CSUB Valentine's Day Run - 02.12.11

CSUB PEAK Club Valentine's Run

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2011 Results HERE.
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This race always gets beautiful weather and this year was no different. by the 9am start, it was sunny and warm. The crowd was really big too. By the first aid station Stockdale High junior Cameron Miller had a large lead over his freshman team mate Blake Haney. They went on to take first and second in the 10k.

10k winner Miller

Miller (16) ran 33:17 and Haney (14) ran 34:34. They are the leaders of the first ever Division One team from Bakersfield to qualify for the state cross country meet. Haney also became the fastest Central Section freshman all-time on the Woodward park 5k course.

Their team mate Jen Hawthorne (17) also won the under 19 age group in the 10k with a time of 47:05. Jen was a member of Stockdale's state girl's team this year as well. She is training for her first ever marathon (Los Angeles) with her coach Bree Tape (32) who ran 47:14 and came in second in the 30 to 39 age group.

The first women in the 10k was Nicole Giumarra (34) who ran 42:26. Erica Silva (25) and David Bacus (26) won the 20 to 29 age group with times of 47:05 and 25:13 respectively.

Steve Dirske and Anna Frank who won the 5k. As you can tell in the photos, Anna was leading but Steve caught her. They ran 17:38 and 17:44.

Anna Frank

Boston marathon bound Dirske.

DIVISION RESULTS FOR 10K RACE

CSUB PEAK CLUB VALENTINE'S RUN
Bakersfield, CA
Feb. 12, 2011

********** MALE OVERALL RESULTS ***********

1	CAMERON MILLER	16	BAKERSFIELD	33:17

********** FEMALE OVERALL RESULTS ***********

1	NICOLE GIUMARRA	34		42:26

MALE AGE GROUP: 1 - 19

1	218	BLAKE HANEY	14	BAKERSFIELD		34:34
2	280	DAVID LITTLE	19	BAKERSFIELD		40:09
3	317	SCOTT VAN MATRE	15	BAKERSFIELD		44:11

FEMALE AGE GROUP: 1 - 19

1	358	JENNIFER HAWTHORNE	17	BAKERSFIELD		47:05
2	366	SAVANNAH BERRY	15			47:48
3	435	NICHOLE BERRY	19			57:31
4	463	EDEN BALMET	19			1:05:24
5	464	EMILY SILVA	19			1:05:38

MALE AGE GROUP: 20 - 29

1	224	DAVID BACUS	26	BAKERSFIELD		35:13
2	298	CURTIS JENSEN	25			42:02
3	306	DAN DIAZ	21			42:53
4	318	ERIC WOLF	22			44:12
5	354	PAUL CAUDILLO	27			46:39
6	361	ANDREW LEONARD	23			47:16
7	430	AMMON GUTIERREZ	23			56:37
8	480	CAMERON GUINN	25			1:17:11

FEMALE AGE GROUP: 20 - 29

1	337	ERICA SILVA	25			45:22
2	377	KIMBERLY JOHNSON	24	BAKERSFIELD		50:08
3	379	WHITNEY PEARSEY	27	BAKERSFIELD		50:10
4	403	SARA KANIA	25			52:45
5	407	ALY VICKERY	24			52:59
6	417	GINGER SPENCER	26	BAKERSFIELD		54:40
7	429	CYNTHIA BANUELOS	20			56:37
8	438	ANNE CHRISTOFF	27			57:46
9	439	AMY THELEN CAUDILTO	26			58:39
10	440	LINDSAY MOLINARO	27	BAKERSFIELD		58:50
11	441	FALLYN WELCH	26	BAKERSFIELD		58:50
12	442	SANDRA MORENO	29	BAKERSFIELD		58:57
13	444	KIMBERLY MARTINEZ	26			59:43
14	455	ASHLEA WILSON	25	BAKERSFIELD		1:02:26
15	456	KATIE JOHNSON	26	BAKERSFIELD		1:02:46
16	457	LAURA MARLER	25	BAKERSFIELD		1:03:49
17	462	CARRIANN STAHL-FILSON	29			1:04:38
18	470	JESSICA MARTIN	26			1:08:02
19	475	KRISTABEL PLARCIA-DIAZ	26			1:10:58
20	479	CHRYSTA SILVA	24			1:16:06

MALE AGE GROUP: 30 - 39

1	263	EULOGIO RODRIGUEZ	30			38:46
2	283	ADAM DARBY	32			40:24
3	302	REY RODRIGUEZ	33	BAKERSFIELD		42:41
4	308	JESUS CORDOVA	33			42:56
5	333	ROB MESZAROS	35			45:11
6	359	JEFF TAPE	32	BAKERSFIELD		47:11
7	364	PHILLIP SMITH	32	BAKERSFIELD		47:33
8	367	EDDIE PATTERSON	38			47:48
9	368	TRAVIS SALTER	35	WOODLAND HILLS		47:57
10	385	WES OBERG	34	BAKERSFIELD		51:22
11	414	GREG ADKINS	39	BAKERSFIELD		54:07
12	420	MICHAEL CASTANEDA	32	BAKERSFIELD		55:07
13	427	MIKE CASE	36			56:34
14	428	PRESTON BURGER	39			56:35
15	445	TY OLDEN	34	BAKERSFIELD		1:00:11
16	446	BRIAN LANGLEY	37	BAKERSFIELD		1:00:12
17	454	JASON LARSON	37	BAKERSFIELD		1:02:25
18	458	MARKO HORVAT	32	BAKERSFIEL		1:03:58
19	473	BILL SNYDER	32			1:10:54

FEMALE AGE GROUP: 30 - 39

1	357	AMANDA MESZAROS	31	BAKERSFIELD		46:51
2	360	BREE TAPE	32	BAKERSFIELD		47:14
3	390	MONICA BANDUCCI	30	BAKERSFIELD		51:41
4	391	DEL GLOSS	39			51:54
5	395	HEATHER MALMOS	37	BAKERSFIELD		52:10
6	404	MACY ALBERTSON	35			52:46
7	410	JAMIE CINOTTO	31			53:06
8	419	KIMBERLY ROBERTS	30	BAKERSFIELD		55:06
9	431	MACKENZIE GRAHAM	30	BAKERSFIELD		56:38
10	432	BRANDI PATTERSON	33			56:38
11	436	MELANIE JENSEN	36	BAKERSFIELD		57:34
12	437	ERIN MILLER	34			57:36
13	459	JAMEE MILLER	33			1:04:02
14	471	MORGAN FOLLANSBEE	31	BAKERSFIELD		1:08:08
15	472	JUNE MURRAY	31	BAKERSFIELD		1:08:39
16	481	IXCHELLE WAITE	36			1:18:09
17	483	TRACIE MONROE	37	BAKERSFIELD		1:18:19

MALE AGE GROUP: 40 - 49

1	310	MICHAEL GLOSS	48			43:01
2	316	BRIAN LEE	46	BAKERSFIELD		43:54
3	326	CORY BRINGMAN	40	BAKERSFIELD		44:53
4	342	ALLAN FETTERS	49	BAKERSFIELD		45:45
5	350	RICHARD WALTON	43			46:24
6	373	BRUCE WEARDA	42	BAKERSFIELD		48:49
7	386	MICHAEL BARELLA	44	BAKERSFIELD		51:23
8	393	DAVID EGGERS	43	BAKERSFIELD		51:58
9	396	TRACY MALMOS	45	BAKERSFIELD		52:11
10	413	JIMMY HERRERA	41	BAKERSFIELD		53:24
11	418	GEORGE FRAYRE	42	BAKERSFIELD		55:04
12	426	RON PETERSON	44	BAKERSFIELD		56:34
13	448	KEVIN SNYDER	47			1:00:32

FEMALE AGE GROUP: 40 - 49

1	363	DENISE JORGENSEN	48	BAKERSFIELD		47:20
2	365	SANDY EVANS HANSON	46			47:34
3	443	HOLLIE ALVAREZ	40	BAKERSFIELD		59:00
4	447	GRETCHEN SMITH	44	BAKERSFIELD		1:00:13
5	449	LUPE GODAT	40	TEMECULA		1:01:00
6	451	DEB KELLER-MITCHELL	41	BAKERSFIELD		1:01:30
7	460	JILL FETTERS	49	BAKERSFIELD		1:04:12
8	465	TISH DUKE	45	BAKERSFIELD		1:06:11
9	467	KRISTIN COWLES	40			1:06:24
10	468	LUCILLE MONROIG-SERROS	49	BAKERSFIELD		1:06:57
11	469	LINDA EPHROM	49	BAKERSFIELD		1:06:58
12	474	ROBIN FLEMING	46	BAKERSFIELD		1:10:58
13	477	CHERYL SCOTT	44	BAKERSFIELD		1:15:15
14	482	SOPHIA MCKENZIE	43			1:18:10
15	484	LIZETTE SWANSON	42	BAKERSFIELD		1:18:43
16	485	DIANA ULLOA	49	BAKERSFIELD		1:20:42
17	488	CHRISTINA FRAYRE-RAMOS	44	BAKERSFIELD		1:26:01

MALE AGE GROUP: 50 - 59

1	312	CREGG WEINMANN	55			43:19
2	376	TODD WITWER	56			49:53
3	461	FRANK VELASQUEZ	56	LAMONT		1:04:29

FEMALE AGE GROUP: 50 - 59

1	450	EVELYN VELASQUEZ	53	LAMONT		1:01:27
2	466	DIANA DAVES	53	BAKERSFIELD		1:06:18
3	476	PATRICIA BECK	54	BAKERSFIELD		1:13:26

