The Manhattan Beach 10k bring community back together
Photos by EnduranceSports.com [ngg src=”galleries” ids=”2418″ display=”pro_mosaic”]by Mark McDermott After a year in virtual existence, the Manhattan Beach 10k came roaring back to actual life Saturday morning as 3,396 runners filled local streets in the 44th annual running of the race. Stewart Harwell, who won the race in 2017 and 2018, once again finished first with a time of 31:42, 37 seconds ahead of second-place finisher Caleb Ko. Shadeh Tabatabai won the women’s division with a time of 36:44, finishing nearly a minute ahead of second-place finisher Lindsay Wandzilak. tewart Harwell runs the finishing stretch towards his third time winning the MB 10k. Photo courtesy Endurance Sports Photography As always, the MB 10k was about more than top finishers, perhaps this year more than ever. After a year in which large gatherings were not possible, several numbers aside from the victors’ times told a larger story. A little more than 36 percent of participants were racing the MB 10k for the first time, while 46 percent had run the race at least three times and 31 had participated each year since its inception in 1978. Eleven local running clubs were represented, including 77 runners…
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