08.21.08
Posted in Back in the Day, Road Races, Mr. Noise, Clubs, Bakersfield Track Club, Bakersfield Distance Project at 10:28 pm by Administrator
a reader wrote me today and was wondering what the course record was on the course. from the btc website, former driller joel cardoza ran 15:41 in 2006. i seem to remember that this time maybe suspect however.
the reader also inquired about the age of the race. he thought it was a new race but it has been around for awhile. i think it got started in the late 80s and i definitely ran it in the early 90s.
in fact, ten or more years ago it was the last race that i ran for the most part. i won the overall point series and it was my last race i seriously ran. in 2006, my son christopher won the series and it was the first race he ever won.
the btc summer series started out as the darryl easter memorial handicap series. darryl easter died at a young age and left behind several young children and a wife. i ran with darryl and he put on some local races back in the 80s too.
my earliest memories of this series was that it was run in winter and was held on sunday afternoons. the race also started up the road a bit. the finish was uphill near the tunnel where the bike path leads to now.
the bike path didnt exist back then either. the race was up what was called rattlesnake gulch and then back down. it was all uphill and then downhill. the turnaround was almost to the road at the top of the hill. the road the race was on wasnt much of a road.
it was dirt with a lot of rocks and ruts. watching ones footing was key and many an ankle was turned on the old course. it was a pure strength runner’s course back in the day.
later the race moved to tuesday nights and the start was moved too. i still believe it is the hardest 5k course around.
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04.20.08
Posted in Back in the Day, Road Races, Mr. Noise, Results, Clubs, Bakersfield Track Club at 3:31 pm by Administrator
i ran the rio bravo 10 miler when i was in high school (early 80s) and it used to be an out and back course that started at the picnic grounds behind the kern river golf course.
it ran through the orange orchards and was mainly downhill out and uphill coming back. interestingly there was 4 or 5 cattle fences and they were all locked so one had to climb over them.
also there were a couple more creek crossing too. the creek crossing had planks across them but often everyone ran through them.
lastly, there were cows on the course and sometimes they wouldnt move or they ran along in front of you. with cows came their cow patties too.
in the old days, a lot of runners broke 60 on the course too. on the out and back course one had to climb over 8 fences and cross the creek 6 times.
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02.28.08
Posted in Invitationals, Back in the Day, Results, Info, Mr. Noise, Kern Track Results, Track Meets, Upcoming, Results, BHS, Noise Flash!!! at 10:54 am by Administrator
this meet has been around a long time. i ran it in 1979 - 1981. back then there were more events and the stands were full. i remember a 4 x mile, a distance medley, sprint medleys and hurdle relays too.this year the following events will be contested:
high jump
long jump
pole vault
shot
discus
triple jump
100h
110h
1600
300h
4 x 100
4 x 100
4 x 200
3200
4 x 400
all the above will be contested by varsity boys, frosh/soph boys (except for the 3200) and varsity girls.max entry per school is 3 athletes (4 in the 1600 only) and one relay team per event per division.medals for first three in each event and team trophys too.
last years results HERE
last years photos HERE
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11.13.07
Posted in Road Races, Mr. Noise, Upcoming, Clubs, Bakersfield Track Club, Race Walking, Bakersfield Marathon Walkers, Bakersfield Distance Project at 8:40 pm by Administrator
BMW is a new club i am forming along with the Bakersfield Distance Project.
my left knee wont let me run much but i can walk. over the past year, i have been logging 50 miles a week and even hit 70 just before school started. i plan on walking the 2nd btc half marathon (want to go sub three) and mr. toad’s 20 km.
then in 2008, i will be doing the original btc half marathon and then the LA marathon on the first sunday in march. then who knows. so if you are a walker, come join me in these races. i am always looking for training partners too.
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08.11.07
Posted in Coach Anderson, Mr. Noise, Mr. Noise Challenge, DTL, Driller Noise, DTC, DWPW, Race Walking at 10:56 am by Administrator
coach steve did 80 miles and i did 70 miles this week. i walked most of mind btw (took me over 18 hours). please send me your mileage totals for the summer or post them in the comments section. click HERE for my excel mileage spreadsheet.
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07.31.07
Posted in Road Races, Schools, Mr. Noise, Mr. Noise Challenge, Results, McFarland, CSUB, North, Clubs, Bakersfield Track Club, Driller Noise at 11:32 pm by Administrator
btc handicap #5 was a hot one tonight. i had a negative 4 minute handicap, so i got a good view of tonight’s race. first off, andrew’s dad blew by me in the first couple of hundred yards. he placed real high tonight. i believe he won!
i ran up the bike path and only got caught by a couple people and made the turn around in 8th place. when i started downhill, i saw a lot of people real close to me already. my son, nicholas was just ahead of anders and my friend steve was about to pass me.
as i headed down the bike path, i saw candace (north high) and erica (csub) moving along fast. phillip (former driller) blew by me just after the summit too. later, i saw david followed by christopher with ariey not far behind. cody (north high) and galvin (former mcfarland) were moving up the hill fast too.
more people passed me and candace (north high) flew by me. at the end of the bike path i was in 15th place. the sun was on my back so i could see the shadows coming and they kept coming. a whole bunch of mcfarland runners flew by me. then david and then ariey passed me.
with a hundred yards to go, i actually caught a few people and with five yards to go, one last shadow rushed up to me. jonathan wykoff nipped me at the tape. my sons were not far behind either.
i think i was around 42nd. with my other two placings (6th and 32nd), i might make the top ten overall by the end of the series. at least, i didnt burn any of my handicap tonight. the last one is in two weeks and i hope to see you there.
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07.19.07
Posted in Mr. Noise, Mr. Noise Challenge, Race Walking at 9:28 am by Administrator
“The Use of BIOMECHANICS IN THE JUDGING OF RACE WALKING”
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