Monday, September 17, 2007
9/17/07 Workouts listed first; many results later.
What a weekend of results by our immediate group! I'll have to do that in stages. Great job gang!
9/18/07. TUE. 6:30am. TEMPO. China Camp site
9/18/07. TUE. 9am. HILL REPEATS. Tenn Valley.
Meet at Church parking lot.
9/18/07. TUE. 9am. HILL REPEATS/TEMPO. Ross Common.
Warmu-up to Phoenix Lake parking lot:(B/B)= back to base of hill.
Dam road do 4 X 30" (B/B); 4 x 15" (B/B), then;
Mt. Baldy: 2 X 1' (B/B), then tempo pickup to Log Cabin, then ease to base of Eldridge:
2 X 45" (B/B); 2 X 1.5' (1'), then to base and easy run to Log Cabin; then:
Tempo to top of dam, jog recovery across the dam, plus a 1' further; then turn around and pickup back across full length of dam and jog recovery to parking lot down the hill of dam road;continue to pillars by entrance to Phoenix parking lot and do pickup to past tennis courts to top of rise. Recovery run back to Ross Common.
Anyone training for the half or full marathon add miles to COM and back.
9/20/07. 7am & 9am TRACK at COM.
be prepared for additional exercises in between intervals.
Weekend training tba...Note that next week TUESDAY I won't be here...
RESULTS:
> Sat. 9/15/07: ANNA B-LEVAGGI Does a 32:14 or so - ahead of the 33 hour cutoff schedule time on the ANGELES CREST 100 MILER. She was hurting with plantar fasciitis, had two shots in her feet (wonderful, I'm sure), taped her feet; developed blisters when she pulled off her socks - along came some skin with tape! She had bad blisters for the run, but she did it! Way to go Ana!
You're in the "Pain to Gain" club for sure.
B. SUNNY BLENDE, who gave me the report, paced Anna. With all the pacing she has been doing she's an expert on the nutrition during the run now -first-hand experience! Anna did not have gut problems during those 32 hours. She told me that SUZANNA BONN from north Marin set a new CR of 22:00:15 and was paced by Gary Wang. Somebody sign her up for Tamalpa!
> Last Sunday was the TIBURON MILE SWIM and SHARI TRACY did under 25 minutes for the 2,000 meters (nautical mile is different than mile). A very good time by a very good swimmer. She was pleased!
> BANANA MAN CHASE 5K on 9/16/07
We could have had more of the group come out, but those who did were pleased with their own PR's or good efforts. As I've said, pushing the envelope when racing a 5K, teaches you how to race.
I had the fun job of being lead biker so I could watch the race unfold as the pack went from 12 to 8, to 6 (mile 1 in 4:28); turn to the uphill grade part of the Panhandle and the group separates quickly. Now were down to 3 leaders at about 2M; from then on to the turnaround on JFK the lead changed 3 times, but SERGIO REYES it to the group on the uphill of Stanyan St. and won in 14:19 for an av. of 4:37/mile.
Turns out MAGDALENA LEW BOULET stretched her lead by a minute to take it in 16:12 (5:14/mile)and this is not a fast course! Our own LIZ GOTLIEB took 6th woman with a 17:42!
Age divisions were all tough to place in: everyone is in a "bigger pond" as they say, but that brings out the best in all of us.
167 runners broke 20'; 101<18:35 (6 minute miles);
17 , 15:33 (5' miles).
F12-15: LAUREN CREATH, daughter of Vicki DeMenno, in spite of abdominal pains, placed 3rd in her div. with
a 24:24. That a way to hang in there Lauren!
F 30-34: KATHLEEN HELMER is knocking on the door of a sub-20' 5K with her 20:08 and 17th in her age div ( a very strong field in that div. when you look at www.bananachase.com );
F40-44: After her 16M on Friday (she's prepping for Nike Marathon), rest day on Saturday, MICHELLE WILCOX ran a 20:26 to support the Tamalpa team;
F45-49: Nailing a solid sub 20' run was TAMARA GONZALEZ to take 2nd in 45-49 with a 19:35;
VICKI DEMENNO was 12th with 24:28 (ran with her daughter); 14th was ANN CHARLTON, who achieved her goal of breaking 25' with a 24:58.
