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The Runners` Report Week ending May 31, 2015
The Runners' Report Week ending June 28, 2015 RACE RESULTS: Father's Day; Mammoth; Descanso; Play it Forward; Canyon Meadow FEATURED: For Inmates, "The Wall" Has a Totally Different Meaning LOCALLYSOURCED: Fecal Bacteria in Swimming Holes; Drone Hampers Firefighting; Take a Hike; Rim of Valley Comment Deadline & Articles DID YOU SEE THAT: Olympic Toilet Designs; 95 yearold Finishes Mountain Race; Western Field; Olympian to Run 100; Model Runner; Bomber's Apology; BQ with Parkinson's; Salazar's Detailed Response; Marathon Cheats?; Toughest Conditions; FleshEating Mud Run; Wrong City Tri; Longest Weekly Run; AutoRouting NOT RUNNING BUT: Towel Dance; Cyclist's Family Settles; Oregon Outback is Dead; Vertical Street View NEW BASIN BLUES: Announcements; Thursday/XC; Weekend Runs ===== >> SATURDAY JUNE 27 NEW BASIN BLUES Team CRUDA run 4:30am start time Team CRUDA hosting hike to top of Mt Baldy (12 miles) SANTA MONICA MOUNTAIN GOATS Los Liones 7:15am SANTA CLARITA RUNNERS Santa Clarita for up to 10 miles 7:00 LA RUNNING CLUB Totem Pole in Santa Monica 7:00 LA LEGGERS Informal Summer Fun Runs in Santa Monica RUNNERGY "Beachwood Stairs" Run4Fun 7:30 ULTRALADIES No run scheduled Team CRUDA hike to top of Mt Baldy (12 miles) 4:30am The RUM RUN 5K, a pirate themed event Mommy and Me Cancer Foundation 5k Western States Endurance Run http://www.wser.org/ >> SUNDAY JUNE 28 NEW BASIN BLUES Las Llajas 7:00 TRAIL RUNNERS CLUB Art's Paramount Ranch for 11.4 mi 7:00 SANTA CLARITA RUNNERS Granary Square for 810 miles 6:30 LA RUNNING CLUB Totem Pole in Santa Monica 7:00 Disco Fever 5k ===== FUTURE EVENTS http://www.raceplace.com/runningwalking JULY 3 Red, White and Blue 10k, Half Marathon and Marathon 4 Surf City Run 5K 4 Independence Day Classic 5K/10K Run and Walk 4 Stars and Stripes 5k, 10k, 15k, Half Marathon and Marathon 4 Ymca run in the park 2015 4 PalisadesWill Rogers 5/10K http://palisades10k.com/home 5 Freedom 10k, Half Marathon and Marathon 8 CrossCountry Summer Series 9 Renegade Summer 5 Mile Trail Run, Series #2 11 Summer Fun 5k, 10k, 15k, Half Marathon, Marathon 11 Mt Disappointment 50/20K http://mtdisappointment50k.com/ 19 Summer Spectacular 5k, 10k, 15k, Half Marathon 25 Summer Sensation 10k, Half Marathon and Marathon ===== RESULTS: Father's Day Half Marathon Dee Dee Urquhart 3.08.06 Father's Day 5K Phyllis Blazejewski 28.23 1st in div Mammoth Half Marathon Julie Hardin 1.59.17 5th in div Gaston Castilleja Jr 2:15:03 Maria Castilleja 3:00:11 Mammoth 5K Priscilla Castilleja 53:15 Descanso Gardens 5K Rene Canizales 23.20 1st overall Abby Canizales 24.22 1st female overall Raquel Lopez 40.02 Joan Maxwell 1.03.53 Play It Forward 5K Shayna Ades 57.39 Jason Ades 57.39 Randy Weiss 57.40 Canyon Meadow Trail Run 50K Rosa Melendez 5:17:32 1st in div, 2nd female overall ===== PHOTOS: Runs and Hikes http://justdo262.smugmug.com/RunsandHikes ===== FEATURED: >> For Inmates, "The Wall" Has a Totally Different Meaning To the Oregon State Penitentiary residents who are allowed to run and race, it's much more than a metaphor. IN 1866, when the first inmates arrived, the Oregon State Penitentiary did not have a wall. It was a tricky situation, operating a prison that was still under construction, so the warden outfitted each of his new charges in an iron ankle shackle. This unforgiving device, which weighed as much as 28 pounds, quickly became known as the "Oregon Boot." Anyone who tried to run in the Oregon Boot wasn't going anywhere very quickly. Even after the 14foothigh wall went up, the warden felt safer with the entire population of the OSP dragging one of their legs around. Soon, the inmates began to suffer the kind of permanent agony we associate with the medieval ages. Iron wore holes through their actual boots and into their ankles. Excons were marked by lifelong limps. In 1878, the governor finally addressed this barbarism, declaring that the boot should be saved for situations involving discipline or transportation. It eventually became a relic of a simpler, crueler time. By the summer of 2014, when I began running races at the penitentiary, not only had the boot been out of use for close to 75 years, inmates could buy running shoes at the commissary. Over the years, running had become one of the most soughtafter privileges for the men inside. The wall, incidentally, was now 26 feet high. http://www.runnersworld.com/runnersstories/forinmatesthewallhasatotallydifferentmeaning ===== LOCALLYSOURCED: >> Santa Monica Mountains Swimming Holes Are Full of "Fecal Indicator Bacteria" Thanks to the drought, Los Angeles's beaches are cleaner overall than usual lately (since there's less polluted runoff flowing into the water), but swimming holes in the Santa Monica Mountains have not received similar benefits. Heal the Bay, which tests beaches for bacteria that could make swimming a health hazard, also dispatched a "stream team" to check out three popular freshwater swimming areas in the mountains, says the LA Daily News. And the results were kinda gross. Of the three spots the team tested, Heal the Bay found that two had poorquality water full of "fecal indicator bacteria," meaning that swimmers there have a heightened risk of developing skin rashes or intestinal issues