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PresidenYs Letter November 1994
Well the warm summer months are gone and along with them the long
days. Gee what a bummer. The up side though is cooler weather that's
great for long runs. So marathons are the order of business. Tom Kaisersatt
did the double of Marine Corps in Washington DC and NYC two weeks
later. Maybe next year we can get someone to go for the big triple, Marine
Corps, Chicago, and NYC. Any takers?
When you get this newsletter the holiday season will be in high gear. So a
couple of important things to think about. First, reserve Saturday
December 17th for the Striders holiday party at the Mt. View YMCA. A
catered dinner and dancing are planned along with a special comedy rou-
tine performed by a couple of talented (we hope!) Striders. Second, we
have a ballot for the "Big L" and "Strider of the Year" awards in this
newsletter. l'lease take a moment to fill it out and return it to a board
member. The awards are presented at the holiday party.
Best wishes to you all for a great holiday season.
Seeyabye
Rich
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Club Events
Holiday Party
YMCA - Mtn. View
6:00 p.m., cocktails; 7:00 p.m. dinner
Metro Sports New
Discount Program
Effective January 1,1995, the following
discount will be in effect at both the
Cupertino & Palo Alto stores:
1 10 O/o discount off any merchandise in the
store . . . or
15%merchandise credit (for example,
purchase $100 shoes, receive $15 credit
toward any item in the store (Metro
. . . ..
. . ... .
A Brief Histoy o the "Big L" Awards
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Or as much as memory permits (by Jim Bordoni)
The scene is the first Stevens But, the best part about the "Big
Creek Striders Christmas party, back in L's" was Lirio's presentation. This was
1982. Everyone is crammed into Sandy often the highlight of the evening's
Kane's living room after having made a entertainment. Perhaps presentation is
mess of her kitchen devouring the not the correct word. "Roast" might be
potluck offerings brought by attending more appropriate. Especially if Lirio
members. When everyone is seated knew you well. I remember Liz Ross
Lirio Guevara stands up and announces taking heat for winning her age group
he is awarding the 1st annual "Big L" because she was the only runner we
awards, and unveils numerous trophies had who was old enough to qualify.
he has made up and paid for out of his And you could always expect the unex-
own pocket. "Lirio, stand up!" some- pected: I remember Lirio naming a
one hollers. "I am!" is the response. long list of nominees for a category
For those of you who never met then awarding it to someone not even
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him, Lirio (rhymes with Cheerio) is not on the list! In any event, it became a
big. He drives a big pickup, he has a beloved ritual, looked forward to by all,
big heart, but he is not big in stature. and used for inspiration by many.
So, his use of "Big" along with his ini- By the 1986 Christmas party,
tial was very tongue-in-cheek, and your Board of Directors decided it was-
appreciated as such. n't fair for Lirio to continue footing the
For the first four Strider bill personally for club awards, while
Christmas parties he would present recognizing the need to require more
"Big L" awards to members based on input to accurately reward the efforts of
his awareness of club achievements (the a growing club. After a few refine-
club was smaller back then and he actu- ments the current system settled in.
ally did a pretty good job of keeping The major changes were 1)the club
tract of all the races and times). He paid for the awards, 2) an "Awards
would pay for the trophies himself, Committee" voted on recipients; and 3)
occasionally passing the hat on the age and gender categories were trashed.
Saturday before the party (an unwritten This is how it works. Six awards
rule was if you won one the year before are presented: five "Achievement"
you felt obligated to donate). awards and one "Strider of the Year."
Categories for awards were very much Achievement is intentionally defined
like at races: age groups, male and vaguely to encourage nominations
female. based on effort, not just raw times.
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Generally speaking, we are looking at charges us, but you could never get him
athletic achievement, but not necessari- to admit that). d
ly restricted to running. It may not be a perfect system,
The "Strider of the Year" award but it seems to work. Recent winners
was designed to acknowledge a mem- are:
ber's personal contribution to the club
over a period of years. Generally we're 1992 Achievement Mark Goldman
looking at members who have continu- Tom Kaisersatt
ally worked overtime for the benefit of Janine Hernandez
us all and who have made this club the Pat Koren
friendly one it is. Nominations are Jerry Hill
solicited in the November newsletter,
requesting as much documentation as 1993 Achievement Maxine Adler
possible, not just names. People are Tom Kaisersatt
encouraged to nominate themselves as Keith Corbin
well. Whoever you're nominating, the Gregg Ferry
more elaborate documentation, the Frank Shuman
more the Awards Committee is
impressed. Strider of the Year:
The "Awards Committee," con-
sisting of this year's and last year's George Black
Boards of Directors, meets in December Jim Bordoni
to review nominations. The thought Tom Williams
was that board members were the peo- Jerry Hill
ple who should best know the member- Hilary King
ship as a whole, especially the new Martha Landis
members who might be too bashful to Mary Belknap
broadcast their accomplishments. After Bob Campbell
all committee members have reviewed
all nominations, ballots are distributed
and filled out in secret, with each mem-
ber voting for his/ her top seven choices
for "Achievement" (choices earning 10-
8-64-3-2-1 points) and top four choices
for "Strider of the Year" (choices earn-
ing 5-3-2-1- points; the point system is
designed to minimize the chance of a
tie). The current club president collects
the ballots and later tabulates the
results, keeping everything secret until
the awards' presentation at the party.
