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A warm, sunny day produced mostly slower than usual times for runners hoping to break course records at the 8th annual VCHM on Sunday, June 14. Two weeks of cloudy cool weather ended on race day; we should have held the race on Saturday. In spite of the sudden heat wave the 2009 race had a record number of finishers. The men's course record holder, Romualdo Sanchez, was first to cross the finish line with a commanding lead over the rest of the field. The ladies winner was 39-year-old Mary Jones from Ventura.
A couple of age division course records were broken this year:
Speaking of Robert Leonardo, not only is he the inaugural champion of this race; he has run all eight of them. Our good friend Harry Pantelas is also an "eight timer" at VCHM and his 70+ age division course record still stands. As we get closer to our 10th VCHM, we welcome hearing from runners who have run every race.
The VCHM is known for being "the friendliest race in L.A.". Every year our volunteers treat runners to an exceptional experience from start to finish and this year was no exception. Special thanks to each and every volunteer who gave up his or her Sunday to support you and this event.
The VCHM might even be called "the happiest race in L.A." since 55 runners went home with sponsor donated raffle prizes and 72 men and women took home sponsor donated prizes for placing in the top three in their age divisions. Tell me what race you've gone to where 127 runners were gifted with free sponsor prizes! So we do our part; now you do yours. Go to our Sponsor Website Page http://www.trailrunevents.com/sponsors.htm, and support our sponsors. Please buy from them, telephone and email them; tell them you appreciate their generosity at the VCHM.
Thank you to all involved with the VCHM from our volunteers to our sponsors to our park service to our ranger. Most of all, thanks to the runners who support this event with your participation and with our state parks facing an uncertain future, we still end this report with…
See you next year at the VCHM on Sunday, June 13, 2010!
Happy trails and thank you for supporting the Valley Crest Half Marathon.
Happy Trails,
Nancy Shura
P.S. Check the website soon for 2008 race photos!
