2002

Fred Martin (209) passes Hoy's Bob Darling and Peter Schmidt of Athletics East

12/14 - EBS/WVTC Seniors Place 4th In XC Nationals - The EBS/WVTC Seniors team placed 4th at the National Cross Country Championships held in Rocklin. Under heavy rain and high winds ten BAMMERS braved the 5-loop mud-slick course. Hoy's Excelsior was the unofficial winner of the senior division with two Massachusettes teams placing 2nd and 3rd  (Greater Lowell and Greater Springfield). The scoring team members for EBS/WVTC over the 10K course were Joe Schieffer (41:15), Len Goldman (41:36), Fred Martin (41:44), Jim Granahan (43:15) and Doug Butt (43:32). Also running for the 50+ squad were Jim Flanigan, Bill Brusher, Malcolm Scotchler, Jim Manley and John McDougall. Two masters BAMMERS also ran - Gerry Valverdi and Mark Tipton. Club Photos Senior Teams Scores EBS/WVTC Times

Jeff and Thom at 16 miles (1:34:18) (click for full size)

12/8 - Masters Team takes Marathon Title - The EBS/WVTC masters trio of Jeff Teeters, Thom Trimble and Tim Keenan outran the rival Hoy's team by just over 5 minutes to capture the California International Marathon title. By winning this race they also secured second place in the year-end PAUSATF Grand Prix, not to mention the $150 first prize race purse. (EBS/WVTC Times - full story - CIM Photos)

BZ hurdling over 2-mile hay bail

11/17 - The EBS/WVTC Masters Men, Seniors and Women all came up a bit short on the final XC meet of the year - the PAUSATF Champs at GG Park. The Seniors battle Tamalpa and Hoys for 2nd, the Masters had to settle for 5th place, while the EBS Women were one short of a full team. The Seniors ended the season as the Champions for their division, while the Masters dropped to 4th place just behind Hoys and River City. full story

Thom finishes 30K

11/10 - The Masters and Seniors both took 2nd place at the Clarksburg 30K. Even a solid "B" masters team was scored (as Open). Thom Trimble led the club with a 4th place masters showing with a 1:49:45, good for 14th overall. Jeff Teeters and Mauricio Maia completed the team with 6th and 10th place masters placings Ultrarunner Joe Schieffer stepped down to the 30K to place an impressive 4th in the seniors division in 2:03. Fellow ultra seniors Lion Caldwell and Clem Choy completed the seniors team. Full Story

11/02 - The EBS/WVTC Masters team fought a tough battle with Hoys-Excelsior and the River City Rebels for both the second team spot in the race, and perhaps the second team standing in the Grand Prix. The EBS Women competed in there third XC race as a team placing 4th (unoff), while the senior men saw there 6-race win streak fall by the wayside as Tamalpa nipped them 15 to 17. Full Story

Steve at SVM

10/27-28 - Seniors Rewrite Marathon Record Book: One traveled south about 30 minutes, the other travelled halfway around the world with amazingly similar results: Steve Freitas and Lion Caldwell have claimed the top two spots on the EBS Senior Marathon list. First on Sunday, Steve hustled to a 3:07:32 time at the Silicon Valley Marathon setting a new EBS Senior record. On the other side of the world Lion took time out from an Ireland vacation to jump into the Dublin marathon. Lion finished in 3:07:47 - just 15 second behind the 1 day old Freitas mark.

Doug Butt

10/26 - While many of the seniors took this week off, the EBS/WVTC winning streak did not. Four seniors and two masters took part in this Saturday's Shoreline Open in Mountain View. Doug Butt and Jim Flanigan led the club with 2nd and 3rd place finishes in the 50+ category. Bernard Demai (5th) and John Monteverdi (6th) completed the winning team. The masters were represented by Mark Tipton and Jeff Greve. Christine Chapone placed 6th in the women's masters field. Results in Racing Section

Mike Plummer Saves the Day

10/20 - Despite taking four of the top eight masters places at the Humboldt Half Marathon, EBS/WVTC was relegated to second place due to an unfortunate injury to their #5 man, at the turnaround. The team's #6 man, Mike Plummer (who had no intentions of making the scoring team) was there to save the day, and ensure the club a second place finish. Full Story

