Thursday, February 26, 2009

Winter Running Options in the Methow

Hi everyone

On the Methow Valley Running Club Google Group I just created a new page about all the options for winter running in the Methow Valley. You can check it out (even if you're not a club member) at:
http://groups.google.com/group/mvrunningclub/web/winter-running-options

Sunday, February 22, 2009

Retreat Update

There are still some spots availalbe for the women's retreat over Memorial Day. After looking at the cabin (it's great!), there is room outside for three tents, so I'm opening up spots to let more people in. The cost for everything for people wanting to sleep in tents will be $250. That includes all food, yoga, runs (and transportation to runs) and of course you can use the cabin facilities. There are spots for three tents, but if there are people who are willing to share tents, that would allow a few others.

I've had some questions about the yoga. It will be my favorite, Vinyasa, flow yoga, that incorporates breath with movement. Our runs will be around Mazama and could include (depending on weather) Cedar Creek, Robinson Creek, West Fork of the Methow, and some local trails around Mazama.

The cabin is also close to a rock climbing wall for both bouldering and roped climbs, so if anyone likes to climb you can bring stuff for the free time. There is also great mountain biking if anyone wants to bring that along. All kinds of things to do here!

Sunday, February 15, 2009

2009 Orcas Results

ok folks here are the approved by the pope and the white house "official" results for the 50k and 25k with nearly all the runners ages too! enjoy...

50k

4.32.49 Adam Lint 25
4.38.32 Gary Robbins 32
5.00.55 Chris Twardzick 31
5.00.55 Miles Ohlrich 39
5.12.33 Albert Lam 30
5.14.38 Brendan Trimboli 21
5.16.59 Brian Nelson 28
5.18.10 Ellie Greenwood 29
5.19.15 Nicole Seana 27
5.22.41 Shawna Wilskey 36
5.26.28 Kevin Reinkensmyer 37
5.34.15 Dean Burton 42
5.41.35 Greg Norrander 39
5.45.02 Ralph Pooler 42
5.47.10 Adam Hewey 41
5.48.03 Rafel Albert 32
5.48.26 Tom Craik 35
5.49.54 Monica Ochs 39
5.55.19 Pteteris Ledins 26
5.55.54 Jon Robinson 29
5.56.56 Gavin Woody 31
5.59.58 Randy Duncan 47
6.05.01 Steve Roberge 36
6.09.00 Darin Sheilds 41
6.11.36 Justin Jablonowski 28
6.14.45 Ian Marshall 37
6.15.05 Owen Connell 44
6.15.11 David Crerar 39
6.15.18 Dan Paquette 33
6.15.18 Jove Graham 25
6.19.15 Arthur Martineau 41
6.19.15 Barbara Evans 29
6.19.40 Dave Mora 44
6.19.52 Wendy Wheeler-Jacobs 41
6.20.17 Allison Moore 39
6.21.47 Paul Heffernan 34
6.21.49 Alvin Crain 36
6.22.55 Dennis Gamroth 38
6.22.55 Ken Ward 50
6.24.22 Mike Palichuk 40
6.26.09 Van Phan 37
6.31.28 Allen Skytta 31
6.35.40 Chandler Gehlhausen 29
6.35.40 Dan Baier 34
6.36.46 Logan Beaulieu 36
6.37.10 Joe Tompkins 38
6.39.46 Colin McWilliams 26
6.44.20 Roy Seliber 48
6.44.30 Frank Schnekenburger 48
6.48.05 Adrienne Stedford 24
6.51.12 Linda Barton 30
6.56.38 Tonya Hoffman 28
6.57.00 Will Thomas 30
6.57.16 Duncan Coo 40
6.59.45 Randy Gaylord 51
7.01.34 Glen Mangiantini 51
7.03.02 Herb Reeves 55
7.07.07 John Wilson 33
7.07.07 Krys Pick 28
7.07.07 Paul Smith 50
7.07.25 Deb McInally-Hutton 38
7.07.25 Michelle Maislen 34
7.09.37 Kris Ryding 45
7.09.37 Tate Kelley 29
7.11.32 Christel Elliott 31
7.11.32 Heidi Perry 37
7.13.51 Dan Probst 30
7.14.05 Carsten Buus 41
7.15.44 Heidi Dietrich 29
7.16.06 Caroline Ly 34
7.18.03 Stuart Johnston 51
7.18.23 Francie Hankins 44
7.21.08 Olaf Weckner 33
7.22.16 Scott Montgomery 31
7.25.58 Jean-Goel Reboul 32
7.26.04 Craig Henela 33
7.26.04 Scott Krell 48
7.33.40 Charlie Crissman 40
7.33.40 Rich White 28
7.35.33 Robert Kirchmiller 32
7.39.12 Shawn McTaggart 31
7.39.12 Tony Covarrubias 48
7.39.18 Angela Sheilds 39
7.39.18 Leanne Langer 40
7.45.52 Michael Cartwright 42
7.48.46 Dave Coates 35
7.48.50 Des Bazett 56
7.49.17 Kurt Lauer 47
7.50.40 Chris Jensen 49
7.50.52 Moe Beaulieu 64
7.50.57 Sean Lavin 38
7.51.50 Eric Barnes 52
7.51.50 Steve Stoyles 52
7.51.54 Lindsay Felker 27
7.52.12 Helen Holmes 26
7.54.05 Genissa Sygitowicz 30
7.55.42 Jeff Loen 51
7.57.29 Holly Anderson 25
7.57.29 Vince Rucci 32
8.02.35 Kim Lobree 46
8.06.12 Matthew Hovelman-Jones 40
8.19.24 Karen Wiggins 49
8.20.39 Meg Burtch 51
8.31.53 Robert Jacobsen 51
9.00.34 Ilana Balint 30
9.09.50 Sue Sisson 50

