A SNAIL’S PACE RUNNING CLUB F O U N T A I N V A L L E Y C H A P T E R

SNAIL TRACKS

Monthly Meeting Minutes :

Welcome new member: Danh Luu, and Justin Jarvis.

3rd Annual Salt Creek Stampede at the Morris Manor on 8/12 at 8:30 AM, RSVP on Meet-Up site for location and registration details.

The upcoming club races are Pride of the Valley 5K on 8/14, Long Beach Marathon/Half/5K on 10/7 (write Snail’s Pace on entry form and the club gets 10% of entry fees), and Surf City Beach Derby 10mi/10K on 10/21. See Meet-Up website and announcement emails for details.

Other club runs: Tuesday night track workout is now at Fairview Park (warm-up starts at ~6:00 PM and run starts 6:30 PM). Cameo Shores Run on Sundays at 8:00 AM, See Meet-Up website for info and RSVP.

SCRR Monday Run & Taco BBQ on 7/23, 6:30 PM at Citrus Ranch Park.

OCTC Pancake 5K on 7/29, 8:00 AM at Fairview Park.

USATF SC Road Mile Championships on 8/26, 7:00 AM at El Toro Airfield.

Hash Run 5-6 mi. (by Pat Copps) near Talbert Park on 9/9, a kid-friendly trail run with an objective, more details to come.

Next monthly club meeting: 8/8/12, 7:00 PM (after 6:15 PM fun run)

For informational use only. Not for sales or marketing.

www.snailspace.org www.meetup.com/snailsfountainvalley/

Table of contents:

01-Meeting Minutes

02-Spirit Awards

03-Race Team Report

04-Olympic Team USA

07-Anaheim 5K

09-Middle of the Pack

12-Races and Places

16-Snails Cup

17-Race Results

18-Treasury

19-Club Races

2012 club officers:

President: Monet De Jesus mdejesus76@gmail.com

Vice President: Luigi Guereca themexicanluge@yahoo.com

Treasurer: Robert Mignosa rpmignosa@aol.com

Social Chair: Sue Sternberg pezlosue@yahoo.com

Newsletter Editor: Frank Chen fightingfalcon@cox.net

Club Liaison: Bob Morris bob.morris@runasnailspace.com

Go USA! JULY 2012

NEWSLETTER

Snail's Pace Spirit Incentive Award

For this month, Sandy Draper is the recipient.

Every club member can win and there is a new winner every month and year-long. Just go to the web site www.snailspacespirit.com and register.

Snail's Pace Spirit Incentive Program To Participate: You must be a current member of “Snail’s Pace Running Club” and have your dues up to date. Regular club members, Racing Team members and Running Academy Graduates are all eligible to participate and win prizes. Login to www.snailspacespirit.com and create an account and make sure you are located in your Chapter file (Fountain Valley) and the month you need to post your points. Points are accumulated on a monthly basis and all Chapter events should be posted to the month you participated in them. If you forget to enter your points for a particular month you may go back and enter them, but remember “Spirit Points” are tabulated on a monthly basis at the end of each month. This addition would only be counted for annual points. How to receive points: • Showing up at a regularly scheduled club run – 10 points • Attending the monthly club meeting – 20 points • Participating in the monthly club race – 20 points • Additional Points for wearing the “Club Uniform” at races – 10 points • Carpooling to races with other participants (two or more people)-10 points • Writing a newsletter article (and having it published) – 20 points • Hosting a club social event – 30 points • Attending a club social event – 10 points • Recruiting new members – 10 points • Volunteering at a local race – 10 points

Points are awarded for the activities listed above. Prior to each monthly meeting, the previous month’s points will be tabulated and the high scorer will receive a $20.00 ASP gift certificate. You can only win the monthly award once a year thus allowing all a chance at winning. How ever your points are added up and at the end of the year those with the most pints will get more chances at the grand prize drawing of a $100.00 ASP gift certificate, a free membership renewal to the running club, and a free entry to any cub race (limits Apply) of their choice for the next year. All points should be entered no later than the 1st of each month to give the Social Chair time to calculate the winner. If you have any questions, please see your Board of Directors for clarification.