Jerry has the awards themselves made
up, charging the club his cost (I think
they actually cost lum more than he
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13th Annual
Stevens Creek Striders
HOLIDAY PARTY
Saturday, December 17, 1994
YMCA El Camino Center
2400 Grant Rd., Mountain View
Cocktails at 6:00 p.m.
Dinner at 7:00 p.m.
Music will be provided
Cost: $20 for members and $25 for non-members
If you are not a member, join us for $lo!
Babysitting not provided
Send your check bv December 12 t o
Stevens Creek Striders, c/o Jim Bordoni
478 Sequoia Way, Los Altos, CA 94024
1994 "Big L" Award Nominations
Six "Big L" awards will be presented at our holiday party on Saturday, December 17th.
One "Strider of the Year" Award
Five "Outstanding Achievement'' Awards
Past recipients of these awards are listed in the accompanying "Brief History" article
by Jim Bordoni.
Nominations will be reviewed by the Awards Committee composed of this year's and
last year's Board of Directors. Recipients will be determined by a secret ballot of the
Committee. Please nominate as many Striders as you think are deserving. Provide as
much information as possible to assist the committee in making the selections. Include
achievements, race times, and PRs, if available.
Place your nominations in the box labeled "BIG L AWARDS" on Saturday morning or
mail them to Jim Bordoni, c/o Stevens Creek Striders, 478 Sequoia Way, Los Altos, CA
94024. Nominations must be received before December 12,1994.
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NOMINATIONS FOR OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
What has this person done in terms of athletic achievements? Please be specific.
NOMINATIONS FOR "STRIDER OF THE YEAR" AWARD
What has this person done in terms of contributions in a non-athletic way to the well-
being and enhancement of the club? Please be specific.
BOSTON 1996
By Steve Forman
Getting a Number:
The word "Boston" con- Two ways: run a
jures up different images to dif- marathon and qualify by
ferent people: beantown lob- December 31, 1995
sters, tea partyI "the Curse of the
Bambino." To runners, the word Men Women
"Boston" has a special meaning,
the "Holy Grail," the "Super
Bowl," the grandfather of all
marathons. "1996 Boston" will
elevate this race to a new level of
prestige; with its 100th year edi-
tion.
What makes "Boston" so
great? Is it the huge supportive
b and adoring crowds? Is it the
course winding its way through
colonial village? Is it the world Lottery
class field? A field that will Take your chances in a lot-
include some Stevens Creek tery beginning the day after the
Striders members? What a great 1995 marathon. Applications
idea it would be if our club could available 5 / 18/ 95 (get them in
send a large contingent of quali- early).
fied runners to this event.
Training Together:
To Request an Application: It would be nice if we
Requests for applications could plan a program of group
can be made now. The BAA will training; weekly or bi-weekly
hold your request on file and training runs, coaching, etc.
will begn sending out the forms Some of us may need to plan for
the day after the 1995 event. the easiest marathon qualifier,
Send a SASE to the BAA, P. 0. i.e., Cal International, Napa, etc.
Box 1996, Hopkinton, MA 01748. We need to develop a qualifying
strategy and find an experienced
coach and someone to coordinate
the qualifier training
Coaching Position: Open
Qualifying Race
Coordinator / Strategist: Open
Anyone interested in
training together or taking one of
the open positions please contact
me at (415) 965-6471 (day) or
(415) 855-9475 (evening).
Dilemma
This writer faces a dilem-
ma: how to justify all the pave-
ment pounding to qualify for
and run Boston. It's a special
dilemma; a dilemma brought on
by my previously written state-
ments of the deleterious effects
that training has on 50 year-old-
plus bodies. How will this
writer counter all the questions
about my backpedaling on long
distance running and the long
term physical wear and tear? I
do hope (no guarantees) I can
swallow my pride and keep this
frail body together as I try to go
for the gold.
Race Results
Race Name Distance Time Location Comments
Bass Lake Triathlon Susie Ferry 1Mi. Swim 3:04:58 3rd in age group
24 Mi. Bike
10K Run
Gregg Ferry 2:27:38
Rich Poliak 2:46:58
John Felde 3:25:41
Julia Carpenter 3:52:17
w n Hilary Williams 10K 4424
Jim Bordoni
Doug Riggle
Kids 2K Mike Bordoni 2K 7:12 1st Boys 8-10 yrs.
