BAC Team

 

Men

Jason Effmann 31, Portland, OR (Cincinnati, OH)

Nike: Senior Editor

University of Missouri

Post Collegiate: 2:22:20 marathon (Austin TX):

Training Goals: Beating Paul in a 400 and improving on 5k on 10k P.R's. Then maybe I'll do another marathon, hopefully NOT in tropical heat conditions.

Brett Holts 26, Portland, OR (Bend, OR)

University of Oregon

2 x All-American, All-PAC-10 in Cross Country

All-American Steeple Chase, All-PAC-10 Track (5k,Steeplechase)

P.R.'s: 8:40 (Steeplechase), 14:05 (5k Indoors)

Training Goals: Looking to get to 2008 Olympic Trials in Steeplechase, lower P.R in 5k. Then getting ready to defend Hood to Coast title and improving on our Club Nationals place from last year. And never losing to Mackey in a workout.

Danny Mackey 27, Portland, OR (Chicago, IL)

Eastern Illinois University, B.S. Business/Biology; Colorado State University, M.S. Exercise Physiology

5 x All-OVC, conference champ (XC, 1500, DMR)

Post Collegiate: 4th US Road Relay Champs (Denver 2006), 10th US Marathon Champs (Minneapolis 2006), 2008 Olympic Trials Qualifier (marathon)

P.R's: 1:55.9 (800), 4:12 (mile), 14:46 (5k indoors) 2:21:38 (marathon debut, Twin Cities), 23 Chipotle burritos in 20 days

Training Goals: Hood to Coast, some road 5k's 10k's, XC Nationals. In the spring lower mile and 5k P.R.'s, run a 10k on the track, 25 laps.

Brian McGovern 26, Washington DC (Newton, CT)

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Post Collegiate: 2006 and 2007 Hood to Coast Champions

P.R's: 3:48.6 (1500), 8:09.7 (3000), 14:15.6 (5000), 2:28:21 (Marathon Debute)

Training Goals: Coming back off a foot injury right now then getting ready for Hood to Coast and Club XC Nationals. The plan is to get through Nationals with 2 feet....2 feet and all bones in one piece.

Phil McCartney 33 Portland OR (New Castle, UK)

 

P.R.'s: 14:07 5,000 2:27:18 Marathon

Training Goals: Chicago Marathon in fall of 2008, then a good and quick track season.

Bram Coppens, 27 Maldegem, Belgium

Running for more than 20 years.

PR’s: 1500: 3.54 3000: 8.18 5000: 14.34 10K (road): 30.17 3 x Regional XC Champ (junior/senior) 2 x winner of Hood 2 Coast (07 and 08)

Upcoming Goals: For the moment more interested in road races than track. Favorite distances: 10K to 10 miles. From November to February it’s XC season mixed with some road races. Half marathon for 2009 and marathon for within 3 or 4 years.

Steen Walter, 33 Copenhagen, Denmark

BS Physiotherpay, from Copenhagen

PBs: 3k 8:09, Steeple 8:52, 5k 14:12, 10k 29:35 1/2 Marathon 65:26

4 Time National Long Distance XC champion, Danish 1/2 marathon champion, 2 Time National Long Distance XC champion, 1 Time 1500 meter Championship, 2 Time H2Coast Champion

Upcoming Goals: Spring 1/2 marathon, and lowering 5000m and 10000m.

 

Jason Knight, 28 Atlanta GA

Hometown: Orlando, FL (via Atlanta, GA)

P.R.'s: 4:10 road mile, 14:48 5k road, 25:26 8k track

I didn’t run in high school or college, I rode bulls in Pro Rodeo. No, seriously. Bulls.

I got started racing by Coach Benson in Atlanta 4 years ago, got VO2max tested and scored a 91.8, then realized I should get serious about racing the very same day! That was a year and a half ago. Currently Scott Simmons, Head Coach at Queens University in Charlotte, coaches me and I look forward to lowering my PR’s every year until I get old and wrinkled.

Upcoming Goals: My most important goal right now is to grow new heels after loosing them in Oregon (I ran Leg 1 for our team at Hood to Coast!) Once that is finalized, I want to do well at Cross Nats, run a strong indoor season this winter, and then bring that fitness out to the track in the spring.

Memorable BAC Moment: A Fred Myers parking lot, blood everywhere, and Brian McGovern saying, “He’s fine. Gimme the duck tape…”

I suffer from occasional nightmares due to that.

Greg Costello, 27 Chicago IL

Stu Burton, 36 Portland, OR (UK)

Sean Duffy, 25 Washington, DC

Hometown: Philadelphia, PA

Nike Pacer NYC

College American University, Washington DC

PRs: 1500m- 3:38 3000m- 7:56(indoors) 5000m- 14:05

Accomplishments: All-American DMR 2003, All-American 1500m 2005 NCAA 3^rd place, All Patriot League XC and Track

Goals: Club XC Nationals, possibly lowering 5k pr in track

Derek Tate, 28 Los Angelos, CA

Brian Livingston, 30 Los Angelos, CA

Training Goals: Hood to Coast and Club XC Nationals

 

Bret Schoolmeester 23, Portland, OR (Denver, CO)

University of Colorado

Multiple All-American (top 5 finisher NCAA XC) and All-Big 12 Cross Country, Multiple All-American, Big 12 Track (5k and 10k)

Post Collegiate: 5th place XC Club Nationals (2007), 7th Place US Road 15k Champs (2008)

P.R's: 3:45.27 (1500), 7:49 (3000), 13:39 (5000), 28:41 (10,000), 45:19 (15K)

Training Goals: US 25k Championships, Training the new-born baby to be faster than her parents, then Hood to Coast and Club XC in the Fall.

Brandon Workman 29, Portland, OR (Moscow, ID)

George Fox University B.S. Business Economics

3 x All-NW conference, 2 X NCAA qualifier in Cross Country
7 x All-NW conference, 2 X conference champion
NCAA D3 All-American in Track (Steeplechase)

Post Collegiate: Runner up 2002 Seattle Marathon, 2003 Hood to Coast Champ

P.R.'s: 9:00 (Steeplechase)

Future Goals: Getting ready to lower a track P.R. or two, then some summer road races. In the fall, the Hood to Coast battle and if someone can convince me, I'll do another cross country race in December.

Master's Men

Kevin Paulk (KP) 46, Portland, OR

Appalachian State University

2006 World Indoor Master's Gold Medal (800m), 4-Time World Master's Indoor/Outdoor Medialist, 6-Time US Master Champion (800,1500,Mile)

P.R.'s: (Masters): 1:58.3 (800 Age 43), 4:04.1 (1500 Age 45), 4:22.9 (Mile Age 45)

Future Goals: Defending US Masters Champ in the 1500. More importantly, I've been racing competitively for 34 years and my future goals are to run and race until my legs fall off.

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