MALE AGE GROUP: 60 - 69

1	371	KLAUS BENAMY-HACKEL	60	BAKERSFIELD		48:23
2	394	BOB ZEIMET	69	BAKERSFIELD		52:03

FEMALE AGE GROUP: 60 - 69

1	487	LIZ BOGGS	66			1:20:43

DIVISION RESULTS FOR 5K RACE

CSUB PEAK CLUB VALENTINE'S RUN
Bakersfield, CA
Feb. 12, 2011

********** MALE OVERALL RESULTS ***********

1	STEVE DIRSKE	40		17:38

********** FEMALE OVERALL RESULTS ***********

1	ANNA FRANK	28		17:44

MALE AGE GROUP: 1 - 10

1	16	MARCUS MOTOA	10	BAKERSFIELD		20:46
2	30	BALTASAR GARCIA	10	LAMONT		23:01
3	41	JULIAN LOPEZ	9	BAKERSFIELD		24:35
4	66	NEVIN DIAZ	8	BAKERSFIELD		26:41
5	173	JUANA MEDINA	10	ARVIN		31:44
6	303	GAVIN PRUETT	8			42:41
7	329	LUKAS MAXWELL	7	BAKERSFIELD		45:03
8	332	JACOB BRENNAN	7	BAKERSFIELD		45:11
9	380	HARRISON LOPEZ	8	BAKERSFIELD		50:10
10	397	HENRY ANDREWS	8	BAKERSFIELD		52:35

FEMALE AGE GROUP: 1 - 10

1	42	ALEX CHOLEMETES	10	BAKERSFIELD		24:52
2	44	MACY CHOLEMETES	9	BAKERSFIELD		24:53
3	50	LAUREN LEYVA	9	BAKERSFIELD		25:42
4	163	RYANN HALL	10	BAKERSFIELD		31:19
5	222	YSABEL GAMON	7	BAKERSFIELD		35:00
6	272	ALEXA OBERG	8	BAKERSFIELD		39:47
7	323	TINA MCATEE	5	BAKERSFIELD		44:44
8	398	GEORGIA ANDREWS	6	BAKERSFIELD		52:37

MALE AGE GROUP: 11 - 12

1	9	PEDRO CRUZ	12	LAMONT		19:30
2	12	JOEY FITZPATRICK	11	BAKERSFIELD		19:59
3	46	MATEO GARCIA	12	BAKERSFIELD		25:02
4	85	COLE FOY	11	BAKERSFIELD		28:08

FEMALE AGE GROUP: 11 - 12

1	43	PIERCYNN FIDLER	11	BAKERSFIELD		24:52
2	65	VANESSA CORTES	12			26:40
3	156	LEXI ESPARZA	11			31:08
4	246	ALY RAMIREZ	11	BAKERSFIELD		37:13
5	270	FRANCESCA SHATTUCK	11			39:34
6	336	KAYLIE RAMIREZ	12	BAKERSFIELD		45:21

MALE AGE GROUP: 13 - 14

1	5	ANTHONY GONZALEZ	14	BAKERSFIELD		19:12
2	6	BOSTON FITZPATRICK	13	BAKERSFIELD		19:16
3	27	JOSEPH GUTIERREZ	14			22:20
4	28	TYLER ESPARAZA	14			22:50
5	35	CHRISTIAN SMITH	13			23:44
6	118	DIEGO GARCIA	13	BAKERSFIELD		29:00

FEMALE AGE GROUP: 13 - 14

1	18	MAGGIE BAKER	13			21:10
2	29	JANET HERRERA	14			22:58
3	92	SHANNON SHAFFER	14			28:24
4	389	FRANCESCA VILLANI	13			51:37

MALE AGE GROUP: 15 - 19

1	17	ZACHARY ESPARZA	16			20:56
2	47	DEVANTE HOLMES	17	BAKERSFIELD		25:04
3	64	JOSE HERNANDEZ	16	BAKERSFIELD		26:40
4	78	ROBERT RODRIGUEZ	19			27:47
5	104	DEREK TOSCHI	16	BAKERSFIELD		28:39
6	124	JONATHAN OCHOA	19			29:18
7	254	GILBERT ESTRADA	15	BAKERSFIELD		37:44
8	294	CONAGHER VILLANI	16			41:44

FEMALE AGE GROUP: 15 - 19

1	48	MIRIAM SALAZAR	18			25:05
2	49	SHELBY TREVINO	16	BAKERSFIELD		25:40
3	60	KHAYLA DOXEY	17	BAKERSFIELD		26:06
4	93	GRACIE CAMACHO	17			28:24
5	107	CHLOE CARLSON	16	BAKERSFIELD		28:47
6	127	RACHEL GALLEN	18	BAKERSFIELD		29:28
7	183	KHIMANI ANTHONY	15	BAKERSFIELD		32:13
8	190	JESSICA HARRIS	19	BAKERSFIELD		32:35
9	279	KRISTINA BARAJAS	19	BAKERSFIELD		39:58
10	281	GABRIELLA MELENDEZ	16	BAKERSFIELD		40:16

MALE AGE GROUP: 20 - 29

1	4	BEAU LARIMER	23			19:09
2	32	JEREMY MCGILL	26	BAKERSFIELD		23:08
3	34	DANIEL DARAMY	27	BAKERSFIELD		23:39
4	38	EVIS SALAZAR	29			24:03
5	52	KENNY SHANAHAN	22			25:48
6	55	JULIAN SALINAS	22			25:55
7	56	MICHAEL ABNEY	28			25:59
8	58	CHAD DODSWORTH	25			26:03
9	61	TIM JOHNSON	27			26:09
10	68	ADAM ARRICLA	25			26:42
11	79	LEE KEY	29			27:48
12	81	BRANDON VILLA	29			27:58
13	84	ROBERT RIVERO	25	BAKERSFIELD		28:07
14	87	RONNIE FANGMEYER	28			28:12
15	102	MATTHEW DEWITT	22	BAKERSFIELD		28:36
16	133	DAVID WESCOTT	26	BAKERSFIELD		29:46
17	152	DANIEL GARCIA	21	BAKERSFIELD		30:47
18	165	MARCEL CYPRIAN	20	BAKERSFIELD		31:23
19	269	CHRIS HERMOSURA	28	BAKERSFIELD		39:33
20	287	JASON MATTHEWS	26			40:52
21	346	DUSTIN ADONA	22	BAKERSFIELD		45:52
22	353	TOM MADDEN	21	BAKERSFIELD		46:39
23	411	THOMAS COPELAND	23	BAKERSFIELD		53:08
24	453	MARK MACANAS	25			1:02:14

FEMALE AGE GROUP: 20 - 29

1	15	SHAWNA ROUNTREE	29			20:44
2	24	MARY WAGNER	28	BAKERSFIELD		22:07
3	25	CONNIE LUCKER	22			22:11
4	37	SHAUNA COVEY	26	VALENCIA		23:57
5	54	CARRIE WAGEMAN	29			25:53
6	57	AMY CAREY	23			26:02
7	74	LINDSEY SMITH	27	BAKERSFIELD		27:05
8	80	SUZANNE MARTINEZ	24	BAKERSFIELD		27:49
9	95	JILLIAN ANSOLABEHERE	21	BAKERSFIELD		28:27
10	101	HOLLIE AFFENTRANGER	23	BAKERSFIELD		28:35
11	113	ANDRIA CARLSON	24	BAKERSFIELD		28:53
12	114	MARGARET CHAPIN	23	BAKERSFIELD		28:54
13	115	CASSANDRA BACUS	23	BAKERSFIELD		28:55
14	117	ERIN WILLIAMS	22			28:56
15	120	STEPHANIE HENDERSON	23			29:02
16	122	ANA FLORES	27			29:16
17	136	VANESSA WESCOTT	26	BAKERSFIELD		29:54
18	147	TRISHA MORRISSEY	21	BAKERSFIELD		30:23
19	151	ELIZABETH LETSKY	28	BAKERSFIELD		30:45
20	159	JESSICA AYLER	24	MORRO BAY		31:14
21	160	CANDICE CRAVINS	24	BAKERSFIELD		31:14
22	162	ALISHA MONSIBAIS	22			31:17
23	171	MORGAN ESSERT	27			31:41
24	174	JENNIFER HERAS	26			31:46
25	182	ASHLEY REAVER	22			32:09
26	191	BRITTANY ALMBERG	24	BAKERSFIELD		32:38
27	192	MARITZA COBIAN	24	BAKERSFIELD		32:53
28	193	TERIAN DIEBEL	25	BAKERSFIELD		32:53
29	196	BONNIE LORDS	23			33:07
30	217	KIMBERLY TAYLOR	25			34:24
31	221	NIKKI IBACH	28			34:55
32	230	STEPHANIE HARP	26	TACOMA		35:44
33	231	MEGAN PRATT	23	BAKERSFIELD		36:17
34	232	TEDDY PATTERSON	26	BAKERSFIELD		36:20
35	240	NICOLE ROCHA	29			36:49
36	242	DONNA GREGORY	29			36:56
37	243	AMANDA MYNK	29	BAKERSFIELD		37:11
38	244	LILLY LUNA	24			37:12
39	245	AMY BENNETT	20			37:12
40	250	ASHLEY HOFSTRAND	26			37:26
41	256	MELODY STARR	29	BAKERSFIELD		37:46
42	257	LORI FLOYD	25	BAKERSFIELD		37:51
43	266	ADRIANA OLIVARES	28	BAKERSFIELD		39:23
44	278	BRI GARZA	21	BAKERSFIELD		39:56
45	288	SHANNON CHRISTENSEN	27			40:59
46	295	CARYANNE FUSSY	24			41:45
47	296	ERIKA RAYA	24			41:54
48	297	AMANDA TUMBLIN	29	BAKERSFIELD		42:01
49	313	CRISTEN KELLER	29			43:36
50	319	APRIL DOMINGUEZ	28	BAKERSFIELD		44:28
51	325	KRISTYN LEYENDECKER	22	BAKERSFIELD		44:52
52	328	KRISTINA HUNT	29			44:55
53	344	SARA PERALES	20	BAKERSFIELD		45:51
54	352	JENNIFER FRANKS	28	BAKERSFIELD		46:38
55	383	JOANNA BARAJAS	24	BAKERSFIELD		50:56
56	388	KATIE LORDS	20			51:35
57	412	CHELSEA KUNDERT	22	BAKERSFIELD		53:14
58	415	JACKIE MCCURDY	26			54:33
59	422	JENNIFER RAMOS	22			55:13
60	452	AMY RODRIGUEZ	23			1:01:59
61	486	CHRISTINE WILSON	24	BAKERSFIELD		1:20:42

