Shattering the Stoke Meter: Leona Divide 50 Race Report
Dylan blew by me at my mile 19. In 2011, I was almost to the 20 mile aid station before I crossed paths with the leader of the race. He came up on me so fast that I barely had a chance to get out of the way. I could not even get my iphone out to take a shoot.
It was amazing how fresh he looked at what was mile 40 or so for him. He averaged 7:15 miles the whole way.
Monday, April 30, 2012
History of Bakersfield at the Leona Divide 50 Miler
Below is a list of those who have run the Leona Divide 50 miler over the years. Nicole ran her first ultra and first Leona and is already number four on the list. If you know of someone I missed, please contact me.
1 lujan,eddie leona 50m 1992 8:46:24 male
2 spensko,mike leona 50m 1993 9:11:02 male
3 dalke,steve leona 50m 2003 9:16:10 male
4 giumarra.,nicole leona 50m 2012 9:18:28 female
5 dalke,steve leona 50m 1999 9:24:12 male
6 spensko,mike leona 50m 1992 9:26:24 male
7 dalke,steve leona 50m 2000 9:31:18 male
8 spensko,mike leona 50m 1996 9:39:55 male
9 moore,matt leona 50m 1999 9:46:22 male
10 moore,matt leona 50m 2001 9:51:18 male
11 sanders,dorsh leona 50m 1993 9:53:07 male
12 moore,matt leona 50m 2000 10:02:09 male
13 sprague,denise leona 50m 2001 10:08:05 female
14 moses,bob leona 50m 1999 10:53:00 male
15 moses,bob leona 50m 2000 10:55:22 male
16 norris,brad leona 50m 2000 10:55:22 male
17 norris,brad leona 50m 2002 11:02:09 male
18 moses,bob leona 50m 2001 11:02:32 male
19 sanders,dorsh leona 50m 1995 11:04:45 male
20 lujan,eddie leona 50m 1996 11:05:00 male
21 lujan,eddie leona 50m 1993 11:06:13 male
22 moses,bob leona 50m 1997 11:10:51 male
23 noise,andy leona 50m 2012 12:37:08 male
24 noise,andy leona 50m 2011 12:46:27 male
25 mathena,gary leona 50m 2011 13:41:45 male
From Bakersfield Ultra Runners.
1 lujan,eddie leona 50m 1992 8:46:24 male
2 spensko,mike leona 50m 1993 9:11:02 male
3 dalke,steve leona 50m 2003 9:16:10 male
4 giumarra.,nicole leona 50m 2012 9:18:28 female
5 dalke,steve leona 50m 1999 9:24:12 male
6 spensko,mike leona 50m 1992 9:26:24 male
7 dalke,steve leona 50m 2000 9:31:18 male
8 spensko,mike leona 50m 1996 9:39:55 male
9 moore,matt leona 50m 1999 9:46:22 male
10 moore,matt leona 50m 2001 9:51:18 male
11 sanders,dorsh leona 50m 1993 9:53:07 male
12 moore,matt leona 50m 2000 10:02:09 male
13 sprague,denise leona 50m 2001 10:08:05 female
14 moses,bob leona 50m 1999 10:53:00 male
15 moses,bob leona 50m 2000 10:55:22 male
16 norris,brad leona 50m 2000 10:55:22 male
17 norris,brad leona 50m 2002 11:02:09 male
18 moses,bob leona 50m 2001 11:02:32 male
19 sanders,dorsh leona 50m 1995 11:04:45 male
20 lujan,eddie leona 50m 1996 11:05:00 male
21 lujan,eddie leona 50m 1993 11:06:13 male
22 moses,bob leona 50m 1997 11:10:51 male
23 noise,andy leona 50m 2012 12:37:08 male
24 noise,andy leona 50m 2011 12:46:27 male
25 mathena,gary leona 50m 2011 13:41:45 male
From Bakersfield Ultra Runners.
iRunFar to Sponsor WS100 Training Camp Panel Discussion
iRunFar to Sponsor WS100 Training Camp Panel Discussion
The goal for me this summer is to qualify for the 2013 Western State's Lottery. Since I can not run a sub eleven hour 50 miler, I have to finish the San Diego 100 or the Angeles Crest 100. If I was free over Memorial weekend, I would definitely go to this training camp.
Perhaps Nicole will go since she qualified for the lottery at the Leona Divide 50miler.
The goal for me this summer is to qualify for the 2013 Western State's Lottery. Since I can not run a sub eleven hour 50 miler, I have to finish the San Diego 100 or the Angeles Crest 100. If I was free over Memorial weekend, I would definitely go to this training camp.
Perhaps Nicole will go since she qualified for the lottery at the Leona Divide 50miler.
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| Mile 42 at Leona |
Vertical Kilometer?
Just read a cool article on iRunFar about the 30 minute kilometer. At first I was thinking, cool a race I would be good at. I have gone that slow at Whitney and the Grand Canyon at times but they are taking about going up fast! I guess no one has broken 30 minute so far for a vertical Kilometer.
