05/01/10


YAKIMA RIVER CANYON MARATHON #10
March 27, 2010

The Yakima River Canyon Marathon that 
was held on Saturday, March 27, 2010, 
was special to those who run it or 
volunteer their services every year.  
In what has seemed a short lime, we 
reached our tenth anniversary with a 
record-breaking attendance.  It seemed 
like it was our best marathon yet!

On the morning of the race we gathered 
at the Days Inn in Ellensburg and 
stayed warm in their Conference Center 
Building visiting and resting during 
day-of-race packet pickup.  As the 
starting time approached, we walked a 
third of a mile to the starting line 
where Joe Henderson conveyed 
information to the 540 participants as 
they gathered.  Joe had been the guest 
speaker at our first two marathons and 
announced at the start and finish 
lines of these and several more of our 
races.  We were glad that he could 
return to help us celebrate our tenth 
anniversary.

Pastor Jim Erixson of Yakima’s First 
Presbyterian Church gave the 
invocation, and Fenny Roberts sang the 
national anthem as she has for a 
decade.  At 7:55 a.m. the two-man 
wheelchair race began, and at 8:00 
a.m. the familiar “train whistle” 
started the race for everyone else.

The weather was ideal.  The sky was 
calm and clear with a temperature of 
40 degrees at the start that rose to 
60 degrees later on.  A minor headwind 
in the final miles had a cooling 
effect.

Jerry Martin, 62, of Spokane added to 
his many wins in the Canyon by winning 
the wheelchair division in a time of 
1:53:00.  Richard Harris, 59, of 
Gallatin Gateway, Montana, finished in 
2:50:00.

Gilbert Ondusko, 41, of Poulsbo took 
an early lead in the marathon and kept 
it for many miles.  In the second half 
Sean Meissner, 36, of Sisters, Oregon, 
closed the quarter mile gap to a few 
feet at the base of the Dam Hill.  He 
caught and passed Gilbert on the lower 
slope and extended his lead in the 
23rd mile uphill and the subsequent 5K 
downhill to the finish line.  His 
training as an ultramarathoner and 
mountain runner paid off.  Sean won 
with a time of 2:45:14, and Gilbert 
came in second with a 2:49:26.  Chris 
Warren, 42, of Renton finished third 
with a 2:52:11.  Jeff Hambleton, 38, 
of Anacortes ran a 2:55:51 for fourth 
position just ahead of Kenn Clark, 36, 
of Tumwater who finished fifth with a 
2:55:56.

Annie Thiessen, 39, of Tacoma became a 
repeat women’s winner with a 3:00:46 
finish, 11th place overall.  Iliana 
Sach, 32, of Bellevue was second with 
a time of 3:09:55.  Close behind in 
third position was Lilia Paradis, 27, 
of Seattle with a 3:11:25.  Four-time 
winner and women’s course record 
holder Mary Hanna, 48, of Maple Valley 
ran a 3:13:06 for 4th place, and Karen 
Kupp, 41, of Yakima was close behind 
with a 3:13:29 for fifth place.

An outstanding performance was turned 
in by Sidney Shotwell, 11, of Battle 
Ground.  She was the youngest 
competitor in the race, yet won the 
Female 19 & Under Age Group with a 
time of 4:15:40.  Janelle Wagnild, 19, 
of Spokane Valley ran a 4:24:25 for 
second place in that group.

I enjoyed running and walking the 
marathon from start to finish with 
my “adopted grandson” Michael Dutton, 
39, of Marysville.  We reminisced, 
enjoyed the scenery and the volcanic 
geology along the way.  The two signs 
of spring that we saw were yellow 
flowered Sagebrush Buttercup and 
yellow flowered Fern Leaf Desert 
Parsley.

After we entered the Canyon, I 
alternated between walking and 
running.  By Mile 12 my “walk” was 
faster than my “run” so I walked the 
last 14 miles to a 7:09:14 finish, 
525th of 532 finishers and first (and 
only) 80 year old male.  “Thanks” to 
Linda Brown for the massage at the 
finish area that helped to rejuvenate 
me.  And “thanks” to Nick Schultz for 
making things special with 
the “clothesline” of his TEN volunteer 
shirts to run under just before the 
finish line.

For many of us the “marathon weekend” 
began on Thursday evening, March 25th, 
with “set-up” at the Selah Civic 
Center that was followed for some of 
us by a meal at the Old Country 
Buffet, a sponsor.  Then it ended with 
the no-host breakfast at sponsor 
Howard Johnson Plaza’s Plum Room on 
Sunday morning, March 28th.

In between there were events that 
involved meals as well.  At the Friday 
night pasta feed Riley Jungquist, one 
of two winners of the 2009 Team 
Dolphin Boston Marathon Fund Award, 
presented checks and certificates to 
this year’s winners, Piper Peterson of 
Spokane and Judson Moore of 
Bellingham.  A third winner, Sara 
Malcolm of Seattle, was unable to 
attend.

Marathon Maniac Jon Gissberg of 
Seattle is a member of the 100 
Marathon Club North America AND of the 
100 Marathon Club of Japan.  He 
sponsored me to become a member of the 
Japanese club and surprised me with a 
new member’s plaque and a set of the 
club clothing (pink jacket, singlet, 
shorts and cap).

We had a full house at this pasta feed 
and were pleased to have two great 
speakers to complete this event.  
Don “The Rev” Kienz, a Marathon Maniac 
from Exton, Pennsylvania, did such a 
good job as a humorous speaker last 
year that we invited him back to be on 
the program again.  He delivered big 
time!
Joe Henderson, the renowned runner, 
writer, speaker and coach, returned to 
give a stimulating talk that we all 
enjoyed.  We were honored that he came 
from Eugene, Oregon, to help us 
celebrate our 10th anniversary.  Both 
of these talks complemented each other 
and were informative and entertaining.

The awards ceremony/meal on Saturday 
followed the traditional pattern.  
There were framed pictures of the 
Canyon for the wheelchair winner and 
the first and second place male and 
female finishers.  First, second and 
third place winners in all 5-year 
divisions were given acrylic awards 
while the fourth and fifth place 
winners received special ribbons.

This year the 25 runners who had 
finished ALL TEN Yakima River Canyon 
Marathons were Steve Barrick, 47, 
Kent; Stanley Bostrum, 52, Yakima; Jim 
Boyd, 67, Seattle; Jerry Buchmann, 57, 
Ephrata;  Karin Buchmann, 53, Ephrata; 
Larry Carroll, 70, Spokane; Neil 
Corrigan, 53, Kennewick; Bob Dolphin,
80, Yakima/Renton; Ron Fowler, 62, 
Rochester; Steve Hamling, 41, Auburn; 
Ron Hayden, 54, Richland; Dennis 
Higbee, 69, Selah; David Jones, 64, 
Seattle; Stephen Love, 56, Mansfield; 
Mark Moody, 47, Bellevue; Jose 
Nebrida, 68, Chicago, IL; James Nolan, 
65, Spokane; David Olsho, 58, Seattle; 
Bruce Palmquist, 47, Ellensburg; JR 
Phillips, 71, Yakima; Mel Preedy, 76, 
Ravensdale; Casey Rice, 48, Yakima; 
Fenny Roberts, 57, Salem, OR; Jim 
Scheer, 68, Vancouver; and Steve Yee, 
50, Renton.  Our sponsor Stewart 
Subaru of Yakima gave each of these 
loyal marathoners a royal blue jacket 
with our YRCM and Stewart Subaru logos 
embroidered on it.  

CONGRATULATIONS TO:

1.	The 100 Marathon Club North 
America on their second reunion at the 
marathon.  This club was
formed by Lenore and Bob Dolphin at 
the first YRCM, so it was a 10 year 
anniversary for the club of 275+ 
members.  At the Friday meeting the 
total number of marathons tallied by 
Jeff Hagen of Yakima for this group 
was 9, 202……an average of 191+ 
marathons per member!    Pins of 
achievement were given to the members 
who had completed more than 200, 300 
and 400 marathons.

2. David Jones, 64, of Seattle for 
completing his 200th marathon on March 
27th.  His 100th marathon had been a 
YRCM as well.

3. Four runners who completed their 
100th 26.2 mile race…..Ray Shaw, 52, 
Tacoma; Julia Thorn, 52, Australia; 
Diana Robinson, 43, Bellingham; and 
David Reid, 62, Crestline, 
California.  

4. John Wallace, 66, 100 Marathon Club 
member from Longboat Key, Florida, for 
setting a new Guinness World Record in 
February of 2009.  He was the first 
runner to complete a marathon in 100 
different countries.  Since then his 
count has advanced to 102, and #103 is 
planned.

5. Larry Carroll, 70, of Spokane for 
establishing a new 70-74 Male course 
record with a time of 3:48:12.  The 
previous record was 4:03:37, set in 
2008 by Dan Shuff. 

6. Gunhild Swanson, 65, of Spokane 
Valley for setting a new 65-69 Female 
course record with a time of 4:02:09.  
The previous record of 4:44:00 was set 
in 2006 by Dolores Scott.

7. Maureen Edgar, 65, of Richland for 
completing her first marathon in a 
time of 7:36:47, walking the 
distance.  She and Gunhild Swanson 
were the oldest women in the race, and 
she is the oldest “first-timer” at 
YRCM.

8. Becky Gullberg, 24, of Monroe who 
ran her first marathon in memory of 
her brother who had died on Mt. Hood 
in Oregon this past winter.  This was 
to have been his first marathon, so 
she and two friends ran it in his 
memory, and her dad and a friend ran 
half of it as a memorial to him.

SPECIAL THANKS TO:

1.	The many Hard Core Runners 
Club members who have contributed 
their talents over the years and the 
long list of non-runners and locals 
who have been a major part of our race 
from the beginning.  Special mention 
goes to:  Jose Nebrida from Chicago, 
Illinois - two-time speaker, 10-time 
runner and many-time introducer of 
guest speakers; Fenny Roberts, Salem, 
Oregon – 10-time runner, 10-time 
singer of the national anthem and 10-
time volunteer; Ruth Laughlin, 
Shoreline – 10-time “Flower Lady” and 
volunteer; Roelif Laughlin, Shoreline –
 10-time finish line volunteer; Jeff 
Stensland (Lenore’s son), Mt. Vernon 
(200 miles away) – 10-time “Drop Bag 
Service” from the Days Inn in 
Ellensburg to the finish line in rural 
Selah.
2.	To the representatives of 
other running clubs for “just being 
there” – Steve & Paula Boone, Humble 
Texas - 50 States Marathon Club; Steve 
Yee, Chris Warren, Tony Phillippi, 
Robert Lopez, Marc Frommer and lots of 
Marathon Maniacs; Ron Fowler, Jim Kunz 
and Bill Voilland - Evil Triplets.

At 80 years of age Lenore and I are 
fondly known as “The World’s Oldest 
Marathon Race Directors,” but on race 
weekend we were “just kids” compared 
to some of our volunteers.  This year 
87 year old Roelif Laughlin was joined 
by 89 year old Frank Dane as finish 
line volunteers, and 82 year old Bill 
Shepherd was the men’s shower monitor 
at Selah Junior High School.  Ben & 
Eleanor Hayward, both 89, were 
captains of the Cascadian Hiking 
Club’s Aid Station #2 for the 10th 
year.  They’ve set a precedent!  We 
may continue being the “world’s oldest 
marathon race directors” for more 
races in our beloved Canyon.

THANKS to the runners, volunteers, our 
Marathon Committee, the Hard Core 
Runners Club, our sponsors, our 
speakers, the law enforcement officers 
and many others who contributed their 
time and effort to make the 2010 
Yakima River Canyon Marathon 10th 
anniversary a great event.  As we 
start our second decade of 
providing “a marathon for runners put 
on by runners and running supporters,” 
we hope to break attendance records 
again on April 2, 2011.

Written by Bob Dolphin
                                       
Edited, Typed and Distributed by 
Lenore Dolphin

05/07/10


About Hospital Hill Run

The 37th Annual Hospital Hill Run, 10K 
and UMKC School of Medicine 5K, will be 
held on Saturday, June 5, 2010. In 2010 
we expect over 7,500 athletes to 
compete in the Grandfather of Kansas 
City running.  All participants receive 
a short sleeved technical shirt, 
running cap and re-usable goody bag.  
All finishers also receive a finishers 
medal; (unique to each event), finish 
flip flops, entry to the post race BBQ 
and beer.

The 2010 Hospital Hill Run is sponsored 
by UMKC School of Medicine, Crown 
Center, Blue Cross Blue Shield of 
Kansas City, Saint Luke’s Health 
System , Sports Radio 810, Hot Talk 
1510, Garmin, Saucony, Three Little 
Pigs BBQ, Boulevard Beer, Milano’s, 
Shook, Hardy & Bacon LLP, Garry 
Gribble’s, Hyatt Regency at Crown 
Center and SoftVu.

For additional information, please 
contact Beth Salinger, Race Director, 
at (312)573-1737 or 
beth@hospitalhillrun.com

Thanks!
Beth Salinger
Race Director
Hospital Hill Run
312-925-6067 cell
312-573-1949 fax
June 5, 2010
www.hospitalhillrun.com

05/18/10


John K. Van Steenbergh completed the 
Sugarloaf Marathon in Maine, with a 
time of 2:54:52, placing 8th overall 
and 1st in his age group.

He also ran the A1A Marathon in Fort 
Lauderdale on 2/21/10. He finished in 
2:55:33, 4th overall and 1st in his 
age group. (he tore his hamstring 
again here, so he has been a little 
cranky). 

He also has lower 48 states complete, 
and Alaska and Hawaii are his last two 
to knock out. 

05/24/10


BIG SUR MARATHON - April 25, 2010

Two days after the April 19th Boston 
Marathon Lenore and I continued the 
adventure of our 10-day Boston2Big Sur 
Challenge by flying from Boston to San 
Francisco.  This was a “frequent 
flyer” trip, and we were fortunate to 
be assigned our “first-ever” seats in 
the first class section of the 
airplane.  It was a great experience 
to be pampered on this 3,000 mile non-
stop flight.

Waiting for us at the San Francisco 
airport were our daughter Jan 
Stensland and her husband Simon Patton 
of nearby Kensington, California.  Jan 
had done such a good job as chauffeur 
and tour-guide for our 2008  Lake 
Tahoe Marathon weekend that we gladly 
accepted her offer to do the same for 
the 25th running of the Big Sur 
Marathon on Sunday, April 25, 2010.

On Friday evening we arrived at the 
Comfort Inn in Marina, CA.  The next 
morning we went to packet pickup at 
race headquarters in Monterey.  The 
Expo was one of the best that I’ve 
seen.  Many of the runners were 
wearing Boston Marathon shirts or ones 
for the Boston2Big Sur Challenge.

There were 401 who had registered for 
the “2 marathons, 6 days, and 3,000 
miles apart” challenge, and a special 
booth was there for us at the Expo.  I 
checked in, showed the volunteers my 
Boston finishers medal and received my 
distinctive  bib and a goodie bag.

We had plenty of time to do 
the “tourist thing” before the 4:30 
pasta dinner, so we chose to drive the 
course from the nearby Athletes 
Village finish area south along 
highway 1 for 26.2 miles to the 
starting area at Big Sur State Park.  

We returned on the Highway 1 scenic 
drive continuing through the 
picturesque town of Carmel onto the 17 
Mile Drive.  There we saw Monterey 
Pines, Monterey Cypress trees, 
beaches, rocky promontories at the 
edge of the ocean, golf courses and 
estates.

Next came the buffet carbo-loading 
dinner back at the hotel in Monterey.  
Bill Capel, 61, of Wadesboro,      
North Carolina, joined us.  He had 
traveled all the way across our great 
country to run his first marathon at 
Big Sur.  He was attracted to this 
race by the information that he 
gathered about it.

We were back at the Comfort Inn and 
settled in for an early, and short, 
night.  Thousands of runners are 
transported in the dark from Monterey 
and Carmel to the starting area early 
on race morning.  The alarm awakened 
me at 3:00 a.m., and by 3:30 a.m. Jan 
and I were in the car ready to go to 
my bus pickup area in  Monterey.  Bill 
Morton, 50, of Brighton, Colorado, 
joined us.  He’s a 50 States Finisher 
who’s working on his “second time 
around.”

At the staging area for the start in 
Big Sur State Park it was like a 
family gathering.  Drawn together by 
yellow Marathon Maniac shirts were Jon 
and Sherry Mahoney from Vernon, 
British Columbia, Betsy Rogers and her 
husband Matt Hagen from Seattle, 
Barefoot Todd Byers from Long Beach, 
California, Ed Ettinghausen of 
Wildomar, California and myself.  I 
had seen Janet Green of Courtenay, 
British Columbia, on Saturday.

At 7:00 a.m. the race started on the 
closed, two-lane, asphalt Highway 1 
with an easy downgrade for the first 
mile.  This was good for a “warm-up” 
and made it easy for the field to 
spread out.

The weather was great…..clear and 
comfortable with cooling winds and a 
maximum temperature of 63 degrees.  
The scenery was spectacular as we 
looked out at the bluffs sloping down 
to the surf at the ocean and up to a 
steep mountain ridge.

I walked the many hills and ran the 
downhills to make up some of the time 
lost by walking so much.  The longest 
and highest hill went to 560 feet at 
Hurricane Point twelve miles into the 
race.  The only “flat” area was the 
picturesque Bixby Bridge at the 
halfway mark.

The last few miles were in the suburbs 
of Carmel Heights and Carmel-by-the-
Sea.  After I went over the last hill, 
I could see the finish area in a tent 
village below.  It was there that 
Lenore, Jan and a group of Marine 
volunteers were waiting for me.  I 
finished with a time of 6:46:44, 
3,442nd finisher of 3,442 overall, 
1,942nd male and second 80-84M.

It had been a good race.  I’m glad 
that I was one of the 322 runners who 
finished the inaugural Boston2Big Sur 
Challenge and earned a finishers medal 
and jacket for the Challenge and a 
finishers medal and age group plaque 
for the marathon.  Thank you, Dave 
McGillivray, Boston Race Director, and 
Wally Kastner, Big Sur Race Director, 
for making this happen. 

Written by Bob Dolphin
                                       
Edited, Typed and Distributed by 
Lenore Dolphin

PARTIAL RESULTS – BIG SUR MARATHON, 
April 25, 2010
2:26:09  Daniel Tapia, 23, 
Castroville, CA, Overall Winner
2:27:39  Michael Wardian, 36, 
Arlington, VA, Second Overall
2:33:05  Christopher Mocko, 24, Palo 
Alto, CA, Third Overall
2:55:38  Veronica Clemens, 38, New 
York, NY, Women’s Winner
2:59:08  Chris Warren, 42, Renton, WA, 
Marathon Maniac (MM), Sixth Overall 
3:08:11  Melinda Schwartz, 32, 
Buffalo, NY, Second Woman
3:09:22  Erin Crum, 31, Boise, ID, 
Third Woman
3:43:28  Matt Hagen, 39, Seattle, WA
3:44:09  Steve Yee, 50, Renton, WA, MM
3:56:03  Janet Green, 52, Courtenay, 
BC, 1st 55-59F
4:23:15  Jon Manhoney, Vernon, BC, MM
4:26:52  Sherry Mahoney, Vernon, BC, MM
4:34:39  Betsy Rogers, 46, Seattle, 
WA, MM
4:37:22  Jill Hudson, 48, Seattle, WA, 
MM
4:37:52  Boonsom Hartman, 52, Oak 
Forest, IL
4:45:04  Brian Pendleton, 55, Auburn, 
WA, MM
5:12:07  Todd Byers, 46, Long Beach, CA
5:43:14  Bill Capel, Jr., 61, 
Wadesboro, NC
5:53:40  Ed Ettinghausen, 47, 
Wildomar, CA
5:56:22  Steve Machel, 49, West 
Covina, CA, MM
6:14:23  William Morton, 50, Brighton, 
CO
6:20:00  Richard Laine, 80, San 
Carlos, CA, 1st
6:46:44  Bob Dolphin, 80, 
Renton/Yakima, WA, MM, 2nd

05/24/10


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05/24/10


BOSTON MARATHON
April 19, 2010

My birthplace, Worcester, 
Massachusetts, is near the start of 
the Boston Marathon in Hopkinton, MA.  
It was only natural that after I ran 
my first marathon in 1981 “qualifying 
for Boston” became an immediate goal.

Within two years I met this goal, and 
ran my first Boston at the age of 53.  
I looked forward to many more Boston 
marathons and hoped that I’d be there 
in the next “decades” of my life.  In 
the following years I added nine more 
races on Patriots Day in 
Massachusetts, and added my “60’s” 
and “70’s.”  

Running Boston in my “80’s” came 
sooner than I had expected.  Actually, 
it was Wally Kastner, race director of 
the Big Sur Marathon in California, 
who made it happen.  Wally attended my 
birthday party on October 3, 2009, at 
the Marriott Hotel in Portland, 
Oregon.  It was there that he offered 
me a guaranteed entry to his 
inaugural “Boston2Big Sur Challenge” 
with marathons 6 days and 3,000 miles 
apart on April 19, 2010, and April 25, 
2010.

I ran the Portland Marathon the next 
day on my 80th birthday, October 4, 
2009, with high hopes of getting to 
Boston in another “decade.”

Lenore made plans for this 10-day 
adventure, but she almost missed out 
on the trip.  She recovered from the 
pneumonia that she got after our 
Yakima River Canyon Marathon just in 
time to “cautiously” go with me.

We flew from Seattle to Boston on 
April 16th, picked up our rental car 
and drove to the Red Roof Inn in 
Framingham, our “home” for the next 
five days.

Without prior planning, fellow Yakima 
Hard Core Runners Club member Rick 
Becker from Selah and his daughter 
Sarah had a unit near ours at the Red 
Roof Inn.  Rick has set many 
U.S.A.T.F. age group records in the 
past.  Now at age 55 he hoped to place 
at the Boston Marathon in his new age 
group.

The night before the marathon Rick and 
Sarah joined us and our friend, “Maine 
Maniac” Dave Goodrich from Holton, 
Maine, to discuss plans for the BIG 
DAY.

After a short night, I told Lenore 
goodbye before 5:00 a.m., drove to 
Boston, put the car in a garage near 
the finish line and took a bus from 
the Boston Common to Hopkinton.  It 
was there that I met up with Dave to 
await our 10:30 a.m. second wave start.

With clear skies and temperatures in 
the low 50’s, it was a good day for a 
race.  At Mile 10 Dave made his first 
call to Lenore to inform her of our 
good progress.

We ran most of the first half in about 
three hours and then changed to a 
brisk walk.  The sky became overcast, 
the temperature reached 60 degrees, 
and there was a tailwind…..all good 
things.

However, near Mile 17 a crew was 
starting to dismantle the race course 
to be able to open the road to 
traffic.  A motorcycle policeman 
directed all runners and  walkers to 
continue on a crowded sidewalk.  As I 
tried to make it through the 
congestion, I tripped on the base of a 
barricade and fell hard to the ground, 
severely cutting the palm of my left 
hand.

All I could think of doing was to get 
up, wrap a handkerchief around my 
injured hand, avoid immediate medical 
assistance (I didn’t want a “dnf”), 
and walk the last nine miles to the 
finish line to get the medal I needed 
to continue on with the Big Sur 
Challenge.

Dave and I crossed the finish line 
with a time of 7:22:50.  I was whisked 
away to the medical tent and then sent 
by ambulance to a hospital for X-
rays.  There were no broken bones, and 
eight stitches were used to close the 
wound.

It was 1:00 a.m. before we returned to 
Framingham to share our long day’s 
adventures with Lenore!

Well, that’s how things were going in 
the back of the race.  In the front of 
the field it was really exciting.  
Robert K. Cheruiyot, 21, a farmer from 
Kenya, came into Boston prominence in 
2010.  For the first nine miles there 
was a group of about 20 front 
runners.  To spread out the pack last 
year’s winner,  Deriba Merga, 29, of 
Ethiopia threw in two fast 4:40 surges 
in the middle miles.  

By the start of the Newton Hills, he 
and Robert Cheruiyot ran together 
through the hills and past Boston 
College until they had five miles left 
to get to the finish.  In the last 
three miles on Beacon Street it was 
Robert’s turn to run a 4:40 and pull 
ahead.  He ran alone from then on 
extending his lead and racing the 
clock for a new course record of 
2:05:52.

Tekeste Kebede, 28, of Addis Ababa, 
Ethiopia moved up to second place and 
finished with a 2:07:23 while Dariba 
Merga was third with a time of 
2:08:39.  In fourth and fifth places 
from Mammoth Lakes, California, were 
Americans Ryan Hall, 27, who ran a 
2:08:41 for a new American record at 
Boston, and Mebrahtom Keflezighi, 34, 
with a 2:09:26.  

As an aside, in 1983 Greg Meyer was 
the last American to win the Boston 
Marathon with a time of 2:09:00.  In 
that race Joan Benoit (Samuelson) set 
a women’s world record with a 
2:22:43.  At age 53, it was my first 
Boston running, and my time was 
3:36:00.

The women’s race was a close one, not 
settled until the final seconds.  
Teyba Erkesso, 27, of Arsi, Ethiopia, 
had an 80 second lead with seven miles 
to go to the finish.  Tatyana 
Pushkareva, 24, of Perm, Russia, began 
to reel her in and was closing the gap 
steadily when the leader had stomach 
distress.  With both of them running 
to finish at top kick speed, Teyba won 
the race with a 2:26:11 and Tetyana 
was just behind by three seconds to 
finish with a 2:26:14.  

In third place was Salina Kosgei, 33, 
of Eldoret, Kenya with a time of 
2:28:35.  Waynishet Girma, 24 of 
Ethiopia was fourth with a 2:28:36, 
and Bruna Genovese, 33, of Italy came 
in fifth with a 2:29:12.

For the ninth time and with more wins 
than anyone else, Ernst Van Dyk, 37, 
of South Africa won the men’s 
wheelchair division in 1:26:53.  It 
was not an easy win for him.  In the 
latter miles with the end in sight, he 
moved up from fourth to second place, 
trailing Krige Schabert, an eight time 
winner.  Ernst took the lead with 400 
meters to go, and Krige was second 
with a 1:26:57.  In third was Kota 
Hokinona of Japan with a 1:27:05.

Wokako Tsuchida of Japan won the 
women’s wheelchair race, and Diane Roy 
of Canada came in second.