F50-54: DENISE SEWELL and SALLY RUBENS contributed with their PR efforts with a 27:09 and 27:12 respectively; they push each other in practice and on the trails!
F60-64: ANN HARDHAM places 6th with a 27:33;
F65-69: the hard-working and talented MELODY SCHULTZ runs a 21:37!
M50-54: 2nd for TOM O'REILLY in 16:48! While BRIAN MCCURDY does almost exactly 6' miles for 10th in 18:46. ;
M60-64: FRANK RUONA was 5th with a 19:08 - a tough division.
M65-69; ROB GORMLEY runs a strong 20:42 to take 1st!, while RUSS KIERNAN takes 5th with a 21:55;
M70+; BERNIE HOLLANDER puts his priority on holding his lead in points for 70+ enough to run this race in 24:48 - and then dashes off to Europe for vacation the same day!
Speaking of EUROPE, at the WORLD VETERAN GAMES in Turin, Italy our own SAM HIRABAYSHI and EVE PELL attended a full house with 9000 athletes from all over the world- some 90 countries! Article by Mark Winitz:
ELL AND HIRABAYASHI DYNAMIC DUO
AT WORLD MASTERS ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIPS
FOLSOM, Calif. - September 19, 2007 - Longtime distance runners Eve Pell,
70, and Sam Hirabayashi, 80, both of Greenbrae, Calif. like to do things
together, especially running. The fast couple, who are engaged to be
married, traveled together to the World Masters Athletics Championships
held September 4-15 in Riccione, Italy. Together, the standout Pacific
Association USA Track & Field athletes earned five medals in top-notch
competition.
Pell, who competes in the women's age 70 to 74 division, won a gold medal
in the W70 1,500-meter event with a time of 6 minutes, 34.44 seconds. She
earned a second gold competing on Team USA's winning W70 4x400m relay
team, which finished in 6:26.99 and bettered the listed U.S. W70-79 age
group record (6:33.91). Pell added a silver medal in the W70 division of
the 5,000m race, finishing in 24:00.32, and placed fourth in her division
in the 8K cross country race.
"The 1,500 is not my normal event," said Pell who has recently focused on
the distance. "But the race went perfectly. There was a pack of three of
us [including Irma Tomczak of Poland and USA's Jeanne Daprano] at the
front. When it came down to the final 100 [meters], I had something left
and was able to go by them. It was a great feeling. There were so many
people from so many countries."
Pell is known as a perennial top contender and 1989 champion at the
7.1-mile Dipsea Race over the rugged flanks of Mt. Tamalpais. She
competes for the San Francisco-based Impala Racing Team.
Hirabayashi competed on Team USA's M80 division 4x100m and 4x400m relay
teams. The 4x100m squad won a silver medal in 1:06.12, topping the listed
American record of 1:17.37 set in 1985. Hirabayashi's 4x400 team won a
gold medal in 6:41.73, which eclipsed the previous AR of 7:34.9, also set
in 1985. He just missed the medals podium in the M80 1,500m and 10,00m,
placing fourth in both events with times of 7:33.45 (1,500m) and 58:48.10
(10,000m).
"Until this meet, Sam really hadn't run a step since July 5 when he
strained a hamstring. He was carefully rehabbing and staying off it,"
Pell said.
"I was surprised at the number of 80-year-olds that were there," said
Hirabayashi, who competes for the Marin County-based Tamalpa Runners
club. "It was interesting to see how quick some of these guys are. I was
impressed. I've never run a 4x100 relay before, or a 1,500 or 10,000 on
the track. It was a great experience."
The World Masters Athletics Championships are the world's biggest
international track and field competition. They are reserved for masters
athletes age 35 and over. The 2007 WMA Championships hosted more than
9,000 athletes from 90 countries.
For more information about the 2007 WMA Championships, visit
http://www.usatf.org/events/2007/WorldMastersAthleticsChampionships/
JACK BRAY in M70 race walking took 4th in 5K in 29:10; 4th in 10K with a 62:25.
BANANA MAN 10K was run at the same time:
KEVIN PORTER, who neither sleeps, nor eats much at all had a PR in the Alcatraz Swim the day before and a 5 minute PR on this 10K in 50:11 which placed him 4th in 55-59. DAVE CHAMPAGNE, who pushed Kevin through the run, did a 50:03 to begin his emphasis on running after a summer of triathlons. ¶ 7:54 PM
What a weekend of results by our immediate group! I'll have to do that in stages. Great job gang!