This event is popular in Europe and courses vary by length and trail conditions. All that counts is that one climbs a kilometer in the race. Many course are really steep with 1000 meters of climbing in just under 2000 meters in horizontal distance.
This got me to thinking that we could have a fat ass Vertical Kilometer (1 kilometer = 3 280.8399 feet) on the McGill Trail. Start at 5566 feet and run to the top of Mt Pinos (Elevation 8,847 ft).
I am thinking I might go up to Mt Pinos on Sunday the 13th to scout out a course.
This event is popular in Europe and courses vary by length and trail conditions. All that counts is that one climbs a kilometer in the race. Many course are really steep with 1000 meters of climbing in just under 2000 meters in horizontal distance.
This got me to thinking that we could have a fat ass Vertical Kilometer (1 kilometer = 3 280.8399 feet) on the McGill Trail. Start at 5566 feet and run to the top of Mt Pinos (Elevation 8,847 ft).
I am thinking I might go up to Mt Pinos on Sunday the 13th to scout out a course.
2012 Bucks For Blades
This was a busy weekend for races being that it is Big Sur and Leona Divide weekend. A couple BDPers ran this race on the Mr. Toad's 5k course:
Bucks for Blades
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| Becky (Photo by LAW) |
Womens Results
| X 5000 Meters - Varsity - Finals | |||||
| Linette Holliday | 31:36a | BDP | - | ||
| Robin Fleming | 33:25a | BDP | - | ||
| Becky Whitehead | 48:02a | BDP | - | ||
Bucks for Blades
Bakersfield, CA April 28, 2012
5 Kilometer Race
Sunday, April 29, 2012
2012 Big Sur
Early reports are that it was a beautiful day and course but that there were some big winds out there. Bakersfield Distance Projecter Diana Daves ran 5:28, Sarah Lewis ran 6:02 and her dad ran 6:06. Diana ran for a relay team and then just kept going.
Men - Big Sur Marathon
1 Adam Roach 2:32:25
2 Chris Mocko 2:34:11
3 Jesus Campos 2:37:08
4 Oswaldo Lopez 2:41:30
5 Chris Calzetta 2:41:47
6 Andrew Parsel 2:43:33
7 Martin Conrad 2:47:15
8 Crispin Lazarit 2:48:37
9 Xiao Wang 2:49:12
10 Ben Clarke 2:49:24
Women
1 Nuta Olaru 2:50:08
2 Amy Lane 3:09:42
3 Cassandra Allred 3:11:34
4 Cindy Lynch 3:13:30
5 Melissa Longley 3:14:32
6 Carolyn Thompson 3:16:33
7 Heather Morgan 3:20:51
8 Chevaun Tarrach 3:21:54
9 Jennifer Cherland 3:22:21
10 Rhonda Glass 3:22:28
In 8th for the men was Crispin who is a SoCal Coyote! Crispin did the Boston / Big Sur Double.
- Full Results can be found HERE.
Kian Azimian Bakersfield, CA 4068 3:55:55 9:00 M 35-39/76 M-36 470 3:57:07
1212 Ben Robert Rosete Bakersfield, CA 840 4:16:45 9:48 M 35-39/121 M-39 787 4:18:10
2137 Carrie Azimian Bakersfield, CA 4072 4:52:48 11:11 F 30-34/166 F-34 869 4:58:08
2504 Nicole Cortichiato Bakersfield, CA 4090 5:06:59 11:43 F 20-24/29 F-23 1051 5:12:19
My Leona Divide 50 Miler
Well I PRed by 9 minutes despite having a very off week and day. Everyone at my house has been sick and I have something. Joining me in the 50 miler was Nicole who ran 9:18:28 for 11th women overall. This was her first ultra btw. Two other Bakersfield athletes ran their first ultras as well. Amanda ran the 50k in 6:10:04 and Garrett ran it in 6:50:20.
My old time was 12:47 and I did 12:38 today. Once again I was great on the uphills but the downhills killed me. I made the whole 9 minutes in the last 8 miles for the most part.
The day started at 2am when I went shopping at Foodmaxx for supplies and did not end till 2am when I finally fell asleep. After a hard race, you would think you would fall asleep quick but that is not the case. I am so wired that sleep is hard to come by.
Originally, I planned to drive to the race on my own because carpooling would not be fair to the others that would finish hours before me. At the last minute one of my BDPers decided to go and shoot the race so I had company. It was great to have Stephanie on the course and I know of the Bakersfield runners liked having her there.
She also helped me out at mile 42 with one of my many mistakes I made before the race started. I had two pairs of Hokas and could not decide on which pair to wear. My older pair I got before the LA marathon and they worked great but they were beat up. I like the Combo XT /Stinson Bs nut they really are a lot of foam attached to a real minimal upper.
This upper proved to be my downfall on the course. It was fine on the first 10 miles of fire roads and the first section of PCT to the 16 mile aid station but on the rest of the PCT part of the course they did not work. The trail is narrow and often slanted plus I had to get out of the way of 100s of people during the race. The shoe stuck to the ground okay but my foot floated all over the place.
