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2009 Lane Year in Review
Men 2009 Leading Marks
100 Chris Stubbs 10.66a Taylor Norman 11.12a Austin Christianson 11.16a 200 Chris Stubbs 21.25a Bryan Harper 21.93a Taylor Norman 22.53a 400 Bryan Harper 47.46a JJ Rosenburg 49.84a 800 Spencer Head 1:52.27a Brent Ryberg 1:55.22a 1500 Spencer Head 3:59.39a Joe Churchill 4:01.20a Lukas Fenley 4:01.43a Steeplechase Travis Stevens 9:54.34a 5000 Lukas Fenley 15:25.20a Travis Stevens 15:30.48a 10,000 Lukas Fenley 33:38.63a Alex Jones 33:47.26a 110 Hurdles Dennis Olstedt 15.09a Rich Arnold 15.33a Bruce Burbank 15.34a 400 Hurdles Dennis Olstedt 54.01a Rich Arnold 55.73a 4 x 100 Relay 41.81a Taylor Norman, Chris Stubbs, Austin Christianson, Bryan Harper 4 x 400 Relay 3:14.83a JJ Rosenburg (50.1), Rich Arnold (49.5), Chris Stubbs (47.1), Bryan Harper (47.4) Long Jump Trent Davis 23-04 Seth Lindquist 22-03.75 Bruce Burbank 21-10.50 Triple Jump Seth Lindquist 47-05.25 Trent Davis 46-04.75 High Jump Seth Lindquist 6-06.75 Trent Davis 6-04.75 Bruce Burbank 6-01.50 Pole Vault Scott Elliott 16-00 Garrett Pruitt 15-01 Kevin Godfrey 14-11.5 Shot Put Max Perry 48-10.25 Chris Bellitt 47-02.50 Discus Chris Bellitt 148-07.25 Max Perry 142-07 Ty Lindgren 134-11.25 Hammer Ty Lindgren 189-02 Max Perry 164-00 Decathlon Kevin Godfrey 6262 Bruce Burbank 6251 JJ Rosenburg 5780
Women 2009 Leading Marks
100 Kim Wilson 12.59a Jessica Roldolf 12.71a 200 Kim Wilson 26.17a Diana Batson 26.31a 400 Diana Batson 58.48a Annie Hayward 59.02a 800 Annie Hayward 2:19.61a Mikayla Bradbury 2:20.08a Angelyn Salyer 2:22.04a Leah Twombly 2:22.90a 1500 Mikayla Bradbury 4:47.42a Leah Twombly 4:50.74a Andrea Gruber 4:53.45a Steeplechase Tara Krempley 11:54.33a 5000 Leah Twombly 18:24.27a Katherine Barnhart 19:14.15a Tara Krempley 19:41.00a 10,000 Katherine Barnhart 40:21.05a Andrea Gruber 40:34.99a 100 Hurdles Katie Sterling 15.11a 400 Hurdles Annie Hayward 67.57a 4 x 100 Relay 49.08a Katie Sterling, Diana Batson, Jessica Roldolf, Kim Wilson 4 x 400 Relay 4:02.46a Annie Hayward, Angelyn Salyer, Kim Wilson, Diana Batson Long Jump Jessica Roldolf 17-08 Kim Wilson 17-03.25 Triple Jump Kim Wilson 38-00 Pole Vault Mary Vaughn 11-04.5 Amber Williams 10-08 Shot Put Rocksi Miller 41-01 Discus Rocksi Miller 120-08 Javelin Tauni Powell 146-11.75 Rocksi Miller 132-11.25 Hammer Rocksi Miller 145-03 Jessie Robertson 128-02 Kallie Nowak 120-06
 Last Updated: May 28 2009, 02:13 AM Comments (0) Lane Recap of WAOR II MeetSpokane, WA - WAOR! The annual Washington vs. Oregon team challenge meet hosted by Community Colleges of Spokane went to another level this year and the Lane Community College track and field team was not intimidated by the competition or sub par weather. Lane was second overall in the men's scoring and fifth overall in the women's team scores. Lane had two event winners with Jessica Roldolf in the long jump with a mark of 17 feet and eight inches and Bryan Harper in the 400 with a time of 49.27 seconds. Roldolf and Harper are both local products of Junction City High School. Titan men standouts included the 2-3-4 finish in the men's pole vault led by Scott Elliott's second place finish at a height of 15 feet five inches with Kevin Godfrey placing third and Garrett Pruitt placing fourth, Tyler Lindgren finishing third in the hammer, Trent Davis and Seth Lindquist going 2-3 in the long jump with Davis recording a mark of 23 feet with Lindquist also finishing third in the triple and fourth in the high jump, Spencer Head finishing second in the 800 with a time of 1:53.74, Dennis Oldstedt finishing third in the 400 hurdles with a mark of 55.43 seconds, Chris Stubbs finishing second in the 200 with a time of 22.11 seconds, the 4 x100 team of Taylor Norman, Stubbs, Austin Christianson, and Harper finishing third with a season best of 42.36 seconds, and Stubbs, Brent Ryberg, Head, and Harper just getting edged in the 4 x 400 relay finishing second in 3:20.06. The women's team was also highlighted by Tauni Powell and Rocksi Miller finishing second and fourth in the javelin, Annie Hayward finishing third in the 400 with a season best of 59.08 seconds, Katie Sterling placing fourth in the 100 