Watsonville’s Andy Jacques-Maynes makes it two straight wins to open CCCX season

After dominating the elite men’s division to open the 2012 Central Coast Cyclocross Series at the beginning of the month, Watsonville resident Andy Jacques-Maynes earned his second straight win at Fort Ord on Saturday.

Jacques-Maynes, who hasn’t lost a CCCX race since Oct. 22, 2011 stretched his winning streak to four with a 50 second lead over Yannick Eckman.

Jacques-Maynes [Cal Giant/Specialized] completed 10 laps in 1 hour, 2 minutes, 51 seconds. Eckman [Cal Giant/Specialized], of Boulder, Colo., clocked in at 1:3:41.

“Thanks to @iamspecialized @calgiantcycling for a great time CXing yesterday at CCCX. I’m happy to take the win for the team.” Jacques-Maynes tweeted Sunday.

Santa Cruz’s Scott Chapin [Bicycleblue Book/HRS/Rocklobster] rounded out the top three in 1:04:15.

Three other Santa Cruz County residents also won their divisions for the second week in a row: Bonny Doon’s Justin Robinson [Cal Giant] repeated in the master men’s 35-plus A Cat 1/2/3/4 division, completing eight laps in 52:02; Santa Cruz’s Natasha Perry [Bicycleblue Book/HRS/Rocklobster] accomplished the same feat in the master women’s 35-plus division, completing five laps in 39:11; and Ben Lomond’s John Ryan [unattached] accomplished the same feat in the master men’s 35-plus C division, completing six laps in 46:22.

For the first time this season, Santa Cruz’s John Haver [X-Fusion] won the B men’s Cat 3/4 division, finishing seven laps in 45:48.

The third CCCX event is scheduled for Sept. 22 at CSU Monterey Bay.

Results included in this report are from the CCCX website.

Two Santa Cruz area triathletes place in top 25 of Ironman 70.3 Vineman

Santa Cruz resident Paul Matthews was one of two county residents to place in the top 25 of the Ironman 70.3 Vineman triathlon in Sonoma County on July 15, coming in third overall.

Matthews completed the race in 3 hours, 47 minutes, 55 seconds to finish behind winner Greg Bennet of Boulder, Colo., [3:45:39] and runner-up Joe Gambles, also of Boulder [3:46:14].

Matthews, 29, finished the 1.2-mile swim in 21:54, the 56-mile bike in 2:07:09, and the 13.1-mile run in 1:15:54.

Fellow Santa Cruz resident and pro triathlete Eric Clarkson placed 23rd [4:13:27]. He finished the swim in 23:35, the bike in 2:20:41 and the run in 1:25:25.

The event was a qualifier for the Ironman World Championships, which will be held in Las Vegas in September.

Results included in this report are from RaceResults360.com.

Santa Cruz’s Chris Wehan places 4th in 17th annual Miwok 100k

Soquel’s Jon Beard suffers broken hand, pushes to 50-mile mark before going to hospital

Santa Cruz resident Chris Wehan placed fourth in the 17th annual running of the Miwok 100-kilometer race in the Marin Headlands on Saturday.

He crossed the finish line at Stinson Beach in 9 hours, 44 minutes, 58 seconds, about a half hour behind winner Dave Mackey of Boulder, Colo. [9:14:06], according to results on UltraSignup.com.

The race — which saw only about 260 of 350 people finish according to runner Melanie Michalak out of Santa Cruz — had 13,000 feet of net ascent over difficult terrain.

Soquel’s Jon Beard reportedly fell on one of the decents.

“…He continued running to the 50-mile mark with one broken hand and one hand in desperate need of stitches,” Michalak wrote in an email. “Although he made the cutoff time at the 50-mile mark, he headed to the emergency room to set his hand and get a cast.

“This truly embodies the ultrarunner spirit- enduring the pain as long as possible!”

Michalak finished the race 37th among women, 173 overall, in 15:11:09. Other Santa Cruz County-area runners who finished were as follows: Sean Lang [Santa Cruz] was 45th overall in 11:54:52, Mike Wright [Corralitos] was 94th overall in 11:54:52, and Rohanna McCord [Santa Cruz] was 42nd among women and 180th overall in 15:15:47.

– Christina Gullickson, on Twitter @CGullTweets