Under magnificent weather conditions, a strong Team Ladera five member relay turned in an exceptional race and finish. Kristen and Mary sub 9, Jennifer at 10, Mike and Nils sub 11. Not bad for 6000 feet with a team whose…
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2010 – Midnight Sun Marathon, Tromso, Norway
In the Arctic, Mother Nature has the last word. After raining most of the day, and then letting up for the start of the race, the local low pressure decided on pelting 40 degree rain for the entire race. Mikey…
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2009 – Lake Tahoe
Team Ladera fielded a father-daughter team of Mike and Jennifer for the Tahoe Half Marathon and 10K races respectively. Jennifer, after several years out of running because of Achilles tendonitis, finished the 10K in an unofficial time of 65 minutes.…
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2007 – Berlin Marathon
On 9/30/07, Mike wrote: In perfect weather conditions – cloudy and mid-fifties – which contributed to an Ethiopean setting a new world record of 2:04:26, Mary and Mike had good races, finishing in 4:34 and 4:43 respectively. The course is…
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2007 – Avenue of the Giants
Under perfect running conditions among the old growth redwoods, SMATBRAW runners turned in record results: In the 10-K, Harry Turner was 2nd in 70-74 with 1:16. In the Half Marathon, Kim Turner and Mary Hamilton outran Mike Roberts to the…
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2006 – Athens Marathon
Email reports from MMR – 11/4/06 – It’s Saturday morning. Clear and cold – around 40. Weather for tomorrow a little uncertain because of fast moving fronts – it’s been snowing to the north – but either the same as…
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2006 – Lake Tahoe
On 9/30/06, MMR reported: Mary and I ran the Lake Tahoe Half Marathon today as part of MMR training program for Athens. Thanks to rigorous training on the Portola loop, aided by SMATBRAW support as always, we did well. Mary,…
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2005 – Big Sur Marathon
Despite having to get up at 3am to catch the shuttle buses to the starting line, Gary, Mary and Mike had a great day on the gorgeous Big Sur course. A special highlight was seeing migrating whales off the coast.
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2004 – Boston Marathon
With temperatures in the 80’s, the race became a test of endurance with many runners dropping out along the course. But Team Ladera showed its mettle, with Mike and Mary clocking respectable times, considering the hills and heat.
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