First Trail Races

Congratulations to all the first timers this weekend! 


Kathy Stern has been training for quite sometime now for her race with her daughter at Camp Pendleton.  She has been working hard and has been a bit worried i would say about the "hill" in the race.  I want you to see what she wrote after her great race...

"Had a blast at the Mud Run!  I did it easily thanks to your training and support.  I really did it!  When it was over, I said, "is that it?"  I didn't have any problems at all.  Walked up the steep parts to save energy.  My daughter and her friend treated me like I was 90 years old making sure I didn't slip and fall.  Great time.  Hope some of our team members will join me next year!" Congrats Kathy and Diane! Awesome job!  Holcomb Valley Race There was a bunch of OC Trail Tales represented at Holcomb Valley this weekend in Big Bear.  Everyone had a blast! We stayed at a nice place called Robinhood Inn Resorts, where everyone had a different a unique room.  Very cute and i would stay there again.  I think Greg got the most unique room, and one might call the "honeymoon" room.    We had a few people run their very first 7 mile race.  Jesse and MaryEllen! Awesome job Ladies! You guys are fantastic! Kim also did the 7 miler, and got 2cd in her age group! WHOOT WHOOT! Great job Kimmy, you make us so proud! :) We also had a first time 15 miler, and Greg busted it out! Way to go Greg, i guess your room got you fired up! :) We are expecting great things out of Greg. Greg also said that he felt better after the 15 mile trail than a 13.1 road.  Awesome! Darlene, Yuki, Connie, and Patty and I also ran the 15 miler.  Everyone did a fantastic job! It is a very technical trail, that we dont really get to train for because we just dont have the rocks on our trails like that, and or the altitude.  You all should be very proud of yourselves.  I know a few of you took a tumble and fell a couple of times.  I am so glad you are okay! Way to pick yourselves back up and rock the course! I hope you all had a great time, and are ready to do it again next year! I did also run this amazing  15 mile course once again, and am proud to say i got 1st place in my age group! :)  A big shout out to Yoli for running her very first 100 milers at San Diego 100 miler this weekend! Congrats Yoli! You are amazing! I can not wait to hear your story of your weekend!

Laguna Hills Half Marathon

Monday we had a great event at Laguna Hills Half Marathon! It was great to see everyone out running or leading the runs on their bikes! We had several volunteers and runners, and it was great talking to everyone about their experience that day!

Michele, Bip and Michael were out on their bikes with there run groups leading the way.  They all looked awesome out there! Thank you for leading the runners you guys!

Eric went out for the first time in a long time and actually raced! He had a great race, and we are expecting fast times out of him in the future.  :) Great job Eric, we are so happy and proud of you! You looked great after the race! You can read his testimonial here

It was really nice to see our M.I.A.  man of action Chris, and his family.  Stacey and the girls looked fantastic as usual! :)

Mary Ellen, and Than looked great! Congrats you guys! Always representing!

Connie and Yuki fighting out the points! You guys did fantastic! Great job to everyone!

Thank you to Kim for coming out and helping us at the Road Runner/OC Trail Tales booth.  A HUGE shout out to Tom and Amy Loveless with Signature Celebrations, for our AMAZING balloon creation! Great job! You guys are the best! 

  Thank you to Jonathan and Renagade racing for making this great event happen! I know our runners had a great experience. 

Congratulations everyone! You all AMAZE me!

P.S.S- Don't forget to come out Monday Night Member Night at Road Runner Sports, Brooks Shoes will be there win some cool swag. Extra Raffle Tickets will be given out if you RSVP

Details:

Come get your run on, and sign up for the Summer session for a discounted price that includes a race entry into Peters Canyon Trail Race Series! There are raffles and prizes along with our winners for the point system!  You dont want to miss out!

Also Demo Brooks Shoes and receive some cool swag

Road Runner VIP Members Receive a Extra 5% Off :)

12 Week Session Price $125 which includes Group Hat, and race entry in the Peters Canyon Race Series.

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Memorial Day Weekend

Thank you to the men and women who service our country, how we do appreciate all that you do!

Over the Memorial Day weekend, we had a lot of things going on! We had some students do their very own reverse Triathlon, and some veterans as well! Congratulations! You guys rocked the course!

Traci Turner was so fast, she did not have a finishing time! She was like lightning! :)

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Elizabeth Fleming Rocked it big time on her new bike!

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Kim Degen, the veteran that she is, rocked a fabulous time! She just keeps getting better and better!

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Yuki Kashiwabara went out for the first time ever in a triathlon event, and was AWESOME!

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Connie Visconte Rocked it with her lightning fast time!

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Awesome job you guys! I wish i could have been there to cheer you on, but as you know, i was out at my own race thinking i was going to do my first 100 miler.

Nanny Goat 12/24 hour race is the race i signed up to try to do my first 100 miler.  I was unsure from the beginning if 100 was doable since i have not run anything further than 15 miles since last year.  :)  I have12 been battling asthma and allergies as you guys know, and so it just hasnt been in the cards lately.  I packed and got ready that week before like i was going to do 100 miles non the less.

Race morning came and i felt good, but still unsure of how many miles i could pull out of my hat. It was great to see some familiar beautiful faces and  former students Vikki Clifford aka Sweet Pea (it would be her first 50 mile), and Andrea Kooiman (Going for first 100 mile) at the start of the race.  We all gave hugs and took photos.   Trail races are small, so we were all able to chit chat and start the race together.

At about mile 16 my legs were aching.  I took some Tylenol, and kept pushing.  20 miles my legs were filling with lactic acid.  I had told Andrea, that i didnt think it would happen, but we kept pushing.  Well, i was pushing, and she was breezing through like nothing.  At 32 miles i changed my clothes and wiped down to feel more fresh and try to get a different mental attitude to continue.  It worked, and i ran to 42 miles.  I thought i would stop there, and call it a day, but when i came around the 1 mile loop lap, Kim Degen was standing there to run with me.  :)  Kimmy ran with me (well, mostly we walked) for the rest of the way, and i finished my 50 miles at 11:34.  I decided i had done enough damage to my quads, and listened to my body.  I had a great time, and will do it again next year.  :)

Vikki then finished right after completing her very first 50 miler! She was a Rockstar! She did so great and we are so proud of her! Congrats Sweet Pea!

Andrea Kooiman finished her 100 miles in under the 24 hours! She was so strong the whole way! She was ready! Great job Andrea! We are so proud of you! Andrea also coach's Her Kids for We Rock, and through out the day, her kids were coming and running laps with her.  It was very inspirational, i am sure for her, and her students.  Thanks you guys for helping your coach, she is always there for you, and now you were there for her! Awesome team work!

Thank you to everyone for sending me great wishes and thoughts, i really appreciate all that you guys do! :)

Corrinne