10/12 - By winning their fifth race in a row at Sierra College last Saturday, the EBS/WVTC Seniors Clinched the Seniors XC Grand Prix Title. This is the first Grand Prix title in the history of EBS. Full Story

Tim Keenan

10/13 - Tim Keenan and Fred Martin both won their division titles at the Primos 5K in San Ramon. Keenan was able to pass four "kids" over the last mile and also hold off a top 5K master to win his division and place 2nd overall (16:43). Fred, doubling back from Saturday's XC meet, just nipped under 6 minute pace (18:31) to earn his title. Fred was challenged only by fellow Strider Bill Brusher who placed 20th overall and 2nd senior in 19:01. 5K Top Twenty - Primos

10/5 - Seniors Win 4th in a Row ! The dominating EBS/WVTC Seniors XC team won their fourth cross country race in a row, and 6th win in their last 7 races (going back to 2001). Full Story

10/3 - Expanded NEWS Feature - As you will notice above, we have added separate News pages for Road, XC, Ultra and General club news. These pages are for members to post more detailed write-ups on races or other events. We will still post short highlights on races/events, but we hope that participating members will take the time to write up a more detailed description of that highlight. ANY member who participated or watched in the race/event can submit a write up. It doesn't have to be fancy or flashy, just fill in the rest of the club as to what went on. You can also submit article not related to a specific race if you wish (training, health, group runs, etc).  The web guys can edit as needed. We will post some general guidelines soon. To submit a writeup simply click on the "submit article" link on this page (or each category page) and fill out the email form, include a subject. SEND US YOUR WRITEUPS!

Fletcher (L) photo by Brian McGuire

9/29 - Masters Second at Heritage 10K, by a SECOND! Jeff Teeters surprised even himself at the Heritage 10K Championships in Paso Robles. His 33:59 after hardly being able to walk two weeks ago, saved the Masters team from slipping to 3rd place in this 4x-Points event. A quick addition of the times after the race had EBS/WVTC and Hoys in a virtual tie, assuming Hoys dropped down their top 2 seniors. However, PAUSATF rules require all times to be rounded UP to the next second. This gave us the edge 174:03 to 174:04! Not only did the team collect $200 for the runner-up spot, but also leap-frogged Hoys for 2nd in the Grand Prix by 2 points. Mauricio Maia, Gerry Valverde, Fletcher Lesley and Tim Keenan filled out the team. The EBS/WVTC Seniors had a very solid team but had to settle for 4th place behind Hoys, Tamalpa and a surprising Wednesday Night Laundry Club. Len Goldman ran a season-best 37:40, followed by Fred Martin's 38:11 (also a season best). Julios Ratti ran a strong 41:12 to complete the team. Times in RACING Section.

Mike Maguire

09/21 - With the help of a senior drop-down, both the EBS/WVTC Masters and Seniors teams claimed victory at the Aggie Invite 8K XC meet in Davis. With the Seniors dominating the field in a 2-3-7-11 finish, Len Goldman was able to lend his services to the short Masters team. This allowed the Masters to nip the Golden Valley Harriers 41 to 43. The Seniors, with 12 points still nipped Empire (15) for the win, wth the Chips close behind at 18 pts EBS/WVTC was also fortunate enough to grab the 2nd and 3rd place individual places in both the master and senior divisions. Thom Trimble (2nd in 27:54) and Fletcher Lesley (3rd in 28:31) for the Masters division, and Len Goldman (2nd in 31:13) and Fred Martin (3rd in 31:21) in the Senior Division. Team Scores

09/14 - Ken Gregorich outran the entire field to win the Sierra Nevada Endurance Run on Saturday, 9/14. This is Ken's first win on the PA Grand Prix as he fended off Empire Runners' Eric Bohn in a time of 8 hours and 27 minutes. Bohn was 14 minutes back. Joe Schieffer placed 11th (second senior) in a time of 10:28. Ken's win should vault him from 11th place in the masters standings to around 5th place. Joe's placing moves him into first place in the Seniors Ultra Standings.

