Fat showing by the Ags here as the men sweep the Open title.  Reyes returned to action to lead Hankins, Ron T., new Ag Jeff Lease, and Carlos to win over full Transports, WVTC, and RCR teams.  On the Masters side, Schille had his hands full with SoCal standout Pete Magill, but managed 2nd, with Mike Livingston, Hongo, Rudy, and Mike Abrams rounding out the top 5.  Amongst the Seniors team there was Steedman, Dave Ahn, Tom Cushman, and Carlos Sr.  On the open Womens side, the fems narrowly missed a scrong team with Heather leading the way with a 2nd place overall, Tara Carter, and Glorybelle also finishing strong.  Nice showing by the Ags.  Pancake breafast and then brewskies in OldTown followed.

Missed this one, but some stellar performances were turned in here by Kara with a seasonal best 9:54 in the steeple and Phil taking the Mens 5k race in a respectable time.

 Our man Mando talks about coaching Jordan Hasay

Aggies continue after the centipede in winning tradition by taking individual and team titles at the next PA USATF road race in the series.  Phil outkicks his pursuers while new Ag Jeff Lease scores #2 for the team.  Keith, Timmy T., and Carlos wrap up our scorers.  Schille 'n Hongo once again struggle to take down 52yr old Phenom Pilcher, but along with Abrams, Steedman, and Prez Searls will attempt to score some in the team division.  On the Fems side, Kara leads the way with new Ag Lindsay Nelson stepping up and Dolores following after that.  Gordon Abbott headed up post-race recreational activites.  More to follow.... results below

AGGIES WIN!!!!  Both the men and women represented in classic Aggie fashion by taking down the titles of the 98th running of this event with no shortage of fame-telling stories.  This year to keep it interesting, after a close race with the competition 'pede, the Men lost a man midway due to self-suffocation while the women lost a gal by Hayes st.  Both teams improvised with subs and managed to continue on to win.  Awesome job to all.  Post-race videos found here.

Heather, who's relocated to the southern california area races in this local wine country classic and finishes 2nd amongst the fems.

Last chance....before Bay to Breakers goes down.  Keith, Phil, and Reed prepare their legs for this upcoming weekend's 12k by busting some times on the oval.  Keith runs 14:40, with Reed just over 15.  Phil runs a 3:49.

On a whim and intent to end on spring marathon season on a good note, Sergio jumps on a plane, buys a bib, and runs to win this Cincinnati Classic.  Unknowingly, the finish got rerouted due to a fire emergency which then added 1/4-mile to the course.  Once plugging into a calculator, Sergio's approximate finishing time was 2:19:17, faster than his Boston time.  Two sub-2:20's in thirteen days, do not try this at home.

Kara and Phil light up the track in their respective events on Saturday night.  Phil approaches his PR while dipping under 14 while Kara ensures yet another qualifier for the US Track Champs this summer.

 Linda shows up Masters and youngins alike by dominating the field in her first PA race back this season.  Not surprising as her wealth of talent has been waiting to bust a healthy race.  On the mens side, Phil cruises to victory with recent Boston finisher Carlos hangin' for the next respectable aggie spot.  Schille comes down to the wire for the first masters spot and gets edged out to place 2nd Masters and 3rd amongst Aggies.  Hongo follows up with Rudy Munoz, Bobby G., Tony Coffey, Jose, and others.  Team results to follow.

Results to come, but Phillip and Keith went one / three with Gilmore splitting the difference.  Hongo had the Masters Win, until Schille passed him with elbow and shoulder on the line.

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Rough Results

Sergio 2:19:22  / 17th

Crosby2:25:43 35th

Kevin P 2:29:28 46th

Carlos 2:31:42 61st

Steedman 2:58:00 1079 32nd Sr.

Searls 2:58:54  1137 37th Sr.

Kara opened up her steeple season with a fresh start and a 10:12.  Be looking for her to start dropping mass amounts as she warms up into her event this season.

Jeff Hongo wins the Old Man Mile at the Johnny Mathis invitational in 4:47. Robert “Peter Long” Grove takes third in 4:54. Not to be outdone by the old guys, soon to be old man Kevin “NC #1” Pierpoint wins the 5,000 in 15:10.

Local Aggies dig into some track action for their weekend workouts.  Phil uses the 1500m to learn how NOT to run a tactical race into the wind, while Kara shows no mercy to these young college pups in both the 1500 and 800 races, held within the same hour to boot.  Good job to both.  Results below.

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For those not racing track, Reyes and Derego show up at a competitive 10k down south.  Reyes holds on for the win over a potential future ag, while Derego snags second over the hilly and challenging course.

Aggies show up at Stanford on Friday night to partake in some distance action.  Kara and Phil both use some alternate events for build up.  Kara winds up shy of her goals in the 1500, while Phil has a rough one in the 10k.

 AGGIES!!!!! Blazing near-record times for the major 2009 opening race for the Aggies.  Phil and Serg finish together up front with Croz a few ticks back.  Ron T. and SF-Host Hankins round out the top 5 open.  Hongo has a rough day finishing second in the Masters to a Senior.  Kara leads the women with a bronze.  Heather, Katie, Derego, Dolores, and Becca follow.  Read the full race recap from Gordon on the link below.

Aggies opened the 2009 PA road series this weekend way up in NorCal (if this was any farther north, it'd be its own USATF association).  Sergio gearing up for a spring marathon set pace for this bikepath road race with Carlos, Hongo, Steedman, and Jose in pursuit.  Aggies got top individual honors in the Open and Masters Men categories and Sergio got the "Traveled Over 1300miles to Race 10" Award.  Very prestigious right now.  Team placing TBD.  Results below.  Next up, Emerald Nuts Across the Bay on Sunday 3/15.  See you there.