11th Place Finish at Wharf to Wharf 6 mile race. Official time of 29:46.
Wednesday, July 29, 2009
Tuesday, July 7, 2009
4th of July Racing Report
Several of our Warriors raced on Independence Day this year, and posted some pretty impressive times.
First, Joey Nunes won the Run San Ramon 5k in the Bay Area in a time of 15:20, a fantastic time for mid-summer race in the midst of strength training. Joey said, "I felt really good and smooth. It felt like leftover speed from track season." Congrats Joey!
Dawson Vorderbruegge placed second in the Ka'ena Point Firecracker 10 miler, a trail race on the North Shore of O'ahu, Hawai'i. Dawson ran the flat but technically challenging course in 65:10. "It was hard to get good footing on the rough trails, but it was a fun race."
Results here for Ka'ena Point: http://www.hurthawaii.com/
Rubye and Denali Foldager ran their traditional mid-summer classic, the Mount Marathon race in Seward, Alaska. It is an up and back race to the top of Mount Marathon and back down to the sea port town. Denali was 23rd out of the women, and Rubye was 81st. Congrats ladies! Also, kudos to Patty Foldager, who was 30th!
Results can be found here: http://www.sewardak.org/index.asp
P.S.- Seward wins the award for coolest freaking website ever for a tiny little town.
If I missed some, let me know, and happy running...
First, Joey Nunes won the Run San Ramon 5k in the Bay Area in a time of 15:20, a fantastic time for mid-summer race in the midst of strength training. Joey said, "I felt really good and smooth. It felt like leftover speed from track season." Congrats Joey!
Dawson Vorderbruegge placed second in the Ka'ena Point Firecracker 10 miler, a trail race on the North Shore of O'ahu, Hawai'i. Dawson ran the flat but technically challenging course in 65:10. "It was hard to get good footing on the rough trails, but it was a fun race."
Results here for Ka'ena Point: http://www.hurthawaii.com/
Rubye and Denali Foldager ran their traditional mid-summer classic, the Mount Marathon race in Seward, Alaska. It is an up and back race to the top of Mount Marathon and back down to the sea port town. Denali was 23rd out of the women, and Rubye was 81st. Congrats ladies! Also, kudos to Patty Foldager, who was 30th!
Results can be found here: http://www.sewardak.org/index.asp
P.S.- Seward wins the award for coolest freaking website ever for a tiny little town.
If I missed some, let me know, and happy running...
Wednesday, July 1, 2009
Summer Interview #4: Jaydeep Bhatia
For our next summer interview, WXCD caught up with team manager JaaDeePoo Bhatia.
WXCD: Hows your summer going?
J: It was going really well, but some stuff happened with our family that kind of blew it off track, but it's getting better.
WXCD: What are you looking forward to this upcoming XC season?
J: Basically seeing the team placing at Regionals. A lot of fresh faces and a lot of laughs. Also an obscure trip somewhere cool.
WXCD: So, you are going to be the manager this season, what are your duties?
J: I'm probably going to be timing, just for the sake of timing things. I'll be writing a lot of numbers, I won't even write times, I'll just write down some numbers so coach thinks I'm writing stuff. I'll be passing out a lot of cold towels, runners need cold towels. I've got a sweet idea to make a t-shirt. It's a really cool design, it has a hawk on it. Even though we are the warriors, I wanted to incorporate a hawk. A warrior killing a hawk. And later in the year I'll be attending the Annual Managers Meeting in the Mountains (AMMM), doing managerial things, like tabulating how many cold towels I passed out.
WXCD: Sounds like you've got your hands full?
J: Yep, that's the name of the game.
WXCD: Hows your summer going?
J: It was going really well, but some stuff happened with our family that kind of blew it off track, but it's getting better.
WXCD: What are you looking forward to this upcoming XC season?
J: Basically seeing the team placing at Regionals. A lot of fresh faces and a lot of laughs. Also an obscure trip somewhere cool.
WXCD: So, you are going to be the manager this season, what are your duties?
J: I'm probably going to be timing, just for the sake of timing things. I'll be writing a lot of numbers, I won't even write times, I'll just write down some numbers so coach thinks I'm writing stuff. I'll be passing out a lot of cold towels, runners need cold towels. I've got a sweet idea to make a t-shirt. It's a really cool design, it has a hawk on it. Even though we are the warriors, I wanted to incorporate a hawk. A warrior killing a hawk. And later in the year I'll be attending the Annual Managers Meeting in the Mountains (AMMM), doing managerial things, like tabulating how many cold towels I passed out.
WXCD: Sounds like you've got your hands full?
J: Yep, that's the name of the game.
WXCD: Your friend and former teammate Kanwar Dhaliwal will be trying out for the Stan State men's team this year. Tell us about Kanwar?
J: He's definitely a good kid. He has really clean teeth and he's pretty fast. He and I have ran a lot together. He runs kind of like an antelope or an ostrich sometime. But seriously he's a good runner and he'll fit in well with the team. I love that kid. And I'm going to try to keep him away from Palmer and Tyler, because they will literally eat him alive.
WXCD: What was the highlight of this past track season?
J: The day I almost caught Eric in a 300, when he ran a 46 and I ran a 48. Even though that's not even close to catching him, I had no idea my legs could run that fast. It felt like I was on a spaceship.
WXCD: You are a self proclaimed movie buff. Favorite movie, actor, and genre?
J: Favorite movie is "Almost Famous" which is about a young journalist. My favorite genre is comedy, I love a good laugh. And I love comedies, I love a good laugh. And I like George Clooney. Fun fact, he is also a spokesman for the U.S. to the United Nations, and he has a masters degree.
WXCD: What do you want to be when you grow up?
J: 1. I want to write the theme songs to short lived sitcoms.
2. I want to be a war journalist.
3. I want to have some type of job in the White House.
4. If all else fails, I'll sell crack. But I won't be a mean crack dealer, I'll be a nice one and say, "Hey, you, want some crack?"
WXCD: Final question: Who is your hero?
J: My hero is my father, who went from working at a gas station for $3.15 an hour to owning a multi-million dollar gas station. And George Clooney.
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