Inland Empire Challenge
Riverside/San Bernardino County Championships
October 9, 2021
(Glen Helen Regional Park)
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Our Sponsor is Fleet Feet in Rancho Cucamonga. We are honored that they have chosen to be the sponsors for the IEC and great teams from the Inland Empire.
What a beautiful day to race! We got off to a wet start in our preparations on Friday, but come race day, Saturday, the conditions were perfect.
Click here for Complete Race results... For a breakdown of the top runners in each county, check our Inland Empire Results page.
Santiago HS came ready to race and took the honors in both Sweepstakes races.
On the Girls side, Rylee Blade, from Santiago, won the race, followed closely by Nicole Alfred from Rancho Cucamonga. Both are Freshmen. In fact four of the top five runners in the race are Freshmen!!. Santiago scored 57 points followed by Rancho Cucamonga's 78.
The Boys Sweeps was a much closer affair with both Santiago and Rancho Cucamonga, each rated in the top ten of CIF Division I, within 12 points of each other. Santiago with a slightly deeper squad had 47 points while Rancho scored 59 points, the same as Martin Luther King HS. Rancho came away with the nod with their 6th man finishing in 23rd place to Kings' 25th. Senior, Glen Bell (15:24) from Rancho Cucamonga came away with the individual championship and Freshman, Eyan Turk (15:29) from Woodcrest Christian was close behind.
Complete Race results...
The course was three miles, not a 5K, by the way.
New!!
Post Race Interviews With Champions
Boys' Sweepstakes Inland Empire Team Champions
Girls' Sweepstakes Inland Empire Team Champions
Boys' Individual Inland Empire Champion, Glen Bell RCHS
Girls' Individual Inland Empire Champion, Rylee Blade
Our Sponsor is Fleet Feet in Rancho Cucamonga. We are honored that they have chosen to be the sponsors for the IEC and great teams from the Inland Empire.
What a beautiful day to race! We got off to a wet start in our preparations on Friday, but come race day, Saturday, the conditions were perfect.
Click here for Complete Race results... For a breakdown of the top runners in each county, check our Inland Empire Results page.
Santiago HS came ready to race and took the honors in both Sweepstakes races.
On the Girls side, Rylee Blade, from Santiago, won the race, followed closely by Nicole Alfred from Rancho Cucamonga. Both are Freshmen. In fact four of the top five runners in the race are Freshmen!!. Santiago scored 57 points followed by Rancho Cucamonga's 78.
The Boys Sweeps was a much closer affair with both Santiago and Rancho Cucamonga, each rated in the top ten of CIF Division I, within 12 points of each other. Santiago with a slightly deeper squad had 47 points while Rancho scored 59 points, the same as Martin Luther King HS. Rancho came away with the nod with their 6th man finishing in 23rd place to Kings' 25th. Senior, Glen Bell (15:24) from Rancho Cucamonga came away with the individual championship and Freshman, Eyan Turk (15:29) from Woodcrest Christian was close behind.
Complete Race results...
The course was three miles, not a 5K, by the way.
New!!
Post Race Interviews With Champions
Boys' Sweepstakes Inland Empire Team Champions
Girls' Sweepstakes Inland Empire Team Champions
Boys' Individual Inland Empire Champion, Glen Bell RCHS
Girls' Individual Inland Empire Champion, Rylee Blade
Brenda Martinez
Olympic runner, Brenda Martinez will be at the meet, cheering on the future stars from the Inland Empire. Brenda was an Olympic semi-finalist in the 1500 meter run. She was the Silver medalist at the outdoor World Championships in the 800 in 2013. She was also the anchor on the World Record setting Distance Medley Relay! Brenda runs for the New Balance Track Club. A big thanks goes out to them, as well for donating all of those shoes that were on the race trophies. Click here for more on her background and to follow her training.
Brenda sponsors an Annual Training Camp: Each year she sponsors a training camp out of Big Bear as a way of giving back to the sport that has given her so much. This year's BMART Camp will once again be virtual as the coming months still aren't guaranteed as safe. We care for the safety of the athletes and their families! Contest eligible to high school runners (including incoming freshmen and graduated seniors). 12 SPOTS: 6GIRLS AND 6 BOYS Writing Contest: submit your essay to earn a spot on this year's virtual training camp. All you have to do is write an open prompt essay that is worth reading. Up to you what it is you wish to write about. Don't forget to leave Name, School, and Parent Contact! Essay DEADLINE: August 31st, 2021 Winners announcement: TBD All Essays MUST be submitted by email to: bmartrun@yahoo.com Thank you, Brenda, Terry Tierney Rich Morales 
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Calculate your Fees! Cost: $45.00 per team per race plus (5 or more athletes), $10.00 per individual 4 or less per race. ($360 maximum for Large and Medium Schools, unless enter both a Varsity team and a Sweepstakes team, then it's $425). Small Schools max, $180, unless enter both Varsity and Sweepstakes race, then $225. Click here for Worksheet.  