This made running difficult because of all the lateral stress on my foot especially the right one. I looked down at my shoe and the sole seemed to be way to the right of my actual foot. So as luck would have it, I brought my new ones (Bondi B) and Stephanie had them at mile 42 for me to change into them. The uppers on these offer a lot more support and I felt great in the last 8 miles.
Another mistake I made pre-race that was directly related to my shoe dilemma was not using my Dirty girl gaiters. I had my Bondi's ready for the gaiters but could not get the velcro to stick on the Stinson's. So I decided to go naked. Well that was a big mistake especially on the section of PCT where I had to step aside to let the faster runners go by. I did this hundreds of times and often right of the trail conditions were either rocky or sandy.
So I ran 30 plus miles with a lot of junk in my shoes, Plus I stopped at every aid station to empty them out. What a rookie move. Running 50 miles makes you feet sore especially when you weigh 240 pounds and every piece of debris feels like a boulder in this state of tenderness.
Beside footwear screw ups, I also came into this race over trained and with too high of expectations. I really thought I could go sub twelve and at the start, I went for it but by mile 12, I knew it was not going to happen. I was moving really slow down the first section of PCT to the 16 mile aid station and just felt dead. Plus my stomach did not feel good.
Now I was not throwing up like a number of friends did during the race but I just felt bloated or worse. Usually I can eat during a race but I had to force food down all day. It was not pleasant and I think the warmer than 2011 conditions may had something to do with that. Makes me really dread this summer's Angeles Crest 100 in late July.
So my feet hurt and my stomach hurt and lastly my arms hurt. In the past, I have been a Camelbak or Nathan wearing man but over time I have tired of wearing a backpack. So I decided to copy the faster runners and carry to handhelds. I like this better and I drink more (to make them lighter) but my arms got tired. I trained quite a lot with the 2 bottles but often they got empty by the time I was done.
In the race, I topped them off at every aid stations so the weight was a lot more for longer periods of time. This made my arms sore during the run but I stayed hydrated and like the feeling of going packless.
So back to race morning, after getting to Lake Hughes around 5am, we spent most of the time inside because even though it was 50 plus outside, it was windy. It was nice seeing old friends and hanging out with my Bakersfield Peeps!
But then it was time to go to the starting line and fine my place in the back. This year was nice because it had chip timing at the start and finish.
The first 3 or four miles are mainly uphill on fire roads and I ran about the same splits as I did last year.
At the aid station, it was nice to see Stephanie shooting all of us and I was looking forward to catching some people up the hardest climb of the race. It was getting warm and 50Kers were already coming down the trail.
Miles 21 to 27 is on the PCT and it rolls up and down with plenty of turns. Here I got to see the leaders and had to stay alert because they would come flying around turns. At this point I was mainly walking because the running was just not working. Often in these races, I want to run but my running is so slow and painful too.
The section from the 20 mile aid station to the fugly fire road is tough because you can not get in a rhythm. It goes up, down with lots of turns. Plus the lead women start coming by too. At least around mile 24, you get to visit the SoCal Coyote 80s aid station. They make you feel welcome out on the trail and pump you up to make it to the next aid station. funny thing is the 80s aid station always runs out of Coke!
Once you leave the 80s, the runners heading towards you are the middle packers and they are hurting a lot more than the top runners. So the dance around each other is a little more dicey and at times, I seem to be the one in better shape. With the fast guys and gals they whiz by you with a "Good Job" and graceful manner to their stride.
At long last we make it to Fugly Road! Two miles down and two miles up on a super ugly fire road that takes the full brunt of the sun. I do not mine the up but the down sucks. Every step is painful and going by those going up is not encouraging either. Most are moving slow and look beat. One wonders how we can possibly recover and go another 20 miles!
I was doing Fugly about the same as 2011 but caught a gal with a mile to go up hill and slowed down. she seemed to really be struggling and usually I kill the hills and show no mercy but I decided to pace her up the hill. Of course as soon as we got back on the PCT. She and the other guy left me in a heartbeat.
The section back to the 80s was really hard, I could not run much and got passed by 3 or 4 more runners. By the time I got back to Jimmy Dean and his Coyotes I was in bad shape. I could not run at all and my walk was not going well either. The Hokas were all jacked up and on the narrow slanted PCT trail, I was a mess.
Sadly the 80s station was out of coke but Jimmy asked how I was doing and I said I was really off today and he said that happens. It was what I needed to hear and I decided to give up trying to run and do what I do best: HIKE.
These miles were bad this year and I was slower on most of them then I was in 2011. Not sure why but I do believe it was hotter this year plus I never felt good. Also in 2011, I had a partner in crime on this section. A very small Asian lady ran along with me for most of these miles and to the 42 mile aid station.
Now I was not feeling good but others were throwing up. Sole 2 Soul's Travis had to quit at the behest of the medical staff, Dominic (winner of 2011 AC 100) said he was ill too but rebounded to go sub seven and lastly my LA Law buddy Alison had been sick too.
