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1 SNAILS TALES A Snail s Pace Running Club Laguna Hills Chapter June 2011 Issue JUNE EDITOR NOTES It s June and that means warmer weather and outdoor activities. Read further in the newsletter for information on a Breakfast run hosted by Grace and Craig Innis and also a run and BBQ put on by the South Coast Road Runners. We will also have a couple summer runs in Dana Point Harbor starting next month that includes a run, BBQ and bonfire after. I can taste the S mores already! Welcome to new and returning members: Patrick Byrne, Ginger & Doug Day, Jane & John Deeley, Jenny Gill, MJ Hong, Sandy Huseby, Matt Kossoff, Frank Lenaghan, Alfred Lenhard II, Lisa Matranga, Renee Orgeta, Cathy Shargay, Julie & Nic Tenwolde, Rachel Tribole and the Trok family. JUNE MEETING NOTES Tina led the June meeting and we had another good turnout. The meeting started with a welcome to Lulu and Danielle. It was reported that we had 217 members and $3800 in the treasury. The Salt Creek Stampede will be held on a Saturday in August, hosted by Faith Morris. More information will be posted soon. The T-shirts are pre-ordered so you must RSVP. Bob mentioned the Brooks visit at the store. The Club Canopy will be at the Downtown Anaheim 5K. Spirit points rules were handed out by Tina (and are included at the end of this newsletter along with posted on the Meetup site). Ross is the overall leader. This month the prizes went to Jeanene (first), Ross (second) and Amy (third). Wendy spoke on the upcoming events. A brunch run (see flyer at the end of the newsletter) hosted by Craig and Grace Innis on July 17 th and beach run/cookout in Dana Point on June 29 th.the Halloween party has a host but we still need one for Christmas. Tina mentioned the new officers for 2012 will need nominations in August and she handed out sheets for everyone to make choices (I stuffed the ballot for Ross). June birthdays were celebrated with a cake. The meeting ended with race results with lots of hardware and PRs reported (see the race results). Make sure you join Meetup and look for photos, the newsletters and Snail s Cup Series updates. SNAILS TALES JUNE 2011 Page 1

2 EKIDEN XX By Amy Katz Photos by Dave Kuntz I don t know why I never participated in the Ekiden relay race organized by Bob Norton and Bobby Porter of the Snail s Pace Fountain Valley chapter, but I am really glad I came out and ran it this year. As people arrived at Central Park in Huntington Beach, they put their name in a box so that teams of four could be randomly drawn. The first person selected was assigned to run one mile, the next person two miles, the third person three miles, and the final person four miles. There was such a large attendance we had 15 teams of four, plus two walker teams of three. People came from Fountain Valley and Laguna Hills, plus AREC (a Long Beach running club), and Team Challenge (Crohn s and Colitis Foundation). Bob and Bobby then explained the route to us, and then we did a warm-up jog dedicated to those former participants who are no longer with us. Then it was time to start the race! I was happy to be running the one mile since I had done a 20-mile long run the day before, but it was really tough running that fast! There were people of all paces running, and everyone cheered everyone else on as they passed the start/finish multiple times. Those running the 3 mile and 4 mile had some hills to deal with on the road outside the park, but everyone finished and no one really cared which team finished first. Various prizes were given out (fastest co-ed team, fastest all women s team, second fastest runner in the 2 mile, etc), and raffle prizes such as draw-string bags and t-shirts were handed out. We also enjoyed a big spread of pastries, fruit, and other snacks. Everyone enjoyed themselves and agreed that the Ekiden should be run again next year! Bob Norton (left) and Bobby Porter (right) give race instructions and Amy is so close to the finish line. SNAILS TALES JUNE 2011 Page 2

3 Ross encourages Bob Norton (left) and the last finisher goes through the tunnel (right). Racing Team Report Laguna Hills Memorial Half Marathon/5K by Bob Morris Talk about the Snail Nation dominating at the LH Memorial Day race, this is the fourth consecutive year A Snail s Pace Race Team members have won both the men s half marathon (Humberto Rojas, 1:09:30) and 5K (Jason Valenzuela, 15:11). Other top ten men s finishers in the 5K included: 4 th - Mark Donaldson (also 1 st Masters), 5 th - Roger Mignosa, and in the half marathon: 7 th - Jace Hinesly, 8 th - Jason Bosinski. Our women s Race Team was even more dominating, winning both races by taking 1 st (Julie Ertel, 17:23), 2 nd (Leilani Rios), 3 rd (Donna Mills), 6 th (Sabrina Higashi) & 7 th (Terry Luzader) in the 5K, and 1 st - Abbey Swift (1:22:04), 4 th - Beth Hibbard, 5 th - Edith Martinez (also 1 st Masters), 7 th - Sue Zihlmann & 10 th - Kara Perez in the half marathon. See you at the next club race! SNAILS TALES JUNE 2011 Page 3

