Runners at Fireman’s Park at 45th Street and Arizona Avenue prior to Tuesday’s pace race. Courtesy photo

BY TED WILLIAMS
Atomic City Road Runners

Lynn Bjorklund was the top predictor in the weekly pace race held at Fireman’s Park at 45th Street and Arizona Avenue at 7 seconds off her predicted time.  Other accurate predictors were:  Laura McClellan with a 19 second differential; Ted Romero recording a 21 second difference; Travis Gibson at 30 seconds off and the top finisher in the 3 mile distance at 32:24; and Tony Borek at 39 seconds off his predicted time.

11 year old Levi Gibson was the best finisher on the 1 mile course at 7:49 and 13 year old Anna Ferenbaugh recorded a 14:04 for first female finisher.

In the 3 mile distance Nikol Strother had a time of 27:09 for best female finisher.

Next week’s race will be held on Tuesday, August 16th, 2022 at 6:00 PM in Rendija Canyon located by going onto Barranca Mesa and turning left at the 90 degree turn at Dinosaur Park and going down into Rendija Canyon driving on Rendija Road a little more than a mile past the Los Alamos Sportsmen’s Club to the race start on the left.  1 mile gravel and 3 mile gravel/trail runs will be available.

For more information call (1)505-672-1639 or visit the Club’s Web site at:  http://atomicrunners.com