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OFFICIAL RESULTS BOOK

November 10-12, 2017

MONTEREYBAYHALFMARATHON.ORG

P.O. Box 222620

Carmel, CA 93922-2620

831.625.6226

info@bsim.org

A Big Sur Marathon Foundation Event

Cover photo by Don Wilcoxson

Steve Zalan

Thanks For Your Participation

What a day!

We hope you had a great experience at last Novem-

Lighthouse 5K, or By-the-Bay 3K. The clear, sunny, and calm conditions were conducive to great perfor- mances along the rocky shores of Monterey Bay and ing those who raced both Saturday"s 5K and Sunday"s

We know there are more races than ever from which

to choose around your home town and we thank you for choosing our event. We had entrants from 48 of our 50 states—missing Delaware and Mississippi--and entrants from two dozen countries.

Thanks to the more than 1,700 entrants who com-

pleted the post-race survey, giving us valuable feed- back. We are proud to present an event that many of you rate very highly; at the same time, we pledge to continue to improve your experience each year. by the newly-branded Big Sur Marathon Founda- produces the iconic Big Sur International Marathon weekend of events the last Sunday in April; the Run in program. The event weekend you participated in was managed by our 85+ member-strong event commit- tee who coordinates the efforts of more than 1,500 volunteers throughout race weekend. These groups and organizations are listed on page ____. This race also would not be possible without the support of many dedicated sponsors, the cities of Monterey and

We hope you will mark November 11, 2018, on your

calendar and join us for our 16th presentation. And, please, bring a friend! Registration will open on April

2, 2018. Be sure and follow us on Facebook (look for

us under “Monterey Bay Half Marathon") and follow us on Twitter and Instagram (@BSIMEvents). We"ll keep you informed of developments for all of our events, remind you when registration opens, feature fun contests, share beautiful pictures, and entertain with conversations from fellow runners around the world. Also, download our mobile app at the App We wish you great health and training in the coming year and we look forward to seeing you at one of our

2018 events.

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Tom Rolander

Chair, BSMF Board of Directors

Doug urston

Executive Director/Race Director

Alice Crawford

Chair, BSMF Events Committee

Sharon Garber

Elite Review

Monterey County Native Wins the Monterey Bay Half Marathon

Monterey Bay Half Marathon Page 4

ed as Daniel Tapia broke the tape at the Monterey Tapia, who grew up in nearby Prunedale, covered the

13.1-mile ocean course in 1 hour, 3 minutes, 35 sec-

of runner-up Futsum Zienasellassie, 24, a six-time All- American at Northern Arizona University, who ran his In addition to the $4,000 winner"s purse, Tapia col- lected an additional $3,000 as winner of the “Equal- female. Female elites started the race 9 minutes, 5 seconds ahead of the starting gun for the men. “At about the 12th mile, I started making a move, and at that point I saw a guy (Tapia) behind me," said Kenya native Monicah Ngige, 24. “I was wanting to win that $3,000, but it didn"t happen, because he was much stronger than I was." Ngige, 24, won the proud to be the women"s winner." defending champion Sarah Pagano, 26, of Brighton,

The 31-year-old Tapia-a record-setting athlete

ner-up at the 2016 Monterey Bay Half Marathon. He showed up this year determined not to be denied. “I came to win today. I"ve been training for the U.S. weeks away in Sacramento, and I knew I was ready," he said. “I also knew it would be a mental game, and

Aaron Braun

continued on next page

Geoffrey Knott

Heathr McWhirter

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corrected a strategic error from the previous year and pushed the pace at the starting gun. “I felt like I went out too slow last year, so I took it he said. “I"m not the kind of runner who is going to throw down a super-fast last mile, but I can hold a very good pace for a long time." Tapia said he settled into the pack at the two-mile point, drafting behind other runners for an easier run. broke away.

“We made that turn and started going downhill,

and that"s when I made my move," Tapia said. “I there, so I went for it and it worked."