I meet Alison at a Coyote training run and then we did a lot of the Ray Miller race together as well. She did the 50k that day and I should of stayed with her and done the same but I was signed up for the 50 mile and tried to finish it (I missed the 28 mile cutoff and then ran back to the start for my own 44 mile run.). So the plan was to do Leona together because it was her first.
Well that plan did not work on till mile 35. From the start I never saw her and was not sure where she was. I figured in front of me and I was right. When I got to the bottom of Fugly she was at the aid station trying to recover from nausea. I asked her if she was continuing and she got up and soldiered on.
I did not wait for her because she is a lot faster on the run then I am (30 minutes faster in a marathon) and I knew she would catch me. So before the 40 mile aid station she rolled up on me with another gal or two in tow. I just tried to hang on the back for as long as I could and we made the aid station where my buddy Marcus took care of us!
I did not stay long and wanted to get a head start because I knew Alison would catch me. When she did, she was moving and I barely hung on until we hit the really step 2 mile descent to the mile 42 aid station.
If Alison had not caught me, I doubt I would have bettered my 2011 splits. I was content to just hike and did not even want to run but she gave me the incentive to run as much as possible. while we were descending, I kind of felt bad because I knew her nausea was still with her. she could run on the flats and downhill but when she hit any rise she could not move fast at all.
So when we got to the 42 mile aid station, I knew I had to leave her because the next four miles were up hill and that was my strength. I hoped she would get to the top and recover and catch me. At this aid station Stephanie had my other Hokas ready and I put them on and took off.
As I was leaving, I notice 4 or 5 people at the aid station that had passed me earlier as well. with my new shoes on, I felt good and knew I was in my element and it was time for some rabbit hunting. I also pulled out my iPod shuffle which was cued up with Above & Beyond's Trance Around the World podcasts. I try to only use music at the end of races and ABTW gets me going.
So for 42 miles, I was not feeling this race. I was in better shape and I was running with faster people but my time was the same or slightly slower than 2011. I was over trained for the event because I have the San Diego 100 and AC 100 in the summer but I still thought I should be doing better. I think my fellow competitors added to the confusion because they were faster runners but almost all of them were new 50 milers and were not a good gauge of where I was at in the race.
But as you can tell, this is where I earned my 9 minute PR. I was moving fast and caught 4 or 5 that had passed me miles before. ABTW was blasting in my ears and I felt amazing. I was even pumping my arms in the air like I was at a rave at times. Now I do not do drugs and have never been to a rave but at mile 45 of a 50 mile race the trance music and the exertion of the effort must be similar to the trips people have at all night raves.
When I got to the last aid station I was still going strong and just grabbed a ginger ale and then went after some more runners. After the aid station it is all fire road and uphill for a little bit more. In these last miles I caught at least 5 or 6 more people and felt great. sadly with a mile to go, I ran out of people to chase down so I lost some of my motivation.
These final miles were a lot faster than 2011 and i think the Hokas helped a lot. Plus I had a lot of people to catch. I think I passed 15 people or so in the last 8 miles and was glad to see that I was sub 14:40. It was nice to see the Coyotes and Stephanie at the finish.
- 2012 Leona Divide 50 Mile Results HERE.
- 2012 Leona Divide 50 K Results HERE.
- 2012 Photos HERE.HERE.
- 2012 Ultra Signup HERE.
- 2012 Race Video HERE.
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| I past most of the people in the last 8 miles. |
The day started at 2am when I went shopping at Foodmaxx for supplies and did not end till 2am when I finally fell asleep. After a hard race, you would think you would fall asleep quick but that is not the case. I am so wired that sleep is hard to come by.
Originally, I planned to drive to the race on my own because carpooling would not be fair to the others that would finish hours before me. At the last minute one of my BDPers decided to go and shoot the race so I had company. It was great to have Stephanie on the course and I know of the Bakersfield runners liked having her there.
She also helped me out at mile 42 with one of my many mistakes I made before the race started. I had two pairs of Hokas and could not decide on which pair to wear. My older pair I got before the LA marathon and they worked great but they were beat up. I like the Combo XT /Stinson Bs nut they really are a lot of foam attached to a real minimal upper.
This upper proved to be my downfall on the course. It was fine on the first 10 miles of fire roads and the first section of PCT to the 16 mile aid station but on the rest of the PCT part of the course they did not work. The trail is narrow and often slanted plus I had to get out of the way of 100s of people during the race. The shoe stuck to the ground okay but my foot floated all over the place.
This made running difficult because of all the lateral stress on my foot especially the right one. I looked down at my shoe and the sole seemed to be way to the right of my actual foot. So as luck would have it, I brought my new ones (Bondi B) and Stephanie had them at mile 42 for me to change into them. The uppers on these offer a lot more support and I felt great in the last 8 miles.
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| Mile 42 (Photo by Louis Kwan) |
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| Mile 42 (Photo by Louis Kwan) |
Another mistake I made pre-race that was directly related to my shoe dilemma was not using my Dirty girl gaiters. I had my Bondi's ready for the gaiters but could not get the velcro to stick on the Stinson's. So I decided to go naked. Well that was a big mistake especially on the section of PCT where I had to step aside to let the faster runners go by. I did this hundreds of times and often right of the trail conditions were either rocky or sandy.