from swimming there. Water samples from Las Virgenes Creek and Rock Pool, both in Malibu Creek State Park, frequently went over the allowed limits for bacteria like Enterococcus and E. coli. (28 percent of samples at La Virgenes went over the allowed amount of E. coli. Ew.) Solstice Canyon, which is on National Park Service Land, had the best water of the three, with just 10 percent of samples going over the allowed Enterococcus amount and no samples testing positive for E. coli. Researchers suggested that the bacteria is probably coming from "human waste emanating from leaky septic tanks or sewage leaks upstream" or from animal poop traveling through water runoff. The pools at Las Virgenes and Rock Pool get their water from runoff from properties around the park, said a park ranger not authorized to talk to the press, so it makes sense that these pools would be full of all the gnarly things that runoff brings in addition to water. Those areas of the Santa Monica Mountains mostly rely on septic systems, since there aren't any sewers. http://la.curbed.com/archives/2015/06/los_angeles_swimming_holes_gross.php >> Drone Hampers Fight Against 36SquareMile Lake Fire The Lake Fire began July 17 and burned more than 36 square miles in the mountains east of Los Angeles Firefighting airplanes were prevented from attacking the Lake Fire Wednesday after a drone entered a temporary flight restriction area. Crews were forced to land all fixedwing aircraft at around 6 p.m. when the drone was spotted in the Onyx Summit area according to the U.S. Forest Service. Helicopters continued to battle the fire. Additional evacuations were also ordered as the San Bernardino mountains blaze grew to 36 square miles since it began June 17. http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/AdditionalEvacuationsOrderedLakeFireGrows309664161.html >> Take A Hike To Do Your Heart And Spirit Good Fryman Canyon is one of those special places in the city of Los Angeles — a bit of country and canyon nestled just off the crest of Mulholland Drive, with gorgeous views of the valley and mountains. It's favored by the canine set — my two dogs love it here — and on any given morning I'm sure to run into fellow canyon lovers, like Stacy Maes and her energetic weimaraner, Astrid. Maes is an independent film producer; she has two kids and works mostly at home. She's not fond of organized exercise classes, so she does some yoga and fastpaced workout videos at home. But, as is the case with many Americans, walking is Maes' most consistent exercise. She's out in the canyon with Astrid three or four times a week. "In the morning, it's all about Astrid," Maes explains, and laughs. "Because if she's not tired, then my day can't go the way I want it to go." Whether it's to help their dogs or themselves, about half of all Americans surveyed in a recent NPR poll say they exercise regularly. And while getting a cardioaerobic workout on a treadmill, elliptical machine, or stationary bike are all popular, going for a walk is the exercise Americans say they engage in most frequently, according to the poll, which was conducted by the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. http://www.npr.org/sections/healthshots/2015/06/23/416482690/takeahiketodoyourheartandspiritgood >> Few days left to comment on Santa Monica Mountains plan The public has just a few more days to submit comments on plans that could double, or even triple, the size of the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area. Earlier this year, the National Park Service released a draft study and environmental assessment on the socalled Rim of the Valley Corridor — mountains that circle the San Fernando, Santa Clarita, Simi and Conejo valleys. The study, which started in 2010, reviewed several options and found creating a new national park was not feasible. Instead, the preferred alternative in the draft report is doubling the current park’s boundaries, which would add 173,000 acres from a patchwork of public and private lands. The addition would include the eastern portion of the Simi Hills and the Santa Susana Mountains, as well as several areas bordering Los Angeles. Written comments must be received by Tuesday. They can be submitted online or sent to National Park Service, Rim of the Valley Corridor Special Resource Study, 570 W. Avenue 26, #175, Los Angeles, CA, 90065; or emailed to [email protected]. http://www.vcstar.com/news/outdoors/fewdayslefttocommentonsantamonicamountainsplan_38380188 >> Rim of the Valley Corridor Could Include L.A. River The study has been five years in the making, but June 30 marks the light at the end of the tunnel for the Rim of the Valley Corridor Special Resource Study, which presents several options for incorporating some of the city's urban green destinations including the Los Angeles River corridor into the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area (SMMNRA). "[Expanding the Santa Monica Mountains Recreation Area] means that the National Park Service would be able to purchase land from willing sellers, engage in direct land management, spend money for trailhead improvements and provide public access to areas," says Anne Dove of the National Park Service's Pacific West Region. She was quick to negate any persistent concerns that any designation would allow the