The annual Santa Barbara Wine Country Half Marathon took place this weekend with Sergio Reyes finishing in a time of 1:06:31. Andrea Mclarty was the first woman to cross the finish line and held a time of 1:21:03.Jonathan Pierce and Ryan Emery came in second and third overall behind Reyes holding times of 1:08:29 and 1:09:44 respectively.UCSB Basketball player Emilie Johnson finished second for the women in her first half marathon, trailing 6 minutes behind McLarty. COMPLETE … [Read more...]
PHOTO GALLERY: 2011 Santa Barbara International Marathon
Tuesday, November 15, 2011 By Leave a Comment
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...]
Weather clears out for Santa Barbara Marathon
Saturday, November 12, 2011 By Leave a Comment
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...]
SBI Marathon is a labor of love for organizers
Thursday, November 10, 2011 By Leave a Comment
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...]
WeissCrax: Can’t stop fever to do SB Half-Marathon
Tuesday, November 8, 2011 By Leave a Comment
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...]
Brosseau, Adams top area finishers at Boston Marathon
Monday, April 18, 2011 By Leave a Comment
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...]
Marube fastest among thousands of SB marathoners
Saturday, November 6, 2010 By 3 Comments
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...]
Smith leads SB presence at Boston Marathon
Monday, April 19, 2010 By Leave a Comment
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...]
Gamberdellas are ready to run for autism awareness
Saturday, March 20, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Dealing with autism can be a grueling journey, and Santa Barbara's Cara Gamberdella is going to embark on one of her own next month to help the cause. Cara and her sister, Jenn, will be running the Boston Marathon in honor of their nephew, Genaro Gamberdella, who suffers from severe autism."Team Gamberdella" has already raised $9,000 for the Doug Flutie Jr. Foundation for Autism, and is now focusing efforts towards a more local cause, the Dos Pueblos Little League Challengers … [Read more...]