25k

2.05.55 Bjorn Begelman 24
2.12.53 Steve Roguski 50
2.22.06 Krissy Moehl 30
2.22.43 Jeff Phillips 38
2.22.52 Joe Marshall 36
2.27.09 Jenny Knight 37
2.27.30 Susan Reynolds 43
2.29.06 Tia Gabalita 40
2.30.11 Graham Johnson 28
2.30.41 Bryan Dryer 30
2.30.43 Jeffrey Smith 40
2.30.58 Ulrike Krotschek 33
2.32.28 Mitch Parker 48
2.32.47 Jonathan Berry 37
2.33.21 Minnie Bredouw 24
2.38.25 John Atkinson 35
2.39.10 Guy Boulanger 47
2.41.11 John Neels 55
2.41.48 Renah Seay 31
2.41.58 Merita Trohimovich 42
2.43.20 Brian Goodremont
2.44.24 Jean Higgins-Pertto 39
2.46.32 Brian Landeu 39
2.47.05 Laura Trevellyn 24
2.48.57 Sukhi Pawa 46
2.49.25 Adam LeVasseur 40
2.49.40 Cassie Scallon 26
2.54.48 John Herron 46
2.55.50 Laura Leno 52
2.57.42 Megan Sudder 42
2.58.48 Silvia Fehr 43
2.59.44 Rosemarie Donnelly 41
3.00.08 Yun Cheung-Ford 29
3.00.14 Challis Stringer 33
3.00.20 Brandon Sybrowsky
3.01.07 Heidi Jemenez 30
3.01.22 Queena Beebe 31
3.04.00 Ryan Malarkey 27
3.04.00 Wendy-Sue Andrew 46
3.06.27 Mark Bodaner
3.06.33 Kelly Tuohig 31
3.06.36 Bill Ames 53
3.06.40 Fawn Freeman 48
3.06.43 Joel Pederson
3.06.51 Cindy Petrson 53
3.07.39 Dave Molanaar
3.07.44 Angela Loihl 39
3.08.17 Ethan Bergman
3.08.30 Erin Simms 40
3.08.30 Pamela Jacques 50
3.12.42 Theresa Westfall 50
3.12.50 William Koch 51
3.14.01 Jude Apple
3.14.05 Coach Dahl
3.14.32 Fergus Mooney 54
3.16.01 Scott McCoubrey
3.16.18 Brad Williams 50
3.16.23 Rod Brown 61
3.16.32 Kristen Ton 35
3.16.37 Chris Ford 31
3.17.12 David Zoeller 59
3.17.50 Lara Pollard 28
3.18.13 Kristal Sager 34
3.18.30 Gail Forshaw 59
3.18.30 George Forshaw 59
3.18.47 Molly Layman 29
3.18.57 Peter Moe
3.19.06 Laury Tarte 21
3.19.06 Phyllis Ying 22
3.19.40 Wayne Ballew 41
3.23.21 Craig Carlson 61
3.23.21 Debbie Gallow 54
3.24.15 Sarah Woody 31
3.24.27 Jenny Pearson 28
3.25.37 Holly Graham-Clevenger 42
3.25.37 Pablo Cabrera
3.31.50 Sophia Dulak 20
3.31.51 Allison Camp 21
3.31.51 Lisa Roth 21
3.33.10 Clark Gilbert 54
3.33.14 Chris Doherty 46
3.33.14 Jenny Pederson 54
3.33.28 Bill Walker 58
3.33.40 Andrea Becker
3.35.53 Russ Fish 52
3.36.25 Onderj Sklonar 26
3.36.52 Lesley VonEschen 37
3.37.12 Ashlea Frank 28
3.37.12 Jay Frank 29
3.37.57 Kathy Jones 39
3.41.18 Kami Mahoney
3.43.17 Kate Gigler 29
3.43.17 Scott Minneman 40
3.43.17 Scott Sparks 45
3.46.45 Desiree Seer 43
3.46.45 Robin Loen
3.48.13 Lisa Maitland 53
3.53.35 Michael Liles 52
3.53.53 Heidi Daigler 34
3.54.36 Amber Maurin 27
3.55.52 Hannah Rood 28
3.57.38 Kevin Letchford 34
3.57.38 Trinh Tran 29
4.00.34 Yvonne Smith 43
4.01.29 Jennifer Dwyer 20
4.01.51 Melissa Stromberg 24
4.05.10 Mel VanHouten 69
4.05.17 David Lygre 66
4.05.20 Heidi Fitzgerald 52
4.06.32 Sharon Gamroth 43
4.09.04 Jenn Carter 32
4.09.09 Rod Sawyer 37
4.09.10 Jennifer Seward 35
4.32.42 Ashley Traubridge 32
4.32.42 Peter Desantis 33
4.35.00 Maria Seliber 48
4.35.00 Tamara Cartwright 47
4.40.41 Katherine Bellows 56
4.40.41 Mario Martinez 55
4.46.23 Roderic Langer 39
4.48.36 Laine Boerelman 49
5.16.34 Jennifer Martineau 36
5.16.34 Michelle Barnes 51
5.16.34 Sydnee Stoyles 22

