SEACOW TAKES 4TH IN LOCAL ROAD RACE AND QUALIFIES FOR WORLD MOUNTAIN RUNNING TEAM
Paul Low takes fourth at local Mt Washington Run and is granted a spot on the U.S. Team. Thank god for objectiveness in the world of running. More discussion on the Message Board.
Paulina Lake 20 mile championship and Steens Rim Run
170,000 million years ago a crater was formed and lava flowed into the deschutes river yesterday dan n. was left in a small pumice field to die. Newberry crater is the name of this geologic treasure but sean and dan refer to it as the house of Bill. Paulina Peak majestically overlooks Paulina lake rising into the air 7,900 feet this ancient cinder cone is commonly known as "the pod bonk". The east lake was formed most recently when a new flow of lava cut paulina lake in half similiar to what sean did with the 20 miler making it several smaller runs with hitchhiking included.
Steens mountain run included a geologic paradise as well as another Bill hill running clinic. In route to his first Steens victory Bill passed many mountain goats and "the white keyan". His only quote was "The honeymoon is over - mason !" followed by a modest "who is your daddy!" reported by sez
August 3: World Championship Marathon
OREGON GUARDSMAN COMPETES
AGAINST WORLD�S BEST DURING
IAAF WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
Released by
1st Lt Kevin Hynes
The competition was steep.
Olympic Gold medallists, European champions and world record holders.
National Guard marathoner Mike Dudley traveled to Edmonton, Canada Aug. 3 to compete with the best in the eighth edition of the IAAF World Championships of Track and Field.
Dudley, one of five American marathoners who were selected to compete, finished the 26.2 mile race in 2:30:45 -- 48th position overall.
The U.S. World Championship marathon team members were selected based on top marathon times from January 2000 to February 2001. Dudley�s personal record time of 2:16:54 at the California International Marathon in December, 2000, put him among the elite.
Although Dudley was the third American to cross the finish line, he said he was hoping to run a little faster.
�I was pretty happy just to finish,� said Dudley, adding that the high temperatures, oppressive humidity and evening start-time made running difficult.
Dudley used his experience from last year�s Olympic trials in Pittsburgh, Penn., to help him with a strategy for this race.
�Some of the guys who went to the trials not trying to win, but trying to place as high as they could did well by going conservative. So, I tried to stay back and go conservative,� said Dudley, �but for some reason conservative didn�t really work.�
Dudley, a former member of the U.S. Army�s Elite Athlete Program finished 15th in last year�s Olympic Marathon Trials.
After stopping to use the bathroom at the 20-mile mark, Dudley said he knew he was having a difficult time.
�I felt my body shutting down,� said Dudley. �I jumped out and kept running forward, hoping that I wasn�t going to slow down a whole lot. As I was going, I knew it wasn�t going to be a good day, but I also knew I had to get to the finish.�
According to Dudley, being selected to represent the United States added some additional pressure.
�I knew I was going to be the third American, so about the last tem miles I was determined to get to the finish line,� said Dudley. �I knew I was scoring for the team.�
With 46 medal events and more than 200 countries participating, the nine-day track and field competition is the biggest track meet on the globe.
Events kicked off August 3 with the 26.2 mile race winding through the streets of Edmonton and finishing in Commonwealth Stadium to the cheers of more than 60,000 screaming fans.
�The lure of the stadium was probably the biggest thing that kept me moving,� said Dudley. �That was worth the whole entire experience. Even the two hours of struggling out there made up for it.�
Dudley, a West Virginia University graduate and Gulf War veteran, now serves as a specialist in the Oregon Army National Guard.
�Running for the Guard has helped me tremendously,� said Dudley. �They�ve helped get me to some races that I wouldn�t have normally gotten to myself. They�ve allowed me to compete.�
Submitted by 2nd Lt. Rick Breitenfeldt of the Nebraska Army National Guard
via Tim Vandervglut
first half 1:10:43
second half 1:20:02
5k from 35k to 40k 19:36
Temp: Fucken Hot
Mike quote; "fuck you, fuck this shit, I should've had a banking injury. Man, it was fucking hot. fuck."