Tapia pulled away from a group of about seven

other runners, none of whom could match the “It"s always fun to have someone with local roots win the local race," said race director Doug Thur- ston. “He"s brought a lot of pride to Monterey his own county was great. And Danny"s mom and dad were at the race, which was really cool." seconds per mile faster than runner-up Wodak. half, but coming back was better," said Ngige, a

10,000-meter specialist who placed second in this

the coast, and (Monterey) is very beautiful. I look forward to running in this race again next year, if

I"m given the opportunity."

The top eight runners in the men"s and women"s

divisions competed for a total purse of $25,000

Elite Review (continued)

Steve Zalan

EXIT POLL OVERALL APPROVAL RATINGS

We're Listening...

2017 Runner Survey Results

Edie Ellis

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Aid Stations

Start Area

Packet Pick-up

Timing & Results

Finish Area

Website

Finish Medallion

Social Media

Post-Event Refreshments

Event Shirt Design

Expo

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81%Runner Survey Comments and Suggestions

More than 1,700 entrants completed the post-race survey. We read through the thousands of individual comments, picking out the actionable items for future improvements. Here were the

What You Liked:

bagpiper, and the drummers

What You Said Needs Improvement

appealing colors for 2018). clearly didn"t work!) new process next year) tight but we will try a different layout) needed) the location and layout) be open in 2018 allowing us the space to provide an improved expo experience) Thanks again to everyone for your kudos as well as your helpful suggestions.

Doug Thurston, Race Director

doug@bsim.org

EVENT DEMOGRAPHICS

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Maria Prince

CALIFORNIA

TEXAS

COLORADO

WASHINGTON

NEVADA

ILLINOIS

NEW YORK

ARIZONA

MASSACHUSETTS

FLORIDA

62%
38%
114
entrants were from 21 other countries:

AUSTRALIA

BRAZIL

CANADA

COSTA RICA

GERMANY

DENMARK

EL SALVADOR

FINLAND

FRANCE

GREAT BRITAIN

GUATEMALAIRELAND

ISRAEL

JAPAN

MEXICO

NORWAY

PORTUGAL

SINGAPORE

SWEDEN

SWITZERLAND

URUGUAY

“Beautiful course, great

vibe, professionally run.

All runners treated so

kindly. Just a really positive event for all levels of racers." ~P. Graham, Santa

Monica, CA

1% 1% 19% 17%

26%29%

6% have a college degree or higher 62%
are in professional, managerial or administrative occupations

79% have a household income of $75K or more

20% 61%

3% of our registrants were active military

32% of those who took the survey set a PR

83% of our entrants were either past participants or heard of the

event by word of mouth

37 people have completed all 15 Monterey Bay Half Marathons

ASICS was the most worn shoe by our runners (27%), folllowed by Brooks (18%), Nike (15%), Saucony (10%),

New Balance (9%), Hoka One One (7%), Mizuno (5%),

Adidas (2%), and Newton (1%)

Heather McWhirter

1 Daniel Tapia 1:03:36 31

2

Futsum Zienasellassie 1:04:02 24

3

Sid Vaughn Jr. 1:04:03 23

4

Samuel Kosgei 1:04:05 33

5

Tyler Mueller 1:04:19 26

6

Fernando Cabada 1:04:28 35

7

Willie Milam 1:05:16 25

8

Ian Butler 1:06:16 26

Top Finishers &

Divisional Winners - Male

PL NAME GUN TIME AGE PACEPL NAME CHIP TIME AGE PACE

1

Oliver Lu 1:53:20 13 8:39

2

Michael Creekbaum 1:55:20 15 8:48

3

Ethan Kelly 2:03:12 12 9:24

4

Max Cole 2:13:36 13 10:11

5

Tomas Dovidaitis 2:14:21 14 10:15

1

Nicholas Merillana 1:13:53 19 5:38

2

Marcos Lopez 1:20:22 19 6:08

3

Kyle Ettinger 1:38:18 18 7:30

4

William Wilson 1:41:26 18 7:44

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