MALE AGE GROUP: 30 - 39

1	7	JOSE MONTELONGO	39	BAKERSFIELD		19:18
2	8	OVED AGUIRRE	38			19:28
3	11	MIGUEL RAYA	32			19:57
4	13	FREDDIE BINGHAM	37	BAKERSFIELD		20:16
5	23	ANTHONY CASTRUITA	32	BAKERSFIELD		21:44
6	33	LUIS OLIVARES	32			23:15
7	36	ISMAEL DIAZ	35	BAKERSFIELD		23:44
8	40	CALLETANO GUTIERREZ	33	BAKERSFIELD		24:32
9	45	JARROD WRIGHT	34			24:55
10	69	GREG RICO	32			26:45
11	76	MICHAEL STARS	34			27:17
12	82	JOEY JOHNSON	36	BAKERSFIELD		28:05
13	106	BEN WAGEMAN	34			28:41
14	116	JONATHAN STUHL	32	BAKERSFIELD		28:56
15	132	KEN TOLLESON	31			29:38
16	141	MARIO ALVAREZ	33			30:07
17	146	CLAYTON LUDINGTON	30			30:22
18	149	VICTOR MARTIN	31	BAKERSFIELD		30:25
19	167	JESSE YOUNGER	33	BAKERSFIELD		31:25
20	179	WILFREDO HERNANDEZ JR.	32	BAKERSFIELD		31:58
21	186	DAVID ADAMSON	31			32:23
22	194	PRESTON GEORGE	34	BAKERSFIELD		32:55
23	195	PEDRO ESTRADA	36	BAKERSFIELD		32:56
24	205	LUIS VILLA	34	BAKERSFIELD		33:29
25	223	ANTHONY GAMON	32	BAKERSFIELD		35:00
26	236	DONNIE TRYBUL	37			36:33
27	241	BENNY ALCALA	31	DELANO		36:50
28	251	MIKE HOFSTRAD	33			37:29
29	260	JOAQUIN CADENA	38	BAKERSFIELD		37:54
30	304	SCOTT PRUETT	39			42:42
31	324	NICK LEYENDECKER	33	BAKERSFIELD		44:52

FEMALE AGE GROUP: 30 - 39

1	22	CHARLOTTE CHOLEMETES	33	BAKERSFIELD		21:30
2	59	JENNIFER EGGERS	36	BAKERSFIELD		26:04
3	62	MELISSA POOLE	31	BAKERSFIELD		26:21
4	67	BECCA FERGUSON	36	BAKERSFIELD		26:42
5	71	VERONICA HAYES	39	BAKERSFIELD		26:51
6	72	PAULA CADENA	38	BAKERSFIELD		26:58
7	73	ANGIE GUIJARRO	35	BAKERSFIELD		27:03
8	86	SHELLY SHULTZ-JOHNSON	36	BAKERSFIELD		28:10
9	90	ERIN KLOEPPER	38			28:18
10	91	NATALIE HORVAT	31	BAKERSFIELD		28:22
11	100	KARINA OCHOA	32	BAKERSFIELD		28:34
12	108	KAM BUTLER	32	BAKERSFIELD		28:47
13	112	CORRINE GANN	31	BAKERSIFELD		28:51
14	119	OLIVIA GARCIA	38	BAKERSFIELD		29:01
15	121	NORMA MARQUEZ	34	BAKERSFIELD		29:15
16	129	AMY OSBORNE	33			29:33
17	134	AMY HELMS	34			29:52
18	135	EMILY WAITE	35			29:52
19	137	ALICIA MARTINEZ	30			29:59
20	139	MISSY TORRES	35	BAKERSFIELD		30:02
21	140	JULIE STANLEY	33	BAKERSFIELD		30:03
22	145	MAYA ROCHA	39	BAKERSFIELD		30:20
23	148	ANA ADAMSON	31			30:25
24	150	SHELLY TIFFIN	31			30:27
25	153	DAWN HUIZER	32			30:50
26	154	BROOKE GREER	33	BAKERSFIELD		30:52
27	158	MARELLE WILLIAMS	32			31:12
28	164	MICHELLE HALL	31	BAKERSFIELD		31:20
29	166	SABRINA ARIS-GUENTZ	39	BAKERSFIELD		31:25
30	172	ANDREA MEDINA	32	BAKERSFIELD		31:43
31	176	KENDALL HEISEY	34	BAKERSFIELD		31:48
32	177	DANA BRUCKER	34			31:49
33	178	JAZMINE HERNANDEZ	30	BAKERSFIELD		31:52
34	180	MICHELLE PACKEBUSH	39			31:58
35	187	MARIA LUNA	37	BAKERSFIELD		32:24
36	201	ANGELA GUTIERREZ	35	BAKERSFIELD		33:24
37	202	SUNDAY SALTER	35	WOODLAND HILLS		33:25
38	204	JACKIE VILLA	33	BAKERSFIELD		33:29
39	207	BRENDA VILLANEUVA	36			33:32
40	208	NICOLE JANNETT	34			33:33
41	212	MICHELLE GARNER	31	BAKERSFIELD		33:45
42	213	KIRSTEN POTEGIAN	39	BAKERSFIELD		33:55
43	216	ANGELICA SOTO	32	LOST HILLS		34:10
44	219	GABRIELA BRUMMETT	37			34:35
45	226	GABRIELLE ALEXANDER	31	BAKERSFIELD		35:34
46	233	KATIE DURANT	37	BAKERSFIELD		36:21
47	234	CHELSEA MANNING	32	BAKERSFIELD		36:22
48	237	MELISSA ROSALES	31			36:34
49	238	LORI TOLLESON	35			36:40
50	239	VALERIE ALCALA	31	DELANO		36:49
51	255	SANDI SILVA	33	BAKERSFIELD		37:45
52	258	KYM IRIART	33			37:52
53	259	SHAWNA WRIGHT	33	BAKERSFIELD		37:53
54	262	REBECCA MARTINEZ-BLACKWELL	37	BAKERSFIELD		38:23
55	267	KELLIE ADAMS	38			39:32
56	271	MIMI FALCON	31	BAKERSFIELD		39:43
57	273	CARMEN ALEGRIA	34	SHAFTER		39:48
58	277	MONICA GAMON	31	BAKERSFIELD		39:53
59	282	MARCELLA ROMERO	33	BAKERSFIELD		40:24
60	284	NIMA PATEL	31	BAKERSFIELD		40:37
61	289	STEPHANIE LOPEZ	38	BAKERSFIELD		41:10
62	291	KRISTEN DOUD	34	BAKERSFIELD		41:38
63	293	JEANNINIE KEETER	39	BAKERSFIELD		41:41
64	320	KRISTINA LAGUE	35	BAKERSFIELD		44:32
65	331	SHERYL BRENNAN	35	BAKERSFIELD		45:04
66	339	CHRISTINA SILVAS	39	BAKERSFIELD		45:32
67	340	YVONNE JACOBSON	39	BAK		45:34
68	348	TAMMY WALKLEY	39			46:16
69	349	TAMRA SNOW	36	BAKERSFIELD		46:24
70	351	JUANA MIRELES	39	BAKERSFIELD		46:31
71	356	KALA SPENCER	38			46:40
72	381	MARY MAHLMANN	32	BAKERSFIELD		50:42
73	399	CHRISTINA ANDREWS	38	BAKERSFIELD		52:38
74	424	MARIA LOPEZ	39			55:23
75	425	JAMIE LAFAVOR	35			56:33

MALE AGE GROUP: 40 - 49

1	19	CHRIS FELIX	40			21:12
2	20	COREY MCKENNA	41	BAKERSFIELD		21:13
3	51	BRADLEY DOWNING	48	BAKERSFIELD		25:47
4	53	ART ESPARZA	44			25:50
5	63	MATT KLOEPPER	40			26:26
6	70	BARRY JAMESON	44			26:47
7	75	JULIO GARCIA	40	BAKERSFIELD		27:13
8	94	DAVID HERNANDEZ	45	BAKERSFIELD		28:25
9	125	RICHARD MOROSA	42	BAKERSFIELD		29:18
10	128	STEPHEN KILLEBFREW	48			29:32
11	155	STEVE SAMSON	46	BAKERSFIELD		31:04
12	168	BRIAN WOHLGEMUTH	47	BAKERSFIELD		31:29
13	215	MARK DELMARTER	42			34:10
14	268	MARK ADAMS	47			39:32
15	276	JIM PAPPE	47	BAKERSFIELD		39:51
16	285	DAVID HARDING	46	BAKERSFIELD		40:43
17	292	GREG KEETER	40	BAKERSFIELD		41:38
18	309	BOBBY GALLEN	46			43:00
19	370	SCOTT LOPEZ	45	BAKERSFIELD		48:14
20	374	MICHAEL MARLER	42			48:53
21	378	ROBERT RODRIGUEZ	47			50:09
22	400	RICHARD ANDREWS	40	BAKERSFIELD		52:38
23	402	FRANKIE VILLANI	41			52:45

