San Diego (CNS)-Since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic, the first road race in San Diego County was held on Saturday. Organizers said the 48th Crown City Classic in Coronado had 2,273 participants Participate.

Participants depart from the Coronado Bridge and the 1,500-square-foot Tide Park under the American flag, and then head to Glorietta Avenue. Route 12K passes Hotel Del Coronado and follows Silver Strand.

Some runners wore costumes, their faces were painted red, white and blue, and they wore Stars and Stripes compression socks.

In the men’s 12K competition, Dillon Breen won the championship in 37 minutes and 26 seconds, one second ahead of San Diegan Dylan Marx.

“We have been waiting for 15 months,” Marx said before the game. “In terms of the entire participants/audience of the competition, this is really an opportunity we missed to showcase our talents.”

Phoenix’s Jessica Tonn won the women’s 12K with a 42:07 time, two minutes ahead of San Diego’s Hilary Corno.

The 12K distance was chosen, which is 7.4 miles to commemorate 7/4 on the 4th of July.

Erin Menefee won the women’s 5K championship at 17:38, and San Diegan Bridget Nolan finished second at 18:19.

“It’s great to participate in the competition again,” Menefie said. “It’s been a long time since we had the opportunity to participate in the competition. My team had some time trials, but it was completely different from the real situation.

“It’s so fun to be with everyone, celebrating July 4th. It feels like we are back again. This is true.”

Menefee has been running track and field and trail running on Mt. for 29 years. Carmel High School and the University of Arizona. Nearly four years ago, she underwent open-heart surgery due to a rare congenital heart defect, and then resumed her running career. She qualified for the 2020 Olympic Marathon trials, finishing with a score of 2:57:13 and a score of 390. Scored 328 points.

Chula Vista’s Steven Martinez won the men’s 5K game in 14 minutes and 46 seconds, and San Diego’s Jyden Schmid was runner-up in 15 minutes and 41 seconds.

“You can’t beat San Diego, the weather, the people, you just can’t beat it,” said Martinez, a 2012 graduate of Otay Ranch High. He also ran in Cal State Chico and recently worked as an assistant coach in Augusta. . the University.

“I lived in Georgia for the past few years. There were competitions there, but no clubs, not many large communities, as far as running is concerned. Not that important.

“Here, people like it. There are many clubs, many running groups. This is a big family.”

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