RACECENTER 2011 EVENT GUIDE CONTEST

Julia Webb of Run Portland (in black) at the 2010 USATF Club XC Championships

Welcome to www.ldr-oregon.org!

The RACECENTER contest is happening now! 

YOU CAN WIN A FREE PAIR OF NIKE RUNNING SHOES!!!! 

To find out how, pick up a copy of the 2011 RACECENTER event guide today and read the Notes from USATF Oregon section! 

Wednesday Night at the Races, Meet # 1 RESULTS

Wednesday Night at the Races

MEET # 1 

University of Portland Indoor track at the Chiles Center 

January 26^th, 2011

****** OFFICIAL RESULTS  ******

Women’s 2,000m 

1)      Lori Cox                                             7:57.26

2)      Kayla Winkle                                      7:58.98

3)      Erika Hicks                                         8:18.05

4)      Lexi Moyor                                         9:06.35

Men’s 2,000m 

1)      Brookman Homes                             5:33.10

2)      Chris Clancy                                     5:44.46

3)      Karim Shakaila                                 6:00.09

4)      Han White-Duong                             6:03.18

5)      Guzaran                                            6:06.65

6)      Rory Jenkins                                     6:08.40

7)      Joe Dudman                                      6:10.30

8)      Max Zemtsov                                    6:18.43

9)      Simeon Jacobs                                  6:23.87

10)   Jorge Gakina                                     6:25.85

11)   Noah Edwards                                  6:36.05

12)   Craig Rice                                         6:41.27

13)   Levi Chavez                                       6:51.70

14)   Hayden Scott                                     6:52.55

15)   Joel Phillips                                        6:55.92

16)   Mathew Maton                                  6:59.25

17)   Jake Tisdell                                        7:06.11 

18)   Kevin Edwards                                  8:04.81

Women’s 300m 

1)      Christi Avery                                    45.69

2)      Lori Cox                                          46.23

3)      Matice Dameron                              47.34

4)      Kelsey Messmer                              49.12

Men’s 300m 

1)      Landon Burningham                        36.88

2)      Elton Cody                                     37.90

3)      Robert Brewer                               38.02

4)      Sol Sallos                                       38.27

5)      Carlos Fontenot                              38.28

6)      Kalmi Scott                                    38.38

7)      Kevin Plumme (?)                           38.67

8)      Gary Sims (?)                                  39.10

9)      Loren Sheets                                   39.60

10)   Chris Clancy                                   40.12

11)   Joel Phillips                                     45.98

12)   Ryan Yoshida                                 48.29

13)   Hayden Scott                                  48.62

14)   Devon Shipman                               50.30

15)   Noah Edwards                                51.40

16)   Kevin Edwards                               61.57

Women’s 800m

1)      Lori Cox                                          3:00.94

2)      Lexi Moyer                                      3:18.58

Men’s 800m 

1)      Brookman Holmes                           1:56.45

2)      Guzaran                                           2:06.87

3)      Kevin Paulk                                     2:08.61

4)      Rory Jenkins                                    2:12.38

5)      Chris Clancy                                    2:14.47

6)      Max Zemtsov                                   2:16.03

7)      Joe Dudman                                     2:17.11

8)      Jorge Gavinn                                    2:18.15

9)      Levi Chavez                                      2:26.39

10)   Hayden Scott                                   2:28.94

11)   Mathew Maton                                2:31.11

12)   Joel Phillps                                       2:33.78

13)   Noah Edwards                                 2:40.20

14)   Daniel Himaya                                  2:41.02

15)   Devon                                              3:14.66

16)   Kevin Edwards                                3:33.23


 Any questions please contact the Meet Director, Jonathan Marcus at marcus@up.edu

2011 USATF National Club Track & Field Championships

USATF announced this morning that the 2011 USATF National Club Track & Field Championships will return to New York City's Ichan Stadium. 

This will mark the fourth time the championships have been held in New York since 2005.  The meet will be hosted by the Central Park Track Club New Balance, who captured the 2009 combined team title the last time the event was held at Icahn Stadium.

"We are extremely pleased that the Club Championships are returning to one of America's premier track & field venues, in an area that is a hotbed for our sport and the USATF club program," said USATF Director of Grass Roots Programs Andy Martin. "The 2005, 2007, and 2009 Club Championships held at Icahn Stadium were very successful, as participation grew considerably. We look forward to continued growth in 2011 and an exciting event." 

At the 2010 championships in San Francisco, Calf., the Central Park Track Club New Balance (Metropolitan) captured the men's team title and the Norfolk Real Deal TC (Virginia) claimed the women's title.  Both clubs will look to defend their titles this July in New York.

The Club Track & Field Championships is an event that supports USATF's goal to enhance and expand opportunities for open level, club-based team competition. 

For more information on the 2011 championships visit www.usatf.org/events/2011/USATFClubTFChampionships.

A Brief Chat With Kara Goucher and Alberto Salazar

 A very detailed chat with  Kara Goucher and Alberto Salazar from Runner's World online.

