The 2nd race in the PA/USATF Road Racing Series is Sunday, March 21. Emerald Nuts 12K Across the Bay. Are you ready? Get in touch with your road captains to let them know you're in. Those great people are Dave Ahn, Jeff Hongo, Carlos Siqueiros and Trish Frisella. Thanks Aggies!

 

Aggies February 2010 Leader Board
First Last Cause Sponsor ActivityCount $Raised

1. Mike Galligan Bikes Belong Foundation Pedro's 290 $272.77


2. Gary Gellin World Bicycle Relief SRAM 88 $179.26


3. Jeff Shaver American Red Cross Running Warehouse 373 $172.19


4. Dolores Bergman Trips for Kids Ritchey 85 $116.85


5. Frankie Frank Environmental Defense Fund Pedro's 97 $112.83


6. Kevin Pierpoint The Tech IDEO 76 $111.91


7. Daniel Feder Team Rwanda Ritchey 99 $110.11


8. Robert Grove Conservation Alliance Ahnu 94 $101.27


9. Samo Michel American Red Cross Running Warehouse 90 $91.17


10. Dave Ahn Conservation Alliance Ahnu 503 $89.69


11. Carlos Siqueiros Conservation Alliance Ahnu 52 $84.90


12. Carmelo Rios American Red Cross Running Warehouse 93 $82.68


13. Joe Fabris World Bicycle Relief SRAM 139 $80.44


14. Tim Minor American Red Cross Running Warehouse 64 $72.47


15. Ran Richardson Breast Cancer Fund Ahnu 116 $72.20


16. Lori Fabris IMBA RockShox 96 $67.42


17. Monica Townsend Conservation Alliance Ahnu 84 $60.67


18. Erin Fabris Breast Cancer Fund Ahnu 74 $57.42


19. Jill Boaz American Red Cross Running Warehouse 67 $56.70


20. Bethany Nickless Project Rwanda Syncros 97 $54.68


21. Tara Carter Trips for Kids Syncros 88 $51.77


22. Glorybelle Lillie American Red Cross Running Warehouse 88 $49.07


23. Dirk Rohloff Breast Cancer Fund Ahnu 68 $47.62


24. Hank Lawson Conservation Alliance Ahnu 82 $41.83


25. Julie Rohloff The Tech IDEO 60 $41.56


26. Charles Alexander Conservation Alliance Ahnu 60 $40.47


27. Reynold Lewke SG Quelle Fürth Laurrey Wellness 42 $38.37


28. liz grove American Red Cross Running Warehouse 34 $34.10


29. Shannon Sweeney American Red Cross Running Warehouse 36 $31.68


30. Joe Rubio American Red Cross Running Warehouse 65 $29.04


31. Hashim Bashiruddin American Red Cross Running Warehouse 50 $28.87


32. Chris Schille Bikes Belong Foundation Pedro's 18 $28.74


33. Jeff Townsend World Bicycle Relief SRAM 34 $25.75


34. Jennifer Rubio American Red Cross Running Warehouse 36 $23.59


35. Jeff Hongo Conservation Alliance Ahnu 33 $23.43


36. Doug Steedman Breast Cancer Fund Ahnu 13 $19.57


37. Christina Reyes American Red Cross Running Warehouse 24 $17.93


38. Kaela Townsend American Red Cross Running Warehouse 30 $17.78


39. Jeffrey Chan The Tech IDEO 18 $14.53


40. Doug Lynch Breast Cancer Fund Ahnu 54 $11.91


41. Rosemarie Lagunas American Red Cross Running Warehouse 36 $8.75


42. Bryan Tracy Conservation Alliance Ahnu 4 $8.10


43. Mike Livingston American Red Cross Running Warehouse 6 $7.50


44. Keith Stone American Red Cross Running Warehouse 9 $5.92


45. JT Service Bay Area Womens Sports Initiative Dean Karnazes / Karno Kids 5 $5.39


46. Hilary Fong American Red Cross Running Warehouse 3 $2.64


47. Harold Andotoe American Red Cross Running Warehouse 3 $2.56


48. Kenneth Culp American Red Cross Running Warehouse 6 $1.58


49. Jamey Harris American Red Cross Running Warehouse 4 $1.56