FEMALE AGE GROUP: 40 - 49

1	3	SIOBHAN BECKETT	40			18:47
2	39	ESTHER COOPER	43			24:17
3	77	CINDY DURBIN	47	BAKERSFIELD		27:47
4	83	PAM JOHNSON	45	TEHACHAPI		28:06
5	88	DENISE NEWTON	46	BAKERSFIELD		28:12
6	89	NANCY REYNOLDS	46	BAKERSFIELD		28:13
7	96	MONICA CARRASCO	49			28:28
8	99	LISA SHATTUCK	47	BAKERSFIELD		28:30
9	105	ALENA ROBERTSON	48			28:40
10	109	ADRIANA UMANA	45			28:47
11	110	LISA MANZANO	43	BAKERSFIELD		28:50
12	123	MICHELLE HAMBAROFF	49	BAKERSFIELD		29:16
13	126	CONNIE ADEE	49	BAKERSFIELD		29:23
14	130	JULIE MOROSA	41	BAKERSFIELD		29:34
15	131	ROBIN DIGGLE	42	CHICO		29:34
16	143	BARBARA JAIME	46			30:16
17	157	SYLVIA ESPARAZA	44			31:08
18	170	KELLY DONOVAN	43	BAKERSFIELD		31:38
19	175	DEIDRE' CYPRIAN	43	BAKERSFIELD		31:47
20	181	LAURIE DOWNING	48	BAKERSFIELD		32:09
21	185	NANCI CASTILLO	42			32:22
22	188	LUCY LEAL PEREIDA	43			32:31
23	189	LORRAINE RAMIREZ	49	BAKERSFIELD		32:32
24	209	LEAH CHIVINGTON	40	BAKERSFIELD		33:34
25	225	ROBIN HERRERA	48	BAKERSFIELD		35:18
26	227	WENDY JARRETT	46	BAKERSFIELD		35:39
27	235	GLINNIS SANDOVAL	44	TAFT		36:25
28	264	ROSLYN VASQUEZ	48			39:07
29	265	DEANA WITWER	44			39:07
30	274	TERESA CUSHNYR	46			39:48
31	275	DEBRA PAPPE	44	BAKERSFIELD		39:51
32	286	IMAN KILLEBREW	43			40:43
33	290	SUSAN HOPKINS	40	BAKERSFIELD		41:20
34	299	MICHELLE MYNK	46	BAKERSFIELD		42:14
35	305	SHEREE SKELERT	42			42:45
36	311	LISA SMIDDY	46	BAKERSFIELD		43:12
37	314	KIM HALL	43	BAKERSFIELD		43:41
38	322	NELLIE GALLEN	48	BAKERSFIELD		44:42
39	330	GRETCHEN MAXWELL	48	BAKERSFIELD		45:03
40	338	ROSEMARY WAHL	48	BAKERSFIELD		45:24
41	341	LISA HARDING	40	BAKERSFIELD		45:45
42	347	MERCY LEBARRAN	48			45:53
43	362	DEBBIE RODRIGUEZ	49			47:18
44	369	BIANCA ANDERSON	45	BAKERSFIELD		48:13
45	375	CAROL FEIL	46			49:39
46	382	TERESA RIMMER	45	BAKERSFIELD		50:51
47	384	CAROLYN SNYDER	41			51:17
48	401	KIM VILLANI	42			52:43
49	406	LINDA JONES	49	TEHACHAPI		52:46
50	421	TERESA MACK	41			55:11
51	478	MARIANNE DIXON	45	BAKERSFIELD		1:15:41

MALE AGE GROUP: 50 - 59

1	10	BRUCE DEETER	55	BAKERSFIELD		19:31
2	14	CARL HATLEY	51	BAKERSFIELD		20:36
3	21	RANDY JONES	53			21:28
4	26	BRAD BARBEAU	53			22:15
5	31	ROY GAMEZ	53			23:03
6	98	CHRIS ISBELL	52			28:30
7	169	DENNIS BANDUCCI	59	BAKERSFIELD		31:38
8	184	JOSEPH CUSHNYR	51	BAKERSFIELD		32:15
9	198	MIKE AYERS	53	BAKERSFIELD		33:13
10	210	BRAD WAHL	52	BAKERSFIELD		33:35
11	247	WILLY WAHL	59	BAKERSFIELD		37:14
12	249	STEPHEN WALTERS	56	BAKERSFIELD		37:16
13	261	JIM BLACKWELL	53	BAKERSFIELD		37:59
14	327	RON MANIORD	51	BAKERSFIELD		44:53
15	334	BOB WILSON	52			45:19
16	345	JAMES PENROSE	56			45:52
17	387	BOB LORDS	53			51:35

FEMALE AGE GROUP: 50 - 59

1	97	ISABEL SUMAYA	50	BAKERSFIELD		28:29
2	103	JOYCE AYERS	50	BAKERSFIELD		28:36
3	111	JAYE PRUETT	53			28:50
4	142	VIRGINIA CEBELL	55			30:09
5	144	IRMA SIMENTAL-HERNANDEZ	54	BAKERSFIELD		30:19
6	161	RUTH DAVIS	57			31:15
7	197	PRISCILLA BACUS	52	BAKERSFIELD		33:10
8	211	JAN THURMAN	56			33:44
9	214	BARBARA LIVINGSTON	56	BAKERSFIELD		33:59
10	220	JO OMEARA	57			34:51
11	228	DIANE USSERY	52	BAKERSFIELD		35:42
12	229	HOLLEY ARBEIT	51			35:43
13	248	BETH WALTERS	50	BAKERSFIELD		37:14
14	252	KELLEY TOSCHI	52	BAKERSFIELD		37:31
15	301	KATHY KNITTEL	53			42:32
16	315	PATRICIA COTE-SANDERS	51			43:53
17	321	NORMA DIAZ	51			44:33
18	335	JANIE HORCASITAS	54			45:20
19	343	DIANNA PENROSE	52			45:50
20	355	NICOLA FRANKS	56	BAKERSFIELD		46:40
21	372	MARY BETH MASON	56			48:41
22	392	DEANE WOODS	59	MARINA DEL REY		51:54
23	405	LAURA HAIGHT	53			52:46
24	416	LORI ALBRECHT	56			54:34
25	434	JUDITH PRATT	55	BAKERSFIELD		57:23

MALE AGE GROUP: 60 - 69

1	409	RAY MARTINEZ	60	BAKERSFIELD		53:05
2	423	THOMAS HALLDOS	62	BAKERSFIELD		55:16

FEMALE AGE GROUP: 60 - 69

1	206	LOUANNA BANDUCCI	60	BAKERSFIELD		33:31
2	408	ANN CARLSON	62			53:00
3	433	BETH RIENZI	67	BAKERSFIELD		56:39

MALE AGE GROUP: 70 - 79

1	253	ROBERT SCALAS	70			37:35

FEMALE AGE GROUP: 70 - 79

1	307	CHRYSTAL HARRIS	75	WASCO		42:56

MALE AGE GROUP: 80 - 89

FEMALE AGE GROUP: 80 - 89

Now that is a PR!

2 years ago I traveled to the Surf City marathon with my oldest son for his first ever marathon. He was 16 and he wanted to follow in my footsteps and run a marathon while he was still in high school.

Christopher Anderson at mile 16.

After a winter of great training he cruised to a 3:16 marathon and came in 73rd place out of almost 2 thousand finishers. He could of went a lot faster but he just wanted to finish and have fun and he did. It was great seeing him run and look so good doing it.

Mile 16

I like the above photo because Christopher looks so relaxed at 16 years old running with some pretty tough looking runners. They look gassed and he looks like he is just cruising along. Watching him run his first marathon was such a blast and to see him do so well was an added bonus.

After a great debut Surf City, I did not expect to go back to this event and have such a great moment but I did. The 2011 version was just as great as the 2009 one and I had a front row seat to the action this time.

Like 2009, I had coached the athlete that was running the event and like Christopher, Diana is very coach able. Both put in the required long runs, threshold runs and the speed work. Plus they both benefited from plenty of hill work and they both ran the Calico 30k before they ran Surf City.

So going into this race, I knew Diana was ready to run a good time and then I decided to go run the race with her. I knew she could crush her PR of 5:39 and just needed a push or two to have a breakthrough performance. I figured I was in 5 hour shape and would be able to pace her to a good time so I asked to make the trip with her.

So on Saturday afternoon my road buddy picked me up in her Mustang for our ride to Huntington Beach. Now Diana and I are definitely road buddies. We have been to Yosemite, Calico and several other out of town races together and plan to go to the Grand Canyon and Mt. Whitney this summer too. On our other adventures, it was mainly about completing the task at hand but at Surf City it was about running a good time too.

Sunset on the Grapevine.

So after we got to the hotel it was time to go carbo load and talk strategy over dinner at Il Barone Ristorante. We were staying in Newport Beach supposedly but our hotel (the Fairmont) was in a huge business district with gigantic streets and lots of office buildings. The hotel was nice but I felt out of place with the valets, concierges and the super plastic people inside.

So when we asked the concierge where we could eat, I was apprehensive when she started rambling on about the wines etc at the place we ended up eating at. Then when she started saying she would get us a ride, I was really thinking this going to be crazy. But we scurried out before she could "help" us any more and headed out to find something to eat.

Once we got out of the lobby and away from the valets, we entered office park hell. 6 lane roads with intersections a half mile apart. Because I am an avid pedestrian we obeyed the law and walked to the nearest  crosswalk. I found it interesting how unwalker friend this place was. The shopping centers do not even have sidewalks leading to them from the main road. They really want ever one to drive I guess.

The first place we came across was a sports bar that looked promising but the scary bouncer said it was a $10 cover so that was not happening. Then we found the restaurant that we were told about. From the outside it looked nice but possibly expensive but it was getting late so we went in. The place was packed and really dark but the staff was super friendly.

We were told about the wine and they wanted us to have some but we just wanted some quick carbs and to get some sleep soon. Diana had some pasta dish and I had a pizza that did not have any sauce on it. My pizza was good and pretty big so it got the job. Then we went back to the hotel where Lisa was already asleep.

On the shuttle thinking about what lies ahead.

After a short sleep, I was up at 3am getting ready to take the shuttle at 4:30 am. After a long ride we got to the race start way before the 6:30 am start so we hung out in the expo tent. Finally it was time to get going so we made our way to the starting line where we saw the lady who ran over 100 marathons last year.

We started out in the second wave and assumed our walk/run strategy of walking a minute and then running four minutes. The Surf City course while being in a beautiful place is pretty ugly. The main reason is there is a lot of out and back on the course and this is mentally hard on a runner. So the first 3 miles were miles we would be seeing many times during the day.

• Mile 1 - 11:43 pace - 37 feet up / 13 feet down
• Mile 2 - 11:28 - 0 up / 17 down
• Mile 3 - 11:26 - 5 up / 0 down

Around mile three, the next wave of runners started to catch us as we turned right and headed inland. The cloud cover was good and the temperature was mild as we ran through some residential streets and then ran through a large park where Tabitha and Sara caught us.

They started in the wave behind us and were hoping to break 5 hours in Sara's first marathon. We spent most of the races leap frogging back and forth with them. In the end, we finished before them but they ended up beating us by a couple minutes.