Team USA average time: 2:28:32
Expect a full report when (and if) Mike sobers up.
Sumbitted by USATF
Pre-World Championship Hype: Tea and Crumpets with Mike Dudley (from RWD)
June 30:Reeds Lake Runs: This race, or rather, couple of races presented a unique challenge in that the 5k begins at 8:30 am and the 10k begins 30 minutes later at 9. I took this rare opportunity to record the title of first loser twice in just over one hour, a personal record for me. East Grand Rapids was about 90 degrees that morning but the 5k was nice and shady with no real hills and turns every 10 feet. Eventual winner, Kyle Baker went out hard and, well, I had already decided to run for the easiest second place possible when I saw him on the starting line. I tucked in behind eventual third placer, Kevin Smith (no, not the �Clerks� guy) and another runner and remained there until the two mile mark when I surged on an uphill only to have Kevin, fresh off of an �all-American� performance in the 10000 meters and the NAIA nationals catch up on the subsequent downhill. Luckily, the finish was uphill and I pulled away, crossed the finish line in second and jogged over to the start of the 10k. There were far too many fresh faces at the start of the 10k race to go along with the top three returning from the 5k. After a the initial 800 meter downhill, I caught up with the lead pack which had already been left far in arrears of Kyle Baker. Following a few surges by Thad Karnem, Kevin Smith and I ran side by side until 4.5 miles at which point I was thinking, �could the top three be exactly the same in both races?� just before Kevin cramped up and fell back. Did I mention that it was hot? The final mile of the race was awful but fortunately, I did not have to run too hard in order to secure my first loser position. At the end of the day, I had earned $125 in each race.
Submitted by Paul Low
June 16:Ludington Lakestride Half-Marathon: Since I was camping in the area with eventual third placer, Scott Belland, I decided to run the Lakestride half as the race offers $100 to the winner and I thought that it would be easy money. This is quite surprising considering that former winners of this race include Bill Rodgers and Greg Meier (you may fill in your own editorial remark here). Anyway, James Furkis took off hard and at the turn off for the accompanying 5k race, I wished that I had chosen to run that instead (the winner managed 15:50 and then had the balls to say that he was thinking about a course record during the race-only 45 seconds off, buddy). At 4 miles, the race enters the State park and there were four of us together in the lead until, coming out of the park, Belland, John Lippa, and I broke away and ran together to the 10 mile mark. Having reached 10 miles at a pace dictated almost entirely by Lippa, I through in a 5:05 uphill mile and then ran in easy for the win. Furkis, who ran alone for 99% of the race, paced Lippa and Belland in the final mile to finish second. The local paper even dedicated an entire paragraph to my performance. Here it is, verbatim:
�In the men�s half-marathon race, Paul Low was the winner.�
Submitted by Paul Low
June 10: William and Sarah Raitter somehow managed to pull off a double victory at the Bend Distillery 10 miler in Shevlin Park.
June 9 Prineville, OR, the Hotshots 10k. I happened to have put on a "clinic" against a loaded field. I ran 30:30 to beat my course record by 27 seconds and win by, well, I don't know if 2nd has even finished yet. The entry was $23 and I won a nice blue ribbon, a real keeper!
Report Submitted by the IAAF on behalf of Mike Dudley
June 9: Sunburst Marathon: After the coldest ever May and early June, the weather warmed up just in time for my spring marathon. What would the Sunburst Marathon be without obnoxiously hot weather? Before the race, I had publicly stated that I would be happy as long as the race proceeded at between 5:20 and 5:30 pace. First mile; 5:15. When forced to choose between a faster pace than planned, or running 25.2 miles alone, I chose to run in the lead pack despite a pace that too us through 6 miles in 31:33. Just after 8 miles, the relay runner who had been leading our pack of two Ethiopians, two Kenyans and myself, fell back 20 feet whist traversing a 20-meter hill. After a few more surged, he fell off of the pace permanently and in his absence, our pace slowed significantly. Our pack of five then ran comfortably (well, I was comfortable, at least) through the half in 1:10:44. A great split; if only we had reached it in a more even fashion� From miles 12 to 20, the pace actually seemed too slow but I was not about to make a more with so much more pavement left to pound. At 20 miles, one runner fell off of the back. Then, shortly after 21 miles, my wheels fell off, the eventual top two runners surged, and I was left chasing third place throughout the remainder of the race. At 23, I caught third for a moment then watched it slip from my quickly bonking fingers. My finish: First Muzungu, first American, first potato.
