22 March 2009 @ Pasadena, California
Due to the forest fires at the Los Angeles National Forest last November, the Inaugural Pasadena Marathon was cancelled and later postponed to March 22, 2009 after the Los Angeles Marathon was re-scheduled to May 25, 2009.
My son, John, started to train for the Pasadena Marathon when he had his visit in the country last 20 January 2009 and Coach Ferdie was able to give him his training schedule for the said marathon.
This morning, I received an e-mail from my daughter, Jovelle, and informed me about their performance. I was surprised that John got injured during the race as it was raining. He was able to finish the marathon but had to walk with limp up to the finish line. He finished in 5:37:49 hours. On the other hand, my daughter, Jovelle, opted to run the Half-Marathon and she was happy to inform me that she improved her time when we ran together during the 2006 Inaugural City of Angels Half-Marathon. She got a time in the Pasadena Marathon in 2:11:49 hours.
To my running kids, congratulations for being a part of the historic Pasadena Marathon and for finishing your respective race despite the injury of John.
The following are the details of their performance for the race:
Marathon
Runner Details
Bib: 1511
Name: John Paul Narcise
Gender: M
Age: 30
Hometown: Los Angeles, CA
Race Results
Overall: 1132 out of 1486
Men: 809 out of 985
M 30-34: 100 out of 118
Age/Grade: 36.98% Place: 1337
Finish: 5:37:49 Pace: 12:54
Tag Time: 5:37:49
Gun Time: 6:05:07
Split Times
10 Km: 54:42 Pace: 8:49
10.75: 1:38:07 Pace: 9:08
16.15: 2:34:33 Pace: 9:35
21.6: 4:17:44 Pace: 11:56
Half Marathon
Runner Details
Bib: 4636
Name: Jovelle Narcise
Gender: F
Age: 29
Hometown: Los Angeles, CA
Race Results
Overall: 1048 out of 2890
Women: 360 out of 1609
F 25-29: 72 out of 237
Age/Grade: 49.95% Place: 1127
Finish: 2:11:49 Pace: 10:04
Tag Time: 2:11:49
Gun Time: 2:39:08
Split Times
10 Km: 1:01:55 Pace: 9:58
Bald Runner 
you must be so proud. and how wonderful that your son continued on, despite the injury – the mark of a true runner.
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Congratulations Sir Jovie. It’s rare for siblings follow the footsteps of their parents. I’ll be proud too. John & Jovelle both ran impressively.
It rained just before the start, then stopped, then rained again with some winds, and finally stopped. I ran with 3 other ultra runners and opted not to push for time. We have 2 big races coming up starting this weekend. It’s been cold lately which is very unusual for this time (spring season). I’ve been trying to hold off cold symptoms too. BTW, I saw a picture of Bataan 102 goodie bag. That’s a lot better than most of the marathons and ultras here.
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Congratulations to your kids, BR.
I hope your son’s injury will heal quickly; great that he pushed on to finish the race.
Nice PR for your daughter. She is definitely getting faster.
QS
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Congrats on finishing this race. It was a blast, wasn’t it?
– Julie
http://acaseoftheruns.blogspot.com
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