Abraham Yera Ortiz and Ronnie Goodman led the charge on a sunny summer day as the San Quentin Thousand Mile Club reeled off laps around the Lower Yard. The event was run without alarms or fanfare but the runners did have a gauntlet of sorts.
They had to make their way past and through practice for a basketball team and a field full of football players, plus the construction site with men at work.
The top performances by Ortiz and Goodman were 52 laps, or 13 miles, in 1:29:50 and 1:30:55, respectively. Following them, also with 13 miles, was Eddie Tate, 1:59:06.Finishing 10 miles were Bill Pillars, 1:31:35; Malcolm Jones, 1:44:11, and Ronnie Richardson, 2:06:06.
Completing five miles were Mike Villanueva, 37:08; Eddie Tate, 37:36; James Hall, 39:34: Jerome Black, 45:26; Noel Valdivia, 49:00, and Paul Cooksey, winner of the over-60 division in 55:08.The run was supported by Laura Bowman, Coach Frank Ruona, Community Volunteer Jill Friedman and SQ1MK Chairman Steve Pascascio. .