Submitted by Paul Low
June 2: Idyllwild 10k : I thought this race offered $500 for first, I got it confused with the Temecula race. It was a nice race in the Mts. First two miles rolled, 2-5 were up the side of Mt, mile 5 was a stand still climb. Last mile was slightly downhill. Missed the start and after catching everyone, I ran alone the entire race, next place had to be at least 5 mins back. Won two nights stay in a cabin in the Mts - just what I need, and a $25 certificate to a nick-nack store - I love collecting shit.
submitted by Sean S. Nixon
June 2: Diems 5k: With the Hanson�s hosting a track meet during the same week, the field was a bit diluted up top, but there were still a pretty good number of runners going for 10-deep cash and a pancake-flat course. This year, the course was new and the race was under the direction of first time (ever) race director, Robert Hyde. It was a pretty impressive performance on his part considering it was the first time that he had done this sort of thing. Anyway, the race when out pretty hard with Kyle Baker and Matt Thull stringing the field out during the first half mile. I passed the first mile marker in 4:40 behind the two frontrunners and next to Paul Aufdemburg and Joel David. After the two mile, (which I missed) I moved into third and tried to pull away from my pursuers only to have Paul mount a counter surge and pass me just before the �Diemer turn� about one kilometer from the finish. When Paul gapped me, I knew with the clearest certainty that I needed to stick with him until the turn so that I could draft off of him through the headwind that would fight us that last kilo. Unfortunately, I was physically unable to hang and I faced the wind by myself. If that was not bad enough, Joel David, a Frosh from EMU, caught me with 100 meters to go. We were both timed in 14:49 making it a $50.00 half second. At least I beat Diemer and got a Donut�
Submitted by Paul Low
May 28: Zippy 5k : Unlike last years race no Cow tried to put the field away with a surge at the mile. There was a strong showing up front, but the rest of the Cows didn't tough it out and the Evil Forces of the Transports beat the peace loving (except for Officer Mike "War Monger" Dudley) WVTC. The second place finisher in the men's race muttered something about the rest of the team being "chumps" the night before the race. Mike took the lead with 800 to go only to get out kicked. It was very a bit windy so times were slow but Mike did get to hand over his laundry to Nelson who was 4th (and only as good as his last Mary's Run). Nixon gave a valiant effort in holding off Aaron Pierson (AP) by 1 second. Sarah ran well, she finished 3rd although she was in second with 200 to go. Rey wasn't far behind Bill in 15:30's with Todd Rose right in front of him and Bill was WVTC's 3rd scorer.
Reported by Sean Nixon and Mike Dudley
May 19: PPP Race report: As Dudley says, I'm only Bend's fifth biggest fat ass. 5th overall, 1st age group. Got some nice snow rash (like road rash but from ice) from 2 crashes on the downhill ski leg. Big Ron was working the downhill-Nordic exchange, and said I was 2 minutes behind the leaders (from crashing, had to go uphill to fetch one ski). Had a very good skate leg for me. Big Ron said he thought I closed in on most people on the skate (probably not the pro skiers though). Then I hammered with weapon X on the bike leg - I passed Heidenreich like he was standing still (to his credit, he's actually turned into a fairly good Nordic skier...) weapon X is my time trial bike. It looks suspiciously like my road bike but with geek bars & shifters, and some really fast wheels (same ones that Andy rides). Gained time on some roadies. Then the run... ahh... thank god for that. I didn't feel good, had huge side aches and seemed to be mired in concrete. Fortunately, everyone else was moving backward... I passed 4 guys and moved into 3rd place (in my wave) by the end: 2 guys that are mostly cyclists (one works for MBSEF and one works at BRI), a WCAP biathlon guy (he's teammates with Ross-dog) and the 4th guy was a former pro triathlete who passed me back on the boat (who's won PPP twice). One guy in another wave was really fast and wound up second overall. For winning my age group I received the runner's most coveted prize -- a pair of Teva sandals. Bummer is that Andy wound up 3rd. 1st and 2nd place were both retired Nordic racers who were really good. My wounds got infected a few days later. The water in Drake Park is not the cleanest stuff in the world. Results (this is going to be really bad isn't it? I got beat by the "Athletic yups of Bend" team. and a female pair.)
