Many people participate in activities that celebrate Black History Month, such as the Toast-To-The-Captain Road Race, which celebrates Capt. Teddy Seymour who did make history. He was an all-American cross-country runner at Central State University; he was the 31st black officer in the United States Marine Corp, achieving the rank of captain; he is a veteran of the Vietnam War; on Feb. 24, 1986, he lifted anchor and set sail in his 50-foot sailboat Love Song on his historic solo circumnavigation of the world.
Included in the considerable recognition of his voyage, The Toast-To-The Captain 8.4-mile road race is the idea of Wallace Williams, Olympic marathon runner, founder of V.I.Pace Runners and friend, meant to honor Capt. Seymour who was actually at sea at the time on the historic voyage. “I followed his journey and we kept in touch. “I remember being alerted via ham radio that he was approaching home…unfortunately we couldn’t get the media to the pier because Vice-President Bush was on the island and grabbed the attention. Ted didn’t mind as it seemed that his effort had deeper meaning.”
In the early going, past winner Billy Bohlke and Michael Eden were shadowing each other for over five miles of the scenic, hilly course. Approaching the top of Lowry Hill and the 10K mark, Eden pulled ahead and maintained the lead to the finish at the Christiansted National Historic Site of the National Park Service. Eden’s time was 56:55; Bohlke was a close second in 57:51; Dominic Puglise of Good Hope Country Day School was barely a stride ahead of his teammate Nayan Bansal and finished third in 60:14 to 60:15; Paus Evora was fifth in 63:56.
Amy Roberts, fresh off her group leading run in Monday’s Caribbean Cruise Run, was the first female finisher and fifth overall with a time of 63:10; Kat Bronsoon was second in 65:47; Molly Nader was third in 67:29; Ester Ellis was fourth in 69:42; Allison Janusziewic was fifth in 70:49.
Runners are gearing up for a busy month in March with the announcement that V.I.Pace Runners has signed on to host and organize an event specifically for a group of Danish runners for the celebration of the Centennial of the Transfer of the Danish West Indies to the U.S.A. The event will consist of three marathons, three half-marathons and three 10K road races included as follows: March 5 on St. Thomas, March 9 and March 12 on St. Croix. Also scheduled is the annual Flight 64 4-mile road race on March 5 and the annual UVI Queen Mary Highway 5K on March 17.
AWARD LIST FOR RACE — THE 31ST ANNUAL TOAST-TO-THE-CAPTAIN ROAD RACE
Distance: 8.4 Miles…Rolling Loop Course, Febrary 11, 2017
Christiansted, 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 8.4 mile RACE ***********
Place — Name — Age — Island or School — Time
1 MICHAEL Eden 31 St. Croix, VI 56:55
2 BILLY Bohlke 36 Bohlke Airways 57:51
3 DOMINIC Pugliese 15 Good Hope Count 1:00:14
4 NAYAN Banson 15 Good Hope Count 1:00:15
5 PAUL Evora 47 St. Croix, VI 1:03:56
6 DARYL Jaschen 36 St. Croix, VI 1:08:26
7 NATHANIEL Copping 33 St. Croix, VI 1:10:26
8 RANDALL Nielsen 49 V.I.Superior Co 1:10:43