4 Humberto Rojas tries to chase down the lead vehicle and Abbey Swift is airborne (photos courtesy of Michael Schwartz). SNAILS TALES JUNE 2011 Page 4

5 Snail s Pace Running Club aid station #2 at the Laguna Hills 5K and Half Marathon Club Events and Parties The first summer beach run, BBQ and bonfire will be held on June 29 th. Watch the Meetup site for the details. And Doug Denniston from South Coast Roadrunners invited us to a run and BBQ at Peter s Canyon in July. See the flyer posted on Meetup. If you have an additional event or want to host the Christmas Party, contact our Social Chairwoman Wendy Foltz. Breakfast Run Peter s Canyon BBQ Summer beach BBQs Salt Creek Stampede Halloween Party Christmas Party July 17th July 25th First one July 29th, Dana Point August, date to be announced date to be announced Host TBD SNAILS TALES JUNE 2011 Page 5

6 Race Results This month we had a large turnout at the Laguna Hills 5K and Half Marathon and look at all the 1 st, 2 nd and 3 rd places and PRs! We had lots of pacers too. Great job guys and gals. Cinco de Mayo Half Marathon, 1 May 2011 Jeanene Warren 2:30 2:30 pacer Heather Stern 2:19 pacer Laguna Hills 5K, 30 May 2011 Elaine Gronberg 22:10 1 st AG Amy Katz 22:58 1 st AG Craig Innis 26:15 Fun, perfect weather Frank Appice 29:56 2 nd AG (65-69) Martin Foltz 24:12 slow day Bob Morris 19:42 2 nd AG Mike Schwartz 21:13 Shawn Ferrando 22:54 3 rd AG Sheri Corlett 25:30 Grace Villagrana 30:19 Shaved 1:23 off best 5K! Laguna Hills Half Marathon, 30 May 2011 Tina Ingegneri 2:30 Pacer fun and hard Grace Innis 2:45 Pacer fun! Greg Beck 1:31:15 2 nd AG Jose Flores 1:35 Flat tire mile 9 Ross Klein 2:00:24 2:00 pacer Jeanene Warren 1:55 PR Heather Stern 2:19 2:20 pacer Brian Pruitt 2:20 Jace Hinesly 1:22 Eh.. I like the course! Matt Kassoff 1:28:54 New PR, placed 3 rd Pat Herr 2:28 1 st AG Gloria Thomas 1:48 Nice race Gabby Castro 2:45 pacer 5 Years Ago (from the June 2006 Newsletter) The June 2006 newsletter started out with the announcement of the summer picnic in Miles Square Park and the first summer Beach Run in Dana Point. There was a guest speaker, Rich Scott, talking about the Snail s Running Programs. A Racing Team Report covered the Downtown Anaheim 5K with a win in the overall team competition. The race results were filled with Saddleback Half Marathon and 5K results. SNAILS TALES JUNE 2011 Page 6

7 COACH Here in Southern Orange County we have a unique landscape that works to our advantage in our training. It s the combination of flat, hills and mountains all within a 30 minute drive from where we live. You re not in Kansas! So what does that do for us as runners? It gives us the training ground to gain strength and speed. Many of us already take advantage of this. Run the flats of Irvine or on the beach boardwalks in Newport or Huntington. Those runs allow us to run longer runs for half and full marathon training but it also gives us an opportunity for speed work. Take advantage of a flat run at least once a week and work on speed. Our Wednesday night runs on the bike path are great for a Fartlek (yes, that s a real running term). Hills are part of your life if you live in Mission Viejo, Laguna Hills, Laguna Niguel, Aliso Viejo and other south county cities. Running hills is an opportunity for building strength. Learn to push the uphills through the top and down the other side. Practice pacing so that you feel strong through more than one hill. Also use downhills to increase your stride length. Lean forward and stride out. This increase in stride length will show up as increased speed. Running hills will help build your leg muscles and give you more stamina. For those few who have the time and desire to try mountain running it opens up a whole new world. There are several local easy runs and many are out and back so a turn-around point can be selected at any distance. One down side of this is you won t be a very exciting date the night of a long mountain run. Snail s Pace Spirit Points top 20 Laguna Hills 2011 from Ross Klein 1. Ross Klein Elaine Gronberg Jeanene Warren Bret VanHorne Amy Katz Grace Villagrana Gabby Castro Wendy Foltz Tina Ingegneri Teri Styles Faith Morris Pamela Galambos Grace Innis Shawn Ferrando Greg Beck Monica Nguyenduc Craig Innis Pat Herr Gloria Thomas Amanda Singer 160 See the complete list on the Meetup site. SNAILS TALES JUNE 2011 Page 7