So I ran 30 plus miles with a lot of junk in my shoes, Plus I stopped at every aid station to empty them out. What a rookie move. Running 50 miles makes you feet sore especially when you weigh 240 pounds and every piece of debris feels like a boulder in this state of tenderness.
Beside footwear screw ups, I also came into this race over trained and with too high of expectations. I really thought I could go sub twelve and at the start, I went for it but by mile 12, I knew it was not going to happen. I was moving really slow down the first section of PCT to the 16 mile aid station and just felt dead. Plus my stomach did not feel good.
Now I was not throwing up like a number of friends did during the race but I just felt bloated or worse. Usually I can eat during a race but I had to force food down all day. It was not pleasant and I think the warmer than 2011 conditions may had something to do with that. Makes me really dread this summer's Angeles Crest 100 in late July.
So my feet hurt and my stomach hurt and lastly my arms hurt. In the past, I have been a Camelbak or Nathan wearing man but over time I have tired of wearing a backpack. So I decided to copy the faster runners and carry to handhelds. I like this better and I drink more (to make them lighter) but my arms got tired. I trained quite a lot with the 2 bottles but often they got empty by the time I was done.
In the race, I topped them off at every aid stations so the weight was a lot more for longer periods of time. This made my arms sore during the run but I stayed hydrated and like the feeling of going packless.
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| Travis, Garrett, Andy, Nicole & Amanda. Photo by Jeff |
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| Photo by Jeff |
The first 3 or four miles are mainly uphill on fire roads and I ran about the same splits as I did last year.
- Mile 1 - 1525 / 1549
- Mile 2 - 1352 / 1355
- Mile 3 - 1319 / 1314
- Mile 4 - 1220 / 1205
- 2012 split / 2011 split
- Mile 5 - 1216/1250
- Mile 6 - 1122/1217
- Mile 7 - 1209/1116
- Mile 8 - 1359/1259
- Mile 9 - 1605/1615
- Mile 10 - 1420/1454
- Mile 11 - 1248/1238
- Mile 12 - 1322/1259
- Mile 13 - 1539/1425
- Mile 14 - 1509/1423
- Mile 15 - 1421/1344
- Mile 16 - 1443/1541
At the aid station, it was nice to see Stephanie shooting all of us and I was looking forward to catching some people up the hardest climb of the race. It was getting warm and 50Kers were already coming down the trail.
- Mile 17 - 1850/1901
- Mile 18 - 2110/2040
- Mile 19 - 1705/1720
- Mile 20 - 1542/1648
Miles 21 to 27 is on the PCT and it rolls up and down with plenty of turns. Here I got to see the leaders and had to stay alert because they would come flying around turns. At this point I was mainly walking because the running was just not working. Often in these races, I want to run but my running is so slow and painful too.
- Mile 21 - 1641/1713
- Mile 22 - 1612/1544
- Mile 23 - 1557/1639
- Mile 24 - 1734/1902
- Mile 25 - 1839/1857
- Mile 26 - 1839/1719
- Mile 27 - 1433/1512
The section from the 20 mile aid station to the fugly fire road is tough because you can not get in a rhythm. It goes up, down with lots of turns. Plus the lead women start coming by too. At least around mile 24, you get to visit the SoCal Coyote 80s aid station. They make you feel welcome out on the trail and pump you up to make it to the next aid station. funny thing is the 80s aid station always runs out of Coke!
Once you leave the 80s, the runners heading towards you are the middle packers and they are hurting a lot more than the top runners. So the dance around each other is a little more dicey and at times, I seem to be the one in better shape. With the fast guys and gals they whiz by you with a "Good Job" and graceful manner to their stride.
At long last we make it to Fugly Road! Two miles down and two miles up on a super ugly fire road that takes the full brunt of the sun. I do not mine the up but the down sucks. Every step is painful and going by those going up is not encouraging either. Most are moving slow and look beat. One wonders how we can possibly recover and go another 20 miles!
- Mile 28 - 1329/1355
- Mile 29 - 1329/1350
- Mile 30 - 1832/1825
- Mile 31 - 1913/1640
The section back to the 80s was really hard, I could not run much and got passed by 3 or 4 more runners. By the time I got back to Jimmy Dean and his Coyotes I was in bad shape. I could not run at all and my walk was not going well either. The Hokas were all jacked up and on the narrow slanted PCT trail, I was a mess.
Sadly the 80s station was out of coke but Jimmy asked how I was doing and I said I was really off today and he said that happens. It was what I needed to hear and I decided to give up trying to run and do what I do best: HIKE.