hurdles in 15.77 seconds, and Leah Twombly placing fifth in the 1500 and 800. Team Scores: Women Eastern Washington - 160, CC Spokane - 92.5, Eastern Oregon - 87, Whitworth - 84.5, Lane CC - 81, Linfield - 77.5, Portland State - 57, Central Washington - 37.5 Men CC Spokane - 143, Lane CC - 114, Eastern Washington - 110, Linfield - 99.5, Portland State - 79, Whitworth - 70, Eastern Oregon - 50.5, Central Washington - 37 WAOR II Performance Breakdown: WOMEN 100 11. Katie Sterling 13.53 200 9. Jessica Rodolf 26.83 18. Katrina Krempley 29.96 400 3. Annie Hayward 59.08 6. Diana Batson 60.33 15. Jeanine Menzies 64.23 800 5. Leah Twombly 2:22.90 13. Mikayla Bradbury 2:29.17 17. Anne Hagy 2:43.47 1500 5. Leah Twombly 4:53.10 6. Mikayla Bradbury 4:55.06 11. Anne Hagy 5:29.64 Steeplechase 11. Sierra Lee 13:18.30 5000 13. Tara Krempley 19:41.00 14. Katherine Barnhart 19:45.50 21. Megan Hale 21:36.05 100 Hurdles 4. Katie Sterling 15.77 4 x 400 Relay 3. Batson, Menzies, Sterling, Hayward 4:13.97 Pole Vault 6. Mary Vaughn 10-06 8. Amber Williams 9-06.25 Triple Jump 9. Kim Wilson 31-07.50 Shot Put 7. Rocksi Miller 39-05 15. Jessie Robertson 33-01 16. Kallie Nowak 32-00 17. Tauni Powell 31-10 Discus 8. Rocksi Miller 114-10 19. Jessie Robertson 89-09 22. Kallie Nowak 84-02 Hammer Throw 8. Rocksi Miller 141-02 14. Kallie Nowak 118-05 15. Tauni Powell 114-10 18. Jessie Robertson 103-01 Javelin 2. Tauni Powell 135-11 4. Rocksi Miller 130-02 11. Katrina Krempley 100-07 MEN 100 8. Taylor Norman 11.44 10. Austin Christianson 11.56 16. Matt Julian 11.74 22. Sean Turner 12.07 200 2. Chris Stubbs 22.11 11. Kevin Godfery 23.09 12. Taylor Norman 23.12 18. Matt Julian 23.48 25. Jesse Smith 23.87 400 1. Bryan Harper 49.27 6. JJ Rosenberg 51.02 17. Jesse Smith 52.74 20. Scott Elliott 54.02 800 2. Spencer Head 1:53.74 1500 11. Lukas Fenley 4:06.74 12. Brent Ryberg 4:07.14 Steeplechase 5. Travis Stevens 10:05.66 13. Brandon Jordan 11:08.47 5000 15. Alex Jones 16:11.84 110 Hurdles 6. Dennis Olstedt 15.71 12. Richard Arnold 16.44 400 Hurdles 3. Dennis Olstedt 55.43 8. Richard Arnold 58.09 12. Sean Turner 60.44 4 x 100 Relay 3. Norman, Stubbs, Christianson, Harper 42.36 4 x 400 Relay 2. Stubbs, Ryberg, Head, Harper 3:20.06 7. Olstedt, Arnold, Stevens, Rosenberg 3:31.41 Pole Vault 2. Scott Elliott 15-05 3. Kevin Godfrey 14-11 4. Garrett Pruitt 13-05 Long Jump 2. Trent Davis 23-00 3. Seth Lindquist 21-10.25 8. JJ Rosenberg 20-11.25 16. Kendrick Davis 19-08 Triple Jump 3. Seth Lindquist 44-09.50 6. Trent Davis 42-01.25 7. Kendrick Davis 41-08.50 Shot Put 12. Chris Bellitt 41-10 18. Cory Rauschert 36-04.75 Discus 7. Chris Bellitt 140-05 18. Ty Lindgren 126-01 28. Bruce Burbank 106-04 30. Cory Rauschert 103-00 Hammer Throw 3. Ty Lindgren 173-06 21. Cory Rauschert 123-06 Javelin 17. JJ Rosenberg 150-07 19. Kevin Godfrey 147-10
 Last Updated: Apr 13 2009, 12:10 AM Comments (0) Lane Recap @ Willamette InviteSalem, OR - The Lane Community College track squads had no need to shake off any rust after a lay off during spring break. They came out firing. Hitting numerous personal bests, the Titans weren't overshadowed by the compeition in one of the largest track meets in the Northwest. Lane swept the pole vault Friday night, with winning marks of 14 feet 11 inches by freshman Scott Elliott and 10 feet six inches by sophomore Mary Vaughn. Freshmen Kim Wilson and Trent Davis jumped their way to winning marks of 36 feet 5.75 inches in the triple and 22 feet eight inches in the long jump to round the event winners for the Titans. Continuing strong performances in the field events were soph Chris Bellitts' runner-up performance in the discus with a mark of 148 feet seven inches, frosh Tauni Powell's second place perfomance in the javelin with a toss of 144 feet eight inches, and soph Tyler Lindgren's third place mark of 174 feet six inches in the hammer throw. Other note worthy performances on the women's side were Rocksi Millers' fifth and sixth place finishes in the hammer and shot put with marks of 136 feet eight inches and 38 feet 10.25 inches, Kim Wilson's sixth place finish in the 100 with a time of 12.85 seconds, Katherine Barnhart and Andrea Gruber's sixth and eight place