Just under 200 local racers descended upon Elings Park on Friday morning to kick off the holiday weekend with the annual Semana Nautica 4th of July Trail Race.
The morning featured a 5K Trail Race with 122 competitors and a 2K Trail Race with 51 racers, many of whom were children. The races were hosted by the Santa Barbara Running Association.
The races started and finished atop Elings Park, with the courses running throughout the park’s trails.
In the 5K Trail Run, 27-year-old Christopher St. Jean of Santa Barbara crossed the finish line first with a strong time of 19:02.3 for a 6:08 mile pace…