9/18/07. TUE. 6:30am. TEMPO. China Camp site
9/18/07. TUE. 9am. HILL REPEATS. Tenn Valley.
Meet at Church parking lot.
9/18/07. TUE. 9am. HILL REPEATS/TEMPO. Ross Common.
Warmu-up to Phoenix Lake parking lot:(B/B)= back to base of hill.
Dam road do 4 X 30" (B/B); 4 x 15" (B/B), then;
Mt. Baldy: 2 X 1' (B/B), then tempo pickup to Log Cabin, then ease to base of Eldridge:
2 X 45" (B/B); 2 X 1.5' (1'), then to base and easy run to Log Cabin; then:
Tempo to top of dam, jog recovery across the dam, plus a 1' further; then turn around and pickup back across full length of dam and jog recovery to parking lot down the hill of dam road;continue to pillars by entrance to Phoenix parking lot and do pickup to past tennis courts to top of rise. Recovery run back to Ross Common.
Anyone training for the half or full marathon add miles to COM and back.
9/20/07. 7am & 9am TRACK at COM.
be prepared for additional exercises in between intervals.
Weekend training tba...Note that next week TUESDAY I won't be here...
RESULTS:
> Sat. 9/15/07: ANNA B-LEVAGGI Does a 32:14 or so - ahead of the 33 hour cutoff schedule time on the ANGELES CREST 100 MILER. She was hurting with plantar fasciitis, had two shots in her feet (wonderful, I'm sure), taped her feet; developed blisters when she pulled off her socks - along came some skin with tape! She had bad blisters for the run, but she did it! Way to go Ana!
You're in the "Pain to Gain" club for sure.
B. SUNNY BLENDE, who gave me the report, paced Anna. With all the pacing she has been doing she's an expert on the nutrition during the run now -first-hand experience! Anna did not have gut problems during those 32 hours. She told me that SUZANNA BONN from north Marin set a new CR of 22:00:15 and was paced by Gary Wang. Somebody sign her up for Tamalpa!
> Last Sunday was the TIBURON MILE SWIM and SHARI TRACY did under 25 minutes for the 2,000 meters (nautical mile is different than mile). A very good time by a very good swimmer. She was pleased!
> BANANA MAN CHASE 5K on 9/16/07
We could have had more of the group come out, but those who did were pleased with their own PR's or good efforts. As I've said, pushing the envelope when racing a 5K, teaches you how to race.
I had the fun job of being lead biker so I could watch the race unfold as the pack went from 12 to 8, to 6 (mile 1 in 4:28); turn to the uphill grade part of the Panhandle and the group separates quickly. Now were down to 3 leaders at about 2M; from then on to the turnaround on JFK the lead changed 3 times, but SERGIO REYES it to the group on the uphill of Stanyan St. and won in 14:19 for an av. of 4:37/mile.
Turns out MAGDALENA LEW BOULET stretched her lead by a minute to take it in 16:12 (5:14/mile)and this is not a fast course! Our own LIZ GOTLIEB took 6th woman with a 17:42!
Age divisions were all tough to place in: everyone is in a "bigger pond" as they say, but that brings out the best in all of us.
167 runners broke 20'; 101<18:35 (6 minute miles);
17 , 15:33 (5' miles).
F12-15: LAUREN CREATH, daughter of Vicki DeMenno, in spite of abdominal pains, placed 3rd in her div. with
a 24:24. That a way to hang in there Lauren!
F 30-34: KATHLEEN HELMER is knocking on the door of a sub-20' 5K with her 20:08 and 17th in her age div ( a very strong field in that div. when you look at www.bananachase.com );
F40-44: After her 16M on Friday (she's prepping for Nike Marathon), rest day on Saturday, MICHELLE WILCOX ran a 20:26 to support the Tamalpa team;
F45-49: Nailing a solid sub 20' run was TAMARA GONZALEZ to take 2nd in 45-49 with a 19:35;
VICKI DEMENNO was 12th with 24:28 (ran with her daughter); 14th was ANN CHARLTON, who achieved her goal of breaking 25' with a 24:58.
F50-54: DENISE SEWELL and SALLY RUBENS contributed with their PR efforts with a 27:09 and 27:12 respectively; they push each other in practice and on the trails!
