Marathon Maniacs News Letter – January 2005
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January Highlights
Personal bests times set by Maniacs Steve Supkoff (Houston Marathon) and Rick Korecki (Lost Dutchman Marathon)
Thank you all for all the "traffic" on the Maniac Bulletin Board. We think it’s a useful and effective way for Maniacs
communicate with each other.
Upcoming Marathon News
The second annual Invest in Youth Fund Run will be held on February 26, 2005. The contact person for the race is Maniac Kendall Kreft. This is a fundraiser for the local YMCA and consists of a 12 hour run on a high school track. The run is in Lake Stevens, Wa, which is north and a bit east of Seattle. Additional information: there will be limited aid, no T-shirts and questionable lap counting. All proceeds will go to the Snohomish County YMCA Invest in Youth Program. Last year it was a beautiful sunny, crisp day with great views of the snow-covered Cascades. The run will be held rain or shine. Those participating will have fun - no whining allowed. Feel free to run any distance or time up to 12 hours, though the race starts at 7:00 AM and concludes at 7:00 PM. Should you participate and want to add this to your count in the Insane Asylum, well, at least you know at least how far you have to run. Contact Kendall at krkreft@aol.com for a race brochure/entry form.
It's official. The Chuckanut 50K trail run (3/19/05) is sold out.
Boston Marathon 2005: For those of you participating in the Boston Marathon, be sure to stop by at one of the official merchandise sales booths (Saturday, afternoon shift) and say hello to Tony, Chris and Steve, whom will be volunteering their services at the booth. Maniacs Alicia Britt and Marc Frommer may also make a cameo appearance at the booth.
Anyone interested in doing the Deadwood-Mickelson Trail Marathon
next June? If so, here are some reduced entry fees, courtesy of Jerry Dunn,
the event director (thank you "slug" for spreading the Maniac news!).
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 Country Music Marathon in Nashville (4/30/05). After that, it’s the San Diego Rock and Roll Marathon (6/5/04).
Maniacs Steve Barrick and Jim Anderson once again are 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.
Race Summaries
January 1
Redding Marathon: Diana "Slug" Robinson, David
Reid
Texas Marathon: Cathy Troisi, Lois Berkowitz, Tom Detore
Fat Ass 50-mile: Al Harman
January 2
Fat Ass 50K (Tiger
Mt.): Cheri Gillis, Olga Varlamova,
Mel Preedy, Tony Covarrubias, Kendell Kreft, Van Phan, Steve Barrick, Robert
Hester, Rick Haase, Glenn Tachiyama, Tony Phillippi
First Light Marathon: Tom Detore, Terry Sentinella, Cheryl Murdock. Here's Terry's summary of the race: The weather was
perfect and the course scenic and fairly flat. This race is a jewel. It's hard
to believe they have such a small turn out. One of the best run marathons I
have been in. Marathon Maniacs must not be very well known down here. I
received many comments from marathon watchers like, Go Jar Head! One woman
shook my hand and thanked me for my service…my service as a Marine or a
Marathon Maniac? Since I am not a Marine I accepted the latter. This is a must
do Marathon.
January 8
Bridle Trails 50k Ultra: Tony Covarrubias, Kendall Kreft, Gregg Walchli, Kurt Lauer, Olga Varlamova, Annie Thiessen, Van Phan, Steve Fredrickson and Tony Phillippi. Since this ultra starts in the afternoon, the majority of the run must be negotiated using headlamps in the muddy, horse poop laden trails of Bridle Trails State Park (Kirkland, Wa). Perhaps the most amazing stat of the day…Annie(mal) Thiessen and Tony Phillippi ran the entire race without light! Nary a complaint was heard from them; now that's truly INSANE!
MLK Fat Ass 50k Ultra: Sean
Meissner
Charlotte Marathon: Keith Panzer
January 9
Rock and Roll
Arizona: Diva Burns, Janet Burgess,
Laura Bleakley, Sue Fauerbach, Tom Neuman, Ruben Contreras, Stan Neumann, Paul
Hargrave, Steve Monk, Dennis Spurlock, Larry Macon and Steven Yee
Disney World Marathon: Lauri Fauerbach Adams, Don Kienz, Rick Korecki. This is not
the first time Don has run this marathon…read his
excerpt. Finished my third Disney, and will say this: if you love the Mouse
and his friends, and you have children, the Disney marathon is fun, but the
long roads between the theme parks (which one runs through a bit) make the sum
total of the course neither great nor awful. One time, it's a hoot, visiting
all the parks on the run, high-fiving Goofy and giving Mary Poppins a peck on
the cheek, it is a good time. The third time though, the bland, vista-less
roads become more obvious, and it is harder to recommend. It's well organized
though. Another Maniac perspective of
the race came from Rick: My first Disney and 6th marathon this year. Don is
exactly right about the long distances between parks...and hey what about the
smell as we ran around the back side of Animal Kingdom? Overall I enjoyed it.
