Clark, Castelanelli Claim Wins at XTERRA Boney Mountain

(Thousand Oaks, CA) – The XTERRA Boney Mountain Trail Run kicked off the 2010 new year this past Saturday as 435 runners hailing from 14 states crossed the finish line. Leading the pack were Jon Clark and Christina Castelanelli who claimed victories for the men and women in the main, half marathon distance event.

This was the second consecutive win for Rancho Santa Margarita resident Clark, 36, after he won the XTERRA Topanga Turkey Trot back in November. His winning time of 1:34:31 in Saturday’s race was good enough to overtake SaltStick founder and XTERRA Point Mugu runner-up Jonathan Toker, 35, from Newbury Park by 33 seconds. Rounding out the top three was 16-year old Jaxon Rickel from Tucson, CA in 1:37:24.

In another repeat performance, Christina Castelanelli, a 31-year-old Lodi resident, won this event for the second straight year. The 2008 XTERRA Trail Run Worlds bronze medalist dominated the women’s race in just 1:47:20. Five minutes later local SoCal standout Alison Wenster, 36 from Orange, took second place while Tracy Dimino of Ramona claimed third in 1:58:07.

Valencia High School student Tyler Dimson, 16, and Ventura’s Tina Hilden, 36, won the day’s shorter 6km fun run for the men and women with their times of 30:26 and 35:59 respectively.

All runners were greeted with a hot, post-race breakfast as reward for their efforts on the treacherous trails of Boney Mountain. In addition, top finishers in the 21km will be awarded points toward their 2010 XTERRA SoCal Series totals. Athletes with the highest scores at the end of the season will be crowned XTERRA Regional Champions and receive free entry to the XTERRA Trail Running National Championship this fall.

Complete race results are attached and more information can be found online at www.xterratrailrun.com. Media interested in photos from this event should contact emily@xterraplanet.com.

After its December rain delay, the XTERRA Crystal Cove Trail Run is ready for its sold out field of 600 runners on January 24th for the next installment of the XTERRA SoCal Trail Run Series at the spectacular Laguna Beach. For more information about the 2010 XTERRA Trail Run Series, visit www.xterratrailrun.com.

COMING UP IN THE 2010 XTERRA SOCAL TRAIL RUN SERIES

XTERRA Crystal Cove Trail Run 5/17km – 1/24/10 – Laguna Beach, CA
XTERRA Mission Gorge Trail Run 5/15km – 2/7/10 – San Diego, CA
XTERRA Black Mountain Trail Run 5/15km – 3/14/10 – San Diego, CA
XTERRA Malibu Creek Xduro Trail Run 6/22km – 5/8/10 – Malibu, CA

For more information, visit www.xterratrailrun.com or call 877-XTERRA-1.

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