Back to
School Run/Walk
September 4, 2004
Ridgecrest, California
By Jenny McLaughlin
Thirty-eight
runners and walkers participated in the Back to School Run/Walk early Saturday
morning of Labor Day weekend. The weather was just about perfect: cool
for September with a very slight breeze. The approximately two and one-half
mile course rambled, zig-zagged, and undulated around the desert near Cerro
Coso Community College, finishing with a jump over a gully and a short
dash uphill. Among walkers, the first female finisher was Lori Schneider
and first male was James Murray. The first female runner was Amy Cowie
and first male runner was Miguel Rosales. All participants were rewarded
for their efforts with graham crackers, cookies and ripe melon pieces.
Thanks are due to Chris Rios, Ruby Dison, Nickki Dison and Ian Rawson for
their help in marking the course, to Randy Klassen, Ruby Dison and Anthony
Barnes for the timing and score keeping, and to Eric Kajiwara for sending
the race announcement to the local papers.
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Overall Finish Times
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Place
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Name
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Time
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1.
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Miguel Rosales |
13:52
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2.
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David Dang |
14:11
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3.
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Evan Zurn |
14:22
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4.
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Eddy Lee |
14:33
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5.
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David Ball |
14:42
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6.
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Chase Rachels |
14:48
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7.
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Brian Wiley |
15:39
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8.
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Ryan Smith |
15:59
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9.
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Nathan Wiley |
16:51
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10.
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Matthew Johnson |
16:58
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11.
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Mark McKinney |
16:59
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12.
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Ian Rawson |
17:25
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13.
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Amy Cowie |
17:28
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14.
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Stefani Rana |
17:44
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15.
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Brittney Harms |
17:53
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16.
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Reid Bridges |
18:24
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17.
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Heather |
18:25
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18.
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Eric Kajiwara |
20:08
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19.
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Kristy Park |
20:38
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20.
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Kristi Schneider |
20:38
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21.
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Jenna Fie |
20:39
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22.
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Melissa |
21:16
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23.
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Debbie Brown |
21:16
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24.
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Thomas Corley |
21:34
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25.
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Justin Salinas |
22:01
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26.
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Monica Fausett |
22:04
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27.
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Larry Lewellen |
22:29
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28.
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Peter Wiley |
22:55
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29.
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Megan Salinas |
23:22
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30.
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Jennifer Speer |
23:36
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31.
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John Anderson |
23:33
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32.
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Peter Konopak |
24:04
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33.
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Chris Rios |
24:37
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34.
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Lori Schneider |
30:58
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35.
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James Murray |
34:49
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36.
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William H. Broyles |
34:59
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37.
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Kathy Martin |
35:06
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38.
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Elaine Wiley |
35:07
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Walker Age Group Places
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Age Group
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Place
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Women
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Men
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0-14
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1.
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2.
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3.
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15-24
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1.
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2.
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3.
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25-34
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1.
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2.
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3.
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35-44
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1.
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Lori Schneider |
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2.
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3.
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45-54
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1.
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Elaine Wiley |
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2.
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3.
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55-64
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1.
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Kathy Martin |
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2.
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3.
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65+
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1.
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James Murray |
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2.
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William H. Broyles |
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3.
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Runner Age Group Places
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Age Group
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Place
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Women
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Men
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0-14
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1.
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Kristy Park |
Nathan Wiley |
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2.
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Kristi Schneider |
Matthew Johnson |
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3.
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Jennifer
Speer |
Reid
Bridges |
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15-24
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1.
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Amy Cowie |
Miguel Rosales |
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2.
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Stefani Rana |
David Dang |
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3.
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Brittney
Harms |
Evan
Zurn |
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25-34
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1.
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Melissa |
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2.
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3.
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35-44
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1.
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Debbie Brown |
Mark McKinney |
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2.
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Peter Konopak |
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3.
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45-54
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1.
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Thomas Corley |
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2.
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Peter Wiley |
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3.
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55-64
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1.
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Eric Kajiwara |
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2.
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Larry Lewellen |
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3.
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Chris
Rios |
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65+
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1.
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John Anderson |
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2.
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3.
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AC 100
September 18, 2004
Wrightwood, CA
Eric Kajiwara's Story
Keith ran a good race. I heard he trained for
it. A novel concept. I think training is overrated. You
need give some blood the night before the race and also buy some new shoes
for the race. I tried something for the first time this year's run.
Eating. I had more energy the whole run (DUHH). Thanks to my
"Death Race 2004" crew and pacers. Jo, Mark, Randy, Mitch and Elaina.
Elaina got the cattle prod out as soon as we hit the pavement (1 mile from
the finish) so I was able to break 30 hours (29:46). It was great
to see other friendly faces at the aid stations like Ruth Carter, Pat Devita,
Curtis Davis, Pam and Gary Kileen, Rob McNear, and Craig McClurg.
Weather was great. Cooper Canyon was not bad tempurature wise.
The climb out was still a be-a-tch. I got some small blisters, but
nothing to compare with Randy's. He just told me to suck it up and
"run bitch". Number 7 is in the record books. Still don't know
if I'm going for the 1000 mile award. Give me a month. I hate
to let my crew down and ruin their fun because they like to party every
year.
Keith Richards-Dinger's Story
Yes, I trained this year, seemed to help. I
think I'll pass on giving blood the night before, but I did do the new
shoe thing
this year. The first half of the race was
great - spectacular sunrise, very clear air above the sea of clouds in
the marine
layer in the LA Basin, nice and cool. I
was out of Chilao (mile 53) in right at 12 hours elapsed time and
feeling great, so I thought a 26 hour finish might be possible. But
then I did something to my left anterior tibialis. With ibuproferen
and dramatic changes to my downhill running form I was able to keep moving
reasonably well as far as Chantry Flats (mile 75), but then I fell apart
- no fewer than nine people passed me as I groveled my way up the climb
to the Mt. Wilson Toll Rd. Still it is hard to be disappointed with taking
2:24 off last year's time (30:16 to 27:52). Thanks to Curtis for
crewing for me (and for pacing my little brother Eric in from Chantry -
this was Eric's first attempt at a 100-miler and he finished just a few
minutes after me in 28:18), it was a big help. I'm still amazed
at what a great, friendly group of people ultrarunners and volunteers are.
Yesterday and today my left anterior tibialis
is just excruciating, does anyone have a doctor in town to recommend for
this sort of thing?