Congratulations to our good friend 
Rick Becker who placed 2nd in the 55-
59 age group with a time of 2:48:30……
and congratulations to Robert 
Borglund, 81, of Ft. Myers, Florida 
who was the winner in my age division 
with a 4:37:20.

Half of the “Challenge” has been met.  
In six days I’ll run my first Big Sur 
Marathon 3,000 miles from my home 
state.  Thank you Wally Kastner!

Written by Bob Dolphin
				       
Edited, Typed and Distributed by 
Lenore Dolphin
 



PARTIAL RESULTS…….BOSTON MARATHON, 
April 25, 2010

2:48:30  Rick Becker, 55, Selah, WA, 
2nd 55-59M
2:54:38  Chris Warren, 42, Renton, WA
3:19:04  Karin Kupp, 41, Yakima, WA
3:19:13  Tony Phillippi, 48, Tacoma, WA
3:22:14  Steve Yee, 50, Renton, WA
3:35:23  Marc Frommer, 57, Portland, OR
3:35:23  Matt Hagen, 39, Seattle, WA
3:40:30  Judson Moore, 39, Bellingham, 
WA
3:48:37  Sara Malcolm 26, Seattle, WA
4:21:48  Cat Schwartz, 50, Puyallup, WA
4:25:19  Betsy Rogers, 46, Seattle, WA
4:30:00 Piper Peterson, 63, Spokane, WA
4:37:24  Robert Berglund, 81, Ft. 
Myers, FL
5:06:40  Larry Macon, 65, San Antonio, 
TX
5:40:06  Ed Ettinghausen, 47, 
Wildomar, CA
5:50:34  Cathy Troisi, 64, Cohoes, NY
7:22:50  Dave Goodrich,   , Houlton, ME
7:22:50  Bob Dolphin, 80, 
Renton/Yakima, WA

05/24/10


TACOMA CITY MARATHON
May 2, 2010

Our weekend for the Tacoma City 
Marathon on Sunday, May 2, 2010, was a 
pleasant one for Lenore and me as we 
enjoyed volunteering, attending the 
Marathon Maniac reunion meeting, the 
dinner with guest speaker Dick 
Beardsley and the race.

We drove to Tacoma from our nearby 
Renton home on Friday to the race 
headquarters at the Courtyard Marriott 
Hotel in downtown Tacoma.  This year 
the Expo, packet pickup, meeting and 
evening dinner were all held in this 
facility.  This made it convenient for 
runners who stayed in the hotel.

After we checked in, we visited with 
friends at the Expo and packet pickup 
area before reporting for our 
volunteering job at the marathon bib 
table.  Race sponsors, Marathon 
Maniacs and Fleet Feet Sports of 
Bonney Lake had prominent booths in 
the Expo.

This was a Marathon Maniac Reunion 
race, and members came from across the 
country and Canada.  On the Maniac 
Calendar 200 members signified their 
intent to attend.  About 400 runners 
represented the field of marathon 
finishers, so it seems that half of 
them were Marathon Maniacs. This was a 
commendable turnout that showed 
support for race director Tony 
Phillippi and Marathon Maniac co-
founder along with Steve Yee and Chris 
Warren.

This was the fourth Tacoma City 
Marathon.  In the past three years I 
started the race at the regular time, 
but this year I chose to take the 6:30 
a.m. early start.  As it turned out, 
it was a wise choice.  After the race 
started, I ran with my good friend 
Herb Allen, MM from Bainbridge 
Island.  

When we ran into a cool wind, I 
stepped aside to put on a Tyvek 
jacket.  When I resumed running, my 
left calf became sore and I was forced 
to switch to walking. In my previous 
two marathons there had been a minor, 
intermittent spasm at this calf, but 
it was seldom felt.   This time I was 
forced to walk the rest of the 
marathon.  I could do this without 
feeling any soreness while test runs 
were slow and stressful.  As a result, 
for the rest of the 25 miles I walked 
a 16-18 minute pace, depending on the 
grade and the wind direction.   

The weather was good with temperatures 
from 40-51 degrees, overcast skies, 
calm to light winds and 20 mph 
headwinds at times late in the race.  

By the second mile the early start 
runners were out of sight.  A woman 
walker passed me in Wrights Park in 
the fourth mile, and she extended her 
lead as we walked through downtown 
Tacoma on our way to the waterfront.  
By the 10K mark she was no longer in 
view, and the race leaders from the 
regular start came by. 

Running side by side were Michael 
Lynes, 43, of Tacoma who became a four-
time winner of the fourth Tacoma City 
Marathon when he finished in 2:44:16 
and Geofrey Kanyi, 35, who finished 
second in 2:49:33.  In third place 
overall was Ruth Perkins, 29, from 
Puyallup who won the women’s race with 
a time of 2:50:49.

In fourth place overall was the third 
male runner, Tony Eckel, 42, with a 
2:56:20.  Mary Hanna, 48, from Maple 
Valley came in second for the women 
with a 3:28:39.  In third place was 
Ginger Gruber, 40, who ran a 3:30:19.

Between Miles 6-17 the regular field 
of 7:30 a.m. starters passed me as 
they ran and I walked.  It was a 
pleasure to visit with my many running 
friends along the way.  There were 
some nice surprises.  Michael Shiach 
introduced me to a group of runners as 
they passed by, and I appreciated 
their warm reactions.

Marc Frommer was a pacer who 
introduced me to his group.  Then 
there were the Blues Brothers at the 
half way aid station manned by the 
Interurban Runners Club who gave a 
fellow club member a big welcome.    
They were at Point Defiance Park which 
is my favorite area on the race 
course.  There  were Western 
Rhododendrons in bloom in the park and 
a view of Gig Harbor in the distance.

All of the volunteers at the aid 
stations were friendly and 
supportive.  At one where they knew my 
name, I inquired about it.  The 
captain said they see me there every 
year.

I was concerned about being the last 
participant and holding up the course 
disassembling.  The police guides 
assured me that there were four people 
behind me.  In the last mile I was 
preceded by two patrol cars that 
blocked intersections so that I could 
pass safely.

When I crossed the finish line, my 
time was 7:23:30 (16.55 pace).  I was 
second in the 75+ age division and the 
only 80 year old in the race.

Our thanks to go Tony Phillippi, the 
other Marathon Maniacs, the race 
committee, the many volunteers and 
policemen for their efforts in putting 
on a class event for the 2,000+ 
participants in the various races that 
were offered.

Written by Bob Dolphin
                                       
Edited, Typed and Distributed by 
Lenore Dolphin 


TACOMA CITY MARATHON – Partial 
Results, May 2, 2010

2:44:16  Michael Lynes, 43, OVERALL 
WINNER, First in Age Group
2:49:33  Geofrey Kanyi, 35, SECOND 
OVERALL, 1st
2:50:49  Ruth Perkins, 29, OVERALL 
WOMEN’S WINNER, 1st
2:56:20  Tony Eckel, 42, THIRD 
OVERALL, 2nd
3:00:41  Chris Warren, 42, Marathon 
Maniac (MM), 3rd
3:12:31  Eric Gierke, 46, MM
3:14:33 Bryan Robertson, 34, MM
3:18:28  Matt Hagen, 39, MM
3:19:16  Arthur Dunn, 50
3:19:39  Eric Jensen, 45, MM
3:20:50  Francis Agboton, 37, MM
3:24:56  Steve Walters, 29, MM 
3:27:01  Ruben Contreras, 55, MM, 3rd
3:28:30  Mary Hanna, 48, SECOND WOMAN 
OVERALL, MM, 1st
3:30:19  Ginger Gruber, 40, THIRD 
WOMAN OVERALL, MM, 1st
3:31:42  David Spooner, 41, MM
3:35:10  Steve Yee, 51, MM
3:39:24  Terry Sentinella, 45, MM
3:40:12  Gary Kobold, 55, MM
3:42:13  May Cheng, 45, MM, 3rd
3:44:07  Marc Frommer, 57, MM
3:44:28  Guy Yogi, 56, MM
3:44:50  Steve Supkoff, 44, MM
3:46:51  Rob Jacobsen, 52, MM
3:50:05  Kurt Lauer, 48, MM
3:50:41  Ashley Kuhlmann, 24, MM, 3rd
3:51:52  Lesa Overfield, 51, MM
3:52:32  Tom Craven, 63, MM
3:53:26  Bob O’Brien, 52, MM
3:55:32  Merita Trohimovich, 43, MM
3:59:01  Bob Baker, 48, MM
4:00:48  Scott Krell, 49
4:02:39  Bruce Quam, 55
4:03:42  Ron Fowler, 62
4:07:08  Sherry Mahoney, 45, MM
4:07:09  Jon Mahoney, 58, MM
4:07:23  Bill Torsen, 60
4:09:34  Gary Marr, 58, MM
4:10:16  Francesca Carmichael, 50, MM
4:12:40  Leslie Miller, 30, MM
4:14:51  Eric Barnes, 53, MM
4:15:28  Betsy Rogers, 46, MM
4:18:57  Bill Ralph, 52, MM
4:19:10  Cheri Pompeo, 57, MM, 2nd
4:19:17  Susie Ro, 39, MM
4:19:58  Brian Starkey, 44, MM
4:20:13  Tom Rogers, 65, MM, 1st
4:25:42  Jim Scheer, 68, MM, 2nd
4:26:29  Kimberly Kuhlmann, 31
4:27:42  Cat Schwartz, 50
4:28:42  Michael Lacombe, 54, MM
4:29:16  Brian Pendleton, 55, MM
4:34:48  Jim Kunz, 61
4:35:03  Jill Hudson, 48, MM
4:37:18  Gary Otheim, 67, 3rd
4:39:48  Ray Shaw, 52, MM
4:40:08  Maniac #200, 47, MM
4:41:54  Chris Oppenlander, 49, MM
4:49:24  Frank Purdy, 56, MM
4:52:35  Mike Kuhlmann, 59, MM
4:54:28  Un Ha Lee, 60
4:55:52  Herb Allen, 67
4:56:49  Michael Shiach, 59, MM	
		
4:59:17  Roger MacMillan, 72, MM, 1st  
		     		
4:59:52  Marie Zornes, 46, MM	
		
5:04:08  Paul Gentry, 51, MM	
		
5:04:40  Monte Pascual, 50, MM	
		
5:06:54  Wayne Wright, 61, MM
5:12:25  Fenny Roberts, 57, MM
5:17:24  Jessica Bienvenue, 31, MM
			 
5:26:18  Cyndie Merten, 53, MM
5:39:13  Bernadette Langdon, 56
5:45:48  Michelle Barnes, 52
5:50:21  Barefoot Jon Gissberg, 66
6:03:40  Mel Preedy, 77, MM, 1st
7:23:30  Bob Dolphin, 80, MM, 2nd

05/24/10


CAPITAL CITY MARATHON	
May 16, 2010

Since I first ran the Capital City 
Marathon in 1985, there’s something 
special about it that always brings me 
back.  It’s the large number of 
friends that Lenore and I see there 
every year.  Many of them are listed 
in the Partial List of Finishers.

An added treat this year was to link 
up with our friends from the United 
Kingdom, Roger Biggs and Jack Brooks.  
They’re members of the 100 Marathon 
Club North America that Lenore and I 
direct while I’m a member of the 100 
Marathon Club United Kingdom that they 
direct.  Roger’s marathon total is 
nearing 600, and Jack’s is close to 
250.  These megamarathoners are the 
first two Brits to become 50 States 
Finishers.  On this trip to the U.S. 
they ran the Windermere Marathon at 
Spokane on Saturday and then flew to 
Seattle for the May 16, 2010, Capital 
City Marathon in Olympia.

Another treat was to join our “adopted 
grandson,” Michael Dutton of 
Marysville, and his family for a pre-
race pasta loading meal at the local 
Olive Garden Restaurant.  The last 
time that Michael and I got together 
was on March 27th when we ran side-by-
side at the Yakima River Canyon 
Marathon.  Both of us have our 
longest “running streaks” at the 
Capital City Marathon.  Michael ran 
his first marathon ever at Olympia in 
1994 and has run it yearly since that 
time for a total of 17, and my total 
is 26 consecutive marathons here.

On race morning Lenore, Michael, 
Roger, Jack and I took advantage of a 
continental breakfast offered at the 
Governor Hotel where we were staying.  
We then crossed Capitol Way to 
Sylvester Park, the race headquarters 
area.  There we visited with many 
friends before we went to the nearby 
starting line for the countdown and 
the 7:00 a.m. start.

It was good weather for running, with 
temperatures in the 50’s to low 70’s, 
cloudy skies and light breezes.  

In the first and second miles we ran 
by East Bay of Budd Inlet, the 
southernmost part of Puget Sound.  
Then we left the water and mountain 
views, passed through Priest Point 
Park’s forest and ran the rural roads 
northeast of Olympia.  I always enjoy 
my run/walk through this forested, 
lightly populated area.

In the early miles I visited briefly 
with Peggy Fischer, 63, of Warren, 
Oregon, and Richard Stablein, 73, of 
Olympia as they passed by.  
Eventually, in the sixth mile it 
occurred to me that I was in last 
position and losing ground to runners 
ahead of me.  I closed the gap, 
somewhat, and passed three 
participants in the 14-16 mile area.  
Two re-passed me, and I preceded only 
one other until I ran down Capitol Way 
to the finish line by the hotel and 
Sylvester Park.

I finished with a time of 6:39:51, 
371st of 372 overall, and 4th of four 
in the 70+ age group.  (That’s not a 
typo……..there was no 80+ age group.)  
Lenore gave me a hug and found a chair 
for me after I was given a finishers 
coaster and a plastic water bottle.  I 
plan to convert my coaster to a 
ribboned medal and hang it on my 
finishers medal rack.

I congratulated Katie Gates, 20, of 
Olympia for running her first marathon 
in 6:21:36.  We walked and talked from 
Miles 18-20 before she continued her 
running.  Then I congratulated Lonnie 
Zeller, 45, of McCleary who finished 
his first marathon a few minutes after 
I came in.

Congratulations and thanks to Lesley 
Roberts as she retires as race 
director after many years of service!

My two suggestions for next year’s 
committee would be:  (1) Return to 
giving finishers medals; (2) You 
advertise 5 year increments for age 
divisions, so please do this for ALL 
participants.  I shouldn’t have to 
compete against runners who are 11 
years younger than I, so include an 
80+ group next year.

Written by Bob Dolphin
				      
Edited, Typed and Distributed by 
Lenore Dolphin

CAPITAL CITY MARATHON - Partial 
Results, May 16, 2010

2:31:09  John Risk, 26, Lacey, OVERALL 
WINNER, First in Age Group
2:39:57  Jesse Stevick, 28, Olympia, 
SECOND OVERALL, 2nd
2:43:06  James Roach, 24, Auburn, 
THIRD OVERALL, 1st
3:03:34  Chris Warren, 42, Renton, 
Marathon Maniac (MM), 1st
3:12:18  Jenny Stevick, 27, Olympia, 
FIRST WOMAN OVERALL, 1st
3:19:44  Tony Phillippi, 48, Tacoma, MM
3:22:30  Teresa Hougland, 46, Orting, 
SECOND WOMAN OVERALL, 1st
3:24:58  Anne Larsen, 36, Olympia, 
THIRD WOMAN OVERALL, 1st
3:34:32  David Spooner, 41, Buckley, MM
3:34:46  Steve Yee, 50, Renton, MM
3:36:54  Marc Frommer, 57, Portland, 
MM, 3rd
3:44:55  Janet Green, 56, Courtenay, 
BC, 1st
3:51:00  Lorelei Sadowski, 47, Port 
Coquitlam, BC, MM, 3rd
3:51:53  Ashley Kuhlmann, 24, 
Lakewood, MM, 3rd
3:56:33  Bob O’Brien, 52, Vancouver, MM
	
3:58:07  Lesa Overfield, 51 Puyallup, 
MM, 1st
3:58:40  (Arthur) Jack Brooks, 58, St. 
Albans, UK
3:58:42  Ron Fowler, 62, Rochester, 2nd
4:00:59  Gene Morris, 64, Seattle, 3rd
4:04:24  Richard Sadowski, 49, Port 
Coquitlam, BC, MM
4:13:42  Juesimo Frankenberger, 37, 
Tacoma
4:21:22  Jim Scheeer, 68, Vancouver, 
MM, 2nd
4:22:53  Cat Schwartz, 50, Puyallup, MM
4:28:53  Kimberly Kuhlmann, 31, 
Tacoma, MM
4:30:52  Roger Biggs, 61, Stevenage, 
UK, MM
4:31:49  Michael Dutton, 40, 
Marysville, MM
4:33:38  Jim Kunz, 61, Seattle
4:41:08  Un-Ha Lee, 60, Olympia
4:48:27  Herb Allen, 67, Bainbridge 
Island, MM
4:48:41  Ed Hansen, 63, Stayton, OR
4:49:08  Paul Gentry, 51, Belfair
5:05:07  Mike Kuhlmann, 60, Lakewood, 
MM
5:19:18  Paul Fouch, 75, Klamath 
Falls, OR, 1st
5:29:20  Marie Zornes, 46, Gig Harbor, 
MM
5:42:46  Rick Haase, 64, Shoreline, MM
5:44:57  James Thatcher, 61, Olympia
5:46:20  Monte Pascual, 50, Federal 
Way, MM
5:53:57  Jim Simpson, 68, Huntington 
Beach, CA
6:00:07  Maureen Gillis, 27, Seattle, 
MM
6:00:44 Yau-Ming Chien, 67, Bellevue
6:01:32  Peggy Fischer, 63, Warren, 
OR, 3rd
6:02:25  Bernadette Langdon, 56, 
Portland, OR
6:04:46  Mel Preedy, 77, Ravensdale, 
2nd
6:21:36  Katie Gates, 20, Olympia
6:33:43  Richard Stablein, 73, 
Olympia, 3rd
6:37:30  Carol Dellinger, 47, Spokane
6:39:51  Bob Dolphin, 80, 
Renton/Yakima, MM
6:43:21  Lonnie Zeller, 45, McCleary
		

05/25/10


FIRST CALL SPRING RUN OFF MARATHON
	
May 22, 2010

For the fifth time in the last two 
years, I’ve run an Adrian Call 
marathon.  As usual, the marathon, 50K 
and half marathon started and finished 
at the Bothell Landing Park.  The 
First Call Spring Run Off Marathon 
course was on the Sammamish River 
Trail on May 22, 2010, at Bothell.  

As we arrived, we checked in at the 
start/finish station, picked up a 
personalized bib and made optional 
contributions.  It was a time to greet 
friends and share running news.  I 
enjoyed visiting with 11 year old 
Steele Spangler of Port Orchard who 
was there with his dad Scott to run 
another marathon.

The starting times for the marathon 
and ultra fields were 7:00 a.m. for 
those of us who left early and 8:00 
a.m. for the regular time starters.  
The half marathoners had a 9:00 a.m. 
start.

The marathon course was a double out-
and-back that took us south beyond 
Woodinville approaching Redmond.  
After 6.55 miles, we turned around and 
returned to Bothell Landing to be 
timed for the half marathon point.  It 
was great to have hot and cold food 
served to us before we “did it all 
over again!”

The layout of this flat course made it 
ideal to modify my usual run/walk plan 
from running the flats and downhills 
and walking up steep hills, and then 
shifting to solely walking later in 
the race.  Jeff Galloway, a renowned 
running author, speaker and coach, 
advocates early walking, so I gave it 
a test.

At early daylight about 30 runners in 
the 50K and marathon began our run at 
7:00 a.m.  At that time there was 
light rain with temperatures in the 
50’s and no wind.  Several hours later 
it became partially cloudy and then 
sunlit with some wind.

After we left the park, we crossed the 
arched footbridge over the river to 
make a left turn southward  onto the 
river  trail and I began my first 10 
minute brisk walk.  When that ended, I 
shifted to a 10 minute run.  I kept 
alternating this pattern to the first 
turn-around at the ¼ marathon point 
with a time of 1:30:46.  At the ½ 
marathon point I added another 1:31:51 
to my time.  In the second half I 
couldn’t maintain 10 minute runs, so I 
reverted to brisk walking to finish 
out the marathon.  My finishing time 
of 6:32:47, 35th of 35 participants, 
was one of my better 2010 marathon 
times.

On the course I enjoyed exchanging 
greetings with friendly runners, the 
bikers who were riding for the 
American Diabetes Foundation charity 
and others who were out for a walk or 
run.

I always enjoy the flora and fauna on 
each course.  This time there were 
five Canada Geese guarding a flock of 
20+ goslings as they fed on new 
grass.  During the times that it 
rained there were attractive, tan to 
brown-banded terrestrial snails that I 
hadn’t seen before on this trail.

On August 7, 2010, at Adrian Call’s 
First Call Running Club Marathon, I’ll 
experiment with my run/walk formula to 
find a better combination.

Thanks to Adrian and his volunteers 
for putting on another successful race.

………..Written by Bob Dolphin……….Edited, 
Typed and Distributed by Lenore Dolphin
FIRST CALL SPRING RUN OFF MARATHON – 
Results……May 22, 2010

3:06:39  Mike Marlowe, 35-39, Bothell, 
3:32:11  Tyler Loudon, 55-59, Gig 
Harbor
3:35:24  Courtney Willson, 35-39, Port 
Orchard
3:38:30  Steve Jensen, 40-44, Port 
Orchard
3:38:48  May Cheng, 45-49, Mercer 
Island, Marathon Maniac (MM)
3:41:50  Alex Bennett, 40-44, Seattle
3:40:16  Kendall Kreft, 50-54, Lake 
Stevens
3:47:00  Steve Barrick, 45-49, Kent, MM
3:59:05  Matt Hagen, 35-39, Seattle, MM
3:59:15  Brian Pendleton, 55-59, 
Auburn, MM
4:03:20  Rusty Wilson, 35-39, Port 
Orchard
4:07:01  John Anderson, 45-49, 
Kenmore, MM
4:07:01  Mike Mahanay, 50-54, Seattle
4:08:09  Vadim Shinderuk, 20-24, Auburn
4:10:06  Ginger Gruber, 40-44, Port 
Orchard, MM
4:28:55  Paul Hoffmann, 45-49, Kirkland
4:38:00  Adrian Call, 55-59, Brier, MM
4:39:02  Marty Gordon, 50-54, Mt. 
Vernon
4:39:15  Heather Myers, 40-44, Mt. 
Vernon, MM
4:46:08  Bob Satko, 45-49, Maple 
Valley, MM
4:46:08  Nichole Hill, 35-39, Maple 
Valley
4:46:08  Mike Satko, 20-24, Provo, UT
4:50:06  Brian Starkey, 40-44, Edgewood
4:59:15  Takao Suzuki, 45-49, Redmond, 
MM
4:59:52  Deborah Evdemon, 40-44, 
Sammamish
5:16:37  Megan Reuther, 30-34, 
Everett, MM
5:26:16  Maureen Gillis, 25-29, 
Seattle, MM
5:26:16  Cheri Pompeo, 55-59, 
Woodinville, MM
5:26:16  Rick Haase, 60-64, Shoreline, 
MM
5:32:38  Ellen Holbrook, 50-54, Seattle
5:33:00  Jane Buck, 45-49, Seattle
5:42:16  Jim Boyd, 65-69, Seattle, MM
6:02:44  Steele Spangler, 11, Port 
Orchard
6:02:44  Scott Spangler, 40-44, Port 
Orchard
6:09:01  Mel Preedy, 77, Ravensdale, MM
6:32:47  Bob Dolphin, 80 
Renton/Yakima, MM

50K FINISHERS			
			Some Maniacs 
in the Half Marathons		
				
			
4:32:00  Tony Covarrubias, 45-49, 
Renton			1:54:17  Betsy 
Rogers, 45-49, Seattle, MM
4:48:24  Jennifer Aldasty, 30-34, 
Issaquah		
	1:56:50  Steve Yee, 50-54, 
Renton, MM
4:54:55  Guy Yogi, 55-59, Seattle, MM
			2:18:28  Ray 
Shaw, 50-54, Tacoma, 
6:11:00  Marilou Russell, 45-49, 
Olympia			3:16:12  Jane 
Herzog, 45-49, Tacoma, MM
6:11:39  Monte Pascual, 50-54, Federal 
Way	, MM		3:16:12  Marie 
Zornes,4549,GigHarbor,MM

05/28/10


From Eddie Hahn
Friends-
 
I attached a link below.
 
It's no often that I am the first 
person mentioned in an 
article..nonetheless I wish the 
reporter would have at least given the 
name of the person (we were) honoring 
among all of the fallen.
 
Please take a moment this Memorial Day 
week end to 
pause and reflect on the sacrifices of 
our fellow citizens.
Among them are:
 
Julian S. Melo,
Staff Sergeant US Army
Killed in action
December 21st, 2004
Mosul, Iraq
 
Melo, whose wife and son live in 
Spanaway, Washington was a former 
Panamanian Army officer who relocated 
to New York and then signed up with 
the U.S. Army. He was an always-neatly-
dressed supply non-commissioned 
officer "who performed miracles," said 
a buddy. In a statement, his family 
said, "He was born to be a soldier but 
never took anything too seriously. His 
love for his family, his country, and 
fellow soldiers was evident in 
everything he did."

http://www.sbsun.com/news/ci_15177329

06/03/10


Wednesday, June 02, 2010
  
TR - Colombia - Part 2
TRIP REPORT
Colombia
5/15 – 5/24/10
Part 2

Now where were we? Oh yes – you were 
going to the fridge for another beer 
and I was getting ready to catch a 
flight back to Bogota.

I arrived back in Bogota in the late 
morning and went immediately to the 
Sheraton Hotel (an overpriced luxury 
hotel located close to the airport) 
where Edson and I were staying for one 
night. I called Mario and we agreed to 
meet for lunch. I found out that 
hotels in Colombia are just like 
hotels around the world. It cost 
14,000 pesos/$7 US to call Mario for 5 
minutes and only 6,000 pesos/$3 US to 
take a taxi to his home? Moral of this 
story: ‘do not use phones in hotels”!

After lunch we had to decide how Edson 
and I would get to Paipa – about 200 
Km north of Bogota in the Boyaca 
department. Mario offered two options: 
1) we could drive up with him – but 
his car would be packed to capacity 
and he needed to leave at 4 am to get 
started on the work/logistics of the 
race and 2) a friend was taking a bus 
and agreed to escort/accompany us to 
Paipa. He spoke good English and would 
leave around 10 am.
That decision was a no brainer! We 
chose to sleep in and leave at 10 am!

