03.01.08
Posted in Coaches, Invitationals, Results, Road Races, Yada Yada at 6:02 am by Administrator
I am a member of the RunSFM Youth Outreach Team team.
About Cause to Run:
The program started 4 years ago in conjunction with The San Francisco Marathon™. They were approached by many small charitable organizations who wanted to organize their own running races to raise money, but the costs to organize such an event were prohibitive. In order to address this need, The San Francisco Marathon™ created Cause to Run. Now partnering with over 30 organizations a year, The San Francisco Marathon™ helps these organizations raise millions of dollars each year.
last year, i walked over 2000 miles in preparation for the LA marathon. my gps watch really motivated me to walk at least 40 miles a week and i even got in a couple 60 and 70 mile weeks.
on friday, my marathon really began. LAM doesnt mail you your number or let you pick it up the day of the race. you have to go to the expo at the staples center. so friday, i took my kids to scholl and headed to LA.
the traffic sucked as always but by 10am, i found a free parking space and hiked over to the expo.
i cant stand to pay for parking like george from seinfeld:
“You don’t understand. A garage… I can’t even pull in there. It’s like going to a prostitute. Why should I pay, when if I apply myself, maybe I could get it for free?”
- George, looking for a parking spot, in “The Parking Spot”
i got my number and my shirt and then got out of there. by now it was 11am. so i raced over to the bicycle casino to try and pay for my trip.
i played for an hour and made $60 despite losing with trip kings, two hands in a row. i won most of money after losing with my cowboys, by playing 68 offsuit. i turned a straight and crushed the table.
then i was back on the parking lot i.e. freeway. took forever to get out LA but i made it back to town just in time for practice. now it is 5am and day two of my marathon begins.
the eb invite is all day today and by the end of the day i will be very tired.
well the eb invite was great. the drillers took home the sweepstakes trophy and won the boys varsity team award too. our girls team got second.
i got home and uploaded all the eb invite photos and videos. then went to bed at 10 pm.
at 2 am i was wide awake so i got ready, got gas and got on the road by 3 am.
too be continued …
2008 marathon videos HERE
2008 photos HERE
more photos HERE
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02.28.08
Posted in Results, Road Races, Yada Yada at 9:42 pm by Administrator
The Bakersfield Track Club’s next meeting is on Wednesday, March 5, 2007 at 6:30 p.m. at the Papa O’s Pizza on Coffee and Hageman. This is the annual points series awards pizza party. The BTC buys all the pizza and sodas.
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02.11.08
Posted in Athletes, Driller of the Week, Profiles, Results, Road Races, Training at 11:41 pm by Administrator
in may of 2005, christopher graduated from bakersfield college. this may, he plans on running his first marathon:
The Palos Verdes Marathon.
the csub peak run was a start to that goal. after being sick for a couple weeks and going through the rigors of the academic decathlon, i wasnt sure if he run very well. but i i knew that he had a shot at winning the race if the field was the same as it had been in the past.
when we got to the race, i looked around and thought that today was his day and he went out and won the race. the time wasnt fast and the field wasnt deep but a win is a win.
he has never won a race before. gotten second a few times but never a win. so with this boost he begins his marathon training.
to start, i had him run home after the race. so he ended the day with a little over 12 miles.
over the next couple months, he will be following the daniels’ marathon running formula. which is built around two quality workouts a week. he will also be running more local road races like the btc half marathon, the kern river 15 miler and the rio bravo 10 miler.
i hope he will also want to run some track meets this spring because the speedwork will make his marathon pace seem easy.
his main goal is to finish and get as close to 3 hours as he can. to break 3 hours one must run 6:52 miles. according to daniels book his 2 mile PR (vdot 55) predicts he is capable of doing it.
we shall see.
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01.27.08
Posted in Back in the Day, Results, Road Races at 11:05 am by Administrator
BTC Half Marathon – The original Bakersfield Half marathon 32 years in the making. There’s also a 5K for the sane humans in the crowd. Register now on Active.com, or download a printable registration form HERE.
fall btc half results and photos HERE
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12.18.07
Posted in Back in the Day, Results, Road Races, Schools at 6:59 pm by Administrator
there was a big turnout for this years race and no fog. it was overcast but not too cold.