9 ISLAM Quttoum 32 St. Croix, VI 1:11:45
10 KEVIN Miner 25 St. Croix, VI 1:12:54
11 MIKE Klein 51 Jolly Roger 1:13:28
12 JOHN Daniel 33 St. Croix, VI 1:14:01
13 JAY Gleason 42 St. Croix, VI 1:14:57
14 KSEVIN Salim 34 St. Croix, VI 1:15:25
15 PAUL Desjardins 60 St. Croix, VI 1:17:01
16 MICHAEL Bouroque 39 St. Croix, VI 1:20:24
17 ANTONIO Stevens 52 St. Croix, VI 1:23:51
18 DON Bingham 44 St. Croix, VI 1:23:52
19 FLORENDO Astropabio 38 St. Croix, VI 1:27:10
20 JAY Beckstaffer 35 St. Croix, VI 1:31:17
21 WES Whitehurst 69 St. Croix, VI 2:25:57
********** FEMALE OVERALL RESULTS FOR 8.4 mile RACE ***********
1 AMY Roberts 37 St. Croix, VI 1:03:10
2 KAT Brownsoon 45 St. Croix, VI 1:05:47
3 MOLLY Nadler 30 St. Croix, VI 1:07:29
4 ESTHER Ellis 36 St. Croix, VI 1:09:42
5 ALLISON Janusziewic 39 St. Croix, VI 1:10:49
6 MEGAN Lambert 35 St. Croix, VI 1:11:04
7 HEIDI Snow 41 St. Croix, VI 1:14:06
8 KEZIAH Sullivan 55 St. Croix, VI 1:15:14
9 ANAIS Alicea 25 St. Croix, VI 1:15:29
10 EMMA Bouroque 38 St. Croix, VI 1:17:49
11 GWEN Eden 31 St. Croix, VI 1:18:24
12 ROBIN Seila 33 St. Croix, VI 1:18:30
13 DULCIE Crowther 47 St. Croix, VI 1:18:46
14 RACHEL Conhoff 17 St. Croix, VI 1:20:33
15 THERESA Harper 50 St. Croix, VI 1:20:33
16 AVORY Resca 26 St. Croix, Vi 1:24:44
17 DANIELLE Bekstaffer 35 St. Croix, VI 1:31:17
18 CYNTHIA Whitehurst 77 St. Croix, VI 2:20:18
FEMALE AGE GROUP: 10 – 19
1 30 RACHEL Conhoff 1:20:33 17 St. Croix, VI 1:20:33 80:33
MALE AGE GROUP: 10 – 19
1 3 DOMINIC Pugliese 1:00:14 15 Good Hope Country 1:00:14 60:14
2 4 NAYAN Banson 1:00:15 15 Good Hope Country 1:00:15 60:15
FEMALE AGE GROUP: 20 – 29
1 23 ANAIS Alicea 1:15:29 25 St. Croix, VI 1:15:29 75:29
2 34 AVORY Resca 1:24:44 26 St. Croix, Vi 1:24:44 84:44
MALE AGE GROUP: 20 – 29
1 16 KEVIN Miner 1:12:54 25 St. Croix, VI 1:12:54 72:54
FEMALE AGE GROUP: 30 – 39
1 5 AMY Roberts 1:03:10 37 St. Croix, VI 1:03:10 63:10
2 8 MOLLY Nadler 1:07:29 30 St. Croix, VI 1:07:29 67:29
3 10 ESTHER Ellis 1:09:42 36 St. Croix, VI 1:09:42 69:42
4 13 ALLISON Janusziewic 1:10:49 39 St. Croix, VI 1:10:49 70:49
5 14 MEGAN Lambert 1:11:04 35 St. Croix, VI 1:11:04 71:04
6 25 EMMA Bouroque 1:17:49 38 St. Croix, VI 1:17:49 77:49
7 26 GWEN Eden 1:18:24 31 St. Croix, VI 1:18:24 78:24
8 27 ROBIN Seila 1:18:30 33 St. Croix, VI 1:18:30 78:30
9 37 DANIELLE Bekstaffer 1:31:17 35 St. Croix, VI 1:31:17 91:17
MALE AGE GROUP: 30 – 39
1 1 MICHAEL Eden 56:55 31 St. Croix, VI 56:55 56:55
2 2 BILLY Bohlke 57:51 36 Bohlke Airways 57:51 57:51
3 9 DARYL Jaschen 1:08:26 36 St. Croix, VI 1:08:26 68:26
4 11 NATHANIEL Copping 1:10:26 33 St. Croix, VI 1:10:26 70:26
5 15 ISLAM Quttoum 1:11:45 32 St. Croix, VI 1:11:45 71:45
6 18 JOHN Daniel 1:14:01 33 St. Croix, VI 1:14:01 74:01
7 22 KSEVIN Salim 1:15:25 34 St. Croix, VI 1:15:25 75:25
8 29 MICHAEL Bouroque 1:20:24 39 St. Croix, VI 1:20:24 80:24
9 35 FLORENDO Astropabio 1:27:10 38 St. Croix, VI 1:27:10 87:10
10 36 JAY Beckstaffer 1:31:17 35 St. Croix, VI 1:31:17 91:17
FEMALE AGE GROUP: 40 – 49
1 7 KAT Brownsoon 1:05:47 45 St. Croix, VI 1:05:47 65:47
2 19 HEIDI Snow 1:14:06 41 St. Croix, VI 1:14:06 74:06
