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Robert Warner, in his first race since turning 50 earlier this month, celebrated by winning an overall title for the first time in his life, crossing the finish line first at the Run for Friendship 5K, held in Nevada City last Saturday, September 12, in 19 minutes, 59 seconds.
Denis O'Halloran, who had a small lead at the halfway turnaround, was very close behind, finishing second in 20:02, also placing second in the 50-59 age group (AG), where he is second in the Grand Prix (GP) with 37 points. Frank Castro-Wehr, third AG in 22:44 (12th), moved up into third in the GP with 26. Yuba City's Mike Buzbee won this AG in the 10K in 42:25 (fourth), staying first in the GP with 55.
Despite a slight downturn in attendance from last year, probably due to the economy and high school runners skipping the race, there was still a healthy 171 total turnout comprised of 77 finishers in the 5K, another 48 in the 10K, and 46 walkers.
Reno's Chris Badolato, in his first GP race this year, after winning his AG in the GP the last three years, won the 10K (and the 30-39 AG) by over two minutes in 37:58. Larry DeFeyter was second AG in 41:51 (third) and leads the GP with 52 points. Troy Vahidi was third AG in 44:42 (eighth). John McDaniel, who won this AG in the 5K in 21:31 (fifth), is second in the GP with 31, while Seth Kellerman was second AG in 22:23 (eighth).
Leigh Collins won her second GP race in a row, taking the women's title by over a minute, while also winning the 19-29 AG in 21:36 (seventh). Kristin Jenkins won this AG in the 10K in 59:53.
Ann Downey won the women's 10K race in a strong 43:20 (fifth overall), first in the 30-39 AG. Jen McSweeney was second AG and third woman in 45:18 (12th) and Katie Schiavone was third AG and fifth woman in 50:12 (20th). Tamara Zuromskis won this AG in the 5K, and was third woman in 23:06 (13th), keeping her first in this GP with 39 points. Delia Gutierrez, third AG in 27:06, holds second in the GP with 32, while Mercedes Ricciardi, fourth AG in the 10K in one hour, 1:48, is third in the GP with 25.
Michelle Newbon, who won the women's Race Against Hunger 10K in August, finished second in the women's 10K in 45:16 (11th), winning the 40-49 AG and moving within four points of third in the GP after only two races. Jill Vahidi, second AG in 46:46 (14th) and fourth woman, is now tied for third in the GP with 24 points with Nadja Young-Warner, second woman and winner of the 40-49 AG in the 5K in 22:38 (10th). Diana Wilburn, fourth woman in the 5K and second AG in 23:32 (14th), is second in this GP with 36. Kerri Latter, third AG and fifth female in this deep AG, ran 23:55 (16th) and is only two points out of third in this tightly contested GP.
V. Neelakantan finished second in the 10K in 40:19, winning the 40-49 AG and staying in first in that GP with 57 points. Rob Taylor was second AG in 44:46 (ninth), while Vincent Oberst was third AG in 44:50 (10th). Auburn's Jim Kepfer finished third in the 5K and won this AG in 20:19, maintaining second in the GP with 48 points, while John Fairchild, second AG in 20:48 (fourth), holds third in the GP with 32.
James Pelton won the 19-29 AG in the 10K in 43:24 (sixth) to stay first in that GP with 40 points. Elias Mote won this AG in the 5K in 22:24 (ninth) to move into third in the GP with 17.
Cody Carlton won the 15-18 AG in the 10K in 43:32 (seventh) to move into first place in the GP with 45 points. Sam Hessenhauer won this AG in the 5K in 26:50 to jump into third in the GP with 18.
Clayton Leveskis won the 11-14 AG in the 5K in 21:34 (sixth) to move up into third in that GP with 27 points, while Devon Cloud was second AG in 22:42 (11th).
Callan Warner won the 10 and under AG in 23:41 (15th) to hold third in that GP with 31 points, while Joshua Fairchild, second AG in 27:49, is second in the GP with 34.
Joy Castro-Wehr won the 11-14 AG in 24:34 (18th) and is first in that GP with 45 points. Miah Taylor ran 29:08 and is third in the GP with 15.
Anne King won the 50-59 AG in 24:46 (20th), remaining in first in that GP, now with 51 points. Diane McIntire won this AG in the 10K in 58:35, with Wendy Baker second AG in one hour 5:41, third in this GP with 25.
