HOUR RUN

“Sunny” Sunday April 6, 2014

Directed by “Bill Daniel” <drd4462@att.net>

The “hour run” is one of the most venerable of SRRC’s races. It is also unique. The purpose is to see how far you can go in an hour. On a track, this means you are never more than 220 yards from the leader. Also you get to quit when the leader does. There is considerable debate concerning the most psychologically difficult part of the race. For my part, I say it’s between 30 and 40 minutes.

The weather gods were kind to us this year, though it was a bit warmer than I had anticipated and prayed for. Luckily Yoon rushed to the store and got some water. Thank you, Yoon.

First, the preliminaries! Surprisingly, there were only 2 participants of the 400 Meter Dash. Thomas Nolan blazed to a 52:54 clocking; while 68 year old Rick Park proved he had something left in the tank, circumnavigating the track in 91:26. Andrew Jones led a field of 6 in the SRRC and Quite Possibly the World Championship Mile Run, clocking a fine 5:09. With only 6 participating in this event, but record numbers in the hour run, it appeared folks were saving up for the main event. This was NOT the case for Andrew, Karen Kidwell (6:49), Doreen Lewis (9:02), and Jessica Powers (9:51), who would participate in the hour run. There were no Iron Men/Women this year.

Two of the 54 runners starting the hour run covered more than 10 miles, Jason Lewis (10 + 387 yds) and Trevor Carlson (10 + 40 yds.) They won the 20’s and 30’s divisions respectively. Hall of Famer John Zinselmeir (8-900) was the 60’s champ, and ever the precise Jeff Haag (8-587) took the 50’s. Brett Johnson (7-1100) was the crème de la crème of the 40’s. Laura Chapman (7-1210) was the fartherist lady and the 50’s champ. She was followed by Karen Kidwell, whose 7-440 may have been a tad short for her long distance racing. Tracy Johnson covered 7 miles, taking the women’s 40’s division, making it a clean sweep for the Johnson family in that division. Eleven year old Jadon Bruckner (6-660) had a fine performance. Ken Young (6-545) bested Jurgen Giessel (5-500) to take the really old guys division. Portia Matheson (5-246) barely held off Donna Ayers (5-176) for the not so over the hill ladies. OOPS! Almost overlooked 30’s champ Amber Thompson, who covered 6-1540. There were other fine performances, but the star goes to 5 year old Lulu Van Valkenburgh who covered 880 yards in her debut performance. Three runners were listed as DNF, an impossibility if you take more than one step. We’ll try to correct this next year.

A big shout out goes to Yoon for the water, the tabulations and the photos. Thanks also to Gary, for the chronomix action, and to Mj who was there in reserve. And, of course, thanks to the participants. See ya next year.

400 Meter

Place Name Age/G Time

1 Thomas Nolan 20M 0:52:54

2 Rick Park 68M 1:31:26

Mile Run

Place Name Age/G Time

1 Andrew Jones 36M 5:09

2 Optimus Prime 33M 5:20

3 Jeremy Powers 28M 6:33

4 Karen Kidwell 29F 6:49

5 Doreen Lewis 29F 9:02

6 Jessica Powers 28F 9:51

Hour Run

Place Name Age/G Distance

1 Jason Lewis 28M 10 mi + 0387 yds

2 Trevor Carlson 34M 10 mi + 0040 yds

3 Jesse Cronin 26M 9 mi + 1460 yds

4 Cody Thompson 37M 9 mi + 0330 yds

5 John Zinselmeir 66M 8 mi + 0900 yds

6 Adam Falk 28M 8 mi + 0880 yds

7 Jeff Haag 54M 8 mi + 0587 yds

8 Andrew Jones 36M 8 mi + 0440 yds

9 Yoshi Uemura 59M 8 mi + 0100 yds

10 Jack West 62M 7 mi + 1430 yds

11 Laura Chapman 51F 7 mi + 1210 yds

12 Brett Johnson 45M 7 mi + 1100 yds

13 Robert Ayers 56M 7 mi + 0800 yds

14 Brian Ferguson 60M 7 mi + 0550 yds

15 Karen Kidwell 29F 7 mi + 0440 yds

16 Nick Launius 34M 7 mi + 0110 yds

17 Tracy Johnson 41F 7 mi + 0000 yds

18 Jeremy Powers 28M 6 mi + 1650 yds

19 Amber Thompson 37F 6 mi + 1540 yds

20 Thomas Nolan 20M 6 mi + 1100 yds

21 Bob Chapman 56M 6 mi + 0880 yds

22 Jadon Bruckner 11M 6 mi + 0660 yds

23 Ken Young 72M 6 mi + 0545 yds

24 Daniel Lipiec 58M 6 mi + 0100 yds

25 Dawn Durbin 49F 6 mi + 0000 yds

26 Liz Van Mantgem 45F 6 mi + 0000 yds

27 Chris Benassi 29M 5 mi + 1650 yds

28 Tom Nolan 50M 5 mi + 1540 yds

29 Adam Timek 32M 5 mi + 1540 yds

30 Peter Martin 53M 5 mi + 1320 yds

31 Gary Timek 66M 5 mi + 0880 yds

32 Ariana Thobaben 45F 5 mi + 0880 yds

33 Tamara Hubbard 42F 5 mi + 0880 yds

34 Yolynn St. John 42F 5 mi + 0770 yds

35 Jurgen Giessel 77M 5 mi + 0500 yds

36 Deb Laraby 56F 5 mi + 0440 yds

37 Portia Matheson 66F 5 mi + 0246 yds

38 Donna Ayres 66F 5 mi + 0176 yds

39 Jessica Powers 28F 5 mi + 0088 yds

40 Bill Daniel 69M 5 mi + 0035 yds

41 Doreen Lewis 29F 5 mi + 0000 yds

42 Kit Boisvert-Meyer 33F 4 mi + 1540 yds

43 Mj Goble 49F 4 mi + 1368 yds

44 Sherry Myers 58F 4 mi + 0880 yds

45 Meredith Launius 33F 4 mi + 0000 yds

46 Bill Laraby 71M 3 mi + 1320 yds

47 John Norberg 87M 3 mi + 0880 yds

48 Rulon Barker 06M 3 mi + 0440 yds

49 Arthur Barker 52M 3 mi + 0440 yds

50 Gayle Patrice 58F 3 mi + 0000 yds

51 Lulu Van Valkenburgh 05F 0 mi + 0880 yds

52 Boaz Bruckner 05M DNF

53 Alicia Launius 09F DNF

54 Robert Meyer 68M DNF