May 18: Congratulations to Mike Dudley for convincing USATF that he can make it past the seven mile mark of the World Championship Marathon this year in Edmonton, Canada. Read about it!
May 19: Fila Twilight Invit. Went out in 2:11 for the first half and was in 5 place, kept slowing from that point, the other 2.6 miles sucked!
Faithfully Submitted by Sean Nixon
May 19: Leggin� it at Lincoln: I am only reporting on this �race� to bring to light the performance of the 1999 winner of the 5k-a Mr. Sean Nixon who finished in a remarkable (yet somehow ridicule worthy) 15:59. Anyway, it cost $18 to enter the race and I ran a new course record in the 10k to win $25. Definitely time to quite the day job�
Sumitted by Paul Low
May 12: Old Kent River Bank Run: This race when out fast! To properly illustrate this, I recall my early splits; 14:30 through the third mile and this put me somewhere in the third pack of runners! At around four miles, a couple of Kenyans blew-up and fell back and everyone else decided to catch the pack in front of us. This meant that I was alone from miles 5 to 9 when I pack of four including Kyle Baker, Chris Lundstrom Kurt Keiser, and Keith Dowling caught me. By then, I was happy for the company and to be out of the wind. Baker quickly fell off of the back and the rest of us ran together until the 14 mile mark when I got an acute case of bilateral buttlock. My finish was so poor that I Keiser went on to finish 25 seconds in front of me. 25 seconds gained in lest than 1.5 miles. Oh, yeah, he was the tenth American. Damn. In retrospect, it may have been a better idea run more conservatively (as in not running the first 10k in 31:04), run with that pack that caught me at 9 miles for the entire race and logically have a bit more in the tank at the end.
Submitted by Paul Low
May 06: New year, same story... Tim Vandervglut (3rd, 2:34:14)finished one place ahead of William Raitter (4th, 2:34:50) at the prestigious Lincoln Marathon. Check back for a race report to be submitted as soon a Tim sobers up. See article at Lincoln Journal Star
Company A...
AAR 2001 NGB MARATHON CHAMPIONSHIPS, LINCOLN NEBRASKA
The 2001 National Guard Bureau Marathon Championships held inconjunction with the Lincoln/Allsport Marathon May 6th, 2001. LT GEN Davis, the National Guard Bureau Chief was in attendance.
Running 26.2 miles is difficult enough but, add in 30 MPH winds, heat and being injured to the list and it becomes almost insurmountable. This is what 50 year old MSGT Max White of the 142 Logistics Squadron, ANG accomplished. Max had injured his thigh three weeks prior to the race and was questionable right up to the start. Without him we would not have fielded a full three person team, knowing this Max started the race and finished in a solid time of 3:08:38.
I did not know if Max was in the race or not until I saw him at the 21 mile mark where he was in a strong position. I knew at that point we had a chance at the team trophy, especially since Max had finished all of his previous 93 marathons he had started.
SPC William Raitter, 31 and Myself, 36 (SFC Tim Vandervlugt) are both from Company A 1249th EN BN. We ran and worked together fighting the wind through 20 miles. At this point we started back towards the finish and saw where all the runners behind us were. At this stage in the race we were in 3rd and 4th place overall and 1-2 in the National Guard race. There were several runners close behind us at this point, some of which were National Guard runners. Not wanting to get caught from behind I put on a surge to try and close out the last 10k hard. I looked back to encourage Bill to go with me but he was not quite ready to change gears and said to go ahead. I pushed as hard as I could through the last stages of the race eventually placing 3rd overall in 2:34:14 and reclaimed the title of National Guard Marathon Champion. Bill did not fade, finishing close behind in fourth overall and second in the National Guard with a time of 2:34:50. The group of runners that were close to us at the turn around point finished over 5 minutes back.