50. Linda Somers Smith 0 $0.00


51. Leo Lenting 0 $0.00


52. Stacy Geiken 0 $0.00


53. Pete Sweeney 0 $0.00


54. Ken Ellingboe 0 $0.00


55. Crosby Freeman 0 $0.00


56. Sarra Kummerfield 0 $0.00


57. Kara June 0 $0.00


58. Peanut Harms 0 $0.00


59. Kevin Ostenberg 0 $0.00


60. linda ostenberg 0 $0.00


61. Kevin Searls 0 $0.00


62. Toni Ruggle 0 $0.00


63. Stephen Jones 0 $0.00


64. Tom Cushman 0 $0.00


65. Ed Klotz 0 $0.00


66. Matt Yeo 0 $0.00


67. Nicole Freeman 0 $0.00


68. Ed Schlegle 0 $0.00


69. Angela Mercado 0 $0.00


70. Carlos Sr Sequieros 0 $0.00


71. Gordon Abbott 0 $0.00


72. Jeff Gardina 0 $0.00


73. Scott Stover 0 $0.00


74. Ernie Freer 0 $0.00


75. Kim Connoly 0 $0.00


76. Mike Parrott 0 $0.00


77. Michael Abrahms 0 $0.00


78. Lindsay Nelson 0 $0.00


79. Sergio Reyes 0 $0.00


80. Tricia Frisella 0 $0.00




Grand Totals 3686 $2,709.24

Average/Member 46 $33.87

Average/Active Member 75 $55.29

Percent Participation 61.00%
 

 Kota Reichert tells us about his experience in this year's Tokyo Marathon. He'll be home soon, and looks forward to the 'Pede. And Doug Steedman gives us a rundown of the NorCal 10 Mile in Redding. You can read all about the races here...

 

Asics Aggies took the women's and men's titles at the NorCal 10-Mile in Redding on Saturday. Linda was the only woman in the race to finish in under an hour with 57:09, setting a new American Record for women 45-49 in the process... over 2-minutes faster than the previous 18-year old record!!

Sergio took the top spot for the men with 50:51. Carlos and Kim were not too far behind our top two Aggies with a 55:41 and 61:28. Aggie Masters, Jose A., Mike G. and Doug finished within seconds of each other in 63-minutes. Congratulations Linda and Sergio, and great job everybody!  First race of the season, done.

 

 Tim and Lindsay take respective wins at this fine Saturday half marathon. The former wildcats easily cruised to their victories well ahead of their competitors.

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 Saturday, March 6 is the first PAUSATF road race of the season, the NorCal 10 Mile.  The Asics Aggies have a big contingent toeing the line. On the women's side we've got Linda, Kim C., Jenn D., Christina, and Tricia. For the 'old guys' we've got Jose A., Roger D, Mike G., Doug S. and Tom "Rigid" C.  Rounding out the group are the 'young guys' -- Sergio, Carlos, Ron, Tim K. and Kevin P. (although it's questionable as to whether or not Kevin P. is 'young' anymore).  Way to go, Road Captains, on getting full teams together for this event. Should be a great season opener for the Aggies!

And on Sunday, March 7, Dolores Bergmann will be representing the Aggies in the Elite field at the Napa Valley Marathon. We'll be rooting for her to lower her current personal best of 2:48, and to break that tape. After a winter of training in the snow, we know she's fit and ready. You can do it, Dolores!

GO AGGIES! Plow, plow, plow!

 

 Hey everybody, please take a minute to read about the Asics Aggies 2010 Shoe Program. It's being coordinated by Carlos Siqueiros.  All the details on how to get your FREE Asics shoes are in this Discussion Board link.

 

 Win the race, win the girl...

