From young aspiring athletes like Janessa Aquino to high spirited veteran swimmers like Jim Bell, the participants, as well as the volunteers made the fundraising event a big success.
Like Bell who did not leave the life of an athlete, the runners lived up to the theme of not giving up as they completed the rugged five-kilometer course together.
Joey Patrick San Nicolas, son of Atty. Joey Patrick San Nicolas came in at one hour and 27 minutes with an amazing and inspiring story of not giving up.
Manglona and San Nicolas trekked the rugged course and crossed the finish line together.
Kedar Shrestha topped the race as he completed the course in 37 minutes.
Trailing him were Joe Ray Manglona who crossed the finish line in 39 minutes, Edgardo Jabinar finished third with a time of 43 minutes, Eugenio Enriquez came fourth at 44 minutes and septuagenarian swimmer Jim Bell settled for third fifth place completing it in 46 minutes.
The other male finishers include Eugene Mendiola, 53 minutes; Kevan Clawson, 54 minutes and Joey Patrick San Nicolas, 1: 27 hour.
Janessa Aquino led the female finishers reaching the finish line in 54 minutes. Terilyn Taisacan was behind her by a minute distance and Alisa Shrestha also came in at 55, just two seconds behind Taisacan.
Volunteers in the trail run included Tinian High School’s Teen Talk members supervised by Valerie Dela Cruz and Jose Kiyoshi.
The other volunteers included Elizabeth Clawson, who provided photographs of the event, and Terri Clawson, Tinian’s physician assistant. Other contributing members included the Department of Public Safety, Tinian Health Center, and the Marianas Visitors Authority.
The event was organized by Manglona and sanctioned by the TASA to raise awareness of his participation to the XTERRA World Championship in Makena, Maui.