Our team placed 2nd overall just two minutes behind the Indiana National Guard team. Almost all the States and Territories were represented with over 300 National Guard runners competing and a total of over 1200 runners.
Submitted by:
TIMOTHY VANDERVLUGT
SFC
STATE MARATHON COORDINATOR
May 06:Mike Dudley finished 24 places out of his usual position at the Bloosmday Run 12k in Spokane Washington. It should be noted that he finished behind Paul Aufdemdurgh
May 05: Dylan Mason and Sarah Raitter are the new Salmon Royalty a run in with some inconsiderate dog owners along the river trail
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April 29: News Channel 46 5k, Big Sur, California. Three COWs (the third being honorary roseCOW) were present at the 2001 running of the Insert the sponsor this year 5k which served as the Pacific Association 5k road championships for the year. Filling the role of the almost champion was Dan Nelson who finished in 15:06. It appears that Todd Rose lacked the *motivation that he felt one year ago at this race as he placed 9th in 15:29. Sean Nixon finished 23rd with a alundry worthy 16:04.
*Last year, Todd received a rather serious reprimand for a moving violation that he committed whilst enroot to the 5k. When he stated confidently that he would have to win money in order to pay for the ticket, I did not think that his conditioning was sufficient. Todd, however, proved that once he sets his mind to something, he is difficult to stop by finishing top three in a tough field.
April 29: (editor�s note: The following race report was submitted by Dylan Mason and appears here against my better judgment. I am publishing it here because I respect Mr. Mason and his desire to use athletics to pull himself out of the corporate funk into which he has mired himself and because there is a yeast infection joke. It should be noted that Dylan competed for a team called Team Extreme/Acb where the ACB stands for the Athletic Club of Bend. This �club� of ________(adjective) _______(noun pl.) who drive their SUV�s to the edge of town to walk on treadmills in air-conditioned comfort is in no way endorsed by the SEACOW collective)
Race report:
I have logged 20 hours of quality van time in the last 3 days. What
glorious petroleum burning fun it is!! Toby talked me into subbing for Kyle
"pulled out late" Will on their relay team - Kyle was even the team captain,
but developed a very painful yeast infection at the last minute and had to
stay home and apply antibiotic/lubricating cream to some sensitive regions.
So we ran the Big Sur Marathon relay yesterday. Sometime when the Seacows
are really bored (and not interested in racing for the 5k money but enjoying
a scenic course) we should do this marathon relay. No relay team has ever
beat the individual winner at Big Sur which is dumb. The reason is:
there's no money or anything for the relay winners, and the 5k is that day,
which has money. Alternatively, maybe we could drag Mike through it -- it's
2 grand to win the marathon plus one or two grand for a course record. Mike
would have to have good weather (little wind) OR some relay guys to draft to
set a course record -- typically a headwind and it is hilly the whole way,
with one decent climb in the middle. CR is 2:16 by Brad Hawthorne, 1989 or
so.
Personally, I averaged about 5:37 for the toughest leg, 6.9 miles over the
hill (500 ft in 2 miles, drop, then rolling). I pounded the downhills a
little hard for my fat multisport ass (one or two sub 5s) so I'm a little
sore. Don't know for sure but I think I had the fastest split of anyone on
that leg (faster than the first two men's teams anyway). Talked to a couple
of these men's teams, they thought they were the shit but really not, local
types (as am I, admittedly). Bend townies Bill, Nelson, Toby, Tim and Dylan
could have waxed them, especially if we add in Mike or Paul or another of
our "alumni."
We were first in the mixed division. Toby, Bendis, Kirsten, Kirsten and me.
Third overall relay I think.
Are we there yet...
April 26, 2001: Matt �splash me� Meyer ran 9:05 for the steeplechase at the Penn Relays. That moves him up to third on the all time SEACOW list.
