Accountant, 36, captures marathon
By Steven Allspach Journal sports writer | Posted: Sunday, October 21, 2007
An accountant, a physician and a firefighter provided the numbers, soothed the pain of running and doused almost all other challenges Saturday in the men's division of the 2007 Siouxland Lewis & Clark Marathon.
The pre-race favorite, 36-year-old Minneapolis accountant Daniel Deuhs, won the 26.2-mile test in 2 hours, 44 minutes, 30 seconds.
The winning time was well off the event record of 2:30.20 set by 2004 winner Vince Temu.
Dr. Greg DeSautel of Sioux Falls was second in 2:47.28 and Bert Moniot, a 55-year-old Canadian firefighter from Winnipeg, Manitoba, turned in another age-defying feat with a sixth-place time in 2:56.14.
"My race went very well through 20 miles, but from then on I got a little worried that somebody might be catching me,'' said Deuhs, fourth here last year. "I kept looking back over my shoulder because I thought someone would be right there, breathing down my neck.
"But I had some space there and I felt a little more at ease the last mile.''
Adding to the winner's satisfying day was the fact his 63-year-old father, John, also competed and finished 103rd.
"I passed my dad somewhere in the race and didn't realize it was him, but he called out a little encouragement and I must say that was pretty uplifting, gave me little charge of energy,'' said the younger Deuhs.
The 41-year-old DeSautel, who grew up in Manchester, Iowa, ran cross country at Luther College and went to medical school at the University of Iowa, wasn't that far off the pace.
"The weather was perfect and we had a little duel going there for several miles, but he (Deuhs) had a stronger finish,'' said DeSautel, who earlier this year won a 50-mile race in the Black Hills.
"This was my 10th marathon this year and I have to tell you, running here is probably the best experience of the 10,'' said Moniot, who two weeks ago was his age-group winner in the Twin Cities Marathon.
Moniot, picking Sioux City to run his 58th career marathon, was sixth here for the third straight year. "I'm stuck on that sixth, so I guess I'll have come back and do a litte better,'' he quipped.
Earlier this year, Moniot won a marathon in Bismarck, N.D., finished fourth in Regina, Saskatchewan, and was second in another event in Minot, N.D.
Chris Brown of Garfield, Minn., was third, Jason Probasco of Papillion, Neb., fourth and 22-year-old Justin Helbing of Iowa City fifth. Probasco was a member of the University of South Dakota's 1997 NCAA Division II national championship cross country team.
Two Kenyans expected to run among the leaders, Larry Mboga and Albelt Ombassa, had registered to compete, but were no-shows. Mboga, who lives in Eau Claire, Wis., had been second and third in two previous Lewis & Clark events.
The men's field included 167 runners and all but five finished. The oldest in the field was 69-year-old Bill Miller of Los Angeles, who was 128th in 4:45.21. Sioux Cityan Paul Miller, 68, was 99th in 4:19.11 and 67-year-old Marvin Winters of Tulsa, Okla., was 149th in 5:17.14.
Bayard, Neb., located near Scottsbluff, is a five-hour drive from Sioux City, but the men's half-marathon winner, Ricky Trevino, didn't have to make that long a journey from his hometown to run.
He's a 20-year-old sophomore at Wayne State, so his driving distance was approximately 45 miles to run the 13.1-mile course in 1 hour, 18 minutes and 16 seconds.
"It was a nice, easy run for me,'' said Trevino, a third-place finisher for Bayard in the Nebraska Class D state cross country meet as a prep senior. "I felt pretty relaxed. In fact, I had my headphones on and was listening to Linkin Park and Johnny Cash.
"I don't suppose too many athletes get pumped up listening to country music (Johnny Cash) and heavy metal (Linkin Park) when they're competing.''
Sioux Cityan Todd Siefker was second in the half-marathon, just over 10 seconds back of Trevino.
