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1 SNAIL TRACKS A SNAIL S PACE RUNNING CLUB F O U N T A I N V A L L E Y C H A P T E R MAY 2014 NEWSLETTER Table of contents: 01-Meeting Minutes 02-Spirit Awards 03-Memorial Day BBQ 04-Foot Traffic Marathon 09-Races and Places 15-Snails Cup 16-Race Results 17-Treasury/Membership 18-Club Races/Runs 2014 club officers: President: Luigi Guereca themexicanluge@yahoo.com Vice President: Robert Sternberg rob_bob_ca@yahoo.com Treasurer: Robert Mignosa rpmignosa@aol.com Social Chair: Casey Letcher cletcher@pbcenters.com Newsletter Editor: Frank Chen fightingfalcon@cox.net Meetup Guru: Bridget O Callaghan-Hay Bridget.OCallaghan@verizon.net Club Liaison: Bob Morris bob.morris@runasnailspace.com Fast Penn Relays. Photo courtesy of Monthly Meeting Minutes : VP report on upcoming club races: Laguna Hills Half Marathon and 5K on 5/26, Surf City 5K on 7/4 (Rob Sternberg will be Uncle Sam), Pride of the Valley 5K on 8/2, LB Marathon and Half on 10/12. Select ASPRC for club affiliation during registration when applicable. Non-club races: Renegade Racing 10% off (code: ASnailspace) Friends of the Villa Park 5K/10K on 6/21, HB Big 8K Run on 7/27. Weekly club runs (Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Sundays) see last page for details. Pacers needed for Surf City Distance Derby. Contact Bob Morris to volunteer. Pub Run on Park at Centerfields Bar & Grill and then walk to the FV store. It s about a 2-mile run. Snails Miles Bars were awarded to Bridget O Callaghan (500mi x 2), Rob Sternberg (100mi), and Casey Letcher (100mi). Good job and congrats! Laguna Hills Half Marathon Post-Race BBQ Party at Morris Manor, see page 3. Annual Salt Creek Stampede in July/August. Stay tuned for details. Thanks to the New Balance Rep Kiko for a presentation and providing new shoes for tryout. NB is our official club sponsor and they are made in USA. Custom made shoes are available and they have 6 different widths. Next monthly club meeting: 6/11/14, 7:00pm (after 6:15pm fun run) For informational use only. Not for sales or marketing.

2 Snail's Pace Spirit Awards This month s recipient is Vicki H. Every club member can win and there is a new winner every month and year-long. Just go to the web site and register. Snail's Pace Spirit Incentive Program 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 and make sure you are located in your Chapter file (Fountain Valley) 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: Showing up at a regularly scheduled club run 10 points Attending the monthly club meeting 20 points Participating in the monthly club race 20 points Additional Points for wearing the Club Uniform at races 10 points Carpooling to races with other participants (two or more people)-10 points Writing a newsletter article (and having it published) 20 points Hosting a club social event 30 points Attending a club social event 10 points Recruiting new members 10 points 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 the high scorer will receive a $20.00 ASP gift certificate. You can only win the monthly award once a year thus allowing all a chance at winning. How ever your points are added up and at the end of the year those with the most pints will get more chances at the grand prize drawing of a $ ASP gift certificate, a free membership renewal to the running club, and a free entry to any cub race (limits Apply) of their choice for the next year. All points should be entered no later than the 1st of each month to give the Social Chair time to calculate the winner. If you have any questions, please see your Board of Directors for clarification. 2

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4 Foot Traffic Flat Marathon Foot Traffic Flat Marathon Sauvie Island, Oregon, July 4th 2013 by Bridget O Callaghan-Hay If you are searching for a marathon in July then Foot Traffic Flat marathon ( which takes place on the Fourth of July would be a great choice. What a great way to celebrate the Independence Day a marathon, half marathon or a 5k in the morning followed by awesome firework displays throughout Portland! The race benefits the Sauvie Island Volunteer Fire Department. Sauvie Island, located about 10 miles NW of Portland, consists of rural farmland in the middle of where the Willamette River, the Columbia River and the Multnomah Channel off the Columbia River all converge. Since past race reviews indicated that traffic gets backed up getting onto the island (there is only one bridge onto the island located less than 2 miles from the start), the day before the marathon, we drove to the island to find the start line and reconnoiter the course. The event offers shuttle buses from NW Portland. 4

