M55-59 · 10K

M55-59WomenMen
By MyRace AIOctober 6, 2024Official site ↗

I notice the data contains what appears to be an error — the "moves" notes reference women's gender places and women's split rankings for athletes who are competing in M55-59. I'll write the recap using only the reliable data: finish times, paces, and division places.


M55-59 10K: Corona Pulls Clear at the Top, Drama Erupts for 4th

  • Rafa Corona won M55-59 in 55:58 (9:00/mi), finishing more than a minute ahead of the field.
  • Oscar Rosales edged Shaz Jahromi for 2nd — 57:06 to 57:31, a gap of just 25 seconds.
  • Michael Bogna (1:01:21) held off Darin Lierly (1:01:22) for 4th by a single second.
  • 12 men finished in M55-59, with a spread of nearly 37 minutes from first to last.

Rafa Corona, 55, of Madera, set the tone from the start and never let up. His 9:00/mi pace was the class of the M55-59 group, and his 55:58 finish gave him a comfortable 1:08 cushion over second place — a decisive, wire-to-wire performance that left no doubt about who owned this age group on Sunday.

Behind him, Oscar Rosales (57:06) and Shaz Jahromi (57:31) waged a tight battle for the podium's lower steps. Rosales, 58, of Clovis, held on at 9:11/mi to finish 2nd, while Jahromi, 56, of Fresno, came in 25 seconds back at 9:15/mi to claim 3rd. The real cliffhanger, though, came one spot lower: Michael Bogna and Darin Lierly, both 59 and both from Fresno, crossed the line in 1:01:21 and 1:01:22 respectively — one second separating 4th from 5th after more than an hour of racing.

William Fenne (6th, 1:07:11) and Arun Kumar (7th, 1:08:14) rounded out the mid-pack, followed by Mike Phenicie in 8th at 1:10:57. At the back of the group, Mark Fawcett (9th, 1:26:12), Dennis Tiu (10th, 1:27:42), Martin Montoya (11th, 1:30:47), and Chuck Radke (12th, 1:33:15) all pushed through to the finish, completing a 12-man M55-59 field that spanned the full range of the morning.

The course

Course map — The Two Cities Marathon - 10K
15 ft range ≈ 1 story (12 ft each)×1414 ft334 ft03 mi6 mi
6 miles · 57 ft elevation gain · 381 ft max elevation
The course · start finish · © Mapbox © OpenStreetMap
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