Edson arrived in the afternoon and I 
filled him in on ‘our’ decision. He 
was very happy to sleep in! We naively 
decided to wait and eat a late dinner 
but when we tried to find a restaurant 
near the hotel we discovered that all 
the restaurants closed at 5 pm! The 
Colombians do indeed eat their big 
meal at lunch and many restaurants 
close at 5 pm? Only the restaurants in 
the hotel were open.
That evening I took the last of 
my ‘super’ drug and was concerned that 
the GI problems might come roaring 
back? The problems had improved but 
had not completely abated. On the 
advice of my doctor and some friends I 
had been eating yogurt every day and 
taking probiotics in an attempt to 
restore the good bacteria and the 
proper balance to my GI system. I HATE 
yogurt but had eaten more yogurt in 
the past week than in all my previous 
66 years! But I was willing to try 
anything to get my GI system back to 
normal!

On Fri morning Mario’s friend, Domingo 
Tibaduiza, came to the hotel with his 
son Ron to meet and escort us to 
Paipa. We could have made the trip on 
our own but it would have been much 
harder and more stressful because we 
were stopped and checked for ID at the 
bus station and the police/military 
stopped the bus twice en route to 
Paipa. They checked all passengers for 
ID and all baggage for weapons because 
the country was in the middle of 
elections and we were traveling into 
territory occupied by rebels. The 
government wanted to stop rebels and 
weapons from moving into the region! 
Domingo explained the stops/issue to 
us was and was able to explain to the 
police why we were on the bus and 
traveling to Paipa. During the 4-hr 
bus ride we had a long discussion with 
Domingo. He was an elite runner who 
won the Berlin Marathon in 1983 
(2:14:47) and placed 8th in the NY 
Marathon in 1984 (2:11:28) and won 
many other world-class races. Domingo 
and his family lived in Reno, NV for 
more than 30 years. In fact we 
discovered that we lived in Reno 
during the same time period (79-82) 
when I ran my 1st marathon in Reno. 
Domingo was the coach at UNR for the 
college running team and when they 
terminated their program he moved into 
the Washoe County School District as a 
coach. We assumed that we probably met 
during that time because he assisted 
the Silver State Striders (local 
running club) that I had joined for 
help in my marathon training. It is 
indeed a “small world”! Domingo had 
recently returned to Colombia to 
accept an offer to coach the Colombian 
National Team in preparation for the 
2012 Olympics in London. His son Ron 
also returned to train with his Dad in 
hopes of making the team as a 
marathoner.

When we arrived in Paipa we were glad 
to have Domingo because he knew the 
way to the hotel and arranged for the 
taxis, etc. The host hotel was the 
Hotel Sochagota – a luxury resort 
located on a hill overlooking a lake 
and the city of Paipa. It had its own 
thermal hot springs that are common in 
that area. After checking in and 
enjoying a ‘big’ lunch we joined 
Domingo and Ron for a leisurely (2 Km) 
stroll into town to check out the 
Stadium and track where the race 
started/finished. Then Domingo helped 
us do some souvenir shopping - very 
few people in Colombia speak English- 
and finally we went to a market to buy 
some necessities for the race – 
bottled water, Gatorade, beer and 
fruit (and more yogurt for Maddog)!

On Sat morning Edson and I decided to 
do an ‘easy’ 5-mile run along the lake 
to explore some of the course and to 
acclimate to the 8200 ft elevation. We 
confirmed that we would have to slow 
down and run easy if we wanted to 
finish the marathon at that elevation! 
After breakfast we picked up our race 
packets and started to meet many 
runners including some of the elite 
Colombian runners. We met Alvaro Mejia 
Florez who won the Boston Marathon in 
1971 (2:18:45) and many other big 
races. We also met Carlos Grisales, 
the current national marathon record 
holder (2:11:17 and 5th place in 
Boston in 1996). I informed Carlos 
that I ran the same race (the 100th 
anniversary of Boston) to celebrate my 
100th marathon – but I finished 
a ‘wee’ bit behind him!
It soon became apparent that the elite 
runners were considered National 
Sports Champions and heroes – as they 
deserved to be. I was honored that 
they respected my running 
accomplishments as much as I respected 
theirs. Both Edson and I were pleased 
and comforted by the friendship and 
hospitality offered to us by the elite 
runners and all the people of 
Colombia! We left the country with 
many new friends and fond memories. 
Later that morning Mario took Edson 
and I on a tour of the marathon 
course. He wanted to make sure that we 
were familiar with the course and 
would not get lost!
It was a 14 Km loop that started and 
finished on a track at a Stadium in 
Paipa. There were three ‘gentle’ hills 
in the loop that we had to complete 
three times. There were a number of 
turns and one out-and back loop but 
the course was easy to remember. There 
would be lots of water along the 
course but the only toilet facility 
was at the stadium which was a slight 
concern to me (and my GI problems)?

Mario had asked me to make a 1-hr 
presentation at the race expo to 
discuss when and why I started running 
and how it led to a world record 103 
countries? The seminar was well 
attended and Mario translated my talk 
and the questions/answers that 
followed. Later Maddog was invited to 
join the National Sports Champions and 
local dignitaries on the podium for 
the Opening Ceremonies of the race. 
That was followed by an excellent 
pasta dinner where we shared a table 
with Domingo, Ron and Alvaro and 
enjoyed sharing running stories and 
experiences.

Sun was ‘M’ Day. Edson and I were 
concerned about getting to the start 
line – it was either a 2Km walk or 
take a local bus and that was the 
concern – taking a wrong bus! Domingo 
promised to guide us to the start 
line. The marathon started at 7 am and 
at 6am it was much warmer than 
expected. I had packed a long sleeve T-
shirt and gloves thinking it would be 
cold at 8200 ft? I selected a short 
sleeve shirt and wished I had packed a 
singlet. Thankfully the sky was 
overcast which would help keep the 
temps down. At 6:45 we were still 
sitting in the hotel lobby waiting for 
Domingo and very worried that we would 
miss the start of the race. Ron was 
running the 10K race that started at 
8am so they weren’t in a hurry. 
Luckily a pretty young lady who had 
driven up from Bogota to run the 10K 
offered us a lift and dropped us off 
at the start line at 6:55 am. Now I 
was really stressed! I have a pre-race 
ritual that must be followed to 
prepare for a race and that takes 15 
minutes! Thankfully the stress was 
alleviated quickly with an 
announcement that the race would start 
in 20 to 30 minutes? That allowed 
Edson and I plenty of time to perform 
our rituals and time for several pit 
stops at the bathroom (and a few in 
the bushes) as I attempted to flush 
out my GI system. I knew it was a 
futile attempt and that many more pit 
stops would be required during the 
race – but there wasn’t anything I 
could do about the problem!

The marathon started at 7:30 am. As we 
left the stadium for the 1st loop I 
reminded myself of my race strategy. I 
could not be competitive in this race -
 my Age Category was classified 
as ‘Master B’ – males 50+ and there 
was no way I was going to beat 
a ‘good’ 50 year-old Colombian on his 
local turf at 8200 ft! Add in several 
pit stops because of GI/health issues 
and there was no sense in trying to 
kill myself. I figured if I could run 
a 6:15 to 6:30 min/Km pace (10:00 to 
10:15 min/mile) I would finish under 
4:30 and that was the best I could 
hope for? I passed10Km in 59:59 and 
finished the 1st loop (14Km) on the 
track in 1:24:19. I was actually ahead 
of pace! However I had to take 
advantage of the toilets at the 
stadium and make a major pit stop that 
cost 2 to 3 minutes. I figured there 
would be at least one pit stop on each 
loop?
I left the stadium again and climbed 
the first two hills of the 2nd loop 
and reached the Half in 2:10:30 – 
right on a 10 min pace. However my 
legs were already beginning to feel 
the effects of the high altitude and I 
knew the 2nd Half would not be as fast.

I reached the stadium and the finish 
of the 2nd loop (28Km) in 2:59:14. I 
had slowed significantly on the 2nd 
loop! Thankfully and surprisingly I 
didn’t need a pit stop so I continued 
around the track and left the stadium 
for the 3rd loop. As I started up the 
1st hill of the final loop my legs 
felt very tired and heavy and the 
temps were getting very warm and my 
pace slowed to 7:05/Km - or more than 
11:00 min/mile! I figured there was no 
sense in trying to push the pace 
lower – it would be better to let my 
legs and body set the pace because 
they were definitely feeling the 
effects of the high altitude! I 
managed to hold a ‘slow’ 7:00/Km pace 
through the final two hills that no 
longer felt like ‘gentle’ hills! As I 
approached the final hill near 38 Km 
we were blessed by a sudden change in 
the weather. The skies darkened and a 
thunderstorm rolled across the area 
quickly. The temps dropped 15 degrees 
and when I crested the final hill at 
38Km in 4:02:48 it started to pour. At 
first I was upset with the rain but 
the rain and cooler temps helped me 
lower my pace back down to sub-6:00 
min/Km as I descended the next 2 Km. 
When I reached the flat section at 
40Km the rain stopped and I caught up 
to a young male runner who decided to 
stay with me. We fed off each other’s 
energy and maintained a smooth/easy 
6:00/Km pace to reach the stadium and 
cross the finish line in 4:27:01.

My time was not competitive in the 
Master B age group as expected but I 
figured that I had placed OK in my 
normal (60+) AG. Mario later confirmed 
that I placed 3rd in the ‘unofficial’ 
AG of 60+ so I was pleased with both 
my time and performance considering 
the altitude and health issues. 
Shortly after I finished, the awards 
ceremony was held and Mario presented 
Maddog with an award for completing 
Country #103 – a new World record! I 
was besieged with requests/invitations 
to pose with runners and their 
families for photos and was happy to 
accommodate to return the kindness and 
hospitality offered to me. But I was 
thankful when Edson finished in 4:42 
and after a few finish line photos we 
headed back to the hotel. We went 
straight to the hot springs. Gosh - 
were they ever wonderful! The temp of 
the water was about the same as my hot 
tub – around 108 F and all the natural 
minerals seemed to rejuvenate our 
tired old legs and bodies.

We were joined by Ron who didn’t seem 
to be too tired after winning the 10Km 
race? He blew by me on the course like 
I was standing still? After a long 
soothing soak Domingo and Alvaro 
invited us to join them and Mario at a 
local restaurant in Paipa to enjoy a 
traditional Colombian lunch. During 
lunch I had to make an executive 
decision. I was supposed to return to 
Bogota with Mario and his family and 
spend the night with them. However 
Mario looked so exhausted from 
managing the races and needed 
some ‘down’ or rest time and some ‘Q” 
time with his family so I decided to 
return to Bogota on the bus with 
Domingo, Alvaro, Ron and Edson. I 
figured it would be more convenient 
and easier for everyone for me to stay 
at a hotel close to the airport and 
catch a shuttle early in the morning 
for my flight home.

We took an express bus back to Bogota- 
with no police/military checkpoints – 
apparently the government doesn’t care 
about rebels and weapons ‘leaving’ the 
region? Our only concern about taking 
a bus to Bogota was how to get to the 
airport safely because our guides were 
getting off the bus before it arrived 
at the central bus station? Domingo 
assured us that there was a government 
controlled taxi office at the bus 
station that controlled and certified 
the safety of the taxis. We did find 
the taxi office and arranged a safe 
ride that dropped me off at the 
closest hotel to the airport and took 
Edson on to the airport.

During our discussions with Domingo 
and Alvaro we learned that the Boston 
Marathon Association invited Alvaro to 
Boston in 2011 to celebrate the 115th 
anniversary of the race and the 40th 
anniversary of his win. Domingo, Mario 
and others plan to accompany Alvaro to 
Boston so Edson and I are seriously 
considering going back to Boston in 
2011 to meet many of our American 
friends and to meet our new Colombian 
friends again.

But back to the present! I am now home 
and have in fact moved to our summer 
home in the Rocky Mtns of Colorado. 
The Sports Manager is still visiting 
our kids on the West Coast and will 
join me this weekend – except I won’t 
be here! I will be running a marathon 
in Steamboat Springs, CO. I have been 
training hard at 9,000 to 10,000 ft to 
acclimate to the high altitude and 
prepare for the race. And I am still 
force-feeding myself with terrible-
tasting yogurt! The GI problem seems 
to be improving slowly and I hope it 
will be back to normal in a few weeks? 
With that ongoing issue and the 
altitude it is not possible to get in 
competitive shape in one short week so 
I intend to keep my promise to ‘run 
for fun’ and consider the race a long, 
high altitude training run to prepare 
for the next three mountain marathons. 
Each one gets progressively higher and 
harder.

06/07/10


Monday, June 07, 2010
  
RR -Steamboat Springs
Race Results
Sun, Jun 6/10
Steamboat Springs Marathon
Steamboat Springs, CO
Marathon # 330
4:20:47 – 2AG

This is (er - used to be) one of my 
favorite races in CO. The course is 
very scenic and the race well 
organized. The course is point-to-
point starting at Hahns Peak Village 
26 miles NW of Steamboat Springs. The 
elevation is 8128 ft at the start. The 
first mile drops 100 ft and then mile 
2 climbs to the highest elevation of 
the race – 8178 ft. The course then 
drops 1450 ft over rolling hills to 
mile 20 and climbs through 3 nasty 
BAHs (Bad Ass Hills) over the next 3 
miles and finally drops over the final 
3 miles to finish in downtown 
Steamboat at 6728 ft.

I ran this race four times and won my 
AG three times in my early 60s with 
times ranging from 3:38 to 3:57. In 
2008 my finish time of 4:01 was only 
good enough for 3rd place so I didn’t 
believe I could be competitive this 
year. With only one week of altitude 
training and still suffering GI issues 
I figured my target should be 4:10 to 
4:15.

The Sports Manager didn’t return from 
the West Coast till late Sat afternoon 
so I traveled to Steamboat by myself. 
I picked up my race packet and enjoyed 
a nice pasta dinner at our favorite 
Italian restaurant.

Sun was ‘M’ day. The weather forecast 
called for sunny and warm temps. It is 
necessary to catch a bus to the start 
line at 6am. It was 50F at 6am! It was 
at little cooler at Hahns Peak Village 
but sunny and in the low 50s at the 
7:30am start. There were 450 runners 
in the marathon and 1000 runners in 
the Half that started at the 13 M mark 
of the marathon course. The 1st Half 
is fast in spite of a few nasty hills 
because overall it drops 1000 ft. I 
have made the mistake in the past of 
starting two fast in this race so I 
decided to run a 9:00 min/mile pace 
through the 1st Half. I passed Mile 5 
in 44:23, Mile 10 in 1:28:40 and 
reached the Half in 1:57:41. I was 
right on pace!

I knew the 2nd Half would not be as 
fast because there are five BAHs so I 
slowed my pace to 10 min/mile. I 
figured if I could hold a 10 min pace 
except for the 3 nasty BAHs at mile 20 
then I should be able to finish close 
to 4:10? My legs were already 
beginning to tire so the 10-min pace 
felt good. I even managed to hold that 
pace through the first two BAHs at 
miles15 and 18. However when I crested 
the BAH at mile 18 my legs were very 
tired and heavy and I knew I was in 
trouble. I hoped I could hold the 10-
min pace till the start of the BAHs at 
mile 20 because I figured there would 
be some walking required through those 
hills. But it wasn’t meant to be – by 
the time I reached Mile 19 my legs 
were wasted/finished – there was 
nothing left and I was forced to start 
walking! I knew right then that the 
final 7 miles were going to be very 
ugly and painful. I tried to use 
the ‘Galloway’ strategy – walk 1 min 
and run 5 min.

I reached Mile 20 in 3:08:13 and a 
split of 11:11 and now faced 3 nasty 
BAHs over the next 3 miles. The 
1min/5min strategy/pattern quickly 
disintegrated and the run time became 
shorter and the walk longer but I 
somehow I managed to hold a 12-min 
pace through the BAHs. I crested the 
final BAH at mile 23 in 3:45 and 
realized that my target of 4:15 wasn’t 
going to happen. I would have to run a 
sub 10-min pace over the final 5K and 
that wasn’t going to happen.

Mile 24 was a steep downhill and 
gravity helped pull me down that mile 
in a split of 9:47. However when the 
course flattened and gravity no longer 
helped my legs refused to move and I 
struggled to walk/jog the next mile in 
11:47. When I reached Mile 25 in 
4:06:34 I tried to fool and motivate 
myself with a goal of finishing under 
4:20. However my legs were wasted – 
totally finished – and refused to 
move. The last mile of the course runs 
along Main St in Steamboat and is 
lined with spectators cheering the 
runners to the finish. Maddog was not 
going to allow himself to be 
embarrassed by walking/crawling along 
that section so we walked/crawled for 
about 3 min to give the legs a chance 
to recover and then sucked it up and 
jogged the final section of the course 
to cross the finish line in 4:20:47!

When I crossed that finish line there 
was absolutely nothing left in the old 
legs or old bod. I didn’t even have 
enough energy to fart! Thank goodness 
breathing is involuntary because I 
didn’t have enough energy for that 
either! I shuffled/crawled to the car 
to get the camera for a finish line 
photo. After the photo I checked the 
race results. I was shocked! That 
pathetic/poor finish time was good 
enough to place 2nd AG. If I had 
achieved my target of 4:15 I would 
have won my AG? Clearly the fast dogs 
did not show up for this race! I did 
not deserve an award for such a poor 
performance and time – maybe for the 
perseverance and tenacity to accept a 
HUGE amount of pain to get to the 
finish line?

I have no idea why I suffered such a 
bad crash or collapse. The last time I 
suffered that much pain and hurt that 
much in a race was one year ago at the 
Boulder Marathon – the 1st race back 
after a 6-month sabbatical due the 
mystery back injury. But at least I 
had a reason - I was not in shape and 
had not trained enough! I think I am 
in good shape and believed my race 
strategy was smart but I have to 
assume the 9-min pace through the 1st 
Half was too fast? Maybe the past few 
months of illness and GI problems have 
taken a bigger toll on the old bod 
that I thought? Now I am concerned 
about my next race next weekend. The 
Estes Park Marathon is much higher and 
much tougher. And it has been a long 
time since I ran back-to-back 
(consecutive) weekends. Thus I am 
going to run much smarter and slower 
and hopefully finish with a faster 
time and MUCH less pain!

06/16/10


CONGRATULATIONS

Xiao Tu from Maryland for 
finishing of the 50 and DC Marathon 
Circuit. Xiao finish his Marathon 
at the Steamboat Spring Marathon in 
Steamboat Spring, CO on 06/06/10. 
Great job Xiao!!!!!

06/16/10


100 MARATHON CLUB NEWSLETTER #21
June 13, 2010

100 Marathon Club Reunion #2

Finishing 100 marathons is a 
prerequisite for club membership, but 
the average number of marathons 
completed by the 48 members who 
attended the club’s reunion at the 
Yakima River Canyon Marathon  (YRCM) 
weekend of March 26-28, 2010 was 
191+.  The total number of completed 
marathons for this group was an 
amazing 9,202!

Those who were at the meeting the day 
before the race introduced themselves, 
and each one received a YRCM mug.  
Pins of accomplishment were presented 
to those who had reached (or passed) 
various milestones.

Receiving “200” pins were:  Paula 
Boone (Humble, TX), Ron Fowler 
(Rochester, WA) Rick Haase (Shoreline, 
WA), Robert Lopez (Seattle, WA), Cheri 
Pompeo (Woodinville, WA), Gunhild 
Swanson (Spokane, WA) and Steve Yee 
(Renton, WA).  David Jones (Seattle, 
WA)  ran his 200th marathon the next 
day and received a personalized 
medallion and his “200” pin at the 
awards ceremony.

Jim Scheer (Vancouver, WA) recently 
completed #300 and was presented a 
personalized medallion for this 
accomplishment by Fenny Roberts 
(Salem, OR).  He, Jim Boyd (Seattle, 
WA), Mel Preedy (Ravensdale, WA) and 
John Wallace (Longboat Key, FL) all 
received “300” pins.  Steve Boone 
(Humble, TX) and Bob Dolphin 
(Renton/Yakima, WA) were the 
recipients of “400” pins.

The lucky winners of the drawing 
prizes were Jim Boyd, Jim Collins 
(Sarasota, FL), Claude Hicks, (Fort 
Worth, TX), Mel Preedy, Fenny Roberts 
and Michael Wakabayashi (Spokane, 
WA).  Jeff Hagen (Yakima, WA) was the 
winner of the “grand prize,” a 
beautifully framed picture that was 
donated by The Framemaker, a YRCM 
sponsor.

After the meeting everyone enjoyed the 
pasta meal and were treated to 
inspirational and humorous 
presentations by Marathon Maniac (MM) 
Don “The Rev” Kienz, (Exton, PA) and 
noted author Joe Henderson (Eugene, 
OR).  

The weather was perfect for the race 
on an awesome course on Saturday, 
March 27, 2010.  A record number of 
532 marathoners completed the 10th 
annual YRCM.  The traditional awards 
ceremony/meal at 4:00 p.m. was 
attended by almost 300 participants, 
volunteers, family and friends.  At 
this time 25 runners who had completed 
all ten races were honored, and each 
one received a beautiful royal blue 
jacket from our sponsor, Stewart 
Subaru of Yakima.  The eleven club 
members who are included in this group 
are:  Steve Barrick (Kent, WA), Jim 
Boyd, Bob Dolphin, Ron Fowler, David 
Jones, Jose Nebrida (Chicago, IL), 
David Olsho (Seattle, WA), Mel Preedy, 
Fenny Roberts, Jim Scheer and Steve 
Yee.

The final activity for the successful 
marathon reunion weekend was the no-
host breakfast on Sunday morning in 
downtown Yakima at the Howard Johnson 
Plaza Hotel.

Everyone is invited to participate in 
the April 2, 2011, 11th annual YRCM.  
Plan to come for a weekend of fun 
activities and a chance to run a 
marathon with Dick Beardsley.

Upcoming Events
July 25, 2010 – Third Annual Madison 
Marathon in SW Montana…“Highest Road 
Marathon in  
		  America,” (9,000+ to 
10,000+ ft.).  Home page: 
www.themadisonmarathon.com.
Directed by club members: 
September 12, 2010 – Skagit Flats 
Marathon, Burlington, WA, Terry 
Sentinella
April 2, 2011 – Yakima River Canyon 
Marathon, Ellensburg to rural Selah, 
WA, Bob & Lenore Dolphin
May 1, 2011 – Tacoma City Marathon, 
Tacoma, WA, Tony Phillippi

Note:  If you’re a marathon race 
director and want your run publicized 
in the newsletter, let us know and 
we’ll make it happen.

100 Marathon Club Merchandise

Check the website, 
www.100marathonclub.com.  Personalized 
medallions, T-shirts and pins are 
available.  The medallions cost $20.00 
plus $3.00 postage, and for the short-
sleeved, teal T-shirts and the long-
sleeved white T-shirts the cost is 
$15.00 each plus $3.00 postage for 
each shirt.

WELCOME TO 14 NEW MEMBERS

As of February 24, 2010, the total 
membership was 271.  Add the new 
members since then, and the total 
becomes 285.

MM #266 Robert Cowan of Coto de Casa, 
California, ran his first marathon in 
May of 1978, the Palos Verdes 
Marathon.  His 100th marathon was the 
Pasadena Marathon on February 21, 
2010.  He has completed 49 ultras and 
51 26.2 mile marathons and has a great 
PR of 2:56:32.

The Cleveland Marathon on April 29, 
2001, was #1 for Lou D’Alessandris.  
Less than nine years later the Little 
Rock Marathon on March 7, 2010 became 
#100.  He has a PR of 3:34:53 and has 
run 3 ultras to bring his total to 103.

Our first Canadian member from Quebec 
is Robert Andre Gagnon from 
Chicoutimi.  He ran his first marathon 
in 1980, the Marathon Beauceron at 
Saint-Georges de Beauce, Quebec.  
March 28, 2009, was the date for #100, 
the Konigsforst Marathon, 
(Deutschland).

Dennis Huffman of Chino Hills, 
California, ran his first marathon at 
Culver City, CA, and #100 was Palos 
Verdes Marathon in May 2007.  He has a 
total of 164 marathons and a super PR 
of 2:35:04 from the Las Vegas Marathon 
in February of 1989.  In August of 
1991 he ran 82 miles in a 12-hour race 
and in November of 1993 it was 131 
miles in a 24-hour race.  He has 
completed four 100-Mile events:  
Angles Crest, Leadville, Mohican and 
Western States….all sub-24 races!

The original Hogeye Marathon in 
Fayetteville, Arkansas, on April 29, 
1978, was the first one for MM Steve 
Hughes of Little Rock Arkansas.  #100 
was the Kentucky Derby Marathon in 
Louisville, KY, on April 24, 2010.  He 
became a 50 STATES FINISHER at Humpy’s 
in 2009.  He said, “ Barring injury, 
snowstorm, or volcanic eruptions, I 
should finish my 2nd time around the 
50 states in Hawaii in either December 
2010 or January 2011.”

MM #1234 (cool number!) Nick Karem of 
Louisville, Kentucky, ran his first 
marathon on November 12, 1978, the 
Louisville Marathon in his hometown.  
He set his PR of 3:30:38 at this race 
on November 13, 1983.  He traveled to 
St. Joseph, Minnesota, for #100, We 
Walk! Lake Wobegon on May 14, 2010.  
In 2008 he ran 22 marathons.  He has 
completed a total of 90 marathons and 
10 ultras and has run at least one 
marathon per year since 1978!

MM #408 Thomas “T.O.” Okazaki  is from 
Southlake, Texas.  The Dallas White 
Rock Marathon on December 15, 2002, 
was #1 for him.  The Cowtown Marathon 
on February 27, 2010, was #100, and it 
was the day he also qualified for his 
first Boston Marathon with his new PR 
of 3:15:16.

