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Houston Marathon

2012-01-17T05:20:00.000-08:00

Results are in for Houston:
Leon, full marathon 3:19:56
Mike, Half Marathon 1:42:55
Well done guys, great times!

Las Vegas Half Marathon

2011-12-04T18:16:00.000-08:00

Congratulations!!!

Results for the Las Vegas half Marathon,

Brian - 1:32:53

Andrea - 1:46:20

Tim S. - 1:42:14

Nate - 1:43:17 (PR)

Dana Point Turkey Trot

2011-11-25T19:07:00.000-08:00

Happy Thanksgiving to all. The Ridge Runners did well at the Dana Point Turkey Trot. Leon ran 39.11, Bert 42.42 and Thomas 43.54. Everybody was happy with their times.

Fit 4 Fall 5K, sponsored by the Bryan Clay Foundation

2011-11-20T17:40:00.000-08:00

Fun was had by all. Many great performances and tons of medals. The weather cooperated and the inaugural event was a huge success. The Ridge Runners were happy to be part of this local community event and we thank Bryan Clay and his Foundation for all they do. We are already looking forward to next year's event!

Xander, 17.50, 3rd Overall! Wolf, 19.55, 1st AG (just 2 weeks after the NY Marathon!) Brian, 20.15, 1st AG Leon, 20.18, 2nd AG Bert, 21.29, 1st AG, Enrique, 21.32, 3rd AG (just 2 weeks after NY Marathon!) Andrea, 22.02, 3rd Woman Overall! Ed, 22.20, 1st AG Amber, 22.23, 1st AG Tyler, 22.26, 2nd AG Tim, 22.41 Kate, 23.08 1st AG Eric (the Chef), 23.20 Dawn, 24.04, 2nd AG (just 2 weeks after Greece Marathon!) Linda, 24.05, 1st AG Patia, 24.30 Richard, 28.03, Joan B, 39.59, 3rd AG, Amity, 44.29, 1st AG, (Congratulators to the Ridge Walkers!) Peggy, 44.30, 2nd AG Libby, 46.00, 3rd AG...

Greece Marathon

2011-11-12T17:24:00.000-08:00

Greece Marathon Results are in: Evelyn Valenzuela 3.40 PR and BQ! Dawn Jackson 3.58 and Frances Arriaga 4.27. Great times. Congratulations to all.

New York City Marathon

2011-11-06T16:56:00.000-08:00

Congratulations to Enrique and Wolf in the New York Marathon. Enrique finished in 3:22:31 (7.44 pace) and Wolf finished in 3:28:49 (7.59 pace), fantastic times guys!

Long Beach Half

2011-10-23T07:17:00.000-07:00

It was a beautiful morning to run. 57 at the start. Only about 65 at the finish. Clear blue skies. I am so happy with my time and I am very grateful. I was blessed to be able to hold that pace today. I ran the first 10 miles with a 3.05 marathon pace group. I just hung on for dear life until the marathon and half marathon split at 10 miles. Thanks to all you. I couldn't do it without great training partners! See you out there.

Congratulations Leon - great time of 1:32.

Santa Monica 5000 10K

2011-10-02T16:52:00.000-07:00

Leon and Bert ran the Santa Monica 5000 10K. Bert won his age group and Leon got second.

Recent Marathons by Ridge Runners

2011-10-02T16:33:00.001-07:00

Congratulations to Thomas for finishing the Lake Tahoe Marathon in a time of 4:12. He placed 62 out of 289 and placing 5 in his age group.

Congratulations to John M. and Dave for finishing the St. George Marathon. John's time was 3:27, but he chickened out on the flash mob before the race!

Boot Camp Challenge at the MCRD in San Diego

2011-09-26T16:23:00.000-07:00

Results from Boot Camp Challenge

Brian 19:48 - 1st AG
Andrea - 22:15 - 1st AG
Tim - 22:30 7th AG

Congratulations!

Corrida de Corrales 10K in New Mexico

2011-09-26T09:00:00.000-07:00

Congratulations to Andrew who was 2nd overall (41.20) and Ken was 6th overall (44.48) and both 1st in AG.

Bonelli Park Triathlon

2011-09-25T16:10:00.000-07:00

Congratulations to the finishers in the Bonelli Park Triathlon!!

San Dimas 5K

2011-09-24T15:30:00.000-07:00

Group shot from the San Dimas 5K with lots of winner!

Gaia Dennison 21:04 - 1st Place overall (12 yrs old)

Richard Di Bacco 27:30 - 3rd Place Age Group

Dawn Jackson 24:45 - 3rd Place Age Group

Enrique 21:07 - 1st Place Age Group

Tyler Okamoto 21.44 3rd Place Age Group

Amber Dennison 23.12 1st Place Age Group

San Francisco Marathon

2011-07-31T19:29:00.000-07:00

Congratulations to Tyler for finishing the San Francisco Marathon (4:30) and his mom Amity in the Wahine Half Marathon.