Brenda Martinez at the Inland Empire (above)
Brenda ran in the inaugural Inland Empire Challenges held at Guasti Park.
2001 Girls' Results 2002 Grils' Results 2003 Girls' Results 2002, Arcadia Track Invitational race winner Girls' Mile Run Meet our Timer, Doug Padilla
For those of you have have been around the running world for a while, you may recognize the name of Doug Padilla, the nation's leading distance runner through the 80's, a two time Olympian, and National record holder for the indoor two mile. Doug is also the founder of Runnercard.com a web based registration and timing system with very unique capabilities. The Inland Empire Challenge has used Runnercard since its inception in 2001.
This year Doug is introducing his unique chip based timing system. The kids will still get their own unique "runnercard", plus coaches and athletes will be able to use a coaching tool unique to the timing world. Teams Registered for 2021 (1428)
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Register with runnercard.com,
click here. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The meet is divided into three (3) Challenges: Small Schools (CIF Div. 4 & 5), Medium Schools (CIF Div 3 & 2), and Large Schools (Div 1) Additionally, the Boys' and Girls' Sweepstakes Races provide the top schools in each county competition, head to head, for the over-all bragging rights in our counties, as well as the over-all Inland Empire Champion. Check out the latest news and previews from each of our great counties, Riverside and San Bernardino. *********************************************************************************** Inland Empire Schools appearing in top ten this year. Rankings from Prepcaltrack.com Inland Empire - CIF Rankings Boys' Div 1 Div 2 Div 3 Div 4 Div 5 Great Oak Ayala Big Bear Woodcrest Christian Santiago Citrus Valley Linfield Christian Rancho Cucamonga Vista Murrieta Roosevelt Inland Empire - CIF Rankings Girls' Div 1 Div 2 Div 3 Div 4 Div 5 Great Oak Citrus Valley Redlands E.V Linfield Christian Vista Murrieta Ayala Aquinas Roosevelt Murrieta Valley Xavier Coll Prep Santiago Arrowhead Chr Acad. Chino Hills Rancho Cucamonga  Commemorative tech t-shirts - $20.00. Fantastic value!
Thanks to all of our sponsors who help make the IEC an ongoing success.
*********************** ***************** ************** Major Sponsors FLEET FEET - Rancho Cucamonga
Since opening our store we have given exceptional customer service and helped many find comfort, pain relief, and of course...get healthy. We have successfully trained hundreds of people in many distances, contributed in so many ways to our community and we are not done! Personally, Dave and I have become certified running coaches and have done several marathons. We will always continue to learn, research, and find ways to help others become healthy. Fleet Feet has allowed us to pursue our dream of having our own business and share our passion for living a healthy life with others. We believe that in life if you do what you love, then the rewards will follow. New Balance Shoes Sponsoring Brenda Martinez and the fabulous trophies (the ones with the shoes!!!) New Balance has partnered with the Inland Empire Challenge to help provide banners, support and products. Their sponsorship of Brenda Martinez and their commitment to the sport of running has reached legendary status as they continually work to improve the quality of their shoes and the enhancement that they make in their equipment to provide athletes with the very best in running apparel. Platinum Sponsor: American Wrecking Inc. OUR MISSION & VALUES: Since our inception in 1986 our mission and values have been centered around family and the belief that you should work hard, be honest and be on time. 40 plus years later, these core values still remain at the heart of our business. American Wrecking Inc. prides itself on ongoing relationships, the ability to provide innovative solutions and the continuous training and development of our staff who are honest, hard working and the salt of the earth. We believe in straight talk and doing whatever it takes to make a project successful. We are thrilled to have American Wrecking Inc. as our Platinum Sponsor. Not only do their values show through in their work, but that same commitment around family and hard work, their commitment to the Inland Empire Challenge and young runners who also put in the hard work that it takes to be successful. Thank you for your support! Silver Sponsors: Action Awards - Montclair Sprouts, Rancho Cucamonga Sunrise Produce Rancho Cucamonga Bronze Sponsors Starbucks - Highland/Day Creek |