New Sandbag Rule's Results

2012 Sandbaggers after second race (301 runners):

http://www.bakersfieldtrackclub.com/2012ss2.pdf

Footnote on Sandbag enforcement, by rule they are placed back to 31:00 Clock time.
(1) Runner exceeded their 5:00 min. improvement limit by 5:33, subsequent improvement will result in further penalty.
(2) Runner exceeded their 5:00 min. improvement limit by 2:26, subsequent improvement will result in further penalty.
(3) Runner exceeded their 5:00 min. improvement limit by 0:45, subsequent improvement will result in further penalty.
(4) Runner exceeded their 5:00 min. improvement limit by 2:19, subsequent improvement will result in further penalty.
(5) Runner exceeded their 5:00 min. improvement limit by 1:22, subsequent improvement will result in further penalty.
(6) Runner exceeded their 5:00 min. improvement limit by 3:10, subsequent improvement will result in further penalty.
(7) Runner exceeded their 5:00 min. improvement limit by 0:12, subsequent improvement will result in further penalty.
(8) Runner exceeded their 5:00 min. improvement limit by 0:07, subsequent improvement will result in further penalty.

2011 Sandbaggers after second race (280 runners):

http://www.bakersfieldtrackclub.com/2011ss2.pdf

Footnote on Sandbag enforcement, by rule they are placed back to 31:00 Clock time.
(1) Runner exceeded their 20% improvement limit by 11:24, subsequent improvement will result in further penalty.
(2) Runner exceeded their 20% improvement limit by 4:48, subsequent improvement will result in further penalty.
(3) Runner exceeded their 20% improvement limit by 1:51, subsequent improvement will result in further penalty.

2012 San Diego 100 Mile Endurance Run

A Trail Runner's Blog: 2012 US Olympic Trial TV Schedule

Friday, June 22 — TV COVERAGE: 6-8 PM PST on NBCSN

3:10 PM Men’s 400m First Round
3:35 PM Women’s 400m First Round
5:00 PM Women’s 800m First Round
5:20 PM Men’s 800m First Round
5:40 PM Women’s 100m Hurdles First Round
6:00 PM Women’s 100m Qualifying
6:45 PM Men’s 10,000m Final
7:20 PM Women’s 10,000m Final
A Trail Runner's Blog: 2012 US Olympic Trial TV Schedule

Footfeathers: How to be an Ultra Pacer - Part 2

 Before you meet up with your runner it helps if you've been crewing for him over the first sections of the race, so you can see the gradual transformation from happy, clean, likable person, to filthy, hobbling, scratchy-voiced, grouchy shell of a human.  With any luck, you will grow a tiny seed of pity for the poor slob, which will hopefully give you at least a touch of patience. 

Footfeathers: How to be an Ultra Pacer - Part 2

2012 Western States 100 Live Coverage

Saturday morning at 5 am local time (PDT), the ultrarunning world’s eyes turn to the Sierra Nevada where runners will embark upon the Western States 100. iRunFar team members Bryon Powell, Meghan Hicks, and Andy Jones-Wilkins, as well as a squad of adjunct reporters will be livecasting the event on iRunFar’s Twitter feed. We’ll be combining our twitter feed with other news sources in the below CoverItLive window, which also allows you to join in a discussion of the WS100.
Tell your friends. Join the discussion. Enjoy.

2012 Western States 100 Live Coverage

Disabled man with no legs climbs Mount Kilimanjaro: Spencer West scales mountain using his HANDS | Mail Online

Disabled man with no legs climbs Mount Kilimanjaro: Spencer West scales mountain using his HANDS | Mail Online

Killa Hilla Summer Challenge 2.0 - Track & Field Meet

Killa Hilla Summer Challenge 2.0 - Results

Review: HB Tune Hand-Held iPhone Case | Runblogger

 I generally don’t run with my iPhone (unless I forget my Garmin), but lately I’ve been trying out a few running apps for reviews I’m working on, and I’ve come to realize that not only do I hate carrying my iPhone on my arm, it’s also really difficult to see and manipulate an iPhone that is not held in-hand. I’ve long been a fan of hand-held water bottles, so the idea of holding my phone in hand when I run seemed like a no-brainer, but doing so without something to secure it in place was always an issue.

Review: HB Tune Hand-Held iPhone Case | Runblogger

To Be Chicked

 ‘To be chicked,’ I’ve looked it up. It’s not in the Oxford English Dictionary. It is, however, pretty prevalent on Google, though that may say more about the relevancy of Google compared to the OED in 2012 than anything else. It also seems to indicate that numerous male runners (and, I discovered, cyclists) have had women finish ahead of them in races and felt the need to coin a phrase for this. Or, shock and horror, female runners have happily used the term themselves when they are fairly content to have finished ahead of certain men in a race.

To Be Chicked

Study links childhood obesity to poorer math performance - BakersfieldCalifornian.com

Obese children face risks to their emotional and social well-being that can harm their academic performance, new research suggests.
The study, published Thursday in the journal Child Development, found obese elementary school children performed worse on math tests than their peers without weight problems.


Study links childhood obesity to poorer math performance - BakersfieldCalifornian.com

ESPN closing its high school business unit

ESPN is closing its high school business unit, reports SportsBusiness Daily, which includes its ESPNHS.com website, two magazines and its event management service, which staged all-star events and high school games at Disney World. With the closing in mid-September, about 75 staffers will lose their jobs.

ESPN closing its high school business unit

2012 Western States 100 Men’s Preview

 It’s become trite, but once again, one of, if not the best 100 mile field of all time will be lining up in Squaw Valley the morning of Saturday, June 23rd. Start with the fact that every single man from last year’s Top 10 reentered this year, throw in a wicked talent infusion by way of Montrail Ultra Cup entries, and cap that off with a pair of stellar international additions and we’re talking a historic race. We’ll preview these natural groupings before sharing a few other notable entries.