park service to exercise eminent domain on the designated areas the Park Service has an explicit policy of purchase from willing sellers, she says. http://www.kcet.org/socal/departures/lariver/confluence/rivernotes/rimofthevalleycorridorcouldincludelariver.html >> Agoura joins growing list of communities favoring national park expansion Study proposes 313,000 more acres added to recreation area The Agoura Hills City Council has endorsed an expansion of the national park system as proposed in the National Park Service’s Rim of the Valley study. The city joined Los Angeles and Ventura counties in supporting the plan’s option D, which would allow the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area to grow by over 313,000 acres in the hopes of better protecting wildlife habitat. http://www.theacorn.com/news/20150625/Front_Page/Agoura_joins_growing_list_of_communities_favoring_.html >> From Runnergy: SpeedWork On The Track With Coach Pat Tuesday Nights at 6:00pm! Click to Facebook RSVP https://www.facebook.com/events/792564714198056/ Come join Second Wind Running with Coach Pat Connelly each Tuesday at 6:00 pm on the track at Birmingham High School in Van Nuys. The track is located at the corner of Balboa Blvd. and Victory Blvd, near Lake Balboa. Weekly Speedwork is an excellent addition to fall race training. Cost: $25 Per Month, after 1 month FREE trial period. About Coach Pat Connelly: Veteran coach, Pat Connelly, offers an array of training opportunities for walkers, as well as beginning, intermediate and advanced runners. From structured physical fitness training to completing a marathon, Coach Connelly provides both private and group sessions for a safe and progressive maturation toward optimal performance. Watch Youtube Feature on Coach Pat Connelly https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e21xPQw29io ===== DID YOU SEE THAT: >> Japan toilet design contest ahead of 2022 Tokyo Olympics to make women and foreigners more comfortable Japan is hosting a competition to invent the most comfortable, cheapest and "safest for woman" toilets ahead of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. The country, known for its unique designs and inventions, is holding its first ever design competition for lavatories to not only make Japan known for having the "world's best restrooms", but also to "empower women" because by "improving comfort, cleanliness and safety, the quality of work and leisure can improve dramatically". At the launch of the competition in Tokyo, organisers said it is important that toilets make females feel safe, especially in developing countries, according to Haruko Arimura, minister in charge of women's empowerment. The initiative, which will see applications submitted to a government panel, will also form part of their plans to improve hospitality for foreign visitors ahead of the 2020 Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games. http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/japantoiletdesigncontestahead2022tokyoolympicsmakewomenforeignersmore comfortable1506876 >> 95YearOld Completes Grueling Mount Washington Road Race George Etzweiler finishes the uphill race in 3:28:41. At Saturday’s Mount Washington Road Race, 95yearold George Etzweiler became the oldest person to complete the 7.6mile course when he crossed the finish line in 3:28:41. The race’s organizers bill the event as having only a single hill, but it’s a tough one. The course has an elevation gain of 4,727 feet and has an average grade of 12 percent. Etzweiler, of State College, Pennsylvania, broke his own record, which he established two years ago when he completed the course at the age of 93 in 3:15. He missed last year’s event because of a case of bronchitis. “It seems to me that that hill gets steeper each year,” Etzweiler told Runner’s World Newswire on the phone while vacationing in New Hampshire after the race. “I had a tough time, and my time was slower than I had hoped for.” Despite the slower time, Etzweiler is already talking about improving. http://www.runnersworld.com/generalinterest/95yearoldcompletesgruelingmountwashingtonroadrace >> Competition Runs Hot at 2015 Western States Endurance Run Nine of last year’s top 10 men return; women’s field might be the deepest in history. For more than four decades runners have made the climb out of Squaw Valley, California, raced over mountains and through 100degree canyons, and crossed the American River on a pilgrimage to Auburn. There, in the town nicknamed the Endurance Capital of the World, runners circle a high school track and celebrate a wellearned finish exactly 100.2 miles from where they started. The Western States 100 Mile Endurance Run is the oldest 100mile race in the world and one of the most competitive. This year’s race begins on Saturday morning. http://www.runnersworld.com/rttrails/competitionrunshotat2015westernstatesendurancerun >> From the Olympic Marathon to the Western States 100Miler On Saturday, Magdalena Boulet will be the first female Olympian to compete at the legendary California trail race. She made the 2008 U.S. Olympic marathon team and has a 2:26 personal best at the distance. She has two bronze medals from the world cross country championships. She’s competed at the world mountain running championships and, shortly after her 