finishes in the 10,000 with personal best times of 40:21 and 40:34, and Tara Krempley lowering her own school record in the steeplechase by 24 seconds with her seventh place finish in 12:08. Rounding out the men's standouts were Bryan Harper's fourth place finish in the 200 in 22.51 seconds, Spencer Head winning his heat and finishing fifth overall in the 800 in 1:53.79, and Dennis Olstedt running a new personal best in the 110 hurdles of 15.37 and finishing fifth. Willamette Invite Performance Breakdown: WOMEN 100 6. Kim Wilson 12.85 14. Diana Batson 13.07 200 10. Diana Batson 26.55 400 13. Jeanine Menzies 63.72 17. Amy Nelson 70. 31 800 20. Annie Hayward 2:23.07 37. Anne Hagy 2:30.39 42. Angelyn Salyer 2:36.04 1500 27. Mikayla Bradbury 5:00.77 38. Anne Hagy 5:15.49 Steeplechase 7. Tara Krempley 12:08.01 (New School Record) 10. Sierra Lee 12:56.89 5000 31. Leah Twombly 18:25.79 (5th best ALL time at Lane) 10,000 6. Katherine Barnhart 40:21.05 (8th best ALL time at Lane) 8. Andrea Gruber 40:34.99 (9th best ALL time at Lane) 100 Hurdles 23. Katie Sterling 17.70 4 x 100 Relay 4. Batson, Roldolf, Hayward, Wilson 49.73 4 x 400 Relay 9. Menzies, Salyer Roldolf, Hayward 4:15.22 Pole Vault 1. Mary Vaughn 10-06 Triple Jump 1. Kim Wilson 36-05.75 (3rd best ALL time at Lane) Shot Put 6. Rocksi Miller 38-10.25 17. Tauni Powell 33-07.50 21. Kallie Nowak 33-01.75 Discus 17. Rocksi Miller 112-10 28. Kallie Nowak 90-10 Hammer Throw 5. Rocksi Miller 136-08 13. Jessie Robertson 116-00 14. Tauni Powell 113-07 15. Kallie Nowak 112-08 Javelin 2. Tauni Powell 144-08 (5th best ALL time at Lane) 14. Rocksi Miller 117-10 15. Katrina Krempley 110-03 MEN 100 9. Austin Christianson 11.20 13. Tayler Norman 11.29 200 4. Bryan Harper 22.51 26. Dennis Olstedt 23.63 400 10. Chris Stubbs 50.54 11. JJ Rosenburg 50.59 27. Matt Julian 53.39 29. Jesse Smith 53.85 800 5. Spencer Head 1:53.79 1500 13. Spencer Head 3:59.39 Steeplechase 20. Brandon Jordan 10:54.31 5000 23. Lukas Fenley 15:25.20 28. Travis Stevens 15:30.48 10,000 25. Alex Jones 33:47.26 110 Hurdles 5. Dennis Olstedt 15.37 14. Kevin Godfrey 16.07 26. Sean Turner 17.12 4 x 100 Relay 5. Norman, Stubbs, Burbank, Harper 42.83 4 x 400 Relay 10. A 3:28.05 12. B 3:31.87 Pole Vault 1. Scott Elliott 14-11 Long Jump 1. Trent Davis 22-08 10. Bruce Burbank 21-02.75 14. Kevin Godfrey 20-06.25 21. JJ Rosenburg 19-11.50 24. Sean Turner 19-07 25. Kendrick Davis 18-11.25 Triple Jump 15. Kendrick Davis 41-00.25 Shot Put 18. Chris Bellitt 41-05 Discus 2. Chris Bellitt 148-07 21. Ty Lindgren 128-03 29. Cory Rauschert 104-02 Hammer Throw 3. Ty Lindgren 174-06 25. Cory Rauschert 124-02  Last Updated: Apr 5 2009, 11:10 PM Comments (1) Tragic Loss
Erik Anderson is one of the better coaches I've ever met, but he was more than that. I instantly had thoughts back to this last November after the NWAACC Cross Country Championships, where his teams did what they always seemed to do. They won. I went up to congratulate him and he was so incredibly sincere and happy for how well MY teams had performed. That interaction summed up the type of guy he was in my mind. Erik had a way about him that is incredibly unique. He was one of those guys who would kick your butt, but you couldn't help but like and admire. I remember last night I was contemplating how I might be able to go about beating Spokane in the fall. I had recently gotten excited that a couple of recruits that could be on my team in the fall and the potential for my squads, but I got to thinking about just how good Spokane is. I thought about how Erik Anderson was ALWAYS going to have that team running at an incredibly high level. Despite Erik Anderson coaching at a rival school and him beating me often, I've always had an incredible amount of respect for him. He was just one of those guys you knew did things right. He developed kids, he cared for his athletes deeply, and he not only made them better runners, but better people. I want to wish his family, his athletes, his fellow coaches, and the entire Spokane community my deepest sorrow for the loss of such an amazing person. I will miss coaching against him and regret I was unable to learn more from Erik. He had a lot to share on so many levels. Travis Floeck - Lane Community College Head Cross Country Coach  Last Updated: Feb 20 2009, 07:57 PM Comments (6) 2009 - Running Log2009 Goals - Run everyday of the year, at least 30 minutes (it's a motivation thing) Race a couple times when fit - 800, half-marathon, something February 4 - 48 minutes - I wanted to recover from yesterday's workout without only doing 30-35 minutes like I have been getting into a habit of. Today I was better about just getting in a little extra. I ran at a good clip also for having been a little sore from the day before. Just a standard run into Alton Baker and around a little. 