- Mile 32 - 1916/1828
- Mile 33 - 1707/1529
- Mile 34 - 1758/1522
- Mile 35 - 1815/1614
- Mile 36 - 1708/1734
- Mile 37 - 1609/1615
- Mile 38 - 1714/1615
- Mile 39 - 1716/1733
Now I was not feeling good but others were throwing up. Sole 2 Soul's Travis had to quit at the behest of the medical staff, Dominic (winner of 2011 AC 100) said he was ill too but rebounded to go sub seven and lastly my LA Law buddy Alison had been sick too.
I meet Alison at a Coyote training run and then we did a lot of the Ray Miller race together as well. She did the 50k that day and I should of stayed with her and done the same but I was signed up for the 50 mile and tried to finish it (I missed the 28 mile cutoff and then ran back to the start for my own 44 mile run.). So the plan was to do Leona together because it was her first.
Well that plan did not work on till mile 35. From the start I never saw her and was not sure where she was. I figured in front of me and I was right. When I got to the bottom of Fugly she was at the aid station trying to recover from nausea. I asked her if she was continuing and she got up and soldiered on.
I did not wait for her because she is a lot faster on the run then I am (30 minutes faster in a marathon) and I knew she would catch me. So before the 40 mile aid station she rolled up on me with another gal or two in tow. I just tried to hang on the back for as long as I could and we made the aid station where my buddy Marcus took care of us!
I did not stay long and wanted to get a head start because I knew Alison would catch me. When she did, she was moving and I barely hung on until we hit the really step 2 mile descent to the mile 42 aid station.
- Mile 40 - 1357/1535
- Mile 41 - 1435/1501
- Mile 42 - 1502/1454
So when we got to the 42 mile aid station, I knew I had to leave her because the next four miles were up hill and that was my strength. I hoped she would get to the top and recover and catch me. At this aid station Stephanie had my other Hokas ready and I put them on and took off.
As I was leaving, I notice 4 or 5 people at the aid station that had passed me earlier as well. with my new shoes on, I felt good and knew I was in my element and it was time for some rabbit hunting. I also pulled out my iPod shuffle which was cued up with Above & Beyond's Trance Around the World podcasts. I try to only use music at the end of races and ABTW gets me going.
- Mile 43 - 1828/1818
- Mile 44 - 1712/1943
- Mile 45 - 1532/1756
- Mile 46 - 1452/1806
But as you can tell, this is where I earned my 9 minute PR. I was moving fast and caught 4 or 5 that had passed me miles before. ABTW was blasting in my ears and I felt amazing. I was even pumping my arms in the air like I was at a rave at times. Now I do not do drugs and have never been to a rave but at mile 45 of a 50 mile race the trance music and the exertion of the effort must be similar to the trips people have at all night raves.
When I got to the last aid station I was still going strong and just grabbed a ginger ale and then went after some more runners. After the aid station it is all fire road and uphill for a little bit more. In these last miles I caught at least 5 or 6 more people and felt great. sadly with a mile to go, I ran out of people to chase down so I lost some of my motivation.
- Mile 47 - 1151/1407
- Mile 48 - 1101/1316
- Mile 49 - 1128/1020
| Elevation Gain: | 8,962 ft |
| Elevation Loss: | 8,921 ft |
| MinElevation: | 3,016 ft |
| MaxElevation: | 5,250 ft |
| Distance: | 48.63 mi | ||
| Time: | 12:37:54 | ||
| Avg Pace: | 15:35 min/mi | ||
| Elevation Gain: | 8,962 ft | ||
| Calories: | 6,925 C |
| Time: | 12:37:54 |
| Moving Time: | 11:56:07 |
| Elapsed Time: | 12:37:55 |
| Avg Pace: | 15:35 min/mi | |||
| Avg Moving Pace: | 14:44 min/mi | |||
| Best Pace: | 8:07 min/mi |
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| Nicole came in 11th in her first miler in a time of 9:18 |
Thursday, April 26, 2012
2012 East Sierra League Finals
At Sierra Pacific High School
Boys team scores: 1. McFarland 167; 2. Kings Christian 83.3; 3. Corcoran 74.33; 4. Strathmore 70; 5. Sierra Pacific 58.33; 6. Woodlake 19; 7. Farmersville 16; 8. Lindsay 6
McFarland highlights: 200: Mendez, 23.87; 400: Mendez, 52.4; 100: Montenegro, 11.80; LJ: Montenegro, 20-3;
Girls team scores: 1. McFarland 161.16; 2. Kings Christian 93; 3. Sierra Pacific 86.83; 4. Corcoran 68.50; 5. Woodlake 46; 6. Orange Cove 19.50; 7. Farmersville 3
