APU 5K

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

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!

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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!