Congratulations
Thank you to Dick’s Sporting Goods, City of Vista, Chamber of Commerce and all of our sponsors, runners and volunteers who made the Strawberry Festival 5K revival a fantastic success. We would like to thank the Community Church, Vista High School and RBVHS for the tremendous support and to the Vista teachers who went the extra mile to inspire their students to participate in the revival.

See you next year!

Video of the 2010 Strawberry Festival 5K and Kids' Races

Congrats to our drawing winners!
Tracy Monroe
Emily Seeger
Thank you to everyone who participated in our survey. We appreciate all the responses, as it will help make next year's event even more successful!

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Runners start the Dick's Sporting Goods Strawberry Festival Open 5K.

Runners fill Vista for Dick's Sporting Goods Strawberry Festival 5K and Kids' Races

VISTA, May 30, 2010 - More than 2,200 runners filled up downtown Vista today for the first Dick's Sporting Goods Strawberry Festival 5K and Kids' Races. Runners raced past a scenic course that showed off downtown and included art sculptures, flowers and, at the end of the race, strawberries. After the races, many participants stayed to enjoy the Vista Strawberry Festival.

A runner glides past a striking sculpture of a sting ray during the race.

The first overall winners were Sergio Gonzalez of Oceanwide and Joey Bonfiglio of Carlsbad in the Open 5K. In the Locals 5K, a pair of Vista runners came through with wins - Fernando Blanco and 14-year-old Megan Jarvis.

Gonzales, 23, relied on his background as an All American in track and cross country while at Cal State San Marcus to win by two seconds over Team BSK/Running Center teammate Okwaro Raura, also of Oceanside. Gonzales averaged 4:57 per mile over the 3.1-mile course to finish in 15:24. A 4:08 miler who recently placed second 29-and-under division at the Carlsbad 5000, Gonzales is hoping to qualify for the 2012 U.S. Olympic Trials (track and the marathon) and is currently working on starting his own coaching business with the "B-Project."

Bonfiglio also had a close race among the Open 5K women. The 34-year-old mother of two finished in 14th overall in the race in 18:15. That brought the former Ohio runner home 13 seconds ahead of runner-up Jessica Brothers (formerly Textoris), a recent transplant from Indiana. Both runners, like Gonzales, are looking to next year's Olympic Trials.

Perhaps the day's biggest story came in the form of one of the race's youngest entrants. Jarvis, just 14, fought off Ellie Keene, just 19 and also from Vista, to win by two seconds in 21:54. Great running runs in the family at the Jarvis, with older sister, Colin recently capping a standout prep career at Rancho Buena Vista with a victory in the national-class Arcadia Invitational.

Meanwhile, Blanco had the easiest time of all the winners in the Locals 5K. The 30-year-old from Vista ran 16:25 to finish well ahead of second-place Marco Ramirez, 19, also of Vista, who was timed in 18:12.