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By Larissa Uchiyama

Approximately 75 ESR memberstheir families and even some ESRpooches enjoyed this yearrsquos warmand sunny summer picnic August 6at Blythe Park in Bothell

Hot dogs and all types of burgerswere expertly grilled by Tony TangTheresa Novillo and Don UchiyamaEveryonecontributeddelicious sidedishes anddesserts whileexchanging thelatest news andupdates

As per ESRtradition andbylaws officerswere electedChrissieOrsquoBrien was re-elected to serveas President in2012 PatrickDwyer was elected Vice President andMegan Borg was voted in as Secretary

Prez Chrissie OrsquoBrien

VP Patrick Dwyer

Chefs Theresa amp Don

Picnic organizers LarissaUchiyama amp Theresa Novillo More photos on pages 18-19

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PRESIDENT Chrissie OrsquoBrien 425-896-8630 c_p_obrienyahoocomVICE PRESIDENT Patrick Dwyer 206-550-4049 pmdwyerearthlinknetTREASURER Karen Zehm 206 -999-3060 kzehmwindermerecomSECRETARY Heather Yancey 206 -281-6957 hgyanceygmailcomMEMBERSHIP COORDINATOR Carol Ladd

425-641-0282 esr_membershiplivecom

SOCIAL CHAIRS Larissa Uchiyama amp Theresa Novillo 425-820-6583 l_uchiyhotmailcom 425-830-5103 tnovillomicrosoftcomWEB MASTER Spencer Riley 425-657-0097 spencerriley1973yahoocomMT SI RELAY RACE DIRECTOR John Dickson 425-391-3590 dicksonjohncomcastnetSATURDAY RUN COORDINATOR Lynn Frosch 206-679-0441 lynnann8hotmailcomFEATURED RACES amp RESULTS Carl Kadie 425-747-7545 carlkmsncomAPPAREL COORDINATOR Paige Longdon

425-488-9997 plongdongmailcomRACE VOLUNTEER COORDINATOR Patrick Dwyer 206-550-4049 pmdwyerearthlinknetPUBLICATIONS COORDINATOR Janet Howe

425-313-8815 jhowenwlinkcomESREWARDS COORDINATOR Amy Wismer 425-338-9760 amywismerus

PUBLISHING EDITOR Bob Wismer 425-445-3129 bobwismerusCOPY EDITOR Max Kvidera 425-827-4805 mkvideracomcastnet

The Runner Mumbles is the quarterlynewsletter of the Eastside Runners Annualmembership is $12 for individuals and $18 for afamily For more information feel free to callESR President Chrissie OrsquoBrien send us an e-mail or visit our website

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Running into Fall

How can it be fall already Summer only appeared forabout a week Now we are pulling out headlamps glovesand arm-warmers Everyday it seems it is darker on mymorning runs Im not quite ready for shorter days but I amready for fall runs crisp quiet air and falling leaves Therersquosalso the abundance of races coming up

Fall marathon training is well under way for some whileothers are ramping up the miles to get through theupcoming holidays

Whatever you are training for keep it up Just because it isdark later in the morning and earlier in the evening dontstop running The endorphin high you get from running canhelp combat those winter blues If you dont regularly join

one or more of our weeklyruns now is the time to tryone Make new friendsget new training buddiesand bust through the longdark days ahead

As always there aremany volunteeropportunities availablefor our members Askany board member fordetails

Happy fall runningChrissie OrsquoBrien

The ESR Holiday Party is tentatively scheduled for Saturday January 21 5 pm to 930 pm at the MercerIsland Community Center Save the date

Holiday Party scheduled for January 21st

By Larissa Uchiyama

For runners who have plateaued in their training feel like theywant to take their runs to the next level or need guidance onhow to formulate a training plan Coach Shelby Schenck willbe the guest speaker at our next general meeting onWednesday October 26 at 7 pm

Shelby is a top notch runner whose extensive resume includescoaching cross country and track and field at EverettCommunity College Head Coach for Team in Training and

owner of Run 26 running store in Mill Creek Shelby has abachelorrsquos degree in exercise physiology and will speak abouttraining training schedules periodization and other topics The meeting will be at Run 26 15603 Main St B-106 MillCreek The phone number is (425) 948-6495

Current ESR members receive a 10 percent discount onpurchases at Run 26

Contact Larissa Uchiyama if you have questions atl_uchiyhotmailcom

Running coach to talk at ESR Fall Meeting

Presidentrsquos Message

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PRESIDENT Chrissie OrsquoBrien 425-896-8630 c_p_obrienyahoocomVICE PRESIDENT Patrick Dwyer 206-550-4049 pmdwyerearthlinknetTREASURER Karen Zehm 206 -999-3060 kzehmwindermerecomSECRETARY Heather Yancey 206 -281-6957 hgyanceygmailcomMEMBERSHIP COORDINATOR Carol Ladd

425-641-0282 esr_membershiplivecom

SOCIAL CHAIRS Larissa Uchiyama amp Theresa Novillo 425-820-6583 l_uchiyhotmailcom 425-830-5103 tnovillomicrosoftcomWEB MASTER Spencer Riley 425-657-0097 spencerriley1973yahoocomMT SI RELAY RACE DIRECTOR John Dickson 425-391-3590 dicksonjohncomcastnetSATURDAY RUN COORDINATOR Lynn Frosch 206-679-0441 lynnann8hotmailcomFEATURED RACES amp RESULTS Carl Kadie 425-747-7545 carlkmsncomAPPAREL COORDINATOR Paige Longdon

425-488-9997 plongdongmailcomRACE VOLUNTEER COORDINATOR Patrick Dwyer 206-550-4049 pmdwyerearthlinknetPUBLICATIONS COORDINATOR Janet Howe

425-313-8815 jhowenwlinkcomESREWARDS COORDINATOR Amy Wismer 425-338-9760 amywismerus

PUBLISHING EDITOR Bob Wismer 425-445-3129 bobwismerusCOPY EDITOR Max Kvidera 425-827-4805 mkvideracomcastnet

The Runner Mumbles is the quarterlynewsletter of the Eastside Runners Annualmembership is $12 for individuals and $18 for afamily For more information feel free to callESR President Chrissie OrsquoBrien send us an e-mail or visit our website

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Running into Fall

How can it be fall already Summer only appeared forabout a week Now we are pulling out headlamps glovesand arm-warmers Everyday it seems it is darker on mymorning runs Im not quite ready for shorter days but I amready for fall runs crisp quiet air and falling leaves Therersquosalso the abundance of races coming up

Fall marathon training is well under way for some whileothers are ramping up the miles to get through theupcoming holidays

Whatever you are training for keep it up Just because it isdark later in the morning and earlier in the evening dontstop running The endorphin high you get from running canhelp combat those winter blues If you dont regularly join

one or more of our weeklyruns now is the time to tryone Make new friendsget new training buddiesand bust through the longdark days ahead

As always there aremany volunteeropportunities availablefor our members Askany board member fordetails

Happy fall runningChrissie OrsquoBrien

The ESR Holiday Party is tentatively scheduled for Saturday January 21 5 pm to 930 pm at the MercerIsland Community Center Save the date

Holiday Party scheduled for January 21st

By Larissa Uchiyama

For runners who have plateaued in their training feel like theywant to take their runs to the next level or need guidance onhow to formulate a training plan Coach Shelby Schenck willbe the guest speaker at our next general meeting onWednesday October 26 at 7 pm

Shelby is a top notch runner whose extensive resume includescoaching cross country and track and field at EverettCommunity College Head Coach for Team in Training and

owner of Run 26 running store in Mill Creek Shelby has abachelorrsquos degree in exercise physiology and will speak abouttraining training schedules periodization and other topics The meeting will be at Run 26 15603 Main St B-106 MillCreek The phone number is (425) 948-6495

Current ESR members receive a 10 percent discount onpurchases at Run 26

Contact Larissa Uchiyama if you have questions atl_uchiyhotmailcom

Running coach to talk at ESR Fall Meeting

Presidentrsquos Message

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Aaron and Karen ZehmREALTORcopy

Cell (206) 999-3060Business (425) 483-5100E-mail kzehmwindermerecomWebsite wwwaaronandkarencomServing the Eastside and

South Snohomish County

WWindermere Real EstateSBA Inc

Karen and Aaron ZehmKaren Cell (206) 999-3060Aaron Cell (206) 999-3724E-mail KarenzehmwindermerecomE-mail Azehmwindermerecom

wwwAaronAndKarencom

Aaron and Karen are full time agents have been in realestate for over 12 years and specialize in residential com-mercial and investment properties Servicing the Eastside

South Snohomish County and Seattle

WWinderm ere Real EstateSBA Inc

Karen and Aaron ZehmKaren Cell (206) 999-3060Aaron Cell (206) 999-3724E-mail KarenzehmwindermerecomE-mail Azehmwindermerecom

wwwAaronAndKarencom

Aaron and Karen are full time agents have been in realestate for over 12 years and specialize in residential com-mercial and investment properties Servicing the Eastside

South Snohomish County and SeattleServicing the Eastside South Snohomish County and Seattle

By Patrick Dwyer

Thanks to ESR volunteers for the Labor Day HalfMarathon You did the best job ever in covering the wholecourse for the first time ESR received a handsomedonation check for your efforts

I know many more of you wanted to assist but were notable to Race day was sunny spirits were high and therunners were appreciative of the attention they receivedfrom all of you Police and citizens were also vocal aboutwhat a good job you all did We look forward to doing aneven better job next year

Our next big volunteer opportunity is the SeattleMarathon For years ESR has been a mainstay for this race

with our ldquoswinging gaterdquo on 23rd Avenue near mile 22 ofthe marathon and mile 9 of the half marathon If youvehelped out before you remember the drill If this year willbe your first you will love it The racers are inspiring andgrateful And we all just hang together and have a goodtime

This yearrsquos race is November 27 the Sunday afterThanksgiving Make your plans to join us Write to me andconfirm you will be there and whether you want tovolunteer with the first shift or second Write to me atpmdwyerearthlinknet

This is our last big fund raising opportunity of the yearand we count on you to make it successful

Call for ESR volunteersfor Seattle Marathon

Wednesday Track Workout changesBy Colin Hawkes

Track workouts are held every Wednesday night at 6orsquoclock During high school soccer season (September-October) and (February-May) we will meet at local juniorhigh tracks During the other half of the year we meetat Lake Washington High School 12033 NE 80th Street inKirkland

The workout will be posted on the ESR track webpage andincludes the location for the workout My workouts aredesigned to prepare runners for racing distances from the5K to marathon Irsquoll create a pace chart for each workout

outlining the goal pace based on your current fitnessBefore the workout everyone is assigned to groups sothey can work together

Runners should arrive early to thoroughly warm up priorto the start time Runners from beginners to some of thetop racers in the area take part It is a non-competitiveand fun way to improve your speed The workout andpace chart is updated every Tuesday and available to viewonline at wwwfreewebscomjohnsweeney11 or the ESRhomepage wwweastsiderunnerscom and clicking onWeekly Club Runs then Wednesday Night TrackWorkout Contact me at hawkescyahoocom

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Eastside Runners grew 30+ members stronger thispast quarter Extend a welcome hand if you runinto any of our new members

