Runners hit the pavement at Surf City Marathon
Sunny weather greeted runners Sunday morning at the annual Surf City Marathon in downtown Huntington Beach.
More than 11,000 runners from 47 states and 14 countries competed in the marathon, half-marathon or 5K race, spokesman Dan Cruz said. The 26th annual event was back to its normal date in early February after being pushed to September last year due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Robert Mohr, a 35-year-old former long-distance triathlete who lives in Malibu, won the men’s marathon. Mohr finished the 26.2-mile race in two hours, 32 minutes and 52 seconds.
Johanna Torgesen of Coronado, 33, was the women’s marathon winner in 3:06:13.
Roosevelt Cook of Hesperia, 42, won the men’s half marathon in 1:10:24, while Elizabeth Camy of Simi Valley, 38, placed first in the women’s half marathon in 1:17:52.
Huntington Beach resident Tiffany Costello, who underwent brain surgery last May in her fight against epilepsy, was second in the women’s half marathon in 1:20:39.
The top 5K finisher was Jacob Ogden of Aliso Viejo, 23, in 16:12.
The race also featured dozens of runners with Team DetermiNation, who raised tens of thousands of dollars to support the American Cancer Society.
A pair of Huntington Beach residents took top-five finishes in the marathon. Elijah Orr, 24, finished fifth overall in 2:41:13, while Nikki Boyd, 40, was the third woman to cross the finish line in 3:15:21.
Mohr, who has qualified for the Ironman World Championships in Kona, Hawaii twice, took the lead from the start and said he ran a personal best by nearly 10 minutes.
“The conditions were beautiful,” he said. “It was nice to start off with cool weather and then have the sun come out.”
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