Marathon Maniacs News Letter – April / May 2005

 

You Can Do It!!!

April Highlights

·         7 new members for the month of April (141 total members)

·         Laura Bleakley wins the Napa Valley Trail Marathon. 3:41:50

·         Annie Thiessen wins the Whidbey Island Marathon 3:11:12

·         Jennifer Yogi wins the Wenatchee Marathon 3:12:04

·         Boston Maniac "Laurel Wreaths" goes to Meghan Arbogast (3:03:10) and Gary Allen (2:57:21). Gunhild Swanson wins her age group and Meghan was 8th Overall Masters.  Last but not least, Team Main Maniacs win the Duel…once again, all is right with the world.

 

*****IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT*****

If you find a discrepancy or are missing any information that should be in the scorecard (number of marathons/ultras, total count and states/countries/provinces run, please contact Main Maniac.  He will be more than happy to make the corrections.

 

Upcoming Marathon News

·         Deadwood-Mickelson Trail Marathon (6/4/05): reduced entry fees, courtesy of Jerry Dunn, the event director.  From December 1st to May 15: $65 full; $45 Half / May 15 to May 30; $75 full; $50 half. Your maniacs can take $10 off the full and $5 of the half of any of the above fees. However, in order to do that, I'd like for them to download the entry form and mail it to me, so as not to have to mess with trying to do this at the online registration site. Be sure to write down that you are a Marathon Maniac.
Additional option: If they want to register on line, at the listed fee, I will give them a $10 coupon for Deadwood Mickelson Trail Marathon merchandises. (Of course they will have to make me aware that they are in fact MANIACS). Jerry can be contacted at (605) 641-3534.

·         If you will be participating in any of Elite Racing's Music Marathons, there is a $5 discount for all Maniacs.  On the entry form, or on-line form, denote the word CLUB on the coupon code. Their next event is the San Diego Rock and Roll Marathon (6/5/04).

·         Maniacs Steve Barrick and Jim Anderson are once again presenting the Green River Marathon on June 4 (0830): www.greenrivermarathon.com

·         North Olympic Discovery Marathon (6/12/05): Race Director Larry Little has offered the Maniacs a discount of $5 for his race.  Just be sure to write down on your entry form that you are a Marathon Maniac.  He will need to cap the race this year so sign up early.

·         Skagit Flats Marathon (9/12/05) Race Director and Maniac #112 Terry Sentinella is happy to inform the Maniacs of a $5 discount on their entry fee. They can get the discount two ways;
1) Enter online at active.com, http://www.active.com/event_detail.cfm?event_id=1198020. To get the discount on Active, enter 123 in the running club code selection. Also ask that you enter Marathon Maniac under Club Affiliation, or
2) mail him a copy of the attached entry form. Just subtract $5 from the fee. Please make sure you tell us you are a Marathon Maniac. I am also offering to Marathon Maniacs the chance to pick their
number, assuming the number is available. I have had fellow Marathoners tell me they like to use the number corresponding to the Marathon they are running, or possible a B-Day, Lucky Number, etc. This is going to be on a first come first serve basis. I will make every effort to get you the number you want. Once again entries must be sent to me. I will be assigning numbers and taking care of the runner databases. Can send entries to:

Skagit Flats Marathon Entry
C/O Terry Sentinella
P.O. Box 1562
Anacortes, WA 98221-6562

·         Mount Desert Island Marathon (10/16/05): Race Director and Maniac Gary Allen says "come on up to Maine for one tough mother of a marathon"!

 

Race Summaries / Participants

 

April 2

Yakima River Canyon Marathon: Lenore and Bob Dolphin, Janet Burgess, Sue Fauerbach, Alicia Britt, Van Phan, Cyndie Merten, Diana "Slug" Robinson, Gunhild Swanson, Cathy Troisi, Cheri Gillis, Annie Thiessen, Jennifer Yogi, Guy Yogi, Ruben Contreras, Steve Barrick, Steve Hamling, Jim Boyd, Terry Sentinella, Tony Covarrubias, Michael Dutton, Earl Fenstermacher, Rick Haase, Eric Jensen, Mike Shiach, Gregg Walchli, Bruce Katter, David Jones, Mel Preedy, Steve Supkoff, Jack Swanson, Bill Mandler, Chris Warren, Tony Phillippi and Steven Yee.  Be sure to read race director Bob Dolphin's account of the entire Yakima experience, as well as how his race went. 