Scott AnsonPedro ArdilaKirsten BechardRalf BeckersDioni De Morena MoralesShailendra DhamankarClaude DistinRay DurrMichael Ellis

Jessica GrahamDebby JacobsonKatrina Lyon-SmithMisty MaloneChelsea OlsonKay PennyBijal PatelChris PiontekHoward Ro

Sandra SelbyTimothy ShelleyManish ShuklaChad SkilesMike amp Katherine StewartLinda ThorsheimEmily Tribble amp Sasa JunuzovicKen amp Mickelle WearyMaury Webber

New Members

Cartoon logos custom cartoons personal cartoons and cartoon websites available at httpwwwnichecartoonscom

By Patrick Dwyer

Last year USATF Masters 5K Cross Championships were held in Vancouver Wash and our ESR Cross Country teamperformed well Our menrsquos 60+ team (the Silverbacks) fielded two 5-man teams and our A team won national runnersup honorsThis year four Silverbacks are heading East to defend that honor against hosts and challengers Genesee Valley Harriersat Fairport NY Oct 22

ESR sends squad to USATF Masters Championships

Save a TreeThe ESR ldquoRunner Mumblesrdquo is available for viewing online on our website atwwweastsiderunnerscom All these photos can now be viewed in color Itrsquos asexciting as when your dad bought that first color TV If this fills your need forkeeping up with the latest in ESR news and events and you wish to help saveresources please let us know Contact Carol at esr_membershiplivecom andwersquoll stop sending one in the mail

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You too can place your business card size ad in the Runner Mumbles newsletter Ads are just $1500 for oneissue or $5000 for the year (4 issues) Non-members can place ads as well if their business is running or healthrelated If you have a favorite physical therapist running coach etc let them know about this opportunity If youare interested in placing an ad you can contact Bob Wismer at bobwismerus

Business Card Ads

Find Eastside Runners Online

By Carol Ladd Membership Chair

After much discussion we have decided to phase out ouruse of Topica the email listserv that ESR has used for thepast 10 years Only about 25 percent of ESR memberssubscribe to Topica and it has become a challenge tomonitor and maintain Many communication options arenow available to our members

Newsletter The Runner Mumbles newsletter is producedquarterly Members can choose to have a hard copy mailedor opt to read it online In addition to great articles and racereports the newsletter includes schedules of upcomingraces and the Saturday Morning Run schedule

Website wwweastsiderunnerscom

Facebook Become a member of the Eastside RunnersFacebook group Using the ldquoedit settingsrdquo button you can

choose whether posts to the group (including SaturdayMorning Run reminders) are sent to your email Note Weunderstand that some of our members prefer not to have aFacebook account One option is to set up an account with afalse name ie ldquoJoe Runnerrdquo The only information thatneeds to be accurate is your email address if you want toreceive email posts from the ESR Facebook group UsingFacebookrsquos privacy options you can control whether youreceive any other communications from Facebook or itsmembers

General email list For notifications about the SummerPicnic Holiday Party SpringFall General Meetings latestNewsletter posting and club volunteer opportunities weuse an email list that includes all members

If you have questions or comments email me atesr_membershiplivecom

ESR drops Topica

In addition to our main website httpwwweastsiderunnerscomyou can also find us online at the following sites

Join our clubrsquos online running log group athttpwwwlogaruncom Sign up and join the EastsideRunnersrsquo team

Join our Facebook group athttpwwwfacebookcomgroupphpgid=5545443961

You can track your race times on Athlinksrsquo site athttpwwwathlinkscom Join our club page athttpwwwathlinkscomaffiliateaspxaffid=1230

The club owns two 12rsquo x 12rsquo and one 10 x 10 shelter tents which are available to ESR members to rent for $5 The onlyconditions are that you be a current paid up member and borrow it no more than one week at a time These tents are easy toput up and take downhellip okay for one person easier with two They are great for backyard parties garage sales soccersidelines tailgating etc If interested in renting one contact Willie Sato at 425-822-2567 or wsatoverizonnet

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By Perry Rodgers

ESR was well represented at track and field meets this spring andsummer most notably at the CNW Spring Break Open on March26 and at the 12 CNW All-Comer summer track meets held atShoreline Stadium May 25 to August 10

On the menrsquos team Jon Murray clocked his season best 43253first place finish in the mile on July 6 at CNW Meet 7 A coupleweeks later he laid down a very solid 15345 first-place finish inthe 5K at CNW Meet 9 Jon also demonstrated that track is afamily affair teaming with his wife and young children in the 4 x400 on two occasions at the CNW summer meets posting aseason best team time of 54921

Chris Tremonte opened up his track season with a 160145 ninthplace finish in the 5k on a cold windy rainy day on theUniversity of Washington track at the CNW Spring Break OpenIn warmer conditions in July he ran a nice 9329 in the 3k totake third at CNW Meet 10

Travis Adams and Andrew Moroney were regular participants atthe CNW summer meets this season working together in the 3kand 5k races Travis brought down his 5k times from an earlyseason 162754 clocking at the Spring Break Open to 16072 fora second-place finish at CNW Meet 5 on June 22 Andrew ranan early season 162274 in the 5k before moving down indistance with a season best 3k time of 9118 for second place atCNW Meet 4 on June 15 and 43744 in the mile a week later atCNW Meet 5

Patrick McAuliffe showed his range and strength doubling atCNW Meet 4 with a 42907 for a second in the mile followedby a 9146 fifth-place finish in the 3k at the end of the night Healso recorded a season best 15573 in the 5k for the win at CNWMeet 7 on July 6

After an early season 43183 in the 1500 at the Spring BreakOpen Paul Swenson also doubled with strong performances atCNW Meet 4 on June 8 with a 4514 third-place finish in themile followed by 2227 in the 800 on very short rest

Other season bests on the menrsquos side this season were LanceLogan with 5066 in the mile Philip Huang in 6094 in the milemyself in 11295 in the 400 and 2438 in the 800 John Swensonparticipating in the Joggerrsquos Mile with a -10 second prediction(participants predict their mile time and closest prediction wins)and 5-year old Aiden Cardona-Ruud son of Jon Ruud with a231 in the 50 meters and a 441 in the 100 meters

The ESR women performed well this season Erica Pitman ran ascintillating 10462 in the 3k at CNW Meet 6 on June 29 forfirst place distancing the closest competitor by over 20 seconds

Meanwhile Masterrsquos 400 and 800 meter track standout SarahSmith focused her attention this season on participating on the bigstage against an international field of athletes at the WorldMasterrsquos Track and Field meet in Sacramento in July

In the 400 Sarah finished fourth among Americans and 10thoverall with a time of 10840 She followed this up with a10767 season best at the CNW meet 9 on July 20 In the 800Sarah finished seventh of Americans and 14th overall with a time

of 23370 Her fourth-place performance in the 400 earned Saraha spot on the USA 4x400 relay as well The team earned a silvermedal with a time of 418 behind a very strong Australian teamCongratulations Sarah

Other women participating this year were Joelle Riley in the 3kwith a season best 13215 at CNW meet 6 on July 29 This meetwas sponsored by ESR so a good number of members alsoparticipated in the Joggerrsquos Mile at this meet including BrendaSarah Erica John Swenson and myself Joelle proceeded toschool all of us with a prediction within 6 seconds

My sincere apologies if you participated in track and field meetsthis season and I inadvertently did not find and acknowledge yourresults in this yearrsquos recap

Come out and enjoy the fun next year All abilities are welcomeand no track competition experience is necessary Wersquoll gear upagain for the 2012 track season in the spring with the fifth annualESR Time Trial Night in early May

ESR runners score well in track season

Sarah Smith (far right) with her 4x400 relay team at theWorld Masterrsquos Track amp Field Meet taking silver with atime of 418 Sarah ran the 3rd leg with a 10804 split

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By Patrick Dwyer

In a remarkable contest ESR won the cup for the first-everWestern Washington Cross Country Club Tournament at the2011 ESR Fall 5K Classic on Sept 25

The ESR cross country team and two other major Washingtonclubs Club Northwest and Seattle Running Club turned outfor the inaugural cup Conflicts prevented some ESR squadsfrom competing notably the menrsquos and womenrsquos open teams Itwas thought CNW had the edge going in with its own vauntedmenrsquos and womenrsquos open teams and its menrsquos 40 and menrsquos 50(past national champions) teams ndash a potential 20 total teampoints out of a possible 72 But they brought no other teamsand SRC also had significant gaps in its squad depth a fact thatproved decisive in ESRs win

As expected CNW dominated both Open categories and scored5 points each toward their club total And though hardcontested by SRC and ESR CNW also took first for menrsquos 50-59 increasing their club points to 15 and what looked to be avictory Then in the kind of disaster all too common in clublevel competitions two of CNWs six registered 40-49 menfailed to show for the race Their squad did not score as it takesa minimum of five to have a scoring team CNWs final clubscore stood at 15

ESR registered runners for the race were also deficient inminimum scoring numbers in all categories except for menrsquos60-69 who had so many runners show up they entered asecond scoring team with the agreement of the other teamcaptains They took both first and second place for their agegroup and scored 8 points for ESR Under USATF crosscountry rules runners can always ldquorace downrdquo which allowsthem to run in a younger age group and score for that groupWith only two of the necessary three scoring runners racing forboth the womenrsquos 40 and womenrsquos 50 teams two 50+ womenraced down with the 40+ women to make up ascoring 40-49 womenrsquos team They also took firstplace raising the ESR team total to 13

With ESR menrsquos squads at 40+ and 50+ also shy acritical fifth runner two 60+ runners raced downto give both ESR squads a chance at scoring Andscore they did Each ESR menrsquos squad tooksecond place and scored an additional 6 points forESR lifting the final point total to 19 and the firstever fall cup ESR course marshal John Swensonaccepted the prize to deliver to ESR XC teamleader Erica Pitman McElrea

Many thanks to all the runners and the volunteerswho handled registration chip collection scoringcourse set up and monitoring Runners teamcaptains and volunteers said it was one of the bestrace experiences ever

Here are finalresults Our topwomen finisherswere BeckyBackstrom (firstin 50-59) in2038 andJennifer Bolibol(third in 40-49)2049 Our topmen were LanceLogan (sixth in40-49) in1759and Russ Otani(third in 50-59)in 1839 Othertop finisherswere DavidLongmuir (firstin 60-69) in 20294 and Peter Marshall (first in 70+) in 2452

Sponsors were FootZone stores in Issaquah Bellevue andRedmond Frankies Pizza in Issaquah Mill Creek and fourother Western Washington locations FINAO Nation(httpwwwfinaonationcom) and Redmond Physical Therapyand Ken Crinklaw Physical Therapy Also thanks for generouscontributions from BuDu Racing LLC Rudow SpecialtyPublishing (NW Runner) and Mickeys awards Special thanksgo to PNTF Officials Association and Bob Springer whostarted both races

FINAO brought about 100 race day shirts (in ESR red) to theevent hoping to introduce their gear and recoup the moneythey invested in the shirts I still have many of these shirtswhich are available for only $10 apiece Order from me atpmdwyerearthlinknet

