Peaman's 50th Birthday Bonanza!

The December Peaman event is always a special one because it falls on or around Peaman's birthday.  And this year was a biggie, as Peaman turned 50! In the weeks leading up the race, the community started a Facebook event where people added photos and messages about how Peaman and his races have impacted them.  Needless to say, there were some wonderful entries.  Mercedes DeCarli compiled the comments and photos and put them together as a gift/virtual card for Peaman.  Here's to another 50 years, Sean!

At the actual race, the distance was a 1/2 mile swim and a 3.9 mile run.  However, the swim may have ended up being a little longer for some and shorter for others as the buoy broke free and sprinted away right as the lead pack was approaching.  After a little chaos and confusion, everyone eventually made it back to shore!

For the Peas, Tommy Vonach came in first place with a time of 36:50, followed closely by Jenson Button in 36:57. Jano Soto took third place with a nice round time of 40:00. For the ladies, the top three finished within 13 seconds of each other! Elsa Palmer finished first with a time of 41:53, followed by Kathy Winkler in 42:01 and Jeni Winegarner in 42:06.

The Split Pea relays were taken by Kevin and Karl Moats in 37:21, followed by Frank and Greg Ferren in 41:40. Lexi DeCarli claimed the Swim Pea title in 13:39 and Jamie Geissler was the top Run Pea in 25:32, although she was bested by two Skate Peas.

For the Peawees, it was Silas Wiley sprinting to the top in 10:12, with Raka Barrett (10:47) and Kanaipono Eckart (11:07) taking second and third. The top Peawee Split Pea team was Aiden and Alec Ankrum in 11:37.  Charles Janjigian was the first Swim Peawee with a time of 6:01 and Nicole Morgan was the top Run Peawee in 7:04.


Results for the race are available here. Some pictures of the race are below, but more are available here. Thanks to Makena Becker for taking most of these pictures!