13th Annual First Watch Sarasota Half Marathon Race Results

Photos: (1) Start of 2018 First Watch Sarasota Half Marathon, Relay & 10K. (2) Winners, male half marathon Blake Riley (Fastest); Jacob Deese (Faster); Joshua Cochran (Fast). (3) Female winner, half marathon, Jacki Wachtel. (4) Male winner, 10K, Jeffrey Zickus. (5) Female winner, 10K, Wendy Tocha.

Local Sarasota runner Blake Riley, age 21, took a commanding lead from the start on his way to set a new half marathon course record at Sunday’s 13th Annual First Watch Half Marathon, Relay and 10K, completing the 13.1 mile run in 1:13:19, an almost one minute improvement over last year’s course record of 1:14:03. Jacki Wachtel, age 38, of New Port Richey, Fla., took her third First Watch Half Marathon title in 1:24:22.

Other top three half marathon men’s division winners included Jacob Deese, age 28, of Lakeland, Fla. took second in 1:15:56 and Joshua Cochran, age 37, of Hilliard, Ohio third in 1:17:42. For the women’s half marathon, Diana Sitar, age 32, from Palmetto, Fla. came in second in 1:26:04 and Brigid Moriarty, age 31, from Terrytown, NY, third in 1:26:44.

In the two-person male relay, Blizzard Rates of Kalamazoo, Mich. took first place in 1:40:54; Sole Hermanos of Naples, Fla., second in 1:49:31 and Too Cold to Run in Canada of Aurora, XX, third in 1:55:23.

In the women’s relay, Sarasota-based Team0630SK took first in 1:36:33, and Team Runnergirl from Bradenton second in 1:36:33 and ILoveMiami from Miami third in 1:42:30.

For the co-ed relay, FatherDaughterDuo from Polk City won in 1:32:00; Pimp My Stride from Miami Beach second in 1:42:02 and Irun Chasquis also from Miami Beach third in 1:44:23.

The new 10K race, added to the lineup just one month ago, drew more than 200 participants with Jeffrey Zickus, age 44, of Atlanta, Ga. winning in 37:06, followed by Matthew Sandburg, age 38, from Sarasota coming in second and Mike McMonagle, age 52, from St. Paul, Minn., third in 43:06. For the women, Wendy Tocha, age 41, of Saint Petersburg, Fla., and Abby Perone, age 32, also of Saint Petersburg, appeared to do a one-two match chip time of 43:59, with Tocha ultimately being handed the winner’s medal based on her gun time of 44:03 vs. Perone’s 44:23.

Presented by Life Time – Healthy Way of Life ™, the longest running half marathon in Sarasota drew participants from 21 states and 15 countries.

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Life Time Run Brand Marketing Manager Daniel Lakin noted on the event: “Great races come from a great team (and weather), which made some ideal racing conditions and a really significant course record. We greatly appreciate all the community and sponsor support, particularly from First Watch and Fit2Run, our charity partner Save the Children, as well as the more than 500 resident volunteers, City and County of Sarasota, and police and fire departments.”

About Save the Children

Since August 2017, Save the Children’s Emergency Response Teams have been on the ground in Texas, Florida and Puerto Rico following Hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria, responding to the immediate needs of the most vulnerable during disaster – children. Life Time wants to bring this outreach opportunity to the Sarasota race community to give back and do whatever it can to create lasting change for children everywhere as the community prepares for another inspiring race and event. For more information, visit www.savethechildren.org.

About First Watch

First Watch specializes in award-winning, made-to-order Breakfast, Brunch and Lunch. A recipient of more than 200 “Best Breakfast” and “Best Brunch” accolades, First Watch offers traditional favorites, such as omelets, pancakes, sandwiches and salads, and unique specialty items like Quinoa Power Bowls, Avocado Toast and the Chickichanga. First Watch was recognized as one of Nation’s Restaurant News’ 2017 Second 100 restaurant brands, and was named the 2016 top Family Dining restaurant by Consumer Reports and a 2015 Top Consumer Pick by Nation’s Restaurant News. First Watch is the largest and fastest-growing daytime-only restaurant concept in the United States with more than 300 restaurants in 28 states, including more than 240 First Watch restaurants, 75 The Egg & I restaurants and one Bread & Company restaurant in Nashville. For more information, visit www.firstwatch.com.

About Life Time® Healthy Way of Life

Life Time champions a healthy and happy life for its members across 131 destinations in 37 major markets in the U.S. and Canada. As the nation's only Healthy Way of Life brand, Life Time delivers an unmatched athletic resort experience and provides a comprehensive healthy living, healthy aging and healthy entertainment experience that goes well beyond fitness to encompasses the entire spectrum of daily life for individuals, couples and families of all ages. For more information visit www.lifetime.life.