MM #107 David Reid of Crestline, 
California ran marathon #1 at Honolulu 
on December 11, 1983.  He planned his 
100th marathon and completion of 50 
States for the February 13, 2010, 
Myrtle Beach Marathon in South 
Carolina.  Fate meant it not to be!!!  
The stormy weather on the East Coast 
that day caused the cancellation of 
the race.  His “whining” was heard up 
and down the West Coast!  When it 
reached the state of Washington, we 
suggested that we could help him make 
lemonade out of the lemons he just 
received….by running #100 on March 27, 
2010, at the YRCM.  He accepted our 
offer, arrived in Yakima early and was 
immediately put to work as a 
volunteer.  When he crossed the finish 
line two days later with a Boston 
Qualifier, he was given a bouquet of 
ten red roses.  At the awards 
ceremony/meal he was presented a 
personalized medallion and a #100 
pin.  I think he liked his “lemonade” 
as he was inducted into the 100 
Marathon Club.  Update:  He became a 
50 STATES FINISHER on April 10, 2010, 
at King’s Mt. Marathon in South 
Carolina.  

MM #537 Silverio Rivas of Rancho 
Cucamonga, California, ran his first 
marathon, Palos Verdes, on June 12, 
1982.  The Los Angeles Marathon on 
March 21, 2010, was #100.  He ran his 
only ultra, the Bulldog 50K, on August 
23, 2008.

The fourth member to join the club 
from Germany is Mario Sagasser, the 
vice president of the 100 Marathon 
Club Deutschland, from Henstadt-
Ulzburg.  On April 16, 2000, he ran 
#1, the 15th Hamburg Marathon.  Five 
years later on April 24, 2006, he ran 
#100 at the 20th Hamburg Marathon.  
The Lothar-Gehrke-Birthday Marathon on 
April 4, 2009, in Hamburg was #200.  
He has a total of 232 marathons/ultras 
with a PR of 3:06:26.  He’s a member 
of the Jubilee Club Berlin Marathon 
(Germany, 10 continuous participations 
from 2000 to 2009).  He’s a 
Spartathlon Finisher 2009 with a time 
of 30:16:59. 

MM #508 Ray Shaw, aka “McGyver,” is a 
runner I met at the Valentine Marathon 
at Millersylvania State Park south of 
Olympia, Washington, in February of 
2007.  After he completed the half 
marathon that day, I suggested to him 
that he should try to run his first 
marathon at the YRCM on March 31, 
2007.  He not only did that, but he 
also became a “Maniac” who ran 24 
marathons/ultras in 2007, 56 of the 
same in 2008 and 28 more in 2009!!!  
His 100th marathon/ultra was on July 
26, 2009, at San Francisco.  With 
careful planning he celebrated the 
running of his 100th 26.2 mile 
marathon at the March 27, 2010, YRCM.  
He set his PR of 4:21 at Portland, 
Oregon, on October 4, 2009, the day of 
Bob Dolphin’s 80th birthday.  He 
caught up with Bob on the “states 
count.”  Both need 13 to become 
finishers, and the odds are that Ray 
will get there first.

Saeed Gordafarid, a native Persian,  
ran a few marathons in 2003 and early 
2004.  When he became a U.S. citizen 
in 2004, he changed his name to Allen 
Smith.  He lives in Sun Valley, 
California, and completed marathon 
#100 at Orange County on May 2, 2010.  
He is self-trained, and his first race 
ever  was the Long Beach Marathon  on 
October 12, 2003…. and he qualified 
for Boston that day!  He’s run Boston 
every year since then except for 2009 
when it was closed before he tried to 
register.  His PR is 3:04, and his 
cumulative average for 100 marathons 
in 6½ years is 3:47, without a DNF.  
He ran a marathon on February 6, 2010, 
in 4:24 and another one the next day 
in 4:23.  He sky dives every weekend 
that he isn’t running a marathon…..and 
has skydived 2,111 times since 
September 2000!!!      

The Whistlestop Marathon in Ashland, 
Wisconsin, on October 9, 1999, was the 
first one for MM Karen Van Rite of New 
Berlin, WI.  The Go! St. Louis 
Marathon on April 11, 2010, was #100.  
She won the female division of her 
first ultra, Badgerland Striders 12/24 
Hour Run, when she completed 57.17 
miles in 12 hours.  She has a PR of 
3:33:36.

MM #2 Chris Warren of Renton, 
Washington, is one of the three 
founders of the MM Club.  The other 
two are MM #1 Steve Yee of Renton and 
MM #3 Tony Phillippi of Tacoma.  Both 
are 100 Marathon Club members.  The 
Seattle Marathon on November 26, 2000, 
was the first one for Chris.  The 
final Seafair Marathon on July 7, 
2008, was #100.  He has a total of 176 
marathons/ultras with a remarkable PR 
of 2:49:56.

WHERE THE 100 MARATHON CLUB NORTH 
AMERICA MEMBERS ARE FROM:
UNITED STATES……..
Alabama – 2; Alaska – 1; Arizona – 2; 
Arkansas – 1; California – 31; 
Colorado – 6; Connecticut – 1; 
Florida – 15; Georgia – 7; Hawaii – 1; 
Illinois – 8; Iowa – 2; Kansas – 1; 
Kentucky – 9; Louisiana – 4; Maine – 
1; Maryland – 4; Massachusetts – 2; 
Michigan – 3; Minnesota – 12; 
Missouri – 5; Nebraska – 4; New 
Jersey – 3; New Mexico – 3; New York – 
5; North Carolina – 1; Ohio – 11; 
Oklahoma – 2; Oregon – 15; 
Pennsylvania – 5; South Dakota – 2; 
Tennessee – 5; Texas – 21; Utah – 2; 
Vermont-3; Virginia – 2; Washington – 
46; West Virginia – 2; Wisconsin – 5.
CANADA……..British Columbia – 5; 
Ontario – 2; Quebec – 1; Saskatchewan –
 2
AUSTRALIA – 2; AUSTRIA – 1; GERMANY – 
4; SWEDEN – 1; UNITED KINGDOM – 12

                                       
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The 18 page 100 Marathon Club North 
America Roster has been updated.  For 
the club members who don’t have e-
mail, we send the Newsletters via 
snail mail but not the roster.  If you 
want to see it, it will be necessary 
for you to go to the website 
www.100marathonclub.us.

The 100 Marathon Club North America 
has no dues but meets its expenses 
from donations and through a small 
profit made on the sale of club T-
shirts, pins (increments of 100) and 
personalized medallions.  Please 
contact us if you’re interested in 
making any purchases…..and let us know 
about your activities.


Bob and Lenore Dolphin		
		(425)226-1518, Renton
10519 126th Avenue S.E.		
		(509)966-0188, Yakima
Renton, WA 98056		
			(425)681-0154, 
Cell

e-mail:  dolphinmteam@earthlink.net

06/16/10


COEUR d’ ALENE MARATHON
May 30, 2010

It had been two years since Lenore and 
I had gone to Northern Idaho to be a 
part of the Coeur d’ Alene Marathon.  
This year the marathon, half marathon 
and 5K run/walk were held on Sunday, 
May 30, 2010.  It was the 33rd running 
of the marathon that is traditionally 
held on Memorial Day weekend, and Mac 
Bohlman of Walla Walla, Washington, is 
the only runner who has completed all 
of them.

I first ran this race in 1987 and have 
run it 20 times altogether with an 
initial string of 16 times.  I had 
concerns about finishing the marathon 
under the six hour course closure 
time, so I signed up for the 5:30 a.m. 
Marathon Walk.   The 60+ marathon and 
half marathon early starters crossed 
the starting mats on time.  The 
participants walked or ran on Main 
Street in Riverstone, a new building 
complex, and proceeded a quarter of a 
mile to the nearly Centennial Trail.

Here we walked north on a new part of 
the trail for a mile and a half to a 
turn-around.  I enjoyed the scenery, 
but it was disturbing to me when I 
realized that I was walking in “last 
place.”  From then on I tried to 
overtake walkers and managed to pass 
seven of them by the eighth mile in 
downtown Coeur d‘ Alene.  I always 
enjoy this course by or near Coeur d’ 
Alene Lake as we follow the Centennial 
Trail.    

The weather was overcast with 
temperatures in the 50’s and mid 60’s, 
good conditions for walking or 
running.  Strong lake winds of 30 mph 
were, thankfully, localized.

It was great to be able to visit with 
others in the early miles.  Steve 
Love, 56, of Mansfield, Washington, 
has a chronic injury but still manages 
to finish marathons at Coeur d’ Alene, 
Yakima River Canyon, Lake Chelan and 
others every year.  75 year old Mac 
Bohlman had a hip replacement 
operation two years ago and carried a 
cane with him as he walked/ran his 
33rd consecutive Coeur d’ Alene 
Marathon!
It had been 10 years since I’d seen 72 
year old Jerry Youngblood from 
Richland at the Tri Cities Marathon in 
his hometown.  

In the 10th mile three runners were 
chatting as they ran side-by-side.  
They were the first three male runners 
to pass me…..wiping out my 1 and ½ 
hour early lead!  From then on until 
the end of my walk, there were runners 
to greet as they passed me going out 
and also on their way back from the 
turn-around.  

In the last four miles of the marathon 
we had a tour of the North Idaho 
Community College grounds.  This was 
followed by a pleasant walk on another 
segment of the Centennial Trail to a 
park in Riverstone.  Here I made my 
way to the finish line where Lenore 
was waiting for me.

I finished with a 7:08:15, an average 
pace of 16:20 minutes per mile, well 
off of my run/walk pace in recent 
races.  I was in 46th place of the 
early marathon walk field of 52.  Of 
the early starters I was in 2nd place 
of two in the 75+M division.  Mac 
Bohlman had finished in 7:04:34.

It was good to be back in Coeur d’ 
Alene for another marathon, and we 
appreciate the hospitality of our good 
friend Bev Gibson of Spokane Valley 
for being a gracious hostess during 
the marathon weekend.

 ……Written by Bob Dolphin         …….. 
Edited, Typed and Distributed by 
Lenore Dolphin
PARTIAL RESULTS – COEUR d’ ALENE 
MARATHON, May 30, 2010

2:44:47  Kjell Schloeberg, 32, 
Hamburg, Germany, OVERALL WINNER, 
First in Division
2:45:54  Jackson Johnson, 29, Lincoln, 
IL, SECOND OVERALL, 1st
2:52:00  Patrick Murphy, 28, St. 
Ignatius, MT, THIRD OVERALL, 2nd 
3:06:32  Jody Aslett, 41, Sandpoint, 
ID, FIRST WOMAN OVERALL, 1st 
3:16:46  Debbie Gibson, 45, Helena, 
MT, SECOND WOMAN OVERALL, 1st 
3:17:26  Meredith Leva, 23, Glendale, 
AZ, THIRD WOMAN OVERALL, 1st
3:19:48  Al Harmon, 48, West 
Vancouver, BC, Marathon Maniac (MM)
3:48:20  Michael Wakabayashi, 62, 
Spokane, WA, MM
4:10:24  Gunhild Swanson, 65, Spokane, 
WA, MM, 1st
4:20:17  Cheri Pompeo, 58, 
Woodinville, WA, MM, 3rd
4:24:55  Bonni Brooks, 46, Anchorage, 
AK
4:31:20  Jill Hudson, 48, Shoreline, 
WA, MM
4:32:47  Janice Moyer, 53, Wellpinit, 
WA, MM  
4:33:31  Jim Scheer, 68, Vancouver, 
WA, MM, 1st
4:34:31  Bill Voilland, 62, Richland, 
WA, Evil Triplet
4:37:02  Sally Quinn, 73, Spokane, WA, 
1st
4:39:27  Brian Starkey, 44, Edgewood, 
WA, MM
4:43:25  Clark Gilbert, 56, Friday 
Harbor, WA
4:53:05  Marie Zoren, 46, Gig Harbor, 
WA, MM
5:04:24  Monte Pascual, 50, Federal 
Way, WA, MM
5:11:24  Ray Shaw, 52, Tacoma, WA, MM
5:40:39  Jane Herzog, 47, Tacoma, WA, 
MM, Early Start (ES)
6:13:48  Mel Preedy, 77, Ravensdale, 
WA, MM, 2nd
7:03:20  Jerry Youngblood, 72, 
Richland, WA, ES, 1st 
7:04:34  Malcolm (Mac) Bohlman, 75, 
Walla Walla, WA, ES, 1st
7:08:15  Bob Dolphin, 80, 
Renton/Yakima, WA, MM, ES, 2nd
7:42:46  Gloria Bassler, 73, Palos 
Verdes, CA, ES, 1st
7:42:46  Joan Bassler, 45, Spokane, 
WA, ES
8:39:47  Steve Love, 56, Mansfield, 
WA, ES

06/16/10


NORTH OLYMPIC DISCOVERY MARATHON
June 6, 2010

On Sunday, June, 6, 2010, I ran my 
eighth consecutive North Olympic 
Discovery Marathon from Sequim, 
Washington, to Port Angeles, 
Washington.  This year for the first 
time I took advantage of the early 
start available to walkers and runners 
who feel they need more than 5 ½ hours 
to complete the course.  I’ve been 
walking marathons in 7+ hours and 
running/walking them in 6 ½ hours 
these days, so this was a good plan 
for me.

On race morning Dick Ziehe, our Renton 
neighbor and friend, picked up Lenore 
and me at our Port Angeles motel to 
take us to the starting area at Carrie 
Blake Park in Sequim.  At 7:00 a.m. I 
said “goodbye” to Lenore and Dick and 
joined 42 other early-starters as we 
crossed a timing mat to begin our 
point-to-point race that was on the 
Olympic Discovery Trail, for the most 
part.  

Much of this scenic trail has a rails 
to trails origin while the remainder 
is on town and rural road margins.  It 
crosses creeks in wooded areas and is 
flat to rolling with several short, 
steep hills.  The last four miles 
follow the shore of the Strait of Juan 
de Fuca with marine views of Vancouver 
Island, British Columbia.

I enjoyed visiting with Frank Bartocci 
of Rochester, Minnesota, early in the 
race.  We see each other at marathons 
several times each year.  He ran the 
Newport Marathon in Oregon the 
previous day and then drove to Port 
Angeles to run his 350th marathon the 
next day.

In the sixth mile, after I had 
completed an initial loop, I ran 
through Sequim and greeted my cheering 
section, Lenore and Dick, by the 
restaurant where they had eaten 
breakfast.

I ran with Marathon Maniac (MM) Cal 
Evans in the early miles.  He reminded 
me that I had an encounter with a deer 
close to the finish line in 2009.  I 
was walking when the deer crossed in 
front of me, panicked and ran into a 
chain link fence that was hidden by 
some brush.  It reversed course and 
scampered away uninjured.

An advantage of taking an early start 
is to be able to see other 
participants as they pass me.  In mid-
course a bicycle escort led Anthony 
Skuce, 46, of Vancouver, BC, as he 
sped by.  This Canadian runner ran 
unchallenged to a 2:37:45 win.  In 
second place was Jeason Murphy, 30, of 
Suquamish, Washington, with a 
2:57:23.  David Nelson, 32, of 
Bremerton came in third with a 
3:01:42.  

A string of male runners passed me and 
offered greetings or words of 
encouragement.  One of the first women 
runners said, “Hi, Bob” as she went on 
by.  I responded, but it took a moment 
to realize that it was Regina Joyce, 
53, of Lynnwood whom Lenore and I had 
talked with the day before.  She had 
been accompanied by our mutual friend 
Janet Burgess, a Renton neighbor.  
Regina passed the woman leader at Mile 
22 and extended her lead as she ran by 
the Strait to the finish line that was 
located by the race headquarters Red 
Lion Inn and City Pier.  Her time was 
3:24:46. 

In second place was MM Ginger Gruber, 
40, of Port Orchard with a 3:32:17.  
Tiffany Crumbaugh, 32, of Bothell was 
in third place with a 3:36:35.

At the halfway mark I had a 3:08:00 
time and was passed by a male runner 
who appeared to be in my age 
division.  After I crossed a bridge 
over McDonald Creek, I was able to 
pass him and then I ran/walked to keep 
ahead of my competitor.  In the last 
5.2 miles I walked to the finish line 
at a 16 minute pace and had a time of 
6:28:26, 373rd of 396 overall and 
first early starter in the 70+ 
division.

Lenore, Dick and his wife Shirley were 
volunteers at the finish line 
as “buddies.”  They greeted individual 
finishers and provided them with a 
finishing medal, bottle of water or 
energy drink, took them to the chip 
removal volunteers and directed them 
to the checked baggage area and to the 
refreshments.

After the race was over, the four of 
us attended the Volunteers Dinner in 
the race headquarters hotel.  It was a 
good way to finish the eighth running 
of the North Olympic Discovery 
Marathon.  As always, Race Directors 
Michelle and Larry Little and their 
organization put on a great event.

…………………………………….Written by Bob 
Dolphin             
                                       
                   Edited, Typed and 
Distributed by Lenore Dolphin

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* * * * *
PARTIAL RESULTS – North Olympic 
Discovery Marathon, June 6, 2010

2:37:45  Anthony Skuce, 46, OVERALL 
WINNER, First in Division
2:57:23  Jeason Murphy, 30, SECOND 
OVERALL, 1st
3:01:42  David Nelson, 32, THIRD 
OVERALL, 2nd
3:24:46  Regina Joyce, 53, FIRST WOMAN 
OVERALL, 1st
3:29:02  Steve Supkoff, 44, MM
3:32:17  Ginger Gruber, 40, SECOND 
WOMAN OVERALL, 1st 
3:32:35  Tiffany Crumbaugh, 37, THIRD 
WOMAN OVERALL, 1st 
3:43:54  Terry Sentinella, 46, MM
3:49:08  Robert Lopez, 43, MM
3:51:49  Crystal Morrison, 34, 2nd 
3:52:38  Steve Yee, 50, MM
3:54:09  Lesa Overfield, 51, MM, 3rd 
3:58:45  Gunhild Swanson, 65, MM, 1st 
4:02:29  Gene Morris, 64, 3rd 
4:04:46  Ron Fowler, 62, Evil Triplet 
4:16:48  Rob Jacobsen, 52, MM
4:18:42  Kimberly Kuhlmann, 31, MM
		5:33:04  Kristi 
Brodin, 61
4:22:31  Brian Helm, 33		
		6:28:26  Bob Dolphin, 
80, MM, Early Start (ES) 1st 
4:25:01  Gay Hunter, 58, 1st 	
			6:31:26  Larry 
Anners, 73, ES, 2nd 
4:29:20  Kari Brodin, 47	
			6:34:56  Frank 
Bartocci, 62, MM, ES
4:40:45  Herb Allen, 67, MM, 2nd 
			7:02:00  Cal 
Evans, MM, ES
4:48:17  Un Ha Lee, 60, 1st 	
			7:33:32  Bret 
Bellevue, 51, MM, ES
4:48:52  Paul Gentry, 51
5:07:05  Mike Kuhlmann, 60, MM
5:16:50  David Reid, 62, MM
5:33:00  Charles Milliman, 77, 1st 

06/16/10


CONGRATULATIONS

Gordon Bennett from Connecticut for 
finishing of the 50 and DC Marathon 
Circuit. Gordon finish his Marathon 
at the Vermont Marathon in 
Burlington, VT on 05/30/10. 
Great job Gordon!!!!!

06/16/10


CONGRATULATIONS

Bob Weeks from South Carolina for 
finishing of the 50 and DC Marathon 
Circuit. Bob finish his Marathon 
at the Grandfather Marathon in 
Boone, NC on 07/10/10. 
Great job Bob!!!!!