ESR Wins First XC Club Tournament Cup

CNW ESR SRCW Open 5 3M Open 5 3W 40-49 5M 40-49 3 5W 50-59 5 3M 60+ 5 - Team A

3 - Team BTotal 15 19 11

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By Paul David

Therersquos no place Irsquod rather live than the Pacific Northwest in thesummer Itrsquos beautiful and with the mild (and mostly dry)weather there are many opportunities to enjoy it

This is exactly what I was thinking when I registered for theBellingham Bay Marathon held on September 25 By mycalculations that should permit me exactly one week of summerweather before the curtain of fall descends Perfect

Imagine my shock when I arose on race morning to hear thesteady drumming of rain outside

The marathon is a point to point run starting at the Lummi NationSchool on Gooseberry Point northwest of the city The bussesleave downtown Bellingham early delivering us to the school Bythe time we lined up for the start the sun was up and the rainhad stopped It felt a bit warm and muggy However this calmturned out to be temporary

We started promptly at 730 As we crested a hill leading to theshoreline the wind picked up It was a nice tailwind ndash made mefeel like I was running downhill as we wound along BellinghamBay Looking at my mile splits I was a bit concerned I was takingthe early miles a bit too fast Irsquod ease off a little bit before clickingoff another brisk one I blamed it on the tailwind and enjoyed thenice view across the bay

We turned inland just before mile 6 The tailwind became acrosswind and we continued on gently rolling country roadsfollowed by a stretch on paved trails I felt like I was workingharder than usual just to hold a straight line with the crosswind Iremember observing a line of runners in front of me all leaninginto the wind like sailboats I wish Irsquod taken a picture

Things got more interesting when we turned to the south as weran just to the west of the Nooksack River between miles 11 and12 The crosswind became a headwind and the difference in mymile pace was marked Some of that was fatigue but a bigpart of it was the wind Employing my Chi Running tricks(straight column forward lean gliding steps) didnrsquot stop itfrom feeling like work

By the time we merged with the half marathoners aroundmile 17 I was definitely feeling it My mile splits wereslower but still respectable enough We wound throughresidential neighborhoods for a couple of miles eventuallylanding on a trail heading through Squalicum Creek ParkThis was a nice stretch with clear views of the bay The sunhad returned too

Whatever sense of tranquility wersquod had on the trail wentaway shortly after mile 20 when we hit the waterfront Thewind had picked up again It was about now I saw one ofthe more unusual things Irsquove seen during a race As ranpast the end of a waterfront building I saw a group ofrunners directly in front of me suddenly shift three feet to

the left I thought theyrsquodjumped to avoid somethingin the path but as I foundout seconds later ndash it wasa gust of wind

It was the same storyheading throughBoulevard Park and it goteven worse as we ran upTaylor Avenue dock Aswe turned to head upthe ramp back onto thestreets I was prettywiped out Irsquod stoppedlooking at my overalltime instead focusingmile by mile And I wassurprised that my splitswere still under 9minutes per mile Irsquod given upon my goal of finishing under 335 held faint hope for 340 butfelt good about my chances for 345 or better

We backtracked the last two miles toward downtown I wasdefinitely ready for the finish By the time I passed the 26-milemark Irsquod slowed to a near 850 pace Spent but happy with myeffort I came in at 34222 my fastest in nearly two years andthird fastest ever

I spent a long time in the finish area eating and drinkingelectrolytes A massage nearly brought me to tears (apparently Iwas pretty tight) And I spent time catching up with runningfriends and swapping stories about ldquoThe Mighty Windrdquo

One of the things I love about distance running is the stories weshare And today was a good day ndash those gusts will increase inspeed every time I think about this race

A windy autumn day on Bellingham Bay

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By Patrick Dwyer

Many of you may not remember Ron from the early days ofESR but enough do that I became interested in this multi-faceted character

Ron and his brother Dennis and three other guys formed arock band Lord Charles in the rsquo70s and played all over theNorthwest Dennis was the drummer and Ron played guitar

One night according to legend Ron and the boys werecoming back over the mountains from a gig in EasternWashington when Ron who is a longtime jogger saidldquoThere outta be a running club on the Eastsiderdquo It is notreported whether Ron was assisted in this revelation by anyliquid refreshment There was no running club on theEastside but Ron and his friends did just that

This year we will honor Ron with a life membership inrecognition for one of his great ideas

In ESRs early years Rons band even did the live music forwhat became our Winter Party Today Ron still plays andcollects guitars (and Dennis is a drum instructor) Ron alsoowns and restores old BMWs (his beloved 325 and aCabriolet) He is a licensed real estate agent from LakeStevens and early this year completed a broadcasting class

and hopes to have his own show somedayRons still jogging when he isnt cookinggardening or making a batch of his own homebrew

If you want to contribute to a follow up storyabout Ron in the Winter issue send me yourrecollections to pmdwyerearthlinknet

Ron Van Ryn to receive ESR Life Membership

Editorrsquos Note The following Presidentrsquos Message wasextracted from an early 1983 issue of The RunnerMumbles written by President Ron Van Ryn

I am pleased to tell all ESR members that the club is in thebest financial condition in its history The great responsewe have gotten from our membership in 1982 was a bigpart of our financial success I want to thank all thosewho helped as race workers Our race committee workedvery hard last year to provide the club with much neededincome Without your help we could not have done itThe racing season for 1983 is coming up fast and onceagain we need your help to make this year better thanever There are many one time jobs available that requirelittle or no experience and I think you will find them

rewarding We need several people for the upcoming Fallsto Gasworks relay race that ESR is putting a great deal oftime and energy into to make it a big success and anannual event The race has the potential to become oneof the major race events in the Northwest but need yourhelp The date is April 10 and we are starting to collectnames and phone numbers for race helpers Please sendyour name and phone number to ESR co Fast Lady Sportsin Bellevue The address is in this newsletter I hope tohear from you

Editorrsquos Note The Falls to Gasworks still survives to thisday as the Mt Si Relay and Ultra Runs still the clubrsquoslargest annual fundraiser

Rock band Lord Charles

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Editorrsquos Note The following article is extracted from theSummer 1991 issue of The Runner Mumbles authorunknown

On its 10th year anniversary ESR has decided to send itsRoving Reporter to interview one of the founding fathers ofthe club the venerable George Emerson Additionalhistorical background provided by Ron Van Ryn

Herewith follows a taped interview held at Popparsquos formerlythe traditional meeting place after a Thursday evening funrun

RR ldquoAs one of the originators of ESR George canyou tell us briefly how the club got startedrdquo

GE ldquoEastside Runners actually began in late 1979 aspart of Club Northwest Eastside Chapter Unfortunately wedidnrsquot get any attention at all from the parent organizationThere were no social functions or parties and we felt that wewere just subsidizing the elite runners of Club Northwest Soin 1981 we notified Bill Roe the founder of CNW that ESRwas forming its own club Will Knedlik was one of ourcharter members and being an attorney he drew up thecharter and the by-laws The dues were then $500 permember and $750 per familyrdquo (Ron swears the actualfounding location was the Fresh Air Tavern in Spokane thefirst Sunday in May 1981 after the Bloomsday Race)

RR ldquoBesides Will and yourself who were the othercharter membersrdquo GE ldquoAs I recall there were Ron and Dennis Van RynHarlan and Merilew Nelson Steve Martin and Dan Moon(Ron and Rolf Ausen and Arni Frederickson) Dan by theway later did the artwork for the Falls to Gasworks shirtsrdquo

RR ldquoDid the club have a meeting place at the timerdquo GE ldquoThe Nelsons as owners of Fast Lady Sports let ususe their store and later we also had meetings at theirhouserdquo

RR ldquoWhen did the Thursday evening fun runs begin andwas the course then the same as it is nowrdquo GE ldquoIn the Summer of rsquo81 the starting point was closerto the Redmond City Hall at NE 85th which was then dead-ended at the river There were usually 15 to 20 runners andthe highlight of the evening was the pizza and beer at thePizza King That place had excellent food but we didnrsquotsupply them with enough customers They went out ofbusiness about 1983rdquo

RR ldquoWhat was the first race of ESRrdquo GE ldquoThe Inflation Fighter Run a 10k held February 61982 There were 43 runners all of whom finished First

place wentto Joe Clarkin a time of3253 andthe firstfemale wasMaria VegadeClark in4349rdquo

RRldquoHow aboutthe firstraceofficiatedby ESRrdquo GEldquoThatrsquos oneIrsquod just assoon nottalk abouttheKingsgate10k a race which the merchants of that communitysponsored and which they asked us to officiate Can youimagine a course with 34 turns The sponsors promisedplenty of help but didnrsquot fulfill on their pledge Harlan and Iwere at the finish line and were amazed to see runnersconverging from three different directions Only about 20of the participants ran the full 10k everyone else got lostA friend of mine Bill Robertson 240 pounds was firstacross the finish line in 2225 lsquoDid I winrsquo he asked lsquoYeahrsquowas my response lsquoand you beat Henry Ronorsquos time by 5minutesrsquo A lot of angry runners asked for their money backand the organizer wrote checks as fast as he could Harlansuggested that all officials put paper bags on their heads Ifany shirts of that race can still be found theyrsquod be collectorsitemsrdquo

RR ldquoGeorge what about your own runningachievementsrdquo GE ldquoI started running January 1 1976 when I quitsmoking and went on a diet Over the years Irsquove run a totalof 29 marathons my best time was 314 Then there werethree or four 50krsquos with a PR of 404 and my PR in a 10kwas at age 45 3927rdquo

RR ldquoIn your opinion how is ESR doing nowrdquoGE ldquoWersquove held together well and will continue to do

so as long as we donrsquot cater only to the elite butemphasize the social aspects and the camaraderie of allfellow runnersrdquo

1981 Revisited

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Featured Races

Northwest Trail RunsOct 16 Harvest Half Marathon St Edward State Park Kenmore -10k Half MarathonOct 30 800 am - Cougar Mountain Trail Run Series Bellevue -50kNov 12 930 am - Carkeek Park Seattle - 5k 10k

Well be sending promo codes to the ESR e-mail list leading up toeach run and these are good for 10 off with early entry

A couple new things that were excited to be doing this year

A trail running ranking list will be published based on theresults of Northwest Trail Runs events This will allowrunners to more easily see how their performances stack upwith other runners and to track their progress throughout theseason

Were producing the Cougar Mountain Trail Run Series thisyear and are working with King County Parks to expand theseries to include a 50k at the end of October

Run information can be found at wwwnwtrailrunscom

Evergreen Trail RunsOct 23 Ft Steilacoom 5k 10k Half Marathon 50kOct 23 Ft Steilacoom 5k 10k Half 50k Lakewood WANov 19 Grand Ridge 5 Mi Half Full 50k Issaquah WAMar 4 2012 Lord Hill Park 5 10 20 Mi 50k Snohomish WA

More 2012 runs will be posted soon on Evergreen TrailrunsThanks for a great 2011 season really looking forward to 2012

As always we have fully stocked aid stations great postracespreads and a great atmosphere

For more information please visit wwwEvergreenTrailrunscom

By Carl Kadie

NovemberFirst Call Veteranrsquos DaySaturday November 12MarathonHalf50KBothellLow key amp FreeIn 2010 14 ESR folks ranhttpfirstcalltorunmarathonblogspotcom201011first-call-veterans-day-marathonhalfhtml