Tabitha & Sara

• Mile 4 - 11:53 - up 41 / down 0
• Mile 5 - 10:56 - up 0 / down 71
• Mile 6 - 11:19 - up 15 / down 21
• Mile 7 - 10:55 - up 23 / down 23
• Mile 8 - 11:02 - up 14 / down 17

During these miles, we were moving along well and were no longer being passed by runners from earlier waves but soon a large crowd was to catch us. After we went up the largest hill on the course, the first half marathoners (started an hour after us) started to catch us. They were moving fast and it was fun watching them fly by.

One that flew by was Trace Bee (former Taft athlete) who ended up running 1:26 for the day and is training for her first sub three hour marathon at the LA marathon and/or Boston later this spring.This passing was going to continue for the next 9 miles but the speed of the passers eventually slowed down. Going out Highway One was not to bad because we had plenty of company but at the turn around, we could see the fast marathoners on the bike path heading the other direction again.

Knowing that the last ten miles on the bike path was going to be hard, I pushed the pace as much as I could on the Highway. I knew that if we saved ourselves now, it would not matter on the bike path because the bike path was just going to be ugly either way.

• Mile 9 - 11:52 - up 68 / down 17
• Mile 10 - 11:00 - up 0 / down 25
• Mile 11 - 11:13 - up 0 / down 24
• Mile 12 - 11:41 - up 19 / down 28
• Mile 13 - 11:03 - up 8 / down 11
• Mile 14 - 11:13 - up 18 / down 6
• Mile 15 - 11:50 - up 20 / down 0
• Mile 16 - 11:33 - up 6 / down 8

I mile 16, the halfers head straight and we did a u-turn and got on the bike path. By now i was glad to leave the halfers but was not looking forward to the bike path but we stuck to our 1/4 strategy and kept going. At the first bike path aid station, they did have a nice treat, fig newtons! Early in the race, they were handing out Sharkies (organic energy chews) and they were quite good but it is nice to have a more traditional snack.

Now that we were on the bike path, we only had other marathoners with and for the most part we were passing people. Coming towards us were the faster marathoners and we got to see the runners who were running hard to get their Boston Qualifiers. One thing I like about marathons, is you can not judge a book by it's cover. There were quite a few people going by us that certainly did not look like marathoners but they were posting some really good times.

After a few miles, we saw BDPer Denni and gave her a hug and cheered her own. She ended up running 4:08 in preparation for a sub four attempt at LA in March. Before the final turnaround (mile 20) we saw fellow BDPer Norma Diaz and Building Better Bodies Spin diva Rosa Johnson heading back to the start for their sub 5 hour finishes.

Denni

After passing our friends, there was not much to look forward to except for the turn around. The bike path sucked and was crowded with racers, tourists, bikes and surfers. Most seemed to careless that there was a race going on and either ignored us or did not care that they got in our way. Despite slowing down a bit, we were still the fastest moving people out there.

I did enjoy running by the Super Bowl Tailgate parties because of my size, the beer drinking football fans can relate to me and think of me as one of them. So we did get some words of encouragement from them as we moved towards the finish. Now we had abandoned our walk a minute and run four minute pattern and instead walked a minute and ran two minutes or so. Diana was hurting and four minutes was just too much for her.

• Mile 17 - 11:40 - up 6 and down 8
• Mile 18 - 12:23 - up 6 and down 2
• Mile 19 - 11:48 - up 8 and down 20
• Mile 20 - 12:08 - up 0 and down 8

Finally we reached the turn around and only had six mile of lovely bike path to go. This was going to be the fourth time we were to see the same scenery too. Despite running along the beach, the scenery is not that great. Just miles of sand and parking lots for the most part. The only good thing was that it was overcast until the last mile or so. At this point, we are catching a lot of people and can see the halfers on the road moving very slowly too.

Now we were walking a minute and running a minute for the most part, but we did not slow down too much.

• Mile 21 - 12:11 - up 8 and down 11
• Mile 22 - 11:52 - flat
• Mile 23 - 12:24 - up 7 and down 0
• Mile 24 - 12:26 - up 21 and down 11

At mile 25, Diana broke her silence and sounded upset. Our time was 4:50 and she realized we were not going to break 5 hours. She falsely thought that I wanted to break 5 but I quickly told her that I was there to run for her. Then I told her that she was going to PR by a half an hour! She said "Do not make me cry!" and then I told her let's go.

This was the first time we said anything about our time and I feel we kept quiet like baseball players do when a pitcher is working on a no hitter. We did not want to jinx ourselves.

Now we got back on the road and had to weave around the 4 hour half marathoners which was really annoying. They were going so slow and walking 5 abreast half the time. I would walk a minute and then run but Diana was struggling so we did not run for long. Finally we hit mile 26 and the marathoners had their own lane and Diana ran the rest of the way in at 9:58 pace for a 33 minute PR!

• Mile 25 - 12:00 - up 14 and down 14
• Mile 26 - 11:58 - up 20 and down 13
• Last 0.2 miles - 9:58 - flat.

Diana - 5:06 Marathoner!

Surf City USA Half & Full Marathon 2011

Diana had a 33 minute PR at Surf City!

Surf City USA Marathon 2011

• My Surf City Experience HERE.

1. 102     Luke Roberts     Bakersfield, CA     1383     3:16:38     7:30     M 25-29/12     M-27 
2. 124     Robert Meyer     Bakersfield, CA     1213     3:19:02     7:36     M 18-24/8     M-20  
3. 345     Hope Roe     Bakersfield, CA     2572     3:38:15     8:20     F 45-49/4     F-49    
4. 925     Denise Jorgensen     Bakersfield, CA     2276     4:08:16     9:29     F 45-49/29     F-48    
5. 1744     Norma Diaz     Bakersfield, CA     2731     4:52:23     11:10     F 50-54/51     F-51    
6. 1853     Rosa Johnson     Bakersfield, CA     3319     4:59:02     11:25     F 40-44/128     F-44   
7. 1907     Sara Stidham     Bakersfield, CA     3050     5:03:46     11:36     F 18-24/62     F-19   
8. 1908     Tabitha Raber     Bakersfield, CA     3049     5:03:48     11:36     F 35-39/120     F-37  
9. 1941     Diana Daves     Bakersfield, CA     2073     5:06:47     11:43     F 50-54/64     F-53    
10. 2036     Hazel Abidayo     Bakersfield, CA     4000     5:16:52     12:06     F 30-34/111     F-30    
11. 2120     Ralph Castro     Bakersfield, CA     3821     5:25:51     12:26     M 35-39/225     M-39   
12. 2242     Aaron Frailey     Bakersfield, CA     4166     5:42:32     13:04     M 35-39/230     M-36 
13. 2357     Dina Higueria     Bakersfield, CA     4100     6:01:40     13:48     F 45-49/118     F-47     

Robert Meyer

27 year old Luke Roberts was the fastest Bakersfield runner at Surf City in a time of 3:16:38 and he was followed by former Foothill High and current Bakersfield College runner Robert Meyer who ran 3:19:02. On the women's side, 49 year old Hope Roe (Donut Shop Racer) ran an excellent time of 3:38:15 and Denni Jorgensen (48) ran 4:08:15 (Bakersfield Distance Projecter).

Hope Roe

Denni Jorgensen

Former Driller Sara Stidham ran 5:03 (19) with her mom Tabith Raber (37) and Building Better Bodies Spin Master Rosa Johnson (44) ran 4:59. Last but not certainly not least Bakersfield Distance Projecters Norma Diaz (51) ran 4:52 and Diana Daves (53) ran 5:06.

Tabitha & Sara

Diana Daves

Surf City USA Half Marathon 2011

Tyus Thompson

Stockdale freshman Tyus Thompson (14) was the fastest Bakersfield runner in the half marathon with a time of 1:29 and Kristi Culligan (36) was the fastest female in a time of 1:48.


Bakersfield Distance Projecters:

Lyndi Wilson    2:06:46a    BDP  
Ruth Saenz    2:14:25a    BDP      
Lisa Sorensen    2:52:36 a    BDP   