06/17/10


100 MARATHON CLUB NORTH AMERICA

FOUNDING DATE:  March 31, 2001
CLUB ROSTER as of June 12, 2010

Tom Adair, Alpharetta, GA –  1st M, 
11/22/94, Atlanta….100th M, 11/23/01, 
Atlanta. 	President of the 50 
States Marathon Club.  Had 74 
consecutive marathon months
by November 2000.  Completed 250th M 
on 10/7/07 at Cologne, Germany.  300th
            M, 5/25/09, Darkside at 
Peachtree City, GA.  
Michael Alsworth, Swindon Wiltshire, 
England – First Marathon, August 1985…
100th   
	M, February 1998, Las Vegas.  
230th M, 2008 Las Vegas.  
Daniel Archambeau, Sebring, FL – First 
M, August 1980, Paavo Nurmi…100th M,
	1998, Nanisivik, Canada.  
230th M, Dec. 2008, Las Vegas.  200th, 
4/4/09, Yakima
	River Canyon.
Newton Baker, Montpelier, Vermont
Gene Bandler, East Meadow, NY – First 
M, May 1996, Long Island, 100th M, 
October  
	17, 2004, Pacemaker, 
12/24/97.  All but 3 M’s since 
pacemaker.
Eugene Barker, Louisville, KY – Ran 
94.5 miles in Corn Belt 24 Hour Run.
Steve Barrick, Kent, WA –  1st M, Feb. 
1989, Trails End….100th M November 
2003,
	Seattle.  Race Director, Green 
River Marathon.  Has run two sub 3-hour
 marathons.
Andrew Bartczak, Apple Valley, MI – 
First M, 9/30/79, Warsaw…100th M, 
5/4/08 on 
	his 50th birthday, Lincoln 
National Guard. 
Dick Bartlett – Roswell, NM – 1st M, 
May 1977, Syracuse, NY…100th M, 
January 9,
	2000, Walt Disney World.  50 
States FINISHER, Humpy’s/2008.  Total 
M’s, 126.
Frank Bartocci, Rochester, MN – First 
M, Dallas White, 12/4/83…..100th M, 
Mid City 
	Marathon, Rochester, MN, May 
2001….300th M, 7/24/09, Deseret News, 
Salt
	Lake City, UT.  FOUR time 50 
States FINISHER.
Dave Bell,  Highlands Ranch, CO – 
First M., Steamboat Marathon (CO), 
6/4/95…100th 
  	M, Steamboat, 6/5/05….200th M, 
6/1/08, Steamboat Springs.  FOUR time 
50
	States FINISHER.
Lois Berkowitz, Riverview, MI – First 
M, April 1990, Glass City…100th M, 
Avalon
	Benefit 50 Mile Run….300th M, 
4/26/09, Glass City, Toledo, OH.
Victor Bhatt, Sugarland, TX – First M, 
May 1972.
Roger Biggs, Stevenage, United 
Kingdom – Unique Record:  in 1996 did 
100th 10-Miler,
	100th Half Marathon and 100th 
Marathon in consecutive races.  First 
runner from 
	the U.K. to become a 50 States 
& DC FINISHER……at the Honolulu Marathon
	12/9/07.  500th M, June 2009, 
Deadwood Michelsen Trail, Deadwood, SD.
Robert (“Cowboy Jeff”) Bishton, Ft. 
Myers, FL – First M, October 2004, 
Baltimore,
	…100th, Snickers, Albany, Ga, 
3/7/09, 50 States & DC Finisher. 
Jim Bitwood,  Laurel, MD 
Paula Boone, Humble, TX – First M, May 
11, 1996, Antelope Island (Utah)…100th 
M,
	March 23, 2003, Dallas 
Trails.  200th M, 5/20/07, Delaware 
Marathon.  States 
	FINISHER twice.
Steve Boone, Humble, TX – Officer in 
50 States Marathon Club.  350th M and 
third time 
	states FINISHER, Humpy’s 
Marathon (AK), 8/19/07.  400th M, 2009.
Jim Boyd, Seattle, WA – 1st M, 
10/14/1978, Heart of San Diego….100th 
M, 4/5/97, 
	Santa Barbara….300th M, 
6/14/09, Light at the End of the 
Tunnel, North
	Bend, WA.  50 States & DC 
finisher, October 26, 1997.
Ray Boytim, Spring, TX – First M, 
January 1979, Houston…100th M., April 
24, 1994.
John Bozung, Orem, UT – First North 
American to do all 7 continents in one 
year 
	(1997) and 98 consecutive 
months streak as of November 2001.  
250th M,
	5/5/07, Wild, Wild West, Lone 
Pine (GA).  As of 2/25/09, 184 
consecutive 
	months of running at least 1 M 
per month.
Marv Bradley, Canon City, CO – First 
M, June 7, 1992, Steamboat….100th M, 
January 
	1, 2005, Texas, Completed 50 
States December 8, 2002, Honolulu.
Robert D. Britain (Doug), Wayzata, MN –
 First M, October 2001, Chicago…100th 
M, Niagara Falls, 10/26/08.  He’s run 
a sub 4 hour marathon in each of 
	the 50 states.  First 
Clydesdale to run each of the 50 
states with a sub 4:00 time..
Jack Brooks, St. Albans, Herts, UK – 
First M, 1990, London…100th M., 
December 17,
	2003, Majorca.  200th M and 
2nd Brit to complete all fifty states, 
4/20/09, Country
	Music at Nashville, TN.
Mike Brooks, Danville, ME – Completed 
50 States & DC June 21, 2003, Midnight 
Sun.
	First M, 10/15/95, Bay State…
100th M, US Air Force, Ohio, 9/20/03.  
Has 
	conquered Death Valley, run 
three marathons in every U.S. state, 
endured 24,
	48 and 72 hour races……and a 6-
day race.  Ran 491 miles in a 10-day 
race 
	starting 4/22/09.
Kevin Brosi, Flower Mound, TX – First 
M, 12/14/86, Dallas White Rock…100th M,
	Newport (Oregon), 5/30/09.
Lois Brown, Sebring, FL – First M, 
December 3, 1988, Blue Angel…100th M, 
	January 25, 2004, Las Vegas.
Ron Bucy, Bridgeport, WV – Completed 
50 States & DC December 9, 2001, 
Honolulu.
Cliff Burgess, Hewitt, TX – 3 
continents and 16 countries by the end 
of 2001.
Janet Burgess, Renton, WA – First M, 
May 1998, Vancouver, BC….100th M, 
October 4, 
	2009, Maine Marathon.  
Completed 100th Marathon AND finished 
50th state
	on the same day.  
Ed Burnham, Kansas City, MO – Ran 
first marathon at age 70 in 1994 at 
San Antonio…	
	100th M, Dec. 2000, White Rock 
at Dallas.  Last M, Oct. 2004, Des 
Moines, IA.
Betty Mae Burrell, Harrison, TN – Only 
female to walk a marathon in all 50 
states. 
	Betty Mae Burrell died on July 
28, 2007, after a fatal heart attack.
Peter Butler, St. Paul, MN – Has run 
25 consecutive Grandma’s Marathons (by 
March
	2003).  1st M, Oct. 1976, Land 
O’ Lakes, Minneapolis, MN….100th M, 
1982….
	200th M, 1987….300th M, 
1992….400th M….1998.  50 States 
FINISHER.  
	Current total 580+.  PR 3:02. 
Todd Byers, Long Beach,CA – 1st M, 
Emerald City, Seattle….100th M, 
Seattle.  
250th M, Frederick, Md.  Runs some 
marathons barefoot!
Tim Byrnes,Wichita, KS – First M, 
October 21, 1989, Wichita…100th M, May 
12, 2000,
	Halifax (Nova Scotia).
Chuck Cammack, Albany, OR – Ran a 100 
Miler in Vermont in 19 hours and 45
	Minutes.  200th M, 4/29/07, 
Eugene (OR).
Burt Carlson, Mound, MN – USATF 
National Championship Age Group Wins 
(by 
	January 15, 2002):  six 24 
hours, two 100K’s, one 50 mile trail 
run.  300th M,
	10/5/08 at age 83!
Bob Carpenter, Cana Point, CA
Big Dave Carter, Bedford Beds, 
England – Has a Yakima River Canyon 
Marathon 
	Logo tattooed on his thigh!
Marty Chalfin, Lake Mary, FL – By 
2002, one Ironman (November 6, 1999) 
and 6
	Continents.
Russell Cheney, Torrance, CA – 1st M, 
1990, Los Angeles….100th M, 1999, Los
Angeles….200th M, 9/10/05, Bismark, 
ND.  PR, 3:29:17.  Marathon/ultra
Total = 283.  Boston 3 times.  US 
Olympic Torch Bearer.  “Russell B 
Cheney”
50K, DE.  Co-founder of Marathon Drive 
Club.
Eliot Collins, Raritan, NJ – 1st M, 
Atlantic City Marathon, October 18, 
1998….. 
100th M, New York City, November 5, 
2006.  Has run Pikes Peak “double” 
(Marathon and Half Marathon on 
consecutive days) three times.  Total 
of 137.
Jim Collins, Sarasota, FL – 1st M, 
6/13/87, God’s Country, Galeton, 
PA….100th M
	1/31/10, Ocala, Ocala, FL.  PR 
3:07:12.  15 M’s, 85 Ultras.  50 
States FINISHER
	10/4/08, Bristol, NH.
John Connor, Newport, KY – First M, 
Louisville….100th M, March 31, 2007, 
Yakima 
River Canyon Marathon.  50 States 
FINISHER.
Harold Copeland, Richland, WA – 1st M, 
11/15/75, Cheney….100th M, 5/24/98, 
Coeur d’ Alene.  50+ Course Record, 
November 20, 1976, Cheney
	Marathon, 3:25:42.
Tony Covarrubias, Auburn, WA
Robert Cowan, Coto de Caza, CA – 1st 
M, May 1978, Palos Verdes Marathon…
100th M,
           2/21/10, Pasadena 
Marathon.  Has run 49 ultramarathons.
Tom Craven, Honolulu, HI – 1st M, 
12/15/74, Honolulu….100th M, 1/17/10, 
Redding. 
             72 M’s, 29 Ultras.  Holds 
age 60 course record for Bandera 50K.
Francesco Crinity – Philadelphia, PA, 
First M, November 19, 2000…100th M, 
April 18, 
            2005, Boston
Rich Cromwell, Ney, OH – First M, 
1989, Cleveland.
Harry Curtis, Cincinnati, OH – First 
M, 1980, Columbus…100th M, May 5, 
2002, 
	Flying Pig, Cincinnati
Lou D’Alessandris, Akron, OH – First 
M, 4/29/01….100th M, Little Rock, 
3/7/10. Has
	Has run 3 ultramarathons.
Susan Daley, Chicago, IL – 1st M, 
1991, Chicago…..100th M, 1997, 
Carolina M. in
	SC….200th M, 2000, Chicago.  
By June 25, 2003, 7 continents and 50 
states.
Beth Davenport, Santa Fe, NM, – First 
M, 10/19/92, Tour of Albuquerque
   	…100th M, Yakima River Canyon, 
4/4/09.  50 States FINISHER.  Total of 
114.  
	Plans to run #200 at YRCM in 
2015!
Rich DeCample, Renton, WA – 1st M, 
4/14/86, Emerald City, Seattle….100th 
M,
	 5/28/2000, Vermont City.  
Finished first 50 States & DC circuit 
at Sunburst on
	June 10, 2000…finished second 
one at Old Mulkey on October 25, 
2003.  By
	Nov. 2009, FOUR time States 
finisher and total of 238 M’s.
Eugene De Fronzo, Waterbury, CT – 1st 
M. 1961, New York City….100th M, 1998,
	Jacksonville.  By September 
26, 2001, had completed 50 States 
	twice and all Canadian 
provinces and territories.  M #300, 
Casper, WY, 6/5/06.  
	6 TIME 50 STATES FINISHER.  
Featured in Wall St. Journal article,
	11/18/09.
Carol Dellinger, Spokane, WA – At age 
35, 2nd youngest female to complete 
100 
	marathons.  #215 M, California 
International, Sacramento, 12/2/07.  
Ran #235 M
	1/17/10, Phoenix….9 weeks 
after mastectomy surgery!
Tom Detore, Unadilla, NE – First M, 
March 1986, Los Angeles…100th M, 
November
	2000, North Central Trail.  
300th M, Texas Marathon, January 1, 
2010
Don Dickmeyer, Omaha, NE – 25 
consecutive Lincoln Marathons.  
Lincoln was his 1st,
	25th and 100th marathon.
Brian Doherty, London, England – As 
director of the original 100 Marathon 
Club
	(London) inducted Bob Dolphin 
as the first American member in April 
1997.
Elaine Doll-Dunn, Spearfish, SD – 
Was “Mrs. South Dakota” at age 62….and 
ran 26.2
	Marathons that year as she 
represented her state!  Race director 
of the Leading
	Ladies Marathon, Spearfish, 
SD, in August.
Bob Dolphin, Renton, WA – Ran a 
3:00:12 PR at age 58, and as a former 
Marine was
	thrilled to be first of 47 in 
the 70+ Male age group at the Marine 
Corps Marathon
	when he was 74 (2003).  
Recipient of the 50 States & DC 
Group’s 2007 
	“Humanitarian Award.”  
Completed 400th M, 3/31/07, at Yakima 
River
	Canyon Marathon (co-director 
of this race).  From 4/29/07 he ran 7 
marathons
	in 7 consecutive weekends at 
age 77 in 2007.  Featured in John “The 
Penguin”
Bingham’s October 2007 Runner’s World 
article (p. 62).  Inducted into 
Marathon  Maniacs Hall of Fame, 
4/4/09.  Ran Portland M on 80th 
Birthday, 10/4/09.  Member #806 of 
Japan Joyful 100 Marathon Running 
Club.  Featured in Seattle Times 
article, 11/27/09.  Total M’s = 461.
Michael Dutton, Everett, WA – First M, 
Capital City (Olympia, WA), May 22, 
1994….
	100th M, Skagit Flats 
(Burlington, WA), September 10, 2006.
Steve Edwards, Ansty Nr Coventry, 
England.  As of 3/8/09 total M’s = 491.
Don Ellis, Memphis, TN – First M, 
October 1990, St. Louis
Eb Engelmann, Salem, OR – First M, 
1980, Trails End (Seaside, OR)…His PR 
is
	3:00:09 and that’s three 
seconds faster than Bob Dolphin’s.
Chuck Engle, Columbus, OH – 
MarathonGuide’s Male Outstanding 
Marathoner
	for 2006.
Rosemary Evans, Flemingsburg, KY – 
first and second marathons were on the 
SAME 
	WEEKEND!!  1st M, 10/11/97, 
Winston-Salem….100th M, 10/20/02, Mt.
	Desert Island (ME).
Evan Fagan, Victoria, BC, Canada – 
First M, October 1988…100th M, October 
2001, 
	Royal Victoria.
Virginia Farneman, Powell, OH – At the 
beginning of 2008…212 M’s and ultras.
	50 States finisher.
Sue Fauerbach, Renton, WA – First M, 
1999 Portland….100th M, 3/5/06, Little 
Rock.
Lauri Fauerbach-Adams, Philadelphia, 
PA, 10/21/70 – First M, 11/23/03, 
Philadelphia
	…100th M, Las Vegas, 12/7/08. 
Frank Fleetham, Bend, OR –  1st M, 
9/19/81, Royal Victoria….100th M, 
5/2/98, 
	Double Sunflower (Twisp, WA).  
Had stent put in rear coronary artery 
in
	1995….and still runs!  He has 
two stents now!!
Bob Fletcher, Fredericksburg, TX – 1st 
M, 2/5/77, American 
National,Galveston….100th
	 M., 1/19/86, Houston.  Ran 50 
Marathons in 50 weeks at age 50.  
Author of 
	“Spaghetti Every Friday.”
Brenton Floyd, Harrison, TN – Finished 
50 States & DC July 7, 2001, at Snow
	Mountain, Winter Park, 
Colorado, at age 16 years and 3 months 
making him the 
	youngest person to accomplish 
this feat.  He’s also the youngest 
member of our 
	club and has run over 200 
marathons.  In 2006, completed 300th 
M, did 1st
	100 Miler, won 3 ultras, ran 
22 M’s and 28 ultras, finished 50 
States & DC
for 2nd time.  M #350, Umstead 100 
(NC), 3/31/07.  100th ultra, Way Too 
Hot 50K,  Peach City (GA).
Paul Fournier, Gurnee, IL – 1st M, 
10/7/90, Lakefront, Milwaukee, 
WI….100th M,
	7/1/07, Gold Coast Airport, 
Gold Coast, Australia.  Ran M #80 & 
became a 50 
 	States FINISHER on 54th 
birthday, 12/18/05.  Completed 6 of 7 
continents.  Met
	future wife running Great Wall 
of China, 5/22/04.  Honeymooned in 
Australia
	running Gold Coast M, 7/1/07,
Bill Fornoff, Jarrettsville, MD – 
Western States 100 Mile Endurance Run, 
1994…
	Comrades, 1999.
Ron Fowler, Seattle, WA – “Evil 
Triplet”…First M, November 26, 1978…
100th M,
	October 1, 2000, Portland.  
Ran at least 1 mile per day for 25 
years….it
	happened on 3/18/08.  It’s now 
26 years!
Norm Frank, Rochester, NY – 1st M, 
4/17/67, Boston….100th M, 9/9/78, 
Erie.  Has
	RUN MORE MARATHONS than anyone 
else in the United States.  As of
	February 2003 had run one 
marathon (or more) per month for 216 
consecutive
	months (18 years).  900+ M’s.  
Member #100 of our club!  200th M, 
Midnight 
	Sun….300th M, Almost 
Heaven….400th M, 4/16/90, 
Boston….500th M,
	9/18/93….600th M, 5/26/96, 
Vermont City….700th M, 12/10/99, Rocket
	City….800th M, 12/14/0….900th 
M, Memphis, 2006.  Ran 30+ consecutive
	Boston Marathons.  World 
record for most marathon completions 
in 1994, 1995
	and 1996.  50 States 
finisher.   
 Steve Frederickson, Kent, WA – 1st M, 
October 1981….100th M, November 1999, 
	Seattle.  Course record 
holder, ultra De Panama (racewalk)
….50.4 miles across
	Isthmus of Panama.  Has run a 
marathon or ultra on all 7 continents.
	“Farewell to Marathoning” 
article in Dec. 2007 NW runner 
magazine.  Last
	marathon was Marine Corps 
Marathon, 10/28/07….due to back 
injury.  Update:
	he’s run a few more!  PR, 
3:03:30.
Gene Fritzel, Lutherville, MD – 1st M, 
Marine Corps, November 3, 1991…..100th 
M,
	Humpy, August 15, 2005.  
Completed 50 states on August 15, 
2005, too.
Steve Fuller, North Kansas City, MO – 
1st M, May 1979….100th M, May 1992, 
Andy
Payne, Oklahoma City.  Finished all 50 
States December 1986 and all seven 
continents October 2002.
Robert Andre Gagnon, Chicoutimi, 
Quebec, CANADA – 1st M, 1980, Marathon 
            Beauceron….100th M, 
4/28/09, Kunigsforst Marathon 
(Deutschland).  PR
            3:06.  3 marathons in 6 
days (Deutschland).
Laura Garrett, Copperas Cove, TX – 1st 
M, San Diego Rock ‘n Roll, June 4, 
2000.  
100th M/Ultra, Patriot Run, Olathe, 
KS, 9/11/07.  50 States FINISHER.  
Finished a Marathan or longer in each 
of 7 continents.
Jon Gissberg, Seattle, WA -  “Barefoot 
Jon” runs most M’s barefooted!  First 
M, 
	6/18/77, Anchorage…100th M, 
11/25/07, Seattle. 
Deborah Gobins, Phoenix, AZ – First M, 
August 1986, Pikes Peak…100th M, 
October 
	1992, St. George.
Gayle Godfrey, Louisville, KY – First 
M, November 11, 1980, Louisville…100th 
M,
	September 27, 2003, Walker 
North Country.
Cecil Goudeau, Denham Springs, LA – 
First  and 100th Marathon, Mardi Gras, 
	February 15, 1987, and 
February 16, 2003.  Total of 138 M’s 
as of 9/10/07.
Peter Graham, London, United Kingdom – 
First M, London, 1990…100th M, Abingdon
	Oxfordshire, 1999.  Former 
secretary of the original 100 Marathon 
Club 
	(London).
Janet Green, Courtenay, BC, Canada – 
1st M, October 1988, Royal 
Victoria….100th M,
	October 2001,  Royal 
Victoria….200th M,  10/12/08, Royal 
Victoria.  Time for
	50% of her marathons is around 
3:30,and she usually places in her age 
group.  
Cheri Gross, SanAntonio, TX – 1st M, 
6/4/00, Rock & Roll, San Diego…100th M
	Sun Trust Richmond, Richmond, 
VA, 11/15/08.
Raef Guirges, Torrance, CA – Wannabe 
who runs with U.S. flag all over the 
U.S. 
Rick Haase, Shoreline, WA – First M, 
November 27, 1978, Seattle…100th M, 
June 4, 
	2005, Kettle Moraine 100 
Miler.  Has run at least one marathon 
per year since
	1978.  200th M, 6/14/09, Light 
at the End of the Tunnel, North Bend, 
WA.
Jeff Hagen, Yakima, WA – 1st M, Yakima 
Marathon, October 7, 1979……100th M, 
	Cle Elum 50K, September 2006.  
Total mileage for his 101 races (17 
marathons
	and 83 Ultras) is 8,289 miles 
which is equivalent to 316 
marathons.   Broke 7
	American 55-59 age group ultra 
records within a 16-month period.  
Overall
	winner at age 61 of Across the 
Year 48 Hour Race at Nordini Manor in 
Buckeye,
	AZ, on 12/30/08-1/1/09.  
Totals:  97 ultras & 20 M’s for a 
total of 9,367 race
	miles….equivalent to 367 
marathons!
Eddie Hahn, Ontario, CA – First M, 
9/23/84, Portland (OR)…100th M, 
	4/26/08, Country Music.
Famida Hanif-Weddle, San Jose, CA – 
1st M, 7/21/85, San Francisco….100th M,
	6/7/03, Forest of Nisene 
Marks, Aptos, CA.  PR, 3:58:02.  Total 
= 155.
	Finished Western States 100 M 
Endurance Run 6/28/97. 
Randy Hansen, Estherville, IA – First, 
University of Okoboji…100th M, Jesus 
Run
	Colorado.
Jamie Harris, London, ON, Canada – 1st 
M, 5/19/78, National Capital (Ottawa)…
100th 
	M, 4/27/08, Waterloo (ON).  PR 
of 2:50:15.
Boonsom Hartman, Oak Forest, IL – 
Completed 50 States & DC December 14, 
2004,
	Honolulu and 100th marathon a 
few months later.  #150 M and 2nd time
	around FINISHER, 6/23/07, 
Mayor’s M, Anchorage, AK.
Mark Hartinger, Shoreline, WA – July 
11, 1998, FIRST OVERALL at 34.5 mile 
utra,
	Climb-a-Mountain, at Spokane, 
and set course record (till then) at 
4:56:02.
Kevin Hatfield, Hardwick, GA – 1st M, 
12/28/03, Light Marathon (Mobile, AL)… 
	100th M, 5/25/08, Burlington, 
VT.  PR of 3:29:51.
Roger Hauge, Excelsior, MN
Irlan Hebner, Los Angeles, CA – 
Wannabe whose first M was on 
9/13/2009, at Oasis De 
	Montreal.  Ran 10 M’s by 
2/28/2010.
Rick Hermelin, Thousand Oaks, CA – 
First M, 6/11/77, Palos Verdes M. 
(CA).  100th M
	12/2/06, Death Valley Borax 
M., Death Valley, CA
Wally Herman, Ottawa, ON, Canada – 1st 
M, 10/11/75, K-W Octoberfest Marathon,
	Kitchener-Waterloo, 
Ontario….100th M 6/14/81, Manitoba, 
Winnipeg, Man,
Ont….200th M, 8/4/85….300th M, 
9/29/89….400th M, 12/18/93.  PR, 
3:14:56.  Special 
accomplishment:   “Still living!”  As 
of a few years ago, he has run 
marathons or ultras on 7 continents 
and in 99 countries.
Jerry Herndon, Cabin Creek, WV – First 
M, 1975, Toledo.
Claude Hicks, Jr., Fort Worth, TX – 
1st M, 2/28/04, Cowtown…100th M, 
10/19/08,
	Louisville….all 26.2 M’s.  Add 
8 ultras for a total 108.  PR of 
3:50:36.
Bob Hildebrandt, Fairbanks, AK – 1st M 
Snowgoose, Anchorage, AK, Aug. 1993. 
	100th M Grandmas (MN), 
6/16/07.  50 states FINISHER, Oct. 
2007, Mt. Desert
	Island M., ME.
Harry Hoffman, Jr., Port Salerno, FL – 
First M, January 8, 1995, Disney 
(Orlando),
100th M Feb. 27, 2005, New Orleans; 7 
marathons in 7 states in 6 weeks; 3 
marathons in 7 days, 20 in one year.  
50 States FINISHER on 6/23/07.  Has 
run 
100 marathons in state of Florida.
Steven Holehan, Austin, TX – 1st M, 
1/17/99, Houston.  100th M. 5/6/07, 
Vancouver M 
	(BC).  He & his wife Parvaneh 
Moayedi became 50 states FINISHERS 
Oct. 2006
	Cape Cod M. (MA).
Richard Holmes, Durham, NC – 1st M, 
11/11/78, Calloway Gardens, GA….100th 
M, 
	11/24/01 N. Central Trail, 
Sparks, MD….200th M, 3/8/09, Umstead 
Trail, 
	Raleigh, NC.  PR, 3:18:34.  
TWO times 50 States & DC FINISHER.  
Canadian 
	Provinces/Territories and 
continents FINISHER.  Projected 
Goals:  Third time
	States Finisher, 2011; Second 
time Canada, 2011; Second time 
Continents, 
	3/7/10;  titanium level of 
Maniacs (top level), 3/7/10.  
Humanitarian of the Year
	Award (50 States & DC).
Allen Holtz, Oakdale, MN – 1st M, Oct. 
1994, Twin Cities…100th M, Same as #1,
	Oct. 2005.  Ran inaugural 
Yakima River Canyon Marathon, 
3/31/01.  50 States
	FINISHER.  PR of 3:20:55.  As 
of Feb. 2008, 116 M’s and 62 ultras.  
In 2008
	finished 8 races of 100 miles 
and was one of 6 to complete Grand 
Slam of Ultra
	Running.
Tom Hosner, Trabuco Canyon, CA – 1st 
M, 5/6/90, Long Beach, CA.  100th M, 
6/3/07, 
	San Diego Rock ‘n Roll M.  PR 
of 3:04.
Christian Hottas, Hamburg, Germany – 
Director of 100 Marathon Club Germany.
Raymond Hoyle, Watford Herts, UK –  
1st M, 1987, St. Albans, U.K…..100th M,
	9/22/1996, Polytechnic.  Ran 
the Yakima River Canyon Marathon for
	6 consecutive years, 2004-2009.
Peter Hudec, Wannabe whose 1st M was 
11/6/94, New York City.
Dennis Huffman, Chino Hills, CA – 1st 
M, Dec. 1972, Culver City….100th M, May
2007, Palos Verdes.  PR of 2:35:04 at 
Las Vegas M., Feb. 1989.  Aug. 1991 – 
82 miles in 12 Hr.  Nov. 1993 - 131 
miles in 24 Hr.  Sub 24 hours at  
these 100 Milers:  Angeles Crest, 
Leadville, Mohican and Western States.
Steve Hughes, Little Rock, AR – 1st M, 
Original Hogeye Marathon, 
Fayetteville, AR, 
	April 29, 1978….100th M, 
Kentucky Derby Marathon, Louisville, 
4/24/10.  50
	STATES FINISHER, 2009 at 
Humpy’s.  Second time finish due Dec., 
2010 or 
	Jan., 2011.
Tom Husman, Toledo, OH
Gerry Hynes, Canton, OH – 1st M, 
10/10/85, Nashua Johannesburg…100th M,
	10/12/08, Towpath.  PR of 
2:48:00.  Permanent #8900 for Comrades.
Deborah Ingram, Gainesville, FL – 
Wannabe whose 1st M was Walt Disney 
World, 
	1/9/05.  50 States FINISHER, 
10/3/09.
Angela Ivory, Nashville, TN – 1st M, 
4/28/01, Country Music M, Nashville.  
100th M
	8/20/06, Silver State M, Reno, 
NV.  Ran 36 M’s and 16 ultras in 2006….
	with 4 weekend doubles.  M 
Total for 8 years = 285.
Debbra Jacobs-Robinson, Burbank, CA – 
1st M, 1/19/97, San Diego (now 
	Carlsbad).  100th M, 8/3/08, 
San Francisco.   50 States & DC 
FINISHER.
Deo Jaravata, Granada Hills, CA – 1st 
M, March 1997, Los Angeles…100th M,
	November 2005, Long Beach.  PR 
of 3:30.  150th M, 6/1/08, Rock ‘n 
Roll, 
	San Diego.
Karl Jensen, North Vancouver, BC, 
Canada – Grand Slam, 1999. First 
Canadian to 
	Complete The Last Great Race 
of Ultramarathoning.
Cathie Johnson, Red Boiling Springs, 
TN – First M, Tennessee First, 
Memphis, 12/1/96
	…100th M, 4/25/-0, Country 
Music, Nashville, TN.  She’s run 5 
marathons in
	Europe.
Craig Johnson, Regina, Sask, Canada – 
1st M, Sept. 1990, Saskatchewan…100th M
	Trestle Valley, Minot, ND, 
4/25/09.
(William) Troy Johnson, Red Boiling 
Springs, TN – 1st M, 12/1/96, 
Tennessee First, 
	Memphis, TN…100th M, 4/25/09, 
Country Music, Nashville.  He’s run 
five
	Marathons in Europe.
Jay Johnson, Sauk Rapids, MN – First 
M, October 1994…100th M, October 2, 
2005, 
	Twin Cities.  Completed 50 
States October 2003.  Overall winner 
of three 
	Marathons.
David Jones, Seattle, WA – 1st M, 
3/27/83, Emerald City, Seattle….100th 
M, 5/5/03,
	Yakima River Canyon Marathon.  
On 2/18/08 had run at least 1 mile per 
day
	for 25 years.  It’s now 26 
years!
Greg Judge, Seattle, WA – First M, 
Skagit Flats (Burlington, WA), 1994…
100th M,
	March 3, 2002, Napa 
Valley.  “Evil Triplet.”
Gary Julin, Omaha, NE – By November 
23, 2002, had run 106 marathons under 
	THREE HOURS!!!
Chester H. Kalb, II, Key West, FL – 
1st M, 1/6/02, Walt Disney World…100th 
M,
	9/20/08, Krol’s Diner North 
Dakota Rough Rider…..All race walking 
with 	
PR of 4:42:32.  PR of 2:50:24 for 
prior running M’s.  Ran/walked 1,656 
miles from Cincinnati to DC to Cape 
Kennedy to Disney World.  50 States 
FINISHER.
Nick Karem, Louisville, KY – 1st M, 
Louisville, 11/12/ 78….100th M, 
5/15/10, We Walk
	Walk! Lake Wobegon, Joseph, 
MN.  Completed at least one marathon 
per year
	Since 1978!  22 states in 2008.
Bruce Katter, Edmonds, WA – First M, 
Seattle, Nov. 25, 1989; 100th M, New 
Las 
            Vegas, Dec. 4, 2005; 50 
States Finisher, working on 
continents.  Ran his last
	race 3/31/07, Yakima River 
Canyon Marathon.  Bruce Katter died on 
11/11/07
	from lung/bone cancer. 
Don Kern, Grand Rapids, MI – 1st M, 
10/15/95, Chicago…100th M, 12/4/04, 
Memphis.
	Grand Rapids Marathon R.D.  50 
States FINISHER.  CONTINENTS FINISHER
	THREE TIMES.  Only person to 
run seven continents twice in one year!
	Total M’s, 166 + 3 ultras.  
Sharon Kerson, Culver City, CA – Has 
run in all Canadian provinces and 
territories,	on 3 continents, in 4 
countries, and all states for the 
second time around by 2000.
LeRoy Kessler, Turlock, CA – 1st M, 
7/27/86, San Francisco.  PR of 3:13.  
Total of 104  
	M’s and 51 ultras.  Has run 
all of the California M’s except two 
new  ones.
Annie King, Decatur, GA – 1st M, New 
York City, 11/5/89.  100th M 10/20/07, 
Green 
	Mountain (VT).  50 states 
FINISHER 6/17/06, Mayor’s Midnight Sun 
(AK).
	2nd TIME 50 States FINISHER, 
Cordova, AK, 7/12/08.
Helen Klein, Rancho Cordova, CA – At 
age 81, ran Napa on March 7, 2004, in 
	4:45:42 and a few weeks later 
on April 3rd ran the MORE Marathon for 
Women
	over 40 years old in 4:49 with 
a 25 mph headwind.  She’s WONDERFUL AND
	AMAZING!!!  By end of 2008…. 
she had completed 242 M’s and was 
oldest
	person  to complete a 100 mile 
run.  At age 66 was one of the first 
women to
	complete the Grand Slam (five 
100-mile mountain trail runs in a 16 
week period).
	At age 70, ran 145-mile stage 
race in Himalayas.  At age 72, 145 
stage race
	across Sahara Desert and 
participated in 370-mile Echo 
Challenge in Utah.  At
	age 74, ran 143-mile stage 
race across Peruvian Andes.  At age 
81, completed
	Tahoe Triple.  Oldest woman to 
have finished these 100 Mile Endurance 
Runs:
	Western States, Leadville 
Trail, Wasatch Trail, Old Dominion, 
Angeles Crest,
	Rocky Raccoon, Vermont.  First 
woman ultra marathoner elected to USAF 
Hall
	of Fame (2004).
Norman Klein, Rancho Cordova, CA – 
Former director of Western States 100 
Mile 
	Endurance Run.  With wife 
Helen coaches a middle school track 
and field team.
Ron Knecht, Newport, Or & Sunriver, 
OR – 1st M, Newport (Oregon), 5/31/03…
	100th M, Newport, 5/30/09.  
Qualified for Boston at 1st M a week 
after turning
	60.  finished 50 States at 
Honolulu 12/14/08.
Holly Koester, Walton Hills, OH – 1st 
M, Oct. 1995, Columbus (OH)…100th M,
	5/25/08, Buffalo.  First 
person ever, male or female, to race a 
wheelchair 
	marathon in all 50 States and 
DC!  One of 12 wheelchair athlete 
veterans on
	Cheerios Box (March 2008).
Al Kohli, Jr., Lomira, WI – 1st M, 
8/10/85, Paavo Nurmi…100th M, 9/21/08,
	Fox Cities.  50 States 
FINISHER.  PR of 3:30:56.
Dror Kopernik, Skokie, IL – 1st M Fox 
Cities, Appleton, WI, 9/26/99.  100th 
M….
	Mardi Gras, New Orleans, 
2/25/07.  Ran Tahoe Triple in 2004.
Andy Kotulski, Montclair, NJ – Has run 
over 600 marathons in 35 countries.  
Has run
	30 consecutive Boston M’s.
Scott Krell, Snohomish, WA – 1st M, 
Portland (OR), 9/27/87….100th M, 
CCC100, 
	8/28/05.  Race Director, 
Seattle Ghost and Birch Bay Ghost.
Steve Kruse, Platte City, MO - First 
M, November 5, 1994, Kansas City…100th 
M,
	March 27, 2004, Clearwater 
(Florida).
Juergen Kuhlmey, Oldenburg, Germany – 
1st M, 9/22/85, Karlsrube, Germany…
	100th M, 3/6/01, Dead Sea.  
200th M, 4/18/04, Hamburg.  Grand Slam…
	7 continents in 1 year plus 
North Pole M.  VP of 100 Marathon Club
	Germany.  “Snow-birds” to Fort 
Lauderdale, FL.
Jim Kunz, Seattle, WA- First M, 1981, 
Skagit Flats (Burlington, WA)…100th M, 
	2001 Honolulu.  “Evil Triplet.”
Don Lang, Glendale, CA – By the end of 
2002…completed all States & DC a third 
time.
	All were unrepeated events 
(done in different places).  Completed 
marathons at
the highest elevation and at the 
lowest elevation in the world.  Don 
died on 
May 8, 2008.
Bernadette Langdon, Portland, OR – 
First M Portland (Oregon), 9/28/97…
100th M
	Newport (Oregon), 5/30/09
Kurt Lauer, Seattle, WA – 1st M, Nov. 
1977, Hinsdale…100th M, 4/5/08, 
American 
	River 50 Miler.  PR of 2:40:17.
Unha Lee, Olympia, WA – 1st M, Skagit 
Flats…100th M, 5/18/08, Capital City.  
	50 States FINISHER. 
Bob Lehew, Tulsa, OK – 1st M, 1983, 
Dallas White Rock….100th M, 2001, 
Boston.  PR,
	2:51.    50 States FINISHER, 
2000.  Ran Western States 100 Miler, 
1992 and
1995.	Consecutive Bostons from 1987 
for 15+ years.  First president of the 
50
States Marathon Club.
Nita Kay LeMay, Hawthorn Wood, IL – 
First M, October 25, 1992, Chicago…
100th M,
	October 10, 2004, Chicago.   
Completed 50 States & DC November 15, 
2003, and	
	Canadian Provinces September 
12, 2004.  Australia FINISHER.
John Lent, Waltham, VT – First M, 
November 12, 1986, Philadelphia…100th 
M, April 
	10, 2005, Glass City. 
Completed all States and Canadian 
Provinces.  Completed
	all 50 state highpoints on 
July 4, 2001, on top of Kings Peak, 
Utah.
John Leonhart, Urbandale, IA – 1st M, 
April 1978, Drake Relays Marathon, Des 
	Moines….100th M, Sept. 18, 
2005, Des Moines Marathon.  50 States 
& DC 
	Finisher. 
Mark Lidman, Gladstone, MO – First M, 
June 5, 1978, Marathon Marathon (Terre
	Haute, IN).
Helmut Linzbichler, Austria & Harbor 
Springs, MI – First M, October 26, 
1985, Graz
	(Austria)…100th M, October 11, 
1998, Graz.  Amazing athlete, mountain 
climber,
	ultramarathoner etc.  
Completed all 50 state highpoints and 
photographs of all 
	state capitols plus DC.
Gina Little, London, UK – 1st M, 
4/17/83, London…100th M, 11/16/97, 
Kent Coast.
	278 total M’s as of 5/16/08.  
Record holder Isle of White M (UK).
Phil Little, Apopka, FL – First M, 
January 1983, Mt. Doud, FL.
Bob Livitz, Houston, TX – First M, 
November 4, 1979, Marine Corps…100th M,
	July 2000, Dave’s 
Ohio/Michigan Run (Sylvania, OH).  50 
States & DC 
	FINISHER 10/5/02, New 
Hampshire M.
Robert Lopez, Seattle, WA – 1st M, 
Portland (OR), 2001.  100th M, 3/31/07,
	Yakima River Canyon (WA).  PR 
of 3:38.  200th M, Little Rock, 
3/15/09.
Scott Ludwig, Peachtree City, GA – 1st 
M, March 1979, Florida Relays.  100th 
M, April, 
	2003, Boston.  200th M, March 
2009, Albany.   2003 – Badwater 6th 
overall. 
	2002 – 24 Hour Masters 
Champion.  2006 – Western States 
finisher.  Running 
	streak 31+ years.  Author of 
two running books.  PR, 2:48:41.
Bill Mack, Defiance, OH – First M, 
1980, Columbus…100th M, 1998 Midnight 
Sun.
Larry Macon, San Antonio, TX – First 
M, November 10, 1996, San Antonio…
	100th M, March 7, 2004, Little 
Rock.  Runs 75+ M’s per year! 10 TIMES 
50 
	States FINISHER.  Set Guinness 
World Record of running 105 M’s in one 
year 
	(2008).
Steven Madrid, Albuquerque, NM – 1st 
M, Bandelier M, 4/29/95.  100th M, 
Turtle M
	9/3/07.
Jon Mahoney, Vancouver, BC, Canada – 
First M, November 25, 1994, Seattle.  
#200  
	at Seattle on 10th anniversary 
of #1.  #300 was at Victoria, BC, on 
10/12/08.
Sherry Mahoney, Vancouver, BC, Canada –
 1st M, 2/1/05…..100th M, 1/24/10.
Dave Major, Moulton Northampton, 
United Kingdom – 1st M, London, 1996.  
100th M
	Longford M. (Ireland), August 
2004.
Jerry Martin, Spokane Valley, WA – His 
PR for a marathon is 1:50!!! 
Wheelchair 
	participant whose first 
marathon was in 1982 at Coeur d’ Alene 
(Idaho), and his
	100th was at Portland in 2000.
Tom “HiGuy” Matti, Arlington Heights, 
IL – Ran 96 marathons in first two 
years. 
	Holds world record for running 
123+ M’s in sandals. 
Dave McGillivray, North Andover, MA – 
First M, April 1972.  1978 Run Across 
	America, 1981 Run up East 
Coast, 2004 Relay Across America, 
Boston Marathon
Race Director.  Total M’s of 123, 
including 37 Bostons.  The last 21 
were run at night after his RD duties 
were completed.  Career total of 
130,000 miles.
Don McNelly, Rochester, NY – 1st M, 
4/21/69, Boston….100th M. 11/21/81, 
JFK….200th
	M, 6/7/87, Lake Ontario….300th 
M, 9/30/91, Albequerque….400th M,
	7/3/94…Namsuck….500th M, 
2/1/98, Ocala.  Marathons on 5 
continents and 18
	countries.  As of October 2002 
had run 323 marathons and ultras since 
turning
	70….and 27 since turning 80!  
Celebrated 89th birthday 11/11/09….and 
he’s still
	completing marathons!!!
Kay McVey, St. Peters, MO – First M, 
October 1992, Chicago….100th M, 
October 2009,
	Chicago.  Ran 13 marathons in 
2008. Finisher of 3 Ironman 
Triathlons.  50 States
	and DC FINISHER, June 2007.
Sean Meissner, Sisters, OR – PR of 
2:51:11.  1st M, Coeur d’ Alene (ID), 
May of 1995.  
	100th M, Chuckanut 50K, 
Bellingham, WA, 3/17/07.  Four time 
winner of
	Tahoe Triple. Winner of 2006 
Bighorn 50 Miler, 2006 Autumn Leaves 
50K, 2005 
	Rocky Raccoon 50 Miler.
Cyndie Merten, Corvallis, OR – 1st M, 
12/7/97, Tucson…100th M, 4/4/09, Yakima
	River Canyon.
Leslie Miller, Newcastle, WA – 1st M., 
5/5/02, Cincinnati Flying Pig…100th M, 
7/19/08,
	Crescent Forest Trail.  At age 
28, she’s the youngest female to 
complete 100
	M’s.  PR of 4:03:19.
Ultra Al Miller, Deer Island, OR – 
300th M, Portland (Oregon), 10/4/09.
Phil Min, Mt. Olive, AL – 1st M, 
9/3/2000, Tupelo….100th M, 12/12/09, 
Rocket City.  94 
	Marathons, 6 ultras. 
Parvaneh Moayedi, Austin, TX – 1st M, 
11/5/00, San Antonio.  100th M, Austin,
	2/18/07.  50 states FINISHER 
October 2006, Cape Cod M. (MA) with
	her husband Steven Holehan.  
150th M, 4/20/09, Boston.
Gina Moore, San Marcos, TX – First M, 
February 28, 1998, Smoky Mountain…
100th M, 
	April 18, 2005, Boston.
Paul Morgan, Altamonte Springs, FL – 
First M, October 23, 1993, Marine Corps
	…100th M, November 23, 2000, 
Atlanta.
Dennis Mori, San Leandro, CA – 1st M, 
7/12/98, San Francisco….100th M, 
2/1/09,
	Surf City.  Has run 11 
international marathons.  Total = 117.
Alan Morton, Tywyn-Gwynedd, Wales – By 
age 70 had run marathons in 35 
different
	countries.
Dana Mosell, Walnut, CA – First & 
100th M, 1998 & 2006, L.A. Marathon. 
50 States
	& DC Finisher.
Janice (Kay) Moyer, Wellpinit, WA – 
1st M, October 1997, Spokane…100th M, 
4/5/08,
	Yakima River Canyon Marathon.  
PR of 4:00:41.
James Munson, Costa Mesa, CA – First 
M, February 3, 1994…100th M, May 2001,
	Wyoming.  James Munson died in 
November 2005.  He finished a total of 
160 
Marathons (40 running and 120 
walking).  He was walking half 
marathons a      few months prior to 
his passing. 
Cheryl Murdock, Pensacola, FL – First 
M, 1994 Disney World, Orlando…100th M, 
	2/19/06, Pensacola Marathon.  
50 States Finisher.
Stan Nakashima, Mt. Vernon, WA – First 
M, September 29, 1979, Skagit Flats 
	(Burlington, WA)…100th M, 
September 12, 1998, Skagit Flats.  
300th M, 9/13/09,
	Skagit Flats.
Jose Nebrida, Chicago, IL – 1st M, 
October 1986, America’s Marathon, 
Chicago….100th
	M 10/22/2000, Chicago.  After 
September 11, 2001, he pledged to run 
with old
	Glory in a marathon in all 50 
states plus DC.  Seven months later 
after completing
	#12, his heart attack and 
subsequent surgery put a stop to his 
goal only for a short 
	time.  He’s a HERO to many!!  
Featured in 12/4/09 Chicago Tribune 
article.
Stan Neumann, Timonium, MD – First M, 
April 10, 1983, Maryland…100th M,
	October 22, 2000, Marine Corps.
K-G Nystrom, Sjuntorp, Sweded – Ran 
400 meters in 49 seconds in 1959.
Wally Oakes, Little Lever, Bolton, 
England – 1st M, August 1982, Bolton, 
U.K…..100th M, 1994, New York….200th 
M, 2000, New York.  PR, 3:14.As an 
unpaid tour leader for Sports Tours
	International, he gets to run 
New York City Marathon each year as he 
takes
	approximately 300 people each 
year on tours of New York City.  In 
total they
	bring about 2,000 runners and 
family members to this marathon each 
year.
Thomas “T.O.” Okazaki, Southlake, TX – 
1st M, 12/15/2002, Dallas White Rock
	Marathon….100th M, 2/27/10, 
Cowtown.  PR of 3:15:16 on 2/27/10, 
same 
	day as first Boston Qualifier 
and 100th M!
David Olsho, Seattle, WA – 100th 26.2 
M, 4/4/09/ Yakima River Canyon.
Stuart Olson, Chuluota, FL – 1st 
M,12/17/94….100th M AND 50 States & DC 
Finisher
	10/13/02, Providence, RI.  PR 
4:43:10.  Total knee replacement 
4/1/09.
Ken Ornellas, Elbert, CO - 1st M, 
Winter Park (CO), 7/11/01.  100th M, 
10/14/07, 
	Denver.  50 states FINISHER 
10/22/05.
Rosemarie Ornellas, Elbert, Co – 1st 
M, Winter Park (CO), 7/11/01.  100th 
M, 9/30/07,
	Boulder Backroads M.  50 
states FINISHER 10/22/05.
Jim Ottinger, Vestavia, AL – 1st M, 
New York City, 1987.  100th M, 
Mercedes,
	Birmingham, AL, 2007.
William Ouchark, Bradenton, FL – 1st 
M, 3/19/2000, Shamrock Sportsfest.  
100th M
	Twin Cities, 10/7/07.
Mae Palm, Garibaldi Highlands, BC, 
Canada – 1st M, 1982, Whistler (British
 Columbia)….100th M, 2002, Vancouver.  
In age 60-64F group, first place in 
Ironman Canada  in 2000, 2001, and 
2002, first place in Ironman World 
Championship in Kona, HI, in 2001 and 
second in 2002.  Western States 100-
Miler, 1994 in 29 hours, 54 minutes.
Pamela Penfield, Highlands Ranch, CO – 
First & 100th M, Marine Corps Marathon,
	11/7/82 and 10/26/03.
Dean Peterson, Appleton, WI – First & 
100th M, Fox Cities, Appleton, WI, 
Oct. 1999.
	and 9/9/09.  50 States & DC 
FINISHER, May 2006.
Russell Petelle, Derby Line, Vermont – 
1st M, August 1977, Paul Bunyan, 
Bangor, ME
	…100th M, 5/24/09, Vermont 
City.  PR, 3:08.
Lynda Petri, Marengo, IL – received 
grant from Balance Bar in fall of 2002 
with all
	running expenses (flight, 
meals, car rental, entries) paid 
between October 2002
	and January 2003.
Van Phan, Maple Valley, WA – 1st M, 
Portland (Oregon), September 30, 
2001…..
100th M, Tri Cities (Richland, WA), 
October 29, 2006.  She ran 53 
marathons in 2006 and was Trail Runner 
Magazine’s Trophy Series Ultra and 
overall points winner.  Marathon Guide 
#5 Female Outstanding Marathoner of 
2006.  Ran 51
M’s in 2007.  Total of 70 M’s and 90 
ultras by mid-2008.  Race Director of 
	Pigtails Flat Ass Marathon and 
Lake Youngs Ultra.  Inducted into 
Marathon
	Maniacs Hall of Fame, 4/4/09.  
Tony Phillippi, Tacoma, WA – A 
Marathon Maniacs founder.  First M, 
Portland (OR), 
10/4/98…100th M, Haulin Aspen (Bend, 
OR), 9/14/05.  Holds world marathon 
record of  2:53:37 for wearing sandals 
instead of shoes in race.  Director of
Tacoma City M and webmaster for 100 
MCNA.
Cheri (Gillis) Pompeo, Woodinville, 
WA – On cover of March 2002 Northwest 
Runner
	Magazine.  1st M, September 
22, 1984, Skagit Flats (Burlington, WA)
….
100th M, May 10, 2002, Capital City 
(Olympia, WA)
Mel Preedy, Ravensdale, WA – 1st M, 
3/27/83, Emerald City, Seattle….100th 
M 6/3/95,
Clackamas River Canyon, Estacada, 
OR….200th M, 9/30/01, Portland.  PR,
2:55:08.  At age 59 First Overall at 
Birch Bay Marathon on December 5, 1992.
Ran 70 miles for his 70th birthday, 
April 8-9, 2003.  Inducted into 
Marathon
Maniacs Hall of Fame 4/4/09.
Kendel Prescott, Decatur, GA – 1st M, 
11/3/90, Marine Corps…100th M, Nov. 
1999, 
	Vulcan (Birmingham)…200th M, 
Nov. 2005, Gobbler Grind.  Finished 
all 
	continents.  FOUR times 50 
States & DC finisher. 
Walt Prescott, Decatur, GA – 1st M, 
1/8/95, Walt Disney World…100thM, 
10/11/03
	Lake Tahoe…200th M, 6/1/07, 
Ridgerunner.  Finished all 
continents.  THREE 
	Times 50 States & DC 
finisher.  Completed ten 100 Mile 
Ultras.
Ray Prizgintas, Los Angeles, CA – 
First M, February 1978, Hidden Valley 
(LA)…
	November 1994, St. Louis.
Bruce Purdy, Manchester, MI – 1st M, 
November 1982, Columbus (OH)…100th M, 
9/19/98, Lake Shore 50K…..200th M, 
3/20/2010, Sun Trust National in DC.  
PR   of 2:59:45.  As of 3/20/10, 
totals of 200 M’s, and 226 ultras 
(grand total of 426).
Karen Queally, Millbrae, CA – 1st M, 
5/20/84, Yonkers, NY….100th M, 9/20/09,
	Yonkers, NY.  She’s run M’s in 
Bermuda, Rome and Dublin.
Steve Radigan, Fremont, CA – Only 
person to have run every Napa Valley 
Marathon.
Chris Ralph, Kirkland, WA – Four time 
Iditasport finisher, foot division.  
Ran across
	Panama, first woman, 9:07:59, 
September 5, 1998.
Dane Rauschenberg, Salt Lake City, UT –
 1st M, 11/11/01, Harrisburg…100th M, 
	8/16/09, Pikes Peak.  PR, 
2:49:36.  52 Marathon Races in 52 
consecutive weeks in 
	2006, Average 3:21.
Elbert Reed, Omaha, NE – First, 
September 14, 1980, Omaha…100th, 
October 21, 2001,
	Louisville.
Pam Reed, Tucson, AZ – 1st M, 1988, 
Phoenix….1st Ultra, July 1990, Elkhorn 
100K.
PR, 2:59.  OVERALL WINNER Badwater, 
2002-2003.  Tucson Marathon race
director.
Layne Reibel, Oviedo, FL – First M, 
December 17, 1994, Jacksonville, FL…
100th M,
	April 7, 2001, Umstead 50 
Miler, NC.
David Reid, Crestline, CA – 1st M, 
12/11/83, Honolulu….100th M, 3/27/10, 
Yakima 
	River Canyon Marathon, WA.  50 
States FINISHER 4/10/10 at King’s Mt. 
So.
	Carolina.  PR of 3:29.
Anne Rentz, Marietta, GA – 1st M, 
10/27/96, Marine Corps….100th M, 
12/19/09, 
	Florida Marathon.  PR 
4:53:28.  Total includes 39 ultras.
Guillermo Rios, Ventura, CA – 1st M, 
11/21/93, New York…100th M, 6/27/09,
	Running with the Devil.
Tom Ripley, Sammamish, WA – 1st M, 
3/27/83….100th M, 5/22/04, Watershed  
Reserve 12 Hour.  Five Alaska 
Iditasport finishes, 1996-2001.  Yukon
Arctic Ultra, 2002.  108.5 miles in 
Green Lake 24 Hour 1985. PR, 3:03:40.
Silverio Rivas, Rancho Cucamonga, CA – 
1st M, 6/12/82, Palos Verdes….100th M,
	Los Angeles, 3/21/10.
Fenny Roberts, Salem, OR – 1st M, 
Portland (Oregon), October 
1998…..100th M,
	Pacific Crest Trail 50K Trail 
Run, July 2006.  She ran 121 miles 
(6/30-7/1, 2000)
	in 24 hour run at Salem, OR, & 
124½ miles (6/13/-14/2008) at same 
race.
Diana Robinson, Bellingham, WA – 1st 
M, 1996, Honolulu…100th M, 2007,
	Lean Horse 100 Mile.
Edwin Roth, Koeln, Germany – 1st M, 
April 1993, Koeln, Germany.  Silver 
Buckle at
Western States 100 Mile Endurance Run, 
1999.  50 states FINISHER, 6/21/03.
Henry Rueden, De Pere, WI – 1st M, 
10/30/88, Chicago….100th M, 11/18/95, 
Tulsa….
200th M, 5/28/2000, Rochester, MN.  M 
#400,  July 2005, San Francisco…
M #500, 5/20/07, Green Bay, WI….M 
#600, 5/17/09,  Green Bay.  50 States 
FINISHER 8 TIMES.  Completed all 
Canadian provinces.  Finished all
	7 continents.  Completed an 
inaugural marathon in all 50 states & 
DC.
Mario Sagasser, Henstedt-Ulzburg, 
Germany – 1st M, 4/16/2000, 15th 
Hamburg 
	Marathon (Germany)….100th M, 
20th Hamburg M, 4/24/2005….200th M,
	4/4/2009, Lothar-Gehrke-
Birthday Marathon (Hamburg).  Total 
M’s and 
	Ultras to date = 232.  Member 
of Jubilee Club Berlin Marathon (10 
continuous
	participations from 2000 to 
2009).  Spartathlon-Finisher 2009 
(30:16:59).
	Vice president 100 Marathon 
Club Deutschland.
Edson Sanches, New York, NY – 1st M, 
10/27/85, New York City….100th M,
12/14/91….200th M, 11/02/97, New York 
City….300th M, 12/08/01, 
Palermo, Sicily, Italy.  Finished 50 
States & DC for third time in Richmond,
	VA, November 9, 2002.  2nd 
time Australian FINISHER. 
John Schaap, Louisville, KY – First M, 
February 26, 1989, 3rd Olympiad 
Memorial 
	Marathon, St. Louis.  100th M, 
6/2/02, Suzuki Rock ‘n Roll, San Diego.
Ray Scharenbrock, South Milwaukee, WI –
 1st M, October 1982, Lakefront,
Milwaukee….100th M, 5/16/92, Ice Age 
50 Mile Trail Run, South Kettle,
WI….200th M, 9/24/95, East Lyme, 
CT….300th M, 3/13/99, A. P. Trail Run,
Littleton, CO….400th M, 5/16/92, Great 
North American Tim Tam, Ames, IA.
Ran his 500th marathon on April 3, 
2004, at the Yakima River Canyon 
Marathon.
Has completed TEN 50 States & DC 
Circuits!!!  Has completed a M and a ½ 
M on all 7 continents.
Del Scharffenberg, Milwaukie, OR – 1ST 
M, 11/30/74, Sauvie Island (Portland,
 OR)….100th M, 11/26/94, 
Seattle….200th M, 4/23/95, Falls to 
Gasworks.
 Longest race, New Astley Belt SIX-
DAY, April 1985, 384 miles.  Also a 
 multi-sport competitor.
Jim Scheer, Vancouver, WA – First M, 
October 28, 1979, Portland…100th M, 
Portland,
	2000….300th M, 12/19/09, 
Christmas Marathon.
Steve Schumacher. Orange, CA – 1st M, 
December 1978, Fiesta Bowl…100th M  
1999,
	Fort Wayne.  Has run every day 
for 29+ years.
Frank Searfus, Coos Bay, OR
Suzy Seeley, Houston, TX – First M, 
1995 Houston….100th M, Houston, 
1/15/06.
Terry Sentinella, Anacortes, WA – 1st 
M, 6/16/03, Inaugural North Olympic 
Discovery,
	Port Angeles…100th M, 6/7/09, 
North Olympic Discovery.  Overall 
Winner of 10
	Marathons.  Race Director of 
Skagit Flats Marathon.
Clay Shaw, York, PA – 1st M., July 
1979, San Francisco….100th M, 5/31/98, 
Russian
River, Ukiah, CA.  Completed a 
marathon in each of 13 Canadian 
Provinces and
	Territories.  PR, 2:53:51.  
Overall winner 1993 Wyoming and 2000 
Nunayut
(Canada).  1/31/01, Inducted into York 
Sports Hall of Fame (Pennsylvania).
Ran 5th continent, 1/22/09.  Total of 
167.
Ray Shaw, Tacoma, WA – 1st M, 
3/31/2007, Yakima River Canyon 
Marathon….
	100th 26.2 M, 3/27/2010, 
Yakima River Canyon Marathon.  PR of 
4:21 at
	Portland (OR) on Bob Dolphin’s 
80th birthday (10/04/2009).  37 states 
completed.
	24 M’s/ultras in 2007, 56 in 
2008 and 28 in 2009.  Current total of 
100 M’s and
	12 ultras. 
Michael Shiach, Bainbridge Island, WA –
 1st M, 1978, Seattle…100th M, April 
4, 2009,
	Yakima River Canyon Marathon.
Dan Shuff, San Antonio, TX – 1st M, 
Nov. 1992, San Antonio….100th M, July 
2003.
Myron Sidloski, Dallas, PA – 1st M, 
11/25/84, Philadelphia….100th M, 
3/19/06, Los
	Angeles.  Total = 109 
(Recovering from knee & back 
surgeries.) 	
Jim Simpson, Huntington Beach, CA – 
First M, March 6, 1988, Los Angeles…
100th M,
	March 1, 1998, Los Angeles.  
500th M, Baltimore, 10/13/07.  NINE 
time 50 states
	FINISHER.  Has stayed in a Wal 
Mart parking lot in all 50 states!
Myron Sidloski, Dallas, PA – 1st M, 
Philadelphia, 11/25, 1984…100th M, Los 
Angeles,
	3/19/2006.
Allen Smith, Sun Valley, CA – 1st M, 
October 12, 2003….100th M, May 2,  
2010.   
	Became a naturalized U.S. 
citizen in 2004 (Persian born)……
changed name from 
	Saeed Gordafarid to Allen 
Smith.  (First M’s are listed under 
his old name.)  1st 
	race ever was his 1st M, and 
he qualified for Boston!  PR of 3:04.  
Is a veteran 
	skydiver.  Has logged 2,111 
skydives since Sept. 2000.
Arthur Stanger, Boca Raton, FL – 1st 
M, November 1988, New York City….100th 
M,
August 2001, Pocatello….200th M, 
6/16/07, DuluthRan Four Marathons in a
nine-day period.  Attempting to be 
first U.S. dentist to have run a 
marathon in all
50 states & DC and first to have run 
100 or more marathons!  PR, 3:31:30.
Mark Stodghill, Duluth, MN – 1st M, 
Grandma’s (Duluth), 6/24/78.  100th M, 
Twin 
	Cities 10/3/99.  Completed 3 
100-milers in 2000 (Old Dominion, 
Leadville,
	Wasatch).  200th M, 5/25/08, 
Mid City.  Completed 50th State at 
Choteau, MT,
	8/1/09, Grizzly Marathon.  
Working on continents.  Total M. = 230
Pete Stringer, Osterville, MA – 1st M, 
Boston, 1978.  100th M, Hyannis (MA), 
February 
	1999.  First Cape Cod resident 
to run 100 M’s.
Jerry Sullivan, Metairie, LA – First 
M, October 14, 1997, Chicago…100th M, 
	August 10, 2002, Resurrection 
Pass 50 Miler.
Dianna Sulser, Denison, TX – 1st M & 
100th M, Dallas White Rock Marathon, 
12/1/92
	and 12/11/05.
Seth Sundin, Vancouver, WA – First M, 
April 13, 1986, Emerald City, Seattle…
100th 
	M, October 22, 2000, Marine 
Corps.
Craig Swanson, Plymouth, MN – 1st M, 
Twin Cities (MN), 10/5/97.  100th M, 
Boston, 
	41706.  50 states FINISHER.  
PR of 3:27:36.
Gunhild Swanson, Spokane, WA – At age 
57, overall woman winner of Inaugural
	Whidbey Island Marathon.  
200th M, Tacoma City (WA), 5/13/07.
 Jack Swanson, Spokane, WA – First M, 
May 1979, Coeur d’ Alene (Idaho)…100th 
M,
	May 31, 1998, Columbia River 
Gorge.  200th M, Seattle, 11/25/07.  
Jack lost
his battle to Chronic Lymphocytic 
Leukemia on September 19, 2008.
Michael Swanson, Plymouth, MN – 1st M, 
10/05/97, Twin Cities…100th M, 11/16/08
	Rock ‘n Roll San Antonio.
Annie Thiessen, Tacoma, WA – 1st M, 
November 1995, Seattle…100th M, 
5/31/08, 
	Newport (OR).  She set her PR 
of 2:56:12 at her 100th Marathon….AND
	was the overall women’s winner 
that day!  After her 4/5/08 YRCM win, 
she 
	was the winner at her next 
four marathons (Whidbey Island, 
Tacoma, Capital
	City & Newport).  That’s 5 
wins in 5 consecutive races (4/5/08-
5/31/08).  Was
women’s winner of 2008 Seattle 
Marathon, her 8th in 2008 and 30th of 
her career. 
Ralph Thompson, Akron, OH – First M, 
May 1984, Revco…100th M, June 1995,
	Mayors Midnight Sun.
Julia Thorn, Brighton, Victoria 
AUSTRALIA  - 1st M, 5/3/97, Rotorun 
M., New 
	Zealand….100th M, 12/114/08, 
Honolulu.  PR 3:28:43.  Will be first
	Australian woman to complete 
100 26.2 mile M’s on 3/27/10, at Yakima
	River Canyon Marathon.
Robert Toonkel, Arlington, VA – 1st M, 
9/20/98, Yonkers…100th M, 2/4/07, 
Pacific 
	Shoreline.  PR of 3:19:56.  50 
States FINISHER.  121+ M’s.
Gene Trahern, Sisters, OR – First M, 
June 24, 1979, Homestead (Roseburg, OR)
…
	100th M, November 15, 2000, 
Seward Park 50K (Seattle).  Of first 
110 marathons,     
	21 are 26.2 races, and 89 are 
ultramarathons.  Total now = 173 (144 
ultras & 29
	26.2 races).