40th birthday, she won the masters’ national championship road mile in 4:50. About a month shy of her 42nd birthday, Magdalena Boulet has just about every accolade a professional distance runner aspires to achieve. But rather than live out the rest of her running days in the masters’ division on the roads, Boulet has hit the dirt, becoming one of the country’s top ultrarunners and regularly besting women who are 10 or more years her junior. On Saturday, she’ll make her debut at 100 miles as the first female Olympian to compete at the prestigious Western States Endurance Run, which begins in Squaw Valley, California, and ends in Auburn. “Age was irrelevant in my decision to switch to the trails,” Boulet said. “Deep inside, I was just looking for change. It would probably be different if I had made the [Olympic] team in 2012, but when that didn’t happen, I was soul searching. It seemed like I was pulled very easily in this direction.” Since September 2014, she’s won against formidable fields at The North Face Endurance Challenge 50 Mile Championship, the 2014 Sean O’Brien 50 Mile, and the Chuckanut 50K. She qualified for Western States by winning the Sean O’Brien 100K in February. But the difference between the 100K and 100 miles is vast—and, at times, frightening. http://www.runnersworld.com/trailracing/fromtheolympicmarathontothewesternstates100miler >> Top Steeplechaser Gave Up Modeling for Running NCAA champion Colleen Quigley is a former fashion model. In high school, Colleen Quigley dreamed of moving to New York City upon graduation so she could try to “make it big” as a model. As an eighthgrader, Quigley attended a local casting call for a Macy’s prom dress fashion show after her dance teacher urged her to try out. Despite auditioning in flipflops, a Tshirt, and not a trace of makeup—“I was vastly out of my league,” she said—Quigley was one of 12 girls chosen from the group of more than 100. Then, with the help of an agent from the casting call, Quigley signed with the modeling agencies Wilhelmina and Storm. She was also juggling a burgeoning running career. http://www.runnersworld.com/eliterunners/topsteeplechasergaveupmodelingforrunning http://www.fashionmodeldirectory.com/models/colleen_quigley/ >> Tsarnaev speaks: 'I am sorry for the lives I have taken' Before he was sentenced to death, Boston Marathon bomber addresses the court Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev spoke publicly for the first time since his arrest, telling a packed courtroom at his sentencing hearing Wednesday that he was sorry for his role in the 2013 attacks that that killed three people and injured nearly 300. "I would like to now apologize to victims and survivors," Tsarnaev said. "Immediately after the bombing that I am guilty of... I learned of some of the victims, their names, their faces, their age. And throughout this trial, more of those victims were given names, more of those victims had faces, and they had burdened souls." The 21yearold, who declined to testify on his own behalf during his trial, was given the opportunity to speak before he was formally sentenced to death. He spoke with a soft voice and a slight accent to a courtroom full of family members and survivors that seemed stunned to finally hear his voice more than two years after his arrest. http://news.yahoo.com/bostonmarathonbombersentencing123758333.html >> Runner With Parkinson's Disease Qualifies for Boston Marathon After two falls in the final mile at The Great Run marathon, Michael Westphal gets up for a strong finish and raises more than $32,000 with his efforts The finish line of The Great Run marathon was meters away. Michael Westphal, a 58yearold carpenter, had run an almost perfect race. The sunny, 70degree day through his hometown of Cranberry Island, Maine, had played in his favor. For the first 10 miles, he nailed his goal pace, clocking 8:05minute miles alongside his son, Brandon. He quickened his stride over the next 10 miles when his friend, Gary Allen, and his brother, Rolf Westphal, joined him. At the 20mile mark, he hit “the wall” but resolved to press onward. Once he reached the final straightaway—a flat stretch of pavement lined with spectators and vibrantly colored flags flapping in the breeze—Westphal stumbled to the ground, however. Westphal wasn’t just fighting to finish the marathon on Saturday, his first attempt at the distance in more than 20 years. He was also battling symptoms of Parkinson’s disease. He fell down because his legs weren’t getting the signals from his brain to keep moving. http://www.runnersworld.com/generalinterest/runnerwithparkinsonsdiseasequalifiesforbostonmarathon >> Alberto Open Letter Part 1 ALBERTO SALAZAR’S OPEN LETTER Recently, the BBC/ProPublica published stories not just attacking me but attacking my athletes and the Oregon Project. Former athletes, contractors and journalists make accusations in these stories, harming my athletes. At best they are misinformed. At worst, they are lying. I believe in a clean sport and hard work and so do my athletes. What follows below are the actual facts. http://nikeoregonproject.com/blogs/news/35522561albertoopenletterpart1 >> Alberto Open Letter Part 2 THE KARA AND ADAM GOUCHER ALLEGATIONS Kara and Adam Goucher are a second primary source in the BBC and ProPublica stories. Kara ran for