Photos: Trib La Prade
Lindsay Sundell ran so fast she slipped past the finish line camera. Here she sips some water just outside the finish chute after winning the open women's run in 28:59. Chris Mutai makes his way in for first on the men's side; he ran 27:17 to keep Justin Jacobs from claiming his fourth straight SBR win.
Summer Beach Run goes without a Hitch
Chris Mutai and Trevor Beesley both finished ahead of Justin Jacobs, the winner of the past three Summer Beach Runs. Mutai ran 27:17 to win the Men's Division of the five mile all sand beach run. Lindsay Sundell ran 28:59 to win the Women's Division; she was the sixth finisher overall of the run and only missed being fifth by five seconds.
Skies were overcast and the temperature was cool after all these days in the 90s. It actually rained pretty hard on the start/finish line while the race was on, but most runners were too far south when the rain occurred. Hurricane Danielle was whirling about east of Bermuda creating a small storm swell that ate up some of the beach. The runners didn't seem to mind - most understand that late summer evening races are really tricky weather-wise. Stuart Toomey from 1st Place Sports did a great job as Race Director in lieu of vacationing Doug Alred.