DecemberKent Christmas RushSaturday December 105K10-K Fun RunWalk

The 10K runwalk will begin at 950 am and the 5Krun follows at 1000 amCertified CourseIn 2010 14 ESR folks ranhttpwwwcikentwauscontentaspxid=19763

JanuaryNookachamps Winter RunsSaturday January 14Half Marathon 10K Run 5K RunWalkSkagit Valley College Mount Vernon WashingtonCertified Course40 ESR folks ran in 2011Indoors except for the running part Showershttpwwwnookachampscom

Editorrsquos Note The following Presidentrsquos Message wasextracted from the Fall 1982 issue of The RunnerMumbles written by President Harlan Nelson

Has it really only been a year Itrsquos been said that timeflies when yoursquore having a good time and I guess thisapplies to my term as President of Eastside Runners Ithas been busy but also very rewarding The club hasgrown from a mere 5 or 6 people to nearly a standingroom only situation at our general meetings Thenewsletter is actually in demand now with many of youlooking forward to the next issue Some are wondering if

there really is a newsletter as well Believe me theseissues are being looked at very hard and improvementsare in the very near future ESR has helped numeroussmall groups and communities in putting on runs andthrough these activities have earned the funds to offeryou something extra for your membership

For the improvements and suggestions that been beenoffered I owe many people a lot of thanks especially theboard members who have given a great deal of their timeand energy So keep in touch and come to the nextmeeting and see what we are planning for all of us

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Eastside Runnersrsquo Cross Country TeamThe Eastside Runners Cross Country Team will be in full swing by time you readthis Here is their schedule for the 2011 season To learn more visit the teamswebpage at httpwwweastsiderunnerscompageCross-Country-Teamaspx

One of the benefits for becoming a EastsideRunner is the discounts that we receive atvarious stores Here is a list of retailers thatparticipate To get the discount just showyour ESR membership card Discounts applyto regularly priced merchandise

Balanced Athletendash Renton 15Everyday Athlete- Juanita 10Footzone- Bellevue 10

Footzone- Issaquah 10Footzone- Redmond 10Redmond Athletic Supply Redmond 15Road Runner Sports- Bellevue 10 NEWRoad Runner Sports- Kent 10Road Runner Sports- Seattle 10Run 26ndash Mill Creek 10Running Elements- Bellevue 10 NEWSuper Jock amp Jill- Greenlake in Seattle 10Sound Sportsndash Downtown Seattle 10

ESR Store Discounts

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If the change in weather has you wanting to add a few layers to yourwardrobe ESR has got you covered

This is a great time to shop for ESR gear (or maybe even purchase athrow away shirt to wear at the start of your fall races) because manyprices on our old inventory have been further reduced Included in thissale are

Mens and Womens Classic Fleece Jackets - $1000Mens White Tech Short Sleeve Shirt size Large - $500Mens and Womens ESR Hats - $400Unisex ESR Neon Yellow Vests - $700Red Womens Shorts size Large - $500Plain (no ESR logo) Red Tech Short Sleeve Shirt sizeLarge - $500Mens and Womens Red ESR Singlets - $500Red ESR Team Jackets (New Logo Old Jacket Style)-$20002008 Mt Si Relay Tech Shirts Long Sleeve - $400Quantities are limited

We also have a full line of Brooks technical running gear at pricesbelow retail Wearing your club gear is a great way to berecognized by other ESR members and help promote our clubKeep in mind you can use your ESR bucks towards the purchase ofany ESR apparel

The following styles are availableRed ESR Singlet - $17Red Short Sleeve Podium Shirt - $19Black Long Sleeve Podium Shirt - $22Red Womens Racing Shimmel - $28Red ESR Team Jacket - $41Black Podium Split Short - $21Black Spartan Pant - $42Black Womens Vapor Dry Pant - $42

Check out wwweastsiderunnerscompageESR-Apparelaspx for more information or contact PaigeLongdon at plongdongmailcom toplace an order

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Physical Therapy For Active People

www SRCPTcom

By Paige Denison

Joe Sheeran (Ellensburg) Anita Behrbaum( Auburn) andTeam Young BoyZ (Duvall) were the big winners in the6th annual Snoqualmie Valley Cup competition

Individual winners received $250 a really cool old schoolsilver chalice trophy free entry into all four races for2012 and the respect of an appreciative crowd followingthis yearrsquos Carnation Run for the Pies 5K Team YoungBoyZ of Duvall will have their names immortalized on alarge traveling cup trophy Mark your calendars now andcome challenge them next spring

Snoqualmie Valley Cup 2011 ChampionsMen mdash1 Joe Sheeran Ellensburg2 Logan Orndorf Duvall3 William Waters Bothell

Women mdash1 Anita Behrbaum Auburn2 Wendy Weber Orting3Vinette Tichi Woodinville

Team mdash1 Young BoyZ ndash Team Captain Dante Bournique2 Eastside Runners ndash Team Captain Lance Logan3 Mt Si Running Club ndash Team Captain Chris Nelson

The series includedbull Snoqualmie Cinco de Mayo Half Marathon and 8K(May 7) wwwrunsnoqualmiecombull Duvall Days Fun Runs 5K amp 10K (June 5)wwwonlineraceresultscombull Fall City Days Fun Run 5K amp 10K (June 18)wwwrunsnoqualmiecombull Carnation Run for the Pies 5K (July 4)wwwbuduracingcomraceresultsphpIndividual and team scoring details are available athttpwwwrefweborgduvallrun_snoqual_cuphtm

Editor Note Article from The Woodinville Weeklyreprinted with the authorrsquos permission Team Cup winners

Individual Cup winners

ESR club members always get 10 off

Service and Selection are what make us exceptional

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Photos courtesyof John Swenson

July 4 2011

Overall WinnersMen1st Aiden Irish Duvall 20 160452nd Johnathan Stevens Woodinville 15 161803rd Joe Sheeran Ellensburg 53 16202Women1st Erica McElrea Woodinville 28 175742nd Megan Legresley Redmond 14 184073rd Breanna Deutsch Sammamish 21 18468

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By John Swenson

In every Hood to Coast Relay theres at least one moment whereyou cant help but ask yourself What am I doing here For methat moment this year came just before 5 am when I lined upto start my second relay leg mdash 57 miles in the dark almost alluphill on a dirt road with vans stirring up choking clouds of dustAnd the pressure of five teammates in my van who all expectedme to run fast and get a lot of road kill (h2c lingo for passingother runners)

Like my previous three Hood to Coast runs however theexperiences you most dread often turn out to be the mostamazing like this leg

As I climbed the hill with my headlamp shining the way Ifocused on trying to maintain a sub-9-minute pace and enjoy theunique sensation of running deep in the Oregon woods in thepre-dawn darkness As I began picking off slower runners I got alift each time I went by someone who seemed to be strugglingmore than me

When I reached the crest of the hill with a half mile to go Iglanced over my shoulder and saw a silver moon hanging aboveMount Hood surrounded by the glow of the rising sun It wasbreathtaking Thats why Im here I thought as I plunged downthe other side to the relay handoff

The mother of all relaysHood to Coast began in 1982 with just eight teams beforetodays hordes of recreational runners joined the event The firstfew years attracted mostly teams with serious competitiverunners like the elite runners from Beaverton-based Nike whousually win every year (competing today under the nameBowerman Athletic Club) As the race quickly grew into the self-described Mother of All Relays word spread how fun it was andby the late 1990s the relay was selling out in one day with a limitof 1000 teams

Each team has 12 runners who split into two vans putting 12000runners and 2000 vans on the road to travel the 200 miles fromTimberline Lodge on Mount Hood to Seaside on the OregonCoast The course passes through downtown Portland beforeheading out along the Columbia River and over the Oregon CoastRange traveling on everything from major highways to dirt roadsand bicycle paths

Team members run three legs of 14-19 miles total per persongoing all day and all night until they reach the beach It sets upthe huge logistical challenge of 1000 teams trying to reach 36relay exchange points on time to hand off to their next runneroften in the dark with no idea where they are

How to get inGetting into Hood to Coast is tough if you want to start a newteam since theres a lottery Many of the same teams come backevery year and are grandfathered into the relay which happens

the weekendbefore LaborDay Joiningone of these existing teams is the easiest way to get in Itrsquos howmost people I know run the race (Relay officials tried allowing250 more teams to run this year but the 500 extra vans createdsuch traffic jams they decided to go back to 1000 teams nextyear

If you dont know someone on a team you can post a ldquoteamwantedrdquo notice on Hood to Coast forums Most teams have atleast one person drop out each year and need to replace them

I was invited to run a few years ago with a team of six men andsix women from Eugene and Portland after a longtime friendwho lives in Eugene asked if I wanted to take the place ofsomeone who dropped out Every year we have to replace two orthree runners who quit but the teams namemdashThe OriginalRoads Scholarsmdashnever changes That lets us keep gettingautomatic entry every year even though all the original teammembers are long gone (a bunch of teachers hence thereference to scholars

Because Hood to Coast hasnrsquotexpanded in so long itopened the door for newrelays like Ragnar to springup and absorb the pent-updemand Now Ragnarmdashwhich many ESR membersrun every yearmdashhas gonenationwide with Ragnarrelays all over the countryThe Washington race RagnarNorthwest Passage starts atthe Canadian border in Blaineand travels 190 miles southto Whidbey Island

Therersquos only one Hood toCoast however where thename of the relay defines thecourse

Describing the indescribable at Hood to Coast

Runners wind along a road in the Oregon CoastRange at dawn wearing their headlamps

Hood to Coast gets a little wackyas this runner waiting for his relayhandoff demonstrates

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The Hood to Coast experienceSo what is it like to run Hood to Coast Apart from the actualrunning you spend most of your time stuffed into a van with fouror five teammates (one person is usually out running) and alltheir stuff The biggest mistake newbies make is running theirfirst leg or two so hard they have nothing left for leg 3

Teams debate who has the hardest legs but the truth is all thelegs are hard If you run 4 miles on the flat instead of 7 milesuphill everyone just expects you to run faster

It takes almost as much skill to make all of your vans exchangeson time and avoid navigation mishaps as it does to run howeverAs you might expect the vans can get pretty stuffy andteammates crazy after being crammed together for up to 30hours on hardly any sleep while running three hard relay legs onnot much more than energy bars and snacks All that leads tomore than a little juvenile behavior

Remember the silly things you and your friends used to laugh atin high school The sexual references and scatological jokes Thatsums up the Hood to Coast brand of humor for most teamsmdashandyou need a sense of humor to make it through this event

This is part of the appeal of the relay for many runners Hood toCoast is a chance to forget about your responsibilities your job(or lack of one) the economy and other pressures ofmodern life and just get back to having fun with yourfriends with plenty of bonding craziness and running ashard as you can In other words it makes you feel youngagain

Every year after I get home from the race I shake my headat the jokes I laughed at with my team And every year I goback for more This craziness expresses itself in many waysbut mostly in the elaborate van decorations and teamnames mdash names like Go Nads Puke amp Rally 12 AngryGlutes Van Full of Pervs and so on (To see all the namesand some photos visit the Hood to Coast results page athttpwwwhoodtocoastcomresultsphp)