McFarland highlights: 800: Hernandez, 2:32; 300h: Hernandez, 37.50; 1600: Felipe, 5:31; 3200: Perezchica, 12:30
Saturday, April 21, 2012
2012 Titan Top 9 Frosh / Soph
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| X 800 Meters - Frosh/Soph - Finals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Savannah Berry | 2:30.02a | HIGH | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Katie Young | 2:30.04a | LIBR | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Emily Richardson | 2:31.24a | Fron | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Kathryn Vanderpoel | 2:35.18a | GARC | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Olivia Fisher | 2:36.44a | STOC | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Sara Frey | 2:38.47a | Fron | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Azel Alvarez | 2:39.23a | SHAF | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Veronica Morley | 2:40.82a | CNTE | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Kacey Talbot | 2:40.91a | STOC | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Beronica Aguirre | 2:46.10a | SHAF | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| X 1600 Meters - Frosh/Soph - Finals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Ashley Haycock | 5:28.89a | HIGH | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Jocelyn Macias | 5:32.63a | LIBR | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Bailey Klepaeki | 5:44.32a | STOC | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Sindey Garza | 5:49.13a | GARC | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Olivia Fisher | 5:49.85a | STOC | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Sara Frey | 5:57.07a | Fron | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Beronica Aguirre | 6:05.46a | SHAF | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Laura Becerra | 6:06.57a | ARVI | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Brenda Lopez | 6:09.66a | LIBR | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Megan McNairn | 6:26.38a | Fron | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| X 3200 Meters - Frosh/Soph - Finals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Sindey Garza | 12:59.19a | GARC | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Brenda Lopez | 13:07.80a | LIBR | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Arriel Martinez | 13:32.01a | Fron | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Daisy Sepulveda | 13:54.49a | SHAF | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Marissa Brown | 13:59.73a | LIBR | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Victoria Larios | 14:07 | WSTB | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Patricia Lopez | 14:18.71a | FTHL | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Monet Portillo | 14:58.75a | FTHL | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Karina Candela | 15:03.85a | FTHL | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Marlen Nieblas | 15:13.91a | FTHL | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2012 Patriot Games
Cesar Patino broke a 26-year old Wasco school record when he won the boys 1600 in 4:22.98.
“First of all, I can say there wasn’t anything easy,” Patino said. “I had to work for it all season long. All I can say is thanks to my coach (Alvaro) Luna. He’s helped me a lot. He’s helping me so I can peak towards the end so hopefully I can go under 4:20 and as low as I can.
| 800 Meters - Varsity - Finals | |||||
| 1 | Morganne Hill | 2:19.23a | LIBR | 9 | |
| 2 | Ariana Mariscal | 2:22.32a | NORT | 11 | |
| 3 | Nicolette Aldape | 2:22.79a | SHAF | 11 | |
| 4 | Arieahna Gatton | 2:24.70a | QUHI | 9 | |
| 5 | Edith Valez | 2:26.45a | WASC | 9 | |
| 6 | Emme Schoenborn | 2:28.88a | CNTE | 10 | |
| 7 | Tori Blackmon | 2:32.71a | STOC | 11 | |
| 8 | Rachel Ruescher | 2:33.00a | QUHI | 9 | |
| 9 | Mary Vannatter | 2:34.11a | QUHI | 11 | |
| 10 | Lisa Tobias | 2:35.22a | LIBR | 11 | |
| 11 | Katelynn Webb | 2:37.06a | Inde | 12 | |
| 12 | Kathryn Vanderpoel | 2:40.01a | GARC | 9 | |
| Jessica Cruz | SCR | GARC | 11 | ||
| Ashley Haycock | SCR | HIGH | 10 | ||
| X 1600 Meters - Varsity - Finals | |||||
| 1 | Lashya Morgan | 5:20.94a | RIDG | 11 | |
| 2 | Arieahna Gatton | 5:23.70a | QUHI | 9 | |
| 3 | Elizabeth Greif | 5:25.44a | QUHI | 10 | |
