Race For The Cure, Sacramento Draws over 25,000
Saturday, 13 May-Sacramento’s 10th annual RFTC broke new ground for Sacramento area fitness and for Sacramento area “compassion.” With a goal of raising $1,000,000, this year’s Sacramento RFTC exceeded that demanding goal by over $200,000!
On the “running side,” our legions of bison were led inspirationally by our own bevy of survivors including…
Chris Iwahashi, 3rd overall “survivor” and first in the 50+ divisions
Lilian Shek, 2nd in 55-59 survivor division
Florence Fong, 2nd in 65-69 survivor division
And MANY others of our most inspired female bison, I am sure!
In the typical divisions, impressive times were recorded by…
Plc name age time pace/mi
35 Nathan Paddeck 13 Lincoln 19:01 6:07
16 Edward F. Randolph 36 Sacramento 17:41 5:41
26 Mark Murray 43 Sacramento 18:30 5:57
37 Chuck Nichols 56 Elk Grove 19:15 6:11
145 Gary Lotspeich 57 Sacramento 22:22 7:11
87 E Takahashi 61 Sacramento 21:01 6:45
395 Cliff Stapp 64 Folsom 25:38 8:14
273 Irv Faria 74 Carmichael 24:17 7:48
552 Roger Fong 72 Sacramento 27:02 8:41
57 Merie Paddeck 17 Lincoln 20:13 6:30
133 Holly Harmin 42 Rocklin 22:09 7:07
138 Carole Parise 40 22:12 7:08
415 Maggie Ward 59 25:46 8:17
Thanks to ALL participants for making this part of all women’s improving “quality of life” experiences.
As reported by Cheri Alvarez
Luis and I have worked the first aid station at this event for several years now, with the direction of Steve Wetmore and various other folks from BCRC (Becky Johnson & Allyson Thomas). One of the things I can say is that it is truly amazing to see the wall of people (and trust me when you see the start of the second wave of the 20,000 runners come at you at the aid station...it is a WALL of people), it really is amazing. Knowing how many people are involved in finding a cure or how many people that have been touched by this....it really brings things into perspective. Life is too short. Yes it is a race, but its not a foot race...its a Race for Life. This event makes me proud to be from Sacramento, and makes me proud to be a small part of the running community who really care. Thank you Buffalo Chips for being out there and thank you Sacramento!!
From John Blue
There were certainly a lot of chips at the Race for the Cure Saturday, and I’m not up to speed enough to report on all, but I did want to highlight a notable performance by Ed Randolph, the first Chip overall, who had a ‘breakthrough’ race in what has been a breakthrough year, dropping his PR in the 5K by nearly 30 seconds, and finishing 15th overall. Ed moved into the ranks of ‘top Chips’ with his 2:55 at the CIM in December. (Mark Murray)
Quicksilver 50/50 Report
Rena Schumann (1st woman) and Mark Lantz (3rd overall) were the first Chips in for this hilly 50 miler. The race directors report the lowest finishing percentage EVER for the 50 mile race. This reporter (John Blue) can vouch for the damage heat can do as he came in an hour later than he was expecting--looking in vain for the First Aid tent and settling instead for a nap under the old oak tree. Ally Condon appears to be the first Chip in for the 50K, and 2nd for her age group. Barbara Ashe won the senior division in the 50K with Linda McFadden hot on her heels. If I missed anyone, WEAR CHIPS GEAR and you'll be easier to pick out of the crowd. (John Blue)
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