Angeles Crest 100

2011-07-26T22:21:00.000-07:00

Ken does his first 100 miler (32:20)!

Thank you to Xander and Joe for pacing me.

Shadow of the Giants 50K

2011-06-12T20:08:00.000-07:00

Barbara, Veronica, Dawn and Evelyn at the Shadow of the Giants 50K. Congratulations to all of you on your first ultra distance up in Yosemite!!!

Palos Verdes 5K

2011-05-17T21:06:00.000-07:00

Owen ran in the Palos Verdes 5K, (during the marathon) on the coast cliffs near Long Beach. It was a drizzley rain day, and a hilly course. He came in at 19:22, 5th OA, and PR. Great time Owen!

"Don't Be a Hater of the Tater" Marathon

2011-05-15T20:02:00.000-07:00

Congratulations to all the Glendora Ridge Runners who participated in the SoCal DayBreakers sponsored taterthon. A 27 mile event with lots of elevation gain.

Joe and Xander took 1st and 2nd!
Other runners were Jose, Eric, Ken, Wendy, Tarrah, Amber, Evelyn, Dawn, Veronica, Barbara.

Thank you to the DayBreakers for putting on such a fabulous race.

Monrovia Fountain to the Falls

2011-05-15T19:40:00.000-07:00

Andrew finished 2nd overall in the inaugural Monrovia Fountain to the Falls race on Saturday in Monrovia. He had a time of 46:01! A few of us ran it on Thursday and it's a very tough 7 mile course. The first half is "all" up hill and much of it fairly steep.

Andrew 46:01 2nd O.A.!

Ed 59:08

Richard D. 1:11:29

We would have all come in 1st in our age group if they had recognized placement by age groups. It was a great day for a race. And we all enjoyed the Monrovia Fire Department's Pancake Breakfast after the race!

Jester Marathon is a Big Hit!

2011-04-28T06:38:00.000-07:00

We all had such a great time this morning. Everyone competed well and there was a great sense of camaraderie with everyone cheering each runner or walker in.

A special thanks to Leon and Sue for organizing this great event, I hope we can do it every year.

Thanks to all who brought food and drinks and helped to set up chairs and EZ-ups. Thanks to Tim and John for noting the times of each competitor on each lap - quite an achievement.

Santa Anita 5K

2011-04-28T06:35:00.000-07:00

The weather was great and we had a wonderful time!! There was some pretty good times, and Bert placed in his age group!

Brian - 19:55 - 10th AG
Leon - 20:36 - 9th AG
Bert - 21:32 - 3rd AG
Andrea - 21:36 - 6th AG
Ed - 22:13 - 4th AG
Tyler - 22:43 - 16th AG
Tim - 22:43 - 17th AG
Big Mike - 27:00
Sue - 28:32 - 16th AG
Richard - 28:46 - 6th AG
Ron - 29:59 - 58th AG
Amity - 41:58 - 21st AG

Go Ridgerunners!

LA Marathon 2011

2011-03-20T17:23:00.000-07:00

The Glendora Ridge Runners did a great job at the Los Angeles Marathon today.

Enrique, 3.26, A Boston Qualifier on his debut!

Sharon, 3.27 Wow!

Amber, 3.40, Another BQ!

Tyler, 4.10, Great Run!

Great times for all considering that it rained for the entire race. Sometimes very hard.

Congratulations to all.

Pasadena Triathlon

2011-03-20T17:11:00.001-07:00

Yesenia did her first tri at the Pasadena Triathlon. Her sprint result was 1:33. Awesome Yesenia!!!

Chris's 50 mile run at Copper Canyon

2011-03-19T09:03:00.000-07:00

Copper Canyons 2011

Visiting the village of Urique in the Copper Canyons was truly an amazing experience. From the two day journey through Mexico by train and bus, to the two 18 mile group hikes in the days leading up to the race, and the cultural exchange all made for one of the best weeks of my life! Though I wasn't very fast, things went surprisingly smoothly on race day, I started out at a nice easy pace that I held for the flat sections, and walked the uphills. I felt pretty strong until about mile 22, when I started to hit the wall. At that point I slowed to a pace alternating between walking and running, which I kept up through the toughest climp of the course. Then surprisingly I started feeling stronger as I neared the 30 mile point. I guess it was the adrenaline and excitement of how close I was to completion of my first 50 miler. From then on things went pretty smoothly, I wasn't moving very fast due to my stiff ham strings, but slowly but surely I was inching toward to finish line and feeling stronger and more excited with each passing mile. I crossed the finish line in just over 12 hours and was awarded a voucher for 500 pounds of corn, which I gave to Caballo Blanco to distribute among the local schools and people of Urique. I think it's very unfortunate that Mexico has such a bad reputation right now, when in reality the majority of the people down there are very friendly and hospitable. Caballo Blanco has dedicated his life to helping support the Tarahumara and their running culture, in working hard to collect donations, and organize the race, in addition to Supplying the money for all of the corn out of his own pocket. I strongly recommend this race to anyone not only for the running and beautiful scenery but for the cultural exchange, and what is truly a remarkable experience!
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Brea 8K Classic

2011-02-27T19:06:00.000-08:00

Master's Team: 1st Place Masters Division!