1. 169     Tyus Thompson     Bakersfield, CA     5855     1:29:51     6:52     M 01-17/8     M-14
2. 363     Craig Gardner     Bakersfield, CA     5333     1:35:50     7:19     M 50-54/20     M-54     
3. 410     Thomas Fernett     Bakersfield, CA     13981     1:36:39     7:23     M 30-34/57     M-33     
4. 641     Jared Vega     Bakersfield, CA     15393     1:40:26     7:40     M 30-34/87     M-33     
5. 1130     Aaron Hebeler     Bakersfield, CA     9945     1:45:44     8:04     M 25-29/112     M-26     
6. 1276     Bruce Wearda     Bakersfield, CA     8803     1:47:06     8:11     M 40-44/142     M-42     
7. 1472     Kristi Culligan     Bakersfield, CA     13913     1:48:40     8:18     F 35-39/88     F-36     
8. 1475     Ryan Brock     Bakersfield, CA     6213     1:48:40     8:18     M 18-24/69     M-24     
9. 1667     Corina Veiss     Bakersfield, CA     9730     1:50:01     8:24     F 25-29/86     F-29     
10. 1690     Jessica Moore Ali-Adeeb     Bakersfield, CA     5923     1:50:10     8:25     F 30-34/92     F-31     
11. 1709     Brian Brown     Bakersfield, CA     12429     1:50:17     8:25     M 25-29/164     M-29     
12. 1719     Andris Veiss     Bakersfield, CA     9731     1:50:23     8:26     M 35-39/201     M-35     
13. 1885     Derick Waterfield     Bakersfield, CA     7193     1:51:33     8:31     M 25-29/173     M-27     
14. 2128     Jeff Aguilar     Bakersfield, CA     5594     1:52:58     8:37     M 40-44/214     M-42     
15. 2495     Tammy Zeimet     Bakersfield, CA     8253     1:55:12     8:48     F 40-44/164     F-40     
16. 2555     Katy Mensing     Bakersfield, CA     12809     1:55:30     8:49     F 18-24/84     F-19     
17. 2885     Bryan Mathews     Bakersfield, CA     8388     1:57:05     8:56     M 40-44/282     M-40     
18. 2936     Brad Zeimet     Bakersfield, CA     3304     1:57:20     8:57     M 40-44/288     M-41     
19. 2968     Cory McWilliams     Bakersfield, CA     12655     1:57:27     8:58     M 30-34/312     M-33     
20. 3162     Beth Walker     Bakersfield, CA     6693     1:58:26     9:02     F 30-34/228     F-32     
21. 3620     Heidi Funkhouser     Bakersfield, CA     11640     2:00:49     9:13     F 30-34/282     F-33     
22. 3754     April Goodspeed     Bakersfield, CA     11990     2:01:31     9:17     F 35-39/288     F-36     
23. 3886     David Luera     Bakersfield, CA     13379     2:02:11     9:20     M 45-49/305     M-48     
24. 4337     Brent Goodspeed     Bakersfield, CA     7720     2:04:38     9:31     M 35-39/409     M-37     
25. 4344     Chad Funkhouser     Bakersfield, CA     7829     2:04:41     9:31     M 35-39/410     M-36     
26. 4361     Jason Cipriano     Bakersfield, CA     8486     2:04:46     9:32     M 25-29/294     M-28     
27. 4446     Lea Anna Reed-Manes     Bakersfield, CA     13868     2:05:11     9:33     F 45-49/209     F-46     
28. 4510     Albert Brown     Bakersfield, CA     12428     2:05:34     9:35     M 55-59/132     M-56     
29. 4704     Lyndi Wilson     Bakersfield, CA     6853     2:06:46     9:41     F 25-29/344     F-29     
30. 4720     Richard Alarcon     Bakersfield, CA     6812     2:06:51     9:41     M 40-44/410     M-40     
31. 4938     Josh Nuckols     Bakersfield, CA     9549     2:07:56     9:46     M 30-34/439     M-30     
32. 5202     Richard Rodriguez     Bakersfield, CA     12912     2:09:12     9:52     M 25-29/332     M-29     
33. 5283     Sarah Poljak     Bakersfield, CA     13081     2:09:35     9:54     F 35-39/453     F-38     
34. 5303     Travis Ransom     Bakersfield, CA     10901     2:09:40     9:54     M 18-24/166     M-22     
35. 5304     Angel Forsling     Bakersfield, CA     10902     2:09:40     9:54     F 18-24/249     F-23     
36. 5653     Bradley Downing     Bakersfield, CA     15072     2:11:27     10:02     M 45-49/392     M-48     
37. 5853     Lynda Greeson     Bakersfield, CA     10742     2:12:34     10:07     F 45-49/319     F-48     
38. 5855     Woody Woolard     Bakersfield, CA     10334     2:12:35     10:07     M 45-49/404     M-47     
39. 6023     Stacey Winders     Bakersfield, CA     12932     2:13:25     10:11     F 40-44/509     F-43     
40. 6077     Cybil Schneider     Bakersfield, CA     16785     2:13:39     10:12     F 30-34/546     F-33     
41. 6090     Danny Greene     Bakersfield, CA     14929     2:13:43     10:12     M 30-34/506     M-31     
42. 6092     Hannah Greene     Bakersfield, CA     14928     2:13:43     10:12     F 25-29/502     F-29     
43. 6148     Sara Cipriano     Bakersfield, CA     14237     2:13:58     10:14     F 25-29/510     F-25     
44. 6206     Paula Marroquin     Bakersfield, CA     10640     2:14:17     10:15     F 35-39/558     F-38     
45. 6233     Ruth Saenz     Bakersfield, CA     14114     2:14:25     10:16     F 55-59/56     F-57     
46. 6280     Dan Meyer     Bakersfield, CA     13591     2:14:36     10:17     M 45-49/418     M-48     
47. 6498     Cristina Eseberre     Bakersfield, CA     15450     2:15:51     10:22     F 25-29/549     F-29     
48. 6571     Natalie Wagner     Bakersfield, CA     10706     2:16:18     10:24     F 25-29/553     F-26     
49. 6584     Janice Kitchen     Bakersfield, CA     8756     2:16:23     10:25     F 35-39/603     F-39     
50. 6683     Sabrina Rowe     Bakersfield, CA     16432     2:16:55     10:27     F 18-24/331     F-24     
51. 6819     Christopher Gallen     Bakersfield, CA     14200     2:17:40     10:31     M 30-34/551     M-33     
52. 6832     Katrina Hoffman     Bakersfield, CA     13435     2:17:44     10:31     F 30-34/637     F-34     
53. 6846     Jamie Pelster     Bakersfield, CA     15166     2:17:51     10:31     F 30-34/642     F-30     
54. 6847     Sarah Claborn     Bakersfield, CA     15149     2:17:51     10:31     F 25-29/587     F-28     
55. 6848     Julia Campbell     Bakersfield, CA     13397     2:17:51     10:31     F 45-49/395     F-45     
56. 6973     Krista Bolton     Bakersfield, CA     12997     2:18:38     10:35     F 40-44/614     F-40     
57. 7000     Marti Barajas     Bakersfield, CA     10941     2:18:47     10:36     F 35-39/642     F-38     
58. 7099     Heather Rowe     Bakersfield, CA     16431     2:19:19     10:38     F 40-44/626     F-44     
59. 7952     April Snobarger     Bakersfield, CA     12536     2:24:54     11:04     F 25-29/701     F-25     
60. 8021     Maggie Vega     Bakersfield, CA     19295     2:25:28     11:06     F 30-34/790     F-33     
61. 8077     Craig Coupland     Bakersfield, CA     18846     2:25:52     11:08     M 50-54/345     M-51     
62. 8079     Charla Coupland     Bakersfield, CA     18845     2:25:52     11:08     F 45-49/498     F-48     
63. 8192     Laurence Menna     Bakersfield, CA     12301     2:26:32     11:11     M 45-49/497     M-47     
64. 8193     Judy Menna     Bakersfield, CA     12300     2:26:32     11:11     F 40-44/752     F-44     
65. 8357     Patricia Abbasi     Bakersfield, CA     15932     2:27:39     11:16     F 50-54/269     F-51     
66. 8511     Dana Thompson     Bakersfield, CA     12993     2:28:36     11:21     F 50-54/280     F-51     
67. 8808     Sarah Oliver     Bakersfield, CA     12179     2:30:43     11:30     F 25-29/813     F-25     
68. 8826     Kristy Armstrong     Bakersfield, CA     18941     2:30:48     11:31     F 40-44/823     F-42     
69. 9039     Randi Haen     Bakersfield, CA     17718     2:32:33     11:39     F 25-29/840     F-26     
70. 9081     Maureen Meade     Bakersfield, CA     12099     2:32:58     11:41     F 55-59/110     F-55     
71. 9115     Joscelyn Pizzino     Bakersfield, CA     14508     2:33:16     11:42     F 18-24/477     F-19     
72. 9118     Jared Pizzino     Bakersfield, CA     11377     2:33:17     11:42     M 01-17/103     M-15     
73. 9180     Karen Langston     Bakersfield, CA     15809     2:33:42     11:44     F 40-44/864     F-44     
74. 9306     Nanci Castillo     Bakersfield, CA     16203     2:35:09     11:51     F 40-44/876     F-42     
75. 9427     Heidi Fernett     Bakersfield, CA     15160     2:36:12     11:55     F 30-34/943     F-33     
76. 9469     Andy Diaz     Bakersfield, CA     17534     2:36:44     11:58     M 30-34/663     M-34     
77. 9727     Jennifer Nuckols     Bakersfield, CA     14867     2:39:00     12:08     F 25-29/922     F-27     
78. 9869     Misty Pizzino     Bakersfield, CA     20430     2:40:07     12:13     F 40-44/941     F-41     
79. 9914     Laurie Downing     Bakersfield, CA     18978     2:40:25     12:15     F 45-49/656     F-48     
80. 10172     Shannon Kent     Bakersfield, CA     14691     2:43:12     12:27     F 35-39/998     F-36     
81. 10348     Nicole Gonzalez     Bakersfield, CA     17065     2:45:00     12:36     F 18-24/551     F-21     
82. 10418     Sally Nalesnik     Bakersfield, CA     14141     2:45:50     12:39     F 40-44/1004     F-41     
83. 10484     Heather Gallen     Bakersfield, CA     19276     2:46:36     12:43     F 30-34/1060     F-32     
84. 10489     Megan Rodriguez     Bakersfield, CA     16355     2:46:40     12:43     F 25-29/1018     F-28     
85. 10492     Angie Diaz     Bakersfield, CA     17535     2:46:43     12:43     F 30-34/1061     F-34     
86. 10601     Ashley Welch     Bakersfield, CA     16632     2:47:54     12:49     F 18-24/566     F-23     
87. 10779     Kelsey Zeiders     Bakersfield, CA     17717     2:50:02     12:59     F 25-29/1054     F-26     
88. 10858     John Findley     Bakersfield, CA     15084     2:50:59     13:03     M 55-59/284     M-56     
89. 10891     Cindy Underwood     Bakersfield, CA     15085     2:51:22     13:05     F 45-49/755     F-49     
90. 10974     Lisa Sorensen     Bakersfield, CA     18097     2:52:36     13:10     F 35-39/1081     F-37     
91. 11152     Sarah Hebeler     Bakersfield, CA     13457     2:55:17     13:23     F 30-34/1139     F-30     
92. 11277     Bobbie Mebane     Bakersfield, CA     12518     2:57:16     13:32     F 35-39/1115     F-39     
93. 11414     Renee Pizarro     Bakersfield, CA     16201     2:59:43     13:43     F 50-54/483     F-52     
94. 11480     Wendy Williams     Bakersfield, CA     18854     3:00:47     13:48     F 40-44/1124     F-43     
95. 11501     Marina Salazar     Bakersfield, CA     19537     3:01:08     13:49     F 30-34/1175     F-33     
96. 11511     Lori Carmody     Bakersfield, CA     16098     3:01:21     13:50     F 45-49/830     F-46     
97. 11597     Sharise Moreland     Bakersfield, CA     18431     3:02:53     13:57     M 25-29/550     M-29     
98. 11609     Ellen Reynolds     Bakersfield, CA     18057     3:03:06     13:59     F 50-54/503     F-53     
99. 11741     Shelly Gonzalez     Bakersfield, CA     18228     3:05:50     14:11     F 50-54/519     F-50     
100. 11753     Javier Monge     Bakersfield, CA     17262     3:06:02     14:12     M 30-34/747     M-32