Sun Mountain Entrants (4/7/09)

hi there everyone

we've a great response so far for the Sun Mountain trail races: 153 entrants so far. below is the list if your name is not on there but it should be please let me know or if your friends haven't signed up be sure to remind them to sign up before we reach our 250 runner limit!

Distance Name City State
1 Owen Bard Twisp WA
1 Keenan Fagan North Bend WA
1 Ryo Karr North Bend WA
1 Simone Karr North Bend WA
1 Justin Seward Olympia WA
1 Julia Seward Olympia WA
1 Jahnik Williams Seattle WA
1 Emerson Worrell Winthrop WA
10 Susana Beltran Seattle WA
10 Elizabeth Clark Seattle WA
10 Glen Crane Tumwater WA
10 Katie Erickson Olympia WA
10 Karan Godman Winthrop WA
10 Guy Johnson Seattle WA
10 Scott Ninneman
10 John Pearch Olympia WA
10 Ruben Ramirez Shoreline WA
10 Altagracia Saldana Shoreline WA
10 Neil Siviy Olympia WA
10 Jim Szumilla Olympia WA
10 Vernon Trevellyan Vashon WA
25 Jude Apple Anacortes WA
25 Lyn Baker Issaquah WA
25 Nina Bakketun Clinton WA
25 Chris Ballard Winthrop WA
25 Wayne Ballew Olympia WA
25 Jason Bator Seattle WA
25 Minnie Bredouw Seattle WA
25 Allison Camp Seattle WA
25 Tamara Cartwright Bellevue WA
25 Dan Chasan Vashon WA
25 Brooke Cruzat Maple Valley WA
25 Chris Davis Maple Valley WA
25 Erik De Silva Burien WA
25 Justin DeLong Lynnwood WA
25 Rosemarie Donnelly Langley WA
25 Sophia Dulak Palo Alto CA
25 Ehben Eliot Everson WA
25 Caryn Everingham Vanouver WA
25 Russ Fish Seattle WA
25 Gail Forshaw Port Coquitlam BC
25 George Forshaw Port Coquitlam BC
25 Fawn Freeman Tacoma WA
25 Tara Gill Vancouver BC
25 Martha Grant Delta BC
25 Brandon Henry Langley WA
25 Julei Hinty Seattle WA
25 Laura Houston Seattle WA
25 Pamela Jacques Langley WA
25 Frank Jacques Langley WA
25 Kathy Jones Seattle WA
25 Elizabeth Joneschild Seattle WA
25 Rebecca Joyce SeaTac WA
25 Leni Karr North Bend WA
25 Cheryl Kelly Redmond WA
25 Judy Kotopski Kelowna BC
25 Ulrike Krotscheck Olympia WA
25 Rob Lang Surrey BC
25 Seth Layman Clinton WA
25 Molly Mae Layman Langley WA
25 Mara Lemagie Seattle WA
25 Maris Lemba Seattle WA
25 Charles LeWarne Clinton WA
25 Mike Modica Seattle WA
25 Dave Molenaar Olympia WA
25 Cindy Peterson Mercer Island WA
25 Heather Racicot Langley WA
25 Anne Raisler Seattle WA
25 Andrew Rakestraw Seattle WA
25 Joshua Scott Centralia WA
25 Megan Scudder Langley WA
25 Michael Sebring Redmond WA
25 Jennifer Seward Olympia WA
25 Kimberly Shavender Seattle WA
25 Erin Simms Langley WA
25 Challis Stringer Langley WA
25 Laury Tarte Seattle WA
25 Laura Trevellyan Eastsound WA
25 Kristan Wheeler Freeland WA
25 Blaine Wishart Mill Valley CA
25 William Worrell Winthrop WA
25 Megan Zdancewic Seattle WA
50 Terry Abrams Spokane WA
50 Dan Baier Issaquah WA
50 Ben Barlag Seattle WA
50 Linda Barton Everett WA
50 Schon Branum Kirkland WA
50 Erik Brooks Winthrop WA
50 Dean Burton Orting WA
50 Michael Cartwright Bellevue WA
50 Janet Casal
50 Nick Cooksey Seattle WA
50 Ben Cruzat Maple Valley WA