April 22nd, 2001: Cupertino, California: An odd sense of piece came over me in the first mile of the 2001 Compaq 10k. It was the feeling of not getting dropped by the leaders, a feeling that I get in almost ever race that I run. Dan Nelson and Jacob Busienei were out like Kenyans during initial straightaway while I was back leading the pack. Mike Dudley pulled up along side of me after apparently being impeded by a man in a San Jose Shark mascot costume for the first few hundred meters and together, we caught up to Dan and Jacob near the top of the first overpass. The four of us then pulled away from the field, alternating the lead until the three mile mark (14:45) when Mike announced, �I�m finished� and dropped off of the pace. After managing to stay with Dan through 4.5 miles, I too fell off pace and began thinking about what I could do to ensure that I would be first among the losers. One mile later, I heard the sound of an overweight asthmatic being flogged with a medium sized tuna and I realized that Mike was right behind me. We ran together, sharing the lead until the turn toward the finish line when I unleashed a 75 second last quarter and left Mike in arrears. Dan, Mike, and I managed the WVTCow sweep for the day with Bill Raitter back in ninth (31:23) showing that he is ready to take on the challenges of the Lincoln Marathon in two weeks time. Todd Rose out leaned the first master for 12th place (31:51) and Sean Nixon finished in 14th, a fine performance but good enough for laundry duty. Additional accounts of this race can be found at Jogger's World Online, and Bay Area Running News. Reported by Paul Low
Saucony Running and Racing on ESPN will feature coverage of the race on Tuesday May 29th, 10:30am PDT & 1:30pm EDT and Sunday June 10th, 2:30am PDT & 5:30am EDT.
April 13th, 2001. I ran the George Fox University Distance Carnival. I placed second overall in an eratic 10,000 meters getting beat by a Linfield runner. I ran 31:47, one second slower than my PR which I set back in 1992.
April 14th, 2001. Following Mike "road whore" Dudley's example I ran the Kah Nee Tah Mini Marathon the morning after doing the 10,000. Since there was no competition I ran marathon pace through 8 miles and then coasted on the down hills, basically jogging the last 6 miles to win a nights stay for two and a running suit.
3/30/01 -Lately I have been sabatoging my races in the usual fashion, drinking like a fish the night before. this time I passed on the booze and decided to run myself into the ground two days prior alla Bill. I did 20 times a minute with a minute rest on the upper river trail. that was good enough to trash my legs but I went the extra measure and move 11 yds of soil from delivered to my front yard to my back yard, with a wheel barrel.
Then, if that wasn't enough, I got up at 4:30 am to drive to Salem to race. The race was the Spring Splash 8K. I was hoping the local old guy would show up so I would have some one to run against, but no. Some young college/high school runners lead the first half mile and then I put in a solo effort from there on. I won the race with a 25:53. Mikes' mentor, Jeff Galloway was there for some reason. So there will be a picture of me getting my award later. Next up- 10,000 meters on the track at George Fox U, April 13th.
Report by Tim Vandervlugt
3/25/01 - Report on the Eastern States 20-Miler by Paul Low
After a reasonable mile of 5:32, Mattheus (a South African Ultra runner who I later discovered has won the Comrades Marathon) and Hinga (a Kenyan who likes the cold) started a battle that would see the three of us running way too fast in the early miles. By the 8th mile, I knew that this was a foolish pace (keep in mind that this was into a noticeable head wind) but to ease back would mean running alone during the crucial middle of the race. Hinga began walking at 8.5 (shortly after helping to instigate a 4:47 mile) and I was left behind by Mattheus for a few miles before catching back up (which involved going through 10 miles in 52:13). We ran together for a few miles but I was struggling and, after getting cut off behind the pace car, Mattheus surged ahead. At mile marker 16, I noticed that I was catching the leader very quickly. Just before I passed, he pulled off with a leg cramp. Ha-ha. That is what you get for trying to run me into the ground you f*?$@ing ultrabastard-you end up running yourself into the ground. I just put my head down and ran as hard as I could for the remaining miles (just trying not to get passed by someone who had run a smarter race than I did.) There is no prize money at this race; however, there is a "bonus" of $200 for a course record. I got a nice juice cup, though, for running the second fastest time in race history into a nasty headwind.