The organization was fantastic for the numbers of runners. I was amazed that I
was able to exit the chutes and hop on a bus direct to my resort without even
stopping. I was showered and back on the street within 1 hour of finishing.
There are a lot of walkers in this one so it is not the fastest. Living in
Florida makes this one convenient, but still not cheap. I will probably run it
again.
January 15
Museum of Aviation
Marathon: Marie Bartoletti, Keith Panzer, Brenton Floyd and Cheryl
Murdock
Mississippi
Marathon: Sam Thompson
January 16
Lost Dutchman Marathon: A cool, crisp desert morning greeted Maniacs Maura Schwartz, Sue Fauerbach, Dale Shoup, Tom Detore, Rick Korecki, Robert Lopez and Steven Yee for the 4th annual Lost Dutchman Marathon. Starting at the base of the Superstition Mountains, the first 6 miles are on a dirt road with stately Saguaro cactuses surrounding you. Once off the trail, it's main highway running before the undulating hills of Gold Mountain come into play. Before you know it, you're back on gravel roads and a series of hills culminating in the "Dutchman's Revenge" at mile 23. But we all managed to survive the hills and desert air. Congratulations to Dale and Steve for placing in their respective age groups and receiving plaques.
Houston Marathon: Susan Bell, Steve Supkoff, Phil Walchli,
Larry Macon
San Diego Marathon: Marc Frommer, Carol Dellinger, Brad
Bleiweis, David Reid, Diva Burns, Dana Mosell
January 22
Fat Ass 50k (Capitol Peak): Tony
Covarrubias, Kurt Lauer, Cheri Gillis, Rick Haase, Glenn Tachiyama, Van Phan,
Annie Thiessen, Tony Phillippi and Steven Yee
Fat Ass (Southern
Oregon): Sean Meissner
January 23
Florida Gulf Beaches
Marathon: Cherl Murdock
January 30
Las Vegas Marathon: Terry Sentinella, Brad Bleiweis, Kevin Brosi, Barb Bumann, Chris Marr,
Tom Detore, Marie Bartoletti, Cheryl Murdock, Bill Mandler, Jim Morton, Tom
Neuman, John Richeson. Once again, Vegas proved to
be the windy city. Maniac Barb, looking for redemption for a
past LVM DNF offers this sterling
account of her race: It was crowded in Las Vegas. I was there after the St.
George Marathon in '03, and it wasn't bad at all. But this time you had to
stand in line for everything -- a latte, the Boston Museum of Fine Arts exhibit
on Monet, dinner.
The
Monet show at the Bellagio was exceptionally good. I want to learn more! A
little guided tour was conducted with a handheld listening device, which was
fine, but mine didn't work very well and that was okay. It was talking to my
head, which wasn't where I wanted to experience the paintings. On Saturday we found our way to the ESPN
Zone where Chris Marr (CM) won 100 bucks watching the WSU Cougars trample
Arizona in basketball. He also won a bit of money on the Gonzaga game later in
the evening.
Oh, the marathon? Well, I'd already made up my mind that unless everything really fell into place, this one would fall into the category of "assisted long run." Because of conditions the longest run we've managed since Tucson on December 5 was 16 miles. I felt capable of running the distance but not up to any speed records. And as it turned out, the headwind put an end to hopes of that! CM was a question mark right up until the last minute. He injured his back earlier in the week and simultaneously developed a nasty head cold and as late as dinner on Saturday night was still contemplating a DNS. On Sunday morning he was dressed and ready, however, so we jogged over to the Excalibur to catch a bus to the start. There was a long line for the buses but it went pretty quickly and in no time we were on our way. The buses waited at the starting line so we could stay aboard and stay warm.
The
race started at 7:30 so at 7:10 I got off the bus and made my way to the
porta-potty line. Little did I know, I wouldn't be able to find my bus again!
(Note to self: remember the bus's NUMBER. They all LOOK alike!) Anyway, CM
found me and we lined up at the start and were off. We ran together for the
first five or six miles while Chris sorted out how he felt and then he began to
pull ahead. I felt like I was struggling, though couldn't put a finger on what
the problem was. I focused on Chi running skills -- good posture, picking up my
feet, relaxation. Eventually I settled into the run, and just when things were
going well - bam! Along came the headwind, and it was brutal.
There
was no break until around 20 miles, when they routed us briefly in a different
direction. But in no time at all, we were back into the teeth of the wind. At
22 miles I was out of steam and tired of fighting the wind. I found a tall guy
and began to draft behind him. That worked so well, by the way, that I had to
be careful not to run up the back of his heels! I'm sure it was very annoying,
but at mile 23 we changed direction again and I was able to take off on my own.