7 miles February 3 - 58 minutes - Despite feeling really sore and tired at the start of this run I had a really good workout. I warmed up for 15 minutes and then headed straight into a MINUTES workout of 4, 2, 4, 2 around Rexius. I cooled down to South Eugene track and did 6 x 100m strides. I did the first couple and was sooo tight, but it got much better after a few. I then did Hurdle Mobility and the Pedestal Routine. 9 miles February 2 - 35 minutes - I waited late again to get this one in and I was feelng so tired that I just ran loops around the turf fields near Hayward until it was time to head home. Nothing special about this one. 5 miles Week 4 - 48.5 Miles (I thought I had done a much bigger week before I added this up, sad but oh well) February 1 - 74 minutes - I drove over to Florence in the AM to go for a long run with Chris Johnson at Sutton or Holman Vista for a run we call Sunday Tommy Sunday. It is on mostly on a very soft gently roling trail that is quite nice. We talked training and life. It went by pretty quickly and I felt decent, better than the night before. We did a titan ten right after. 11.5 miles - Titan Ten+ January 31 - 35 minutes - I felt awful all day today. Something I ate did not sit well and I felt like I was going to throw up a majority of the day. Not sure if I had a slight flu bug or what. I waited ALL day to try to see if I would feel better and I did not really. I headed out at 11 PM to get my run in and even though I wasn't feeling well I just cruised alright for a while. I felt gross though. 5 miles January 30 - 48 minutes - Tried to get another "workout" tonight. I felt really sluggish and tired from my run the day before. I wanted to do a 12 minute pick up run and yesterday's seven miler with Kevin felt like that the whole time, at least faster than I had been going, but oh well I felt good yesterday. I warmed up for about 15 minutes and then just started running a solid steady pace around Alton Baker for 12 minutes, cooled down for a while back home. 7.5 miles January 29 - 50 minutes - I ran a solid run with Kevin Ullman tonight. We cruised along at a legit pace out and around Rexius. I think we were cruising at 6:30 pace and I felt really really good today. My legs felt fresh and my feet light. It was a nice feeling. 7.5 miles January 28 - 35 minutes - I ran another real easy run into Alton Baker at night. These are getting a little old, but fortunatley I'm starting to mix it up with my "training" a little more. 5 miles - Lifting January 27 - 48 minutes - I skipped the drills with Cathie's group tonight, because I didn't want to aggravate the soleus. I thought I could probably get away with doing a minutes workout and was correct. I warmed up for 15 minutes then did a MINUTES workout of 1, 2, 3, 2, 1 then ran a cool down and ran over and did some strides at South Eugene track, then jogged back home. 7 miles Push-up workout January 26 - 35 minutes - I went really light and easy today to not mess with my soleus. A standard night run into Alton Baker and back. Nothing exciting. 5 miles Week 3 - 41 miles January 25 - 49 minutes - I kind of flaked out in the morning. I have been feeling really tired in the morning. I skipped the 10 miler with Johnson and Blackmore. I actually had a great run later in the day though. I took Johnson's dogs Puck and Stamper to Siltcoos Lake Trail and ran two loops. It was an awesome run. It was nice to just run with the dogs, amazing how much better their presence made the run. I was pretty sore after the run, specifically my right soleus seemed to be cramping or strained from the hills. 