3/25/01 - Well, it was a beautiful day in the Bay Area for the Houlihan's to Houlihan's 12k. Too bad the results didn't turn out so beautiful for most of us involved, myself in particular. The race begins in Sausalito with a speedy or not so speedy (I was shooting for conservative and just got downright SLOW)downhill mile. Mile 2 climbs back up and mile 3 is right on the middle of the Golden Gate Bridge. Most of the Seacows were faring better than myself on the bridge. Last year, I was in contention for 2nd place. This year, I was in debate whether I should just drop out. Things did not get better for me throughout the race. I maintained a steady pace. It was just not a fast one. By the hill at around 7 miles I was battling it out with a female turtle, snail, and sloth for last place in the women's division. The man behind me in the chute asked me if I had a cramp on the hill because I slowed down. I just had to laugh and told him that I was just giving in to the pain. To make matters worse, beer was not available at the end of the race this year. The male Seacows present at Houlihan's did a much more respectable job racing for WVTC, although several of the Seacows were beaten by Ben Turdman and this is completely unacceptable. In light of my performance, I'm thinking about beginning a new endurance activity-perhaps synchronized trampolining? It worked for Bill and Dan. Now I just need a partner.
Submitted by Sarah Raitter
3/10/2001 - Marin - Hello Seacows,
I'm not sure if i'm elligible to be a seacow since i live out of region but here is a brief recap of an outstanding achievement at the Run for the Seals 4 miler in Marin, CA. On a cool and cloudy morning the pack went out at a slow 5:30 pace with a pair of Hoy's douchebags as well as a pair of adidas douchebags leading the pack. With a strong headwind going out the first 2 miles I allowed the 4 douchebags to take turns charging the wind while i just pussed out and drafted behind them. With about 400m to go i decided it was time to race and blew by the short, ugly, geeky Eric Ackerman. What a great day. Some excellent parting gifts for a sub par 20:35 performance.
Later
Todd
2/03/2001- City of Sin - 2 Seacows head for Las Vegas. After a night of drinking until 4 am I had the unfortunate honor of being awaken at 6 am to run the second leg of the Vegas Marathon Relay. Bryan Dameworth, the Superhero, ran the first leg behind Solo runner and Seacow Mike Dudley. He handed off the second leg 50 seconds behind Mike with an apology "sorry Sean!" He wasn't even drinking the night before! I thought I could catch Mike then about mile 2, I started doing the math - Mike was running 5:05 per mile and I was 50 seconds back that means on this uphill 5 mile� leg I had to run 24:35, drunk. At the end, I sat down and the water station volunteers came over because I looked so bad, I sobered up within� 5 minutes after the race - what a great role model.
Mike finished in 2:18 in the marathon looking more backwards than forwards and still kicked the ass out of the Mizuno Relay team.
-Reported by S-Cow - Nixon
2/18/2001-
Vancuver, WA - Since I was not in great shape I did both the 4k and 12k at winter nationals, got to get in shape some how. 39th in 4k and 60 something in 12k. I was right with the leaders until they fired the gun. Sometimes you just have to suck up the pride and feel good about beating teddy mitchel and joe dudman and paul low if he was there. I was the ironman of the meet but never got recognized as the ultimate hooffer. The army decided to strip me of my 3rd place military finish in the 4k because of a technicality, probably because of my hair. I just thought it is supposed to be as long as you know what - so I grew it out about 10-15 inches. Go figure, penalized again for my incredible gifts.
August 3: World Championship Marathon
June 30:Reeds Lake Runs: This race, or rather, couple of races presented a unique challenge in that the 5k begins at 8:30 am and the 10k begins 30 minutes later at 9. I took this rare opportunity to record the title of first loser twice in just over one hour, a personal record for me. East Grand Rapids was about 90 degrees that morning but the 5k was nice and shady with no real hills and turns every 10 feet. Eventual winner, Kyle Baker went out hard and, well, I had already decided to run for the easiest second place possible when I saw him on the starting line. I tucked in behind eventual third placer, Kevin Smith (no, not the �Clerks� guy) and another runner and remained there until the two mile mark when I surged on an uphill only to have Kevin, fresh off of an �all-American� performance in the 10000 meters and the NAIA nationals catch up on the subsequent downhill. Luckily, the finish was uphill and I pulled away, crossed the finish line in second and jogged over to the start of the 10k. There were far too many fresh faces at the start of the 10k race to go along with the top three returning from the 5k. After a the initial 800 meter downhill, I caught up with the lead pack which had already been left far in arrears of Kyle Baker. Following a few surges by Thad Karnem, Kevin Smith and I ran side by side until 4.5 miles at which point I was thinking, �could the top three be exactly the same in both races?� just before Kevin cramped up and fell back. Did I mention that it was hot? The final mile of the race was awful but fortunately, I did not have to run too hard in order to secure my first loser position. At the end of the day, I had earned $125 in each race. 