Cathy Troisi, Seneca Falls NY – 1st M, 
1992, Boston Marathon Jimmy 
Fund….100th M
8/2/02, Around the Lake, Wakefield, 
MA.  Has run the Boston Double (start 
at	
Boston to Hopkinton to Boston).  Has 
been a companion to Achilles Athletes
(runners with some type of 
disability).  TWO TIME STATES 
FINISHER.  Total 
of 268.
Ginny Turner, Hillsboro, OR – 1st M, 
9/19/90, Portland…100th M, Vina del 
Mar, Chile, 
	12/10/06, 50 States FINISHER, 
7-Continents FINISHER TWICE…Guinness 
	Book of World Records for the 
shortest overall time to complete a 
marathon 
	on each of the seven 
continents by a woman…in 113 days….. 
and for shortest 
	overall time to complete a 
marathon on each of the seven 
continents and the
	North Pole by a woman…in 324 
days.
 Zach Van Black, Colorado Springs, CO -
 First M, Austin…100th M, Steamboat 
Springs,
	(Colorado)
Karen Van Rite, New Berlin, WI – 1st 
M, 10/9/99, Whistlestop Marathon, 
Ashland, WI
	….100th M, 4/11/10, GO! St. 
Louis Marathon.  PR of 3:33:36.  Won 
female 
	division of first ultra, 
9/2/06, Badgerland Striders 12/24 Hr. 
Run, 57.17 miles in 
	12 hours.
Dave Vent, Spokane, WA – 1st M, 
11/24/79, Seattle….100th M, 4/20/92, 
Boston.  Ran
TWO different marathons in one day, 
THREE  marathons in three days, SIX
 marathons in 16 days.
Charlie Viers, Natchitoches, LA – 1st 
M, October 1976, Festival Marathon, 
Shreveport, 
	LA….100th M, 2000, Ridge 
Runner WV .
Bill Voiland, Richland, WA – 1st M, 
May 1991, Coeur d’ Alene…100th M, 
October
	2007, Bellingham.  Evil 
Triplet!
Michael Wakabayashi, Spokane, WA – 
First M, July 24, 1983, Capital City 
(Olympia,
	WA)…100th M, October 5, 2003, 
Portland.
Neil Wakelin, North Vancouver, BC, 
Canada – Ran three marathons in 8 days 
to make	
	Vancouver #100 in 2004.
Gregg Walchli, Seattle, WA – First M, 
November 28, 2981, Seattle…100th M, 
	November 30, 2003, Seattle.  
MarathonGuide #7 Male Outstanding 
Marathoner
	For 2006.  50 States FINISHER.
John Wallace, Longboat Key, FL – 1st 
M, Sept. 1982, Silver State, Reno, 
NV….100th M, 
April 1996, Boston.  PR, 2:58:03.   
FINISHER 50 & DC, Canada, 7 continents
and all 51 countries in Europe.  
Current total:  over 311 M’s and 100 
countries.
TWO TIME STATE FINISHER.  Set WORLD 
RECORD on 2/8/09 by running
a marathon in 100th country at French 
Polynesia Island of Moorea.  Country 
#101, Singapore M in 4:43.
Ross Waltzer, Tulsa, OK – 1st M, 1978, 
Tulsa.  Ran 100 mile trail runs at 71 
years of age
in Vermont and Arkansas…..108 miles at 
age 65 in 24 hour runs in Florida & 
California.
Chris Warren, Renton, WA – 1st M, 
11/26/2000, Seattle Marathon….100th M, 
7/8/2007,
	Seafair Marathon.  Total to 
date:  176 M’s and 14 ultras.  
Marathon Maniac
	Founding Member……MM #2!!
William Watson, River Ridge, LA – 
First M, 1982, Mardi Gras…100th M, 
2001, 
 	Portland (Maine).
Darwin Weimer, Emerald Park, 
Saskatchewan, Canada – 1st M, 9/23/03, 
Inaugural 
	Queen City, Regina, SK…100th 
M, 6/7/09, Mickelson Trail, Deadwood, 
SD.
Carol Westerman, Louisville, KY – 
Enjoys the 100 Marathon Club 
newsletters!
Bill Whipp, Harrison, OH – 1st M, 
2/27/94, ORRRC Marathon….100th M, 
3/31/01,
Martian.  199+ marathons/ultras on 
total knee replacement.  
	TWO time States  & DC FINISHER.
Lou Wilson, The Woodlands, TX – 1st M, 
9/27/98…100th M, 5/16/09, Brookings 
(SD)
	13 marathons in 13 weekends 
with streak ending two weeks before 
70th
	birthday.	  
Jay Jacob Wind, Arlington, VA – First 
M, 1978 Marine Corps Marathon….100th, 
2004
MCM.	Winner of 1980 Delaware 
Minuteman Marathon and 2000 East Coast
USATF 1,500 Meter Championship.
Mike Wojcio, Kenilworth, NJ – 1st M, 
September 1978, Sacramento…100th M,
	November 2006, New York City.  
PR of 3:17:05.  Has carried two 
American
	flags in about 95 M’s.   
Ray Wold, Lebanon, OR – 1st M, 
2/25/78, Trails End….100th M, 5/19/92, 
Capital City.
In 1988 to do something different, he 
ran two miles in nine different states 
in 22
hours and 55 minutes.  The states were 
Utah, Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona,
Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska, and 
Wyoming.
Rick Worley, Kingwood, TX – 1st M, May 
1982, Fun Fest.  Completed 200 
marathons in
159 CONSECUTIVE  weekends with no 
weekends off!!!  Is in the Guinness 
Book of World Records.  Completed all 
50 states within calendar year 3 years 
in a row, 1997-1999.  Completed all 50 
states & all 13 Canadian 
Provinces/Territories within a 
calendar year, 1998.
Amy Yanni, Rapid City, SD – 1st M, 
9/6/03…100th M, 6/1/08, Steamboat 
Springs.  Has 
	Placed 1, 2 or 3 in her Age 
Group in 96 of 104 M’s and has been 
overall 
	women’s winner in some.
Lynn Yarnall, Edmonds, WA – 1st M, 
9/23/84, Portland….100th M,9/27/97, 
Cle Elum
Ridge 50K.  PT, 3:12.  As of the end 
of 2002…..12 successive Western States
	100 Mile Endurance Runs 
winning SEVEN silver buckles and age 
group four 
	times.  Silver buckle at 
8/22/93 Leadville Trail 100.
Steven Yee, Renton, WA – First M, 
October 16, 1983…100th M, December 12, 
2004,
	Honolulu.  Ran 41 marathons in 
2004 and  52 in 2005.  A founder of 
Marathon	Maniacs.
Dale Zanchi, Louisville, KY – First 
overall in the North Dakota Marathon.
Sandra Zanchi, Louisville, KY – First 
M, November 1994, Columbus…100th M,
	September 27, 2003.
John Zelenznikow, Victoria, Australia –
 Spends an average of one month per 
year in the  
	U.S.  1st M, July 1972, 
Victorian Country…100th M, 8/26/02, 
Lonford, Ireland.  
	Total = 
159+.                                  
    		