California State High School Indoor Qualifier - 02.05.11

Erik Garcia won the 1600 & 3200

California State High School Indoor Qualifier
Outdoor Meet @ Kingsburg High School
February 5, 2011

Boys Results
55M – (Automatic Qualifier Standard: 7.25)
Section #1
1. Anderson 6.71
2. Johnson Clovis 6.89
3. Barsarian Clovis 6.97
4. Cantu 6.98
5. Hudson Kings Christian 7.02
6. Lango TTC 7.12
7. Chisim 7.30
8. Romo TTC 7.40
9. Jones UNA 7.71

Section #2
1. Hendricks Lemoore 6.69
2. Route Redwood 6.70
3. Garrett SJM 6.71
4. Hunt BHS 6.80
5. Shahan El D 6.99
6. Henandez Paso 7.10
7. Mussey Lemoore 7.21
8. Sanders BHS 7.31

Section #3
1. Gomez Golden West 6.67
2. Nutt Edison 6.71
3. Abu-Abdu Edison 6.82
4. Reed Edison 7.03
5. Cardena BHS 7.05
6. Bellue 7.13
7. Mendoza Golden West 7.13
8. Hagh Golden West 7.25
9. Taylor UNA 8.69

Section #4
1. Crayton-Crogan Bullard 6.84
2. East Buchanan 6.85
3. Abernathy Kingsburg 7.02
4. Deldrine Sanger 7.04
5. Jeter Paso 7.25
6. Fields ST JO 7.35
7. Bautista Sanger 7.42
8. James Kings Christian 7.48
9. Turner Sanger 7.76

55MHH – (Automatic Qualifier Standard: 8.40)
Section #1
1. Law El D 8.04
2. Hernandez Paso 8.20
3. Talley Clovis West 8.38
4. Ojeda Delano 8.80
5. Harron Paso 8.95
6. Smith Clovis West 9.21

Section #2
1. Philon Sanger 8.17
2. Fields St Jo 8.28
3. Thulm Frontier 8.59
4. Edwards Edison 9.85
5. Turner Sanger 11.07

550M (Automatic Qualifier Standard: 1:20.0)
1. Cantu Una 1:17.31
2. Andrade Una 1:19.61
3. Abel Liberty 1:20.47
4. Baker Edison 1:20.85
5. Ojeda Delano 1: 23.74
6. Jones Una 1:28.17
7. Chisolm Una 1:28.24
8. Reinert Redwood 1:28.21

Caleb Barger won the 800

800M (Automatic Qualifier Standard: 2:00.00)
1. Barger Frontier 2:01.07
2. Gonzalez Paso 2:05.48
3. Guzman MSHS 2:06.49
4. Chivaira Bullard 2:08.56
5. Awad Clovis East 2:10.75
6. Adrade Redwood 2:12.20
7. See Mt Whit 2:12.90
8. Dedais Una 2:14. 62
9. Abd-Elhamid 2:15.99
10. Reinert Redwood 2: 22.04
11. Vanmatre Bhs 2:23.72
12. Chavez Bhs 2:23.98
13. Gurrerro Redwood 2:27.08

Mile (Automatic Qualifier Standard: 4:28.00)
1600M Run
1. Garcia MCfar 4:30.71
2. Leija Parlier 4:31.38
3. Gonzalez Paso 4:35.61
4. Chavira Bullard 4:40.20
5. Nava Mcfar 4:41.19
6. Perez Mcfar 4:42.03
7. Esparza MSHS 4:47.41
8. Monreal Mcfar 4:48.97
9. Nunez Delano 4:521.41
10. Ridge MSHS 4:54.09
11. Ramirez Delano 4:56.95
12. Salada Mt Wht 4:59.37
13. Bowman BHS 5:04.69
14. Molina Redwood 5:05.09
15. Orel Una 5:08.85
16. Chavez Delano 5:11.04
17. Sanchez Parlier 5:11.05
18. Gracia Mcfar 5:11.84
19. Garcia Mcfar 5:15.37
20. Cruz MSHS 5: 15.58
21.Vanmater Baker 5:18.29
22. Garay Parlier 5:21.33
23. Mulato Mcfar 5:26.38
24. Ernst Laguna 5:29.03
25. Martinez Mcfar 5:32.08
26. Guerro Redwood 5:47.15

2 Mile (Automatic Qualifier Standard: 9:46.00)
3200M Run
1. E Garcia Mcfar 9:59.24
2. Kanta Merced 10:00.87
3. Leija Parlier 10:05.70
4. Flores MSHS 10:17.30
5. Garcia Mt Whit 10:21.76
6. Ernest San Louis 10:26.28
7. Nunez Delano 10:33.42
8. Nava Mcfar 10:42.72
9. Bowman BHS 10:52.31
10. D Garcia Mcfar 11:01.69
11. Ramirez BHS 11:03.12
12. Molina Redwood 11:23.02
13. Mullato Mcfar 11:25.50
14. Weber KHS 11:57.89
15. Vanmater BHS 12:27.57

4X200M (Automatic Qualifier Standard: 1:34.75)
1. Edison 1:356.54
2. Taft 1:39.56
3. Golden West 1:40.40

4X400M (Automatic Qualifier Standard: 3:31.00)
1. Frontier 3:27.34
2. Clovis West 3:33.29
3. Edison 3:41.27
4. Parlier 3:55.33
5. Redwood 4:02.34

4X800M (Automatic Qualifier Standard: 8:22.00)
1. MSHS 9:33.46

LJ (Automatic Qualifier Standard: 21’0”)
1. Route Redwood 22’ 1”
2. Carter RAW 21’1”
3. Hodges Wash 20” ¾”
4. Johnson Clovis 19’ 11”
5. Smith Clovis West 19’ 6”
6. Dildine Sange 18’ 11”
7. Sanders BHS 18’ 7”
8. Marquez Redwood 17’ 6”
9. Turner Sanger 16’ 5”
10. Braa Clovis West 16’ 3”
11. Edwards Edison 14’ 3”

Triple Jump (Automatic Qualifier Standard: 43’ 6”)
1. Carter RAW 43’ 9”
2. Barsarian Clovis 43’ 4”
3. Cardinas BHS 41’11”
4. Johnson Clovis 41’ 2”
5. Dildine Sanger 39’ 1”
6. Sanders BHS 38’6”

Pole Vault (Automatic Qualifier Standard: 13’6”)
1. Kyle Fraley Lemoore 16’0”
2. Andrew Ramay Liberty 15’0”
3. Inouye Clovis 14’ 6”
4. Beekman Clovis East 14’ 6”
5. Greenman Clovis 14’0”
6. Anderson Clovis West 14’0”
7. Lamone Nipomo 14’0”
8. Broo Clovis West 12’ 6”
9. Hiester Sanger 12’6”
10. Corona Clovis East 11’6”

High Jump (Automatic Qualifier Standard: 6’3”)
1. Becker Bullard 6’6”
2. Cardenas Bakers 5’ 8”
3. Haver Bhs 5’8”
4. Cantu Central 5’8”
5. Turner Sanger 5’2”
6. Talley Clovis West 5’0”
7. Hernandez Paso 5’0”

Shot Put (Automatic Qualifier Standard: 49’6”)
1. Taylor Edison 49’ 6”
2. Bonnheim Paso 44’2”
3. John Taylor Garcias 38’ 11”
4. Wright Edison 38’ 7”
5. Carillo Lemoore 35’ 0”
6. Sigel Una 29’ 1”

Sarah Baker won the 1600 & 3200

Girls Results
55M (Automatic Qualifier Standard: 8.65)
Section #1
1. Simms Redwood 7.89
2. Loftes Hanford 7.96
3. Baraceros Delano 7.98
4. Menor Redwood 8.18

Section #2
1. Watson UNA 7.36
2. Louis Edison 7.52
3. Belt Bakers 7.57
4. Jones UNA 7.70
5. Hill GW 8.00

55MHH (Automatic Qualifier Standard: 9.70)
Section #1
1. Ellis Frontier 9.17
2. McNeil Liberty 9.26
3. Rountree Paso 9.29
4. Schellenburg Reedley 9.97
5. Faivairn Paso 10.37
6. Watkins Edison 10.61
7. Hamlin Kingsburg 10.63

550M (Automatic Qualifier Standard: 1:24.00)
1. Loftis Hanford 1:37.09
2. Scott Edison 1:38.11
3. Rivera Kingsburg 1:38.52

800M (Automatic Qualifier Standard: 2:24.00)
1. Camacho Templeton 2:17.83
2. Cruz 2:37.25
3. Arellano Selma 2:38.68
4. Moraza Una 2:42.29
5. Corrales Delano 2:52.23

Mile (Automatic Qualifier Standard: 5:30.00)
1600M Run
1. Baker BHS 5:23.44
2. Osteen Sanger 5:30.55
3. Simon 5:46.41
4.Cruz 5:54.81
5. Arellano Selma 6:02.16
6. Rivera Madera S 6:05.18
7. Dhaliwal Madera S 6: 05.19
8. Freidas UNA 6:09.44
9. Corrales Delano 6:20.11
10. Ritchie KHS 6:53.53
11. Rivera KHS 7:15.02

2 Mile (Automatic Qualifier Standard: 11:30.00)
3200M Run
1. Baker BHS 11:53.49
2. Osteen Sanger 12:02.85
3. Trujio Tulare 13:03.59

4X200M (Automatic Qualifier Standard: 1:47.00)
1. Edison 1:26.26
2. Kingsburg 2:01.28

4X400M (Automatic Qualifier Standard: 4:18.00)
1. Edison 4: 26.19
2. Kingburg 4:54.28

4X800M (Automatic Qualifier Standard: 9:55.00)
1. Moraza Rivera, Lujanno, Crandall 11:21.96

Long Jump Auto 16’6”
1. Njeri Edison 16’4”
2. Belt BHS 15’ 7 ¼”
3. Hicks RAW 15’2 ¼”
4. Hill Golden West 14’7 3/4”
5. Taylor Edison 14’ 1 ¼”
6. Edwards 12’9”