Ron Gross won the 70 and over AG in the 5K in 25:20 (23rd) and remains undefeated in his AG in every GP race this year, first with 60 points. Reno's Herb Ketzler, second AG in 51:40, is now tied for second in this GP with 37.
Isabella Eaton was the first Friendship Club finisher, running 25:24, good for second in her 11-14 AG and 24th overall.
George Olive won the 60-69 AG in 25:44 (28th) and moved up into third in that GP with 24 points. Drue Mathies won this AG in the 10K in 49:04 (18th) and remains first in that GP with 54. Yuba City's Ken Gaal, second AG in 51:31, is second GP with 36.
Lynne Hurrell won the 70 and over AG in 27:08 and remains undefeated in her AG, leading that GP with a perfect 60 points. Jean Sutton, second AG in 57:54, is second GP with 33.
Kayla Calvert won the 15-18 AG in 28:46, while Shawna Latter won the 10 and under AG in 32:04.
Gail Vaughan won the 60-69 AG in 34:35, while Jeanine McNeill was second AG in 37:03 (second GP with 41 points) and Linda King was third AG in 48:44 (first GP with 46). Linda Hegle won this AG in the 10K in 58:32 and is third in that close GP race with 40.
Full race results and complete GP standings can be found on the Sierra TrailBlazers site: http://www.nccn.net/~strc/.
The next race in the GP series, the seventh of ten, is the Draft Horse Classic, with 5K and 10K to be held on Sunday, September 27 at the Fairgrounds in Grass Valley.
Ron Gross, tough guy that he is, ran the Buffalo Stampede 10 mile race in Sacramento on Sunday, September 13, the day after winning his AG in the Friendship Run, and finished second in his AG in one hour, 22:25.1, moving him up from 13th in the Run Sac GP to 11th, earning an impressive 75.2 percent age graded top half of Regional Class performance.
I also ran this race, my longest in over 30 years, and finished sixth out of 82 in the 50-59 AG, 72nd out of 836 overall, in one hour, 8:25.4 (an average of 6:50.5 per mile), moving up from 12th in Run Sac to 10th , hitting 75.77 percent age graded.
Denis O'Halloran, who had a small lead at the halfway turnaround, was very close behind, finishing second in 20:02, also placing second in the 50-59 age group (AG), where he is second in the Grand Prix (GP) with 37 points. Frank Castro-Wehr, third AG in 22:44 (12th), moved up into third in the GP with 26. Yuba City's Mike Buzbee won this AG in the 10K in 42:25 (fourth), staying first in the GP with 55.
Despite a slight downturn in attendance from last year, probably due to the economy and high school runners skipping the race, there was still a healthy 171 total turnout comprised of 77 finishers in the 5K, another 48 in the 10K, and 46 walkers.
Reno's Chris Badolato, in his first GP race this year, after winning his AG in the GP the last three years, won the 10K (and the 30-39 AG) by over two minutes in 37:58. Larry DeFeyter was second AG in 41:51 (third) and leads the GP with 52 points. Troy Vahidi was third AG in 44:42 (eighth). John McDaniel, who won this AG in the 5K in 21:31 (fifth), is second in the GP with 31, while Seth Kellerman was second AG in 22:23 (eighth).
Leigh Collins won her second GP race in a row, taking the women's title by over a minute, while also winning the 19-29 AG in 21:36 (seventh). Kristin Jenkins won this AG in the 10K in 59:53.
Ann Downey won the women's 10K race in a strong 43:20 (fifth overall), first in the 30-39 AG. Jen McSweeney was second AG and third woman in 45:18 (12th) and Katie Schiavone was third AG and fifth woman in 50:12 (20th). Tamara Zuromskis won this AG in the 5K, and was third woman in 23:06 (13th), keeping her first in this GP with 39 points. Delia Gutierrez, third AG in 27:06, holds second in the GP with 32, while Mercedes Ricciardi, fourth AG in the 10K in one hour, 1:48, is third in the GP with 25.
