FAVORED runners triumphed in the Beach Road 5K event hosted on Friday by Run Saipan, but another set winners was also announced for the surprise “zombie chase” integrated into the event from Oleai Beach Bar & Grill to Moylan’s Insurance and back.
In Division 1, Paul Khang led the men as he completed the 5K distance with a time of 00:25:51. In second and third places were Leo Wania (00:26:41) and Karmron Pangelinan (00:28:47).
In the women’s division, Lovel Spaeth finished first at 00:26:42 with Leilani Ruszala in second place at 00:26:42 and Kathy Ruszala in third at 00:27:05.
In Division 2, Caleb Cui took the spotlight among the men with a finish time of 00:21:44 followed by Adam Walsh (00:24:26) in second and Frank Camacho (00:24:33) in third.
Among the women, Rosemarie Chisato crossed the finish line first with a time of 00:25:05 followed by Terra Allen (00:25:38) and Ann Bang (00:26:44).
In Division 3, which featured male runners only, Samuel Zhu recorded the fastest time at 00:19:35 followed by Pony Tang (00:19:37) and Rex Pixley (00:19:39).
‘Zombies’
As for the zombie chase, the human runners had football flags attached to themselves. They were released by waves and must reach the “evacuation helicopter” finish line without getting their flags snatched by “zombies.”
In the end, the “survivors” were Leilani Ruszala, Declan Spaeth, Lovel Spaeth, Keoni Ruszala, Frank “The Crank” Camacho and Adam Walsh. Leilani Ruszala was the top survivor as she was the first to reach the finish line with her “lives” intact.
Among the “zombies,” King Enoch Zhuang of Agape Christian School was number one, “infecting” over 10 human runners. Pony Tang was second with six “victims” while Daniel Li and David Chen were tied for third place after each “infected” four humans.
The other “zombies” were Rex Pixley, Michael Mancao, Sildrey Veloria, Shigeki Tenorio, Simon Tang, Samuel Zhu, Jireh Wang and David Zhao.
The Beach Road 5K race participants pose for a photo Friday evening.