06/21/10


Pacers Needed for the Marathon and 
Half 

The IMT Des Moines Marathon seeks 
experienced distance runners that have 
a strong desire to give back to the 
sport by serving as Van Meter 
Industrial, Inc. Pace Team Leaders for 
the Marathon and Half on October 17, 
2010.    

Marathon pace team goals will be 
spaced every 10 minutes from 3:00 to 
4:00 hours and every 15 minutes from 
4:00 to 5:30 hours.  Half-marathon 
pace team goals will be every 10 
minutes from 1:30 to 2:30 hours.  Many 
of the 2009 pace team leaders are back 
for 2010, but as always there are a 
few positions to fill for each event.  
Tara Thomas is returning for her 
seventh year as Pace Team Coordinator 
for the IMT Des Moines Marathon.

Qualifications:
•	Have run four or more 
marathons at 15 to 30 minutes better 
than the time that you plan to pace, 
•	or, have run three or more 
half-marathons at 5 to 10 minutes 
better than the plan you plan to pace. 
•	Able to maintain a steady pace 
with respect to the terrain for the 
entire distance.
•	Willing to act as a "moving 
coach" by creating an enthusiastic 
team atmosphere and offering 
encouragement and advice throughout 
the race.

Responsibilities: 
•	Commit to maintain your pace 
and finish with a chip time between 
your goal time and 1 minute ahead of 
your goal time (30 seconds for the 
Half).
•	Carry a lightweight sign 
displaying your goal time during the 
entire race.
•	Coach and motivate your team 
throughout the entire race.
•	Wear a bright yellow 
(marathon) or red (half-marathon) 
singlet that has a bib displaying your 
goal time on the back.
•	Take a two hour shift at the 
Pace Team booth at the Wellmark Blue 
Cross & Blue Shield Sports and Fitness 
Expo on Friday or Saturday of race 
weekend,
•	Prepare a handout to be given 
to interested runners who stop by the 
booth at the Expo (marathon Pacers 
only).  Examples from previous pace 
leaders will be provided to help you 
prepare your handout.

Rewards:
•	Waived race entry fee to the 
2010 IMT Des Moines Marathon.
•	Pace Team singlet bearing the 
IMT Des Moines Marathon and Van Meter 
Industrial, Inc. logos.
•	Complimentary pasta party 
admission.
•	Special gift chosen especially 
for the Pace Team Leaders. 
•	Lots of fun, memories, and a 
great way to make a new friend or two.

If you are interested in serving as a 
Pace Team Leader, please contact Tara 
Thomas at davetara1118@msn.com or 515-
251-3756.  You may also visit the IMT 
Des Moines Marathon website at 
www.desmoinemarathon.com.

NOTE:  Pacers are not eligible to win 
prize money or age division awards.  

06/23/10


Northwest Passage Marathon

Here's an excerpt from a recent e-mail 
from club member Rich Holmes of 
Durham, North Carolina.......
 
"So you've done (or plan to complete) 
the 50 states?  What about the 13 
provinces and territories of Canada?  
Since the last attempted marathon in 
the Territory of Nunavut in 2007, 
there has been no way to complete 
Canada because there has been no 
marathon in Nunavut.  This year is 
different -- with much impetus from 
members of the States and DC Marathon 
Group, 100 Marathon Club, 50 States 
Club and Marathon Maniacs, a marathon 
will be held August 1st (give or take 
a day due to weather) 500 miles north 
of the Arctic circle in Nunavat!  (It 
is not likely to happen again anytime 
soon -- this is a one-time shot.)
 
If you are interested in completing 
Canada, or just in running the 
northernmost marathon in the western 
hemisphere, or even in running the 
concurrent 55K ultra, which is the 
northernmost ultra in the world, this 
is your chance!  Because it is the 
heart of summer, it will not be colder 
than winter running you are used to, 
with an average daily high in the low 
50's and lows in the mid 40's.  On the 
other hand, no commercial flights get 
closer than Yellowknife (Northwest 
Territories) so the combined 
flying/lodging/meals/race fee from 
there is costly, and more than many 
can afford.
 
If you are interested, there is more 
information at 
http://www.arcticwatch.ca/northwest_pas
sage_marathon.html and you can also 
contact club member Rich Holmes  (rich-
holmes@nc.rr.com, tel 919-323-6989) 
for much more detailed information 
than is on the website."
 
A minimum number of runners have 
signed up, but it's not too late for 
more to join them.

From 
Lenore Dolphin 

06/29/10


CONGRATULATIONS

Rae Mohrmann from Missouri for 
finished the 50 and DC Marathon 
circuit. Rae finish his Marathon 
at the St. Louis Marathon in 
St. Louis, MO on 06/19/10. 
Great job Rae!!!!!

06/29/10


CONGRATULATIONS

Dennis Minarik from Pennsylvania for 
finished the 50 and DC Half Marathon 
circuit. Dennis finish his half 
Marathon at the Mayor's Half Marathon 
in Anchorage, AK on 06/19/10. 
Great job Dennis!!!!!

07/02/10


CONGRATULATIONS

Theresa Pipher from Michigan for 
finished the 50 and DC Marathon 
circuit. Theresa finish her Marathon 
at the Mayor's Marathon in Anchorage, 
AK on 06/19/10. 
Great job Theresa!!!!!

07/07/10


Sunday, July 04, 2010
  
RR - Leadville Trail Marathon
Race Report
Sat, July 3/10
Leadville Trail Marathon
Leadville, CO
Marathon #332
6:31:14 – 4AG

UGLY! UGLY! UGLY!

What better way to describe this race. 
I didn’t have a lot of confidence 
going into this race in spite of two 
high-altitude training runs on trails 
in the past few weeks that seemed to 
go OK. 
I ran this race two times before – the 
last time being five years ago when I 
set my PR of 5:41 in what I rate as 
the 4th toughest marathon in the 
world! Because of the 
degradation/deterioration I have noted 
in my finish times in mtn races this 
summer I figured that a target of 6:30 
would probably be reasonable/realistic 
although I hoped to finish under 6:15? 
The race starts/finishes in downtown 
Leadville at 10,200 ft and climbs to 
the highest elevation at the top of 
Mosquito Pass (13,185 ft) at the Half. 
This year there was also a Half 
Marathon that turned out to be an 
annoyance as far as I am concerned.

The weather forecast called for great 
weather and it was sunny and a 
pleasant 51 F when I lined up with 
about 800 runners for the 8 am start. 
Because the forecast called for temps 
in the mid 60s by the time I finished 
with no thunderstorms or snow I 
decided not to wear a cumbersome waist 
pack that could carry survival gear as 
well as water. It tends to bounce or 
flop around and is annoying – 
especially when I expected to be out 
on the course for 6+ hrs! Instead I 
wore a smaller waist pack that could 
carry one bottle of water and some 
carbo gel. It is absolutely essential 
to carry water in this race. The water 
stops are about 3 miles apart but in 
the mtns that can take more than 1 hr 
and it is dangerous to go that long in 
the thin, dry mtn air w/o water! There 
would be a risk of severe dehydration!

As soon as the race started I knew it 
was not going to be a good day! The 
course climbs east out of Leadville 
for the first 1 ½ miles to a rough 4X4 
road that climbs steeply (1500 
vertical ft over 2 miles) up Ball Mtn 
in the Mosquito Range. I normally run 
that entire first section but was 
forced to walk a few steep sections of 
the paved and dirt roads at 10,500 ft. 
That was not a good sign! The Half 
runners split off before we reached 
the 4X4 road and I followed a pack of 
marathon runners as we walked/hiked up 
the steep, rough road. It was 
impossible to run – the trail was too 
steep! I reached the 1st water stop at 
the top of Ball Mtn (12,000 ft) at 3.8 
miles in 1:00:13 - six minutes behind 
my PR time! I filled my water bottle 
and washed down my 1st carbo gel 
before starting what I consider to be 
one of the toughest loops in any race. 
It descends and then than ascends more 
than 1000 vertical ft on Ball Mtn – 
twice in 3.3 miles - before returning 
to the same water stop at 7.1 miles! I 
made it back to the water stop in 
1:50:11 and a split of 49:58. I was 
looking forward to the next section of 
the course – a descent of 1,000 ft 
over 2.7 miles on an old mining road 
to the entrance of Mosquito Pass. I 
pushed the pace to sub 10-min pace and 
reached the water stop at 9.8 miles in 
2:14:52 and a split of 24:41. The bad 
news was that I normally reached that 
water stop under 2 hrs – I was 16 
minutes behind my PR time!

Now I faced the toughest section of 
the course – a 2085 vertical ft ascent 
over 3.3 miles to the top of Mosquito 
Pass at 13,185 ft! And my poor old 
legs had already run more than 6000 ft 
of elevation change! I was able to run 
the bottom section of the 4X4 road 
that climbs Mosquito Pass but was soon 
relegated to following the other 
runners who were walking/hiking. And 
then the Half runners became a 
nuisance. We were climbing Mosquito 
Pass while the mid-pack and slower 
Half runners were descending and the 
road/trail was crowded with runners. 
It was difficult to select or claim 
the best/safest part of the road/trail 
and required watching each foot plant 
while trying to watch for downhill 
runners! It was very annoying and 
unnerving because I was concerned 
about suffering a bad fall. When I 
passed the 12,500 ft elevation and 
began the steepest section of the 
trail I started to suffer minor 
stomach cramps – one of my early 
symptoms of altitude sickness. Luckily 
they did not get worse and I was able 
to ignore them and reached the top of 
Mosquito Pass and the Half in 3:26:55 
and a split of 1:12:02. That was only 
a few minutes slower than my trial run 
last week so I was happy with that 
time – but the bad news was that I 
normally reached the top of the Pass 
close to 3 hrs! The good news was that 
this race is one of the few where you 
can expect to run a negative split 
because the 2nd Half starts with the 
descent down Mosquito Pass. 
Unfortunately I was not able to push 
the pace as fast as I wanted on the 
descent because of the number of 
runners sharing the trail. I was not 
willing to risk a fall and a severe 
injury! I returned to the water stop 
at the entrance of Mosquito Pass in 
4:11:20 and a split of 44:25 – much 
too slow for that descent!

Now I was really concerned! I am 
normally back at the top of Ball Mtn 
in 4:15 – and I still had 2.7 miles of 
ascent back up the mining road to the 
top of Ball Mtn. Certainly my ‘dream’ 
of a sub - 6:15 was gone and even my 
target of 6:30 was looking bleak? I 
tried valiantly to push the pace back 
up that ascent of 1000 vertical ft but 
sadly was forced to walk (too) many 
sections. My legs seemed willing but 
the old lungs could not suck in enough 
of the thin air to keep them churning? 
I reached the water stop on the top of 
Ball Mtn (12,000 ft) in 4:50:35 and a 
split of 39:15. Maybe there was still 
hope. If I could run the reverse loop 
around Ball Mtn under 1 hr there was 
still a chance? I continued to push 
the pace on every downhill and (few) 
flat sections and hike the ascents as 
fast as possible. That loop is an 
absolute bitch – especially on the 2nd 
Half. As I pushed up the final ascent 
of that loop just before returning to 
the water stop I was sucking 
desperately for air and suffering 
stomach cramps (altitude sickness) 
again. But I reached the water stop at 
22.4 miles in 5:44:34 and a split of 
53:58. There was still hope because 
the last 4 miles were downhill and I 
had run them in 45 minutes before!

I decided to accept the risk and push 
the pace on the descent down the steep 
and treacherous trail and all went 
well for the 1st mile - but then 
disaster(s) struck. The trail was very 
steep and dangerous. It required a lot 
of zigzagging across the trail to pick 
out the best/safest spots for a foot 
plant and that created a lot of stress 
on muscles not normally used by road 
runners. I wasn’t surprised when my 
right adductor cramped and started to 
lock up. Luckily I was able to step 
off the trail quickly to massage and 
stretch the muscle and after a few 
minutes it relaxed enough to continue 
running. However about 5 minutes later 
the left adductor cramped and locked 
up. The pain was immediate and so 
excruciating that I collapsed in the 
middle of the steep trail and rolled 
around looking for a position – any 
position – to decrease the pain so I 
could massage the muscle and get it to 
relax and release! It took a few 
minutes of screaming and pain before 
the muscle released but I still 
couldn’t walk. The trail was so steep 
that any effort to walk stressed the 
adductor muscle and it started to 
cramp again. I was forced to side-step 
down the trail for a few minutes so 
that all the stress was on my right 
(downhill) leg! By then I realized 
that any hope of finishing under my 
target of 6:30 had been blown to Hell. 
That observation was confirmed when I 
reached the road on the outskirts of 
Leadville in 6:18. I had 12 min left 
for the final 1 ½ miles. A sub-8min 
pace at 10,500 ft is difficult enough –
 but attempting to push the pace that 
fast while preventing any further 
stress on two screwed-up adductors was 
impossible!

I wisely decided not to risk an injury 
for the sake of a few minutes and 
cruised the final 1 ½ miles to cross 
the finish line in 6:31:14. Since I 
finished close to my target time I had 
to be happy with my time. 
After taking my usual finish line 
photo I checked the results posted at 
the finish line. I was the 1st old 
fart over 65 to cross the finish line. 
Unfortunately the Age Groups were 10 
years (i.e. 60 to 69) and it is very 
difficult to compete against the 
youngsters in that AG so I was not 
surprised or disappointed to learn 
that I placed 4th in the AG. However I 
was totally shocked and still do not 
believe the time of the winner in the 
60+ AG – 4:07! That time is not 
believable for a 60 year old! 
Typically a runner should add 2 to 2 ½ 
hrs to his normal road race time for 
this race (i.e. 6:30 should be a 
reasonable target for me since I run 4 
hrs in a road race). Elite young 
runners might finish 1 to 1 ½ hrs 
slower than their road race time. That 
means that the 60-year old runner can 
run a road marathon in 2:30? I think 
NOT!!! I am waiting anxiously for the 
official results to see if there was a 
mistake and correction?

So I was happy with my time. But I was 
definitely NOT happy with my 
performance! Right from the start I 
didn’t seem to have the energy or 
capability to push the old bod on the 
ascents and more importantly I didn’t 
seem to have the mental toughness 
needed to ignore or accept the pain to 
make the effort! And right from the 
start my body clearly and 
unequivocally was giving me some 
important advice: “I am too damn OLD 
for this Mountain Trail Marathon 
SHIT”!!!!!