Plenty of teams stick blow-up dolls and other weird mascotsto the van roof or grille dangle underwear and intimateapparel off the back and write rude sayings all over theirvan There are lots of church teams corporate teams andother ldquocleanrdquo teams to balance it out but what are yougoing to notice and remember ndash a plain white van or the van withldquoEat merdquo painted across the side in huge orange letters

A lot of womens teams seem to prefer flirty to dirty with nameslike Desperate Housewives Dangerous Curves and Hot to TrotSome wear cute outfits (matching pink) or promote someproduct like the team with tight-fitting tank tops advertising anew jog bra designed to perk up the female form

Then there are the outrageous costumes Like the guys who ranin drag wearing short red dresses Or the guys who wore a foamsuit (for 200 miles) that made them look like a woman in a Gstring and pasties (indescribable really) I could go on You haveto run Hood to Coast to fully comprehend the zaniness

Racking up road killYou dont have to be fast to run Hood to Coast although thereare serious competitive teams No matter what your speed thereare plenty of slower runners to pass Im a masters runner ofmodest ability (42 minutes for 10K) and I counted 33 road killsduring my three legs with only one runner passing me in allthose miles (a ldquoroad deathrdquo)

I made a game out of catching as many runners as I could A mileinto my final leg I spotted a line of 12 runners stretched out infront of me I took great satisfaction picking them off one at atime and kicking hard to pass the last guy just yards before Ihanded to our next runner

Its moments like that I remember most That and the teamcelebration after you all finish and the two vans reuniteExhausted and starved you always cherish that first beer andfirst real meal Who cares if you havent showered after threehard runs

This year I wanted to be more awake to enjoy the post-racecelebration so after we snapped a few team pictures in Seaside Ilay down on a bare mattress for a short nap that evening beforeeveryone went out to swap stories over food and beer I fell deadasleep and woke refreshed mdash at 7 am Oh well thats Hood toCoast

Specializing in biomechanicsof the foot amp ankle and therest of the body

Injury recoveryPreventionOrthotics

Neal Goldberg MS PT

(206) 632 - 4578

Team ldquoOriginal Road Scholarsrdquo at the end of the raceThe author John Swenson is on the far right

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Esr summer picnic photos

Photos courtesy of Paul David Larissa Uchiyama amp Bob Wismer

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October 15 - Redmond Watershed Preserve35 and 5 mile courses entirely on unpaved trails through thewoods From Avondale Road head 24 miles east on NoveltyHill Road with park entrance is on your left King CountyThomas Guide page 537 J1Run Leaders Ram Aringunrum 425-417-7919 reachramhotmailcom

Mark Hovde 206-947-8437 mhovde1hotmailcom

October 22- Road Runner Sports-Bellevue (Grand Opening)We will start from the new Road Runner Sports store inBellevue during their Grand Opening located at 12200Northup Way We have 31 and 64 mile routes or run an outand back on the 520 Bike Trail out toward Redmond The storewill be offering special discounts goodies and a vendor fairfrom 9-2pm King Co Thomas Guide page 566 G3Run Leader

Bob Wismer 425-338-9760 bobwismerus

October 29 - East Lake Sammamish (NEW LOCATION)We will start from a new location SE 56th St (NWSammamish Rd) amp Sammamish Pkwy SE in the parking lotsouth of McDonalds on East Lake Sammamish Route optionsinclude an out and back on East Lake Sammamish Trail or a10 mile course that includes the lower section of TigerMountain King County Thomas Guide page 598 A7Run Leaders Mark Smith 425-747-9451 mjsrunhotmailcom Janet Howe 425-313-8815 jhowenwlinkcom

November 5 ndash Green Lake SeattleRun one or more laps on the outside loop (31 mi per lap) orinner loop (27 mi) around the Green Lake There is an 8-milecourse available as well Meet on the north side of the GreenLake Park at the parking lot next to the gymnasium (thathouses the swimming pool) King Co Thomas Guide pg535 A2Run leader Alicia King 206ndash713-9967 aliciarkinghotmailcom

November 12 - Bothell LandingLoop course of 6 miles or any distance out-and-back on theBurke-Gilman or the Sammamish River Trails Meet in thelarge gravel parking lot at NE 180th St 14 mile east ofBothell Way King County Thomas Guide page 476 D6Run leader Karen Zehm 206ndash999-3060 karenzehmwindermerecom

November 19- University VillageBurke Gilman Trail SeattleOut and back on the Burke Gilman Trail near UniversityVillage Meet at BurgerMaster at 3040 NE 45th StreetSeattle but PLEASE park in the adjacent Safeway parking lotKing County Thomas Guide page 535 D5Run Leaders

Ed amp Vikki Pfeifer 425-210-4228 vikkijzhotmailcom

November 26 ndash Fred Jaffe Run Lake Hills Bellevue53 and 60-mile courses along trails through wetlands andalong residential streets with a couple of pretty good hillsMeet in front of Starbucks at shopping center off 148thAvenue and Main St in Bellevue King County Thomas Guidepage 566 J6Run Leader Pete Marshall (425) 453-9287

December 3 - Sammamish River Trail Run amp CleanupRun along the busy Sammamish River Trail or help to keep thetrail looking good by picking up trash The City of Redmond hascompleted landscaping Riverwalk between 85th and 90th streetsand we want to keep the area looking great Earn ESRewardswhen you help pick up Meet at Redmond City Hall parking loton 85th Street at 158th Ave NE King County Thomas Guidepage 537 B4

Run leader Max Kvidera 425-827-4805 mkvideracomcastnet

December 10 - Mill Creek46 63 and 94-mile courses on paved trails and sidewalksthrough a nature preserve and along quiet residential streetsMeet at the Run26 store in Mill Creek Town Center 15603Main St Mill Creek (near Central Market) Snohomish CoThomas Guide page 436 C7Run Leaders Bob amp Amy Wismer 425-338-9760 bobwismerus

December 17 - Mercer IslandThree hilly routes from 48 to 97 miles Other out and backroutes on bike path for walkers and jogging strollers Meet bytennis courts in Lid Park 71st Ave SE and SE 22nd KingCounty Thomas Guide page 595 J1Run Leader

May (Mei-Ying) Cheng 206-953-6386 m_y_chengyahoocom

December 24ndash West SeattleMeet at the Statue of Liberty replica located close tointersection of Alki Ave and 60th Ave SW in West Seattle Runalong Alki beach and residential streets with routes of varyingdistances of up to 85 miles King County Thomas Guide page594 B2Run leader Randy Erber 425-260-9622 randyerbermecom

December 31- Mercer Slough BellevueA 6 mile ldquofigure 8rdquo loop on unpaved trails and sidewalksMeet at South Bellevue Park amp Ride off Bellevue Way justnorth of I-90 Exit 9 King County Thomas Guide page 596 E2Run leader Lynn Frosch 206-679-0441 lynnann8hotmailcom

Sign up on Topica to get your weekly reminder (see separatearticle) For more information contact the run leaders or visitthe club website at httpwwweastsiderunnerscom

Saturday Morning Run amp WalkOctober - December 2011 All runs start at 830am with optional breakfast afterwards

by Lynn Frosch

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The Hood to Coast experienceSo what is it like to run Hood to Coast Apart from the actualrunning you spend most of your time stuffed into a van with fouror five teammates (one person is usually out running) and alltheir stuff The biggest mistake newbies make is running theirfirst leg or two so hard they have nothing left for leg 3

Teams debate who has the hardest legs but the truth is all thelegs are hard If you run 4 miles on the flat instead of 7 milesuphill everyone just expects you to run faster

It takes almost as much skill to make all of your vans exchangeson time and avoid navigation mishaps as it does to run howeverAs you might expect the vans can get pretty stuffy andteammates crazy after being crammed together for up to 30hours on hardly any sleep while running three hard relay legs onnot much more than energy bars and snacks All that leads tomore than a little juvenile behavior

Remember the silly things you and your friends used to laugh atin high school The sexual references and scatological jokes Thatsums up the Hood to Coast brand of humor for most teamsmdashandyou need a sense of humor to make it through this event

This is part of the appeal of the relay for many runners Hood toCoast is a chance to forget about your responsibilities your job(or lack of one) the economy and other pressures ofmodern life and just get back to having fun with yourfriends with plenty of bonding craziness and running ashard as you can In other words it makes you feel youngagain

Every year after I get home from the race I shake my headat the jokes I laughed at with my team And every year I goback for more This craziness expresses itself in many waysbut mostly in the elaborate van decorations and teamnames mdash names like Go Nads Puke amp Rally 12 AngryGlutes Van Full of Pervs and so on (To see all the namesand some photos visit the Hood to Coast results page athttpwwwhoodtocoastcomresultsphp)

Plenty of teams stick blow-up dolls and other weird mascotsto the van roof or grille dangle underwear and intimateapparel off the back and write rude sayings all over theirvan There are lots of church teams corporate teams andother ldquocleanrdquo teams to balance it out but what are yougoing to notice and remember ndash a plain white van or the van withldquoEat merdquo painted across the side in huge orange letters

A lot of womens teams seem to prefer flirty to dirty with nameslike Desperate Housewives Dangerous Curves and Hot to TrotSome wear cute outfits (matching pink) or promote someproduct like the team with tight-fitting tank tops advertising anew jog bra designed to perk up the female form

Then there are the outrageous costumes Like the guys who ranin drag wearing short red dresses Or the guys who wore a foamsuit (for 200 miles) that made them look like a woman in a Gstring and pasties (indescribable really) I could go on You haveto run Hood to Coast to fully comprehend the zaniness

Racking up road killYou dont have to be fast to run Hood to Coast although thereare serious competitive teams No matter what your speed thereare plenty of slower runners to pass Im a masters runner ofmodest ability (42 minutes for 10K) and I counted 33 road killsduring my three legs with only one runner passing me in allthose miles (a ldquoroad deathrdquo)

I made a game out of catching as many runners as I could A mileinto my final leg I spotted a line of 12 runners stretched out infront of me I took great satisfaction picking them off one at atime and kicking hard to pass the last guy just yards before Ihanded to our next runner

Its moments like that I remember most That and the teamcelebration after you all finish and the two vans reuniteExhausted and starved you always cherish that first beer andfirst real meal Who cares if you havent showered after threehard runs

This year I wanted to be more awake to enjoy the post-racecelebration so after we snapped a few team pictures in Seaside Ilay down on a bare mattress for a short nap that evening beforeeveryone went out to swap stories over food and beer I fell deadasleep and woke refreshed mdash at 7 am Oh well thats Hood toCoast

Specializing in biomechanicsof the foot amp ankle and therest of the body

Injury recoveryPreventionOrthotics

Neal Goldberg MS PT

(206) 632 - 4578

Team ldquoOriginal Road Scholarsrdquo at the end of the raceThe author John Swenson is on the far right

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Esr summer picnic photos

Photos courtesy of Paul David Larissa Uchiyama amp Bob Wismer

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October 15 - Redmond Watershed Preserve35 and 5 mile courses entirely on unpaved trails through thewoods From Avondale Road head 24 miles east on NoveltyHill Road with park entrance is on your left King CountyThomas Guide page 537 J1Run Leaders Ram Aringunrum 425-417-7919 reachramhotmailcom

