Pumpkin Run 5K

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

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

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

Ridge Runner spotted at the Hartford, CT Marathon

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

Long Beach Marathon, Half Marathon and Bike Ride

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

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!

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

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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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)).