 

American River 50 mile: Laura Bleakley

Eisenhower Marathon: Marie Bartoletti, Tom Detore, Todd King, Robert Lopez, Keith Panzer and Bill Brown   

 

April 3

Big D Texas Marathon: Philip DeYoung, Dana Mosell

WSU 100km Ultra: Tim Lofton, Connie Ridenour

Guam Marathon: Deo Jaravata

 

Hogeye Marathon: Tom Detore, Larry Macon. Maniac Tom shares this race report on his double:

After running Knoxville a couple of weeks ago I had a bone chip bothering the bottom of my foot near the ball of my right foot. My Doctor, who is a runner, said "As a doctor you need to stop running 4-6 weeks; as a runner
do what you have to do." He knew of my ambition to have Lincoln as my 200th marathon and I had only 194 marathons going into this weekend.

At Eisenhower things went well at first, 1:47 half and 2:50 at mile 20. At Mile 16 my foot started to hurt. Then at mile 21 my foot had swollen up. It felt like it would burst right out of my shoe. I loosened the laces as much as I could and did the best that I could. I finished with a 4:10 on a fast course. I was very disappointed and was not sure what to expect from my foot at Hogeye the next day.

At Hogeye I decided to wear my training shoes, which has a larger toe box and more cushioning. Hogeye is a much more difficult course than Eisenhower. Pain set in at mile 11, but it did not get as bad as Eisenhower. My foot swelled up some, but my foot did not feel like it was going to burst out of my shoe as it did the day before. This time at mile 21 I was doing great, then after mile 23 I picked up my pace some and passed about 8 runners the final couple of miles. I finished 1st in my age group by 40 seconds and third place was only about a minute behind me. I felt great.

April 9

Napa Valley Trail Marathon: Laura Bleakley

 

April 10

Glass City Marathon: Rick Korecki, Robert Lopez, Dick Vile and Lois Berkowitz

More Marathon: Carol Dellinger

Ohio River Road Runners Club Marathon: Tom Detore, Brenton Floyd

Whidbey Island Marathon: Diana "Slug" Robinson, Sue Fauerbach, Jim Boyd, Michael Dutton, Michael Shiach, Mel Preedy, Jason Gordon, Annie Thiessen, Earl Fenstermacher, Doug MacLean, Steve Supkoff,  Steven Yee and new Maniac Alex Juchems.

Steve aNnIe Earl Steve Mike Jimbo

Peterson Ridge Rumble 60K: Ruth Balf, Maura Schwartz, Olga Varlamova and Robert Hester

 

 

April 16

Ocean City Marathon: Meridith Johnson, J. Ellis, Don Kienz, Stan Neumann and new Maniacs Alex Juchems and Rob Willis        

Wenatchee Marathon: Steve Barrick, Sue Fauerbach, Diana "Slug" Robinson, Janet Burgess, Jennifer Yogi, Guy Yogi, Connie Ridenour, Mike Wakabayashi, Jim Boyd, Eric Jensen, Mel Preedy, Kurt Lauer and Michael Shiach

 

April 17

London Marathon: Susan Marshall

New Jersey Marathon: Marie Bartoletti, Sutah Robins, Cheryl Murdock, Meridith Johnson, J. Ellis, and new Maniacs Alex Juchems and Rob Willis

Mt. Si Ultras: Diana "Slug" Robinson, Tony Covarrubias, Rick Haase, and Robert Hester

 

Many Maniacs at the Boston AV

April 18

Boston Marathon: For the past 3-4 years, Tony, Chris and I have made running the Boston Marathon an annual tradition. While our races don't go as well as planned, we never tire of the Boston experience. An added incentive this year was the competition of the Main Maniacs versus the No-Sandbaggers team (aka, the Evil Empire) whom claimed the victor's award last year while we wallowed on our beers and lightened the load in our wallets. We vowed that this was going to be our year. After all, didn't all of you vote for us in the non-scientific poll? But with Chris being injured, lack of training and whether or not he would run, we had to plead on our knees to allow a replacement Maniac to pinch run for Chris.  After much debating, we were fortunate to have Annie Thiessen (3:10:44) join the team. And what a remarkable race she would eventually run.