50 Jason Dashow Seattle WA
50 Heidi Dietrich Seattle WA
50 Kathleen Egan Medina WA
50 Barbara Evans Bellingham WA
50 Chris Fagan North Bend WA
50 Marty Fagan North Bend WA
50 Andrew Feucht Lynnwood WA
50 Dave Fullford Issaquah WA
50 Jamie Gifford SeaTac WA
50 Dustin Gilbert Seattle WA
50 Bruce Grant Delta BC
50 Phil Gregory Columbia SC
50 Matthew Hagenah Seattle WA
50 Francie Hankins Spokane WA
50 Alison Hanks Winthrop WA
50 Rick Hasse Shoreline WA
50 Stuart Johnston Seattle WA
50 Jon Karlen Port Orchard WA
50 Jamie Keizer Snoqualmie WA
50 Peter Kline Bellevue WA
50 Adam LeVasseur Seattle WA
50 Angela Loihl Seattle WA
50 Caroline Ly Seattle WA
50 Michelle Maislen Woodinville WA
50 Glen Mangiantini Bellevue WA
50 Gary Marr Snohomish WA
50 Joe Marshall Seattle WA
50 Deb McInally Seattle WA
50 Jeff Mikesell Issaquah WA
50 Scott Montgomery Seattle WA
50 Brian Morrison Seattle WA
50 Hozumi Nakai Vancouver BC
50 Miles Ohlrich Seattle WA
50 Shannon Palmer Snoqualmie WA
50 Dan Paquette Seattle WA
50 Joel Pederson Seattle WA
50 Heidi Perry Lacey WA
50 Dan Probst Bellingham WA
50 Scotty Railton Mt. Vernon WA
50 Kevin Reinkensmeyer Fircrest WA
50 Greg Ripley Eastsound WA
50 Jon Robinson Seattle WA
50 Kris Ryding Tumwater WA
50 Julie Sandoz Lake Forest Park WA
50 Rainer Schulz Roy WA
50 Dan Sears Bellevue WA
50 Matthew Simms Langley WA
50 Genissa Sygitowicz Bellingham WA
50 Scott Tremblay Kaleden BC
50 Brendan Trimboli Seattle WA
50 Valerie Wagner Renton WA
50 Shawn Wallich Kaleden BC
50 Mark Warner Seattle WA
50 Wendy Wheeler-Jacobs Sammamish WA
50 Lucas Whitcher Ellensburg WA
50 Rich White Tacoma WA
50 Karen Wiggins Bremerton WA
50 Blair Williams Seattle WA
50 Justin Yates Missoula MT
50 Phyllis Ying Seattle WA

Thursday, February 12, 2009

Alison's Trail Running and Yoga Retreat for Women!



Hello all!

I'm very excited to announce that I have reserved a beautiful cabin in Mazama, Washington for eight lucky women (sorry guys, you'll have to convice James to put on a male bonding weekend) to come have a trail running and yoga retreat in the north cascades. We'll have yoga tailored specifically for us, runs of all distances each day, and yummy, organic, locally grown food (including local chocolates and wine), in my favorite place. More details to follow, but if you are interested, email me soon, as there will only be space for eight people.



What: Run, do yoga, eat, meet great women
When: Memorial Day weekend (May 22-25)
Where: Mazama, Washington
Why: Why not?
How much: $500 including all lodging and meals




Email me at alisonhanks@gmail.com for more information or to register.

Tuesday, February 10, 2009

Partnership for a Sustainable Methow!

As some of you might already know, we are donating a portion of every entry from our upcoming Sun Mountain races to Partnership for a Sustainable Methow (PSM), a local non-profit organization. I want to take a few minutes to explain all that PSM does for our community.

