October 21st Results (9.1 miles, etc.)

Maybe we should have run the Owosso loop after all, instead of making the late change. It would have been our last chance for several weeks. I learned today that the footbridge on the EWEB Half route will close soon for repairs.

Thanks to Lindsey for opening the store today. She’s a week away from her marathon in Boise.

The country's biggest month for marathons moves along nicely for us. David Blankenship handled the tough Columbia Gorge course today.

SUNDAY’S 9.1 MILES

(with per-mile pace, based on GPS average of 9.14; these are my “raw” times, including stop time and detours, and yours might be faster)

Neal – 1:35:53 (10:29 pace) happy birthday Monday!

Kathy B. – 1:35:30 (10:26s)

Jenna – 1:35:53 (10:29s)

Kristin – 1:40:42 (11:10s)

Carrie – 1:35:30 (10:26s)

Sally – 1:40:42 (11:10s)

Everett – 1:22:36 (9:02s)

Kim – 1:53:38 (12:36s)

Trina – 1:31:49 (10:02s)

Rachel – 1:25:21 (9:20s)

Nobuko – 1:51:09 (12:10s)

Russell – 1:20:12 (8:46s)

Rhonda – 1:35:30 (10:26s)

Guests:

Anna Galas – 1:25:21 (9:20s)

Ben Kehrein – 1:35:30 (10:26s)

SUNDAY’S OTHER DISTANCES

Bill – 7.46 miles in 1:17:40 (10:24s)

Stephanie – 6.25 miles in 1:16:52 (10:36s)

Kathie H. – 6.05 miles in 1:05:03 (10:45s)

OTHER RECENT RESULTS

(those reported to me)

Bill – 8 miles in Eugene on Friday

David – Columbia Gorge Marathon on Sunday in 5:03:07

Marcel – 9.5 miles in New Orleans on Saturday

Michele – 10 miles in Eugene on Saturday

Amy – 8 miles in Eugene on Friday

Kate – 9.5 miles in New Orleans on Saturday

Laurel – 2-hour trail run on Saturday; happy birthday Wednesday!

Joe – 5.3-mile walk in Eugene on Friday at 18:22s

October 14th Results (8.0 miles, etc.)

This Sunday, after all that racing last weekend, brought a recovery day for nearly half of today’s good-sized crowd. Racing continued today, and you'll see in the news below.

Thanks to Lindsey for opening the store. She’s two weeks away from her fall marathon.

SUNDAY’S 8.0 MILES (etc.)

(8.0 miles unless distance listed otherwise, with per-mile pace; these are my “raw” times that count stops and detours, so yours might have been faster)

Bill – 1:26:30 (10:45 pace) after Salem Half

David – 6.2 miles in 1:00 (9:47s)

Marcel – 1:05:51 (8:14s)

Kathy B. – 1:23:50 (10:28s) after Women’s Half

Michele – 6.1 miles in 1:07:57 (11:06s) after Hop 10K

Tim – 1:26:30 (10:48s)

Kristin – 1:25:53 (10:44s) after Victoria Half

Stephanie – 6.1 miles in 1:05:41 (10:42s) after Victoria Half

Chris – untimed

Kathie H. – 1:25:53 (10:44s) after San Jose Half

Carrie – 1:23:50 (10:28s) after Women’s Half

Kate – 1:00:21 (7:32s)

Dean – 1:38:38 (11:04s)

Sally – 1:25:53 (10:44s)

Kim – 1:39:19 (12:18s)

Sean – 4 miles (untimed) after Salem Half

Chantelle – 6.1 miles in 48:19 (7:54s) after Women’s Half

Rachel – 1:11:50 (8:58s)

Rhonda – 1:24:51 (10:36s)

Guests:

Bill Manning – 6.75 miles in 1:00 (9:53s)

Ben Kehrein – 1:23:50 (10:28s)

OTHER RECENT RESULTS

(those reported to me)

Jenna – 20 miles, pacing team alum Shannon, in Elk Lake 50K on Saturday

Chris – 16.8 miles at Silver Falls on Friday

Ann – Humboldt Half on Sunday in 2:06 (9:36s)

Scott – Humboldt Half on Sunday in 1:54 (8:42s)

Leah – Boise Marathon on Sunday in 3:40:03 (8:23s)
Nobuko -- 8 miles, later Sunday morning
Russell -- 10 miles, later Sunday morning

Joe – 5.0-mile walk on Friday at 17:54s

October 6th-7th Races

We’ve never had a weekend like this one. Not even close.

By the numbers, 13 from the current team raced (plus several alums and friends noted with *), in eight different events, in seven cities, at four distances, with two of us winning age-group firsts, and one celebrating a birthday.

Those results, all from Sunday the 7^th except one noted on the 6th:

OREGON WOMEN’S HALF-MARATHON

(in Eugene)

Kathy B. – 2:15:44 (10:22 pace)

Carrie – 2:15:44 (10:22s)

Chantelle – 1:46:08 (8:07s) first for age!

*John Bowden – 2:37:59 (12:04s)

*Gina Clifton – 2:16:22 (10:25s)

Volunteering:

Michele

Rhonda

*Steve Modee

FIGHT LIKE NANCY 5K

(in Eugene)

Trina – 28:22 (9:08s) first for age!

HOP TO HOP 5.6 MILES

(Springfield to Eugene on Saturday)

Michele – 1:05:01 (11:13s)

SPIRIT OF OREGON HALF-MARATHON

(in Salem)

Bill – 2:05:28 (9:34s)

Sean – 1:46:15 (8:06s) PR!

*Suzy Remington – 3:01 (13:48s)

PORTLANDATHON HALF-MARATHON

(in Portland)

Renee – 2:25:51 (11:08s)

*Jan Buhmann – 2:29:40 (11:25s)

VICTORIA HALF-MARATHON

(in British Columbia)

Kristin – 2:25:39 (11:06s)

Stephanie – 2:25:39 (11:06s)

SAN JOSE ROCK N ROLL HALF-MARATHON

(in California)

Kathie H. – 2:39:26 (12:12s) on her birthday!

*Randy Hledik – 2:10:13 (9:17s)

CHICAGO MARATHON

(in Illinois)

Amy – 5:27:27 (12:29s)

Gabe – walked 7:30:02 (17:10s)

*Julie Hinson – 3:47:57 (8:42s)

October 6th Training (7.0 miles, etc.)

Our multi-phase weekend started quietly – and semi-normally – with a  seven-mile run on Saturday. Reports on our many races, seven of them involving about a dozen teammates, come separately on Sunday. Three more of our runners will race next weekend.

SATURDAY’S 7.0 MILES

(with per-mile pace, based on GPS average of 7.00; these are times from my watch, and yours might differ)

Chris – 1:15:29 (10:47 pace)

Ann – 1:12:37 (10:22s) tapering for Humboldt Half

Scott – 1:07:50 (9:41s) tapering for Humboldt Half

Kate – 55:11 (7:53s)

Leah – 1:07:50 (9:41s) tapering for Boise marathon

Becky – walked about 3 miles

Dean – 3.5 miles in 3:28 (9:16s)
Sally -- 1:18:11 (11:10s)

Nobuko – 1:27:38 (12:30s)

Russell – 8.0 miles in 1:13:13 (9:09s)

Rhonda – 1:14:05 (10:35s)

OTHER RECENT RESULT

David -- 10.0 miles on Sunday at 10:43s
Joe – 6.0-mile walk on Friday at 18:19s