Several Palisadians participated in the inaugural Carpe Diem Santa Monica Classic 5/10K last Sunday. The race, organized to raise money for the Heal the Bay Foundation, started at Barnard Way and ended at the Santa Monica Pier. In the 5K, Michael Polan finished 15th in the men’s 25-29 age division in 29:20 and John Currie was 13th in the 55-59 category in 56:34. Tanya Niederhoff was the first Palisades woman to finish the 5K, placing 14th in the 25-29 age division in 28:48. Cameron Rogers-Sanchez was 20th in the same category with a time of 29:19 and Nicole Currie was 60th in 38:15. Jill Fischer was fifth among 40 to 44-year-olds in 24:48, Joanne Einhorn was eighth in the 50-58 division with a time of 46:17, Marge Currie was ninth in the 55-59 division in 56:35, Caroline Davis was second in the 60-64 division (36:44) and Tara Crow (36:31) was sixth in the Athena division. In the 10K, Doug Silberberg was 25th in the men’s 30-34 division, finishing the 6.2-miles in 49:30. Jim Breslo (45:46) was 18th in the 35-39 division, Kenneth Heisz (42:03) was eighth in the 45-49 division, Richard Griffin won the Clydes division in 40:55 and fellow Palisadian Ken Ehrlich was 15th in 59:44. Sepi Haghighi was the top female finisher, placing 11th in the 25-29 age group in 53:12. Maggie Davis (53:26) was 17th and Ami Settle (59:23) was 38th in the 30-34 division.
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