 

Once again, the three of us volunteered our services (Saturday) at the official merchandise booth, with help from Alicia Britt (3:19:05) and Marc Frommer (3:31:42). The Maniac award for the most Boston Marathon paraphrenalia purchased once again goes to Alicia, whom must lay claim to this award three years running! The next morning, Tony and I encountered a few familiar faces at the Freedom Run, a short 2.6 mile jaunt through sections of historic Boston. Gunhild Swanson (3:44:43), Jack Swanson (4:47:54) and David Jones (3:53:18) were there, and we all took turns taking photos along the run. How I wish all runs could be like this! That afternoon, we returned to the expo where at the Mt. Desert Island Marathon booth stood Gary Allen (2:57:21), proudly publicizing the MDI. One day I will have to tackle this marathon. And of course our annual chat at the New Balance booth with the great Dick Beardsley. Evening at La Famiglia Giorgio, praised for their huge portions and reasonable pricing, was the site of the Maniac pasta feed. And what a gathering it was, with Dale Shoup (3:58:25), Eric Gierke (3:22:49), Ruben Contreras (3:23:22), Laura Bleakley (3:47:41), Don Mukai (4:05:36), new Maniac Amy Yanni (3:46:00), Jack, Gunhild, Alicia, Chris and Steve (with their respective spouses, kids and sister-in-law).

 

Monday…Patriot's Day.  We board the busses (Chris decided to run) for the long trip to Hopkington where a pre-arranged meeting place was setup for the Maniacs at the Athlete's Village.  One of our favorite Maniacs Lisa Spence (4:48:41) was there, as well as our first meeting with Ron Knecht (4:07:45). Then came Mark Looi (3:43:09) and Tom Detore (4:23:22).  Tony had a chance encounter with the ageless Bob Dolphin (6:38:10). Heading towards 12 noon, we all made our way to the starting corrals.  The race (and the Duel) was about to begin. As I headed to corral #2, I noticed a familiar face I first saw at the Pacific Shoreline Marathon. It was Andre Boulais (3:07:51). The gun sounded and we were off. From corral #1, Tony was having a solid race and Chris and Gregg Walchli (3:12:32) ran together for miles. Once again, the heat and the hills played a huge role in my race.  One by one, I saw Maniacs passing me left and right. Early on, it was Andre and Ruben.  Next came Annie and Alicia. Then Eric and finally Al Harman (3:30:50).  For Team Maniacs, the final tally was: Tony Phillippi (3:07:36), Chris Warren (3:21:45) and Steven Yee (3:33:37).  The WAVA adjusted times were tabulated, the crowd in a silent hush anticipating the combined results.  Soon a roar of approval is heard on Boylston Street…the crowd is on their feet. They give a standing ovation to…Team Main Maniacs!!!  And that's even using Chris' time rather than the Annie(mal)'s outstanding effort.

 

At John Harvard's in Cambridge, another great turn-out to relive race memories and to congratulate the victors in the Duel. Joining us were Spokane Maniacs Barb Bumann (3:59:10) and Chris Marr (3:37:58).  Understandably late was Meghan Arbogast (3:03:10), whom just got back from the awards ceremony while receiving a crystal vase for being 8th overall masters.

 

Other Maniacs who ran the fabled course were Kevin Brosi (4:22:47), Bill Brown (4:09:37), Christine Humble (4:18:20), Larry Macon (5:37:37), Franklin Mason, Keith Panzer (3:56:30), David Reid (4:18:58), Greg Roth (3:59:04), Jack Thornton (3:40:22) and Cathy Troisi (5:20:07).  Boston…always an unforgettable experience.

 

April 23

Salt Lake City Marathon:Terry Sentinella, Lois Berkowitz, Ruben Contreras, Rick Korecki, Bill Mandler and Tom Neuman

Spring Desert Ultra: Maura Schwartz

Zane Grey Highline 50 mile: Sean Meissner

Vancouver Discovery Festival (4/23-4/24): Diana "Slug" Robinson

 

