PRs and Podiums - A little bit Cross Country, a little bit Rock and Roll

PACIFIC ASSOCIATION CROSS COUNTRY

Open Women XC team captures 3rd place.

The 12th Annual Presidio Challenge Cross Country race was held on Saturday October 2nd. The Santa Cruz Endurance Open Womens team of Mikayla Murphy, Kelley Puglisi, Carina Hendricks, Jenn Betancourt and Leslie Haverstock edged out Golden Valley Harriers by the narrowest of margins to claim 3rd team behind Bay Area running institutions Impalas and Tamalpa. The Open Men team turned the tables on Pamakids and US Coast Guard teams to place 6th. We also fielded our first ever Masters team. Full individual results here and team results here. Overall standings for the series here. Next target race at Shoreline on 10/23!

SAN JOSE ROCK AND ROLL HALF MARATHON (by Jenn Willoughby)

SCE at San Jose Rock and Roll Half Marathon

Santa Cruz Endurance members were once again Rockin’ and Rollin this past

weekend as 7 members participated in the Rock and Roll Half Marathon in San 

Jose. Samantha Forde of Santa Cruz led the SCE pack with a 1:30:30 PR beating 

her goal time and finishing the 3rd in her age group (35-39). Jennifer Willoughby, 

Soquel, placed 5th in her age group (30-34) with a PR time of 1:31:37. Charmin 

Wolles, of Aptos, placed 9th in her age group (40-44) with a PR time of 1:33:15. Also 

claiming PR’s in the October 3rd race were Salinas resident, Roxanne Peralez with 

a 1:38:30, and Craig Mace, of Boulder Creek, coming in at 1:39:17 and beating his 

former PR by nearly five minutes. Santa Cruz residents, Maria Laura Reyes Durazo 

and Leslie Schaeffer-Haverstock, who ran the race for training and moral support, 

rounded out the team with a 1:50:11 and a 1:43:27. Also in attendance, Benoit Pelczar, 

photographer and cheerleader extraordinaire. Full results here.

SCOTT TINLEY ADVENTURE TRIATHLON
Nick Moless finished 4th in his age group in the Long Course Race. Results here.