BAND ON THE RUN LIFEGUARDS WIN 120-MILE RELAY RACE.Byline: Sharon Cotal Staff Writer CASTAIC - The Castaic Lake Castaic Lake is a lake on Castaic Creek formed by Castaic Dam, in northwestern Los Angeles County, California, near the town of Castaic. The 323,700 acre foot lake (399,000,000 m³) is the terminus of the West Branch of the California Aqueduct, though some comes from the 154 mi² lifeguards can not only swim, they can also run. They proved it last weekend after winning the invitational division of the Baker to Vegas Challenge Cup Relay - a 120-mile race that requires 20 team members to run up to eight miles from Baker, Calif. to Las Vegas Las Vegas (läs vā`gəs), city (1990 pop. 258,295), seat of Clark co., S Nev.; inc. 1911. It is the largest city in Nevada and the center of one of the fastest-growing urban areas in the United States. , Nev. The Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. Police Revolver and Athletic Club Inc., which sponsors the annual event, invited several agencies to participate in the race. Of 203 teams overall, including some from the Federal Bureau of Investigation Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), division of the U.S. Dept. of Justice charged with investigating all violations of federal laws except those assigned to some other federal agency. , the Drug Enforcement Administration The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) was established in 1973 by President richard m. nixon as part of the Justice Department, thus uniting a number of federal drug agencies that had often worked at cross-purposes. and various divisions of the armed forces, Castaic Lake lifeguards and its team members from two other lakes took 17th place. The Castaic Lake lifeguards joined forces with lifeguards from Santa Fe Santa Fe, city, Argentina Santa Fe, city (1991 pop. 341,000), capital of Santa Fe prov., NE Argentina, a river port near the Paraná, with which it is connected by canal. and Puddingstone pud·ding·stone n. Geology A conglomerate. lakes to form the Los Angeles County Lake Lifeguards, who traversed the hilly race course through areas with snow and temperatures as low as 21 degrees to finish in 14 hours and 42 minutes. Lifeguards representing the lakes, which are 60 miles apart, unified to work toward a common goal, said Castaic team captain Cary Flebbe. ``We are all partners, but we don't get the chance to work together very often,'' Flebbe said. ``This race was a good opportunity to build camaraderie between the three lakes Three Lakes may refer to: Cities, towns, townships etc.
But getting team members together from the lakes and raising the $3,300 needed to enter the competition took time, leaving the L.A. County Lake Lifeguards only three months to train compared to most teams who spent a year planning a strategy, he said. ``We did as much running as we could in the short time we had. With the minimal training we put in, everyone did a great job,'' he said. Though short, their hard work and training paid off. One highlight of the race was watching a female lifeguard run past a man from the U.S. Marine Corps team, Flebbe said. ``We had no expectations going in, but if we're invited back next year, we will definitely give the overall winner a run for their money,'' he said. CAPTION(S): photo Photo: (color) Castaic Lake lifeguards Eric Custudio, Cary Flebbe and Sarkis Chatalyan, from left, were part of a team of L.A. County lifeguards that took first place in the invitational division at this year's Baker to Vegas Challenge Cup Relay. Shaun Dyer/Special to the Daily News |
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