C2CMarquesChacon3 17-year old Marques Chacon leads his twin brother Matthew at the top of Snake Hill at Sunday’s Cove to Clover race. Marques went on to win the race with a time of 18:12.[/caption] Story & Photos by Scott Schaefer Under soaking, soggy skies, 468 hearty runners braved the dreaded ‘Snake Hill’ to run the Cove to Clover fundraiser 5K, with 17-year old Marques Chacon crowned the overall winner with a time of 18:12. Last year’s top finisher had a winning time of 19:41, so Marques – who attends Evergreen High School – really picked the pace up. For much of the race, Marques was neck-and-neck with his twin brother Matthew (we thought we were seeing double!), as well as with second-place finisher Kelly MacKay, the early leader. The top female runner was 14-year old Emma Flood, who clocked in at 23:08. The oldest runner to finish was Melvin Gruschow, 73. The oldest woman to finish was Kathleen Vermeire, 70. Of the 468 finishers, here are the Top 10:

1 114 Marques Chacon M 18:13 18:12 5:52 17 71.7 1 M Overall
2 340 Kelly MacKay M 18:51 18:50 6:04 29 68.9 1 M 21-30
3 115 Matthew Chacon M 18:56 18:54 6:05 17 69.1 1 M 17-20
4 594 Ben Wood M 18:58 18:56 6:06 16 69.8 1 M 13-16
5 152 Leo Donlea M 19:41 19:39 6:20 15 68.2 2 M 13-16
6 62 Stuart Ayling M 20:38 20:37 6:39 38 65.4 1 M 31-40
7 233 Erik Harang M 20:56 20:54 6:44 15 64.1 3 M 13-16
8 436 Steve Pirotte M 21:31 21:27 6:55 29 60.5 2 M 21-30
9 96 Bradley Bodle M 21:43 21:39 6:59 26 59.8 3 M 21-30
10 616 Emile Rolland M 21:48 21:44 7:00 33 60.3 2 M 31-40
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Emma Flood, 14, was the top female finisher.
Top female finisher:
19 188 Emma Flood F 23:13 23:08 7:27 14 68.1 1 F Overall
Oldest finisher:
277 229 Melvin Gruschow M 38:54 38:21 12:22 73 47.3 1 M 71-99
Oldest women:
171 64 Betsy Backstrom F 33:39 33:32 10:49 65 58.7 1 F 61-70
205 687 Nancy Erickson F 36:33 34:57 11:16 67 57.9 2 F 61-70
  Some local celeb finishers include:
196 King County Prosecutor Dan Satterberg
208 Highline Public Schools Superintendent Susan Enfield
209 SeaTac Mayor/State Rep. Mia Gregerson
Here are some photos from the race, as shot from inside the Burien Toyota Pace Truck (click images to see larger versions/slideshow): P1060693P1060702C2CStartline1C2C2015Start2C2CMarquesChacon2P1060968P1060971P1060978 For full race results, click here.]]>

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5 replies on “PHOTOS/RESULTS: Under soaking, soggy skies, Cove to Clover shines through”

  1. a tip of the hat to participants. This was a perfect day for many to turn into couch potatoes!

  2. Nothing but RESPECT for those that ran in such Crappy conditions today… Everyone was a Winner… I stayed inside.

  3. Gotta give a call out to Matt Parker, who finished the 5K portion of the race in 22.22, after hammering out the SUP sprint start. Would have been 14th overall in the 5K with that time.

  4. Actually, I was neck and neck with 2nd and 3rd place for most of the race. Marques was way ahead of us.

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