All of Saturday's races, run on a new course designed by race director Steve Uhl, began in South Sioux City and finished on Historic 4th Street. A significant portion of the finishing miles were on the new Perry Creek Trail.
The pre-race favorite, 36-year-old Minneapolis accountant Daniel Deuhs, won the 26.2-mile test in 2 hours, 44 minutes, 30 seconds.
The winning time was well off the event record of 2:30.20 set by 2004 winner Vince Temu.
Dr. Greg DeSautel of Sioux Falls was second in 2:47.28 and Bert Moniot, a 55-year-old Canadian firefighter from Winnipeg, Manitoba, turned in another age-defying feat with a sixth-place time in 2:56.14.
"My race went very well through 20 miles, but from then on I got a little worried that somebody might be catching me,'' said Deuhs, fourth here last year. "I kept looking back over my shoulder because I thought someone would be right there, breathing down my neck.
"But I had some space there and I felt a little more at ease the last mile.''
Adding to the winner's satisfying day was the fact his 63-year-old father, John, also competed and finished 103rd.
"I passed my dad somewhere in the race and didn't realize it was him, but he called out a little encouragement and I must say that was pretty uplifting, gave me little charge of energy,'' said the younger Deuhs.
The 41-year-old DeSautel, who grew up in Manchester, Iowa, ran cross country at Luther College and went to medical school at the University of Iowa, wasn't that far off the pace.
"The weather was perfect and we had a little duel going there for several miles, but he (Deuhs) had a stronger finish,'' said DeSautel, who earlier this year won a 50-mile race in the Black Hills.
"This was my 10th marathon this year and I have to tell you, running here is probably the best experience of the 10,'' said Moniot, who two weeks ago was his age-group winner in the Twin Cities Marathon.
Moniot, picking Sioux City to run his 58th career marathon, was sixth here for the third straight year. "I'm stuck on that sixth, so I guess I'll have come back and do a litte better,'' he quipped.
Earlier this year, Moniot won a marathon in Bismarck, N.D., finished fourth in Regina, Saskatchewan, and was second in another event in Minot, N.D.
Chris Brown of Garfield, Minn., was third, Jason Probasco of Papillion, Neb., fourth and 22-year-old Justin Helbing of Iowa City fifth. Probasco was a member of the University of South Dakota's 1997 NCAA Division II national championship cross country team.
Two Kenyans expected to run among the leaders, Larry Mboga and Albelt Ombassa, had registered to compete, but were no-shows. Mboga, who lives in Eau Claire, Wis., had been second and third in two previous Lewis & Clark events.
The men's field included 167 runners and all but five finished. The oldest in the field was 69-year-old Bill Miller of Los Angeles, who was 128th in 4:45.21. Sioux Cityan Paul Miller, 68, was 99th in 4:19.11 and 67-year-old Marvin Winters of Tulsa, Okla., was 149th in 5:17.14.
Bayard, Neb., located near Scottsbluff, is a five-hour drive from Sioux City, but the men's half-marathon winner, Ricky Trevino, didn't have to make that long a journey from his hometown to run.
He's a 20-year-old sophomore at Wayne State, so his driving distance was approximately 45 miles to run the 13.1-mile course in 1 hour, 18 minutes and 16 seconds.
"It was a nice, easy run for me,'' said Trevino, a third-place finisher for Bayard in the Nebraska Class D state cross country meet as a prep senior. "I felt pretty relaxed. In fact, I had my headphones on and was listening to Linkin Park and Johnny Cash.
"I don't suppose too many athletes get pumped up listening to country music (Johnny Cash) and heavy metal (Linkin Park) when they're competing.''
Sioux Cityan Todd Siefker was second in the half-marathon, just over 10 seconds back of Trevino.
All of Saturday's races, run on a new course designed by race director Steve Uhl, began in South Sioux City and finished on Historic 4th Street. A significant portion of the finishing miles were on the new Perry Creek Trail.
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