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Stevens Creek Striders' "Last Chance" aid station at the Western States 100 mile race. June 27th, 2009

What new and exciting Striders events are on the horizon?

10/22: 30th Annual Big Sur River Run and Camping Trip. Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park is hosting its 30th annual Big Sur River Run in Big Sur, CA. 93920 Rwenty six miles south of Carmel.. While the 10K run is at 8:00 am on Saturday, October 23rd, campsites have been arranged the night before for Strider participants on Friday, October 22nd. A pancake breakfast will be provided as well as live music and racing awards. Those interested please contact Bill Jones at billemj@sbcglobal.net .

9/12: Clambake and Run. The Stevens Creek Striders Clambake; Sunday, September 12th to be held near Waddell Beach and preceded by 28, 16, or 12 mile runs.  Find out more here.

Recent Striders events, meetings, and activities:

8/20: Our Annual Yosemite Camping and Hiking Trip.  A hiking and camping trip in Yosemite National Park was held on the weekend of August 20-22.  Participants conquer/climbed mighty Mt. Conness and visited other areas of stunning beauty while enjoying our national park.

8/01: Skyline 50k Results: Congratulations to Jean Pommier and Lina McCain who won respectively, 1st and 3rd in their age group. Their race results can be see in our results section.

7/31: 21st Annual Full Vineman Triathlon & Bar Results: Congratulations to participates Penny Beeston, Peggy Alfred, Pat Koren, Christina Brownson, Michael Dhuey, Jan Pepper, and Johanna Ylanen. Triathlon results are listed in our  results section.

7/5: Western States Photos.  Thanks to Sue Bush, Gregg Levin, Randy Ison, Rob Larson and Peter Hargreaves for these photos. Here.

6/30: Membership Dues.  Don't forget that memberships run through June 30th so if you haven't renewed, dues are due.  Individual membership STILL only $25.00.  More details are here.

6/27: Striders Western States Results:  Here are the finishing times for each of the Striders who entered the Western States 100 this year.  For perspective, 458 people were signed up to run the race this year.  423 started the race and 328 finished in 30 hours or less.  Race results are listed in the results section, while photos are here.

6/23: Board Members.  Meeting Minutes of May 25th posted here.  During the meeting, the make up of next year's Board of Directors was settled. The 7 Striders who will be serving you, the membership, in this important role for 1 year from July 1st are:

Lina McCain, John McKiernan, Larry Myers, Randy Ison, Mike Dhuey, Gene Kiernan, Gregg Levin.  Their responsibilities within the Board will be agreed by them at their first meeting on July 13th.  All members are welcome to attend Board meetings.

5/31: Hey Striders!  Don't those people pictured above look like their having fun in an idyllic setting!  Ah, Wilderness!  If you haven't already signed up, here is your chance to sign up for Last Chance (the aid station at the Western States 100 Mile Race, June 26 and 27).  As usual, several of your loonier fellow Striders will be in the race (to be expected with a full moon).  To help them and cheer them on click  here.

5/23: Congratulations to Peter Baum for his almost perfect estimate (-1 minute) of  his time in the Predictive Race.  His prize is a $20 gift certificate to the Hobees Restaurant of his choice.  Runner up was Johanna Ylanen (+6 minutes), who won one of our widely sought after Striders running shirts.  Race results are listed in the results section.

5/22: Photos from the May 15th Annual Spring Picnic and  8.9 Mile Predictive Race. Click here.

5/20: Randy Ison's photos of the Quicksilver Aid Station on May 8th. Click here.

5/13:  From the Strider's President:

Don't miss this Saturday, May 15th:  Strider's Summer Picnic & Predictive Run

4/29: Big Basin PCTR delayed.  Due to park permitting issues, the date of Big Basin Redwoods Trail Run has been postponed one week to Sunday, May 23rd.

4/22: Quicksilver Aid Station, May 8th .  Volunteers needed for the Striders aid station at the Quicksilver 50 mile/50 kilometer/25 kilometer race.  There is a 6:00am to 10:00am shift, a 10:00am to 2:00pm shift, or for the very enthusiastic, you can sign up for both shifts.  The aid station is strategically located so that you can aid and cheer your favorite runner as he or she goes by two or even 3 times during the course of the race.  In between you can gaze out over the beautiful landscape and reservoir before you.  A Quicksilver memorial shirt comparable in beauty to the Western State shirts shown above will be available to volunteers.  Sign up at the Saturday morning meeting or here.  Aid station location and a general area to look for parking are here. 

4/11: American River 50 Mile. The Striders had 7 entrants in this classic 50 mile that runs from Sacramento to Auburn up the course of the river. Cool and cloudy weather made for excellent running conditions. 582 of 622 starters completed.

4/2: Striders Tee Shirts on Sale! We have the following stock of coolmax type unisex running shirts. White with a large Striders logo.  Made by SportHill. Very flattering on the trails! Long sleeve: 1x Medium. Short sleeve: 4x Small, 6x Medium, 2x Large. Their normal price is $25 and $20 respectively but the Board decided we should drop the price by ~25% to clear them.  So they can be yours for $19 (long) and $15 (short sleeved). Contact Peter or buy from the board member doing announcements on Saturdays.       4/2: Trail Maintenance. Thank you to all who turned up for our Trail Maintenance session on March 27th.

We had a good turn out of some 18 Striders and Bob the Ranger from the Stevens Creek County Park.  We really made an impression on the poison oak and the trail is in much better shape as a result of your efforts. Thank you!   Thanks also to Jean Pommier for his work and for his photos. He has a good description of the day on his blog here and many more photos here. Also thanks to Peggy for organizing the maintenance work with the County Park staff.

3/31: March Newsletter added here.

2/21: Congratulations to Jean Pommier for winning his age division in the Pacific Association USATF Ultra Grand Prix.  Three Striders won their age divisions in 2009:  
           Christina Brownson, Jean Pommier and Bill Dodson. 

12/31: Congratulations to the following Striders, winners of the Big L Awards given out at the Holiday Party:
           Athletic Achievement:
          1. Christina Brownson and Bill Dodson for winning their age division for ultra runner of the year (Pacific Track and Field)
          2. Johanna Ylanen for her Silicon Valley Marathon 3rd place
          3. Dennis Connor (first 100 miler in last year and then WS)
          4 John McKiernan (first Boston qualifying marathon time at San Francisco in June; then first 50 miler at Firetrails in October and got a WS qualifying time)
          5. Randy Ison (first marathon at SV marathon).

           Service to the Club:  Bill Jones

           Strider of the Year:  Peter Hargreaves

           Also Awarded at the Holiday Party, the Striders Western States Entry:  to Lina McCain.

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