More than 1,000 women converged on the Capitol Sunday morning for the Nike Women's Fitness Festival 5K, and no one was faster than Sacramento's Kirsten Schneider.
Schneider, a 40-year-old member of the Buffalo Chips running club, won the 3.1 double loop around the Capitol in 17 minutes 55 seconds. That bettered her winning time in last year's race of 18:26. Schneider also won the racve in 2007 at 18:18.
She was tested this time, however, by Bridgette Pilling, 26, of the River City Rebels club. Pilling led after the first mile and finished second at 18:07.
It was a big triathlon weekend at Rancho Seco. On Saturday, the Tri for Fun Sprint (half-mile swim, 16-mile bike, 3-mile run) was won by 15-year-old Jeroen Keukenkamp in 1 hour 13 minutes 1 second. The top woman was Pamela Jennings, 29, at 1:18.15.
On Sunday, in the Tri For Real Olympic Distance race (1.5K swim, 40K bike, 10K run), 35-year-old pro triathlete Jeffrey Piland of San Carlos won in 1:56.32. The top woman was Kari Mundschenk, a 43-year-old veterinarian from Sloughhouse, at 2:04.32. Mundschenk finished sixth overall.