Based in Twisp, PSM works to "initiate, encourage and support activities that foster long-term sustainability and well-being in the Methow Valley Community." This amazing group of dedicated folks organize sustainability classes each month to learn how to do things from knitting to canning to skiing; publish the journal Sustinere that gives readers new ideas to live more lightly; hold "classroom in bloom" where students learn about agriculture and gardening firsthand during school; partner with another non-profit to grow organic food for low income folks; and put together The Local Source, a directory of services, products and resources in the valley to strengthen the local economy and community. As if that's not enough, they also bring the valley together each fall for a harvest dinner. Farms of all sizes donate food and a local chef puts together an amzaing menu for us all (last year there were over 200 people in attendance) to enjoy as we meet new people and the people who grow our food.

The programs PSM initiate simultaneously empower us to be more self-sufficient and draw the community together, two things that seem to be increasingly important. We are lucky to have such a resource in our area and are excited to support the work they do.

Sunday, February 8, 2009

Orcas Results(revised 2/10) and Thank Yous!

Hi everyone

we just got home and the first thing i want to do i say thank you to everyone for coming out and making it such a great weekend on orcas island! Huge huge thanks go out to the many volunteers who pitched in all weekend to make this event possible and to all of the runners who also did thier part by doing dishes and cleaning up. Thanks so much you guys made my life much easier!!

and below are the preliminary results. please check them and let me know what changes we need to make before making them official. i'm certain some 50k runners took the early start but we haven't reflected that on their times so please if you took the early start double check your posted time below:

25k

2.05.55 Bjorn Begelman
2.12.53 Steve Roguski
2.22.06 Krissy Moehl
2.22.43 Jeff Phillips
2.22.52 Joe Marshall
2.27.09 Jenny Knight
2.27.30 Susan Reynolds
2.29.06 Tia Gabalita
2.30.11 Graham Johnson
2.30.41 Bryan Dryer
2.30.43 Jeffrey Smith
2.30.58 Ulrike Krotschek
2.32.28 Mitch Parker
2.32.47 Jonathan Berry
2.33.21 Minnie Bredouw
2.38.25 John Atkinson
2.39.10 Guy Boulanger
2.41.11 John Neels
2.41.48 Rena Seay
2.41.58 Merita Trohimovich
2.43.20 Brian Goodremont
2.44.24 Jean Higgins-Pertto
2.46.32 Brian Landeu
2.47.05 Laura Trevelyn
2.48.57 Sukhi Pawa
2.49.25 Adam LeVasseur
2.49.40 Cassie Scallon
2.54.48 John Herron
2.55.50 Laura Leno
2.57.42 Megan Sudder
2.58.48 Silvia Fehr
2.59.44 Rosemary Donnelly
3.00.08 Yun Cheung-Ford
3.00.14 Challis Stringer
3.00.20 Brandon Sybrowsky
3.01.07 Heidi Jemenez
3.01.22 Queena Beebe
3.04.00 Wedy-Sue Andrew
3.04.00 Ryan Malarkey
3.06.27 Mark Bodaner
3.06.33 Kelly Tuohig
3.06.36 Bill Ames
3.06.40 Fawn Freeman
3.06.43 Joel Pderson
3.06.51 Cindy Petrson
3.07.39 Dave Molanaar
3.07.44 Angela Loihl
3.08.17 Ethan Bergman
3.08.30 Erin Simms
3.08.30 Pamela Jacques
3.12.42 Theresa Westfall
3.12.50 William Koch
3.14.01 Jude Apple
3.14.05 Coach Dahl
3.14.32 Fergus Mooney
3.16.01 Scott McCoubrey
3.16.18 Brad Williams
3.16.23 Rod Brown
3.16.32 Kristen Ton
3.16.37 Chris Ford
3.17.12 David Zoeller
3.17.50 Lara Pollard
3.18.13 Kristal Sager
3.18.30 George Forshaw
3.18.30 Gail Forshaw
3.18.47 Molly Layman
3.18.57 Peter Moe
3.19.06 Laury Tarte
3.19.06 Phyllis Ying
3.19.40 Wayne Ballew
3.23.21 Debbie Gallow
3.23.21 Craig Carlson
3.24.15 Sarah Woody
3.24.27 Jenny Pearson
3.25.37 Holly Graham-Clevenger
3.25.37 Pablo Cabrera
3.31.50 Sophia Dulak
3.31.51 Allison Camp
3.31.51 Lisa Roth
3.33.10 Clark Gilbert
3.33.14 Chris Doherty
3.33.14 Jenny Pederson
3.33.28 Bill Walker
3.33.40 Andrea Becker
3.35.53 Russ Fish
3.36.25 Onderj Sklonar
3.36.52 Lesley VonEschen
3.37.12 Jay Frank
3.37.12 Ashlea Frank
3.37.57 Kathy Jones
3.41.18 Kami Mahoney
3.43.17 Scott Sparks
3.43.17 Scott Minneman
3.43.17 Kate Gigler
3.46.45 Robin Loen
3.46.45 Desiree Seer
3.48.13 Lisa Maitland
3.53.35 Michael Liles
3.53.53 Heidi Daigler
3.54.36 Amber Maurin
3.55.52 Hannah Rood
3.57.38 Kevin Letchford
3.57.38 Trinh Tran
4.00.34 Yvonne Smith
4.01.29 Jennifer Dwyer
4.01.51 Melissa Stromberg
4.05.10 Mel VanHouten
4.05.17 David Lygre
4.05.20 Heidi Fitzgerald
4.06.32 Sharon Gamroth
4.09.04 Jenn Carter
4.09.09 Rod Sawyer
4.09.10 Jennifer Seward
4.32.42 Ashley Traubridge
4.32.42 Peter Desantis
4.35.00 Tamara Cartwright
4.35.00 Maria Seliber
4.40.41 Mario Martinez
4.40.41 Katherine Bellows
4.46.23 Roderic Langer
4.48.36 Laine Boerelman
5.16.34 Sydnee Stoyles
5.16.34 Michelle Barnes
5.16.34 Jennifer Martineau