Matt Bordoni 2K 7:37
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Big Sur 10K Diana Schultz 10K 52:15 Big Sur
Pete Letchworth 47:OO
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Rob Greenlee 45:05
Bob Downs 56:OO
Sharon Carroll
John Felde
Martha Landis
Darryl Denton
Hens1 Lise
Margaret Wagenet
Ft. C o l l k Bev Walter 450 yd swim 1:26:04 Colorado
Triathlon Jim Geis 31 mi. bike 1:06:52 2nd Clydesdale
10K run
Jim Geis .9 mi swim 2:41:42 Colorado
Triathlon 31 mi. bike
10K run
Steve Forman 5 Mi. 36:OO Palo Alto 3rd place overall
Ribbon Jim Bordoni 28:45
Mike Bordoni 45:20
Pat Coren 15K 71:OO Santa Cruz
Race Results (continued)
Race Name Distance Time Location Comments
Pistance Classic Carin Corbin 2nd in age group
Dick Wedge
Buffalo Stamvede Andrew Ruff 1Omi. 1:14:38 Sacramento
Great America 10K Charles Roberts 10K 38:45 Santa Clara 3rd in age group
Portland Marathon Sharon Carroll 26 Mi. SDF Portland, OR
Jackie Carroll SDF
Portland 5 Mi. Bob Downs 48:45
NaDa50K/50M Tom Kaisersatt 50K 4:40 Napa 2nd in age group;
3rd overall
Jim Magill 50Mi 7:44 3rd in age group
Ponv Exvress Jim Magill 50K 5:04
M m Ron Weston 13.1 mi. 1:29:02 Morgan Hill
I,
Eileen Goldman 1:30:08
Tom Ross I,
1:20:14
Vicki Cull ,, 1:56:32
Morpan Hill Carl Cull 26.2 mi. 3:09:04 Morgan Hill
Marathon Keith Corbin
8,
3:27:45
Washington DC Carl Cull 26.2 mi. 3:16
Marathon Mark Goldman I,
3:31
I,
Eileen Goldman 3:57
M a n n e n Tom Kaisersatt 26.2 mi. 3:36
N e w Tom Kaisersatt 26.2 mi. 5:03
30Y
Clarksbur~ Charlie Roberts 2:04 Sacramento
Race Results (continued)
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Race Name Distance Time Location Comments
Primo Run for Andrew Ruff 112 Marathon 1:40:21
EL-haKm
Half Moon Bav Darryl Denton 10K 49:29 Half Moon Bay
Pumvkin Festival Diana Schultz 54:29
Jannine Grant
Tony Grant
Santa Cruz Sentinel Susie Ferey 1mi. swim 2:40
Triathlon John Felde 24 mi. bike 2:59
10K run
Quicksilver Dick Wedge 112 Marathon 2:12
Hi 5 on 85 Tom Kaisersatt 5K
Gregg Ferry
Rob Greenlee
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Marv Kausch
Ron Weston
Meredith Corbin
Pete Letchworth
Darryl Denton
Susie Ferry
Martha Landis
Robin Weber
Jessie Corbin
Janine Hernandez
Carol Borders
Ileen Dranchak
Marsha Levy
Marilynn Mehew
Nancy Brown
Jerry Hill
Carl & Vick Cull
Ramona Rose
Jim Bordoni
Walt Walters
Mark & Eileen Goldman
Barb Bowie
John Guerino
Marcella Themman
Irene (Scup) Smith'
Board of Directors:
President Rich Poliak 408-248-4557
Vice President Ann Petersen 415-965-4429
Secretary Bob Campbell 415-96%7738
Treasurer Jim Bordoni 415-968-5074
Newsletter Diana Schultz 408-267-4545
Events Steve Forman 415-965-6471
Sergeant at Arms Gregg Ferry 408-255-6326
Internet Address STVCRKSTRD@AOL.COM.
The Stevens Creek Striders Board of Directors typical-
ly meets every second Tuesday of the month.
CLUB MEETINGS
The runners meet every Saturday at 8:30 a.m. at
Kennedy Junior High School, on Bubb and
Hyannisport in Cupertino. Members meet to run
walk, bike and socialize. After each Saturday run,
members meet at Hobees Restaurant in the Cupertino
Oaks Plaza.
Next board meeting is January 17,1995, at 7 p.m.
Stevens Creek Striders
P. 0.Box 1176
Cupertino, CA 95015-1176
Carol Borders 6/95
19945 Price Avenue
Cupertino, CA 95014
