Race Number 10 and 11 in Cancun
It was hot, humid and windy in Cancun but it was FUN!
Sunday, March 4th, 2012
I run so much better when it it cooler...but that's nothing new. It was also windy in Cancun on Saturday. I was there for our Ujena Jam event (a model and photographer search) and we do the Bob Anderson 15k Challenge as part of our event. Ujena's models and photographers are required to run/walk the 5k. For the 15k we run 10k at 7:30am and then 5k at 9:00am. Times are added together for scoring.
Start of the 10k. The winner is number 1096 (Benard), I am number 1071, Jodi is 1060 and Crystal is 1063. Photos by Steve Manente Ujena Fit Club It was great training with Jodi, one of our Ujena models who I have known for over 20 years, all week. The first few days were really tough but it did get easier.
Jodi and I warming up with David from Mexico City. This is David's fifth Ujena race and he has ran in all three cities where we hold our races - Cancun, Puerto Vallarata and Cabo. After finishing the 10k in 44:50. We got a logt of media attention. Everyone lost at least a minute because of the wind. This couple (John and Brandi) was in Cancun on their honeymoon. They wore their running bibs when they got married after running a four mile race. They are from New York. They both ran the 15k Challenge. I caught John at about the five mile mark. It was nice to have Televisa at our event.
Some of our Ujena swimwear models on hand to give out the cash prizes. We awarded $1700 cash to our winners in different age groups. All of these models also ran the Ujena 5k...it is required. I ran 21:57 for the 5k and finished first 60 plus...4th overall in the Bob Anderson 15k Challenge. All photos by Steve Manente Ujena Fit Club Adding to the challenge in Cancun was that I had taken over 27,000 images of our models wearing Ujena swimwear the five days before the races. I have taken well over one million images of Ujena swimwear on over 500 models since 1984. Photography is something else I love. About 70% of the images you see on our Ujena.com website are taken by me. I am the current CEO and founder of Ujena. It is a family business and we mostly sell over the internet. Keeps us busy. Photo by Steve Manente at Ujena Jam photo tour number four.
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Training Run March 1 in Cancun
Getting Ready for Bob Anderson 15k Challenge on Saturday
Thursday, March 1st, 2012
I have been in Cancun since last Sunday for our event we sponsor called the Ujena Jam. We have been doing this event for the last 28 years. It is a model and photographer search for Ujena. Since the beginning we have required all our of participates to run or walk the Ujena 5k. One year ago we added the Bob Anderson 15k Challenge and the Ujena 10k. Runners for the 15k run the 10k at 7:30am and then the 5k at 9am. Times are added together for scoring. We are expecting over 200 runners on Saturday. One of our Ujena models I have known for over 20 years is Jodi. For the last four Jams (we also hold one in June in Puerto Vallata and in October in Cabo) Jodi and I run every morning. She is hoping to run 47 minutes in the 10k and 23 minutes for the 5k. One of our winning photographers Addison (who also runs now because of the Jams) is getting footage for our film.
Cancun is a great location but it is hot and humid. Our first mornings out we really felt the heat. It has gotten better but it is still going to be hot on Saturday. Have to make sure to drink a lot of water and we are going to drink a bottle of Gatorade between the two races.
The 15k is a tough event. It would be easier to run 15k without the break between. Your body think that it is done with racing for a day but then you are out again. We get a lot of locale runners in our races. We will have over 200 this year. Ujena Fit Club awards $1700 cash to our winners in 27 different categories. These will be race number 10 and 11 for me. Photos by Steve Manente for Ujena Fit Club Comments and Feedback
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