7 miles Titan Ten+ January 24 - 32 minutes - Slept too late. I left late for the coast and a wedding in Florence. I went to the wedding and didn't run before hand. We went to the reception and after Chris Johnson was kind enough to run the minimum at Whoahink with me with flashlights at night. It was pretty crazy running out on those trails in the dark like that. 4 miles January 23 - 35 minutes - I ran pretty late, had to make it a short one to make it to dinner with Jane, Shane, Stephanie, and Ben at 19th street. I felt ok, not amazing. 5 miles January 22 - 53 minutes - I ran with Travis Stevens after the team did their pool workout. He is real fit and we cruised along at 6:30's I think the whole way around Rexius. I felt pretty tired, but was able to get this run in. Push-up workout. 8 miles January 21 - 40 minutes - Got a nice late night run in after a long day at Lane. I didn't feel nearly as sore as last week after Cathie's workout. Not even close. Amazing what one week will do. I'm starting a push-up program today Bob Julian told me about. It is a program to 100 push ups. I downloaded the app for it on my iphone last night. The goal is to do 100 push ups without stopping. I did the initial test and only did 50 push ups last night. I didn't think that was real hot, but oh well. I started tonight on the workouts and did sets of 10, 12, 7, 7, 9, and then as many as I could do and oddly enough I did 50 again with 60 seconds rest in between all of the sets. So a total of 95 tonight. 6 miles January 20 - 65 minutes of drills, intervals, strides, stairs - Despite being completely torn up after last week, I decided to head back to Cathie's group. We did most of the drills we did last week and twice during the drills I ran four laps including three laps of hard/easy 200's. We did the wall sits, squat jumps, fast feet, and lunges that wrecked me last time. This week I added the 8 repeats up some stairs at Hayward. I feel way way better than last week. I didn't add on any running at the end, because I know I got more than 4 miles for sure. 6 miles January 19 - 35 minutes - Not sure why, but I was feeling soooo tired today. I was planning on running around 75 minutes, but ah I got tied up with some stuff during the day and then just felt wrecked. Wish I had gotten a longer run in. 5 miles Week 2 - 42 Miles January 18 - 30 minutes - Ran a little over 4 laps at Amazon with Chris Johnson and Mike Blackmore, before a marathon of watching football. 4 miles January 17 - 30 minutes - Really only had time to get the minimum in on my own around Rexuis before dinner time with friends at Steelhead. 4.5 miles January 16 - 41 minutes - Still feeling torn up...but after about 16 minutes I did a 10 min pickup with Jeff Sather and Chris Yorges, they were running 5:45 pace...I only made it 10 minutes before my legs were just done, they went much longer. Did the Back Routine before the run and a BIG TEN after. I hope my legs recover sometime... 6.5 miles January 15 - 35 minutes - Same story. Hurting soooo bad. I had a lot going on today and couldn't run until 9:30 at night. If I didn't have this streak going, there is no way I would have ran tonight. I was hurting so bad I wore a hooded sweatshirt with the hood on so maybe no one would see me running so slow and made sure to go 35 to make sure I was gettin 4 miles in. 4.5 miles January 14 - 30 minutes - I was STUGGLING to get this done, so sore from the drills the day before. This is when I would normally take a day off. 4 miles January 13 - 47 minutes? - Kind of hard to measure exactly how long I was running, because I went and did circuit training with Cathie Bellamy's group at Hayward. I ran 5 minutes there, did an hour worth of work that involved running the entire time with some intervals, but mainly drills and running in between. I added 25 minutes afterwards to make sure I hit the minimum of 30 minutes of 4 miles I have set for myself. This was pretty challenging, especially at the end. It was such a cool environment. I think there were around 30, maybe more, people out there working together. I was really hurting at the end when we were doing lunges and wall