All Videos Tagged Nationals (Pikes Peak Sports) - Pikes Peak Sports2024-05-05T16:21:18Zhttp://pikespeaksports.us/video/video/listTagged?tag=Nationals&rss=yes&xn_auth=noSimon Gutierrez talks about his third-place finish at USA XC Championshipstag:pikespeaksports.us,2015-02-14:5021591:Video:6340382015-02-14T02:23:32.904ZTim Bergstenhttp://pikespeaksports.us/profile/TimBergsten
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</a> <br></br>Simon Gutierrez may be 48 years old, but he runs like a much younger man. Gutierrez, of Colorado Springs finished third in the masters race at USA Cross Country Nationals, Feb 7 at Flatirons Gold Course in Boulder, Colo. Gutierrez charged to an early lead, covering the first mile in 5 minutes, 5 seconds. "I wanted to make sure we had a fast first mile…
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</a><br />Simon Gutierrez may be 48 years old, but he runs like a much younger man. Gutierrez, of Colorado Springs finished third in the masters race at USA Cross Country Nationals, Feb 7 at Flatirons Gold Course in Boulder, Colo. Gutierrez charged to an early lead, covering the first mile in 5 minutes, 5 seconds. "I wanted to make sure we had a fast first mile because there are a lot of good sea-level guys," he said. "I thought that would hurt them and it did, except for two guys who took it to me at the end."<br />
Jacques Sallsberg, 40, of Oasadena, Calif., won the 8K race in 26 minutes, 29 seconds. Greg Mitchell, 41, of McMinnville, Ore., was second in 26:44. Gutierrez, who finished fourth in the same race a year ago, clocked 27:00. He also had the best age-graded percentage, which is a method of calculating performances for any given age. Gutierrez's 87 percent performance would be considered a "national class time," and nearly "world class," by USA Track and Field.