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Races Team Report

by Bob Morris

Blessed with cool, slightly overcast weather, our Racing Team took advantage of these excellent running conditions to post some very fast times and one very impressive PR at this year’s Downtown Anaheim 5K.

Spencer Knight joined the Club and Race Team last month, and in his debut race as a Snailer nailed a smoking 15:12, good for 3rd place overall and first in his age group. Just a few steps behind Spencer was John Gardiner, 4th OA, 1st AG, with Evae Silva, 8th OA, 1st AG and Luis Palacios 9th OA, 1st AG also making it into the top ten.

On the women’s side Leilani Rios had won this race back in 2010 in 18:43, and bettered her time in 2011 to 17:27, 2nd OA. This year she took top honors again in a dramatic fashion by overtaking the lead female during the last 100 yards, clocking an amazing 17:06 PR! Our women’s team, not be outdone by the men’s team, also placed four in the top ten, led my Leilani, then Donna Mills, 4th OA, 1st AG, Sue Zihlmann, 5th OA, 1st AG and Christian Faring 9th OA.

Next Club race is Pride of the Valley 5k, Baldwin Park on August 4th. Look for the Club canopy, bring your lawn chair, and be patriotic by wearing your Club uniform!

2012 Downtown Anaheim 5K

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Olympic Team USA

Olympic Marathon Team

Ryan Hall, Meb Keflezighi, Abdi Abdirahman.

Desiree Davila, Shalane Flanagan, Kara Goucher.

London 2012 Olympic Games, July 27 – August 12

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Men’s 10,000m Galen Rupp, Dathan Ritzenhein, Matt Tegenkamp.

Women’s 10,000m Lisa Uhl, Janet Cherobon-Bawcom, Amy Hastings.

Olympic Track and Field Team

Men’s 5,000m Lopez Lomong, Galen Rupp, Bernard Lagat.

Olympic Team USA

London 2012 Olympic Games, July 27 – August 12

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Women’s 100m Hurdles Lolo Jones, Dawn Harper, Kellie Wells.

Women’s 200m Carmelita Jeter, Allyson Felix, Sanya Richards-Ross.

Men’s 200m Maurice Mitchell, Wallace Spearmon, Isiah Young.

Olympic Track and Field Team

Olympic Team USA

London 2012 Olympic Games, July 27 – August 12

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by Sandy Draper

The weather was nice and the Snailspace had a good turnout. In addition to running clubs, there were quite a few other groups, including school and youth groups. There were lots of kids running the 5K and a few folks with baby joggers. Overall they had about 1200 runners. Here are the details:

Parking: There was a parking garage with no fee designated for the race. It filled up about 30 minutes before the race started, so folks who came late had to find street parking.

Packet pickup: Crowded, but manageable. They could have used a few volunteers helping organize the lines.

Expo: Surprisingly good amount of vendors and free swag considering this was a smallish 5K. The Disney Travel company gave out free lanyards similar to the ones they sell at Disneyland for $10 each.

T-shirt: Cotton, unisex and nothing special.

Medals: Winners and age-group only, regular participants did not get medals.

Course: Flat with a few 90 degree turns. No special scenery.

Support: Two water stations. Adequate port-a-pots. Good traffic control.

Price: Excellent – they gave us a discount! $17 per person was worth the drive to Anaheim.

Downtown Anaheim 5K

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Downtown Anaheim 5K

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From the Middle of the Pack

by Bob Norton

VASHON ISLAND, WA. 50K: Why would anyone want to fly to Seattle, rent a car, and catch a ferry boat to this little (about 15x8 miles) island in Puget Sound? Maybe because this someone grew up on this little hunk of rock. I went to grade school from 1947 to 1951 here, and have been back many times over the years with my family. My last time here was in 2004. When I discovered this race in "UltraRunning" magazine last year I knew that I had to run it. Not being ready in 2011, I started training seriously for 2012 in March. My training went well, with lots of support from my "Blazing Snails" teammates of Bobby Porter, Leisa Gac and Paul Shanley on many of my long runs.