sits. My streak will be tough to keep going tomorrow, but I'm going to do it. I also did some hurdle mobility and strides out at Lane with some CORE today. DRILLS - CORE 7 miles January 12 - 53 minutes - I ran with the team today, since we had a long run at Alton Baker. I was feeling pretty awful most of it. I was running with Lukas, Travis, Erik and Alex, but would slow down to talk to others, then try to catch back up. I think that was hurting the effort, plus my legs were just cashed. I was planning on running an hour, but I was so tired I decided to shorten it up a tad. Big 7 7.5 miles Week 1 - 44.5 Miles January 11 - 42 minutes - I was real tired from yesterday's run and struggled through this one. It was embarassing passing people out on Pre's Trail, because I was just slogging along. 6 miles January 10 - 68 minutes - Ran at Alton Baker with Jason Young, Mike Blackmore, and Chris Johnson. We ran at a pretty good clip the whole way and of course had good conversation, which we were getting fired up about at times. Headed straight to 19th Street afterwards. 10 miles January 9 - 36 minutes - Just ran easy right before dinner to get the run in, felt a little sore from the hills the day before, nothing too bad though. 5 miles January 8 - 49 minutes - This was one of the more motivating runs I've been on in a while. I just thought about a lot of stuff. No ipod and the time went by quickly running with only my thoughts. I ran over to Hendrick's and made three long climbs up into the park and back down. 7 miles January 7 - 52 minutes - I ran as soon as I got up. I ran down to Amazon and then did a loop out on Rexius. I was feeling pretty tired, but it felt nice to get the run out of the way. I lifted out at Lane later in the day. Lift - CORE 7.5 miles January 6 - 36 minutes - I was feeling real real sore and tired today. I just ran around campus a little, did a couple laps on Hayward and ran home. Titan Ten+ 5 miles January 5 - 27 minutes - I ran around Florence around 7 am with Johnson before I drove back to Eugene. It was real early and on pavement. He unfortunately has to do that often just to get in a run in. Titan Ten+ 4 miles January 4 - 50 minutes - Ran out at Sutton Creek with Chris Johnson. I use to not like that trail as much, but I'm warming up to it. We just talked the entire time about coaching and it made the run go by pretty quickly. 7.5 miles January 3 - 32 minutes - We did one loop out at Siltcoos Lake Trail in Florence. Maybe my favorite place to run. We just got it in before the second day of the JA coaching clinic. I ran with Dave Frank, Chris Johnson, Mike Blackmore, Marty Beauchamp, and Gerry Tinkle. 4 miles January 2 - 26 minutes - Chris Johnson, Marty Beauchamp, Mike Blackmore and I ran the minimum at Whoahink pretty quick before the first day of the JA coaching clinic. 4 miles January 1 - 28 minutes - Chris Johnson, Marty Beauchamp, Mike Blackmore and I ran the minimum out at Whoahink while we did some filming for Kiger's movie. We ran around Tahkenitch and Sutton Boat Launch a little as well. 4 miles  Last Updated: Feb 5 2009, 07:15 AM Comments (3) Cross Training - RunnerSpace.com/TrainingCross Training Mix it up to stay sane and improve your running
It's getting darker, colder, wetter, and gloomy. Many of us are coming off a fall of cross country, some big road races, or just enjoying running in the delightful environment that season can provide. We are entering the winter, maybe the longest and most difficult season for running. This could be the perfect time to supplement your training with some cross training exercises.  Last Updated: Nov 26 2008, 08:02 AM Comments (0) Nike Spikes Video SeriesRunnerSpacers, I apologize for the very long delay in the Nike Spikes series that I started at the beginning of the summer. It was a crazy summer, but I'm starting up the long over due return of these videos that preview Nike's spike line-up that will soon be available for retail and on the feet of runners across the country. Jonny "Wildhorse" Truax, James "Tonger" Tong, and Tom "Red Rocket" Redding give you insight on how these spikes are made and the inspiration behind them in a very entertaining fashion. Enjoy!
