28th Longest Causeway Run – Walk Draws Record Numbers


The 28th Longest Causeway Run & Fitness Walk, held on Saturday, January 14th, with perfect weather conditions and a record registration as over 1,800 runners and a total of 4,411 participants took part in this 10k tradition. Runners and walkers left Yturria and Houston St. at 10:00 a.m. and 10:15 a.m. and followed a course over the 2.6 mile Queen Isabella Causeway, over the Laguna Madre Bay, on to South Padre Island.

Top three winners in the male category:
Benjamin Kiplimo (30:58)
Sammy Kiplagat (31:32)
Stephen Tanui (32:45)

Top three winners in the female category:
Lucy Kurgat (35:46)
Leah Kigen (37:18)
Liza Hunter (37:38)

Overall winners: 01_14_12
Photos:
Awards Ceremony http://backprint.com/view_event.asp?PID=bp%1BsBu&EVENTID=97490
Finish Line http://backprint.com/view_event.asp?PID=bp%1BsBu&EVENTID=97492
Bridge http://backprint.com/view_event.asp?PID=bp%1BsBu&EVENTID=97494

Sponsored by: CITY of PORT ISABEL, PORT ISABEL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION.
Port Isabel South Padre Press / Parade, 1st National Bank of South Padre Island, Nestle Waters, Cameron County Insurance Center DBA Coleman Hall & Heinze Insurance, H.E.B., Pulmonary Sleep Center of the Valley.

 

 

 

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