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Kim Conley gets a top 20 finish among the Open Women in the 8K. Jon Cardenas does the same in the Open Men's 12K, with Mario Mendoza not too far behind.  Congratulations to the three of you!

Preliminary Results...

 

Mike Galligan leads the Men and Dolores Bergman leads the ladies on the Plus 3 Leader Board.

The Aggies raised over $1,000 ($1,180.29) for Charity and therefore raised a matched $100 for the Club from Plus 3.

Here is the complete Aggie Leader Board: http://blog.plus3network.com/?p=723#Aggies

Here is the top 10:

1. Mike Galligan Bikes Belong Foundation Pedro’s logging 113 Activities raising $113.99


2. Dolores Bergman Trips for Kids Ritchey logging 74 Activities raising $74.90


3. Jeff Shaver City of San Luis Obispo Parks & Recreation Running Warehouse logging 127 Activities raising $73.93


4. Gary Gellin World Bicycle Relief SRAM logging 34 Activities raising $64.74
   
5. Chris Schille Bikes Belong Foundation Pedro’s logging 45 Activities raising $49.95


6. Frankie Frank Environmental Defense Fund Pedro’s logging 39 Activities raising $46.63


7. Kevin Pierpoint The Tech IDEO logging 30 Activities raising $46.13


8. Bethany Nickless Project Rwanda Syncros logging 53 Activities raising $45.35


9. Robert Grove Conservation Alliance Ahnu logging 36 Activities raising $44.18


10. Samo Michel City of San Luis Obispo Parks & Recreation Running Warehouse logging 44 Activities raising $37.01

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 For the fourth year in a row, Crosby Freeman won the San Francisco Kaiser Permanente Half Marathon. He crossed the line almost 3 minutes ahead of the next runner! And Masters Runner, Gary Gellin takes first in his division with a top 20 finish.  Here are the results... Great job, gentlemen.

 

 A handful of Aggies attended the Pacific Association LDR Awards Banquet on Saturday February 6th, held at the Blue Pheasant in Cupertino, CA.  Attendees: Kevin and Noreen Searls, Joe Fabris, Gordon Abbott, Phil Reid, Linda Somers Smith, Carlos Siqueiros, Chris Schille, and Crosby Freeman.

 

 

Winter training is paying off.  Samo Michel was first overall female at The Dam Run 5K in Orinda last weekend. Great job, Samo!  Results here.  And Kim Conley represented very well with a top 5 finish at the University of Washington Invite. Awesome! (Results above in News from Around the Web). Excellent job, ladies!

 

Jonathan Cardenas represented the Asics Aggies at the 2010 Regional Cross Country Champs in Iten, Kenya. Before toeing the line, he survived an armed robbery at knife point. Besides that, he also witnessed a brutal beating during a morning run. Although the race was very difficult it might have been the easiest part of his trip! For all the details of his visit and his race, see his race report on our Discussion/Message Boards.

 

Jameson starts off the year with a 3rd place finish and a 2:24:02 PR. Results below.

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Jonathan Cardenas will representing the Asics Aggies at the Regional Cross Country Championships in Iten, Kenya on Saturday, January 23. Is he intimidated by the world class competition? No! He's gonna throw down with the rest of 'em. We'll be rootin' for you, Jonathan!

 

Our deepest sympathies and heartfelt condolences go out to Kara and her family at the loss of her beloved step-father, Danny Vargas. Godspeed and rest in peace, Danny.

 

Jack Leydig has played a huge roll in developing the strong running community that exists in California today.  Among other things he was the president of WVTC and organized and directed many races that brought the top runners in the country.  He founded the Christmas relays and also started one of the earliest racing circuits for “points” which superseded the USATF running circuits.

Some of you may know that Jack is fighting a rare form non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma and seems to be recovering well after rounds of chemo. Mark Winitz calls out to the California runners to: “Run your next race in honor of him and email me about it.  Recruit your buddies to do the same.  I’ll pass your emails along to Jack.  We owe him that kind of thanks.”

Mark Winitz email address is:  winitz@earthlink.net