John 32.40 7th AG
Ken 32.41 8th AG
Leon 33.44 13th AG
Enrique 35.07 18th AG
Bert 35.37 4th AG (Awards were 5 deep!)
Sue 48.49

Open Team: 6th Overall. Just 1 minute out of 3rd!

Joe 27.18 18th OA, 1st AG
Erick 30.57 8th AG
Jose 31.59 9th AG
Brian 33.26 12th AG
Mike 35.50
Andrea 37.36 14th AG
Barbara 49.50
Veronica 50.07

We had a great time at the Brea 8K today. It was 34 degrees when we parked! The race was incredibly competitive and fast. Our teams ran really well. Congratulations to all.

Palm Springs Half and Ventura Half

2011-02-13T15:38:00.000-08:00

Palm Springs results:

Sue 28:29 ( 5K)
Leon 1:33:24 (Half Marathon) - 4th in age group
Bert 1:4014 (Half Marathon) - 1st in age group

Those were great times guys. Good job everyone.

Congrats go to John Martens for a great finish in the Ventura Half Marathon today - John powered through to finish in 1:32:50.

Surf City Half Marathon

2011-02-07T15:32:00.000-08:00

Surf City Half Results: Owen 1.29 PR, Steve A. 1.37, Tyler 1.44, Richard Di Bacco 2.18 PR and at the Rose Bowl Half Ed at 1.51 for 2nd Place in his age group. Congratulations to all.

Houston Marathon

2011-01-30T19:59:00.000-08:00

Congratulations to Big Mike for completing the Houston Marathon in 3:50 under not so good weather conditions. It was a bit warm 60 degrees at 6 AM and it was very humid and windy. Normally its in the low 40s at start time. Mike ran with the 3.30 pace group up to mile 16 until he started cramping in the hamstrings. He ran/walked the last 10 miles and finished the race.

Glendora Ridge Runners: Fun, Friendly, and (Sometimes) Fast

2011-01-09T10:20:00.000-08:00

Glendora Ridge Runners running club provides a fun, comfortable atmosphere for runners of all abilities. Thank you to Hollie Reina for writing an article on the Glendora Ridge Runners. See the glendora.patch.com.

Pomona Half Marathon

2011-01-05T07:53:00.000-08:00

Congratulations to Tyler and Thomas for running the Pomona Holiday 1/2 this morning.
Tyler 1:45:13
Thomas 1:46:17

Big Sur Half Marathon

2010-11-17T20:44:00.000-08:00

Congratulations to Leon for running the Big Sur Half on Monterey Bay. He hasn't been training that hard coming off an injury and still ran a 1:24 (6th in AG).

Saddleback Marathon

2010-11-14T19:04:00.000-08:00

A trail marathon!! Wendy did it in 4:24 good for 4th woman. The course had 5100 feet of elevation gain. Funny thing is her first marathon was Surf city in 2007 and her time was......4:24!! Wendy is finally getting better at those hills.

Long Beach Marathon Celebration

2010-10-17T18:38:00.000-07:00

Marathon:
Brian 3.40.36 PR
Andrea 3.42.37 Debut
Tim 4.21.03 Debut
Mary 4.54

Half Marathon:
Enrique 1:31:57

...Congratulations to everybody.

Rebecca at the Twin Cities Marathon

2010-10-15T19:44:00.000-07:00

Just wanted to share that running with you, and especially the the track workouts/hill work really helped me prepare for Twin Cities Marathon. But one thing I did lack, was working on tempo runs. I had a great first half, but I started getting knee pain about mile 16/17. I had to walk most of the last miles. I started off too fast, and felt great, not realizing I was going to pay for it later. So lessons learned. Other than that, Twin Cities is very beautiful course to run on. Weather was great (high of 75 at the end), but you do get a lot of shade and cool breezes. There is steady incline after mile 19 to the finish. Everything is well organized, and bus transportation was provided to start line from St. Paul. Free breakfast too on race morning if you stay at Embassy Suites in St. Paul.

Here are a couple of pictures to share. I would definitely recommend this race. Maybe not a PR race, but definitely is one of the most beautiful urban runs. Congratulations Rebecca!!!

Azusa 5K

2010-10-04T21:29:00.000-07:00

Azusa 5K Results: Eric (Covina Coach) 17.57, 4ht OA, 1st AG; Enrique 20.01 9th OA, 1st AG, Bert 20.50 1st AG; Tim 21.29 3rd AG; Tyler 21.30 4th AG; Sue 29.04 1st AG. Congrats to all.

