Amanda Ewing had to pause and think about it. Had she ever captured the overall title - beat everybody, including the men - in a citizens' race?
"I think this is the first one,"she said.
Ewing caught the crowd by surprise when she charged to the finish in first place at the Run Against Suicide 5K Sunday at El Pomar Youth Sports Park. . She finished in 19 minutes, 21 seconds on an out-and-back course on the mostly flat Pikes Peak Greenway Trail.
About 151 runners put in some miles for the Suicide Prevention Partnership of the Pikes Peak Region, a nonprofit organization that provides education, intervention and postvention support to area families.
Erik Nelson, a cross country coach at Widefield High School, finished second in the 5K with a time of 20:09.
In the 15K, Lori Stich captured the women's race with a time of 1:00:45. Pete Maksimow won the mens' 15K in 53:22.