ON THE RUN – MARCH 2022
RUNNING NEWS – WOMEN’S EDITION
It’s been an incredible season or two for breaking American women’s running records, so during this Women’s History Month it seemed only fitting to highlight these amazing athletes.
100 miles – Camille Herron broke her own world record and beat the #1 man by almost 30 minutes by finishing in 12:41:11 @ USA Track and Field 100-mile Championships (2/20/22). Along the way she also broke the 50-mile world record in that age group with a time of 6:08:24.
50K – Des Linden, 2018 Boston Marathon winner, used the season of cancelled races to up her game and mileage. She set a world record of 2:59:54 on a bike path in Oregon (4/13/21), over 7 minutes faster than the previous record.
Marathon – Keira D’Amato shaved off 24 seconds from Deena Kastor’s long-standing American record to break the tape in 2:19:12 @ Houston (1/16/22). Even more impressive is how far she’s come in such a short amount of time. She ran the 2017 Shamrock Marathon in Virginia Beach, hoping to break three hours, and clocked 3:14:54 in sleet, wind and hail.
Half Marathon – Sarah Hall crossed the line in 1:07:15 @ Houston (1/16/22). An American record to call her own.
5K – Betty Lindberg, 97, finished in 55:48 @ USA Track & Field Masters 5K championships (2/26/22). She took up running when she was 63. A mere 34 years later she has a World age-group record.
Here’s some real running history. Women’s History Month: Celebrating Women Runners (linkedin.com)
And some more. 10 Badass Women Runners Through History | Road Runner Sports
Speaking of history, the women’s 100m record, 10.49, is still held by Florence Griffith-Joyner, set in 1988. You can bask in her glory and make a water stop while running around the lake at the Mission Viejo park named in her honor (corner of Olympiad – duh – and Alicia).
The badass women of SCRR
BIRTHDAYS
Noreene Matsuda – 3/2
Jennifer Woodson – 3/3
Lainie Johnson – 3/6
Hector Capistran – 3/8
Randy Dela Cruz – 3/8
Fred Cowles – 3/15
Kylie Biessmann – 3/16
Jade Berniard – 3/17
Danielle Del Vicario – 3/28
GRAND PRIX STANDINGS
Our top 2 racers remained steady, but we had some movement and an addition of a former champion. I’m also happy to note that there is a 6:4 ratio of M:W. Watch out guys, we’re both blazing the trail and comin’ for ya. See the full list of participants here.
Barbara Eckes
Steve Ireland
Luke Friedl
Mike Dietz
Ken Atterholt
Joel Whitson
Cathy Shargay
Greg Hanssen
Sarah Cabellero
Jeanie Leitner
SCRR 2021/2022 BOARD MEMBERS
David Schiller – President
Scott LaRuffa – Vice President
Margot Johnson – Secretary
Victor Gambone – Treasurer
Joanna Pallo – Member At Large
Barbara Eckes – Member At Large
Jade Berniard – Member At Large
Michelle Ren & Jackie Chen – Co-Social Chairs
TREASURER’S REPORT BY VICTOR GAMBONE
Total Cash Balance, Beginning February 1, 20225,362.67Cash Inflows
* Membership $410.00410.00Cash Outflows
* Club Meeting/Pizza $221.55
* RunSignUp fee $29.78
* Water/Gatorade $36.37
* Business Cards $61.41349.11Net Change in Cash 60.89Total Cash Balance, Ending February 28, 20225,423.56
Monthly Finances
Snail’s Pace discount
Zealios Discount