CM thought those last few miles were long and cheerless, which they were, but
at least they were not windy so I could cope.
My
final time was 4:07, 4:06 with the chip, good enough for 4th in my age group
which shows that everyone's times were slow. CM finished just a shade under
four hours, in 3:58, so I know he struggled with the conditions as well. Well,
I did it. Las Vegas in 1995 was my only DNF so I had unfinished business with
the course. Now I don't ever have to think about it again :-).
Miami Tropical Marathon: Don Kienz, Larry Macon and Dana Mosell
Ocala Marathon: Cathy
Troisi, David Reid
Yours Truly Ultra: Cheri Gillis, Rick Haase and Kendall Kreft
The Maniac "Star" Attraction
| Stars |
"Heavy Metal" |
Males |
Females |
|
1 |
Bronze |
21 |
9 |
|
2 |
Silver |
9 |
3 |
|
3 |
Gold |
13 |
5 |
|
4 |
Iridium |
20 |
11 |
|
5 |
Ruthenium |
6 |
4 |
|
6 |
Osmium |
5 |
3 |
|
7 |
Palladium |
5 |
2 |
|
8 |
Platinum |
2 |
0 |
|
10 |
Titanium |
2 |
0 |
Noteworthy Accomplishments / Promotions:
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Congratulations
to the following (ultra)Maniacs who were selected via lottery to run the 2005
Western States 100-miler. Lisa
Stranc-Bliss, Connie Ridenour, Gunhild Swanson, Olga Varlamova, Kendall Kreft and
Sean Meissner.
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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.
****Please note: While we are trying our best to stay up to date with all of our members and all of the races they run, unfortunately we may have missed some of you. If we did, it wasn’t intentional! To make sure we get all your races and that you get recognition on the website marquee as well as the monthly newsletter, we are asking you to send us an e-mail each time you run a marathon. Thank you for your help in making this a great marathon club!
New Members for the Month of January
1/24 - Jim Boyd (Washington)
UPCOMING MANIACS at the RACES
2/05: Lord Hill Ultra: Ruth Balf, Tony Covarrubias, Glenn Tachiyama, Rick Haase, Robert Hester, Kurt Lauer, Diana
"Slug" Robinson, Annie Thiessen, Olga Varlamova, Guy Yogi,
Tony Phillippi
Rocky Raccoon Ultra: Susan Bell, Sean Meissner
Tybee Marathon: Deo Jaravata
2/06: Hops Marathon by the Bay: Rick Korecki, Cheryl Murdock
Pacific Shoreline Marathon: Janet Burgess, Gregg Walchli, David Reid,
Steve Supkoff, Sue
Fauerbach, Steven Yee
2/12: Surfside Beach Marathon: Tom Detore
2/13: Austin Marathon: Susan Bell, Phil DeYoung, Tom Detore, Marc Frommer, Dale Shoup, Barb Bumann
Valentine Marathon: Alicia Britt, Ruben Contreras, Sue
Fauerbach, Rick Haase, Mike Shiach, Olga Varlamova, Gregg Walchli, Guy Yogi,
Tony Phillippi, Steven Yee
Mercedes Marathon: Keith
Panzer, Cheryl Murdock
2/19: Birch Bay Marathon: Tony Covarrubias, Glenn Tachiyama, Terry Sentinella, Michael Dutton,
Guy Yogi, Mark Looi, Mike Shiach
Myrtle Beach Marathon: Marie Bartoletti, Kevin Brosi, Keith
Panzer, Phil Walchli
San Miguel Buzz Marathon:
David Reid
Hagg
Lake 50K: Maura Schwartz, Gunhild
Swanson, Ruth Balf, Olga Varlamova, Sean Meissner, Robert Hester
Psycho
Wyco 50K: Tom Detore
2/20: Desert Classic Marathon: Carol Dellinger, Kurt Lauer
Last Train to Boston Marathon: Dick Vile
Pensacola
Marathon: Cheryl Murdock
2/24: Coyote Four-Play: Glenn Tachiyama, Tony Covarrubias
2/26: Antarctica Marathon: Lisa Spence
Cowtown Marathon: Phil DeYoung
Invest
in Youth Run: Kendall Kreft, Robert
Hester, Tim Lofton, Diana "Slug" Robinson
2/27: Kilimanjaro Marathon: Cheri Gillis, Rick Haase
Trinidad & Tobaga Marathon: Gregg Walchli
Mardi
Gras Marathon: Marie Bartoletti, Sue
Fauerbach, Cherl Murdock, Terry Sentinella, Al Harman, Robert Lopez, Sam
Thompson, Steven 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 Valentine Marathon 2/13/05).
· 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 February 2005 Newsletter and to the web site soon.
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