2012 Western States 100 Men’s Preview

2012 Western States 100 Women’s Preview

 As good as the men’s field will be at this year’s Western States, the women’s field might very well represent a larger percentage of the world’s top trail ultra talent. Eight of last year’s Top 10 are scheduled to come back, a ton of talent was added via the Montrail Ultra Cup, and Lizzy Hawker comes to America via the the international entry option. That’s not to mention the many other great runners racing this year. It’s almost easier to note who’s missing from the field than who’ll be there. Actually, it would be easier, but that’s not how we do things here at iRunFar. So, without further ado, the women of the 2012 Western States 100!

2012 Western States 100 Women’s Preview

2012 adidas Grand Prix - ESPNHS

 In the boys mile race, Stockdale of Bakersfield sophomore Blake Haney, who placed third at last weekend's California state championships, enjoyed a lifetime-best performance by clocking 4:09.43 while placing 13th in the 15-runner field. The time was not far off of Elias Gedyon's sophomore state record 4:08.69 set at the 2009 Arcadia meet.

2012 adidas Grand Prix - ESPNHS

San Diego 100 Race Report: Course Record Run « Jeff Browning Ultrarunning Blog – Ultramarathons – Endurance Trail Running – Running 50K, 50 Miles, 100k, 100 Miles

The course is held 40 miles inland in the mountains east of San Diego. There is 15,800 feet of elevation gain. The course is known for being pretty technical, exposed (no trees) and windy. June is usually hot, typically in the 80s and windy on the ridge and 90s in the canyons. The hardest part is that, after mile 15, you NEVER, ever have shade until 72 miles into the race. The course starts and finishes at Al Bahr Campground on Sunset Highway and does a loop SW and then connects to the PCT (Pacific Crest Trail) and runs north hovering on a ridgeline between 4,500 and 6,000 feet overlooking the Anza Borrego desert to the east. The course then heads west and down into Noble Canyon (the hot part of the course) for a figure eight loop and back up Green Valley to the ridgeline and the PCT. Then a northern loop along the shore of Lake Cuyamaca, over Stonewall Peak and then down the drainage paralleling Hwy 79 as it descends toward San Diego, then back up to gain the ridge (at mile 51/80) and take the PCT back 20 miles south to finish at Al Bahr.

San Diego 100 Race Report: Course Record Run « Jeff Browning Ultrarunning Blog – Ultramarathons – Endurance Trail Running – Running 50K, 50 Miles, 100k, 100 Miles

the COYOTE BUSHIDO - "Way of the Trail Runner" | A Running Commentary on Life

1. Your Physical Health is Ground Zero

Running should enhance your health, not tear you apart. Recovery is key. Always keep in mind the point of doing this is to maximize your health/fitness/well-being. If you are constantly pushing, never taking time for recovery (especially if you’re prepping for “an ultra”) you will soon break down or burn out. Keep an eye on your energy levels, your health, and your physical aches-n-pains. Either we make time to self-maintain or soon we’ll be doing all the things we should have been doing all along while injured.

 

the COYOTE BUSHIDO - "Way of the Trail Runner" | A Running Commentary on Life

The Yin-n-Yang of Distance Running & Life: Patience VS Passion | A Running Commentary on Life

 What I'd love to leave you with is this: you are part flesh and part machinery and all heart + soul.  One needs both passion coupled with patience to maximize your potential in order to achieve all you are capable of accomplishing.  What area do you need to work on?  The work will reap many benefits.  Get after it, yo.

"Ambition is the path to success. Persistence is the vehicle you arrive in."

The Yin-n-Yang of Distance Running & Life: Patience VS Passion | A Running Commentary on Life

Dear Race Director | Trail And Ultra Running

Dear Race Director,
I hope this letter finds you well. I wanted to take a moment to share a few thoughts and feelings with you in the hopes that you can continue to foster our sport in the right direction. I’m sure you can understand an ultra-runner like myself, finding great need in attempting to protect something I hold so dear to my heart. It’s just natural seeing as I’ve noticed some changes you’ve made since I started running these things back in 2005. Please hear me out, I beg of you, so that together we can maintain a community that is fair, just, and which protects the valued sanctity and history of our sport.

Dear Race Director | Trail And Ultra Running

Surviving Your First Hundred – Part 2: Execution

 Happy June! The true meat of the racing season is here – it’s hundred-mile time. Earlier this spring, with the sterling silver still barely cooled in my Western States buckle, I highlighted several lessons that helped me survive my first hundred-mile race. Taken from “Deep Survival” – a resource on survival situations, I discussed the elements of preparation necessary for successful survival of a hundred mile event.
In this column, we’ll go over how to survive the event, itself. In the book’s conclusion, author Laurence Gonzales outlines the salient points of “how to act when in mortal danger.” And since everyone struggles in a hundred, these points apply to us all:

Surviving Your First Hundred – Part 2: Execution

Footfeathers: San Diego 100 - Race Report

My new Garmin 310XT died at 18 hours (they lie when they say it has a 20 hour battery life), so I didn't really have anything to push me. I crossed the line in 19:01, took a quick, cold shower, and crawled in my sleeping bag for a couple hours.

I wore my La Sportiva C-Lite 2.0s every step of the race.  I changed socks at mile 72.  I used one hand held bottle for miles 1-14, two hand held bottles (one with water, the other with electrolyte) from 14-72, then my 35 ounce Hydrapak vest to the finish.  I wore my Rudy Project photochromatic sunglasses.  I'd also like to thank Udo's Oil for their support and amazing product.  I use it every day and am constantly stunned by how well I recover since I started using it 9 months ago.

Footfeathers: San Diego 100 - Race Report