Hey everyone back for another edition of the monthly Race Recap, this time for April 2025. Again the goal is to celebrate all of the great race day efforts of the team. All in all, great work everyone! A big reminder that we can all do hard things! Let’s continue working towards our goals in fitness and personal ones too! 

A big shout out to Jessica Rong for helping with photos and writing, so give her a kudos on Strava for all the work she did yet again this month! Ron Souza helped with editing as well.

As always if a race result is missing please let us know and we will add it to the recap.

Sactown 10 Miler/5K

Megan Rodriguez completed the 10 mile course in a time of 1:48:38; great perseverance Megan!

Richard King completed the 5K in a time of 28:21; great job Rich! Running strong and improving with every race!

John Gibson completed the 10 Mile race in a time of 1:11:45 averaging a pace of 7:10. Great job John always pushing the pace! 

Angelica Cross completed the 10 mile course in 1:21:22. Great job Angelica, always race ready!

Mariano Meza in his second race in Rebel Red completed the 5K course in a time of 31:47! Great job Mariano at this rate you will break 30 Minutes in the 5K very soon! Great seeing your progress, keep going! 

Ben Mundy completed the 5K in a time of 24:47. Excellent work Ben going sub 25 on the 5K!

Gil Inouye 3 minute PR compared to last year completing the 10 mile course in a time of 1:26:03 averaging a pace of 8:36mm. Way to push yourself Gil to get the result! This race also served as great preparation for his half marathon a week later. 

Ruben Rodriguez ran the 10 Miler in a time of 1:20:52 averaging a pace of 8:05mm; excellent work Ruben! Check out his million dollar smile in this photo too!

Shane Curren ran the 10 miler in a time of 1:43:07; great job Shane!

Liza Medina ran the 10 miler in an excellent time of 1:42:39; great job putting in a strong effort despite the jet lag flying back from Japan!

Ed Beci averaged sub 9 minute per mile pace completing the 10 miler in a time of 1:27:48! Great job Ed you are improving with every race!

David White finished the 10 miler in 1:20:02 earning a 2nd place age division podium! Great race David! Thank you for making it out to Sactown from where you live! You are ready for London!

Selena Hak finishing her 10 miler race in 2:11:38. Great job Selena you always give 110%! 

Traci Seto completed the 10 mile course in a time of 1:22:50. Congratulations earning a 2nd place in her age group (55-59).

Courtney Eldridge completed her race in a time of 1:20:56, averaging a pace of 8:05mm. Negative splitting her race, the last two miles being her fastest. Way to go Courtney, relentlessly consistent!

Scott Cleland finished with a time of 1:17:34 averaging 7:45 pace, well done Scott!

Zach Gonzalez completed the 5K in a time of 23:55, great job Zach! Thanks for capturing photos of other Rebels as well!

Ron Souza finished the race in 1:41:36, a masterclass in grit and determination despite challenges.

Mountains to Beach Marathon & Half Marathon

Gil Inouye finished the half marathon in a time of 2:21:18. Great job Gil, your endurance is ever improving! 

Anel Esmeralda Martinez who joined the club just this month completed the marathon in 3:41:52. Huge congratulations on your BQ and 8 min PR!

Kunhuor Hak completed the marathon in a time of 3:30:02 averaging 8 minute pace. Great job Kunhuor persevering near the end to complete another strong effort! Congratulations on your PR! It was Kunhuor’s birthday that week, an excellent way to celebrate with his favorite distance!

Michelle Carrasco ran a strong Half Marathon in a time of 2:04:54; great job Michelle you are making these races look easy!

Jessica Rong completed the marathon in a time of 3:41:41, averaging 8:27 per mile, with her mile splits reflecting her discipline in never deviating from her race plan. A 10 min PR from CIM this past year. 

Lake Sonoma Marathon 

Big congratulations to Lucas Sanchez on completing the Lake Sonoma trail Marathon in 6:25:22. A tough course with a total elevation gain of 5,122 feet. Way to crush it Lucas! 

Sac State 5K Fun Run

Ruben Rodriguez earned 1st place in his age group with a time of 21:59! Well done Ruben! 

Megan Rodriguez earned a personal record in the 5k with a time of 28:29; congrats on the new 5K PR!

Glen Schaezlein completed the 5K in a time of 22:45, earning a 2nd place in age group award. Excellent work Glen!

Ruben and Glen also received the Beat the President medal for running faster than the President’s (of Sacramento State University) son’s time in the race of 24:40. Excellent effort guys!

Mother Lode Earth Day 5K

Kunhuor Hak  finished the race with a time of 25:30; all the more remarkable less than a week after completing a full marathon! Great commitment Kunhuor! Excellent race on a hilly course! 

Angelica Cross running her home town course, completed the race in a time of 26:46. Great job Angelica; way to conquer the nearly 250 feet of elevation gain!

Anel Martinez completed the race in a time of 27:45: great job Anel on a difficult course just a week after your Marathon. 

Ruben Rodriguez completed the course in a time of 22:30; speedy Ruben as always! 

Boston Marathon

Amparo Villamore Haynes completed the extremely famous and prestigious marathon in a time of 4:27:43! Congratulations Amphee on both counts of reaching her donation goal to gain entry and completing the race despite knee pain. Great job Amphee!

Baker to Vegas Challenge Cup Relay

I (Zeb) ran stage 14 of the relay which was 10.7 miles with 900 feet of elevation gain. I completed it in a time of 1 hours and 31 Minutes. My team finished in 19 Hours and 21 Minutes finishing 155th out of 241 Teams and finishing 7th out of 11 in division. Great work Zeb!! Some fellow Rebels are already considering planning a team relay run in Lake Tahoe next year. 

American River Parkway Half Marathon/5K

Ron Souza finished the 5K in a time of 24:24 to earn 1st place in his age group! Great job Ron showing us how it is done!

Liza Medina earned a 2nd place in her age group with a time of 2:13:49! Great job Liza way to push yourself to earn an amazing result; congrats!

Amphee Villamore Haynes completed the half marathon in a time of 2:11:15, made all the more remarkable by the fact she completed the Boston Marathon less than a week earlier! Excellent resilience and determination Amphee!

Traci Seto earned another 1st place in age group with a time of 1:49:11! Excellent work on the 1st place and going well under 2 hours in the half marathon. A very strong race from a strong racer!

Steve Bond ran a time of 25:37 to finish 2nd in his age group! What makes Steve’s race all the more remarkable is that he did it off the back of only 2 hours of sleep and was able to match his season’s best 5K time along with being only 3 seconds per mile off of his best 5K time since 2023. Great job Steve!

Mike Tiska ran an excellent 5K finishing in a time of 25:08, earning a 2nd place in his age group podium finish! Well done Mike your training is paying off!

Big Sur 21 Miler

Suzie Oyoung completed the Big Sur 21 Miler in a time of 4:47:32! By running with great discipline and focus she actually ran negative splits over the course of the race!

London Marathon

David White ran an exceptional race to finish one of the world marathon major course in a time of 3:48:07! It was a warmer day than expected but he fought hard to finish strong! Excellent work David it is never easy running 100% at a flyaway race especially one taking place in a whole different continent! Way to represent in the streets of London!

Run Because You Can 5K

Note:I couldn’t find any photos from this event so if anyone has any please let me know; thanks!

Andy Harris did the club proud earning a 2nd place in age group with a time of 27:06!

Gilbert Machado earned 1st place in his age group division (70-79) with a time of 27:27!

Thank you Mai for capturing this photo of Gil in action!

Mai Nakamoto completed the 5K in a time of 54:13 with her students!