me in the Oregon Project for 7 years. We were very close. I had great respect for Kara as an athlete and as a person. Adam also ran for me in the Oregon Project but for a shorter time period. As I will describe more fully below, Adam’s behavior is why I no longer coach Kara. The Gouchers have made a number of allegations against me in the BBC and ProPublica stories that are not true. It should be noted that even while making these false allegations against me, neither Kara nor Adam ever claim that I violated the WADA Code or IAAF antidoping rules. They never allege that they committed any doping violation or that I ever asked them to commit any doping violation. I never did. Here is what really happened with contemporaneous emails and documents to prove it. http://nikeoregonproject.com/blogs/news/35523713albertoopenletterpart2 >> How Common Is Cheating at Marathons? Race directors and industry insiders say a few people every year will try to cut a course or swap bibs. How Common Is It? The consensus in the industry is that not many people intentionally cheat at road races, but it does happen. New York Road Runners’ Peter Ciaccia, President of Events/NYC Marathon Race Director told Runner’s World Newswire that in 2014, about 50 of the 50,530 NYC Marathon finishers were removed from the results, most for accidental cheating (getting close enough to the finishing mat to register a time after dropping out, for example). http://www.runnersworld.com/racing/howcommonischeatingatmarathons >> Is it harder to run in the Amazon, Sahara, Arctic or Himalayas? British ultrarunner Mark Hines has conquered jungles, deserts, Arctic terrain and mountains during his epic running career. He talks to Telegraph Men about how he handles the most extreme environments on Earth When Mark Hines sets out for a run he tends to venture a little further than the local park. The British exercise physiologist is an expert in ultrarunning – the practice of running multiple marathons backto back in uniquely challenging terrain. Hines, 36, has completed the Jungle Marathon, a 254km race in the sweltering 99pc humidity of the Brazilian Amazon; the Marathon des Sables, a sixday, 251km ultramarathon in the Sahara desert in scorching 50 degree heat; the Ultra, a 222km race across the highaltitude Himalayas; and the Yukon Arctic Ultra, a 470km odyssey across the frozen Canadian Arctic in temperatures of minus 40 degrees Celsius. Hines trains in the less dramatic geographical realm of Hertfordshire but as an expert in human physiology – he is currently researching a Ph.D. in biomechanics and neuromuscular physiology – his profession gives him a unique understanding of the physiological demands of exercising in extreme environments. Here he tells Telegraph Men how he conquers the most inhospitable terrain in the world. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/men/active/11680567/IsithardertorunintheAmazonSaharaArcticorHimalayas.html >> WOMAN GETS FLESHEATING BACTERIA AT DALLAS MUD RUN, GOES BLIND IN ONE EYE A north Texas woman went blind in one eye after competing in a mud run earlier this month, reports Dallas TV station KTVT. The cause a flesheating bacteria. Brittany Williams competed in her first mud run two weeks ago. After the event, she said her eye started to hurt. "When I opened my eye, it was just like white," she said. "The whole room was white." According to Brittany, debris cut her eye, and a flesheating bacteria destroyed her cornea. http://abc7.com/health/womanlosessightinoneeyeafterdallasmudrun/802834/ >> Syracuse Ironman event hands out medals featuring wrong city The medals awarded to winners in last weekend’s Ironman event in Syracuse are engraved with an outline of the Rochester skyline. The PostStandard of Syracuse reports that the medal’s for Sunday’s Ironman 70.3 Syracuse feature a scene that depicts an arched suspension bridge over the Genesee River, which runs through downtown Rochester. And the skyscrapers on the medal match those in Rochester. A spokesman for the Ironman didn’t have an immediate explanation for the error Monday. Rochester is 75 miles west of Syracuse. http://kron4.com/2015/06/23/syracuseironmaneventhandsoutmedalsfeaturingwrongcity/ >> Wednesday Night Laundry Runners Celebrate 50th Anniversary Members believe their midweek group training session to be one of the longestrunning in the country. Over the past 50 years, distance running has undergone dramatic changes. The sport has experienced two running booms, and it has gone from an activity viewed with curiosity to one that is enjoyed by the masses. One thing that hasn’t changed? On Wednesday evenings in Pacific Grove, California, a group of runners will gather outside the Mission Linen Supply, formerly known as Mission Laundry, to head out for a challenging run. They call themselves the Wednesday Night Laundry Runners, a nod to their meeting spot, and this weekend, they will celebrate 50 years of Wednesday night runs with a club picnic. To the best of their knowledge, the Wednesday night run has taken place every Wednesday night since 1965. None of the group’s founders still run with the group, and in fact, though current members have their guesses, it’s not entirely clear to them who started the club. According to the club’s weekly newsletter, which has the slogan, “All of the