On the men's side, Frank (who has been busy running laps around his house on Tuesday nights trying to keep up with his baby daughter Isabella) ran a swift 1:27:19. Jerico, who was seen leaping down out of the bushes after an unexpected pit stop, still placed third in his age group with a respectable 1:28:27. Brian started with anger in his footsteps and held on with determination for a 1:31:01, several minutes faster than he had run the previous year. Tim managed to get to the start at the start, and moved out at a slow reasonable pace for once and actually ran the second, hilly half of the race faster than the first for a 1:32:51. Rab was supposed to run but I didn't see him. Finally, Frank's friend, Jim, deserves mention, as he actually showed up to the club workout for the first time last week, and congratulations, as he ran 1:26:37 for tenth place overall.
Some of the TCLA women's attitudes seemed like "Saturday stroll
on the beach" (women, complain to the field reporter if you
disagree). Can you blame them? However, Leslie Gallagher and
Elizabeth Sutton (who has been working and training in the Bay area
this last month) ran strong and nearly crossed the line together in
1:45:36 and 1:45:38, respectively. Elizabeth Farnan, who ran around a
1:47, used the course as a workout as she is still recovering from the
Rock 'N Roll Marathon. The two Stephanies came in at 1:50 and 1:55,
respectively. It would be presumptuous to guess which was which, so
they can match their names to their times if they so choose. All in
all, a good turn out and a good day to run some hills.