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Track Workouts starting April 2nd Kara Crisifulli & Eric Dolezal will be leading “Track Workouts” every Monday at Hudson’s Bay Track. Warm-ups begin at 5:30 PM. The group workout begins at 5:45. This is something long overdue. Here’s your chance to do a organized speed work under a watchful eye. Runners of all abilities are welcome. Even though these workouts are sponsored by CCRC, you do not have to be a member to participate. This is a great way to improve you 5K time for the summer series. Click here to see the flyer.
Volunteers Needed at Lacamas 10 Mile Run CCRC needs a couple volunteers to promote our club at this run. CCRC will set up a tent with our banner. We just need a couple volunteers to man the tent. You will representing club and telling them of all the benefits of the club. You will also be collecting any club memberships. The race is on May 20th. If you are interesting, please contact Russ Zornick at rzornick@comcast.net
Several Local Races Coming Up
Romp Around Round Lake Community Benefit 5k Run/Walk Saturday April 28th, 2007 Doc Harris Stadium, Camas (the 5k is actually 3.2 miles on the trails & begins on the stadium track) @ 10 a.m. The first 50 registered receive a T-shirt Cost: $15 For more information contact Jake Rose at Brosetri@MSN.com
Cinco de Mayo 5k Fun Run Details: 5k run raising money for Fire District No. 3 to help buy lifesaving equipment. Where: Hockinson High School When: May 5th, 2007 Time: 9 AM Cost: $3.00 entry and an available donation jar Contact: Trevor Stephens at trev12grd@msn.com
Humane Society Fun Run & Walk for the Animals, May 5th. This Race starts right by Beaches at 8:45. It is a 5K Loop that goes to Ester Short Park. All proceeds benefit the Humane Society. You are welcome to bring your four-legged Friend along for the fun. For more information go to www.southwesthumane.org Hockinson 5K Fun Run, June 2nd. More Information coming later.
Vancouver Lake Another Success It was another successful Vancouver Lake Half Marathon. The success was due to our volunteers and our participants. We had more than enough help. I heard a lot of complements for the cookies. Our race is developing a reputation for the cookies. A big Thanks to Jenny Teppo who provided 40 dozen and to Pam Cabanatuan who provided 20 dozen. Also a lot of credits go our participants. Most every participants was carpooling. So we were able to raise our limit by 50 runners from last year. Which means more money for our scholarship fund. A big thanks to all. And thanks to Kelly Johnson for taking pictures. Here is the link for the pictures. A big thanks to all the volunteers. We had 73 known volunteers. The success of the marathon could not have been possible without them.
Franklin Fun Run on March 24th Ben Franklin Elementary School will be having their annul 5K fun run on March 24th. Proceeds benefit the arts & students at Ben Franklin. Cost is $20. For more information, Clink on this link.