news of the fit in print,” the club was formed “after several runners ran as fast as they could through the Del Monte Forest for an hour and then consumed large quantities of pizza and beverages.” The tradition of consuming “beverages” has endured. For this weekend’s 50th anniversary picnic, a local brewer is brewing a special “Wednesday Night Laundry Suds” beer for the group, and each attendee will get a commemorative mug. http://www.runnersworld.com/runnersstories/wednesdaynightlaundryrunnerscelebrate50thanniversary >> From AllTrails: Map Editor Reborn: Now with Trail Segments & AutoRouting Create detailed route maps in seconds We launched AllTrails more than 5 years ago to revolutionize the outdoor recreation experience. The release of Map Editor last year was a major step in simplifying the trip planning experience and the launch of our AllTrails Outdoors map earlier this year gave access to one of the most comprehensive outdoors maps on the planet, providing the best coverage of trails worldwide. All that hard work has lead up to this moment and today we’re excited to announce the launch of some game changing improvements to Map Editor. Say goodbye to having to click pointbypoint to meticulously draw the trails you want to follow. The new Draw Route tool allows you to select any trail segment from the AllTrails Outdoors map with a single click and plan multiday trips in seconds by automatically routing you between your start & end points. http://journal.alltrails.com/post/122321658276/mapeditorrebornnowwithtrailsegments https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m7rBsiZ1X_M ===== NOT RUNNING BUT... >> Brave Duo Wearing Only Towels Perform Hilarious Dance On Live TV With the rise of reality TV talent competitions, everyone from mesmerizing magicians to pintsized opera singers have showcased their unique talents and abilities. But a French comedian duo known as Les Beaux Frères have masted one dance routine that is probably unlike anything you’ve ever seen before. During a live taping of a French TV show called Le Plus Grand Cabaret Du Monde, the two men recently wowed the crowd with a routine that they call “The Towel Dance”. Armed with just one towel each, the brave men perform a wacky dance — and somehow manage to keep their modesty and private parts under wraps the entire time. Performing to classical music, this duo’s tantalizing cabaret act will have you gasping and laughing all at the same time. http://towels.littlethings.com/toweldance/ >> Family of bicyclist who died in Tour de Fair Haven settles lawsuit for $7.1M The family of a man who died in 2013 during the Tour de Fair Haven bicycle race has settled a lawsuit with the race's organizers and others for $7.1 million. Raymond Gill Jr., the Woodbridge attorney representing the estate of Cole Porter, and his wife, Megan, said his clients accepted the final part of the settlement during jury selection before Superior Court Judge Douglas Wolfson in New Brunswick on June 3. Porter, a Shrewsbury firefighter and avid bicyclist, reportedly collided with an official during the Sept. 15, 2013 race and sustained serious injuries that led to his death on Oct. 2, 2013. The lawsuit charged that the race's organizers failed to follow USA Cycling rules. Gill said the lead car is required to have two people, but it just had one. The one person was supposed to have a walkietalkie, but did not. "The chief referee (Donnelly) noticed that and motioned for the driver to slow down so he could throw him one into the open convertible," the attorney said. "However, he (the driver) misunderstood the hand signal and the walkietalkie landed on the ground. When the referee tried to pick it up, he collided with (Porter), who was thrown from his bicycle." http://www.nj.com/middlesex/index.ssf/2015/06/shrewsbury_bicyclists_family_gets_71m_for_his_deat.html >> Popular Bike Event Canceled: Bad Apples Spoil Bunch Trash strewn along trails, feces left in campsites, a barn left in shambles, and a new city ordinance banning camping: These are the results of a recent “selfsupported” bike ride in Oregon. Organizers have canceled the popular, long distance Oregon Outback bike tour because of the horrendous behavior of at least a few of the participants. “I’m sad and disgusted and angry, and I don’t see any other way to make this right short of shutting it down so this never happens again,” writes former race director Donnie Kolb. “I’m sorry folks, but the Oregon Outback is dead.” Kolb goes on to list the offenses that led to the cancellation (as he puts it, from “kind of bad to horrendous”): http://gearjunkie.com/oregonoutbackbikeracecanceled >> Vertical Street View of the world’s most iconic rock wall: Yosemite’s El Capitan Today we’re launching our firstever vertical Street View collection, giving you the opportunity to climb 3,000 feet up the world’s most famous rock wall: Yosemite’s El Capitan. To bring you this new imagery, we partnered with legendary climbers Lynn Hill, Alex Honnold and Tommy Caldwell. Read more about the project from Tommy Caldwell, who completed the world’s hardest climb in Yosemite in January of 2015. Ed. “That is awesome. I definitely have to be a part of that.” Maybe it was the sheer exhaustion from being in the middle of a 19day climb of the Dawn Wall, but when the guys at Google