5 Foot Traffic Flat Marathon Our first stop was the race start and finish line at the Pumpkin Patch, a privately owned farmers market on the south end of the island. Driving around the island, I got a preview of some of the beautiful scenes I would get to see. I was glad to see that the course wasn t exactly flat. One race review noted that the name of "flat" may also be a pun on the "flats" of strawberries, raspberries, blackberries, etc. for which Sauvie Island is noted. 5

6 Foot Traffic Flat Marathon Race day came, and while I disliked getting up at 4:15 am to be ready to leave for the island before 5:00 am it was turned out to be a wise choice. There was plenty of parking at the start line, and we were parked by 5:30 am. It was only 50, and I was glad I brought some warm up gear. While the 90-degree plus temperatures of a few days prior had abated, there were still predictions of some warm temperatures for race day. Given the nature of the course, with little shade and open spaces, this would have been a problem had it not been there for the plentiful well stocked aid stations. As we ran the first 2 miles, a hundred or so cars and several bus shuttles, inched along in the opposite direction. Many runners for both the full and the half (which started 15 minutes after the full) could be seen running back three quarters of a mile to the start. If you are reading this and decide to run in 2014, either take the earliest shuttle bus or plan on being at the bridge onto the island at least an hour before the start time! 6

7 Foot Traffic Flat Marathon The first 5 miles were basically flat. Views along the course included fields of berries, wheat, cows and sheep grazing, dotted with farmsteads and u-pick stands. One lane of the island road was closed to vehicles so spectators couldn t drive out on the course of the island except on bicycle. This resulted in very few people cheering along the course. The only sounds I heard were feet hitting the pavement, the bleating of a large herd of sheep, and barking of dogs as we went by some farms a very peaceful run in the country. The next section of the course was an out and back up and down the Multnomah Channel where we many large river house-boats that looked like suburbia floating on the water. This section had some rolling hills that weren t flat, but a welcome break from a flat road. At about mile 13, I met Joy Bissen, who had travelled from Wisconsin to visit family and run the marathon. This was my first marathon since breaking my foot and going through rehab to take care of back and pinched nerve issues. Since I was running injured, my plan to get to the finish line was by using a Galloway run walk ratio of 3 mins run/45s walk. It turned out that Joy was also running while still recovering and following the same run walk ratio. She introduced me to her Gymboss (an interval timer) and we travelled the rest of the miles to the beeps of her Gymboss. This section of the course had few shaded spots apart from a half-mile stretch of trees a welcome break from the already hot day. 7

8 Foot Traffic Flat Marathon At about mile 16, we headed inland to cross the island. A quarter mile down the road was a detour - a 1.5 mile in-and-out and up a hill. At this point Joy and I began passing many of the runners who had gone by earlier. At one of our walk breaks another runner asked if it was okay to join our group. Joy and I were so engrossed in conversation, (the Gymboss beeps can be set loud so we never missed a beep!) that we hadn t realized that a group of runners were following our run/walk breaks. For several miles we led our little group. Around mile 21, Joy s calf cramped and she wanted to walk more so we took slightly longer breaks. Once we arrived at mile 23, we decided to complete the remainder without any walk breaks. The post-race festivities were very nice as each runner was given one strawberry shortcake and one free hotdog/veggie hotdog. I used one of the numerous available water hoses and showered myself with the cold water. Kiddie pools filled with ice and water were also available for people to soak their legs. Even though getting down into the ice bath was very difficult and getting out was even more challenging, the ice cold water felt so good on my legs and back. The people organizing/operating the race were super friendly. The locals who put up with the disruption of their quiet island life on the Fourth of July in the name of charity (the run raised over $40,000 for charities including their fire department) should be commended for their generosity both in time and patience. 8

