Striders Activities & Events

We meet every Saturday in Stevens Creek Country Park, Cupertino at 8.30. We usually split into groups of different ability, so you can run or walk with others at a comfortable pace. Most groups finish by 10.30 and many members go to Hobee's Restaurant, Oaks Shopping Center, Cupertino for breakfast. The restaurant is in Stevens Creek Blvd, opposite DeAnza College. Map: click here

Throughout the year, we participate in a number of events as a group.

Our current events can be found on our home page. Here are some of our past 2011, 2010, 2009, and 2008 events:

3/11/2011 Welcome News! The Peninsula Open Space Trust (POST) completed the purchase of a 54-acre piece of land in Stevens Canyon that creates connectivity between existing public open space and parkland in Stevens Canyon of regional trail connections for visitors, wildlife and the area watersheds. Read it all here.

3/06/2011 Patrick and Claire Saxton ran the 2011 Little Rock Marathon and finished together with a time of 3:17. See their results here.

3/05/2011 Carol Borders competed in Chico, California's Bidwell Classic Half Marathon, you can see her result in our results section

2/26/2011 Michael Dhuey and Striders Saturday regulars ran our Zinfindel and Lookout trails in the snow. You can trace their route, elevation gain/loss and calories burned here.

2/19/2011 Jean Pommier, Christina Brownson, and Penny Beeston all finished first in their age group, while Jean Pommier finished first overall in this years Second Saratoga Fat Ass 50k. Feel free to inspect the Striders results section for finish times.

2/05/2011 History repeats itself with Lina McCain, Jean Pommier, and Bill Dobson all winning their age group in the 2011 Jed Smith Ultra Classic 50 K. See our results section for times.

1/29/2011 Three Striders have earned  the coveted "First-place overall" in their gender age groups in the Pacific Area USA Track and Field Ultra Running competition.

The winners are: Lina McCain, who is champion in her second year, Jean Pommier: the winner for his fourth year in a row, and Bill Dodson: the winner for his third year in a row.  

                                              Lina, Jean, and Bill were honored at a  January 29 banquet at 5:00 pm in Oakland, California. See event pictures here.

We expect to have Pacific Area USA Track and Field Ultra Running teams made up of Striders at several events in 2011 .

1/24/2011  The Stevens Creek Striders received the 2010 Most Supportive Organization Award at the 18th Annual Hobbees Achievement Awards. More information here.

1/01/2011  Saratoga Fatass 50  Congratulation to Penny Beeston, Peter Hargreaves, Martha Leu, Zulie, and Christina Brownson who participated on New Years Day.

12/12/2010  Christmas Relays, San Francisco. A men and a women's team competed in the Christmas Relays around Lake Merced. Photos can be seen here.

12/11/2010  Striders Holiday Party!, The Striders held their annual holiday party Saturday, December 11th. A slideshow of the festivities can be viewed here.

Congratulations to the following Striders winners of the 2010 Athletic Achievement Awards presented at the Holiday Party:
          
          1. Pat Koren, Christina Brownson, Peggy Alfred, and Penny Beeston for their Ironman finish and ranking.
          2. Larry Myers for his completion of the 2010 Western States Endurance Run and the bronze buckle he received.

           Tom Kaisersatt Service Award:  Randy Ison

           Strider of the Year:  Lina McCain

           Also Awarded at the Holiday Party, the Striders Western States Lottery slot went to Peter Hargreaves

12/05/2010  Bill Dodson ran the California International Marathon in 4:08:29, beating the previous 75-79 age group course record of 4:16:59.

11/26/2010 Quad Dipsea  Congratulation to Penny Beeston and Christina Brownson who participated in the Quad Dipsea November 26th, in Healdsburg, California.  Their times and ranking can be found in our results section.

11/25/2010 Thanksgiving Day - The Stevens Creek Striders Turkey Relays, hosted by Michael Florence, will be held 8:30 am Thanksgiving morning at the De Anza College track. This event is free, fun, fast, friend and family friendly. It is a chance to burn those dinner calories early. No sign up, just show up. There will be prizes.

10/31/2010 Silicon Valley Marathon and Half Marathon  Congratulations to Penny Beeston who finished 1st in her age group and to participates John McKiernan and Russell Atkinson who gave good performances in their respective races. Their times and ranking can be found in our results section.

10/31/2010  Costumed 5k fun run at Silicon Valley Marathon for $17 - The 5K is a great race to run with the family and then you can cheer on those running the half or full marathon.  Sign up at http://www.zozi.com  

10/30/2010 Trail Maintenance. We are grateful to all who turned up for our Trail Maintenance session on October 30th. Photos of the event can be seen here.

10/22/2010 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 twenty six miles south of Carmel.. While the 10K run is at 10:00 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. Find out more here.

10/09/2010 Firetrails 50 -  Congratulations to John McKiernan, Christina Brownson, and Jean Pommier. Their times and ranking can be found in our results section.

9/24/2010 Trailblazer Race Bill Jones, Bill Dodson, and Jean Pommier participated in the Friends of Stevens Creek Trail and Microsoft 2010 Trailblazer 10k Race. Jean Pommier finished 1st overall and Bill Jones finished third in his age group. Congratulations are in order for Jean for his great effort, well done! Their race results can be see in our  results section along with recent results of other individual Striders..

9/12/2010 Clambake and Run. The Stevens Creek Striders Clambake was held Sunday, September 12th near Waddell Beach and preceded by 28, 16, or 12 mile runs.  A fee of $10 for members and $25 for non-members was required to offset insurance for the event. Non-members received a one year Stevens Creek Striders membership, good for upcoming events and activities.  Thanks to Johanna Ylanen and Randy Ison for their photos. Here

8/31/2010 The Stevens Creek Striders newsletter for August 2010 is presented here.  Our editor is Larry Myers.

8/20/2010 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.

8/012010 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.

7/31/2010 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.   A photo of  our Striders who participated in the swimming portion of the event can be seen here.

7/5/2010 Western States Photos.  Thanks to Sue Bush, Gregg Levin, Randy Ison, Rob Larson and Peter Hargreaves for these photos. Here.

6/30/2010 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.

6/27/2010 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.

6/23/2010 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.