More than 3,700 participants officially finished the 35th running of the Manhattan Beach 10K Saturday in a race that was highlighted by repeat winners in both the male and female divisions.
Tito Lezama, 22, of Gardena improved on his 2011 winning time of 31 minutes, 52 seconds by completing the 6.2-mile course in 31:06.
John Poray, 31, of Long Beach finished second at 31:34 and Erik Steffens, 26, of Sherman Oaks placed third with a mark of 33:08.
Redondo Beach’s Nathalie Higley captured her 11th Manhattan Beach 10K title in the women’s division posting a time of 36:08. The 42-year-old running icon bested her 2011 winning performance by 43 seconds.
Alison Kielty, 25, of Torrance placed second at 38:00, beating out Alison Atkinson who crossed the finish line at 38:33.
Male division winners include Cy Chittenden (Manhattan Beach, 9-11, 43:40), Jonathan Low (Rancho Palos Verdes, 12-14, 39:10), Connor Rafferty (Manhattan Beach, 15-17, 34:09), Lezama (18-23), Steffens (24-29), Poray (30-34), Humberto Sanchez (Redondo Beach, 35-39, 35:27), Christian Tregillis (Manhattan Beach, 40-44, 34:23), Edward Iantuono (Manhattan Beach, 45-49, 37:38), Richard Gust (Hermosa Beach, 50-54, 37:34), Michael Delgado (Manhattan Beach, 55-59, 39:04), Hugo Velazquez (Hawthorne, 60-64, 43:47), Steve Notaro (Torrance, 65-69, 43:35), Jesse Cook (Thousand Oaks, 70-74, 52:15), Frank Greene (Torrance, 75-59, 54:12), Eugene Cook (Redondo Beach, 80-84, 1:06:58) and Harlan Franks (Manhattan Beach, 85-99, 1:56:24).
Females winning their respective age groups were Cara Chittenden (Manhattan Beach, 9-11, 47:31), Alexis Johnson (Manhattan Beach, 12-14, 49:25), Sophie Currin (Hermosa Beach, 15-17, 40:06), Emily Vaughn (Hermosa Beach, 18-23, 44:49), Kielty (24-29), Cambria Wu (Torrance, 30-34, 39:57), Heather Buchta (Hermosa Beach, 35-39, 41:51), Higley (40-44), Atkinson (45-49), Renee Williams-Smith (Hermosa Beach, 50-54, 41:51), Rosemary Henderson (Torrance, 55-59, 48:23), Sharon Lotesto (Torrance, 60-64, 47:54), Susan Reichardt (Rancho Palos Verdes, 65-69, 1:00:23), Susan Callaway (Hermosa Beach, 70-74, 1:04:50), Marian Castelli (St. Louis, MO, 75-79, 1:26:57), Virginia Gussard (Manhattan Beach, 80-84, 1:29:57) and Miyoko Ohara (Rancho Palos Verdes, 85-89, 1:37:51).