F60-64: ANN HARDHAM places 6th with a 27:33;
F65-69: the hard-working and talented MELODY SCHULTZ runs a 21:37!
M50-54: 2nd for TOM O'REILLY in 16:48! While BRIAN MCCURDY does almost exactly 6' miles for 10th in 18:46. ;
M60-64: FRANK RUONA was 5th with a 19:08 - a tough division.
M65-69; ROB GORMLEY runs a strong 20:42 to take 1st!, while RUSS KIERNAN takes 5th with a 21:55;
M70+; BERNIE HOLLANDER puts his priority on holding his lead in points for 70+ enough to run this race in 24:48 - and then dashes off to Europe for vacation the same day!
Speaking of EUROPE, at the WORLD VETERAN GAMES in Turin, Italy our own SAM HIRABAYSHI and EVE PELL attended a full house with 9000 athletes from all over the world- some 90 countries! Article by Mark Winitz:
ELL AND HIRABAYASHI DYNAMIC DUO
AT WORLD MASTERS ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIPS
FOLSOM, Calif. - September 19, 2007 - Longtime distance runners Eve Pell,
70, and Sam Hirabayashi, 80, both of Greenbrae, Calif. like to do things
together, especially running. The fast couple, who are engaged to be
married, traveled together to the World Masters Athletics Championships
held September 4-15 in Riccione, Italy. Together, the standout Pacific
Association USA Track & Field athletes earned five medals in top-notch
competition.
Pell, who competes in the women's age 70 to 74 division, won a gold medal
in the W70 1,500-meter event with a time of 6 minutes, 34.44 seconds. She
earned a second gold competing on Team USA's winning W70 4x400m relay
team, which finished in 6:26.99 and bettered the listed U.S. W70-79 age
group record (6:33.91). Pell added a silver medal in the W70 division of
the 5,000m race, finishing in 24:00.32, and placed fourth in her division
in the 8K cross country race.
"The 1,500 is not my normal event," said Pell who has recently focused on
the distance. "But the race went perfectly. There was a pack of three of
us [including Irma Tomczak of Poland and USA's Jeanne Daprano] at the
front. When it came down to the final 100 [meters], I had something left
and was able to go by them. It was a great feeling. There were so many
people from so many countries."
Pell is known as a perennial top contender and 1989 champion at the
7.1-mile Dipsea Race over the rugged flanks of Mt. Tamalpais. She
competes for the San Francisco-based Impala Racing Team.
Hirabayashi competed on Team USA's M80 division 4x100m and 4x400m relay
teams. The 4x100m squad won a silver medal in 1:06.12, topping the listed
American record of 1:17.37 set in 1985. Hirabayashi's 4x400 team won a
gold medal in 6:41.73, which eclipsed the previous AR of 7:34.9, also set
in 1985. He just missed the medals podium in the M80 1,500m and 10,00m,
placing fourth in both events with times of 7:33.45 (1,500m) and 58:48.10
(10,000m).
"Until this meet, Sam really hadn't run a step since July 5 when he
strained a hamstring. He was carefully rehabbing and staying off it,"
Pell said.
"I was surprised at the number of 80-year-olds that were there," said
Hirabayashi, who competes for the Marin County-based Tamalpa Runners
club. "It was interesting to see how quick some of these guys are. I was
impressed. I've never run a 4x100 relay before, or a 1,500 or 10,000 on
the track. It was a great experience."
The World Masters Athletics Championships are the world's biggest
international track and field competition. They are reserved for masters
athletes age 35 and over. The 2007 WMA Championships hosted more than
9,000 athletes from 90 countries.
For more information about the 2007 WMA Championships, visit
http://www.usatf.org/events/2007/WorldMastersAthleticsChampionships/
JACK BRAY in M70 race walking took 4th in 5K in 29:10; 4th in 10K with a 62:25.
BANANA MAN 10K was run at the same time:
KEVIN PORTER, who neither sleeps, nor eats much at all had a PR in the Alcatraz Swim the day before and a 5 minute PR on this 10K in 50:11 which placed him 4th in 55-59. DAVE CHAMPAGNE, who pushed Kevin through the run, did a 50:03 to begin his emphasis on running after a summer of triathlons. ¶ 7:54 PM