50k

4.32.49 Adam Lint
4.38.32 Gary Robbins
5.00.55 Miles Ohlrich
5.00.55 Chris Twardzick
5.12.33 Albert Lam
5.14.38 Brendan Triboli
5.16.59 Brian Nelson
5.18.10 Ellie Greenwood
5.19.15 Nicole Seana
5.22.41 Shawna Wilskey
5.26.28 Kevin Reinkensmyer
5.41.35 Greg Norrander
5.45.02 Ralph Pooler
5.47.10 Adam Hewey
5.47.54 Monica Ochs
5.48.03 Rafel Albert
5.48.26 Tom Craik
5.55.19 Pteteris Ledins
5.55.54 Jon Robinson
5.56.56 Gavin Woody
5.59.58 Randy Duncan
6.05.01 Steve Roberge
6.09.00 Darin Shields
6.11.36 Justin Jablonowski
6.14.45 Ian Marshall
6.15.05 Owen Connell
6.15.11 David Crerar
6.15.18 Jove Graham
6.15.18 Dan Paquette
6.19.15 Arthur Martineau
6.19.40 Dave Mora
6.19.52 Wendy Wheeler-Jacobs
6.20.17 Allison Moore
6.21.47 Paul Heffernan
6.21.49 Alvin Crain
6.22.55 Dennis Gamroth
6.22.55 Ken Ward
6.24.22 Mike Palichuk
6.26.09 Van Phan
6.31.28 Allen Skytta
6.35.40 Dan Baier
6.35.40 Chandler Gehlhausen
6.36.46 Logan Beaulieu
6.37.10 Joe Tompkins
6.39.46 Colin McWilliams
6.44.20 Roy Seliber
6.44.30 Frank Schnekenburger
6.48.05 Adrienne Stedford
6.51.12 Linda Barton
6.56.38 Tonya Hoffman
6.57.00 Will Thomspon
6.57.16 Duncan Coo
6.59.45 Randy Gaylord
7.01.34 Glen Mangiantini
7.03.02 Herb Reeves
7.07.07 Krys Pick
7.07.07 John Wilson
7.07.07 Paul Smith
7.07.25 Michelle Maislen
7.07.25 Deb McInally-Hutton
7.09.37 Kris Ryding
7.09.37 Tate Kelly
7.11.32 Heidi Perry
7.11.32 Christel Eliott
7.13.51 Dan Probst
7.14.05 Carsten Buus
7.15.44 Heidi Dietrich
7.16.02 Barbara Evans
7.16.06 Caroline Ly
7.18.03 Stewart Johnston
7.18.23 Francie Hankins
7.20.39 Meg Burtch
7.21.08 Olaf Weckner
7.22.16 Scott Montgomery
7.25.58 Jean-Goel Reboul
7.26.04 Scott Krell
7.26.04 Craig Henela
7.31.53 Robert Jacobson
7.33.40 Rich White
7.33.40 Charlie Crissman
7.35.33 Robert Kirchmiller
7.39.12 Tony Corvarubias
7.39.12 Shawn McTaggart
7.39.18 Angela Shields
7.39.18 Leanne Langer
7.45.52 Michael Cartwright
7.48.46 Dave Coates
7.48.50 Des Bezett
7.49.17 Kurt Lauer
7.50.40 Chris Jensen
7.50.52 Moe the Eagle
7.50.57 Sean Lavin
7.51.50 Eric Barnes
7.51.50 Steve Stoyles
7.51.54 Lindsay Felker
7.52.12 Helen Holms
7.54.05 Genissa Sygitowicz
7.55.42 Jeff Loen
7.57.29 Vince Rucci
7.57.29 Holly Anderson
8.02.35 Kim Lobree
8.06.12 Matthew Hovelman-Jones
8.19.24 Karen Wiggins
9.00.34 Ilana Balint
9.09.50 Sue Sisson

