Interview with Lynn Jennings

More interesting interview reading with Lynn Jennings. Hear what she thinks about 45 being the new 20 and women's master's running.

Bay Area Blast Off @ Cal

Congrats to Lora Maes, Shannon Morris, and Tara Hillier who raced in the Bay Area Blast Off at Cal this weekend. Here's the play-by-play from Captain Silver:

In the women's mile, Lora and Shannon finished in 3rd (5:21.47) and 4th (5:25.68), respectively, out of 21 entrants. This was a true mile, by the way, not a 1600m. It was a tough race to pace, as two Farm Teamers took it out fast and hard, leaving a large no-man's-land between themselves and the rest of the field. Lora gamely fronted the chase pack as she moved into 3rd early in the race. Shannon, realizing the pack was dawdling, came on strong in the second 1/2 of the race to finish 4sec behind Lora. Congrats, ladies! (And thank you to Shannon, who led the 3 of us to lunch at a delicious creperie near the track. Yum!)

Around 4:15pm, the air was a bit cooler and breezier as Tara lined up for her first ever 3k steeplechase. Despite having never encountered a steeple barrier in her life, Tara finished 2nd in 11:58.37. Ask her about the water jump sometime at practice if you're up for a bit of humor ;)

See full results and pictures online. (Click on the album "2006-03-18 Bay Area Blast Off" and hit "view slideshow".)

Caroline Wins Emerald Nuts 12K

More fantastic weekend news with Caroline bringing home a victory at the Emerald Nuts 12K with a finishing time of 43:48. A particularly strong showing from our Masters women led by none other than Mrs. Sunshine (8th overall - 46:34) followed by Pamela Hayes (48:50 PR?), Janet Smith (50:25), and Master's newbie Angela Mogielski (50:32). Jeanne Olsen continues to impress with a 10 year 12K PR. Other PRs went to Toni Reca and Mary Walsh.

More photos and results online.

Lundy Qualifies for Trials in L.A.

Congratulations to Chris Lundy who became the 1st Impala to qualify for the 2008 Olympic Marathon Trials this morning at the LA Marathon. Chris finished 8th overall in an outstanding 2:43:14.

Toni Miller also ran in LA, finishing in 4:22:29.

Season Opener '06

Stanford Open Track Meet
1500m
9) Lora Maes 4:56.42
3000m
5) Tara Hillier 10:30.31

Palo Alto Vista Trail Half Marathon
1) Emily Leahy 1:53:55 (1st ever race win!)

Norcal 10M (Redding)
3) Maggie Visser 60:50 PR?
4) Lisbet Sunshine 61:44 PR? (1st master)
7) Kathryn Krieger 62:22
12) Alexandra Newman 64:15
14) Pamela Hayes 66:40 (2nd master)
21) Martha Chase 69:40 PR (by 3:33!)
22) Nga Do 69:42 PR?
25) Janet Smith 69:59 (5th master)
27) Karen Ribble 70:02
28) Toni Reca 70:03 PR?
29) Maria Briones 70:30 (3rd senior, fastest 10M in 6 years)
33) Katie Wasilenko 72:23
47) Janet Cain 78:26
49) Irene Herman 78:43 (fastest 10M in 3 years)
50) Sue MacDonald 78:51
51) Toni Miller 79:06 (course PR by 12:38!)
52) Lisa Travaglini 79:44 (fastest 10M in 3 years)
59) Eve Pell 86:57 (2nd super-senior)
62) Nelda Williams 87:31
65) Mary Massee 89:46
71) Suzanne Franco 92:39 (3rd super-senior, fastest 10M in 5 years)
92) Jeanne Olson 1:42:57 (fastest 10M in 9 years, 15:07 faster than '05!)
94) Sue Johnston 1:47:01 (5th super-senior)