8 Balance as of 4/30/2011 $ Receipts May New/Renewals $ A Snail s Pace Running Club Laguna Hills Chapter Treasury Report May 2011 Disbursements March Pizza ($393.19) Spirit Points ($12.98) Drinks/ice ($29.01) Balance as of 5/31/2011 $ total members Membership Expirations (April and May): Jeana Arkell Thomas Crider Judith Harrison Bill Meyer Jay Bohrer Margi Rawi Tamer Abbas Rich Boyd Megan & Melissa Carson Shannon Dempsey Amy Elwyn Shannon Fox Sarika Goyal Parul Gupta Karen Higgins Julie Makin Jana & Eric Schwartz Philip Sneyd Andre Torng Jim Buchholz Melissa & Brian Crumpler Lisa & John Beardwood Leslie Rickey 2010 Officers: President: Tina Ingegneri tgirlrun@hotmail.com Vice President: Grace Innis phippsgrace@yahoo.com Social Chair: Wendy Foltz wendyfoltz@cox.net Treasurer: Andrea MacDonald acm1221@gmail.com Newsletter Editor: Martin Foltz martinfoltz@cox.net Club Liaison: Bob Morris bob.morris@runasnailspace.com SNAILS TALES JUNE 2011 Page 8

9 Fountain Valley Laguna Hills Brea Pasadena 2011 CLUB RACES (tentative) Last Updated: January 2011 ALL Races and Dates are tentative, and subject to revision. Check the latest Club Newsletter for up-to-date information. suggestions for additional Club Races to: Chapter Sponsor Date Race Race Location LH 1. JANUARY 8 So. California Half Marathon/5k Irvine FV 2. FEBRUARY 6 Surf City Marathon/Half Marathon/5k Huntington Beach BR 3. FEBRUARY 27 Brea 8k Brea ALL 4. APRIL 3 Carlsbad 5000 Carlsbad LH 5 MAY 30 City of Laguna Hills Half Marathon/5k Laguna Hills FV BR 6. JUNE 11 Downtown Anaheim Anaheim FV 7. JULY 4 Huntington Beach Surf City 5k Huntington Beach 8. AUGUST TBA 9. SEPTEMBER TBA FV 10. OCTOBER? Huntington Beach Distance Derby Huntington Beach 12. NOVEMBER TBA PAS 13. DECEMBER? The Tiger Run 5k/10k South Pasadena Look for the Black ASP Club Canopy at each Club Race (usually near the Finish Area). Store your belongings (don t count on security, however). Warm-up & -down with your ASPRC Teammates. Bring a chair and some refreshments to share! Have FUN!! SNAILS TALES JUNE 2011 Page 9

10 Attention All Snailer s Come one and all to join the Innis 1st Breakfast Run, Sunday, July miles out and back Scenic & Historic trail down the Arroyo 7:30 am-??? 9 Timbre, RSM Coffee, juice, soft drinks, water, & egg dish provided. Bring your favorite sweets & sweetie. SNAILS TALES JUNE 2011 Page 10

11 SNAILS PACE RUNNING CLUB MEMBER SNAIL S INCENTIVE PROGRAM Revised 2/14/2011 To Participate: You must be a current member of Snail s Pace Running Club and have your dues up to date. Regular club members, Racing Team members and Running Academy Graduates are all eligible to participate and win prizes. Login to and create an account Once in, make sure you are located in your Chapter file (Laguna Hills) and the month you need to post your points. Points are accumulated on a monthly basis and all Chapter events should be posted to the month you participated in them. If you forget to enter your points for a particular month you may go back and enter them, but remember Spirit Points are tabulated on a monthly basis at the end of each month. This addition would only be counted for annual points. How to receive points: 1. Showing up at a regularly scheduled club run 10 points (Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday) 2. Attending the monthly club meeting 20 points 3. Participating in the monthly club race 20 points 4. Additional Points for wearing the Club Uniform at races 10 points 5. Carpooling to races with other participants (two or more people)-10 points 6. Writing a newsletter article (and having it published) 20 points 7. Hosting a club social event 30 points 8. Attending a club social event 10 points 9. Recruiting new members 10 points 10. Volunteering at a local race 10 points Points are awarded for the activities listed above. Prior to each monthly meeting, the previous month s points will be tabulated and high scorer will receive at least a $20 ASP gift card and will be ineligible for 3 consecutive months for this certificate. At the end of the year the Top TEN scorers will receive special prizes with the overall winner awarded a Free Pair of New Balance shoes, a Free Membership Renewal and a Free Entry to any Club Race of their choice for the next year. All points should be entered no later than the 1 st of each month to give the Social Chair time to calculate the winner. If you have any questions, please see one of your club officers for clarification. Happy Running SNAILS TALES JUNE 2011 Page 11