Triple Jump (Automatic Qualifier Standard: 35’6”)
1. Dial Frontier 31’2”
2. Hicks RAW 31’9 ½”
3. McNeil RAW 29’ 10”
4. Taylor Edison 28’8 1/4”
5. Arreloa Tulara 27’ ¼’

Pole Vault (Automatic Qualifier Standard: 10’0”)
1. Angiane Monteverde Clovis West12’6”
2. Campos Clovis East 10’0”
3. Guiliano Stockdale 9’0”

High Jump (Automatic Qualifier Standard: 5’1”)
1. Rountree Paso 5’2”
2. McDonald Clovis West 5’2”
3. Carabajal Lemoore 5’0”
3. Guthrie Redwood 5’0
5. Acosta KHS 4’10”
5. Whittington Lemoore 4’10”
7.Miller Redwood 4’10”
8. Bisi Bullard 4’4”
9. Willis 4’2”

Shot Put Auto (Automatic Qualifier Standard: 36’6”)
1. Lacie Rasley Shafter 41’10 1/2”
2. Okweloge Clovis West 37’ 10 ½”
3. Vermillion Redwood 36’9 1/2”
4. Ceppagli Central 36’4 ½”
5. Okweloge Clovis West 36’ 2 ½”
6. Mendivil Redwood 33’0”
7. Flores Clovis West 33’ 2 ½”
8. Bremal Kingsburg 31’0”
9. Tapia Tulare 27’ 9 1/2 “
10. Young Edison 26’8”

A Better Hydration Soultion

Nathan 2.0 Liter Hydration Race Vest

As I often preach to my run campers, try gear out on training runs and not races. So that is what I did last weekend at the Leona Divide training run. For years, I have been using CamelBaks and they have worked but I knew things could be better. 

 With the Nathan, I definitely found better. I have seen athletes wearing these in photos and then saw many wearing them at recent trail Races and so I decided to get one.

Right out of the box, I liked this pack. It is well built and the design just screams functionality. Plus the material they make the vest with is very comfortable. So I adjusted the numerous straps and put the pack on for the first time.

The straps are easy to adjust and make the pack fit like a glove to your back. To me it felt like a part of me instead of something flopping around on my back when I walked or ran. All the Camelbaks I have had did not feel this way. Camelbaks are longer and skinner and tend to bounce around alit even if you adjust all their straps. The Nathan did not. 

 The bladder is 70oz compared to the 100oz of my CamelBaks so it is lighter. Now this might be an issue in really long hikes without water close by but on most training runs or races, you will have plenty to get to the next water source. Filling the bladder is a little more complicated but it is easier to fill quickly compared to the CamelBak system once you master the opening and closing system.

I like filling from the top instead of the side too. With CamelBaks the filling port is on the side of the bag and so filling to the max is a tricky process and seems to always end up with some spillage. The Nathan does not have this problem. Plus as the Nathan gets empty, the fit of the pack on your back does not change as much as it does with the CB.

So the bottomline, is I highly recommend the Nathan. More information can be found HERE. If you use any of my Amazon links, I get a small commission and you get a great product at a great price.

Fog or Sun?

After miles of fire road we are on the P.C.T.

Fog or Sun? Was the question I had to ask myself this week and I went with sun. Since I got sick on Wednesday, I am glad I picked the sun. The choice I had was doing the BUMR or a Leona Divide Trail training run on Saturday.

I did not find out about the trail run till this Monday when I got an email from the race director asking if the Bakersfield distance project was interested in (wo)manning an aid station at her Leona Valley Trail Runs this fall.

When I went to checkout her site, I saw that she was hosting three training runs on the Leona Divide 50mi/50k course and I immediately knew I needed to go to these. Keira Henniger took over R.D. duties last year (I believe) and is adding more races to stable soon. She is also an elite ultra runner herself and made Ultra Running Magazines Top 20 Athletes of the Year!

RD Keira giving course directions

Since I have been wanting to do the Leona Divide Ultra for years, I knew I needed to go to this training run to see what the course was like. In the past, I have not done the race because I could only do the 50 miler and I did not think I could finish in the 13 hour time limit.

Sure that is only 15:36 pace but there are some big hills out there so trying to average that pace could be difficult especially since I could barely break 6 hours (13:44 pace) in a marathon. But this year, she is allowing people under 60 to run the 50k. So now I know for sure that I will be doing the Leona Divide Ultra and might even take on the 50 miler.

So I immediately posted that run campers Should do the BUMR or the trail run this Saturday and that I was heading to the hills. On Wednesday before our weekly Wednesday Night is Alright for Hiking at Bluffs event I started to feel sick. I had the hacking cough that so many have gotten lately and felt dizzy too. But I went and did the walk and it ended up being a very cold and foggy night. This made my decision not to do Saturday's BUMR even easier.

The BUMR is already a bummer, 26.6 miles on the boring flat bike path is not my idea of fun anyways but add on the cold foggy weather that was certain to be present and you have a real BUMMER. Sure the course is fast, the miles are marked, they have great aid stations, the $5 entry fee is great and running a home town marathon has it's appeal but it is still the bike path. Plus the sun never comes out and it is cold.

Cold in the shade.

Because I did not found out about the trail run till Monday, many who may have wanted to come could not. Others are doing Surf City next week and needed to rest up for that event. So in the end, Amanda, Lisa, Gabby and Rey made the trip up to Lake Hughes for the trail run. Other Bakersfield Distance Project members took on the BUMR.

Before the run.

As luck with have it, Amanda's parents live right across the street from the start of the trail run so we got to hang out at their house before and after the run.By the time 7am came, there was quite a crowd for this training run and we got last minute directions on where to go and then we were off.

The stats of our wog were: Overall time of 3:41:05 and we covered 14.36 miles and climbed 2,424 feet and descended 2,454 feet. Our average pace was 15:23 and our average moving pace was 14:39. The min elevation was 3,018 feet and the max elevation was 4,261 feet.

Lisa & Gabby

Then for the next six miles we went uphill on a fire road and watched everyone disappear of the front. I settled in and followed Lisa and Gabby as we labored up the hills.

•  Mile 1 - 17:37 pace - up 396 feet / down 0
• Mile 2 - 15:41 - up 277 / down 77
• Mile 3 - 14:46 - up 200 / down 38
• Mile 4 - 13:50 - up 138 / down 186
• Mile 5 - 13:48 - up 93 / down 105
• Mile 6 - 17:41 - up 297 / down 0

Wow! Blue Skies!

We were in the shade most of the way up but the weather was pleasant and the views were lovely.Now usually I would be taking tons of photos but I killed my beloved Canon PowerShot at the Calico Trail 30k.

At Calico, I took a tumble going down one of the canyons and my camera went one way and I went the other. The Canon served me well (bought it in 2007) so I can not complain. It was my first camera I used when shooting high school meets and later on I carried it when I ran races and shot as many people as I could. That camera finished about ten marathons and probably a hundred races over the years and I will miss having.

But it is time for a change so to go with my Canon Rebel, I have decided to go with my friend Terry's favorite camera maker, a Nikon. The Nikon Coolpix has gotten good reviews and you can not beat the price. So I will give it a shot (no pun intended). In fact, I will be shooting the Surf City Marathon next weekend.

Now back to the trail run, after six miles of fire road, we finally hit some trails. Not just any old trails but the Pacific Coast Trail that runs from Mexico to Canada! If I could ever get over my dislike of camping, I would love to hike the entire thing but I doubt I will. Maybe someday a crazy RD we make it a race like another bucket list event of mine, the TransRockies Run. If anyone wants to a partner for this amazing five day race, I am your man if you do not mind paying the $2900 entry fee. Or if you want to sponsor me and another Bakersfield Distance Projecter, we will represent your company like no other.

Fire Road Madness!

PCT Time.

Once we got on the PCT, we started to run for the first time because for the first time in almost 6 miles we were not going uphill. The single track trail was flat or slightly downhill and we started to make good time. The trail was slightly damp and made for excellent footing too.

For the next six miles we basically went downhill on the PCT and started seeing some of the faster runners heading back up the trail. At this point Lisa and I had decided to go to the twelve mile aid station and then take the road back to town. So when Rey went by us, we told him to tell Gabby our plans.

As we were descending, Lisa had the only fall of the day but it was but it was a minor one and I missed catching it on film. Just before we got to the aid stations, we ran into a bunch of runners and had a short creek crossing too.

• Mile 7 - 12:12 pace - up 110 feet / down 279 feet
• Mile 8 - 13:27 - up 135 / down 327
• Mile 9 - 15:02 - up 153 / down 222
• Mile 10 - 15:58 - up 241 / down 299
• Mile 11 - 15:33 - up 93 / down 465
• Mile 12 - 15:33 - up 86 / down 419

Start of our run.

Then we made it to the road where RD Keira had 

Just before Lisa fell.

 plenty of business and lots of tasty snacks too. Here the course crossed the road and continued on the PCT. The mountains in front of us looked steep and we had enough running for the day so we decided to walk up the road (2.5 miles) instead of going back on the trail (twice as long).

The road we went up was narrow and a pretty good climb too. As we went up, a number of sports cars and motorcyclists flew by. We also saw some very fit cyclist float up the hill as we headed back to our cars.

• Mile 13 - 17:07 pace - up 156feet / down 0
• Mile 14 - 16:29 - up 52 / down 32

Getting crowded.

But we finally quit climbing and got back to Lake Hughes where we walked by the famous Rock Inn and then to the parking lot where Amanda meet me and took me back to her parents house for some burgers. After we ate, we got back in the car and head back to the fog. I got home at 1pm after a nice four hour trail run. Which was about the same time I would have been home if I had done the BUMR.

Mile 12

I do not have official results from the BUMR but I hear Linette and Tom ran the 26.6 miles in around 5:25. Plus a number of other BPDers ran various distances. I will post their results when I find them.


                                                If our trail adventure looks like fun, RD Keira is

Lake Hughes Welcome

hosting another three weeks before the LA Marathon! 

Sunday February 27th: Leona Divide Training Run #2

They will be running the entire 50k course with a 30k option.  Start time will be at 7am at the Lake Hughes Community Center

too be continued...

Rock Inn

Do we have to go back?