Many road runners switch to trail 
marathons at the end of their running 
careers because they claim it is 
easier on their bodies since the pace 
is slower. BULLSHIT! I monitored my 
heart rate monitor closely and 
carefully throughout the entire race 
(I had lots of free time since I was 
running so slowly). When I was 
hiking/climbing the ascents as 
fast/hard as I could my heart rate was 
between 140 to 145bpm (85% Max) – the 
typical range for when I run an 8 to 9 
min pace in a road race. It was in the 
same range when I was pushing the pace 
on the descents so that means that I 
pushed my OLD ticker and OLD bod at 
85% Max for 6 ½ hrs vs 4 hrs in a road 
race! I reluctantly agree with my OLD 
bod – “I am too damn OLD for this 
Mountain Trail Marathon SHIT”!!! This 
was my 3rd and final Leadville Trail 
Marathon!I will NEVER run the 
Leadville Trail Marathon again. I told 
the Sports Manager that if I even 
mention the idea (again) she has 
standing orders to have me committed 
or shoot me to save me all the agony 
and pain!

I would like to vow that I will never 
run another Mountain Trail Marathon 
again but I have a wee dilemma. Early 
in the year in my naïve and exuberant 
zest to prove my ever-lasting youth 
and invincibility I regretfully signed 
up for yet another Mountain Trail 
Marathon – the toughest marathon 
course in the world – Pike’s Peak! 
Thus I am forced to train hard(er) for 
the next month – but if I do not see 
or feel any improvement in my 
conditioning – especially in my 
capability to run ascents above 10,000 
ft – I will withdraw from Pike’s 
Peak!! I just do not have the 
desire/motivation or willingness to 
accept the pain for the 7 hrs I 
predict it would take to finish Pike’s 
Peak! 

07/18/10


SEATTLE ROCK ‘n’ ROLL MARATHON
June 26, 2010

The second annual Seattle Rock ‘n’ 
Roll Marathon was held on Saturday, 
June 26, 2010.  On race morning I 
arose at 4:30 a.m. at our Renton home 
to be ready by 5:30 a.m. when our 
friend and neighbor Dick Ziehe picked 
up Lenore and me to drive me to the 
starting area in nearby Tukwila for 
the 7:00 a.m. start in the Gateway 
Corporate Center.

There were over 27,000 runners and 
walkers in the combined fields of the 
marathon and half marathon who were 
distinguished by different bib 
colors.  While waiting in my 
designated corral, I visited with 
Bernadette Langdon of Portland, 
Oregon…….who walks faster than many of 
us can run!  I also saw Marathon 
Maniac (MM) Ric Hart of Monroe who has 
run most of our Yakima River Canyon 
Marathons and Ralph Riddick, a 
longtime running friend from Spokane. 

When the starting gun sounded, we 
began moving forward slowly and it 
took 27 minutes to get to the starting 
line.  Considering the size of the 
field, that wasn’t bad.

The sky was overcast, so it was an 
ideal day for running.  The 
temperature was in the middle 50’s at 
the start and didn’t exceed 70 degrees 
at the race conclusion.  The air was 
calm most of the time, but there was 
some moderate wind on the I-90 
floating bridge.

This scenic course is variable with 
flat-to-easy grades and a few moderate 
hills.  I especially enjoyed running 
in the park along Lake Washington 
before we came to the out-and-back on 
the I-90 floating bridge to Mercer 
Island.

As we left the lake, we went through a 
tunnel and had a striking view of 
Seattle buildings when we exited.  
Then we ran through Pioneer Square 
onto a ramp that took us to the 
elevated Alaskan Way Viaduct by 
Elliott Bay.  It was there that 
distant mountains, an ocean liner, 
ferries, sailboats and small craft 
were in view.

When I was walking in the 20th mile, I 
became apprehensive as sweep trucks in 
the opposite lane of Aurora Avenue at 
Mile 19 were dismantling the course, 
packing tables, refreshments and first 
aid supplies.  I thought they might 
catch up with me and pull me off of 
the course.  There were others behind 
me, and the sweep vehicles held back 
and let them set the pace.

At Mile 23 we passed the Qwest Stadium 
finish area, and that presented a test 
in fortitude.  We were near the finish 
line, but we still had 3.2 miles to 
go!  It was a relief when I spotted an 
aid station ahead.  It was the turn-
around point, so I knew that after 1 ½ 
miles I’d hear John Bingham, “The 
Penguin,” congratulate me as I crossed 
the finish line and receive an 
attractive medal.  

My chip time was 6:43:32 and I was 
3,957th of 4,080 finishers.  I was the 
only one in the 80+ Male Division, so 
that makes me the oldest competitor in 
the race.

It had been a good day for seeing 
friends along the way.  Mel Preedy, MM 
from Ravensdale, and I greeted each 
other on the Mercer Island out-and-
back.  It was good to visit with 
Eugene DeFronzo, a 50 State Finisher 
from Cheshire, Connecticut….to meet 
John Kay of Renton who was 
running/walking his first marathon….to 
see Judy Sam of Edmonds who was 
running her second marathon….and to 
greet our Renton neighbor and friend, 
MM Janet Burgess.

After I visited again with Judy Sam 
and others in the refreshment area on 
the ballfield, Ralph Riddick joined me 
for the walk to the Westin Hotel where 
my neighbor Dick, his wife Shirley and 
Lenore were waiting for me.

The next day I read the marathon 
report in the Seattle Times 
newspaper.  In the men’s race there 
were four elite Kenyans running 
together for 16 miles.  At that time 
two of them fell back, and Jynocel 
Basweti and Mark Chepses continued to 
run together.  In the 21st mile 
Jynocci surged with a five minute mile 
to pull ahead and then finish in 
2:18:19.  Mark came in second with a 
2:18:51, and David Cheruiyot was third 
in a time of 2:21:28.

The women’s winner was Sopagna Eap of 
Eugene, Oregon, who extended her lead 
during the race to finish in 2:43:05.  
In second was Kim Harding of Issaquah 
with a 2:56:43, while Stacia Kalineski 
of California ran a sub-three hour 
2:59:48 for third place.

My second Seattle Rock ‘n’ Roll 
Marathon is history.  It was a good 
race as I completed marathon/ultra 
#470.  When I crossed the finish line, 
John Bingham reminded me that he’ll be 
there to help me celebrate #500 on 
March 31, 2012, at the Yakima River 
Canyon Marathon.  That’s my goal, and 
God-willing…..it will happen.

Written by Bob Dolphin
                                       
Edited, Typed and Distributed by Bob 
Dolphin


Partial Results – Seattle Rock ‘n’ 
Roll Marathon, June 26, 2010

2:18:19  Jynocel Basweti, 23, Kenya, 
OVERALL WINNER, First in Age Division
2:18:51  Mark Chepses, 34, Kenya, 
SECOND OVERALL, 1st
2:21:28  David Cheruiyot, 29, Kenya, 
THIRD OVERALL, 1st

2:43:05  Sopagna Eap, 29, Eugene, OR, 
FIRST WOMAN OVERALL, 1st
2:56:43  Kim Harding, 22, Issaquah, 
SECOND WOMAN OVERALL, 1st
2:59:48  Stacia Kalinoski, 25, 
California, THIRD WOMAN OVERALL, 1st



   3:11:13  Al Harman, 48, West 
Vancouver, BC, Marathon Maniac (MM)
   3:12:10  Eric Gierke, 47, 
Shoreline, MM
3:14:10  Gregg Walchli, 48, 
Woodinville, MM
3:28:39  Matt Hagen, 39, Seattle, MM
3:30:49  Ruben Contreras, 55, 
Stanwood, MM
3:31:17  Chris Warren, 42, Renton, MM
3:34:04  Ginger Gruber, 40, Port 
Orchard, MM
3:47:07  Lesa Overfield, 51, Puyallup, 
3:55:41  Betsy Rogers, 46, Seattle, MM
3:59:21  Bruce Quam, 55, Manchester, 55
4:01:10  Steve Yee, 50, Renton, MM
4:27:25  Cheri Pompeo, 58, 
Woodinville, MM
4:30:25  Gary Otheim, 67, East 
Wenatchee, MM, 3rd
4:31:39  Marie Zornes, 46, Gig Harbor, 
MM
4:34:45  Tom Rogers, 65, Bellevue, MM
4:51:38  Rich Holmes, 60, Durham, NC
5:11:54  Monte Pascual, 50, Federal 
Way, MM
5:58:41  Steve Frederickson, 63, Kent, 
MM
6:09:14  Carol Dellinger, 48, Spokane
6:12:48  Ralph Riddick, 78, Spokane, 
1st
6:29:29  Mel Preedy, 77, Ravensdale, 
MM, 2nd
6:30:26  Judy Sam, 30, Mountlake 
Terrace
6:43:32  Bob Dolphin, 80, 
Renton/Yakima, MM, 1st
6:45:22  John Kay, 63, Renton
6:52:57  Ric Hart, 63, Monroe
6:57:53  Cal Evans, 54, Buckley, MM
7:09:13  Eugene DeFronzo, 74, 
Cheshire, CT
7:26:40  Cristy Spangler, 31, Port 
Orchard
7:26:40  Scott Spangler, 41, Port 
Orchard
7:33:23  Susan Daley, 51, Chicago, IL, 
MM

07/22/10


Tuesday, July 20, 2010
  
14er Report - Redcloud Peak
14er Report 
Mon, July 19/10
Redcloud Peak (14,034 ft)
Sunshine Peak (14,001 ft)
Redcloud Peak (14,034 ft)


When I decided to go to Southern 
Colorado (Silverton) for the weekend 
to run the Kendall Mtn Marathon I 
figured that I might as well stay on 
after the race to run a few 14ers in 
the San Juan Mtns.
I have climbed most of the 14ers 
within a 90-min drive of home and now 
must travel and stay over 1 or 2 
nights to climb ‘new’ 14ers. This 
represented such an opportunity!

Once I confirmed that the race would 
indeed take place on Sat I hoped to 
run one 14er –Handies Peak – on Sun 
after the race. However in spite of my 
trusty and normally reliable 14er 
guide and directions from locals at 
the hotel I was unable to find the 
Grouse Gulch Trailhead that was 
supposedly only 12 miles from 
Silverton. I actually think I found it 
but it is not commonly used and had no 
signs or markings and I was not 
willing to risk venturing off into the 
wilderness of the San Juan Mtns w/o 
confirming I was on the proper trail 
and heading for the proper 
destination. So I bagged the hike and 
instead drove around the San Juan Mtns 
to Lake City on the East side of the 
mtns. I could have driven over a 4X4 
pass but they scare the crap out of 
me – I would rather run over those 
roads/passes than drive!

The access and trailheads are much 
better from Lake City but to make sure 
I didn’t experience the same problem 
and disappointment I checked into the 
tourist center where they provided me 
with detailed maps and directions to 
the trailhead. I woke early on Mon 
with a plan to drive to the Silver 
Creek-Grizzly Gulch Trailhead located 
about 20 miles southwest of Lake City 
and to climb two 14ers. It required a 
bone-jarring ride over 10 miles of 
rough 4X4 roads but I arrived at the 
trailhead at 7:30am. The trailhead is 
located at 10,400 ft and provides 
access to two 14ers – Redcloud Peak 
and Sunshine Peak.
I set out on a nice soft dirt trail 
through a pine forest. After hiking 
for more than 1 hr and still not 
seeing my destinations I started to 
wonder if I was on the right trail. I 
took out the trail directions and 
noted that it was a 3-mile hike into a 
basin before you actually could see 
Redcloud Peak. Finally I reached the 
basin and could see Redcloud –or what 
turned out to be a false peak. After 
another hour of climbing I reached the 
summit of the false peak and could see 
the ‘real’ summit of Redcloud Peak. 
And I could see a group of 10 hikers 
approaching the summit. At 10:30 am I 
reached the summit (14,034 ft) and was 
rewarded with spectacular 360 degree 
views of the San Juan Mtns. 

I could see Sunshine Peak about 2 ½ 
miles to the south and decided to 
strike out for my 2nd 14er. I hiked 
with a local woman down into the 
13,500 ft saddle between Redcloud and 
Sunshine but the weather started to 
look ‘iffy’ and she turned back. 
Maddog was too close to give up so I 
continued on a reached the summit of 
Sunshine peak (14,001 ft) at 11:40. I 
took a few photos and headed back. I 
had to retrace my route to get back to 
the trailhead and car and that meant 
climbing Redcloud a 2nd time. I was 
trying to push the pace to beat the 
bad weather on the horizon and I was 
quite pleased that I was able to 
charge back up Redcloud w/o any rest 
stops. I caught up with a few hikers 
that had been descending Sunshine when 
I was climbing it so I really was 
pushing a good steady pace. I planned 
to enjoy a short lunch on the summit 
of Redcloud Peak but when we reached 
the summit we were greeted with dark 
clouds and pea-size hail. Fortunately 
there was no thunder or lightning but 
new all decided to take a few quick 
photos and get the Hell off the 
mountain before the weather got worse! 
We rushed down the steep section of 
Redcloud and when we reached the basin 
I was able to run (term used loosely) 
the final 3 miles back to the 
trailhead.
Although I actually climbed three 
14ers I can only count or add two to 
my list. I have now completed 26 of 
Colorado’s 54 - 14ers! I figured the 
hike was about 17 miles and the total 
time was 6:51 so I was pleased with 
the day. I was exhausted – again- and 
the long 4-hr drive back home was 
difficult. I slept 10 hrs last night 
and am still tired so am taking a rest 
day. I plan to climb a few more 14ers 
in the local area during the next few 
weeks to maintain my high-altitude 
acclimation in preparation for Pike’s 
Peak.

07/26/10


Hi there.  My name is Merritt Hopper 
and I am the Race Director for a new 
race in Ecuador entitled, 
www.race2adventure.com.

  This is a weeklong adventure that 
entails 5K-10K trail runs/walks in the 
morning followed by a fun and non-
competitive day of rafting through the 
Amazon, ziplining through the cloud 
forests, and kayaking on the Pacific 
Ocean.  We’ve been putting on weeks 
like this in Fiji, New Zealand, and 
Costa Rica, and now we’re taking this 
adventure to South America in March of 
2011!  The idea is to have a small 
form of trail racing in the morning so 
everyone can feel fulfilled and get 
exercise.

 Then, after the competitive race, by 
9am, you’re ready for eco tourism at 
its finest.

Although we have ads in Trail Runner 
magazine for the next 4 months, a 
Facebook page, and other forms of 
marketing, the best way for us to 
reach interested 
runners/walkers/adventure travelers is 
through road running clubs like yours. 

If you could please pass along 
information on our adventure week, 
scheduled for March 27th through April 
3rd in 2011, it would be greatly 
appreciated.  Also, if you could put 
this on a race calendar (providing 
your club has one), that would be 
great too.  If you or anyone you know 
has any questions about this, I can be 
reached at info@race2adventure.com.

Registration rates will increase over 
time so the sooner you’re able to 
forward along information on this 
week, the better.  At the present 
time, 7 nights, airport transport, 
almost every meal, every race, and 
every adventure costs $1100.  As of 
August 31st, that fee will go to 
$1250.  For more information on 
registration rates, please visit 
http://www.race2adventure.com/Registrat
ion.html.

Thanks so much for your time!
Regards,
Merritt

Merritt Hopper
Race Director
info@race2adventure.com
www.race2adventure.com
917-328-6472

07/29/10


It’s never too early to get a head 
start on the 2011 Oz Marathon!

 That’s right the Oz Marathon! This 
newly renamed event, formally known as 
the Olathe Marathon, will take place 
on April 16th, 2011 at Garmin 
International Headquarters in Olathe, 
KS. Complete with the Oz Marathon, 
Wickedly Fast Half, Dorothy Dash 5K 
and Muchkin Run Kid’s Marathon, this 
will be a fun event for the whole 
family! The half marathon is one of 
the flatest, fastest courses in the 
entire region with only about 30 feet 
in elevation change throughout the 
entire course! Sign up now and receive 
Early Bird Discounts. Go to 
ozmarathon.com or active.com to 
register.  

08/02/10


Good Evening and Welcome to August!  

Just a quick reminder that 
registration for the First 
International Bank & Trust FM Mini 
Marathon is open....now is the time to 
run what has become the Fall Running 
Event in the Red River Valley!

A 5K Run/Walk, a 10K Run or the Half 
Marathon....there is a distance for 
everyone!  Don't forget....this race 
caps off a 3-week celebration of 
OktoberFest Fargo!  Food, Music and 
the infamous OktoberFest Pub Crawl 
makes for great post-race FUN!

Register now.....space is limited, and 
these events will fill up soon.  Click 
below to find out more!

http://www.fmhalfmarathon.com/

08/02/10


Hello Potential Marine Corps Marathon 
Runner!

  Although the registration for the 
2010 Marine Corps Marathon on October 
31st has long since closed, there is 
still a chance for you and your 
runners to get in on the challenge.  
The ALS Association, a not for profit 
organization that provides vital 
services to patients with ALS (Lou 
Gehrig’s Disease) possesses charity 
spots in the Marine Corps Marathon.  
These spots can be taken by anyone who 
wants to run in the name of the ALS 
Association.  Most organizations 
offering a charity spot will have a 
required minimum fundraising goal that 
must be met by October 31st.  The ALS 
Association, however, has a suggested 
fundraising minimum of $1,000 that you 
are under no financial obligation to 
meet.  Your fundraising can extend up 
to and beyond the actual date of the 
race; you can truly raise as much as 
you like.  To aid you in your 
fundraising you will have access to a 
fundraising centered personal page 
that will help you to make the most of 
your efforts as well as allow you to 
process online donations.  We are even 
cutting our usual registration fee 
from $105.00 down to $80.00.  But if 
you or any of your fellow runners is 
interested we must know immediately!  
The registration forms for our runners 
must be received by THIS WEDNESDAY, 
AUGUST 4th BY 6:00 p.m.  I have 
attached the registration form 
required.  If interested, please fax 
(301-978-9854) or email 
(aswope@alsinfo.org) the completed 
registration form back to me.  A check 
for the registration fee can be made 
out to the ALS Association and mailed 
to: 

The ALS Association
7507 Standish Place
Rockville, MD 20855

The checks do not have to be received 
by the 4th.

Thank you very much for your time and 
attention!

Alex Swope
Development Assistant
ALS Association - DC/MD/VA Chapter
301-978-9855 ext. 201 | 1-866-348-3257
Fax: (301) 978-9854
aswope@alsinfo.org
www.ALSinfo.org

08/06/10


We would like to add the Run For Life 
Marathon & Half to your calendar:

Run For Life Marathon & Half - 
10.09.2010
Previously the Marathon Makeover 
Marathon, this year the race will be 
held in Madison, Miss., a town that 
lies just a short drive north from the 
state's capital city of Jackson.

Both the full and the half marathon 
will start on Madison's Grandview 
Boulevard, just off Interstate 55 and 
Highway 463. From there, the course 
takes runners on a fast, flat, double-
loop sure to give a great PR 
opportunity. Both races also are open 
to both runners and walkers, and those 
running the half will have four hours 
to complete their race, while those 
running the full marathon will have 
eight hours to complete their race's 
26.2 miles.

Race Weather & Climate 
Located in central southern 
Mississippi, about 10 miles north of 
the state capital Jackson, the city of 
Madison typically experiences cooler 
and drier weather in the mid-fall 
season than during its often very hot 
and humid summer months. In October, 
the city's average monthly 
temperatures range between 77°F and 52°
F, while rainfall totals average just 
over 3.4 inches for the month.

Fees 
$75 for the half marathon, if 
registered by September 6, 2009
$85 between Sept. 6 - October 9

Registration 
To reserve your spot in the fall 2010 
running of Mississippi's Run For Life 
Marathon or Half Marathon, 
http://www.runforlifemarathon.racesonli
ne.com/

Website 
www.runforlifemarathon.com

-- 
Mark Simpson, Director 
Marathon Makeover, LLC
Office: 888-64START ext. 805
Cell: 601.594.1486

Come run a marathon with me!
www.marathonmakeover.com

Become a Facebook Fan!
www.facebook.com/marathonmakeover

Watch the Marathon Makeover Show
Airs Every Friday from 9-10AM
www.ustream.tv/channel/marathonmakeover

Follow me on Twitter at:
http://www.twitter.com/marathonmark

08/09/10


From Mike Brooks,

   There is a new race in South Bend , 
IN that makes for an easy double with 
the Grand Rapids marathon. It is the 
ST. Pats 6hr/12hr and 24 hour races. 
You can do whatever distance , 
marathon or over, then it is an easy 
drive to Grand Rapids. Grand Rapids 
has race day packet pick up , an early 
start and no time limit. Both races 
have discounts for 50 Staters. The 
website for St. Pats is loaded with 
info www.stpats24hour.com . If you do 
not want to do both stay at ST. Pats 
and enjoy the  easy course , great 
food and nice sleeping area . Please 
spread the word about this as a friend 
of mine is putting on the ST.Pats race 
and I know she is going to do a great 
job.

Hope to see you all there,
Mike Brooks

08/15/10


       FIRST CALL SUMMER MARATHON
        August 7, 2010

It was a great day for the running of 
the First Call Summer Marathon on 
Saturday, August 7, 2010.  The weather 
was unseasonably cool and cloudy with 
the temperature in the high 50’s at 
the start.  Later, light rain and a 
five-mile per hour wind kept the 
temperature to a maximum of 60 degrees.

After I arrived at the parking lot of 
the Bothell Landing Park, the race 
start/finish & refreshment area, it 
soon looked like a reunion of the 100 
Marathon Club North America.  
Henry Rueden and Jim Simpson were here 
from DePere, Wisconsin, and Huntington 
Beach, California, for a weekend 
double.  Haulin Aspen Marathon in 
Bend, Oregon, was on their schedule 
for the next day.  Cyndie Merten came 
from Corvallis, Oregon, for the 50 K 
and brought her daughter Pam Merten, 
20-24, from Ashland, OR, who ran her 
first half marathon….in a time of 
2:48.  Steve Barrick, Jim Boyd, Cheri 
Pompeo, Jon Gissberg, Stan Nakashima, 
Mel Preedy and I were the “locals,”

There were eight of us who took the 
6:30 a.m. start for the marathon and 
the 50K Ultra.  The other early 
starters left at 7:00 a.m., and the 
rest of the participants for the 
marathon and half marathon started at 
the “regular” time of 8:00 a.m.

I’m still looking for a “run/walk” 
pattern to improve my finishing time.  
At the First Call Spring Marathon I 
tried a 50/50 ratio of a 10-minute 
walk followed by a 10-minute run.  
This lasted for a half marathon 
distance before I shifted to a 
continuous walk.

For this marathon I tried a 5-minute 
alternative to see if I could improve 
my time, but unfortunately, it didn’t 
work and my time was three minutes 
slower than it was in the last race 
here.

My nature observations were minimal.  
At about Mile 5, there were more than 
100 Canada Geese on the Sammamish 
River, and later the rain brought out 
attractive Banded Land Snails.

In the 17th mile I joined Jim Simpson 
in walking and talking, and the time 
and miles passed by quickly.  In the 
last few miles I pushed my pace and 
finished in 6:36:00 (15:07), 37th of 
37 participants in the marathon.  

It was a fun run, and I enjoyed the 
hot soup that race director Adrian 
Call provided in the finish area and 
the companionship of the runners.  
Thanks to him and his volunteers for 
making it happen.

Written by Bob Dolphin
		                  
Edited, Typed and Distributed by 
Lenore Dolphin  
                                       
RACE RESULTS – FIRST CALL SUMMER 
MARATHON, 8/7/2010

3:11 - Pete Nicholson, 50-54, 
Vancouver, WA
3:31 - Scott Sebelsky, 45-49, Camano 
Island
3:42 - Steve Walters, 30-34, 
Beaverton, OR
3:44 - Shawn Aebi, 45-49, Woodinville
3:59 - David Hagman, 45-49, Renton
3:59 - Becci Walkling, 35-39, Kenmore
4:00 - Steve Barrick, 45-49, Kent
4:02 - Rusty Wilson, 35-39, Port 
Orchard
4:02 - Patty McKerney, 45-49, Bonney 
Lake
4:11 - Jeff Loen, 50-54, Kenmore
4:13 - Karlee Furtwangler, 25-29, 
Seattle
4:23 - Margaret Gorog, 50-54, Auburn
4:31 - Jessica Bienvenue, 30-34, Lake 
Forest Park
4:35 - Paul Hoffmann, 45-49, Kirkland
4:43 - Gary Otheim, 65-69, East 
Wenatchee
4:44 - Sarah Lynch, 30-34, Seattle
4:49 - Rob Stretz, 40-44, Issaquah
4:55 - Cheri Pompeo, 55-59, Woodinville
5:03 - Carla Owen, 25-29, Beaverton
5:09 - Ruth Meraz, 30-34, Renton
5:10 - Marilyn Pyke, 45-49, Graham
5:14 - Margaret Barret, 50-54, Seattle
5:19 - Clark Gilbert, 55-59, Friday 
Harbor
5:22 - Kelley Garcia, 40-44, 
Albuquerque, NM
5:26 - Monte Pascual, 50-54, Federal 
Way
5:29 - Steve Sankey, 50-54, Edmonds
5:53 - Stan Nakashima, 55-59, Mt. 
Vernon
5:53 - Rich Menzel, 65-69, Everett
6:00 - Jim Boyd, 65-69, Seattle
6:12 - Christy Spangler, 30-34, Port 
Orchard
6:12 - Scott Spangler, 40-44, Port 
Orchard
6:15 - Jim Simpson, 65-69, Huntington 
Beach, CA
6:21 - Jon Gissberg, 65-69, Seattle
6:32 - Mel Preedy, 75-79, Ravensdale
6:34 - Henry Rueden, 60-64, DePere, WI
6:34 - Ric Hart, 60-64, Monroe
6:36 - Bob Dolphin, 80, Renton/Yakima

RACE RESULTS – FIRST CALL 50K, August 
7, 2010
5:03 – Josh Owen, 30-34, Beaverton, OR
5:34 – Jon Clark, 35-39, Kirkland
5:36 – Kevin Murray, 30-34, Langley, BC
5:41 – Francesca Carmichael, 50-54, 
Woodinville
6:02 – James Duggan, 50-54, Tacoma
6:25 – Cyndie Merten, 50-54, 
Corvallis, OR