Mark Hovde 206-947-8437 mhovde1hotmailcom

October 22- Road Runner Sports-Bellevue (Grand Opening)We will start from the new Road Runner Sports store inBellevue during their Grand Opening located at 12200Northup Way We have 31 and 64 mile routes or run an outand back on the 520 Bike Trail out toward Redmond The storewill be offering special discounts goodies and a vendor fairfrom 9-2pm King Co Thomas Guide page 566 G3Run Leader

Bob Wismer 425-338-9760 bobwismerus

October 29 - East Lake Sammamish (NEW LOCATION)We will start from a new location SE 56th St (NWSammamish Rd) amp Sammamish Pkwy SE in the parking lotsouth of McDonalds on East Lake Sammamish Route optionsinclude an out and back on East Lake Sammamish Trail or a10 mile course that includes the lower section of TigerMountain King County Thomas Guide page 598 A7Run Leaders Mark Smith 425-747-9451 mjsrunhotmailcom Janet Howe 425-313-8815 jhowenwlinkcom

November 5 ndash Green Lake SeattleRun one or more laps on the outside loop (31 mi per lap) orinner loop (27 mi) around the Green Lake There is an 8-milecourse available as well Meet on the north side of the GreenLake Park at the parking lot next to the gymnasium (thathouses the swimming pool) King Co Thomas Guide pg535 A2Run leader Alicia King 206ndash713-9967 aliciarkinghotmailcom

November 12 - Bothell LandingLoop course of 6 miles or any distance out-and-back on theBurke-Gilman or the Sammamish River Trails Meet in thelarge gravel parking lot at NE 180th St 14 mile east ofBothell Way King County Thomas Guide page 476 D6Run leader Karen Zehm 206ndash999-3060 karenzehmwindermerecom

November 19- University VillageBurke Gilman Trail SeattleOut and back on the Burke Gilman Trail near UniversityVillage Meet at BurgerMaster at 3040 NE 45th StreetSeattle but PLEASE park in the adjacent Safeway parking lotKing County Thomas Guide page 535 D5Run Leaders

Ed amp Vikki Pfeifer 425-210-4228 vikkijzhotmailcom

November 26 ndash Fred Jaffe Run Lake Hills Bellevue53 and 60-mile courses along trails through wetlands andalong residential streets with a couple of pretty good hillsMeet in front of Starbucks at shopping center off 148thAvenue and Main St in Bellevue King County Thomas Guidepage 566 J6Run Leader Pete Marshall (425) 453-9287

December 3 - Sammamish River Trail Run amp CleanupRun along the busy Sammamish River Trail or help to keep thetrail looking good by picking up trash The City of Redmond hascompleted landscaping Riverwalk between 85th and 90th streetsand we want to keep the area looking great Earn ESRewardswhen you help pick up Meet at Redmond City Hall parking loton 85th Street at 158th Ave NE King County Thomas Guidepage 537 B4

Run leader Max Kvidera 425-827-4805 mkvideracomcastnet

December 10 - Mill Creek46 63 and 94-mile courses on paved trails and sidewalksthrough a nature preserve and along quiet residential streetsMeet at the Run26 store in Mill Creek Town Center 15603Main St Mill Creek (near Central Market) Snohomish CoThomas Guide page 436 C7Run Leaders Bob amp Amy Wismer 425-338-9760 bobwismerus

December 17 - Mercer IslandThree hilly routes from 48 to 97 miles Other out and backroutes on bike path for walkers and jogging strollers Meet bytennis courts in Lid Park 71st Ave SE and SE 22nd KingCounty Thomas Guide page 595 J1Run Leader

May (Mei-Ying) Cheng 206-953-6386 m_y_chengyahoocom

December 24ndash West SeattleMeet at the Statue of Liberty replica located close tointersection of Alki Ave and 60th Ave SW in West Seattle Runalong Alki beach and residential streets with routes of varyingdistances of up to 85 miles King County Thomas Guide page594 B2Run leader Randy Erber 425-260-9622 randyerbermecom

December 31- Mercer Slough BellevueA 6 mile ldquofigure 8rdquo loop on unpaved trails and sidewalksMeet at South Bellevue Park amp Ride off Bellevue Way justnorth of I-90 Exit 9 King County Thomas Guide page 596 E2Run leader Lynn Frosch 206-679-0441 lynnann8hotmailcom

Sign up on Topica to get your weekly reminder (see separatearticle) For more information contact the run leaders or visitthe club website at httpwwweastsiderunnerscom

Saturday Morning Run amp WalkOctober - December 2011 All runs start at 830am with optional breakfast afterwards

by Lynn Frosch

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Esr summer picnic photos

Photos courtesy of Paul David Larissa Uchiyama amp Bob Wismer

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October 15 - Redmond Watershed Preserve35 and 5 mile courses entirely on unpaved trails through thewoods From Avondale Road head 24 miles east on NoveltyHill Road with park entrance is on your left King CountyThomas Guide page 537 J1Run Leaders Ram Aringunrum 425-417-7919 reachramhotmailcom

Mark Hovde 206-947-8437 mhovde1hotmailcom

October 22- Road Runner Sports-Bellevue (Grand Opening)We will start from the new Road Runner Sports store inBellevue during their Grand Opening located at 12200Northup Way We have 31 and 64 mile routes or run an outand back on the 520 Bike Trail out toward Redmond The storewill be offering special discounts goodies and a vendor fairfrom 9-2pm King Co Thomas Guide page 566 G3Run Leader

Bob Wismer 425-338-9760 bobwismerus

October 29 - East Lake Sammamish (NEW LOCATION)We will start from a new location SE 56th St (NWSammamish Rd) amp Sammamish Pkwy SE in the parking lotsouth of McDonalds on East Lake Sammamish Route optionsinclude an out and back on East Lake Sammamish Trail or a10 mile course that includes the lower section of TigerMountain King County Thomas Guide page 598 A7Run Leaders Mark Smith 425-747-9451 mjsrunhotmailcom Janet Howe 425-313-8815 jhowenwlinkcom

November 5 ndash Green Lake SeattleRun one or more laps on the outside loop (31 mi per lap) orinner loop (27 mi) around the Green Lake There is an 8-milecourse available as well Meet on the north side of the GreenLake Park at the parking lot next to the gymnasium (thathouses the swimming pool) King Co Thomas Guide pg535 A2Run leader Alicia King 206ndash713-9967 aliciarkinghotmailcom

November 12 - Bothell LandingLoop course of 6 miles or any distance out-and-back on theBurke-Gilman or the Sammamish River Trails Meet in thelarge gravel parking lot at NE 180th St 14 mile east ofBothell Way King County Thomas Guide page 476 D6Run leader Karen Zehm 206ndash999-3060 karenzehmwindermerecom

November 19- University VillageBurke Gilman Trail SeattleOut and back on the Burke Gilman Trail near UniversityVillage Meet at BurgerMaster at 3040 NE 45th StreetSeattle but PLEASE park in the adjacent Safeway parking lotKing County Thomas Guide page 535 D5Run Leaders

Ed amp Vikki Pfeifer 425-210-4228 vikkijzhotmailcom

November 26 ndash Fred Jaffe Run Lake Hills Bellevue53 and 60-mile courses along trails through wetlands andalong residential streets with a couple of pretty good hillsMeet in front of Starbucks at shopping center off 148thAvenue and Main St in Bellevue King County Thomas Guidepage 566 J6Run Leader Pete Marshall (425) 453-9287

December 3 - Sammamish River Trail Run amp CleanupRun along the busy Sammamish River Trail or help to keep thetrail looking good by picking up trash The City of Redmond hascompleted landscaping Riverwalk between 85th and 90th streetsand we want to keep the area looking great Earn ESRewardswhen you help pick up Meet at Redmond City Hall parking loton 85th Street at 158th Ave NE King County Thomas Guidepage 537 B4

Run leader Max Kvidera 425-827-4805 mkvideracomcastnet

December 10 - Mill Creek46 63 and 94-mile courses on paved trails and sidewalksthrough a nature preserve and along quiet residential streetsMeet at the Run26 store in Mill Creek Town Center 15603Main St Mill Creek (near Central Market) Snohomish CoThomas Guide page 436 C7Run Leaders Bob amp Amy Wismer 425-338-9760 bobwismerus

December 17 - Mercer IslandThree hilly routes from 48 to 97 miles Other out and backroutes on bike path for walkers and jogging strollers Meet bytennis courts in Lid Park 71st Ave SE and SE 22nd KingCounty Thomas Guide page 595 J1Run Leader

May (Mei-Ying) Cheng 206-953-6386 m_y_chengyahoocom

December 24ndash West SeattleMeet at the Statue of Liberty replica located close tointersection of Alki Ave and 60th Ave SW in West Seattle Runalong Alki beach and residential streets with routes of varyingdistances of up to 85 miles King County Thomas Guide page594 B2Run leader Randy Erber 425-260-9622 randyerbermecom

December 31- Mercer Slough BellevueA 6 mile ldquofigure 8rdquo loop on unpaved trails and sidewalksMeet at South Bellevue Park amp Ride off Bellevue Way justnorth of I-90 Exit 9 King County Thomas Guide page 596 E2Run leader Lynn Frosch 206-679-0441 lynnann8hotmailcom

Sign up on Topica to get your weekly reminder (see separatearticle) For more information contact the run leaders or visitthe club website at httpwwweastsiderunnerscom

Saturday Morning Run amp WalkOctober - December 2011 All runs start at 830am with optional breakfast afterwards

by Lynn Frosch

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October 15 - Redmond Watershed Preserve35 and 5 mile courses entirely on unpaved trails through thewoods From Avondale Road head 24 miles east on NoveltyHill Road with park entrance is on your left King CountyThomas Guide page 537 J1Run Leaders Ram Aringunrum 425-417-7919 reachramhotmailcom

Mark Hovde 206-947-8437 mhovde1hotmailcom

October 22- Road Runner Sports-Bellevue (Grand Opening)We will start from the new Road Runner Sports store inBellevue during their Grand Opening located at 12200Northup Way We have 31 and 64 mile routes or run an outand back on the 520 Bike Trail out toward Redmond The storewill be offering special discounts goodies and a vendor fairfrom 9-2pm King Co Thomas Guide page 566 G3Run Leader

Bob Wismer 425-338-9760 bobwismerus

October 29 - East Lake Sammamish (NEW LOCATION)We will start from a new location SE 56th St (NWSammamish Rd) amp Sammamish Pkwy SE in the parking lotsouth of McDonalds on East Lake Sammamish Route optionsinclude an out and back on East Lake Sammamish Trail or a10 mile course that includes the lower section of TigerMountain King County Thomas Guide page 598 A7Run Leaders Mark Smith 425-747-9451 mjsrunhotmailcom Janet Howe 425-313-8815 jhowenwlinkcom

November 5 ndash Green Lake SeattleRun one or more laps on the outside loop (31 mi per lap) orinner loop (27 mi) around the Green Lake There is an 8-milecourse available as well Meet on the north side of the GreenLake Park at the parking lot next to the gymnasium (thathouses the swimming pool) King Co Thomas Guide pg535 A2Run leader Alicia King 206ndash713-9967 aliciarkinghotmailcom

