UCSB was selected to repeat as Big West champions in women’s cross country in a preseason poll of the league's coaches. The Gaucho men's squad was tabbed to finish third behind Cal Poly and UC Davis.The UCSB women's team will be seeking its second consecutive league crown and their third title in the last four seasons. They return a solid core of runners including: Crystal Reed, Amanda Moreno, Breanne Strenkowski, Andrea Jacobs and Megan Petkovic. All five finished among the top 10 … [Read more...]
WeissCrax: Running With Flavor
Kevin Young, Club West Run for Life & McConnell’s Ice Cream ‘dish it out’ for local kids“You scream... I scream…we all scream for ice cream!!”Remember that one as a kid?Yeah, me too…Well, Sunday was the perfect day and Goleta Beach, the perfect place – (WHOA!! EVEN THE SUN EVEN CAME OUT EARLY!!) - for screamin’ at the 32nd Annual McConnell’s Ice Cream of Santa Barbara Endurance Events – a 5K Run or Walk, 10K Run & Biathlon, Kids Mile Beach Run and Mile … [Read more...]
AFC Half-Marathon in the books for Booth
Most of you know by now my second passion is running. Don’t get me wrong… I’m not in the same class as these true runners…my ugly style and heavy feet would make most runners cringe. It’s my stubbornest not to give up and to accept the pain that brings me across the finish line.This year I focused on four big races which ranged in size from 6,000 to 50,000 runners. The 50,000 head count was May's Bay to Breakers 12k race in SF. This weekend's San Diego’s America’s Finest Cities … [Read more...]
Smith, 46, wins Nite Moves run in 16:43
A healthy spread of age groups turned in great performances on an absolutely gorgeous evening for Nite Moves on Wednesday.In the 5K run, 46-year-old Michael Smith turned in a blazing time of 16:43, while 16-year-old Jacob Bartholomew was just three seconds behind. Mike Shalhoob, 30, clocked in third at 16:47 while Christine Bjelland, 24, was the fastest female at 19:49.Thirteen-year-old Laguna Blanca student Walker Bell won the half-mile swim once again, clocking in at 12:58, and … [Read more...]
Paris, Bryan stave off kids to win at Nite Moves
UCSB triathlete Zack Paris held off the kids and a former collegiate All-American to win the 1-kilometer swim at Nite Moves No. 10 at Leadbetter Beach on Wednesday evening.Paris broke 14 minutes, clocking 13:58. John Salman, 14, was a close second in 14:01 and Adrienne Binder, an All-American at Auburn University, was third in 14:05. Walker Bell, 13, finished fourth in 14:07.In the 5-kilometer run, Paul Bryan, 30, held off a couple of teens to win the race. Bryan finished in 17:13 followed … [Read more...]
Braden goes to battle in Fourth of July 15k
Goleta's Chris Braden edged Shaun Haley of Tucson, Ariz., by two seconds in the Semana Nautica Fourth of July 15-kilometer road race on Sunday, bringing the 19-year-old the victory with a time of 50 minutes and 36 seconds."It was just me and him the last 10k or so, just going back and forth. It was a battle out there," Braden said, having bettered his time by six minutes from the year before."I thought if I broke 51 that would be fantastic. I wasn't really sure if I could do that," … [Read more...]
Field still can’t catch Clark in swim-run race
The “Dominator” was at it again at East Beach on Tuesday.Jon Clark, who has dominated the Semana Nautica 5-mile biathlon since the mid-1980s, tuned up for this summer’s competition by winning the weekly Reef and Run Series duathalon.Clark covered the 1-kilometer swim and 2-mile run in 31 minutes, 43 seconds. His swim time of 15:46 was the fastest of the overall field.Following his victory, Clark received the honor of Semana Nautica Athlete of the Year for 2009. Clark, 49, has owned … [Read more...]
Binder feeling at ease in Nite Moves ocean swim
Adrienne Binder is making waves in ocean swimming.A former standout in the pool at San Marcos High and Auburn University, she won the 1-kilometer swim off Leadbetter Beach at Nite Moves No. 8 Wednesday.Binder last week won a special women’s swim at Nite Moves. This time she took the overall race in 14 minutes, 36 seconds.JP Jackson came down from Solvang and won the 5-kilometer run n 17:48.The aquathon was won by Kyle Visin in 37:55. He did the swim in 16:02 and the run in 21:54. … [Read more...]
Reid churns out another Reef and Run victory
Santa Barbaran Stewart Reid continued his dominance of the 1-mile ocean swim at the Reef and Run Series at East Beach on Tuesday, winning his fourth straight race and fifth of the season.Reid, 36, covered the distance in 22 minutes, 21 seconds. In the eight races run thus far, Reid has five wins and three runners-up finishes. His best time is 19:57, posted in the second event of the series.Taj Hudson, 37, of Santa Barbara won his second straight duathalon in 34:37. His times were 19:27 for … [Read more...]
Bedford a good bet at Nite Moves
The runner spoke with an English accent, which is not unusual in Santa Barbara. But it turns out the Englishman who won the sixth Nite Moves 5-k run on Wednesday night is a bit of a celebrity in running circles.Tom Bedford, who was hanging out with friends and fellow runners in a pub after doing the London Marathon 2 1/2 years ago, made a bet that he would finish a marathon under 2 hours and 25 minutes during a three-year period. The bets continued to come in and over time reached nearly $30,000.After … [Read more...]
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