Jingle Jog Run for Sam
Thanks to all who came to support sam Marx, a student of evergreen High school, at the jingle jog run. There were approximately 125 runners, and 60 people who shaved their heads. AS a result of the many generous donations, and multiple head shavings, we have raisedover $ 2,700 towards the American cancer Society. - Evergreen High School XC
The Portland To Coast High School Challenge “HURRY!!! She’s coming!!!!” A coat flew through the air, followed by a pair of sweat pants. The hand-off was made with the slap of the reflective bracelet. Just 23 more times to repeat this same insane act that came with feelings of adrenaline and excitement. The Portland to Coast high school challenge was the adventure of the summer. Our relay team, consisting of 12 girls, definitely rose to the challenge. The team was formed by 4 girls from each school- Evergreen, Mt.View, and Heritage. Crossing the finish line 17 hours after starting out, we were the second all-girls team to arrive. With no veteran runners we did not know what to expect, and when night came the anxiety had risen. Even though there were thousands of runners on the same course, by night they had spread out and most people were now running solo, the light of their tiny headlamps bouncing off the trees. The 127 mile course that began on the busy freeway had turned onto dark country back roads that were completely swallowed by darkness. The thought of running on this desolate, pitch black road alone terrified us. When it was finally my time to stand beside the glowing orange cones of the exchange zone the anticipation was escalated into an amazing burst of excitement. As our seventh runner, Sarah, ran in, I received the bracelet, and took off sprinting. As I ran straight ahead into darkness, the tiny headlamp lit a small circle of the bending road ahead of me, the light bouncing from left to right with each step. I quickly relaxed and fell into my pace. It was beautiful in every direction I looked. The sky had uncountable stars; almost enough to make my reflective vest glow. The only scenery was the outline of the black mountains on the star lit sky. The air was sharp and cold, burning my lungs if I drew it in too fast. Crickets chirped and the bushes rustled on both sides of the street. The end of my 6 mile leg came as a shock, as I fell back into civilization. There were lights, cheering, and runners warming up on the side of the road alongside a row of porta potties. I took off the bracelet and handed it to Jill, an amazingly fast Sr. From Mt.View. She took off, and was swallowed by darkness and the dust that had risen from the gravel road. At 3:00a.m. our van arrived in a field with thousands of other vehicles, that were surrounded on every side with sleeping runners in bags. Our van contained only 6 of the 12 runners, so while the 6 from the other van were running, we got rest in the huge field for a few hours. As I threw my sleeping bag on the ground between two vans, I fell in love with the race. The challenge was unthinkable. Not only was every person physically exhausted but they had gone against the cold of night, the hunger, the nauseated feelings of throwing up, and stress of getting to the right place at the right time. Before the sun rose, we piled back into the van and prepared to receive the handoff from a member of the other van. With the early morning came a long, quiet van ride. My next and final leg came sooner than I expected, my brain still groggy from sleep. I waited in the exchange zone until I received the hand off. My feet pounded on the asphalt as I began to pass walkers in the orange morning light. The scenery had changed to fields and streams covered with low , sun- lit clouds. The 7 miles went by quickly, before I knew it I had handed off to Jill again, and my part in the relay became complete. The girls in the van were now up and excited, although tired, as we approached the beach. Our last runner, Katie, was finally on her way at about 11:00 a.m. We honked at her as we drove past. We were almost done. The beach was crowded with runners who had already finished, giving the small town a vibe of liveliness. We made our way through the streets to the sand, and the finish chute. Recognizing familiar faces from other teams, we talked excitedly about our legs (no pun intended). Suddenly Katie ran into the finish area, along with the girls from the other van, who had joined her for the finish. They crossed the finish line together. Wow! We did it! 127 miles. Twelve of us highschool girls had made it all the way to the beach. We ran over to greet Katie and ask how it went. The grin on her face said it all. We were handed medals and lined up for a team photo. Every smile in the picture was exhausted, but proud. It had definitely been the most exciting endurance challenge of the summer. If we weren’t so tired we might have just run back the way we came. By Aimee Teuscher Edited by Caitlin Litsey August 2006
The team finished second in the girls category. They ran the race in 17:36. The team was made up of four girls from Evergreen: Caitlin Litsey, Aimee Teuscher, Paige DeLapp and Katie McClanahan. Four girls from Heritage: Anastasia Mahznikova, Alisha Gipe, Sarah Alvick and Haley Hatch. And four girls from Mountain View: Elisa Decker, Talaina King, Gillian Carlsen and Melissa Carmody. Click here to see their picture.
Summer Series Awards On Wednesday, August 30 we had our end of the Summer picnic along with awards for the Summer Series. We gave away awards to celebrate our most successful summer series ever. We had over 1800 runners participate in the series and 12 out of 14 runs had over 100 participants. We gave out awards to the our top 20 point scorers (points were based on how you did in your age group) and to the top 40 participants who finished the most races. Our top point scorer was Kris Krohn. And we 3 runners who participated in all 14 summer runs. They were Ross Nudd, Ron Limpf and Kris Krohn. Congratulations to all on making the summer series a smash. Free Group Runs at Fit Right Northwest |