Thursday, February 5, 2009

orcas update #3

hi everyone

this is probably the last email i'll send to everyone before the race on saturday. thanks again for signing up for what will hopefully be a fun weekend on orcas island. the weather could be worse than forecasted so please come prepared for nasty weather especially up high. a jacket, hat, and gloves are highly recomended. also remember that most of the time you're on your own with just one aid station for the 25k and two for the 50k and that you need to carry atleast one water bottle or hydration pack while running.

Getting here:
on the blog i have a simplified ferry schedule and on friday afternoon we'll put the yellow road signs to point the way to the park, which is on the far side of the island from the ferry landing. the address for folks who want directions is: 4600 olga rd, olga, wa 98279

Please do your part to help out:
in the past orcas has been huge success thanks to everyone lending a hand. please carpool the parking is limited. also please wash your own dishes after the post-race meal-- we don't use disposable dishes to help reduce our impact on planet. and if you're staying the nite at the camp please help clean up your cabin or the main lodge before you go-- the lodging is cheap in part because there's no maid service to clean up after we leave. with this many people if everyone does just a little it won't take much time at all. thanks in advance!!

What to Bring:
if you're spending the night with us at camp moran don't forget your: sleeping bag(or sheets and blankets) and pillow, towel and toiletries, food to cook in the kitchen, food to share at the "pot-lick" (pot-luck) if you want on friday night. firewood for the woodstove in the mainlodge is always appreciated. and for friday nite's pre-race fun bring your favorite running movie(dvd) and or board game! also a normal sized glass for drinking out of is a good idea since the only glasses at the camp are kid sized.

Aid Stations:
in trying to keep with the spirit of a true fat ass run there are very few aid stations, just one for the 25k and two for the 50k. at the aid stations we'll have a limited variety of food and we'll have water and Nuun(electrolyte drink). we will also transport warm clothes and or extra food to the mt constitution aid station ( mile 6.4 for 25k/mile 22 for 50k)if you want-- just put what you want in a bag with your name and bib number on it and bring it to the start/finish and put it on the designated tables. there will also be a "drop bag" table for the camp moran aid station (50k only at mile 10) again just bring it to the start/finsih and put on the proper table. there will also be a water only aid station for the 50k at mile 19 just before the steep climb up to mt. constitution. since the aid stations are very far apart runners should carry atleast one water bottle or a hydration pack. carrying extra warm clothes and a hat and gloves is also
highly recommended-- there are some long stretches where you may not be able to move fast enough to stay warm because of snow and or ice on the trail.

Thanks!!!!:
i wanted to say thanks to some our sponsors:

Nuun for supplying the electrolyte drink and an aid station tent

www.trail-run-crazy.com for the race morning continental breakfast

Caffe Vita for the coffee

Zombieruner.com for some of the running movies for the film festival

capitolpeakultras.com for the aid station supplies

Seattle Running Company for an aid station tent

and Eastside Runners for the Finishline Clock

Oh and I Almost Forgot About the T-Shirts!:
In following with our commitment to put on trail races that have as little negative environmental impact on the planet as possible I decided to try a little experiment. Instead of Buying nearly 300 brand new T-shirts I thought i'd see if we could make do with ones that have already been made. I scoured the Seattle area for the best pre-owned shirts, sweatshirts, hoodies, technical shirts and even a few vintage ones. each one is unique and there's a rainbow of colors to choose from. and i personally helped our long-time shirt guy and ultrarunner wild bill voiland with the screen printing, which in itself was nad adventure! after the race let me know what you think...

ok thanks again everyone and see ya soon!
james

Wednesday, February 4, 2009

2009 Orcas Update #2 (reposted)

incase you didn't get it before:

hi everyone

it's orcas week! i've been on the island since friday and things are going really well. here's some more info and updates...


Trail Work Party and Trail Conditions

Big thanks goes out to all of the 19 volunteers who came out and did great work! We got every tree(except 3 that Ranger Rich and I went back out for on Sunday) cleared from both courses!!! we also picked up lots of fallen branches and re-routed a small section of trail around a very icy 20 feet of trail.