9 Races and Places with Snails OC Marathon, 5/4/14 9

10 Races and Places with Snails OC Marathon, 5/4/14 10

11 Races and Places with Snails OC Marathon, 5/4/14 11

12 Races and Places with Snails Wednesday Fun Run, 5/14/14 12

13 Races and Places with Snails Wednesday Fun Run, 5/14/14 13

14 Races and Places with Snails Wednesday Fun Run, 5/14/14 14

15 Snails Cup Series For the complete listing, go to ASPRC FV Meetup site: Name Chapter Total Races Total Points Dawn Vonderheide BR Gloria Rendon-Thomas MV Faith Morris MV Amy Katz MV Ricarda Benz BR Pat Herr MV Kristine Miller MV Sheri Corlett MV Grace Innis MV Marc Owen MV Gabby Castro MV Than Duong MV Pat Copps FV Jose Quimbiulco BR Denise Bacher BR Sandra Wendler MV Greg Beck MV Bret Van Horne MV Tom Frost MV Michael Diaz BR

16 Race Results Name Time Comments OC Half Marathon Alexis Camarillo 2:36:24 Robert Mignosa 2:39:10 Pacer 2:40 Kristin Morris 2:40:56 Damn hills Jenny Warren 2:53:16 First ½ marathon Roseanna Uman 3:06:00 My 10 th half marathon Other Races Jennifer Monioz 9:24:08 Leona Divide 50K Sprained 6mi but still PR over last year Silvia Esparza 5:12:00 OC Marathon PR by 18 minutes Jenny Gardelle 0:28:59 Wahoo 5K Tag time PR 2 min Jenny Gardelle 1:02:00 Costa Mesa Community Run Watch time PR 3 min 16

17 Treasury Report & Membership Update As of 4/30/14 Balance as of 4/1/14 $ S.P. Incentive Winner - $10.00 Club Meeting Food for 4/9/14 - $ April Dues Collected + $ Balance as of 4/30/14 $2, Thanks to the following members paid their dues in April: Roland & Jaynie Barrientos Joel Briggs Chuck Pelkey Dave Rios Sheli Riley Diana Sedlak The following memberships have expired: Shahla Balizadeh Joseph Beauchesne Sloan / Mike Gallipeo Beth Hibbard Michelle Marston Brenda Peterman The following memberships are due to be renewed in May: Susan Hall Rick Noer Mariel Valenzuela Total active members: 87 17

18 Club Races & Runs F o u n t a i n V a l l e y M i s s i o n V i e j o B r e a M o n r o v i a ALL Races and Dates are tentative, and subject to revision. suggestions for additional Club Races to: Bob.Morris@aSnailsPace.net Chapter Sponsor Date Race Location MV MAY 26 City of Laguna Hills Half Marathon/5k Laguna Hills BR JUNE 14 Downtown Anaheim 5k Anaheim FV JULY 4 Surf City 5K Huntington Beach MO AUGUST 2 Pride of the Valley 5k Baldwin Park FV OCTOBER 12 Long Beach Marathon/Half/5k Long Beach FV OCTOBER 27 Surf City Beach Derby 10 mi./10k Huntington Beach MV NOVEMBER 27 Dana Point Turkey Trot 5k/10k Dana Point MO DECEMBER The Tiger Run 5k/10k South Pasadena Tuesday Speed Work/Hill Training Meet at the Fairview Park 2501 Placentia Ave, Costa Mesa, CA Warm up may start ~6:00 PM, ready to run between your current Marathon to 5K race 6:30 PM. Every Tuesday night: intervals, tempo runs, hills, depending on season. Always fun, sometimes breath taking, lung aching, legs shaking, yet always fun, fun, fun! Wednesday Night Fun Runs Meet at the Round Table Pizza Parking Lot (Euclid / Warner) Warner Ave., Fountain Valley, CA Fun Run: 4 miles, less or further. Run 6:15 PM sharp or even earlier if you like. Sunday Morning Beach Runs Meet at the Edison Community Center Magnolia St., Huntington Beach, CA AM. Fun Run: 10 miles FC