April 24

Big Sur International Marathon: Earl Fenstermacher, Michael Shiach

Oklahoma City Memorial Marathon: Marie Bartoletti, Sue Fauerbach, Tom Detore, Philip DeYoung, Deo Jaravata, Steve Monk, Ruben Contreras, Larry Macon and Steven Yee.  From the Prez…a plug for one of my favorite marathons.  What do you receive for your entry fee? You get a participant's shirt, a small but spirited expo featuring runners from the glory days (Bill Rogers, Frank Shorter and Maniac Dick Beardsley), a lovely, scenic course with friendly volunteers handing out water and Gatorade at more aid stations than I can remember. At the finish, you receive a handsome finisher's medal, a finishers shirt, an abundance of food (even for the 7 hour marathoners) and admission to the not to be missed Oklahoma Memorial Museum, which also served as the starting location for the race.  On race day, a cool, crisp morning soon gave way to sunny skies and near perfect running conditions.  I met up with Philip and we talked about race strategy…go out at ~7:30 pace for the first couple of miles, pick it up a little to provide some cushion and break the tape by 3:15 so he can achieve a Boston Qualifier. Ruben joined us at the start and soon Steve Monk was in the mix. Always toting a camera, Steve says, "let's take one for the website.  The gun sounds…before we hit the first mile marker, I hear a shout, "hey Steve". It was Deo, running a 7-minute mile just to say hi. What a Maniac!

 

Maintaining a 7:15 pace through the first 10 miles, we cruise comfortably to the scenic Lake Hafner area. Philip decided to back off a little. Not far behind at the only location where runners pass each other was the familiar sight of a yellow singlet, running on cruise control. It was Ruben.  Incredible in the fact that he ran Salt Lake City yesterday and was still running strong.  At the half-marathon point, I wasn't sure where Philip was, but since I was feeling good, I picked up the pace and caught up to a few runners who were engaging in banter regarding their Ironman finish in Coeur D'Alene last year.  After reaching 20 miles, I was feeling strong and maintaining a 7:00-7:10 clip.  Running in honor of one of the victims, I was emotionally charged and didn't want to let up. Less than a mile from the finish, one could hear the excitement generated from the crowds.  Sprinting in at 3:10:47, I felt a sense of relief and vindication from last week's below par performance at Boston.       

Congratulations to Sue (3rd), Steven (3rd) and Tom (5th) for placing in their respective age groups.

 

April 30

Kentucky Derby Festival Marathon: Sue Fauerbach, Philip DeYoung, Keith Panzer, Steve Supkoff, Dick Vile, Bill Brown, Phil Walchli and Steven Yee. This race served as the prelude for 5 Maniacs whom were attempting a weekend double (Cincinnati's Flying Pig Marathon was the next day). Congratulations to Steve Supkoff (personal best and 3rd in age group) and Sue (2nd in age group).

Country Music Marathon: Diva Burns, Sam Thompson, Brenton Floyd, Larry Macon and Andrew Edwards

MiWok 100km: Lisa Stranc-Bliss, Van Phan, Olga Varlamova, Rick Haase and Sean Meissner

Whiskey Row Marathon: David Reid

Trestle Valley Marathon: Milos Kostic placed first in his age division.

 

Reflections (contributed by Maniac #39 Dave Vent)

I had a big flash of deja vu with Tony, Annie and Rob Hester's two 50Ks in one day.  That eclipses my two

marathons in one day by about ten miles. It had some striking similarities in times of day and travel logistics. My

day started with the Mayor's Midnight Sun in Anchorage at 8:00AM Alaska Time (4:21:13). Then flying to

Juneau, getting in a four-seater and flying to Skagway, where I was met by a bush pilot with a VW Rabbit (bad

weather - couldn't fly), then driving the 100 miles to Whitehorse, Yukon Territory, arriving 15 minutes before the

start of the race.

 

I'd arranged with the race director to start with the half marathon, on their clock, because it began at 10:30PM,

and it was impossible to get there in time for the 9:00PM Yukon Gold Midnight Marathon start. Think of the

course as having the shape of a figure eight lying on it's side.  The start was about a half-mile from the juncture

of the two loops, with the half marathon using the loop on the right only. I ran with the half marathoners to that

juncture, they turned right and I turned left to run the remaining 25 1/2 alone and with no aid stations. At about

18 miles the race director found me and gave me water while keeping pace with me. This struck me as amusing

because I was determined to keep my streak alive, of 16 marathons without once stopping or taking a walking

step, so I was pacing myself accordingly. When I glanced down I noticed that he was merely walking sort of

briskly. Sort of. (5:26:34).

Noteworthy Accomplishments / Promotions / Omissions / Maniac Stuff:

Ø       Ruthenium Maniacs: Congratulations to Ruben Contreras and Alex Juchems for achieving 5-star status, running 3 marathons in 3 states within 8 days.

Ø       Back to Back: Congratulations to Meridith Johnson and Rob Willis for their first completed back-to-back marathons. You're both now Iridium!