Jose sets a Wow PR at the St. George Marathon

2010-10-04T21:21:00.000-07:00

The weather was hot this year at St. George. We had a great time and a number of PRs were set. Congratulations to all the Ridgerunners who parcipated in this race.

Jose 2:57 (Wow PR, BQ)
Ken 3:22 (PR, BQ)
Dawn 4:10 (PR)
Dave 4:27
Patia 5:00 (rough last week but hanging tough through 17 miles in the heat and finished)
Eddie came in under 6 as planned with that new knee.

Enrique at the San Dimas 5K

2010-09-25T15:52:00.000-07:00

The San Dimas 5K this morning was a blast and I came in second in my age group. My run time was 20:50 and a little bit better than last year's 21:10. Small improvement but every little bit helps... Tyler also took home some hardware but can't remember if it was 1st or 2nd in his age group. Sammy was also there and also took home a medal in his age group. It was funny because he was running 50 yards in front of me but I could not catch him, even in the downhill home stretch.

Sarah 23:15
Wolf 20:31

Wendy's Report on the Chimera 100K

2010-09-25T15:48:00.000-07:00

I don't know if anyone remembers but last year in December I did a race called Chimera 100k and it rained so hard that the race was canceled in the middle. I was doing really good, and was so sad we all had to stop. I got 37 miles that day in rain and hail! It was crazy! Well I came back this year! The race was moved to Sept to avoid the rain thing. I was happy to be back to finish my race:) The course was changed some and I planned to run hard this time. I ran HARD, it was great for the first 36 miles!!!! Then I went up Silverado trail at 2pm in the heat and got cramps and dehydrated, at the aid station I was told to sit down and drink, I had to stay awhile. I finally begged them to leave as I was a girl comming up the trail and at the time was in 2nd place!!! Well somehow I pulled it together and stayed ahead of her!!!!

I came in 2nd woman in 16:24 and 6th person overall. I am so excited! I have been working hard at the track to get faster on the flats and downs!! Thanks to Brian and Andrea for helping guide me:)

Cheryl runs AC 100

2010-09-25T15:37:00.000-07:00

Check out Cheryl's report on the AC100. Awesome job Cheryl!!!

Mt. Baldy Race

2010-09-25T15:31:00.000-07:00

Congratulations to Marianne for running up Mt. Baldy in 1:33:39. She came in sixth for women and 3rd in her age group.

Conquer the Bridge

2010-09-12T22:12:00.001-07:00

Enrique brings home some hardware from this race and came in second in his age group. He ran the 5.33 miles in 37:12 min at a pace of 7:02. It was overcast and cool temps. Never saw the sun. Overall a great race, but the climb up the bridge was tough. Last year he finished in 40:26 at a pace of 8:06, so all of those hill repeats and long runs definitely make a difference!

Vineman Triathalon

2010-08-05T11:52:00.000-07:00

Congratulations to Joe and Scott for completing the Vineman.
Waiting to hear from Scott.
Joe's total time was about 10 hours 50 minutes, for 24th place overall, and 4th in AG. That's the good news. The bad news is that his little brother was 21st overall. Joe claims that he is an athletic demi-god who poses as a human being. Someone has to give Joe some competition.

San Francisco Marathon/Half Marathon

2010-08-04T22:11:00.000-07:00

Good going Ridge Runners!
Full:
Richard Ide 4:20

Half:
Porchdog (Steve) 1:42
Ed 1.51
Dawn 2.01
Tyler 1.52

Mt Shasta 5-mile Race

2010-07-23T21:47:00.000-07:00

Congratulations to Tarrah for participating in the "biggest small-town foot race in america" in the City of Mt. Shasta. She placed 5th with a time of 41:52. Good going Tarrah!

Camp Pendleton Mud Run 10k

2010-06-27T20:47:00.000-07:00

Andrea and Brian did the Camp Pendleton Mud Run this weekend. Andrea was the 3rd overall female finisher with a time of 57:13 which also got her 2nd place in her age group and 44th overall. Brian got 52:25 which got him 11th place overall and 3rd in his age group. There was a total of 1,680 people that completed the race and about equal for men and women competitors. For those of you who have done the Mud Run in the past the river crossing was the deepest I have ever seen at some points 6 feet deep.

Wendy does her first 100 miler!

2010-06-18T13:05:00.000-07:00

After many years of wanting to do the big one, Wendy did her first 100 miler at the San Diego 100 in 25 hours, 48 minutes. What a great time! Congratulations Wendy!!! Xander ran part of the course as a pacer to help out. Congratulations to Todd who also ran the race and helped train Wendy.

San Diego Rock n Roll Marathon

2010-06-18T12:58:00.000-07:00

Congratulations to Kristen (4:51) who ran the San Diego Marathon and Patia who did the Half Marathon (1:55)! Patia did the Mt. Wilson trail run the week before with Dawn.

