Santa Barbara’s Joy Moats crosses the finish line in Bull Canyon with a record-breaking time on the 10k course.
Joy Moats awarded first place in the female division.
Joy Moats of Santa Barbara, finished 1st place among females at the Santa Maria Bull Canyon 10K race in 35:35 last Saturday, breaking the previous mark set by Jennifer Derego in 2004 by over two minutes. The previous course record was 37:36. 422 runners ran the 15th annual Bull Canyon Run 10K which raises money for the Special Olympics.
John Lofthus, of Buellton won the men?s race in 33:57. Omar Padilla of Santa Barbara finished 2nd place in 35:07.
Moats, who set a personal best for the 10K, ran well despite the challenging course. The 10K run is a hilly out and back course starting at the Edwards Community Center in Santa Maria and heads north on Panther to Bull Canyon Road and back.
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