In case you missed the first two videos:
 Last Updated: Oct 25 2008, 12:46 PM Comments (1) Set-up, Camp is Here - Steens Mountain Running CampThis is my favorite time of year. The time of year when high school runners are boiling with excitement and nervousness. This is the time of year for Steens Mountain Running Camp, the best running camp in the country. I feel very confident saying that, even though I am extremely biased and haven't visited all the camps in the country obviously. My 2008 Steens experience started last Tuesday when I rolled into camp later than I had anticipated after one of the worst cases of food poisoning in my life. Never eat at the Scholtsky's Deli in Medford, OR. I was still able to get up on the mountain and contribute to the set-up effort. The set-up crew of Max King, David Laney, John Mantalas, Pete Voskes, John Mantalas, and myself all decided to hike down into Wildhorse Lake on Friday after a long week of work. The camp use to have a competition there called the Wildhorse Lake assault, in which Johnny "Wildhorse" Truax is named after. It is a 800 meter climb from the shore of the lake up over this lip of rocks with no clear path, at 9,000 feet elevation. Truax is the only high school athlete to ever run it under six minutes and to not stop running during the assault. Max actually ran it while we there, he ran it in 6:50. Max had been eating lots of jerky and did absolutely no warm-up however, but it puts in perspective how impressive Truax's record is. I'm really excited for camp this year and the different role I will have. This will be the first time I will not be a camp assistant. I was fortunate enough to be able to do that for eight years and am glad others will have the oppotunity. The Steens campers will be rolling in this afternoon and we've got some more preparation to do here in Burns before heading up, so I better get going. I'll check in next weekend and write a summary of the first session.      Last Updated: Jul 20 2008, 03:36 PM Comments (2) Yoder-Begley Gets ThereEmotional.
The sport of track and field can be an emotional roller-coaster, incredible highs along with painful lows. Watching Amy Begley dig her way to the line with the knowledgeable crowd at Hayward roaring, knowing what she was trying to accomplish still gives me goosebumps and makes me choke up a little. There is nothing in this sport that affects me more than witnessing an athlete put it all on the line, unafraid of failure. I know Amy has had an up and down career and to see someone who has worked so hard and not given up, reach a goal that many thought was a long shot was inspiring. She deserves to be an Olympian.
I was also so incredibly happy to see Kara Goucher reach her more expected goal of becoming an Olympian. I've fortunately been able to get to know Kara very well and know how much she deserves this. I say more expected, because of the last two years Kara has put together, but before that few thought this was a possibility. That might have been the theme for this race, three athletes overcoming obstacles to rise to the occasion and qualify to represent "the hardest team to make". Even Shalane Flannagan had to persevere through an injury that had her taking a long amount of time off and put her career in jeopardy. All three of these women have shared their experiences with eachother. They've inspired, learned, and supported eachother and US women's distance running is better off from it.