09/14 - A record TWENTY Striders took to the hills of Crystal Springs Cross Country Race, and things went as well as could be expected. The Seniors Team not only won the division, but the "B" team took a close third, just behind the Spartans. The "B" team nipped rival Tamalpa based on the faster 4th man time.
The other big surprise was the EBS Women's Masters team. Fresh off their debut at GGP, they surprized the field at Crystal by placing 2nd, behind the Impala powerhouse. The Masters Mens team also took 2nd behind the Ags with a strong 6-7-8-12-14 finish. See RACING Section for times

09/07 - Eighteen Striders ventured to the dirt of Golden Gate Park allowing the EBS/WVTC team to field complete teams on the Seniors, Masters and Open levels and the women EBSers to field a complete Masters team in the 3rd cross country race of the season. The men were led by dual 4th place finishes by Thom Trimble in the Masters division and Joe Schieffer in the Seniors division. For Schieffer it was his first step down to the cross country circuit in 6 years and led the Seniors to their 2nd win in three races this season. So dominate were the seniors, with Jim Granahan and Fred Martin completing the scoring three, that they were able to lend the talents of Jim Flanigan, Doug Butt, Julios Ratti and John Monteverdi to complete an Open team with lone true Open runner Mike McGuire. On the Masters level following Trimble was Chatham Ross, making his 2002 xcountry debut, and always solid Fletcher Lesley. The race also features the return of the EBS women to the racing circuit. A total of 5 women raced led by Christine Chapon.

08/24 - The EBS/WVTC Seniors not only won the first Cross Country race of the season they dominated the race and made a statement about their depth for the upcoming season. Sweeping the top three scoring positions at the UC Santa Cruz XC Challenge were Fred Martin, Len Goldman and Jim Flanigan. The remaining seniors, Doug Butt, Bernard Demai and John Monteverdi all would have been top 10 scorers, but instead lent a hand to the Masters team - where many of the racing regulars still seem to be on summer vacation. Maurico Maia took the 4th Masters scoring position and Fletcher Lesley, returning from injury, took the 8th position. With the seniors depth completing the team, the Masters were able to capture 4th place. Expect to see many more highlights from the Seniors this season. They are fit and expect to be 5 to 7 deep at most races.

08/24 - The USATF Trail National Championships made a visit to the Bay Area in the form of the Golden Gate Headlands 50k Endurance Run. Nine Striders accepted the challenge and conquered the course that features 7 major hills and a cumulative climb of over 7000 feet. Ken Gregorich led the Striders with time of 4:35.58 - a minute and a half faster than his 2001 time - good enough for 6th in the 40-49 age group. Joe Schieffer took 5th in the 50-59 age group with a time of 5:01:52. New EBS Ultra member Miles Welze took 22nd in the 30-39 age group with a time of 5:14:14. Remember this was a National Championship with runners from all over the nation! Also running well were Eric Ellison, Clement Choy, Greorge Forman and Malcom Scotchler. On the womens side Lisa Hensen took 12th in the 40-49 age group, just ahead of Sarah Spelt who finished in 13th.

7/9/02 - Skyline 50K Volunteers Needed! ....Runners Too! EBS's Ken Gregorich is the new race director for the Skyline 50K, which is scheduled for Sunday, August 4. The race starts at Lake Chabot Marina in Castro Valley at 7 AM.  For more information go to http://home.attbi.com/~laue11/skyline50k/home.html

The East Bay Triple Crown is a grueling series of three challenging races completed less than a month apart. The cumulative times at The Tilden Tough, the Lake Chabot Trail Half Marathon and Woodminister X-C race determines the Triple Crown winner. Three Striders nabbed jewels in the crown, finishing the series with "Win, Place and Show " honors. The Win goes to Christine Chapon who ran away with the overall womens title by over 4 minutes. The Place goes to Jeff Teeters who showed consistant racing through the whole series for 2nd overall in the open mens competition. Fred Martin took the Show in the 50+ seniors division.

05-27- A fast course and perfect racing conditions allowed a number of striders to shine at the Pacific Sun 10k. The EBS/WVTC Masters team appears to have secured a 2nd place team finish with strong performances from Thom Trimble and Jeff Teeters - both breaking into the 33's with times of 33:37 and 33:47 respectively. The other scoring masters, Gerry Valverde, Tim Keenan and Mauricio Maia all finished in the low to mid 34's. Joe Schieffer led the Seniors with a 4th place individual finish in 36:17. Showing tremendous range after winning a 50 miler in April, Joe's time was good enough for #2 on the all-time EBS seniors list behind David Taylors' 1994 35:54. Early tabulations have the Seniors in 3rd place due to solid supporting performances by Len Goldman, 38:10 and Fred Martin 38:23.