. Croix 25:45 8:19
18 CHRISTOPHER Haug 31 M St. Croix 27:29 8:52
19 JOSE FERINA Alfonso 54 M Puerto Rico 27:31 8:53
20 STACY Menyez 27 F Des Plains, Ill 27:35 8:54
21 REGINA Stevens 40 F St. Croix 27:42 8:57
22 JOHN Hourihan 59 M St. Croix 29:04 9:23
23 MAYEH Russell 14 F St. Croix 29:05 9:23
24 DENIS Honeychurch 68 M 30:46 9:56
25 NED Jacobs 63 M St. Croix 32:21 10:27
26 KEVIN Moran 41 M St. Croix 32:24 10:28
27 KARA Donnelly 36 F Cayman Islands 35:02 11:19
28 ROSLYN Turner 62 F St. Croix 35:06 11:20
29 KIRRA Lambert 8 F St. Croix 37:28 12:06
30 MEGAN Lambert 33 F St. Croix 37:29 12:06
31 JAYDEN Lazama 9 M St. Croix 38:07 12:18
32 JENNIFER Sturm 31 F St. Croix 38:09 12:19
33 REY Lutz 62 M St. Croix 38:44 12:30
********** MALE OVERALL RESULTS FOR 5K RACE ***********
Place/ Name/ Age/ City or Club/ Time
1 JUAN Robles 26 St. Croix 16:42
2 BILLY Bohlke 30 St. Croix 19:03
3 TONY Jolly 43 19:46
4 RODRIGO Milazzo 42 Portugal 21:10
5 RANDALL Nielsen 42 St. Croix 22:02
6 ROBB Kulzynski 29 St. Croix 22:08
7 COLBY moran 13 St. Croix 23:23
8 TJ Vandehey 30 St. Croix 23:33
9 ADEN Stevens 16 St. Croix 23:36
10 HASANI Lynch 14 St. Croix 24:23
11 DREW Wall 34 St. Croix 24:31
12 ISAIH Stevens 14 St. Croix 24:57
13 MASON Lambert 8 St. Croix 25:21
14 KADEN Gleason 7 St. Croix 25:44
15 JAY Gleason 40 St. Croix 25:45
16 CHRISTOPHER Haug 31 St. Croix 27:29
17 JOSE FERINA Alfonso 54 Puerto Rico 27:31
18 JOHN Hourihan 59 St. Croix 29:04
19 DENIS Honeychurch 68 30:46
20 NED Jacobs 63 St. Croix 32:21
21 KEVIN Moran 41 St. Croix 32:24
22 JAYDEN Lazama 9 St. Croix 38:07
23 REY Lutz 62 St. Croix 38:44
********** FEMALE OVERALL RESULTS FOR 5K RACE ***********
1 CLAUDIA Beristan 48 Mexico 23:10
2 RACHEL Connof 15 St. Croix 23:16
3 STACY Menyez 27 Des Plains, Ill 27:35
4 REGINA Stevens 40 St. Croix 27:42
5 MAYEH Russell 14 St. Croix 29:05
6 KARA Donnelly 36 Cayman Islands 35:02
7 ROSLYN Turner 62 St. Croix 35:06
8 KIRRA Lambert 8 St. Croix 37:28
9 MEGAN Lambert 33 St. Croix 37:29
10 JENNIFER Sturm 31 St. Croix 38:09
MALE AGE GROUP: 1 – 9
1 15 MASON Lambert 8 St. Croix 25:21
2 16 KADEN Gleason 7 St. Croix 25:44
3 31 JAYDEN Lazama 9 St. Croix 38:07
FEMALE AGE GROUP: 1 – 9
1 29 KIRRA Lambert 8 St. Croix 37:28
FEMALE AGE GROUP: 10 – 19
1 8 RACHEL Connof 15 St. Croix 23:16
2 23 MAYEH Russell 14 St. Croix 29:05
MALE AGE GROUP: 10 – 19
1 9 COLBY Moran 13 St. Croix 23:23
2 11 ADEN Stevens 16 St. Croix 23:36
3 12 HASANI Lynch 14 St. Croix 24:23
4 14 ISAIH Stevens 14 St. Croix 24:57
FEMALE AGE GROUP: 20 – 29
1 20 STACY Menyez 27 Des Plains, Ill 27:35
MALE AGE GROUP: 20 – 29
1 1 JUAN Robles 26 St. Croix 16:42
2 6 ROBB Kulzynski 29 St. Croix 22:08
FEMALE AGE GROUP: 30 – 39
1 27 KARA Donnelly 36 Cayman Islands 35:02
2 30 MEGAN Lambert 33 St. Croix 37:29
3 32 JENNIFER Sturm 31 St. Croix 38:09
MALE AGE GROUP: 30 – 39
1 2 BILLY Bohlke 30 St. Croix 19:03
2 10 TJ Vandehey 30 St. Croix 23:33
3 13 DREW Wall 34 St. Croix 24:31
4 18 CHRISTOPHER Haug 31 St. Croix 27:29
FEMALE AGE GROUP: 40 – 49
1 7 CLAUDIA Beristan 48 Mexico 23:10
2 21 REGINA Stevens 40 St. Croix 27:42
MALE AGE GROUP: 40 – 49
1 3 TONY Jolly 43 19:46 19:46
2 4 RODRIGO Milazzo 42 Portugal 21:10
3 5 RANDALL Nielsen 42 St. Croix 22:02
4 17 JAY Gleason 40 St. Croix 25:45
5 26 KEVIN Moran 41 St. Croix 32:24
FEMALE AGE GROUP: 50 – 59
MALE AGE GROUP: 50 – 59
1 19 JOSE FERINA Alfonso 54 Puerto Rico 27:31
2 22 JOHN Hourihan 59 St. Croix 29:04
FEMALE AGE GROUP: 60 – 99
1 28 ROSLYN Turner 62 St. Croix 35:06
MALE AGE GROUP: 60 – 99
1 24 DENIS Honeychurch 68 30:46
2 25 NED Jacobs 63 St. Croix 32:21
3 33 REY Lutz 62 St. Croix 38:44