 Last Updated: Jul 1 2008, 12:06 AM Comments (1) Summer Running Log 08Wednesday 6/18- 41 min....nothing really went as planned today, so no double, real short run also so I could get some stuff done. I ran down to Hendrick's and did two long climbs up the gravel path by Summit Drive and up into the nursery, so at least I got some hill work in as well. I'm hoping I will be more likely to get a quality run in tomorrow night in North Carolina since I didn't go very long today. My legs felt much better today and continuing to get more fit. 6 miles Tuesday 6/17- 65 min (15 min w/u, MINUTES- 4, 4, 4, 4 - 18 min w/d), 6 strides (felt pretty fast actually), BIG 15.....legs felt a LITTLE better today, I felt overall pretty good throughout the workout, like I was moving at a good clip really, stopped by South Eugene track for some strides, and the BIG 15 was hard tonight. It was a good day for training. I'll probably do a double tomorrow. 10 miles Monday 6/16- 53 min, Big 15, Titan Ten+.......my legs were definitely not feeling superb tonight after yesterday, but I powered through and it wasn't so bad towards the end of the run. My legs felt worse when I got done however, but just after 8 minutes of elevating them they feel much better. I probably need to start to slow down a little on these recovery days. Ok, time for food! 8 miles Week of 6/9-6/15- 62.5 miles Sunday 6/15- 102 minutes......I headed out planning to run 95 minutes, but got out there and wanted to do just a tad bit more. I did the same loop as tuesday, I went from my place to a big loop around Alton Baker, over to Hendrick's, but did 4 treks up Summit Drive and into the park and down, then ran out to South Eugene and then out to campus to drive my car back hom from where it was parked. I got real out of it after this run, but I made sure to elevate my legs and I drank some Endurox and Glucose with some glutamine and I think that helped a lot. I again was cruising along really well during this run. I'm going to be in good shape if I can get 5 or 6 more of these in before Steens. I might even make an attempt at the Siltcoos Lake trail record than Chris Johnson and I own of 6 loops (2 hour TOUGH run) and try to make it seven loops. 15 miles Saturday 6/14- OFF.....got really busy today, plus I think a day off was needed. My legs have been feeling really heavy. Friday 6/13- 57 min (15 min warm-up, MINUTES- 3, 3, 3, 3 -18 min warm-down), 6 strides, BIG 15 (119 push-ups, 119 sit-ups)........I again felt horrible starting off this run and the workout was tough, first in about 3 months. I found Jeff Sather out on the trail towards the end of my workout. I went from my place out into Alton Baker, out to the finger and back to the warm-up track at Hayward. This is going to be a good week, a hard week, but a good one. I was thinking and I don't think I had run more than 20-30 miles a week since February and this is looking to be at least 60. 8.5 miles Thusday 6/12- 60 min, BIG 14 (105 push-ups, 105 sit-ups)......I met Jane and Shane for a run this morning. It was rough. I could just feel the work in my legs from this week, that I know I wasn't quite ready for. I have also felt DEAD all day. I think this is not only from the heavier workload, but from the fact I was trying to be a lot more strict with my diet. I had to go get a hamburger at East 19th street tonight to try to feel a little better. I thought about doing another run this afternoon, but my legs needed some more rest. 8.5 miles Wednesday 6/11- AM- 40 min.....ran with Elinor this morning. We went to Hendrick's and did three treks up Summit Drive into Hendrick's park with a warm-up and warm-down run. It was really good. Legs felt pretty dead from the night before. 4 miles PM- 45 min, 4 strides, Big 13......ran with Ross from my place out to rexius and back to South Eugene track. I felt sooo tired and hungry. I'm trying to lose a little weight, so being really strict with what I'm eating. I tried to do strides and it was real tough. Got through the big 13 in ok shape, ran back to my place then the office and back. Tonight I went to dinner with Jane and Shane and Jane's family......Jane called me fat so I may have to make my diet even more strict. 6.5 miles Tuesday 6/10- 90 min, Big 13, Titan Ten+......not sure where this came from today. I went out intending to do a long run of around 75-80 minutes, but once I was about 50 minutes into the run I got really motivated and was feeling really good. I went from my place out to a big loop around Alton Baker to Hendrick's park where I did three runs up Summit Drive and into the park and then ran out to S. Eugene and back to my place. This gives me some hope I'm getting back into shape and more motivation to start getting on it even more. I ran this whole run at a good clip....probably between 6:30-6:40's. 13.5 miles Monday 6/9- 45 min, Big 13 (91 push-ups, 91 crunches), Titan Ten+.......pretty standard day, ran a small loop in Alton Baker from my house, was definitely really tired, didn't eat much yesterday at all and felt really hungry today. 6.5 miles  Last Updated: Jun 19 2008, 07:24 AM Comments (3)
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