BUMR - The Bakersfield Unofficial Marathon Run - 26.6

BUMR - The Bakersfield Unofficial Marathon Run - 26.6 (yes, that is .4 farther than a normal marathon, but they liked it)

2010 Photos HERE.

Bib Number Name Distance Ran Time
144 David Bacus 26.6 3:09:51
140 Freddie Bingham 26.6 3:30
117 Francisco Ramirez 26.6 4:00
133 Walt Perkins 26.6 4:14
150 J. R. Miatz 26.6 4:23:48
132 Jon Cota 26.6 4:30
124 Julie Opheim 26.6 4:35:31
141 Liz Byrnes 26.6 4:35:32
Chelsey Soto - McGauhey 26.6 4:40
142 Jean Contreras 26.6 4:41:20
134 Jimmy Herrera 26.2 4:48
145 Peter Urmston 26.6 4:50:00
120 Rey Rodriguez 26.6 5:08
122 Bill Smith 26.6 5:13
108 Joseph Guron 26.6 5:20
107 Dan Ramirez 26.6 5:20
143 Adam Ledezma 26.6 5:25
Dale Van Schaad 26.6 5:28
Marilyn Johnson 26.6 5:28
104 Pedro Sequira 26.6 6:04
125 Annie Elrod 26.6 6:12
118 Liza Sorenson 26.6 6:26
119 Gabrelle Alexander 26.6 7:10
127 Brian Smith 22 4:30
Craig Gardner 20 2:35:16
Greg Johnson 20 3:18
112 Tammy Farley 20 4:00
113 Carol Monje 20 4:00
114 Shelly Johnson 20 4:00
123 Klaus Benamy-Hackel 20 2:54:34
131 Cindy Adame 20 3:31
149 Jeff Coomber 20 3:37
151 Diane Daves 19.96 4:15:12
128 Mike Finley 18.5 3:04
138 Tom Ryan 18 3:34
115 Tom Alverez 17.1 3:00:06
109 Daniel Ramirez 17 3:30
136 O'Connor 16.6 2:10:20
110 John Johnston 16
111 Parks 16
Doug Johnston 16 2:57:07
121 Hector Rubio 16 2:52:13
146 Jonathon Wykoff 13.1 1:35
129 Carl Hatley 13.1 1:34:37
139 Sandy Ryan 13
Katie Nickell 12 2:25
Craig Smith 12 2:25
130 T. Wolfgram 11 3:04
147 Frank Bacus 10 1:51:51
148 Priscilla Bacus 10 1:51:51
135 Terry Wells 10 2:11:35
116 T. Lavern 9 2:26


2008 Coverage HERE.
Face Book HERE.

BUMR - The Bakersfield Unofficial Marathon Run - 26.6 (yes, that is .4 farther than a normal marathon, but we liked it) Run starts at 7 am at the Derrell's Mini Storage just below the bluffs from Bakersfield College. The course runs 13.3 miles West on the bike path along the Kern River and then returns along the same route. Aid stations will be provided, as well as goodies at the finish line that are better than at most major marathons I have run. Entry Form


Medals for marathon finishers!!

•6 manned aid stations w/water/Gatorade and snacks

•Entry fee $5, T-Shirts $10

•Free Hot dogs/drinks/chips at the

end to refresh yourself -Food available for $1.50 for non-runners

•BTC Runners get mileage credit

Over 350 Athletes!

The BTC Summer Series is my favorite running event of the year and with cool weather it is even more outstanding. With over 350 competing last night, I guess it is a lot of people's favorite event too.

I like seeing all the young athlete out there because too often our local running races are dominated by a much older crowd. Part of the reason is the younger athletes are competing for their schools during the rest of the year and do not need more races. But I big part is that the races cost too much.

Now I do not mean the race organizers are gouging everyone, it is just when you add in a t-shirt, trophies/medals, announcer, supplies and other costs, there is an overhead. Plus the race does want to raise money for it's cause. What is nice about the summer series is it is cheap ($3 for students, $4 for BTCers and $5 for others)!

Because of all these factors the race has gotten extremely popular. Another reason people like it is us slow people get a chance to beat you fast people! Interestingly, many of the first races fastest ran slower this week. If you cross the line and you see the clock over thirty minutes, you went slower than last time. On the other hand many of the slow people went way to fast (me included) and killed our handicaps.

Though not a handicap race, everyone should go to the McFarland Summer Series races this summer. The course is less than 20 miles away and is a fun challenging course. Plus the proceeds go towards supporting the McFarland High School running teams. The next race is Tuesday the 23rd and the entry fees are the same as the BTC's. To get there take the Porterville Hwy to Sherwood Ave and turn left (westward). The race is up the road a bit on the left hand side.