Beaumont 10K

2010-06-02T06:37:00.000-07:00

Congratulations to Andrea and Brian for competing in the Beaumont 10K on Saturday. Andrea got 2nd female finisher with a time of 49:41 11th overall and I got 43:55 7th overall.

Running the Ridge by Veronica

2010-05-28T16:09:00.000-07:00

Jester Marathon Relays

2010-05-28T15:31:00.001-07:00

Carol, Joe and Leon drove down to Temecula and joined Steve and the Temecula Trotters in the Jester Marathon Relay. The Ridge Runners were well represented. Joe and Carol won the event with a 2.57 marathon (Joe 20/Carol 6). Leon, Steve and Dan took 2nd with a 3.11 (Leon 12/Steve 10/Dan 4).

The hosts, Eric and Noni (ultra running legends) were great. The format was really fun. It consisted of a 2 mile loop. The only rule is that a team member must run at least 2 laps (4 miles total). The rest is up to you. The 26 miles can then be broken up however a team wants (as you can see from our two examples). It was low key and non-competitive, but a ton of fun.

We will try to do one of these locally so the Ridge Runners can experience this fun format.

San Bernadino Mud Run

2010-05-24T13:17:00.000-07:00

Andrea and Brian did the San Bernardino Mud run 5k last saturday and did really well. Andrea was the first female to finish the race and got 21st overall (31:55). Brian finished 9th overall and first in his age group (29:53). It was a good warm up run for Camp Pendleton Mud Run next month.

Grand Canyon R2R2R

2010-05-16T13:11:00.000-07:00

Xander, Joe, Ulrich and Ken completed the rim to rim to rim run at the Grand Canyon. The run started at the South rim at the Bright Angel trail at 4:30 in the morning and 32 degrees at the top. We crossed the Colorado river and went up the North Kaibab trail up to the North rim. We returned back to the Colorado river with the temperature around 90 degrees at the bottom. We got back in the evening to the South Rim up the South Kaibab trail. The run was about 46 miles and took about 16-17 hours.

Pride of the Foothills 5K

2010-05-09T20:41:00.000-07:00

We had the overall male (Joe 16:18) and female (Marianne 21:10) winners!!!

We had at least 34 runners compete earning 19 awards and at least 13 personal bests. Congrats to all!

Name        Time    Place               Personal Best!
Joe           16.18  1st Overall!
Andrew    19.40 Yes!
Ken          19.45 1st Age Group Yes!
Leon         19.52 2nd Age Group
Scot          19.58  3rd Age Group Yes!
Enrique      20.08                           Yes!
Tim S.       20.46  3rd Age Group
Wolf          21.02                           Yes!
Marianne 21.10 1st Overall!
Bert          21.16 1st Age Group
Tim G.       21.47
Ed             22.00                           Yes!
Amber       22.12 1st Age Group
Wendy     22.32 1st Age Group   Yes!
Alison        22.44  2nd Age Group Yes!
Carol        22.45 1st Age Group
Sarah        22.58 2nd Age Group
Sarah B.    23.10 1st Age Group
Stephanie   23.37 3rd Age Group
Patia          23.43 3rd Age Group
Mariela     24.04  2nd Age Group
Dawn        24.08
Erick        24.50
Paul          25.51 2nd Age Group
Valerie      26.32                           Yes!
Thomas    26.29
Alejandra 26.35                          Yes!
Kim         26.45Yes!
Richard    26.59 2nd Age Group Yes!
Sue          27.10 2nd Age Group
Ron         27.20
Kristen    29.58
Veronica 30.11
Victor     30.17                            Yes!

Congratulations to Chris for running his first 50K!

2010-04-17T21:34:00.000-07:00

PCTR 50k was awesome!! Alot of diifficult hills, so I had to walk a good portion, but the view from the top made it well worth while. Could see the ocean on one side and endless stretches of mountains on the other. Two thigh deep river crossings made for a fun twist as well (I guess you call it fun) I highly recomend this race. Finished in 6:12. My first ultra and I have to say I'm hooked!

Santa Anita Derby Day 5K

2010-04-05T19:33:00.000-07:00

Brian 19.47 PR
Scott 20.04 PR
Enrique 21.26 7th AG
Leon 21.37 8th AG
Andrea 22.10 4th AG, 15th OA
Stephanie 23.56 7th AG
Sue 28.32
Ron: 28.34 (Sue's brother).

There were many great battles. Brian didn't catch Scott until the 2nd mile. Enrique caught Leon at mile 2 and Sue didn't pass her brother until she was on the track! Good job Ridge Runners!

Running In the Snow

2010-03-30T16:12:00.000-07:00

Xander enjoying running in the snow!

