FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Road Running Race, Recap and Top Finishers)
June 23, 2007

Contact: Mark Winitz
Pacific Association/USATF Communications Manager
winitz@earthlink.net


SHRINERS 8K RUN and 5K Run/Walk (9th Annual)
(Pacific Association/USA Track & Field Road 8K Championship)
Saturday, June 23, 2007 
Sacramento, CA
Presented by Happy Daze RV's and Molina Healthcare

Distance: 8 kilometers, USATF certified, flat loop road course
Finishers:  8K Run: 525; 5K Run/Walk: 258
Weather: Sunny, mild
Prize Money: $2,500 to top Pacific Association/USATF  individuals and 
teams
Race Records: Men: Greg Jimmerson, 23:32 (2003). Women: Kristin Schwartz, 
27:35 (2001).
Race Director: Doug Thurston, raceinfo@ffsac.com

RECAP
Hours after Adam Goucher and Kara Goucher both qualified for the U.S. 
World Championships team at the AT&T USA Outdoor Track & Field 
Championships, an Oakland, Calif. based couple demonstrated that the 
Gouchers aren't the only fast husband/wife distance running team in the 
U.S.

Richie Boulet and Magdalena Lewy-Boulet also share some swift talent. 
Richie Boulet 34, registered his second victory at this PA/USATF 8K road 
championship (he also won in 2005) while Magdalena Lewy-Boulet, 33, 
easily won the women's race.
     
A dawdling 5-minute-per-mile pace among an early pack of lead men played 
right into the legs of Boulet, a former All-American at Cal-Berkeley and 
sub-four-minute miler. Boulet broke the men's race open midway and 
cruised to a 24:36 victory over his Transports adidas teammates James 
Nielsen (2nd, 24:45) and Andrew Hill (3rd, 24:58).

Meanwhile, Lewy-Boulet led the women from starting gun to finish tape. 
The U.S. marathon standout's 26:53 winning time easily set a new women's 
race record. Allison Kerr was runner-up (28:37). 45-year-old Rosemarie 
Lagunas (28:43) ran a superb race, finishing third overall and winning 
the female masters title.

Among male masters, Jeff Adkins, 46,  (26:29) and Jose Aispuro, 45, 
(26:33) waged a close contest, placing 1-2 in the over-40 (years old) age 
division.

The event was staged at the Shriners Hospital, Sacramento. For full 
results, please visit www.ffsac.com or www.pausatf.org.

TOP MEN
Open:
1.	Richie Boulet, 34,	Oakland CA   24:36   $200
2.	James Nielsen, 27, Palo Alto , CA  24:45   $100
3.	Andrew Hill,	26, San Francisco, CA  24:58   $50
4.	Todd Rose,	34, San Francisco CA  25:09
5.	Steve Immel, 30, 	Oakland CA  25:16

15 & Under: Cal Massey, 15, Danville, CA  32:25
16-19: Cristian Morinico, 19, Sacramento, CA  25:37
40-49: Jeffrey Adkins, 46, Granite Bay, CA  26:29   $100
50-59: Dennis Kurtis, 53,	San Jose CA, 27:25   $50
60-69: Chuck MacDonald, 60, Redding, CA  29:02   $25
70-79: Bernie Hollander, 71, Novato, CA  38:59
80+: Sam Hirabayashi, 80, San Rafael, CA  43:20
Wheelchair:  Rocky Robinson, 38, Lodi, CA  17:15

TOP WOMEN
Open:
1. Magdelena Lewy-Boulet, 33,	Oakland CA  26:53   $200
2. Allison Kerr, 30,	Vacaville CA   28:37   $100
3.	Rosemarie Lagunas, 45,	San Jose CA  28:43   $150 (open + masters)
4.	Elissa Riedy, 29, 	Livermore CA  28:45
5. Shaluinn Fullove, 29,	Palo Alto CA  28:53

15 & Under: Lauren Crawford, 15, Walnut Creek, CA  36:14
16-19: Maggie Lloyd, 17, Sacramento, CA  37:17
40-49: Lagunas (see above)
50-59: Meredith Mills, 50, Palo Alto, CA  32:59   $50
60-69: Barbara Miller, 67, Modesto, CA  38:10   $25
70+: Nova Poff, 70, Davis, CA  44:21
80+: Po Adams, 82, Carmichael, CA  1:05:43

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