2008 10k results HERE
2008 5k results HERE
before the race i spoke to our road race mc peter wonderly and wanted to give him a shout out. also check out his website HERE. pete always does a good job and adds a lot to every event he works.
the race got off to a safe start and hundreds went flying by me at the choke off point at the end of the parking lot.
i walked out to around the 5k and 10 k split off point and took more photos and videos.
i waited for the runners to come by with coach boyles of csub. found out his team will be going to arizona the next couple weekends to run in indoor meets.
later, i talked to ryan lucker (5k winner) and he told me he is looking forward to running the 800 indoors and is looking to go sub 1:55.
also dont forget that csub will be hosting their open meet soon:
LEE ADAMS/CSUB OPEN TRACK AND FIELD MEET
boyles and i were at around the 2.5 mile point and the first runner to come our way was galvin with ryan close behind.
then there were a whole bunch of mcfarland runners and csub’s xc coach Maija Rohde was in front of some of mcfarland’s varsity boys. she ended up 6th overall in the 5k and ran sub 17:30 i believe. very impressive!
speaking of mcfarland, i spoke to their coach and their track invite should be a good one. it will loaded with distance relay events like the distance medley, 4 x 800 and the 4 x mile.
April 12 – McFarland Invitational (CE) will be a must see meet!
besides mcfarland, i also saw some ridgeview, east and bhs runners out there. ariey, edquist, van matre and christoper were all under 40 minutes for the 10 k and sarah baker ran in about 45 minutes. her little sister, maggie ran a quick 5 k too.
lina (5k) and erica (10k) of csub both ran good times today too.
the 5k was won by csub’s ryan lucker and Maija Rohde. the 10 k was won by mcfarland’s GALVIN GONZALEZ and pam boyles.
complete results will take awhile to be finished and i will post them when i find them.
2008 fog run race photos are HERE. i tried something new this time and uploaded all the photos i took. then i went in and edit some photos too.
2008 fog run race videos are HERE.
if you have photos send them to me! a disc is the best way to go and you can mail them to:
andynoise
po box 2625
bakersfield, ca 93303
if you have own race story, leave it in the comments section and share it with others.
preview below:
Victim/Witness Auxiliary of Kern County Fog Run XIX @ Lake Ming in Bakersfield, California – So start your new year right by saving the date for this event. Same great 5K and 10K courses! Hot Pancake breakfast and a chance at trophies (for the fast) and door prizes (for the lucky.) Our committee is looking at some new surprises to make it the best event yet. Make a resolution to be there. ENTRY FORM
Doing 2007 in the Fog Jan 6 All Results
Fog Run 2006 All Results
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12.13.07
Posted in Coaches, Results, Road Races, Schools at 6:39 pm by Administrator
race video HERE
race photos HERE
results:
- A.D.A. – 13:10
- adam keir – 14:53 (arvin track coach)
- fred garza – 18:13
the Bakersfield Distance Project will be hosting its first fun run on saturday 1/26/08 at 3 pm at yokuts park. the start will be at the east corner of the park near the freeway.
the run will be from the 99 freeway to the train bridge and back. it is around 1.7 miles in the sand.
just show up around 2:45 pm for this unique event.
no entry fees and no awards, just bragging rights!
course videos HERE
course photos HERE
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12.01.07
Posted in Back in the Day, Results, Road Races, Schools at 7:54 am by Administrator
today was a great day for a race. sunny and cool. last year it rained but today was very nice.
the first race was the mile race and their were a lot of kids in the event. also there was the dog and master run too. the winning time was around 5:10.
ryan lucker (csub) went sub ten and won the 2 mile. on the women’s side pam boyles was up there but Allison Gonzales won the 2 mile.
in the 4 mile, galvin gonzalez (mcfarland) and lina nunez (csub) won. bruce deeter and my son were under 24 minutes in the 4 mile race. when i get complete results, i will post them. i do know that the official times at the race were off by 10 seconds or more.
race videos HERE
race photos HERE
preview below:
McFarland Christmas Run – A local favorite run. 2 and 4 mile distances both start at 10:00 with a pancake breakfast served between 7 and 11 am. No running t-shirt collection is complete with one of our long sleeve shirts featuring a glow in the dark snowflake. If your pooch is itching to go for a little run, feel free to bring Fido along to compete along with you in the K9 division. Download an entry form for more information HERE.
last year’s race coverage HERE
all time results HERE
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