Kara @ Chicago RnR 1/2 Marathon in 2009

Could you talk about your recent race in Arizona, and how you're feeling about it?
Kara Goucher: I wasn't really ready to run super fast. To be quite honest, I had probably the most stressful week of my life leading up to it. So I wasn't sure if I was going to make it there, to be honest. I did get there, and my son is fine, and everyone's doing great. But I was very, very fatigued going in. So it really just became just a dress rehearsal of things to come and sort of run through all my preparations and to practice getting back into racing since it's been so long…I got a lot out of it. I didn't feel good necessarily in the race. I didn't feel horrible either. I just felt like I had what I had that day, but I got a lot from the race. I think it's going to carry my fitness along, but more importantly it really helped me prepare and remember what it's like to race, and how to travel with Colt and all those sorts of things.

How much was he (Colt) on your mind while you were racing?
KG: He was on my mind. I remember at about the six-mile mark,...read more here

Willis, Webb to Battle in Boston

Webb and Willis in 2009

BOSTON (Jan. 18) – Organizers announced today that Olympic Silver Medalist Nick Willis from New Zealand and American Recorder-Holder Alan Webb will match-up in the mile at the New Balance Indoor Grand Prix on Saturday, February 5th. Also added to the field is the nation’s top high school miler from 2010, Lukas Verzbicas. Tickets for the 16th annual Olympic-styled event are on sale now at www.nbindoorgrandprix.com or by calling 1-877-TIX-TRAC.

Willis, who in 2008 became New Zealand’s first male track athlete in 32 years to bring home an Olympic medal, is also the 2006 Commonwealth Games Champion. Last year, Willis added the New Zealand indoor 1500m record to his own outdoor record, and then took...click through for full article.

Lisa Knoll runs 8.53.14 indoor 3K in first track race as a professional for Nike OTC

photo courtesy RunnerSpace.com

Lisa Knoll set a new UW Dempsey Indoor record in the women's 3,000m with a 8:53.14 clocking at yesterday's UW Indoor Preview meet.

Paul Merca provides a great recap, along with viedo, of the race...http://paulmerca.blogspot.com/2011/01/koll-gardner-norman-set-facility.html

Pictures of Univ. of Portland Indoor Track at the Chiles Center

Curve of the UP Indoor Track @ the Chiles Center

Straightaway of UP Indoor Track @ the Chiles Center

Here is a sneak peak of the University of Portland indoor track at the Chiles Center and home of the upcoming Wednesday Night at the Races series this winter!

New Balance Running Nude Ad Campaign

www.newbalance.com

New Balance's homepage feature's world class 800m runner, Maggie Vessey, nude sporting the NB Velocity 773 collection shoes.e

Former Nike executive and current New Balance running marketing manager, Josh Rowe, has been on a tear lately hiring fresh new faces both within the NB marketing team as well as athletes. Watch for New Balance to make make bold statements both on and off the track in 2011.

Hood to Coast Movie

http://www.hoodtocoastmovie.com




After viewing tonight's premier of the HTC movie I can confidently say this is a must see movie for any HTCer past, present, or future.

It was an honor to watch the premier with an audience filled of like minded runners. Hood to Coast runners are a special breed and this movie captures the special significance which Hood to Coast plays in the running career of any person, avid runner or absolute rookie.

This is a great story of the epic beast which is Hood to Coast and worth the price of a ticket to see it in the theater.

Wednesday Night at the Races

University of Portland is hosting a MUST RUN event -- indoor distance track races starting Jan 26th!!!

More info after the jump...http://www.ldr-oregon.org/p/wednesday-night-at-races.html

Fred Wilt – Game Changer

Functional Path Training: Fred Wilt – Game Changer

FBI agent turned track coach and author.

A worthwhile blog entry about Fred's books and the influence they still have on the sport today.

Weekend work.

Track art for your weekend pleasure.

At 60, Runner Doesn't Know Meaning Of Slowing Down

http://www.kptv.com/local-video/index.html?grabnetworks_video_id=4468732

Great viedo which appeared on KPTV on Doug Winn, 2010 USATF Master Long Distance Running Male Athlete of the Year!

After breakout campaign, Solinsky now a double threat

A memorable debut - American Chris Solinsky clocks 26:59.60 Area record in Palo Alto (Don Gosney) 

Until very late in the season, Chris Solinsky led the 2010 performance list at 10,000m. This was a striking fact for several reasons, including that Solinsky is American - no American has led the world lists for the longest standard track event since the 1980s - and that so far he has run the distance only once on the track -- and is not necessarily in a hurry to do it again.

In fact, Solinsky's 2010 season established him as the fastest 10,000m runner ever born outside Africa, the first sub-27:00 runner not born in Africa, and with his 12:55.53 5000m in Stockholm in August, the second-fastest non-African ever at that distance...full article from iaaf.org

Work for USATF

2011 USATF Job Openings

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to travel continuously to regional and national-caliber track & field and road running events? Well, here’s your chance! USA Track & Field, the National Governing Body for track & field, long distance running, and race walking, based in Indianapolis, Indiana, is seeking two candidates to do just that and more.

These are awesome jobs for recent college graduates! 

NRR

photo courtesy of Nike Running

Nike Run Reporters are chronicling their life and how running plays a part.

Check out all the blogs at http://inside.nike.com/blogs/nikerunning_reporter-en_US

True Grit.

Life (and running) take tremendous effort! 

Long Running

Wildwood trail in Forest Park. Sight of long run miles for many.

It is cold.
It is frozen.
It is Sunday.

Perfect ingredients for a superb long run.

Happy Running!

No Bad Days in 2011

Improve yourself.
Improve the sport.

There are no bad days when you run.