Christine Captures Masters 800m Win at Drake Relays

Drake-2014Christine Gentile traveled to the 105th Annual Drake Relays in Des Moines, Iowa to compete in the USATF Masters Invitational 800m on April 26, 2014. Leading from the gun and battling a strong wind, she took the victory in a time of 2:24.95 with a 12-second edge over the next competitor.

Other press releases from Drake:
Drake Relays 800 titles go to Lance Elliott, Chris Gentile by Ken Stone – Read it here

Quotes from the Drake Relays Website:

11:17 a.m. – 800 Meters – Masters Women
Chris Gentile, 44, Jane’s Elite Racing, 2:24.97
It is the second year of  the women’s masters 800 and Gentile’s first Drake appearance. On her race …“I wanted to set the record, but the wind was a little stronger than I thought it would be. The record is not too steep to get. Hopefully, next year I will be able to come back and get it.”

On running at Drake …“I am so honored as a master to finally get here. In college I ran at Villanova and we always ran at the Penn Relays. When I moved out west I would always got to Mt. Sac, the week before Drake. I ran Mt. Sac last week. I did not care about getting on a plane. I was just so excited about finally getting to the world famous Drake Relays.”

Read the article here.