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PHOTO GALLERY INTRO: The 2011 Santa Barbara International Marathon looked like it was going to experience a morning of bad weather but the rain blew out of the area overnight on Friday and race day turned out to be another magnificent Santa Barbara day.Over 3500 runners competed in the marathon and 1/2 marathon, along with a host of supporters and fans cheering them on.CLICK HERE for a race recapCLICK HERE for video coverage … [Read more...]
WATCH OUR VIDEO------- Moninda Marube made it two for two in Santa Barbara on Saturday, returning to triumph in his second straight Santa Barbara International Marathon.The Kenyan edged out Michael Wardian, who crossed the finish line less than 10 seconds behind Marube. The winning time was 2 hours, 22 minutes and 28 seconds, which is also a new course record.Laura Turner's time of 3:03:26 was the best amongst females and 22nd-best overall.After a night of heavy rain and … [Read more...]
It’s been a year in the making …Every painstaking detail.Changes. Enhancements. Some surprises. Even a little pizazz.Entertainment, too!And for Rusty Snow, Santa Barbara International (SBI) Marathon & Half Marathon race director, along with his wife, June, who serves as the expo and finish-line coordinator and Dan Campbell, uber-experienced logistics coordinator, the moment has arrived.“We’re ready!” Snow stated.Saturday is their third year orchestrating the … [Read more...]
Friends for 15 years, Naomi Reeves and Jenny Klein started running on a lark four years ago …While together pushing their second kids in strollers around their San Roque neighborhood, Reeves asked Klein, both 38, if she wanted to run the Santa Barbara Half-Marathon four months out.“Sure,” said Klein. “But we’re NOT runners.”But, sharp and resourceful they are!So, they downloaded a training schedule from cyberspace and with surgical-like precision, they sliced precious … [Read more...]
Lompoc’s Jason Brosseau was the fastest area finisher at the Boston Marathon, and Santa Barbara’s Susie Adams was the first local woman to cross the finish line on Monday in the 115th running of the world-famous 26.2-mile race.Brossuau, 25, finished in 2 hours, 48 minutes, 46 seconds, while Adams, 42, was timed in 3:09.58. She was the fourth highest finisher from Santa Barbara.Rick Jones, 42, of Goleta was the second fastest local finisher in 2:55.08. He was followed by John … [Read more...]
The Santa Barbara International Marathon joined forces with the long-running Half Marathon on Saturday, attracting thousands of competitors, spectators and volunteers in one of Santa Barbara's largest annual sporting events.Kenyan Moninda Marube was in a class all his own during the marathon, completing the 26.2 mile course in 2 hours, 25 minutes and 49 seconds. The closest to Marube was Cate School teacher Tim Smith, who was almost 23 minutes behind. It's Marube's third marathon title in … [Read more...]
Carpinteria’s Tim Smith turned in the best time of local runners competing at Monday’s 114th running of the Boston Marathon.Smith, 45, hit the finish line at Boyston Street in downtown Boston in 2 hours, 43 minutes, 53 seconds. The time was a considerable improvement over his result from last month’s Los Angeles Marathon. He ran 3:13.27 on the course from Dodger Stadium to Santa Monica.Jamie Haggar, 31, of Santa Barbara, was the next fastest in 2:55.10.The top local woman … [Read more...]
Cowbell.You can never have enough cowbell.It grabs your attention and rattles right through you, like Sunday morning during Santa Barbara’s very own international marathon – it was everywhere!There was cowbell behind Costco….cowbell on Cathedral Oaks…on Cliff Drive… and certainly cowbell down to the finish line near our spectacular Santa Barbara City College on the coast.Cowbell — as in wild, enthusiastic support for the 3,000-plus runners from across the nation. … [Read more...]
Blessed with ideal weather conditions and great community support, the inaugural Select Staffing Santa Barbara International Marathon went off without any major hitches on Sunday morning.Carlos Handler of Pomona was the overall winner, covering the 26.2-mile course from Goleta to Santa Barbara City College’s La Playa Stadium in 2 hours, 24 minutes, 48.7 seconds. Nathan Jones of Shipshewana, Ind. was second (2:35.59.6) and former Westmont College star Robby Cherry came in third … [Read more...]
