Palm Desert 1/2 Marathon & 5k

Credit : Patrick Nouhailler Half Marathon Luigi Grullon outpaced more then 520 runners to win in 01:15:20. He finished une minute 11 secondes ahead of Andrew Arzate. Steven Waite (01:16:42) made notched third place. In the women’s race, Katherine Mcneill took top honours by finishing the race in 01:22:03 , followed by Elizabeth Wasserman who finished with a time of 01:23:05. Chantelle Groenewoud got the third place in 01:24:14. Top 5 Men 1 Luigi Grullon 01:15:20 2 Andrew Arzate 01:16:31 3 Steven Waite 01:16:42 4 Santiago Reyes 01:19:22 5 John Wangercyn 01:22:11 Top 5 Women 1 Katherine Mcneill 01:22:03 2 Elizabeth Wasserman 01:23:05 3 Chantelle Groenewoud 01:24:14 4 Shiloh Watts 01:26:41 5 Gemma Slaughter 01:28:01 Complete results 5K Run/Walk Juan Nunez outran roughly 360 runners to win with a time of 00:16:41, followed by Cameron Boydd who finished with a time of 00:18:09. The third place went to Ricardo Franco with a time of 00:18:20 For the women, it was Stephanie Sandino (00:23:25) taking the top spot, ahead of Roxanne Salas (00:24:11). Finishing third was Jowanda Dziesinski (00:24:16). Top 5 Men 1 Juan Nunez 00:16:41 2 Cameron Boydd 00:18:09 3 Ricardo Franco 00:18:20 4 Ryan Luna 00:18:25 5 Arian Mayorga 00:18:36 Top 5 Women 1 Stephanie Sandino 00:23:25 2 Roxanne Salas 00:24:11 3 Jowanda Dziesinski 00:24:16 4 Debbie Booth 00:24:18 5 Jennifer O’Keefe 00:24:19 Complete results

Credit : Patrick Nouhailler Half Marathon Luis Saldivar took top spot in 01:18:37. He finished 2 minutes 42 secondes ahead of Santiago Alonzo. Cegar Goran got the third place in 01:24:27. In the women’s race, Lauren Andrews got a win, finishing with a time of 01:24:18 . She bested Katherine Mcneill who crossed the finish line 3 minutes 16 secondes behind her. Rounding out the top three was Tory Hislop with a time of 01:31:37. Top 5 Men 1 Luis Saldivar 01:18:37 2 Santiago Alonzo 01:21:19 3 Cegar Goran 01:24:27 4 Mark Webb 01:25:03 5 Roberto Ortiz Plascencia 01:25:32 Top 5 Women 1 Lauren Andrews 01:24:18 2 Katherine Mcneill 01:27:34 3 Tory Hislop 01:31:37 4 Cassandra Glaser 01:32:04 5 Julie Nicholson Montero 01:33:30 Complete results 5K Run/Walk Juan Nu took top honors by finishing the race in 00:16:03. He bested Joshua Estrada who crossed the finish line 55 secondes behind him. Marcus Romero got the third place in 00:17:11. In the women’s race, Christy Lovig claimed victory with a time of 00:17:40 , ahead of Kirsten Hirneisen (00:22:11). Isi Ibarra got the third place in 00:22:46. Top 5 Men 1 Juan Nu 00:16:03 2 Joshua Estrada 00:16:58 3 Marcus Romero 00:17:11 4 Fernando Rojas 00:18:47 5 Steve Ireland 00:18:55 Top 5 Women 1 Christy Lovig 00:17:40 2 Kirsten Hirneisen 00:22:11 3 Isi Ibarra 00:22:46 4 Tomoko Tsuzuki 00:22:58 5 Leslie Stepanek 00:22:59 Complete results