| 4 | Molly Pruett | 5:25.96a | CNTE | 10 | |
| 5 | Camille Campos | 5:26.94a | STOC | 9 | |
| 6 | Nicolette Aldape | 5:27.74a | SHAF | 11 | |
| 7 | Tori Blackmon | 5:28.48a | STOC | 11 | |
| 8 | Savannah Berry | 5:28.89a | HIGH | 10 | |
| 9 | Katie Young | 5:30.44a | LIBR | 10 | |
| 10 | Kaylee Moyer | 5:32.28a | NORT | 12 | |
| 11 | Edith Velez | 5:37.23a | WASC | 9 | |
| 12 | Jocelyn Macias | 5:37.99a | LIBR | 9 | |
| 13 | Lisa Tobias | 5:39.52a | LIBR | 11 | |
| 14 | Ashley Haycock | 5:58.18a | HIGH | 10 | |
| 15 | Riddhi Patel | 6:11.82a | STOC | 11 | |
| Jessica Campbell | SCR | Fron | 11 | ||
| X 3200 Meters - Varsity - Finals | |||||
| 1 | Sydney Roman | 11:41.29a | BAEA | 11 | |
| 2 | Lashya Morgan | 11:51.47a | RIDG | 11 | |
| 3 | Savannah Berry | 11:57.32a | HIGH | 10 | |
| 4 | Elizabeth Greif | 12:03.41a | QUHI | 10 | |
| 5 | Angel Valdez | 12:08.68a | BAEA | 10 | |
| 6 | Erin Knight | 12:09.54a | QUHI | 9 | |
| 7 | Cambria Tudor | 12:12.09a | SHAF | 11 | |
| 8 | Molly Pruett | 12:18.92a | CNTE | 10 | |
| 9 | Katie Young | 12:25.65a | LIBR | 10 | |
| 10 | Elena Raygoza | 12:26.97a | QUHI | 11 | |
| 11 | Jocelyn Macias | 12:30.05a | LIBR | 9 | |
| 12 | Cynthia Juarez | 12:36.34a | DELA | 12 | |
| 13 | Kelly Hartfield | 12:42.64a | WSTB | 11 | |
| 14 | Christine Gutierrez | 13:11.26a | CNTE | 10 | |
| X 800 Meters - Varsity - Finals | |||||
| 1 | Cameron Green | 1:57.28a | QUHI | 12 | |
| 2 | Tyler Moffitt | 2:01.31a | LIBR | 12 | |
| 3 | Tyler Moore | 2:01.66a | WSTB | 10 | |
| 4 | Pablo Mendez | 2:01.72a | SHAF | 12 | |
| 5 | Chris Mata | 2:02.23a | CNTE | 10 | |
| 6 | Cameron Gamble | 2:02.58a | TEHA | 11 | |
| 7 | Spencer Shotts | 2:03.64a | LIBR | 12 | |
| 8 | Kevin Muthima | 2:04.06a | HANF | 12 | |
| 9 | Jose Pelayo | 2:04.89a | SHAF | 11 | |
| 10 | Brad Utt | 2:05.32a | Fron | 11 | |
| 11 | Nate Mash | 2:05.66a | ARGR | 11 | |
| 12 | Craig Varner | 2:16.05a | CNTE | 12 | |
| Ivan Gonzalez | SCR | RIDG | 11 | ||
| Ato Mendoza | DQ | WASC | 10 | ||
| X 1600 Meters - Varsity - Finals | |||||
| 1 | Cesar Patino | 4:22.98a | WASC | 12 | |
| 2 | Ivan Gonzalez | 4:26.04a | RIDG | 11 | |
| 3 | Tyler Moffitt | 4:29.00a | LIBR | 12 | |
| 4 | Omar Nunez | 4:31.47a | DELA | 12 | |
| 5 | Gustavo DelCastillo | 4:34.13a | WSTB | 10 | |
| 6 | Chris Mata | 4:35.06a | CNTE | 10 | |
| 7 | Isaiah Perez | 4:35.57a | HANF | 11 | |
| 8 | Arturo Mendoza | 4:37.03a | WASC | 12 | |
| 9 | Eric Millan | 4:38.34a | CNTE | 12 | |
| 10 | Evan Bowman | 4:40.87a | BAKE | 11 | |
| 11 | Scott Hallak | 4:42.70a | QUHI | 12 | |
| 12 | Trevor Martin | 4:44.77a | CNTE | 9 | |
| 13 | Ato Mendoza | 4:53.63a | WASC | 10 | |
| Kegan Marsh | SCR | QUHI | 12 | ||
| Cameron Green | SCR | QUHI | 12 | ||
| Keane Kelley | SCR | STOC | 9 | ||
| X 3200 Meters - Varsity - Finals | |||||
| 1 | Kegan Marsh | 9:47.66a | QUHI | 12 | |
| 2 | Angel Gil | 9:48.61a | SHAF | 11 | |
| 3 | Cesar Patino | 9:49.61a | WASC | 12 | |
| 4 | Omar Nunez | 9:50.69a | DELA | 12 | |
| 5 | Gustavo DelCastillo | 10:03.51a | WSTB | 10 | |
| 6 | Aldo Gil | 10:06.84a | SHAF | 11 | |
| 7 | Bradley Wiggs | 10:07.60a | QUHI | 10 | |
| 8 | Tyler Moffitt | 10:12.56a | LIBR | 12 | |
| 9 | Moses Valdez | 10:13.69a | BAEA | 12 | |
| 10 | Ivan Esquivias | 10:17.89a | HIGH | 12 | |
| 11 | Carlos Castanon | 10:20.42a | DELA | 12 | |
| 12 | Evan Bowman | 10:20.97a | BAKE | 11 | |
| 13 | Josh White | 10:23.48a | CNTE | 11 | |
| 14 | Craig Varner | 10:40.50a | CNTE | 12 | |
| 15 | Augustin Duenas | 10:40.53a | SHAF | 11 | |
| 16 | Erik Manzo | 10:53.63a | SHAF | 12 | |
Friday, April 20, 2012
Frazier Park on 04.20.12
Finally did the OG Loop from the Post Office, up the fire road behind the school, along the ridge line above Frazier Park and then down the trail that ends at the fire station.
Saw my first doe of the day go bouncing down this flower field (A lot steeper than it looks!).
Always think these rock formations look cool.
Been a couple years since the fires and it still looks bad.
Thinking coyote but always suspecting mountain lion. I talked to the guy at the pizza joint and says the bears have been coming to town to eat apples from people's yards and knock over the trash cans too. They know when trash day is. He also said that mountain lions have been sighted recently.
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| At the local pizza joint. |
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