April 29: News Channel 46 5k, Big Sur, California. Three COWs (the third being honorary roseCOW) were present at the 2001 running of the Insert the sponsor this year 5k which served as the Pacific Association 5k road championships for the year. Filling the role of the almost champion was Dan Nelson who finished in 15:06. It appears that Todd Rose lacked the *motivation that he felt one year ago at this race as he placed 9th in 15:29. Sean Nixon finished 23rd with a alundry worthy 16:04.
*Last year, Todd received a rather serious reprimand for a moving violation that he committed whilst enroot to the 5k. When he stated confidently that he would have to win money in order to pay for the ticket, I did not think that his conditioning was sufficient. Todd, however, proved that once he sets his mind to something, he is difficult to stop by finishing top three in a tough field. 
April 22nd, 2001: Cupertino, California: An odd sense of piece came over me in the first mile of the 2001 Compaq 10k. It was the feeling of not getting dropped by the leaders, a feeling that I get in almost ever race that I run. Dan Nelson and Jacob Busienei were out like Kenyans during initial straightaway while I was back leading the pack. Mike Dudley pulled up along side of me after apparently being impeded by a man in a San Jose Shark mascot costume for the first few hundred meters and together, we caught up to Dan and Jacob near the top of the first overpass. The four of us then pulled away from the field, alternating the lead until the three mile mark (14:45) when Mike announced, �I�m finished� and dropped off of the pace. After managing to stay with Dan through 4.5 miles, I too fell off pace and began thinking about what I could do to ensure that I would be first among the losers. One mile later, I heard the sound of an overweight asthmatic being flogged with a medium sized tuna and I realized that Mike was right behind me. We ran together, sharing the lead until the turn toward the finish line when I unleashed a 75 second last quarter and left Mike in arrears. Dan, Mike, and I managed the WVTCow sweep for the day with Bill Raitter back in ninth (31:23) showing that he is ready to take on the challenges of the Lincoln Marathon in two weeks time. Todd Rose out leaned the first master for 12th place (31:51) and Sean Nixon finished in 14th, a fine performance but good enough for laundry duty. Additional accounts of this race can be found at Jogger's World Online, and Bay Area Running News. Reported by Paul Low
3/25/01 - Well, it was a beautiful day in the Bay Area for the Houlihan's to Houlihan's 12k. Too bad the results didn't turn out so beautiful for most of us involved, myself in particular. The race begins in Sausalito with a speedy or not so speedy (I was shooting for conservative and just got downright SLOW)downhill mile. Mile 2 climbs back up and mile 3 is right on the middle of the Golden Gate Bridge. Most of the Seacows were faring better than myself on the bridge. Last year, I was in contention for 2nd place. This year, I was in debate whether I should just drop out. Things did not get better for me throughout the race. I maintained a steady pace. It was just not a fast one. By the hill at around 7 miles I was battling it out with a female turtle, snail, and sloth for last place in the women's division. The man behind me in the chute asked me if I had a cramp on the hill because I slowed down. I just had to laugh and told him that I was just giving in to the pain. To make matters worse, beer was not available at the end of the race this year. The male Seacows present at Houlihan's did a much more respectable job racing for WVTC, although several of the Seacows were beaten by Ben Turdman and this is completely unacceptable. In light of my performance, I'm thinking about beginning a new endurance activity-perhaps synchronized trampolining? It worked for Bill and Dan. Now I just need a partner.