3 28 DULCIE Crowther 1:18:46 47 St. Croix, VI 1:18:46 78:46
MALE AGE GROUP: 40 – 49
1 6 PAUL Evora 1:03:56 47 St. Croix, VI 1:03:56 63:56
2 12 RANDALL Nielsen 1:10:43 49 V.I.Superior Court 1:10:43 70:43
3 20 JAY Gleason 1:14:57 42 St. Croix, VI 1:14:57 74:57
4 33 DON Bingham 1:23:52 44 St. Croix, VI 1:23:52 83:52
FEMALE AGE GROUP: 50 – 59
1 21 KEZIAH Sullivan 1:15:14 55 St. Croix, VI 1:15:14 75:14
2 31 THERESA Harper 1:20:33 50 St. Croix, VI 1:20:33 80:33
MALE AGE GROUP: 50 – 59
1 17 MIKE Klein 1:13:28 51 Jolly Roger 1:13:28 73:28
2 32 ANTONIO Stevens 1:23:51 52 St. Croix, VI 1:23:51 83:51
FEMALE AGE GROUP: 60 – 99
1 38 CYNTHIA Whitehurst 2:20:18 77 St. Croix, VI 2:20:18 140:18
MALE AGE GROUP: 60 – 99
1 24 PAUL Desjardins 1:17:01 60 St. Croix, VI 1:17:01 77:01
2 39 WES Whitehurst 2:25:57 69 St. Croix, VI 2:25:57 145:57
OVERALL MIXED RESULTS
THE 31ST ANNUAL TOAST-TO-THE-CAPTAIN ROAD RACE
Distance: 8.4 Miles…Rolling Loop Course
Febrary 11, 2017
Christiansted, St. Croix, Virgin Islands USA
Organized by: The Virgin Islands Pace Runners
Sanctioned by: The Virgin Islands Track and Field Federation
Place — Name — Age — Sex — City or Club — Time — Pace
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1 MICHAEL Eden 31 M St. Croix, VI 56:55 6:47
2 BILLY Bohlke 36 M Bohlke Airways 57:51 6:54
3 DOMINIC Pugliese 15 M Good Hope Count 1:00:14 7:11
4 NAYAN Banson 15 M Good Hope Count 1:00:15 7:11
5 AMY Roberts 37 F St. Croix, VI 1:03:10 7:32
6 PAUL Evora 47 M St. Croix, VI 1:03:56 7:37
7 KAT Brownsoon 45 F St. Croix, VI 1:05:47 7:50
8 MOLLY Nadler 30 F St. Croix, VI 1:07:29 8:03
9 DARYL Jaschen 36 M St. Croix, VI 1:08:26 8:09
10 ESTHER Ellis 36 F St. Croix, VI 1:09:42 8:18
11 NATHANIEL Copping 33 M St. Croix, VI 1:10:26 8:24
12 RANDALL Nielsen 49 M V.I.Superior Co 1:10:43 8:26
13 ALLISON Janusziewic 39 F St. Croix, VI 1:10:49 8:26
14 MEGAN Lambert 35 F St. Croix, VI 1:11:04 8:28
15 ISLAM Quttoum 32 M St. Croix, VI 1:11:45 8:33
16 KEVIN Miner 25 M St. Croix, VI 1:12:54 8:41
17 MIKE Klein 51 M Jolly Roger 1:13:28 8:45
18 JOHN Daniel 33 M St. Croix, VI 1:14:01 8:49
19 HEIDI Snow 41 F St. Croix, VI 1:14:06 8:50
20 JAY Gleason 42 M St. Croix, VI 1:14:57 8:56
21 KEZIAH Sullivan 55 F St. Croix, VI 1:15:14 8:58
22 KSEVIN Salim 34 M St. Croix, VI 1:15:25 8:59
23 ANAIS Alicea 25 F St. Croix, VI 1:15:29 9:00
24 PAUL Desjardins 60 M St. Croix, VI 1:17:01 9:11
25 EMMA Bouroque 38 F St. Croix, VI 1:17:49 9:16
26 GWEN Eden 31 F St. Croix, VI 1:18:24 9:20
27 ROBIN Seila 33 F St. Croix, VI 1:18:30 9:21
28 DULCIE Crowther 47 F St. Croix, VI 1:18:46 9:23
29 MICHAEL Bouroque 39 M St. Croix, VI 1:20:24 9:35
30 RACHEL Conhoff 17 F St. Croix, VI 1:20:33 9:36
31 THERESA Harper 50 F St. Croix, VI 1:20:33 9:36
32 ANTONIO Stevens 52 M St. Croix, VI 1:23:51 9:59
33 DON Bingham 44 M St. Croix, VI 1:23:52 10:00
34 AVORY Resca 26 F St. Croix, Vi 1:24:44 10:06
35 FLORENDO Astropabio 38 M St. Croix, VI 1:27:10 10:23
36 JAY Beckstaffer 35 M St. Croix, VI 1:31:17 10:53
37 DANIELLE Bekstaffer 35 F St. Croix, VI 1:31:17 10:53
38 CYNTHIA Whitehurst 77 F St. Croix, VI 2:20:18 16:43
39 WES Whitehurst 69 M St. Croix, VI 2:25:57 17:23