{"id":21707,"date":"2024-02-05T00:12:31","date_gmt":"2024-02-05T00:12:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.runningusa.org\/?p=21707"},"modified":"2024-02-05T00:12:33","modified_gmt":"2024-02-05T00:12:33","slug":"first-timers-win-2024-surf-city-marathon-and-half-marathon-presented-by-361","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.runningusa.org\/industry-news\/first-timers-win-2024-surf-city-marathon-and-half-marathon-presented-by-361\/","title":{"rendered":"First-Timers Win 2024 Surf City Marathon and Half Marathon Presented by 361\u00b0"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='container'>\n\t<div class='row justify-content-center'>\n\t\t<div class='col-12 col-xl-10'>\n\t\t\t<section id='block-wysiwyg-block_77b9a81321851e6a76c0d2d0bc98f15c' class='ra-block block-wysiwyg content-template-section'>\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='content'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>18,000 runners race the rain for 28th annual Huntington Beach tradition<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Huntington Beach, CA &#8211; Feb. 4, 2024 &#8211; The National Weather Service predicted a rainstorm of epic proportions to hit Southern California on Sunday. There were evacuation warnings and potential life-threatening damages. But for the 18,000 runners who showed up in the pre-dawn hours for the 28th Surf City USA Marathon and Half Marathon presented by 361\u00b0 in Huntington Beach, Mother Nature cooperated.<\/p>\n<p>The skies stayed dry and it turned into a morning of celebration; the winning runners hitting the tape in both the marathon and half-marathon were all first-time winners.<\/p>\n<p>Maybe no one enjoyed the day more than women\u2019s half-marathon winner Gabrielle Yatauro. Yatauro grew up in Huntington Beach, attending Edison High School, barely two miles from the race start across from the beautiful Waterfront Beach Resort, a Hilton Hotel.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBecause I grew up here, this is my hometown,\u201d said Yatauro, who now lives in New York, where she attended graduate school at Columbia. \u201cUp and down the boardwalk was practically where I grew a love of running. This was perfect.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Yatauro covered the 13.1-mile, out-and-back course up and down Pacific Coast Highway in 1 hour, 17 minutes, 58 seconds. Elizabeth Camy took second in 1:18:30.<\/p>\n<p>Regarding winning her first half-marathon, Yatauro said, \u201cIt was definitely a goal, for sure. It\u2019s fast and long. You have a balance of speed and endurance.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>n the men\u2019s half marathon, 23-year-old Esteban Prado earned the win in 1:08:04. Isaak Morales finished second in 1:09:13.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGoing out was pretty smooth, no wind,\u201d said Prado. \u201cComing back (into a slight headwind), you just had to dig down, really push to the finish line.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The spectacular oceanfront views \u2013 the surf, sand, swaying palm trees \u2013 served as a siren, luring Prado to the tape. Said the 13.1-mile winner, \u201c(Seeing) the real nice beach views, it was almost like you were there (at the finish line).\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Women\u2019s marathon winner Teresa Rokos was almost literally speechless after coming home first in 3:03:22.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI feel really freaking tired, but really proud,\u201d said Rokos. She was running her second marathon, the first two years ago at the Long Beach Marathon.<\/p>\n<p>Rokos is a USC medical student and personifies the long-distance runner\u2019s discipline. Logging training runs before her hospital shifts required \u201ca lot of runs at 4:30, 5 a.m.,\u201d she said. \u201cI had a tough week of work at the hospital. My legs were a little more tired.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Regarding the 26.2-mile layout, Rokos said, \u201cIt\u2019s such a beautiful course. You\u2019re distracted by the gorgeous sky over the ocean the whole time. It\u2019s really nice, fairly flat and beautiful pavement. And the support from all the volunteers was awesome.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Osvaldo Cerda won the men\u2019s marathon in 2:32:33.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s spectator friendly,\u201d Cerda said of the out-and-back course. \u201cEverybody, when you\u2019re passing by, cheers you on. That really helps. We got lucky (with the weather). The fog cleared up, you could see the ocean, the bike riders. It was just a fun course.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A Huntington Beach local, Elijah Orr, placed second in 2:33:18.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI love to represent this city,\u201d said Orr. \u201cThis course is amazing. The people here, the fans are always amazing. I love coming here and showing out for my hometown.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Matthew Walker won the men\u2019s 5K in 15:37. Ariel Melendez was the women\u2019s winner, in 18:18.<\/p>\n<p>The finish line vibe featured runners sipping their favorite beverages at the Michelob ULTRA Beer Garden. Classic surf rock tunes topped the playlist with the sand and surf as a backdrop.<\/p>\n<p>The American Cancer Society was the event&#8217;s lead charity partner. The unspoken stars of the day were the blue-clad Team DetermiNation runners, who raised more than $40,000 for ACS.<\/p>\n<p>For complete results, photos and more visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.RunSurfCity.com\">http:\/\/www.RunSurfCity.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":21708,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[38,16],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>First-Timers Win 2024 Surf City Marathon and Half Marathon Presented by 361\u00b0 - Running USA<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.runningusa.org\/industry-news\/first-timers-win-2024-surf-city-marathon-and-half-marathon-presented-by-361\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"First-Timers Win 2024 Surf City Marathon and Half Marathon Presented by 361\u00b0 - 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