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Toast-To-The-Captain Race Is Tribute to Capt. Teddy Seymour, Black History Month

Toast-To-The-Captain road race start 2016

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    

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

    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

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