November 12 - Bothell LandingLoop course of 6 miles or any distance out-and-back on theBurke-Gilman or the Sammamish River Trails Meet in thelarge gravel parking lot at NE 180th St 14 mile east ofBothell Way King County Thomas Guide page 476 D6Run leader Karen Zehm 206ndash999-3060 karenzehmwindermerecom

November 19- University VillageBurke Gilman Trail SeattleOut and back on the Burke Gilman Trail near UniversityVillage Meet at BurgerMaster at 3040 NE 45th StreetSeattle but PLEASE park in the adjacent Safeway parking lotKing County Thomas Guide page 535 D5Run Leaders

Ed amp Vikki Pfeifer 425-210-4228 vikkijzhotmailcom

November 26 ndash Fred Jaffe Run Lake Hills Bellevue53 and 60-mile courses along trails through wetlands andalong residential streets with a couple of pretty good hillsMeet in front of Starbucks at shopping center off 148thAvenue and Main St in Bellevue King County Thomas Guidepage 566 J6Run Leader Pete Marshall (425) 453-9287

December 3 - Sammamish River Trail Run amp CleanupRun along the busy Sammamish River Trail or help to keep thetrail looking good by picking up trash The City of Redmond hascompleted landscaping Riverwalk between 85th and 90th streetsand we want to keep the area looking great Earn ESRewardswhen you help pick up Meet at Redmond City Hall parking loton 85th Street at 158th Ave NE King County Thomas Guidepage 537 B4

Run leader Max Kvidera 425-827-4805 mkvideracomcastnet

December 10 - Mill Creek46 63 and 94-mile courses on paved trails and sidewalksthrough a nature preserve and along quiet residential streetsMeet at the Run26 store in Mill Creek Town Center 15603Main St Mill Creek (near Central Market) Snohomish CoThomas Guide page 436 C7Run Leaders Bob amp Amy Wismer 425-338-9760 bobwismerus

December 17 - Mercer IslandThree hilly routes from 48 to 97 miles Other out and backroutes on bike path for walkers and jogging strollers Meet bytennis courts in Lid Park 71st Ave SE and SE 22nd KingCounty Thomas Guide page 595 J1Run Leader

May (Mei-Ying) Cheng 206-953-6386 m_y_chengyahoocom

December 24ndash West SeattleMeet at the Statue of Liberty replica located close tointersection of Alki Ave and 60th Ave SW in West Seattle Runalong Alki beach and residential streets with routes of varyingdistances of up to 85 miles King County Thomas Guide page594 B2Run leader Randy Erber 425-260-9622 randyerbermecom

December 31- Mercer Slough BellevueA 6 mile ldquofigure 8rdquo loop on unpaved trails and sidewalksMeet at South Bellevue Park amp Ride off Bellevue Way justnorth of I-90 Exit 9 King County Thomas Guide page 596 E2Run leader Lynn Frosch 206-679-0441 lynnann8hotmailcom

Sign up on Topica to get your weekly reminder (see separatearticle) For more information contact the run leaders or visitthe club website at httpwwweastsiderunnerscom

Saturday Morning Run amp WalkOctober - December 2011 All runs start at 830am with optional breakfast afterwards

by Lynn Frosch

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October 15 - Redmond Watershed Preserve35 and 5 mile courses entirely on unpaved trails through thewoods From Avondale Road head 24 miles east on NoveltyHill Road with park entrance is on your left King CountyThomas Guide page 537 J1Run Leaders Ram Aringunrum 425-417-7919 reachramhotmailcom

Mark Hovde 206-947-8437 mhovde1hotmailcom

October 22- Road Runner Sports-Bellevue (Grand Opening)We will start from the new Road Runner Sports store inBellevue during their Grand Opening located at 12200Northup Way We have 31 and 64 mile routes or run an outand back on the 520 Bike Trail out toward Redmond The storewill be offering special discounts goodies and a vendor fairfrom 9-2pm King Co Thomas Guide page 566 G3Run Leader

Bob Wismer 425-338-9760 bobwismerus

October 29 - East Lake Sammamish (NEW LOCATION)We will start from a new location SE 56th St (NWSammamish Rd) amp Sammamish Pkwy SE in the parking lotsouth of McDonalds on East Lake Sammamish Route optionsinclude an out and back on East Lake Sammamish Trail or a10 mile course that includes the lower section of TigerMountain King County Thomas Guide page 598 A7Run Leaders Mark Smith 425-747-9451 mjsrunhotmailcom Janet Howe 425-313-8815 jhowenwlinkcom

November 5 ndash Green Lake SeattleRun one or more laps on the outside loop (31 mi per lap) orinner loop (27 mi) around the Green Lake There is an 8-milecourse available as well Meet on the north side of the GreenLake Park at the parking lot next to the gymnasium (thathouses the swimming pool) King Co Thomas Guide pg535 A2Run leader Alicia King 206ndash713-9967 aliciarkinghotmailcom

November 12 - Bothell LandingLoop course of 6 miles or any distance out-and-back on theBurke-Gilman or the Sammamish River Trails Meet in thelarge gravel parking lot at NE 180th St 14 mile east ofBothell Way King County Thomas Guide page 476 D6Run leader Karen Zehm 206ndash999-3060 karenzehmwindermerecom

November 19- University VillageBurke Gilman Trail SeattleOut and back on the Burke Gilman Trail near UniversityVillage Meet at BurgerMaster at 3040 NE 45th StreetSeattle but PLEASE park in the adjacent Safeway parking lotKing County Thomas Guide page 535 D5Run Leaders

Ed amp Vikki Pfeifer 425-210-4228 vikkijzhotmailcom

November 26 ndash Fred Jaffe Run Lake Hills Bellevue53 and 60-mile courses along trails through wetlands andalong residential streets with a couple of pretty good hillsMeet in front of Starbucks at shopping center off 148thAvenue and Main St in Bellevue King County Thomas Guidepage 566 J6Run Leader Pete Marshall (425) 453-9287

December 3 - Sammamish River Trail Run amp CleanupRun along the busy Sammamish River Trail or help to keep thetrail looking good by picking up trash The City of Redmond hascompleted landscaping Riverwalk between 85th and 90th streetsand we want to keep the area looking great Earn ESRewardswhen you help pick up Meet at Redmond City Hall parking loton 85th Street at 158th Ave NE King County Thomas Guidepage 537 B4

Run leader Max Kvidera 425-827-4805 mkvideracomcastnet

December 10 - Mill Creek46 63 and 94-mile courses on paved trails and sidewalksthrough a nature preserve and along quiet residential streetsMeet at the Run26 store in Mill Creek Town Center 15603Main St Mill Creek (near Central Market) Snohomish CoThomas Guide page 436 C7Run Leaders Bob amp Amy Wismer 425-338-9760 bobwismerus

December 17 - Mercer IslandThree hilly routes from 48 to 97 miles Other out and backroutes on bike path for walkers and jogging strollers Meet bytennis courts in Lid Park 71st Ave SE and SE 22nd KingCounty Thomas Guide page 595 J1Run Leader

May (Mei-Ying) Cheng 206-953-6386 m_y_chengyahoocom

December 24ndash West SeattleMeet at the Statue of Liberty replica located close tointersection of Alki Ave and 60th Ave SW in West Seattle Runalong Alki beach and residential streets with routes of varyingdistances of up to 85 miles King County Thomas Guide page594 B2Run leader Randy Erber 425-260-9622 randyerbermecom

December 31- Mercer Slough BellevueA 6 mile ldquofigure 8rdquo loop on unpaved trails and sidewalksMeet at South Bellevue Park amp Ride off Bellevue Way justnorth of I-90 Exit 9 King County Thomas Guide page 596 E2Run leader Lynn Frosch 206-679-0441 lynnann8hotmailcom

Sign up on Topica to get your weekly reminder (see separatearticle) For more information contact the run leaders or visitthe club website at httpwwweastsiderunnerscom

Saturday Morning Run amp WalkOctober - December 2011 All runs start at 830am with optional breakfast afterwards

by Lynn Frosch

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All are welcome to join other Eastside Runners at the

Footzone in Redmond Town Center (right across from REI)

at 6pm on Monday night We are there every week rain

or shine

Runs vary from 3 to 7 miles There are several courses

available some flat some hilly Much like our Saturday

morning runs we break into groups of same-paced

runners All levels are welcome Visit the website for a

map of a few of the routes posted under Monday Night

Runs

During the winter months wearing reflective clothing and

a headlamp is highly recommended

Please join us anytime Newcomers and beginners are

welcome at no cost or obligation

For more information contact run leader Ron Smulski at

425-864-2159 or rjsmulskihotmailcom

Monday Night footzone Runs Wednesday NightTrack Workouts

The Eastside Runnersrsquo Thursday night run is from Bridle Trails NY Pizza (formerly Piecorarsquos) in the Bridle Trails

Shopping Center at 6pm The address is 6501- 132nd Ave NE in Kirkland

We run between 40 and 60 minutes starting slower than 8 minute pace and breaking into like-paced groups Most

courses are hilly but we do have some semi-flatrdquo looprdquo and ldquoout and backrdquo routes Newcomers are very welcome

With dry weather we often venture into the 480 acre Bridle Trails State Park After the run we eat drink and relax

together Your smile is more important than your pace Contact Scott Adsit at (425) 822-7047 or

lynnscotcomcastnet

Thursday Night Run

A group of Eastside Runners meet regularly on Tuesdaymornings at 530 am from the QFC parking lot in theBella Bottega shopping center at 8867 161st AvenueNE at 90th Street in RedmondThe run is about an hour on the Sammamish RiverTrail

For more information contact Chrissie OrsquoBrien atc_p_obrienyahoocom or (425) 896-8630

Tuesday Morning Run

Track workouts are heldevery Wednesday night at 6orsquoclock During high school soccer season(September-October) and (February-May)we will meet at local junior hightracks During the other half of the yearwe meet at Lake Washington HighSchool 12033 NE 80th Street inKirkland

The workout will be posted on the ESRtrack webpage and includes thelocation for the workout My workoutsare designed to prepare runners forracing distances from the 5Kto marathon Irsquoll create a pace chart foreach workout outlining the goal pacebased on your current fitness Beforethe workout everyone is assignedto groups so they can work together

Runners should arrive early tothoroughly warm up prior to the starttime Runners from beginners to some ofthe top racers in the area take part Itis a non-competitive and fun wayto improve your speed The workout andpace chart is updated every Tuesdayand available to view online atwwwfreewebscomjohnsweeney11 orthe ESR homepagewwweastsiderunnerscom and clicking onWeekly Club Runs then Wednesday NightTrack Workout Contact Colin Hawkesat hawkescyahoocom for moreinformation

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Compiled by ESR members CarlKadie and Bob Wismer