The trails are in great shape! very little mud or snow! the snow and ice that is there will make for slower times and folks will have to be cautious. But unless something changes between now and race day we should be taking the regular routes, which go up and over Mt. Constitution.


New Start Times and Early Start Info

I've decided to push the start times of the races back to make life easier for the folks coming over to orcas on the ferry on saturday morning. The 50k will start at 9am and the 25k will be 15 minutes later at 9:15. The Early Start(only for 50k) will be at 8am(which is too early to come over on the ferry in the morning so plan accordingly. the cutoffs will be set up to allow for a 9 hour finishing time. Please consider taking the early start if you think it'll take you longer than 7.5 hours and remember this is a slower than average course). There is no Early Start for 25k runners, 8 hours should be plenty of time! 25k runners who ignore this will arrive at Mt Constitution before the aid station is set-up and it's the only one for the 25k!


Timeline for the Whole Weekend (appox.)

Friday
1:30pm Runner Check-In Begins
6:30pm Film Festival, Board Game Olympics and "Pot-lick" Dinner
9:00pm Southern Skies performs in Eastsound at the Lower Tavern
10:30pm Runner Check-In Closes

Saturday
6:30am Runner Check-In Begins
6:30am www.trail-run-crazy.com Continental Breakfast Begins
8:00am 50k only Early Start
9:00am 50k Regular Start
9:15am 25k Start
11:35am 1st 25k finisher should arrive
noon post race meal and party begins!
1:45pm 1st 50k finisher should arrive
?:??pm Southern Skies Performs at the Finish late afternoonish
5:00pm last runner should be done running and everyone should be happy!

Sunday
?:00am final clean up begins, everyone helps!
noon check out all cleaning must be complete.


Dogs

This is the last year dogs will be able to run the orcas race but i would still strongly discourage them from running this year. with this many runners i feel it's important to take extra caution to make sure everyone has an enjoyable run. please if you have to bring your dog this year please have him or her on their very best behavior! and it's park rules to have them leashed at all times.


Rainshadow Running Blog

and don't forget to check the blog for all the latest info on orcas all our other races and serives. there's a page for arranging carpools to orcas and info on our next race the Sun Mountain 50k/25k/10k/1k including the new online registration!


Thanks and see ya soon!
james

2009 Orcas Update #1 (reposted)

For those of you who did not already get this here it is:


hello everyone

it's amazing how much and how fast this run has grown in just 4 years-- we had just 67 runners our first year and now we'll have more than 250 this year. it definitely has a lot to do with the amazing trails moran state park has to offer! the entrants and lodging lists can be found at our blog along with all kinds of info about orcas and all our other races and services:
www.rainshadow-running.blogspot.com


TRAIL WORK
there is only one way to get into the race if you're not already in and that is to come out saturday jan 31 st to moran state park and join us for a trail work party. I'm making an exception to 250 runner limit for folks who make it to the trail party. all the details are also on the blog.
http://rainshadow-running.blogspot.com/2009/01/orcas-trail-work-party.html

CARPOOL, CARPOOL, CARPOOL...
i'm asking all of you to carpool for three reasons: it'll save you money, it reduces our environmental impact, and there's very limited parking at the start. for example it costs 1 person 32 bucks to take their car on the ferry but with two people it's only 43 or three people 54, etc so you can really save some dough. and the parking situation last year was pretty bad and that was with only 200 runners so this year could be a nightmare... you can use the blog to organize carpools by using the comment function on the carpool blog entry at:
http://rainshadow-running.blogspot.com/2009/01/carpool-carpool-carpool.html

PRE-RACE AND POST-RACE PARTIES
as always the orcas fat ass has been about fun, before during and after. Friday nite starting around 6pm we'll have the dvd player and tv setup again for the "RUNNING FILM FESTIVAL" (bring your favorite running movies) and new this year "BOARD GAME OLYMPICS" (bring your favorite board games). also friday nite you can get a sneek preview of saturdays live entertainment at the lower tavern in eastsound. Southern Skies, a four piece band from olympia will be performing for us at camp moran on saturday sometime after the run(2 of the band memebers will also be running in the 25k!) as well as friday nite at the bar starting at 9pm. Also on saturday after you finish running we'll again have homemade soup, cookies and good beer! you might want to bring your own beer glass-- the only glasses we'll have there are pretty small.

OUR OTHER UPCOMING RACES
also we want to let you know about our newest race the sun mountain 50k/25k/10k/1k(kids only) which will be held saturday april 11th on trails on the eastern (read SUNNY!) edge of the north cascades in the methow valley. information about this race and orcas and the cle elum 50k (which we will be taking over from chris and marty fagan) can be found at our blog/temporary website:
www.rainshadow-running.blogspot.com

ok that's enough beta for now. i'll send out more updates as we get closer to race day.