Ø       Milestones: Brenton Floyd: 250th marathon (Country Music Marathon)…at 20 years young! Sue Fauerbach: 50th marathon (Whidbey Island Marathon). If you are coming up on a milestone, please contact the President so you can be recognized.

Ø       Thanks again to John Elliot for his valuable time and effort for linking marathonmaniacs.com with marathonguide.com, and establishing the race spreadsheet and bulletin board options.

Steve, Chris and tony! say: You Can Do It!!!

Maniacs…Off to the Races in 2005

Ø      Larry Macon - 20 races…Brenton Floyd - 15 races…Steven Yee - 13 races

Ø      Sue Fauerbach - 12 races…Annie Thiessen - 11 races…Cheryl Murdock - 10 races…Olga Varlamova - 10 races

 

Confessions of a 5km Junkie (by Maniac #103 Sam Thompson)

 

I hesitate to recount the following tale for reasons twofold; one for the simple fact that I must admit wholeheartedly to running as a bandit in multiple races, the other for having actually participated in races of distances consisting of only 1 digit of kilometers.  But alas, I’ll continue nonetheless.  On a recent weekend I found myself in Atlanta, Georgia for a wedding (not my own).  As I returned to my hotel room following the rehearsal dinner Friday night, I lamented the fact that there were no marathons in this fair town this weekend, despite idyllic weather.  Upon returning to my room, I perused the Atlanta Track Club’s race calendar online one last time in a last ditch effort to find something interesting to run over the weekend. But alas, 5k’s were the only thing being served up, though I was quite surprised by the sheer number of 5k’s being held on one day in one city.  As I looked a little closer at these 5k’s, their start times, and their exact locations, I began to formulate a plan.  I dubbed it “the Atlanta Triple.”  Three 5k races sandwiched between some decent mileage sounded like not only a great way to tour the city, but also an excellent opportunity for some feisty speedwork thrown into a long run.  So I forged forth on my journey slightly before 7 a.m., leaving my hotel on foot on my way to 5k #1.  I ran north on Peachtree Street for about 10 miles to reach the first 5k held at Oglethorpe University.  I arrived just in time for the start, with only about 4 minutes to spare, lined up, and we were off.  Since I knew this was only the first leg of my journey for the day, I didn’t go out too hard on this one and actually ran a decently smart race (a vast shift from my norm), and finished a conservative 5th overall (though obviously not officially…).  I bypassed the finish line (as any good bandit would), ran directly to the car awaiting me, and was off to race #2.  Unfortunately race #2 was 9 miles away from race #1, and since the first started at 8a.m. and the second at 9a.m., I was forced to rely on vehicular transport for that leg.  Arriving at race #2 just a few moments before 9, I jogged up to the crowd and awaited the start.  We continued to wait until about 9:15 until finally the gun went off.  Normally I would not care that much about a bit of a late start, but as I had 6 miles to run right after this race to get to my 3rd race at 10a.m., this 15 minute delay posed a serious threat to my plans.  Just as I was ready to throw in the towel on this race and hurry on to the 3rd race, the gun went off.  The “running smart” phenomenon I experienced at the first race was thrown out the window as my frenzied body shot out of the gates.  Amazingly no one ever caught me, and as I came in to the finish line area, the crowd was going crazy. But their glee turned to some form of bitter hatred when I didn’t cross the finish line, shouted as kindly as I could that I wasn’t registered and was not therefore the winner, and kept running off to race #3.  Despite the late start, I was still confident I could make it to the 3rd race by 10, but I would have to take a short cut (bad move).  Rather than sticking to the main roads on which I couldn’t get lost that I plotted out the night before, I decided I could make up some time by going through a neighborhood.  In theory, my shortcut was accurate, but when I popped out of the neighborhood, I wasn’t certain where I was, went the wrong way and tacked on an extra mile or so (time I most definitely did not have to spare).  Finally back on roads that I knew and getting very close to the 3rd race at Emory University, I hoped diligently that this race, too, would start 15 minutes late, as that was my only hope at this point.  I arrived at 10:14, and alas, this one started on time.  But I figured I had come all the way there, so I might as well go ahead and run the course.  So off I went, and while I did catch up to quite a few people, this race I most definitely did not win, registered or not.  By the end of this 5k, my body gently began to remind me that I had neglected to take in any fluid or food yet for the day, but as I was guilt-ridden enough already for having run the races without registering. I felt I certainly couldn’t partake in any post-race refreshment.  So I struck out on the last 8 mile jaunt back to my hotel, with visions of food and water dancing wildly in my head.  About halfway back, the sky (despite being blue) suddenly emitted a barrage of hail for a solid 5 minutes or so, but stopped as suddenly as it began, and the weather was again lovely for the remainder of the trek.  I made it back to the hotel relatively unscathed, with a newfound familiarity with the city of Atlanta, and in completing my Atlanta Triple, I ended up with a grand total of approximately 35 miles, including 15k of races.  I even made it to the wedding on time, though I must admit I was none too polite in my voracious devouring of food at the reception.