Michelle Newbon, who won the women's Race Against Hunger 10K in August, finished second in the women's 10K in 45:16 (11th), winning the 40-49 AG and moving within four points of third in the GP after only two races. Jill Vahidi, second AG in 46:46 (14th) and fourth woman, is now tied for third in the GP with 24 points with Nadja Young-Warner, second woman and winner of the 40-49 AG in the 5K in 22:38 (10th). Diana Wilburn, fourth woman in the 5K and second AG in 23:32 (14th), is second in this GP with 36. Kerri Latter, third AG and fifth female in this deep AG, ran 23:55 (16th) and is only two points out of third in this tightly contested GP.
V. Neelakantan finished second in the 10K in 40:19, winning the 40-49 AG and staying in first in that GP with 57 points. Rob Taylor was second AG in 44:46 (ninth), while Vincent Oberst was third AG in 44:50 (10th). Auburn's Jim Kepfer finished third in the 5K and won this AG in 20:19, maintaining second in the GP with 48 points, while John Fairchild, second AG in 20:48 (fourth), holds third in the GP with 32.
James Pelton won the 19-29 AG in the 10K in 43:24 (sixth) to stay first in that GP with 40 points. Elias Mote won this AG in the 5K in 22:24 (ninth) to move into third in the GP with 17.
Cody Carlton won the 15-18 AG in the 10K in 43:32 (seventh) to move into first place in the GP with 45 points. Sam Hessenhauer won this AG in the 5K in 26:50 to jump into third in the GP with 18.
Clayton Leveskis won the 11-14 AG in the 5K in 21:34 (sixth) to move up into third in that GP with 27 points, while Devon Cloud was second AG in 22:42 (11th).
Callan Warner won the 10 and under AG in 23:41 (15th) to hold third in that GP with 31 points, while Joshua Fairchild, second AG in 27:49, is second in the GP with 34.
Joy Castro-Wehr won the 11-14 AG in 24:34 (18th) and is first in that GP with 45 points. Miah Taylor ran 29:08 and is third in the GP with 15.
Anne King won the 50-59 AG in 24:46 (20th), remaining in first in that GP, now with 51 points. Diane McIntire won this AG in the 10K in 58:35, with Wendy Baker second AG in one hour 5:41, third in this GP with 25.
Ron Gross won the 70 and over AG in the 5K in 25:20 (23rd) and remains undefeated in his AG in every GP race this year, first with 60 points. Reno's Herb Ketzler, second AG in 51:40, is now tied for second in this GP with 37.
Isabella Eaton was the first Friendship Club finisher, running 25:24, good for second in her 11-14 AG and 24th overall.
George Olive won the 60-69 AG in 25:44 (28th) and moved up into third in that GP with 24 points. Drue Mathies won this AG in the 10K in 49:04 (18th) and remains first in that GP with 54. Yuba City's Ken Gaal, second AG in 51:31, is second GP with 36.
Lynne Hurrell won the 70 and over AG in 27:08 and remains undefeated in her AG, leading that GP with a perfect 60 points. Jean Sutton, second AG in 57:54, is second GP with 33.
Kayla Calvert won the 15-18 AG in 28:46, while Shawna Latter won the 10 and under AG in 32:04.
Gail Vaughan won the 60-69 AG in 34:35, while Jeanine McNeill was second AG in 37:03 (second GP with 41 points) and Linda King was third AG in 48:44 (first GP with 46). Linda Hegle won this AG in the 10K in 58:32 and is third in that close GP race with 40.
Full race results and complete GP standings can be found on the Sierra TrailBlazers site: http://www.nccn.net/~strc/.
The next race in the GP series, the seventh of ten, is the Draft Horse Classic, with 5K and 10K to be held on Sunday, September 27 at the Fairgrounds in Grass Valley.
Ron Gross, tough guy that he is, ran the Buffalo Stampede 10 mile race in Sacramento on Sunday, September 13, the day after winning his AG in the Friendship Run, and finished second in his AG in one hour, 22:25.1, moving him up from 13th in the Run Sac GP to 11th, earning an impressive 75.2 percent age graded top half of Regional Class performance.
I also ran this race, my longest in over 30 years, and finished sixth out of 82 in the 50-59 AG, 72nd out of 836 overall, in one hour, 8:25.4 (an average of 6:50.5 per mile), moving up from 12th in Run Sac to 10th , hitting 75.77 percent age graded.