Laughlin Half Marathon and 5K

2010-03-28T19:06:00.000-07:00

Sue and Leon ran a race in Laughlin, Nevada along the Colorado River. Leon ran a 1.35 half marathon (7.15 pace) for his comeback from injury race and got 4th overall. Sue ran the 5K and got 4th in her age group. Good going both of you!

Old Goat 50 Mile Trail Race

2010-03-28T18:52:00.000-07:00

Big congratulations to Wendy, Todd and Andrew of the SoCal DayBreakers for completing the Old Goat 50. It is located in the Trabuco region of the Cleveland National Forest and is one of the hardest 50 milers in the country with 13,000 feet of elevation gain. Henry was a volunteer for the race. This was a major step for Wendy in her pursuit to do her first 100 mile race. She did the race in 11:20, a very good time.

Congratulations LA Marathon Runners

2010-03-27T23:06:00.000-07:00

Joe 2.56 BQ
Ken 3.28 BQ
Eric Guzman 3.38
Adrian 3.59
Jose coming off of injury 3.59
Tyler 4.08 debut
Leon pacing Tyler
Patia 4.23 PR
Ed 4.33
Dawn 4.33
Erick 4.48 debut
Veronica 5.23 PR
Barbara 5.30
Richard 5.37
Valerie 5.51 debut

Camp Pendleton Devil Dog Duathlon

2010-03-27T22:56:00.000-07:00

This was a 5k run - 30k ride - 5k run in the Mountain bile class

Brian Faber - 2nd place group - 1:42:49
Andrea Almquist - 1st place group - 1:53:43

Good going in placing in a hard and competive race!

APU 5K

2010-03-15T21:33:00.000-07:00

After a wrong turn on the APU 5k figure-eight course, and redirecting the first place female finisher, Owen finishes in 20:24. Good running Owen!

Pasadena Marathon/Half

2010-02-23T07:27:00.000-08:00

Congratulations to Owen who finished the Pasadena Half Marathon yesterday in 1:36; 7th in AG, a 7:21 mile pace, and his first Half.

Congratulations Surf City and Rose Bowl Runners!

2010-02-08T06:56:00.000-08:00

At the Surf City Half,                                                   At the Rose Bowl Half,
Jose M. 1:24 - debut 74th overall and 11th AG            Evelyn 1:47 - 3rd AG
Bert S. 1:38 - 4th AG
Linda H. 1:41 - 2nd AG, PR by 3 mins 8 secs
Tyler O. 1:44 - PR
Don 1:44
Ed R. 1:47 - PR
Mariela 1:48
Ray 1:48
Patia 1:53 - PR
Dawn  1:56
Ndinda 2:02
Kristen 2.10 - debut
Valerie 2:11 - debut
Veronica 2:25 - PR
Barbara 2:29
Lizette 2:31

Calico Trail Race 30K/50K

2010-01-18T09:33:00.000-08:00

Xander wins the 30K event in 2:26 after showing up to the starting line 2 minutes after the race starts(bathroom break). Wendy comes in 3rd overal in 5:27! Eric (5:07 - 3rd in AG) and Ken (5:14 - 4th in AG) did great in the 50K. Also in photo, Todd from the DayBreakers did a blistering 4:38.

San Dimas 5K

2010-01-18T09:23:00.000-08:00

Congratulations to our runners who ran in the San Dimas 5K.

1st Annual Shar Anderson 5K Trail Run on Feb 6

2010-01-05T07:50:00.000-08:00

Shar Anderson was a much loved member of the Foothill Flyers Running Club and the Inland Inferno Triathlon club for many years. She was also a math professor at Mt. Sac for more than 20 years and an elder at LaVerne Heights Presbyterian Church. Shar passed away from cancer in Oct. 2005. Funds raised will be used for a scholarship fund at Mt. Sac in her name. Register at www.run4shar.org.

LA County Half Marathon and 5K

2009-12-23T13:31:00.000-08:00

Lots of PRs set at the race. Nice running ridgerunners!
Tyler - 1:44:26 (4th in age group) PR by 3 mins
Linda - 1:44:50 (1st in age group) PR by 2 mins
Erick - 1:50:02 PR
Bert (5K) - 21:56 (1st in age group)

Honolulu Marathon

2009-12-23T13:22:00.000-08:00

Leon was still smiling after a tough Honolulu Marathon finishing in 3.33.30 even after hitting a wall at mile 16. Good going Leon!

Chimera 100K

2009-12-23T09:33:00.000-08:00

Wendy did an amazing job in less than optimal conditions. Saturday was really horrific! Reports of 7 to 7.5 inches of rain in that area just for that day. The race was cancelled at about 1 PM when the Forest Service closed the roads to the peaks as they were washing away; additionally the high winds were literally blowing the Aid Stations apart.

Wendy had a great attitude and was READY to face the rain, the mud, the wind and whatever else mother nature had to offer that day.