New Members for the Month of April

4/05 - Ron Knecht (Sunriver, Oregon): Here is a synopsis of Ron's marathoning history: Please let me join this group of marathon addicts. I hope I qualify. A week after my 60th birthday (in 2003), I ran my first marathon (Newport, OR) and qualified for Boston (by mere seconds at 3:59:14). Then I ran Portland and Tucson (under last name Knight) for a total of 3 marathons in 2003.

 

In 2004 I ran 10 marathons in 10 states (all under Knecht). Those states were AZ (Lost Dutchman), TX (Motorola Austin), LA (Mardi Gras New Orleans) - two weeks after Austin, VA (Shamrock), MA (Boston), OH (Flying Pig) - two weeks after Boston, MI (Bayshore), MN (Grandma's), UT (St George), and CA (Santa Clarita).

So far in 2005 I have finished NV (Las Vegas), CA (again)(Napa), and WA (YRCM - where I saw a strong contingent of Maniacs). The rest of my schedule this year includes Boston (again - moved up 800 places after 3:50 at LVIM), Newport OR again, Sunriver (my summer home and legal residence), SF CA, Crater Lake OR, Ashton ID, Billings MT, Durango CO, and Las Cruces NM. Although I haven't registered for the last three yet, you can tell that I like to commit as soon as possible: only one other person registered before I did at YRCM. Bob Dolphin (the race director) had bib number 1; I was number 3. To recap, I have finished 16 marathons in 13 states in less that 2 years - all run after age 60. By the time I turn 62 in May and start collecting Social Security, I will have a couple more - Boston and Newport.

4/05 - Cheri Gross (San Antonio, Texas): In 2002, Cheri completed the ultra-tough criteria of running marathons in 26 states in one calendar year, thus becoming our first 8-star (Platinum) female Maniac.  In just 4+ years of running marathons, she has already completed the 50-states and D.C. circuit.

 

4/08 - Cathy West (Wilmington, Delaware): The first "Delawarian" Maniac, Cathy has run a total of 35 marathons (in 25 states and DC), with a best streak of 3 marathons in 3 weeks. During April/May, she will be shooting for 5 marathons in 6 weeks and plans on running 23 marathons this year!

 

4/14 - Rob Willis (Tacoma, Washington): Rob has this habit of not repeating states, as all 8 of his marathons have been run in different states. His best streak is 2 in 2 days, thus being initiated as an Iridium Maniac.

 

4/20 - Andrew Moore (Ambler, Pennsylvania): Like Rob, Andrew seems to find a different state to run in with each successive marathon (7 total) and is currently working on a streak of 3 in 3 months.

 

 

4/20 - Alex Juchems (Auburn, Washington): Alex really went gung-ho to get initiated into Maniacdom. He recently finished 3 marathons in 3 states within 8 days, thus receiving Ruthenium (5-star) status. Alex has 9 marathons under his belt and looking forward to carrying the Maniac colors.

 

4/30 - Charles Sayles (Glendale, California): Like some of the recently inducted Maniacs who don't want to start from rock bottom, Charles had completed 21 marathons and 20 states in one year, thus qualifying him for 7-star Palladium level.  He has run 6 races this year and has completed 42 marathons/ultras.

 

 

UPCOMING MANIACS at the RACES

 

May 1

Are We Having Fun Yet 50k: Brenton Floyd

Avenue of the Giants Marathon: Laura Bleakley, Cheri Gillis, Cyndie Merten, Cathy Troisi, Gregg Walchli

Flying Pig Marathon: Kevin Brosi, Philip, DeYoung, Sue Fauerbach, Rick Korecki, John Richeson, Steve

Supkoff, Phil Walchli and Steven Yee

Lincoln Marathon: Marie Bartoletti, Tom Detore and Robert Lopez

Vancouver International Marathon: Alicia Britt, Claudia Cooper, Bob and Lenore Dolphin, Michael Dutton,