Maps and Yosemite National Park asked if I wanted to help them with their firstever vertical Street View collection of El Capitan in Yosemite, I didn’t hesitate. Yosemite has been such an important part of my life that telling the story of El Capitan through Street View was right up my alley—especially when it meant working with the Google engineers to figure out some absurd challenges. http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2015/06/verticalstreetviewofworldsmost.html ===== NEW BASIN BLUES NEWS... >> ANNOUNCEMENTS Dues: It's that time of the year again your dues are due! (If you paid after April 1, 2015 you are all set until July 2016). Annual dues help pay for postrun drinks and club insurance. Click on the button below to pay your dues and while you're at it consider purchasing club shirts, contributing to the club's general fund or our charity causes. Pay Dues http://newbasinblues.com/webpagenbbstore.php Board Elections: Want to be more involved? Become part of the Board! You can help shape the club's activities and help with events. If interested email Rene via the link below. Board Interest [email protected] Sunday Run Volunteers Needed: To bring postrun water/drinks and coffee on Sunday runs. If you haven't volunteered recently give it a try. Email Rene via the link above for more info. Volunteer Interest [email protected] Farewell to Jackson: Our friend Jackson Cabo will be moving to Memphis, TN next month to begin the next chapter in his life as Jackson Cabo M.D.! Join us to send off Jackson to Vanderbilt University Medical School on Thursday, July 2. Venue/time TBD, watch out for another email shortly. >> THURSDAY RUNS / SUMMER XC RACING The summer XC series are back! We participate in two (semi) local XC race series the Palmdale XC Series put on by the High Desert Runners, and the College of the Canyons (COC) XC Series put on by the college. Traditionally we have participated in the first and last race of the Palmdale Series and the last three COC races. We understand you have families and work responsibilities that may not be able to accommodate both races, which are held weekly, but if you can plan ahead and join us for a few races I promise you will love it. Here is the plan: Every Thursday from now until the end of August we will meet at Balboa Park Racers meet at 5pm to carpool to race Walkers meet at 6pm Runners meet 6:30pm for a 6.6 mile tempo run around Balboa Park http://www.highdesertrunners.org/hdevents/XC_2015_Flyer.pdf http://cocathletics.com/sports/xc/summercrossseries >> WEEKEND RUNS The days are getting warmer now that summer is upon us, so beginning this Sunday, June 28, NBB group runs will start at 7:00 am for both runners and walkers. NBB group runs = Start at 7:00 am Non NBB group runs = see details for start time Sat 6/27 Team CRUDA has invited NBB for a hike up Mt Baldy. Details are on their FB event site here. If interested in carpooling contact Rene. Sun 6/28 Las Llajas trail in Simi Valley. Sun 7/5 Lake Hollywood. Post run hangout at Sandy's home. Sat 7/11 Jen's broken ankle anniversary run. Sun 7/12 Charmlee Park. Sat 7/18 Bulldog Preview. Sun 7/19 Phantom Trail. Sun 7/26 Mt Wilson. Sat 8/1 Bulldog Preview. >> CLUB INFO http://www.newbasinblues.org/ https://www.facebook.com/NewBasinBlues ===== THURSDAY JUNE 25 Thr 6/25 NBB Run Racers meet 5pm, Walkers 6pm, Runners 6:30pm Balboa Park (6.6 miles) Address: 16821 Burbank Blvd, Encino, CA 91436 Nearest Cross Streets: Burbank Blvd and Balboa Blvd http://newbasinblues.com/webpageruns.php/?id=55808ee3d593c3.06855789&t=Balboa+Park Palmdale Summer XC Series (3 miles) LOCATION: This year’s meets will again be held at Pelona Vista Park, on Tierra Subida Road at Rayburn Road in Palmdale. Due to the closure of the north soccer fields and jogging paths for rehabilitation, both courses have been redesigned, with start and finish and the staging area on the western portion of the south soccer fields complex. The long course is about 2.86 miles; the short course is exactly one mile. Each course is accurately measured and will be clearly marked. Restrooms and paved parking are adjacent to the soccer fields. DATES: Thursday June 25, July 2, 9, 16, 23 & 30 (coed relay), Aug. 6 (finals). TIME: Mandatory registration (a legal requirement) starts at 5:45 p.m., the preliminary run will begin at 6:20 p.m. with the main race starting about 6:45 p.m. Don't be late! DONATIONS ENCOURAGED: There is NO entry fee! We do ask a minimum $1 donation per meet (includes both races) from all participants to defray expenses and to support the HDR "AAA" awards. These awards are presented annually at the end of the fall XC season to crosscountry runners at local high schools who demonstrate outstanding accomplishment in academics, athletics and attitude. The High Desert Runners is a 501(c) 3 nonprofit corporation, all donations are taxdeductible. http://www.highdesertrunners.org/hdevents/XC_2015_Flyer.pdf SATURDAY JUNE 27 >> From the NEW BASIN BLUES/TEAM CRUDA: Sat 6/27 Team CRUDA run 4:30am start time Team CRUDA hosting hike to top of Mt Baldy (12 miles) Team CRUDA Mount Baldy Hike 6700 Mount Baldy Road Mount Baldy, CA 91759 *** If interested in carpooling contact Rene *** Join us for an awesome day at Mount Baldy. This is a hike, not running event. However, this is a difficult