Watch out San Diego 100--here she comes

Pumpkin Run 5K

2009-11-04T14:25:00.000-08:00

Valerie came in at 27:50 PR (almost completely flat course! it was awesome!). She finished in the top 100 finishers and got a pumpkin.

GRRs at NYC Marathon

2009-11-03T06:20:00.000-08:00

Oneida’s time was 5:59:44, the first time she has ever broken 6 hours.
Dawn’s time was 4:24:25. Her name and time were listed in this morning’s NY Times!

Grand Canyon Adventure

2009-10-22T07:36:00.000-07:00

Wendy and Cheryl finished a 44 mile run, R2R2R (rim to rim to rim).

Ridge Runner spotted at the Hartford, CT Marathon

2009-10-16T19:42:00.000-07:00

Dave ran a 4:17 at Hartford. Great going Dave!

Long Beach Marathon, Half Marathon and Bike Ride

2009-10-13T09:06:00.000-07:00

Marathon:
Amber 3.48 Boston Qualifier!
Dawn 4.17
Ed 4.21 PR!
Patia 4.34 PR

Half Marathon:
Brian 1.32 PR!
Tyler 1.47 Debut!
Mariella 1.55

Bike Ride:
Valerie 1.46

Congrats to all!

Ridge Runners Rock at Rock N Roll

2009-10-05T20:16:00.000-07:00

Leon and Sue Laub rocked the Rock n Roll San Jose half marathon. Sue got a 7 minute PR in 2.12.58 and Leon hit his goal (just barely!) of breaking 1.30 with a 1.29.55.

The race was won by Olympian Meb Keflezighi who finished the 13.1 mile course in 1:01:00.

Thanks to all our Ridge Runner training partners. All of our hard work paid off! And good luck to everyone running Long Beach next week!

Ridge Runners Rip it Up at San Dimas 5K!

2009-09-26T13:54:00.000-07:00

Enrique 21.22 3rd AG
Tyler 21.36 3rd AG
Leon 21.42
Linda 22.31 1st AG
Sara B 22.40 2nd AG
Tarrah 24.44 3rd AG
Erick 25.26 2nd AG
Sue 27.09 2nd
Kristen 28.08 PR
Valerie 30.12 PR

Congratulations to all!

SBSD Mud Run

2009-09-18T16:35:00.000-07:00

http://www.sbsdmudrun.com/

Our mud run specialist Brian Faber took 2nd place overall 56:33 - 1st in age group at the San Bernadino Sheriff Mud Run

The picture is the helicopter landing on the course right before the start of the race. The start line is directly to the left of the picture.

San Diego Senior Games

2009-09-16T11:53:00.000-07:00

Congratulations to Beverly for her winning times at the San Diego Senior Games.
50m 9:32 Silver medal
100m 17:86 Silver Medal
200m 37:13 Gold Medal

masters rankings

Bulldog 50K

2009-08-24T15:59:00.000-07:00

Congrats to Wendy who ran the Bulldog 50K in an impressive 5 hrs 50 mins, conquering Bulldog Hill and beating her previous best by more than 30 minutes. The course has an 8000 ft elevation gain.

Leon & Sue place at Jet to Jetty 10K

2009-08-24T15:55:00.000-07:00

Sue ran her first 10K in 58.46 and got 2nd in her age group. Leon ran a 40.56 which was good enough for 1st. Good going!

Pasadena City College 5K

2009-07-27T08:57:00.000-07:00

Congratulations to Valerie and Brian for their run at the PCC 5K at the Rose Bowl. Valerie ran her first 5K (32:27). Way to go Valerie! Brian's time was 19:53.4 and he also won 3rd place in his age division. He breaks the 20 min mark for the first time. Awesome!

Napa Valley Half Marathon

2009-07-20T06:30:00.000-07:00

Leon ran a great half marathon up in Napa Valley today. He came 36th overall in a field of 2278 runners, with a time of 1:31:27. This is an average of 6.59 per mile - way to go Leon.

Badwater Ultramarathon

2009-07-16T13:36:00.000-07:00

Cheryl completed the epic run at Badwater in 41 hours. The 135 mile run had temps up to 130 degrees with a nice forest fire evacuation at the finish line for even more drama. Way to go Cheryl!!! Good job Wendy for pacing Cheryl!

July 4th 5K

2009-07-04T13:00:00.000-07:00

Congrats to Ken who ran in the So Cal Road Runners 5K (20:11, 3rd in AG) and to the runners from Los Altos High School (Max (23 min), Armando (17 min), Andrew (21 min) and Daniel (22 min)).

San Bernadino Tinman Triathlon

2009-07-04T12:53:00.000-07:00

Brian ran the Tinman Triathlon last week and came in 4th in his AG with a time of 55:43. Good going Brian!

Ridge Runners run with SoCalDayBreakers

2009-06-23T08:11:00.000-07:00

The Ridge Runners and Day Breakers ran Marshall Canyon together on Saturday and had a snack fest afterwards. It was loads of fun and we plan on doing this again!

