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Two newcomers to Double Racing were the winners at the 12th Christmas Double 15k
The 12th Christmas Double 15K (10K + break + 5K) took place this morning (Dec. 14) in Palo Alto, California, despite challenging weather conditions, including rain and wind gusts up to 50 mph. Double racing first-timers emerged as the winners: 25-year-old Ethan Phelps finished as the top male with a total time of 50:45, while 29-year-old Taryn Cordain claimed the top female spot with a time of 59:35. The event also featured the Bob Anderson’s Kids Mile, which set a record with 70 entries, as well as 10K and 5K races.
60-year-old Jean Pommier, a world-class ultra runner ran a very strong 84% age-graded performance clocking 1:00:44. (Third photo) Jean was our Double Victory Cup Winner. The runner with the best age-graded score.
“The weather forecast was really bad the day before,” said Bob Anderson, the creator of Double Racing in 2012. “It was challenging, but it wasn’t as bad as they thought it would be. Our positive thinking worked, I guess.” Indeed, it was a good morning of racing, with nearly 350 participants registered.
In the Double the winner of the first leg (10k) wears the yellow jersey for the second leg. This way everyone knows who they need to beat to be the overall winner. In this case, both winners of the first leg also won the second leg. The next Double 15k is March 22 in Brisbane California.
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Palo Alto Double 15K and 10K/5K
Bring the whole family and enjoy our pre Christmas events. All participants get a special shirt and bag. All finishers get a special medal. $200 of cash prizes ($100 each for winners of Double 15k) There will be four events in Palo Alto. Palo Alto Double 15K (10K+5K), Palo Alto 10K, Palo Alto UjENA 5K Run/Walk and Bob Anderson's Kids...
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