Vashon Island Ultramarathon

With Kent Holder

Nice trail thru' the woods

Tougher trail

I thought that by walking early and often on the uphills and running the downhills i could average about 13 minutes a mile for a finishing time of 6:43:00. The course record for age 70 and over is 6:43:55, which is held by my old friend and ultra-mentor Kent Holder. Kent was active in our club for years until he retired and moved to Fox Island, near Vashon.

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From the Middle of the Pack

Race day weather was perfect for running; about 60 degrees and mostly cloudy. The race started in a light mist which felt good. The sun would break through once in a while to warm things up a little and then duck back behind the clouds.

The course consisted of a one-mile loop, followed by a ten-mile loop that was repeated three times. About 75% was on single track or narrow dirt trails through the woods. It was beautiful and I loved it. Lots of trees and ferns. The good news: I followed my strategy of walk/run as planned. Bad news: my pace was about 2:30 a mile slower than planned.

Oh well. The course was much harder than expected. The little uphills were much steeper than they looked on the elevation chart, and the downhills were also pretty steep. The trail was also pretty technical with lots of rocks and roots.

Even though the hills were not long, it was hard to get a nice stride going on the downhills due to the steepness and the many twists and turns, so I was unable to make up much time on them. Most of the time, I was running solo and didn't see anyone except the course volunteers and aid station personnel (who were all great) for long stretches of time. It was really fun being out in the woods alone. Somewhere between 15 and 20 miles the first 12 runners lapped me, so I saw them. I thought I was in last place until finally passing a guy at about 17 miles who said he might drop out because he had hurt his ankle.

"High" hurdle

Beautiful section

"My" aid station

Not nice uphill Nice downhill

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From the Middle of the Pack

Just as I started on my last 10-mile lap it started to rain. It was a gentle rain and felt good, but I was concerned that the trails might get muddy and slippery if it rained hard. However, it only lasted about 15-20 minutes. At between 25 and 27 miles, I caught a woman and we "leap-frogged" for awhile. She was wearing a skirt (not a "skort") that came to her knees.

When I told her that my friend (Bobby) would never let me live it down if I got beat by a woman wearing a dress, she let me go ahead. At least she said she let me go. I realized early that I was not going to break seven hours, so I went to plan B: have fun. And I did, finishing in 7:59:21. I was 53rd out of 55 finishers, 10 minutes ahead of the lady in the skirt and about 50 minutes before the guy with the bad ankle. I think there were about 10 non-finishers. (Kent Holder finished in 6:49:30). Would I do it all again? YOU BETCHA!

Only 2 miles to go

Actually Running

Finished!

Two more things: I got to stay at the race director's mother-in-law's beautiful home on the Island and I also got to hang out with a man I've known for 70 years. We went to grade school together and he still lives on the Island. WHAT FUN!

Survivors' medal

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Races and Places with Snails

Luigi mixing the Gatorade Sue & Rob Sternberg

Surf City Run

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Races and Places with Snails

Surf City Run

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Races and Places with Snails

Roger Mignosa (2nd Overall)

Delia Park & Christian Fairing (2nd in her Division)

Surf City Run

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Races and Places with Snails

Abby Swift (1st Female)

Uncle Sam (Rob Sternberg) & Sue Sternberg (in stars and stripes)

