The weatherman smiled on us this year....rain an hour before the race to cool things off, then clear skies for start time. We decided to copy Bruce and Randy's success at Coal Creek, so we added a mudhole, er, water crossing at about the 3-mile mark. However, since it was an out-and-back course, that put the same obstacle at about the 0.3-mile mark, making sure there were no dry shoes for the duration.

We were again visited by the North High contingent, and as usual they took most of the top spots. Oscar Ponce's winning time of 16:48 was 20 seconds slower that last year, when he shattered the course record, but since the course was slightly different this year, he has another record. Samantha T. (sorry I didn't get her last name) was the first lady at 21:35. Lew Hutchinson's only competition in the race-walk was a puny Rosalia who was recovering from strep throat.

Other notable times included Peggy Muhn, the second lady at 22:17, and Jim Romero at 23:31. It was great to see Bill Smitham back racing, and Tom Alison running. It was also great to see Pat Hayes running, he is looking well!

Many thanks to the volunteers that make the race go so smoothly, including: Bruce Kirschner & Rollie Erickson at the water stop, Joe Baird, (even thought he was late), Adam Fearst, Lew Hutchinson, Jerry Murch, Jim Price, and Joe Sanchez. Great Harvest gave us so many goodies, there was something for everybody.