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Pixley, Jim, and Schultz sprint to finish
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Posted on Oct 20 2005
Forty-eight runners of all ages ran down fairways on one of Saipan’s most beautiful stretches of land last Friday during the Club at the Hyatt Golf Classic’s 5-kilometer Fun Run at the Laolao Bay Golf Resort,
Steven Pixley, Noriko Jim, and Crosby Schultz each took the tape for the men’s, women’s, and children’s races respectively, but Jim topped them all with a remarkable time of 16:44.
According to race coordinator Faheem Ebrahim, Jim’s time was even more special due to the contours of the golf course.
“It was a tough race. People don’t realize the ups and downs are that difficult on a run course,” said Ebrahim.
Multisport enthusiast Mieko Motoyoshi was second in the women’s division with a respectable time of 18:40, while Belle Grandinetti finished third in 20:56.
Pixley was only seconds behind Jim with a time of 16:55—good enough to take the men’s division, and he was tailed by Paul Jayman who finished in second place with a time of 17:13. Jayman had little room to falter as Richard Haugh was seven second behind in third (17:20).
The kids had just as much fun under the sun as Schultz rocketed through the course in a stunningly swift 23:29 that edged sibling Kenyon Schultz, who finished in second place at 25:27, while Zoe Jewell bagged third in 27:08.
The event was more than a jaunt through the links as Ebrahim said that local kids will benefit from people being fit.
“We made $400 for the Make-A-Wish Foundation, and we definitely plan to do it again next year,” said Ebrahim.
The organizers of the event wished to thank Mike Grandinetti of UMDA for the T-shirts, the folks at Laolao Bay for the use of the grounds, and the team of runners from Saipan Southern High School’s JROTC program who helped to make the inaugural event a success.