Surf City Run

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Snails Cup Update

Name Chapter Total Races Total Points

Gloria Rendon-Thomas LH 8 6622

Sheri Corlett LH 8 6525

Grace Innis LH 8 6196

Denise Bacher BR 6 5632

Greg Beck LH 6 5492

Tom Frost LH 6 5288

Craig Innis LH 7 5197

Shawn Ferrando LH 5 4661

Teri Styles LH 6 4642

Monet De Jesus FV 7 4603

Pat Herr LH 5 4343

Tanya Mansel LH 7 4207

Keven Williams BR 5 4169

Faith Morris LH 6 4143

Sue Sternberg FV 5 3769

Tina Ingegneri LH 5 3669

Oscar Huerta BR 5 3661

Mike Strange BR 5 3574

Than Duong LH 6 3360

Elaine Gronberg LH 4 3351

For a listing of the full results, click here:

Snails Cup July 2012

Race Results

Name Time Comments

Surf City Run 5K

Enrique Santoyo 0:19:07 2nd A.G.

Nam Ngo 0:20:39 1 minute slower than last year

Sandy Draper 0:22:33

Robert Mignosa 0:25:05

Sue Rudolph 0:25:57 2nd/Div

Madeline Ramirez 0:25:57 PR!

Anthony Ramirez - Paced my 10-yr old daughter

Monet De Jesus 0:27:48

Bob Norton 0:29:11 3RD /Div.

Boeing 5K

Enrique Santoyo 0:20:01 2nd O.A.

Nam Ngo 0:20:59 5th OA

Jon Steinberg 0:26:41

Rick Noer 0:27:00

Other Races

Justin Huynh 0:26:55 Irvine Lake Mud Run— My 1st mud run!

Rick Noer - Camp Pendleton Mud Run— Pendleton with Sue

Jennifer Monioz 4:48:00 Harding Hustle 30K Trail Race— Longest run I’ve ever done

Bob Norton 7:59:21 Vashon Island, WA 50K— Beautiful trail run thru’ the forest

Marina White - 7 Marathons in 7 Days— Summer 7, June 28 to July 4

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Treasury Report & Membership Update

The following memberships have expired: Chrys Chrys

Jeff Collins

Jonathan Diaz

Bonnie Lytle

Kate Stack

Thanks to the following members paid their dues in June: Aline Carcano

Marina White

Myra Kuck

Rick Noer

Mike Whelan

Rachel Gogley

Mike Larkin

Pete Hegarty

Alexis Camarillo

Bryan Solis

The following memberships are due to be renewed in June: Jose Alcala

Patrick Copps

Tamara Hopkins

Odette Madrigal

Nam Ngo

Barbara & Jack Roth

Total active members: 92

July 2012 Balance as of 6/13/12 $1,734.50

June Dues + $330.00

B-Day Cup Cakes - $20.97

S.P. Incentive Winner for June - $20.00

Club Meeting Food 7/11/12 - $159.15

Balance as of 7/11/12 $1,864.38

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Club Races & Runs

F o u n t a i n V a l l e y L a g u n a H i l l s B r e a M o n r o v i a

ALL Races and Dates are tentative, and subject to revision.

Email suggestions for additional Club Races to: Bob.Morris@aSnailsPace.net

Chapter Sponsor Date Race Location

MO August 4 Pride of the Valley 5K Baldwin Park

FV October 7 Long Beach Marathon/Half/5K Long Beach

FV October 21 Surf City Beach Derby 10mi/10K Huntington Beach

LH November 22 Dana Point Turkey Trot 10K/5K Dana Point

MO December Tiger Run 5K/10K South Pasadena

Tuesday Track Workouts with Coach Dave Fier

Orange Coast College Track & Field

2701 Fairview Rd., Costa Mesa, CA 92626

Warm up may start ~6:00 PM, ready to run between your current Marathon to 5K race pace @ 6:30 PM.

Every Tuesday night: intervals, tempo runs, hills, depending on season.

Always fun, sometimes breath taking, lung aching, legs shaking, yet always fun, fun, fun!

Wednesday Night Fun Runs

Meet at the Round Table Pizza Parking Lot (Euclid / Warner)

11095 Warner Ave., Fountain Valley, CA 92708

Fun Run: 4 miles, less or further.

Run starts @ 6:15 PM sharp or even earlier if you like.

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