{"id":303868,"date":"2026-07-23T16:37:46","date_gmt":"2026-07-23T16:37:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/303868\/"},"modified":"2026-07-23T16:37:46","modified_gmt":"2026-07-23T16:37:46","slug":"chevron-mb-grand-prix-mb-mile-bring-community-together","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/303868\/","title":{"rendered":"Chevron MB Grand Prix, MB Mile bring community together"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Emery Min\u00a0<\/p>\n

Over 100 runners competed in the 9th Annual Manhattan Mile, held in conjunction with the 63rd annual Chevron Manhattan Grand Prix cycling races on Sunday, July 12, at Live Oak Park.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Elite runners were joined by runners as young as seven, many paced by their parents.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cRunners are pretty happy go lucky people, so it\u2019s a very positive event,\u201d Manhattan Mile race director Mike Ward said.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Young cyclists sprint off the starting line during a Chevron Manhattan Beach Grand Prix criterium race. Photo by Grace Tayag<\/p>\n

The Manhattan Mile. which started at 7:30 a.m., was followed by a full day of professional and kids\u2019 Manhattan Grand Prix bike races.<\/p>\n

Calene Morris, who ran at Torrance High (Class of 2012), and Cal Poly Pomona (Class of 2017) won the women\u2019s mile in 4:48, followed by Casey Monoszlay and Sara Van Dyke.<\/p>\n

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Eddie Ramos, of San Diego, took first in the men\u2019s mile with a time of 4:22, followed by Presley Martin, of Indianapolis, and Jediel Nunes. Photo by Emery Minn<\/p>\n

Eddie Ramos, of San Diego, took first in the men\u2019s mile with a time of 4:22, followed by Presley Martin, of Indianapolis, and Jediel Nunes.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Chevron presented $1,000 to the first place finishers, $750 to the second place finishers and $500 to the third place finishers.<\/p>\n

Morris noted how races like the Manhattan Mile contribute to a \u201ctight-knit community\u201d of runners. Monoszlay said the most rewarding part of running is the friends she makes. Van Dyke met her husband through running.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cPeople run the race year after year,\u201d said Ward, who owns the Village Runner stores in Manhattan and Riviera Village, and who also produces other races, including the Riviera Village Fourth of July 5K, the Torrance Turkey Trot and the Torrance Armed Forces Day 5K<\/p>\n

\u201cEvents like these are good for the community and society as a whole,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Ward brought the Manhattan Mile to the Chevron Manhattan Beach Grand Prix in 2018.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Jim Brown, riding for team L39ION, won the 90 minute Men\u2019s Pro. Chloe Patrick, riding for Caldera Medical\u2019Aurea, won the 55-minute Women\u2019s Pro. The two were named the 2026 California State Criterium Champions. Criterium races feature mass starts on short courses with sharp turns. The Manhattan Grand Prix follows a 1.3 mile, oval road\u00a0 course that starts heading south on Valley Drive, in front of Live Oak Park, makes a tight turn on to Ardmore Drive and\u00a0 goes north, and then circles back onto Valley Drive to finish at the starting line.<\/p>\n

During a noon break between the professional races, kids two- to six-years-old raced tricycles and bicycles, and were pushed in strollers along a 60-yard straightway on Valley Drive. Cyclists 7- to 12-years- old raced along a 200 yard straight-away. The kids races are sponsored by Janelle Holden DDS.,\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Kids paced their dads in the Manhattan Mile. Photo by Emery Minn<\/p>\n

\u201cKids have fun participating in these running and bicycling events, and I think it puts them on a good path in life,\u201d Ward said. \u201cWhat\u2019s cool is you don\u2019t have to win to have success,\u201d he said. ER<\/p>\n

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