Photo: Albert Davis – 1st Elite Male and Dorsha Sabido – 1st Elite Female

by William Ysaguirre

BELIZE CITY, Wed. Jan. 15, 2025

Albert Davis of the Belize National Coast Guard and Dorsha Sabido won the 5th annual Father of the Nation 15K race organized by the Belize City Council, which started at the Mile 8 roundabout on the George Price Highway and finished at the Atlantic Bank headquarters in Belize City on Wednesday morning, January 15. Davis set a blistering pace to set a new record, shaving a minute off his previous record of 47:04 set in 2023.

Below are the results in the Male and Female categories:

_{Photo: Top 3 Elite Males, (l to r) 3rd Kliuvert Cal; 1st Albert Davis; 2nd Jesus Contreras}

MALE: 1st – Albert Davis (BNCG, 46:00); 2nd – Jesus Contreras (Splash Elite Running Club, 51:15); 3rd – Kliuvert Cal (Splash Elite Running Club, 52:00); 4th – Gary Lee (59:55, 1st Over-40 Masters); 5th – Marciano Leal (2nd Over-40 Masters); 6th – Tyrone Harris (1:05); 7th – Marvin Hope (1:06:28, 1st Over-50 Masters); 8th – Ronald Dominguez (1:09:00); 9th – Luis Marin (1:17.50, 3rd Over-40 Masters); 10th – Wanny Fan (1:20); 11th – Jaylen O’Brien (1:24:70, 1st Junior); 12th – Austin Usher (1:24:80, 2nd Junior); 13th – Mitch O’Brien (1:29, 4th Over-40 Masters); 14th – Andres Grajalez (1:31:00, 2nd Over-50 Masters); 15th – Ian Grey (1:51, 3rd Over-50 Masters); 16th – Donovan Grinage (1:53:27, 4th Over-50 Masters).

_{Photo: Top 3 Elite Females, (l to r) 2nd Ayako Suginaka; 1st Dorsha Sabido; 3rd Mirtha Welch}

FEMALES: 1st – Dorsha Sabido (1:07:28); 2nd – Ayako Suginaka (1:10:34, Japan Overseas Cooperation Volunteer); 3rd – Mirtha Welch (1:15:30); 4th – Frankie “Stein” Reyes (1:18:00); 5th – Lucelly Ramos (1:23:00, 1st Over-50 Masters); 6th – Yong-fei Xu (1:27:24, 1st Over-40 Masters); 7th – Nalani Roberts (1:39:00); 8th – Lilian Vanegas (1:42:00); 9th – Kimisha Yama (1:58:44); 10th – Guadalupe Calderon (2:04:46).

The race committee presented 1st, 2nd and 3rd prizes to the winners in the respective age categories.