Two men suffered heart attacks within minutes of each other during the La Jolla Half Marathon last Sunday, April 25. The first man, in his mid-50s, dropped to the ground at the water station near the La Jolla Beach & Tennis Club around 9:50 a.m., said Maurice Luque, spokesman for the San Diego Fire-Rescue Department. Someone performed CPR on him and he was transported to Scripps Memorial Hospital. Less than 10 minutes later, another man suffered cardiac arrest near Spindrift Drive and Princess Street in La Jolla Shores, said Luque, who was unsure of the man’s age. Five other people were treated for race-related injuries, Luque said. Nearly 6,500 runners turned out for the 29th annual half-marathon on Sunday. Twenty-three-year-old Sergio Gonzalez of Oceanside won the Del Mar to La Jolla race in one hour, nine minutes and 48 seconds. In the women’s division, 32-year-old Jessica Goertz took first place in one hour, 25 minutes and 6 seconds. Last year’s winner, Hillary Corno, 34, finished nine seconds after Goertz to take second place. The half-marathon is the La Jolla Kiwanis Club’s main fundraiser for the year and typically raises more than $100,000 from the event annually, according to the group’s website, la-jolla.kiwanisone.org. The La Jolla Kiwanis Club meets every Friday at noon at the La Jolla Presbyterian Church, 7155 Draper Ave. For more information, call Megan at (858) 454-6512.