AT THE RACES: RACE REPORTS
Larson Sets New Record at Boulder Backroads broke Peter Tanui’s course record, winning in 1:06:31, a bit more than two minutes up on Andrew Letheby. Lilly Guerra, a native of Ecuador and sister of Olympian Silvio Guerra, bested American 1/2 marathon women’s champ Colleen De Reuck in the women’s race. Her winning time of 1:19:41, was two seconds faster than De Reuck, as she grabbed the win in the last few strides. 2500 cans of Guinness and 250 pounds of Nestles chocolate greeted runners at the finish line... a perfect ending to a well planned race.
Scott Larson finishes the Boulder Backroads 1/2 Marathon in record time
Nike ACG Boulder Backroads Marathon, 1/2 Marathon Boulder, CO September 28, 2003 642 Finishers - Marathon 1846 Finishers - 1/2 Marathon The Boulder Backroads Marathon had a fun, party-like atmosphere on race morning as runners lined up to the tunes of the Colorado Irish Pipe Band. It was a perfect morning for racing with sunny skies and temperatures in the 40’s. The race began at the Boulder Reservoir in northeast Boulder and traveled dirt country roads through the outskirts of town. Since it began five years ago, Backroads has seen its numbers grow steadily each year. In
fact, race organizers ran out of bib numbers for the half marathon because last minute registration far exceeded their expectations. In the marathon, 42-year-old Laura Bruess of Boulder led the women’s race with a time of 3:14:31, taking two minutes off the time she ran in the 2002 Backroads, and outdistancing her closest female competitor, second place finisher Erica Pedron of Aurora, by more than seven minutes. Men’s winner Jason Smith, 29, also of Boulder, won with a time of 2:46:25, with Steve Krebs of Denver clocking 2:49:01 to place second for the second year in a row. In the half marathon, Scott Larson of Louisville
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Male Overall Marathon Jason Smith Steve Krebs Mark Nolan Mike Callor Michael Kallenberg Armando Galarraga Steven Bono Jeffry Buechler Alexandro Rojas Sanders Rick Bruess Henry Guzman Mark Plaatjes Tod Davis Will Pittenger Graeme John Duncan Kerry Schutt Alan Thomas Villavicencio David Wheeler Blaine Miller Stephen Meratla Marc Licolsi Marshall Hull Paul Adams Michael Mason Kevin Berg
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Female Overall Marathon Laura Bruess 3:14:31 Erica Pedron 3:21:27 Kristi Jordan 3:23:38 Ana Reutinger 3:28:09 Jennifer Osguthorpe 3:29:28 Rebecca Johnson 3:32:04 Molly Nasky 3:34:02 Atsuko Ohtake 3:34:05 Julie Osguthorpe 3:35:08 Becky Swanstrom 3:43:16 Tracey Bernett 3:43:56 Julie Fanning-St. Clair 3:44:14 Laura Triplett 3:45:49 Zsuzsanna Tuell 3:46:18 Audra Duke 3:47:24 Lucinda West 3:48:06 Molly Megan Rusch 3:50:21 Tia Rosen 3:51:30 Paula Vaughan 3:53:39 Leslie Dumler 3:54:06 Sandee Miller 3:55:02 Daniela Grayeb 3:55:34 Laura Venner 3:55:39 Heather Scott 3:56:10 Rachel Michelle Ferguson 3:56:38
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Male Overall 1/2 Marathon Scott Larson 1:06:31 Andrew Letherby 1:08:49
2:46:25 2:49:01 2:57:05 2:59:34 3:01:58 3:02:58 3:03:26 3:03:55 3:03:56 3:04:30 3:05:56 3:05:56 3:06:59 3:07:56 3:09:30 3:10:14 3:12:03 3:12:09 3:12:21 3:12:27 3:12:29 3:12:47 3:12:57 3:13:27 3:13:47
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Justin Young Donnie Franzen Michael Brouillette
1:10:14 1:10:49 1:14:12
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Female Overall 1/2 Marathon Lilly Guerra 1:19:41 Colleen De Reuck 1:19:43 Patty Rogers 1:23:46 Ellen Hart-Pena 1:24:52 Jacqueline Gareau 1:28:08
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Male Masters 1/2 Marathon Kevin Bax 1:20:42 Mark Mathieu 1:22:11 Timothy Wolfe 1:23:12 Kevin Jafari 1:24:10 Jim Telling 1:24:44
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Female Masters 1/2 Marathon Amy Regnier 1:28:33 Patricia Rios 1:34:56 Dagny Barrios 1:35:08 Lynn McEwen 1:38:38 Jenny Weber 1:39:57
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Male 18-24 1/2 Marathon Joe Hughes Joey Zins Daniel Boniface Aaron Laska Barcheck Kenton Curtis
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Female 18-24 1/2 Marathon Anna Elizabeth Heimerl 1:31:36 Betty Jo Mohler 1:32:16 Jena Pohle 1:32:44 Tiffany Joy Olson 1:33:18 Kristie Rogers 1:40:53
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Male 25-29 1/2 Marathon Travis Daniels Kevin McGouldrick Christopher Borton Stephen Walker Hugo Guerrero
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Female 25-29 1/2 Marathon Erin Howlett Wille 1:34:02 Sara Riker 1:35:09 Sara Turtle 1:35:14 Britta Kallevang 1:39:23
1:17:40 1:18:01 1:18:21 1:20:37 1:25:27
1:16:44 1:18:17 1:18:23 1:19:25 1:20:54
Laura Bruess wins the marathon
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