ESR Fall 5K Classic LakeSammamish State Park Sep 25Teams ESR F40-49 (Becky BackstromJennifer Bolibol Ing Uhlin ErinFinnegan) 1st place ESR M40-49 (Lance Logan ChrisHouser Dan Friesen MichaelCorroone Carl Kadie PerryRodgers) 2nd place ESR M50-59 (Russ Otani MarkSteen Norbert Geer John SwensonJeff Norman) 2nd place ESR M60-69 Silverbacks Team A(David Longmuir Craig AndersonWilliam Waters Frazer Mann TimothyShelley) 1st place ESR M60-69 Silverbacks Team B(Patrick Dwyer Norton Smallwood)2nd placeWomenBecky Backstrom 2038 1st DivJennifer Bolibol 2049 3rd DivMolly Hurd 2245 4th DivIng Uhlin 2258 3rd DivErin Finnegan 2314 5th DivPatricia Ostertag 2439 4th DivMenGlen Weissman 1707 3rd DivLance Logan 1759 6th DivScott Anson 1801 6th DivRuss Otani 1839 3rd DivChris Houser 1858Dan Friesen 1901Mark Steen 1918David Longmuir 2029 1st DivCraig Anderson 2040 2nd DivNorbert Geer 2113William Waters 2116 3rd DivFrazer Mann 2122 4th DivTimothy Shelley 2132 5th DivJohn Swenson 2222Jim McGill 2252Michael Corroone 2326David Ralph 2327Jeff Norman 2347Patrick Dwyer 2403Carl Kadie 2443Peter Marshall 2452 1st DivPerry Rodgers 2518Norton Smallwood 2902

Bellingham Bay Marathon Sep 25MarathonRoy Seliber 31831 1st divPaul David 34237Half Marathon

Paige Longdon 12839Michael Ellis 15623

Skagit Flats Marathon Mt VernonSep 11MarathonJohn Sweeney 32956Kris Solem 43456Mona Lisa Huerta 44158Half MarathonDon Uchiyama 14740Phyllis Nelson 15202 1st divDixie Service 20011

Shore to Shore Marathon ChelanSep 10MarathonMike Nichols 31528 1st OA10KChelsea Olson 11655 1st div

Labor Day Half MarathonWoodinville Sep 5Half MarathonSpencer Riley 11655 3rd divGabi Kliot 11656 3rd div PRColin Hawkes 12307 5th divScott Anson 12329 5th div PRJodie Isomura 13135 5th divPatty Bredice 13339 2nd divJessica Graham 14055Timothy Shelley 14149 1st divRay Durr 14646 3rd divMay Cheng 14711 5th divMimi Wright 15025Jerry Brown 15317Judy Fisher 15451 1st divSue Maybee 15557Trish Ostertag 15701Bill Bredice 201394+ MilesRich Camacho 2522 3rd divWilliam Waters 2808 1st div

Soaring Eagle 50K SammamishSep 3MarathonBarb Blumenthal 54429Takao Suzuki 64241

Over the Narrows 10 Miler GigHarbor Sep 3Judy Fisher 12529 1st divSteve McCracken 13342 2nd divHolly Hall 21036 4th div

Alki Beach Run Seattle Aug 28Molly Hurd 2124 2nd OA femJudy Fisher 2511 1st div

Run-A-Muk Mukilteo Aug 27

Rich Camacho 1815 1st divWilliam Waters 2010 1st div

Mooses Tooth Marathon Aug 21Ken ONeill 35920Covey Run 5k Aug 20Erica McElrea 1847 1st OA femLiz Wilson 1936 2nd OA femPaige Longdon 1953 4th OA femFrancie Faure 2219 2nd div

Snoqualmie Railroad Days 5K and10K Aug 205KNicole Sweeney 2037 1st divCB Crouse 2110 1st divDoreen Crouse 323810KGabriel Kliot 3447 PR 4th divScott Anson 3750 PRRuss Otani 3831 5th divDan Friesen 3852 5th divDavid Longmuir 4245 1st divTimothy Shelley 4451 3rd divMay Cheng 4806 1st divJanet Howe 4824 1st divJeff Norman 5011 5th divPhyllis Nelson 5039 1st divSue Maybee 5133 3rd divPeter Marshall 5322 3rd divOsamu Yamamoto 5414Steve McCracken 5414 5th divLaura Zeffer 5437 5th divHolly Hall 11615 1st div

Summit Ridge 50K Black DiamondAug 2050KTheresa Novillo 1st OA fem 54225Barb Blumenthal 7502620 MileKris Solem 41255

Cougar Mountain Trail Run SeriesBellevue Aug 1313 mile trail runGreg Mills 21420Roger Michel 21533Lisa Diederich 24939

FootZone 5K Aug 7Erica McElrea 1802 2nd OA fem 1st

divRich Camacho 1840David Cross 2011 PR 5th divNicole Sweeney 2030 2nd divWilliam Waters 2108 2nd divDonald Uchiyama 2120Jim McGill 2145 5th divOsamu Yamamoto 2352

Paul Hansen 2454 1st divSteve Carlson 2459Judy Fisher 2537 1st divPatricia Buckley 3207 4th divChristine Cross 3247

Tacoma Narrows Half Mar Aug 6Patty Bredice 13319 5th OA fem 1st

divPhyllis Nelson 14802 1st divBill Bredice 15855Linda Rinker 33403 5th div

Call of the Wild Summer50KMarathonHalf Bothell Aug 6MarathonMay Cheng 35020 3rd Female 1stDivHalf MarathonRoy Seliber 14001 3rd OA 1st divSue Maybee 15142 2nd OA fem1stdivKris Solem 15800 3rd OA femPearl Spiger 40637

Seafair Torchlight Run Jul 308KDrea Garvue 3032 4th OA fem 1st

divScott Anson 3053 4th divColin Hawkes 3107Russ Otani 3205 1st divAlicia King 3325 3rd divJim McGill 3758 2nd divOsamu Yamamoto 4111 5th divBill Bredice 4225Mark King 4624Holly Hall 10449 1st div5KErica McElrea 1723 1st OA femRich Camacho 1841 3rd divLiz Wilson 1845 5th OA fem 1st divWilliam Waters 2035 1st divAnita Manns 2310 5th divJeff Norman 2340 3rd divMisty Malone 3013

Light at the End of the TunnelMarathon North Bend Jul 24Tony Tang 33113 BQ PRSteve Barrick 33823May Cheng 34254 3rd Div BQPaul David 34359Richard Rundle 35314Mark Hovde 35340 PRKris Solem 40254 PRJanet Howe 41143Barb Blumenthal 41536

Yakima Half Marathon Jul 245K

ESR Fall Race Results

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By Carl Kadie

Now you can post your own race results online foreveryone in the club to admire Here is how self-servicerace tabulation works

1 Go to web page httpesrraceresultspbwikicom2 Log in by selecting ldquoLog inrdquo on the left Use this

email and password email ESRslugcocom password EsrRaceResults

3 Select the ldquoEditrdquo tab at the top4 Edit the results page within your web browser5 When you are done click the ldquoSaverdquo button at the

bottom

Wersquore mostly trying to capture information about non-featured races Please include race date person timeand any awards or remarks You donrsquot need to worry

about things like fonts We can fix those up easily Alsodonrsquot worry about messing things up The computerremembers all the old versions and we can easily fixthings For featured races you can leave the tabulationto me the ESR featured race coordinator Because theresults are online you can see results before thenewsletter comes out Also you can look back atresults from previous quarters If you have anyproblems you can still email results to me atcarlkmsncom

The technology behind the web page is called WikiThe idea is that anyone can edit any web page of aWiki What happens when every reader is allowed to bea writer The most impressive result has been thecreation of Wikipedia the Worldrsquos largest and perhapsmost useful encyclopedia You can learn more aboutWikis by reading about it in the encyclopediahttpenwikipediaorgwikiWiki

Rich Camacho 1917 4th OA 1st divDioni De Morena Morales 23033

Ragnar Relay Blaine to LangleyJul 22-23 Mitochondriacs 251134 3rd Div(Dan Friesen Carol Ladd LarissaUchiyama Karen Zehm Sue MaybeeJulie Ainsworth-Taylor Gabi Kliot KenONeill Trish Ostertag HeatherYancey Janet Howe Doug Chase)

Soaring Eagle Solstice trail run 10mile Jul 21Sean Leffard 12849

Warrior Dash North Bend Jul 1635 Mile TrailMike Stewart 4235Ken Weary 4305

Redmond Derby Days Dash 5K Jul10Shailendra Dhamankar 2440

Utah Super Spartan Race Jul 9Rod Brown 23300

Kent Cornucopia Day 5K Jul 9Judy Fisher 2414 1st divSteve McCracken 2551 2nd divBarbara Sobey 2755Holly Hall 3630 4th div

Cougar Mtn Trail Run SeriesBellevue Jul 9

10 Miles TrailGreg Mills 14538Lisa Diederich 20229

Run for the Pies 5K Carnation Jul4Travis Adams 1641 2nd divSpencer Riley 1649 3rd divJason Hect 1749 2nd divErica McElrea 1757 1st OA femMark Steen 1843 5th divRoy Seliber 1933 6th divPaige Longdon 1935 1st divWilliam Waters 2018 1st divDoug Chase 2317Patricia Ostertag 2405 3rd divJeff Norman 2414 4th divDavid Murphy 2446Ed Sobey 2621Barbara Sobey 2744 3rd divHeather Mar 2759Kelsey Swenson 3017 6th divKaren Swenson 3023Doreen Crouse 3051Patricia Buckley 3409

Firecracker 5K Seattle Jul 4David Cross 2115Sean Leffard 2138Ken ONeill 2348Jessica Taylor 3147

Seattle Rock amp Roll Jun 25Marathon

Dan Friesen 31537Terry Ostendorf 32808 3rd div PRMay Cheng 34245Lars-Bo Christensen 34707Jaime Abundiz 41400Paige Denison 43007Lauren Sedillo 44200Half MarathonPaige Longdon 12702 2nd divJohn Sweeney 12750Jodie Isomura 12918 3rd divKen Weary 13246David Cross 13813 PRSean Leffard 14118Greg Mills 14131Molly Hurd 14148Janet Howe 14432Julie Ainsworth-Taylor 14717Sue Maybee 14840 PRJudy Fisher 14959 2nd divJeff Norman 15213 PRJerry Brown 15535Carol Ladd 15602Kirsten Bechard 21216Kim Abundiz 23351Debby Jacobson 23716Christine Cross 23810 PRBijal Patel 23951Chelsea Olson 24235

Vancouver USA Marathon Jun 19MarathonTheresa Novillo 40029Larissa Uchiyama 40417Don Uchiyama 43014Half Marathon

Greg Larson 14837 4th divJessica Taylor 21132

Beach to Chowder Half LongBeach Jun 18Holly Hall 11900 2nd div (10K)

Tesoro March Pt 510K AnacortesJun 11William Waters 2042 1st divHolly Hall 11904 3rd div

Fremont 5K Seattle Jun 10Travis Adams 1721Andrew Moroney 1729Andrea Garvue 1752 1st OA femRich Camacho 1925Frazer Mann 2105 4th divJim McGill 2226Judy Fisher 2338 1st divPhyllis Nelson 2340 2nd div

Furry 5K Seattle Jun 2Erica McElrea 1802 1st OA femJohn OrsquoHearn 1902 2nd divGreg Larson 2403 1st div

To get your race results in the nextnewsletter check out the article belowabout posting your times onlineContact Carl Kadie atcarlkmsncom with questions

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R e d m o n d W A 9 8 0 7 3 - 2 6 1 6

Photos taken at a recent South

Kirkland Saturday Morning Run

Photos courtesy of Willie Sato