hike. Prepare to spend most of your day on the trails in the sun. If you have not hiked more than 10 miles before this is not for you. This is an 11.5 mile trail loop with over 3,900 feet of elevation gain. Get ready for a glutes, calves and quads workout on a steady steep 4 mile incline to the summit. Bring plenty of fluids and food. The top is very windy and cold, be prepare for the change in weather. You will be exposed to the sun all throughout the day, wear plenty of sunscreen. The hike back down is over 7 miles which will be faster and easier. There is also a ski lodge where you can purchase food, drinks and a skilift down to the parking lot if necessary. Again, this is an all day event, bring plenty of fluids and food. Here is our timeline review and decide where you like to meet us. 4:30am Meet at carpool spot, 9844 Bryson Ave. South Gate 90280 5:30am Meet at Vons Store, 550 E Baseline Rd, Claremont, CA 91711 *This will be our stop for food, water and restrooms before starting our hike. 6am Start our hike, 6700 Mount Baldy Road Mount Baldy, CA 91759 11am Reach the summit 1pm Back at parking lot I repeat, this is an all day event. Be sure to clear your calendar, because after the hike you’re going to want to get plenty of rest! This is an event that is both painful and gratifying! Hope you can join us. For more information check out the yelp reviews. http://www.yelp.com/biz/mountbaldymountbaldy https://www.facebook.com/events/697656677004900/ >> From the SANTA MONICA MOUNTAIN GOATS: JUN 27 Los Liones with Sarah B. & Joy W. 7:15am Los Liones Trail in Pacific Palisades, California https://www.facebook.com/santamonicamountaingoats/events >> From the SANTA CLARITA RUNNERS: LoweBucks Run 7am – 9am 26415 Bouquet Canyon Rd Santa Clarita, CA Saturday run at Lowes parking lot. 10 miles with various marked shorter routes. Coffee afterwards at Starbucks. https://www.google.com/maps/place/26415+Bouquet+Canyon+Rd,+Santa+Clarita,+CA+91350/@34. 4266036,118.5404349,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x80c28773c21cc6e5:0x706ff97546428b08?hl=en >> From the LA RUNNING CLUB: Every Saturday – Totem Pole – 7:00 am: San Vicente and Ocean Avenue, Santa Monica >> From the LA LEGGERS: We are on hiatus until August, but many of our pace groups meet informally on Saturday mornings. 1450 Ocean around 7 am. Just show up! Summer Fun Runs https://www.laleggers.org/training/summerfunruns/ >> From RUNNERGY: "Beachwood Stairs" Run4Fun Join us Every Saturday at 7:30am We will have the Runnergy canopy set up by the lake entrance. We will assist runners with running form and training advice. So come join us for multiple run options. Run below the Hollywood Sign, Beachwood Stairs or for beginners, a run around the Lake. Great group for running/ training together >> From the ULTRALADIES: No run scheduled ===== SUNDAY JUNE 28 >> From the NEW BASIN BLUES: Sun 6/28 NBB Run Start time for all : 7:30am Simi Valley Las Llajas (5 or 9.5 miles) Address: https://www.google.com/maps/place/Las+Llajas+Trail/@34.2998113,118.6741216,16z/data= !4m2!3m1!1s0x0000000000000000:0xf4168981d8f194cf Nearest Cross Streets: Evening Sky Dr and Las Llajas Rd http://newbasinblues.com/webpageruns.php/?id=558197221ebe39.26663821&t=Las+Llajas >> From the TRAIL RUNNERS CLUB: Jun 28 Art's Paramount Ranch for 11.4 mi 7:00 http://trailrunnersclub.com/event/artsparamountranch20150628 The Trail Runners are a congenial group of varied abilities who run different courses in the Santa Monica Mountains every Sunday. The routes are on fire road and singletrack trails varying from 914 miles, and are premarked for each run. Schedule and course descriptions can be found at www.trailrunnersclub.com . Written descriptions of many of the courses can be found in 50 Trail Runs in Southern California, written by club members. For further info, call 310379 1068 of email us at [email protected]. You have a lot to gain, and not much to lose by giving it a try. >> From the SANTA CLARITA RUNNERS: 6:30 for 810 miles Granary Square Ralph's Parking Lot. McBean/Arroyo Park Dr >> From the LA RUNNING CLUB: Every Sunday – Totem Pole – 7:00 am: San Vicente and Ocean Avenue, Santa Monica ===== Tread lightly, Steve Website Links..... The Runners' Report http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/JustDo262/ Photos http://justdo262.smugmug.com/ New Basin Blues http://www.newbasinblues.com or https://www.facebook.com/#!/groups/56069127611/ UltraLadies http://www.trailrunevents.com Mountain Goats http://mountaingoats.org or http://facebook.com/santamonicamountaingoats Trail Runners Club http://www.trailrunnersclub.com Santa Clarita Runners http://www.scrunners.org/ High Desert Runners http://www.highdesertrunners.org/ LA Roadrunners http://www.laroadrunners.com LA Running Club http://www.larunningclub.com/ LA Leggers http://www.laleggers.org/ Track Club LA http://www.trackclubla.org/ Don's Diary http://www.donsdiary.net Runner's and Triathlete's Web http://www.runnersweb.com/running.html Runners World Magazine http://www.runnersworld.com Running Times http://www.runningtimes.com Santa Barbara Athletic Association http://www.sbrunning.org Second Wind Running http://www.secondwindrunning.com So Calif Ultrarunner's Grand Prix Series http://www.socalultraseries.org/ Andes Adventures http://www.andesadventures.com/runadv.htm