Al Harman, Kurt Lauer, Mark Looi, Susan Marshall, Dana Mosell, Lesa Overfield, Diana "Slug"

Robinson, Michael Shiach, Annie Thiessen, Jennifer Yogi and Tony Phillippi

 

May 7

Cracovia Marathon: Roger Biggs

Strolling Jim 40 miler: Brenton Floyd

Massanutten Mountain 100 miler: Andy Kumeda

Moab Marathon: David Reid, Tom Neuman, Amy Yanni and new Maniac Andrew Moore

 

May 8

Fort Collins Old Town Marathon: Tom Detore, Sue Fauerbach, Don Kienz, Larry Macon, Andrew Moore,

Keith Panzer, Diana "Slug" Robinson and Steven Yee

 

May 14

Fargo Marathon: Tom Detore, Deo Jaravata, Cheryl Murdock, David Reid, Steve Supkoff and Cathy Troisi

Palos Verdes Marathon: Diva Burns, David Dassey, Todd King and Dana Mosell

Great Potato Marathon: Eric Jensen

Ice Age 50 miler: Steve Monk

McDonald Forest 50km: Richard Haase, Robert Hester, Sean Meissner, Maura Schwartz, Glenn Tachiyama

And Olga Varlamova

 

May 15

Capital City Marathon: Steve Barrick, Laura Bleakley, Jim Boyd, Alicia Britt, Barb Bumann, Ruben

Contreras, Tony Covarrubias, Carol Dellinger, Michael Dutton, Sue Fauerbach, Marc Frommer, Cheri

Gillis, Robert Hester, Kurt Lauer, Mark Looi, Chris Marr, Susan Marshall, Sean Meissner, Jim Morton,

Diana "Slug" Robinson, Terry Sentinella, Michael Shiach, Dennis Spurlock, Gunhild Swanson, Jack

Swanson, Guy Yogi, Tony Phillippi and Steven Yee

Delaware Marathon: Marie Bartoletti, Don Kienz, Robert Lopez, Larry Macon and Keith Panzer

 

May 21

Bishop High Sierra 50km/50 mile: Andy Kumeda

Ogden Marathon: Bill Mandler

Olathe Marathon: Terry Sentinella, Philip DeYoung

Epic #5 Ultra: Olga Varlamova

Watershed Preserve 12 hour Run: Ruth Balf, Jim Boyd, Tony Covarrubias, Richard Haase and Diana "Slug"

Robinson

 

May 22

Cleveland Marathon: J. Ellis, Meridith Johnson and Don Kienz

Green Bay Marathon: Michael Brisbois, Keith Panzer

Peach City Marathon: Bob and Lenore Dolphin, Sue Fauerbach, Diana "Slug" Robinson and Steven Yee

 

May 26

Epic #6: Olga Varlamova

 

May 28

Bayshore Marathon: Robert Lopez, Dick Vile

Berryman Trail 50 mile: Cathy Troisi

 

May 29

Buffalo Marathon: Tom Detore

Coeur D'Alene Marathon: Dennis Spurlock, Gunhild Swanson, Jack Swanson and Tony Phillippi

Mad City Marathon: Kurt Lauer, Steve Monk, Sue Fauerbach and Steven Yee

Med-City Marathon: Todd King, Keith Panzer and Annie Thiessen

Wyoming Marathon: Marie Bartoletti, Diana "Slug" Robinson

Vermont City Marathon: Jim Boyd, Larry Macon

 

May 30

Lakeshore Marathon: Kurt Lauer, Larry Macon, Sue Fauerbach and Steve Yee

               

In an attempt to make the Marathon Maniacs one of the best and unique running clubs out there, we want to hear how we’re doing.  You as members know what you want and what you don’t want, so don’t hesitate to let us know.  We can’t guarantee that we can accommodate every request, but we’ll do the best we can.

 

If you have a desire to share your race experience with the rest of the Maniacs, feel free to write up a race report, submit it to us and we’ll post it in the monthly newsletter.  This is a good way to get the info you want into the letter and not just what we might write.

 

Maniac Discounts


· $5 off marathons put on by Bob Green (his next one is the Gateway to the Pacific Marathon).
· 10% off any running shoes, apparel at the Bellevue, Wa Foot Zone store (ask for Jenny)
· discount on BITE sandals (contact Tony at tony@marathonmaniacs.com for details)
                       

More to come in the May/June 2005 Newsletter and to the web site soon.

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