► RR Jacob Nur and JoAnn Hall set pending age group ARs at NorCal
SRA Elite’s Jacob Nur began the 2022 racing season just as he ended the 2021 season, running very fast. Nur, who broke the M65-69 10K AR on Thanksgiving with a blazing 35:42 at Sacramento’s Run to Feed the Hungry 10K, set a pending 10 Mile AR with a 59:11 at Saturday’s NorCal John Frank Memorial 10-Mile. Nur’s time was under Brian Pilcher’s still fresh 59:42 M65-69 AR set on 10/30/2021 in Houston. Nur’s 59:11 age-grades to a jaw dropping 96.25% which is #2 on the all-time 10 Mile age grade list. Impala...
read more► RR 2022 John Frank Memorial Run Results
Results may be found here. The 24 hour protest period for this race starts at 12:00AM 03/06 and ends at 12:00AM 03/07. Protests should be sent to USATF Official Ken Hunter
read more► RR PA’s Jacob Nur dominates USATF Masters 5 km Championships
The SRA Elite’s Jacob Nur, 66, (Elk Grove) easily won his division and achieved the highest male age grade at the USATF Masters 5 km Championships hosted by the Atlanta Track Club in Atlanta GA on Saturday 2/26. Nur’s time of 17:43 (net) was good enough for an age grade of 94.49% and a 39 second victory over Ken Youngers (65) who ran 18:22 for 2nd place in the M65-69 division. Youngers, no slouch himself, took 2nd in the male age grade honors with a 90.32% making Nur’s victory all the more impressive. The Impala RT’s...
read more► RR Oakland 10k is close to selling out
The second race on our Road Grand Prix – The Oakland 10k – is close to selling out. Register now to help complete your club’s team. Once the event fills up, you won’t be able to register.
read more► PA Legacy Coach Peter Brewer passes away
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of long-time East Bay coach Peter Brewer Saturday, 19 February due to a heart attack. The Pacific Association awarded Peter the ‘Legacy Coach Award’ last Saturday for his four decades of contributions to our sport. Click here to read his full bio for the award. coach Brewer’s family says they will plan for a virtual remembrance…details will be posted. RIP Coach Brewer…you had a positive influence on many!
read more► MUT Highlights: Jed Smith 50K & PA Awards Ceremony Courtesy of MUT Chair Jean Pommier
read more► RR Speedy Distance Runners Sought for Wearable Tech Study
Tech Company Seeking Athletes for Wearable Tech Study! Our PA Treasurer Jason Mawdsley is helping a local company source well-trained athletes for a study utilizing various wearable tech. For every athlete Jason refers who is accepted into the trial, the PA Foundation will earn 150 dollars! Below are the criteria for an athlete’s acceptance into this trial: 22-29 years old Able to attend 2-3 in person sessions in Santa Clara, California Males with a V02 Max 50 ml/kg/min or 10km time <= 39 minutes Females with a VO2 Max 40...
read more► RR USATF Masters 10 Mile Championships Registration now open
Registration is now open for the 2022 USATF Masters 10 Mile Championships to be held in conjunction with the SACTOWN Run on 4/3/2022. For a limited time Masters can take advantage of the $55 early bird registration rate, so don’t wait. The USATF registration link and additional info can be found here. PA Masters should not register at the SACTOWN Run website. For complete details as to how this Masters National Championship will affect them, PA Masters should read this document.
read more► MUT Mt. Diablo Trail 10K Recap – 2021/22 1st PA MUT GRAND PRIX EVENT
Recap & Photos of the 2021/22 1st PA MUT GRAND PRIX EVENT PCTR Mount Diablo 10K: let’s talk Mountain! Article Courtesy of Jean Pommier, https://fartherfaster.blogspot.com/ Mountain… Snow? Ski? Snowshoeing? Nope, I wish we could have driven up to Tahoe to enjoy some fresh snow for a change but between road closures and the COVID omicron variant frenzy, we didn’t. But we still have mountains around the Bay, we are that lucky to live in such a unique place, let’s never take that blessing for granted! Familiar with the...
read more► RR Important info for PA runners regarding the SACTOWN Run
The Credit Union SATOWN Run will also be the USATF Masters 10 Mile Championship. PA Masters runners need to read this document which contains all the information they need to know about the national championship aspect of the race.
read more► XC Sergio Reyes Dominates Masters field at USATF XC Champs
The HOKA Aggies’s Sergio Reyes won the Masters Men’s heat of the USATF Cross Country Championships Saturday at Mission Bay Park in San Diego. Reyes won the 8K event in a terrific time of 26:37 almost a full minute ahead of 2nd placer Roosevelt Cook (26:31) and the bronze winner, Jacques Sallberg (27:37), both from the Cal Coast TC. Also finishing in the top 10 were Mark Yuen (4th place) of West Valley TC, and Ivan Lieben (10th place) also of WVTC. Other PA runners included: Open Men: Schuyler Hall, SFRC, 56th place Masters Men:...
read more► RR Open position: LDR Road Grand Prix coordinator
The LDR Committee is seeking an individual to act as Road Grand Prix coordinator. Interested individuals please inquiry to LDR Chair Andy Crawford (andrewbyroncrawford@gmail.com) for more information.
read more► LDR Open Position: LDR Secretary
The LDR Committee is seeking an individual to fill the open position of Secretary. Duties included: taking minutes/notes at meetings, posting minutes to the website, helping chairs to organize documents for the LDR Grand Prix (Road, XC, MUT), etc. Interested individuals please inquiry to LDR Chair Andy Crawford (andrewbyroncrawford@gmail.com) for more information.
read more► XC PA Highlights: 2021 USATF XC Club National Championships
Congratulations to the WVTC 50+ Men’s Team which won the national club XC championship in Tallahassee, Florida. Scoring for WVTC were Mark Yuen, Ivan Lieben, David White, Charles Mulane, and Mark Callon. Congratulations to the WVTC 40+ Men’s Team which placed second. Scoring for WVTC were Peter Gilmore, Todd Rose, Benjamin Koss, Konrad Knutson, and Julian Marsh. Top PA individual age division finishers: Men: Peter Gilmore 2nd 40-44 Todd Rose 1st 45-49 Mark Yuen 1st 50-54 Jaime Halpern 2nd 50-54 Ivan Lieben 3rd 50-54 David White 2nd...
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