Special thanks to Rita from the SoCalDayBreakers for the cool video!

Click on this Video Link.

Valley Crest Half Marathon

2009-06-23T07:36:00.000-07:00

Congratulations to everyone who ran the Valley Crest. It's a great race all on a hilly and historic Mulholland fire road . Thank you to Linda who cheered us on.
Amber 1:58:53
Hank 2:01:24
Marianne: 3rd in age group 1:44:21
Sarah Barron 2:02:53
Sarah Webb 1:56:48
Wendy 1:58:29
Doug 3rd in age group 1:43:04

Mud Run at Camp Pendleton

2009-06-11T19:39:00.000-07:00

Congratulations to Brian who finished in 55:17 which was 12 out of 283 in his age group and 71 out of 3,075 overall.

San Diego RocknRoll Marathon

2009-06-06T21:37:00.000-07:00

The Ridge Runners had a great showing at the Rock N Roll Marathon in San Diego today:
Fasteddie Knapp - 3:42:55
Ray Adamyk - 3:49:12
Steve Altfillisch - 3:41:56
Well done guys - congratulations to each of you.

Saddleback 1/2 Marathon and 5K

2009-05-27T07:12:00.000-07:00

Wow! All PRs. Congratulations to our ridgerunners who participated in the Saddleback 1/2 Marathon and 5K.

Dawn: 1.50
Patia: 1.56
Lizette: 2.27
Ed: 25.00 (5K)

Congratulations to LA Marathon Runners

2009-05-25T19:25:00.000-07:00

Linda wins 1st in her age group (3:38) PR.
Owen does his first marathon (4:07).
Al does his first marathon (5:00).
Tim runs under 4 hours (3:59).
Ken does his 7th LA marathon (3:37).
Nichole does a (4:42)
Dave paced the 5 hour group (5:20).

Special thanks to Ray who was there to help pace the runners.

Marianne 1st Woman Overall in Mt. Wilson Trail Run

2009-05-24T19:11:00.000-07:00

Congratulations to Marianne who was the 1st woman overall with a time of 1:18:46 in this historic race. I think she received a nice trophy.

Bishop High Sierra 50 miler

2009-05-18T08:27:00.000-07:00

Congratulations to Eric, Ken and Cheryl for completing a tough 50 mile course. The course had 9000 feet of net elevation gain, 95 degree temperatures, and lots of soft sand. Eric finished in 12 hours 33 minutes and Ken in 13 hours 18 minutes. Cheryl ran the PCT50 miler the week before and ran another 50 miles this week and helped Ken get through the course.

Bay Bridge Run in San Diego

2009-05-18T08:23:00.000-07:00

Bert gets 3rd place in the 4 mile run. He was 92 overall with a time of 28:15. Good going Bert!

PCT50

2009-05-10T22:18:00.000-07:00

Congratulations to Wendy and Cheryl for running a 50 mile trail run at the PCT50 on Saturday in the Cleveland National Forest near San Diego. It was Wendy's first time at 50 miles. The run took about 11 1/2 hours and she can't wait to do it again!

Pride of the Foothills 5K

2009-05-10T07:19:00.000-07:00

Ridgerunners take home a record 15 medals on a tough course with Xander taking 3rd overall (18:07) and Marianne taking 3rd in the women's group overall (21:00).

Congrats to all the runners!

Boston Marathon Results

2009-04-21T07:12:00.000-07:00

We had 2 runners from our club this year at the Boston Marathon: Steve (aka Porchdog) and Paul.

Steve: 3:30:41 great time on a tough course!
Paul: 4:20:21 good going Paul! He was going for it. His split at the half way point was under 1:56. Big congrats to both of them.

Derby Day 5K

2009-04-06T10:46:00.000-07:00

A number of ridge runners participated in the Derby Day 5K.

NAME TIME PLACE IN AGE GROUP
Brian 20.25 #12
Leon 20.28 #3
Victor 20.41 #11
Tyler 22.26 #38
Dawn 24.42 #9
Sue 29.21 #12

Looks like Brian and Victor both got PRs!
Congrats to all.

5- Mile Big Sur Mud Run

2009-04-06T10:42:00.000-07:00

Congratulations to Natalie Healy for completing the Big Sur Mud Run on March 29th. Natalie finished the 5 mile course in 46:51, negotiating trails, hills, water obstacles, five foot walls and four mud pits. She was the 19th female to finish.
Well done Nat.

Pasadena Half Marathon

2009-03-25T06:56:00.000-07:00

Congratulations go out to Tim for his great finish at the Pasadena Half Marathon.
Despite the rain, which left the runners soaked from the start, Tim held a steady sub 8 min pace to finish in 1:44:40. He beat his previous best time by at least 5 minutes.
Way to go Tim!