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The West Valley Track Club has been an institution on the Northern California and national running scene for almost forty years. Founded in 1964, it is the oldest track club in Northern California. The club has been active across the spectrum of the sport, including track and field, road racing, cross country, and ultrarunning.
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 WVTC Featured in Newest Running Times Magazine Our thanks to photographer Jack Gescheidt. Now available at finer newsstands everywhere...
 This Weekend! Don't forget to run and/or support the 10th Annual Run for Zimbabwe Orphans. Bill and Ellen Clark's excellent charity is once again putting on their 1 mile race for the orphans of Zimbabwe on April 5th, 2009. Click on the race logo for event details. Rose 5:41.9 at Winter Classic Beer Mile In what must be one of the largest fields ever assembled in the US, 25 West Valley Track Club members and friends lined up to have a go at undefeated champion Todd Rose. The result was numerous PRs, plenty of vomiting, and the 2nd fastest official time ever run on US soil. Watch parts 1 and 2 for the full story... WVTC Men Kick Off 2009 With NorCal Win Jonathan Marcus doesn't race often on the PA series, but when he does he runs with the best that Northern California has to offer. In the opening event of the 2009, Marcus was joined by WVTC's newer Jonathan at the front of the Redding NorCal 10 mile race. Jonathan Charlesworth has been improving seemingly by the week, and was able to push Marcus in pursuit of Aggie Sergio Reyes. Their 2-3 finish was backed by predictably strong performances from Todd Rose, Brad Poore and the colonically challanged Jamey Gifford to wrap up the race win. Full Results... PA XC Series Win HIghlights 2008 Season For the second consecutive year, the WVTC men claimed the cross country series title, riding team wins at the Empire, Santa Cruz and Presidio races to the overall victory. Todd Rose and Julian Marsh led the team at most events, with Jonah Backstrom and Jamey Gifford scoring consistently. None of the races in the tough Fall series prepared the squad for the brutal weather conditions at the USATF club cross country championships, where finished the season with a 23rd place finish. The WVTC open women finished 3rd in the XC series in what amounted to Nicole Campbell's cmoing out party. Nicole finished 3rd in the series overall. After a string of top placings behind teammate Suzanne Segesta (9th in the series), Nicole found another gear at the end of the season, placing 7th at the highly competitive PA Championships, and 43rd at the national meet. Christmas Relays Results    The West Valley Track Club would like to thank all the runners who braved the wet and wild conditions to participate in the 35th Annual Christmas Relays. The race was won on the final leg by the Transports Adidas Team, with the Asics Aggies and the West Valley Trac  k Club squads just seconds back after 18 miles of racing. Full Race Results can be downloaded here: 2008 race results sorted by division are available here.
WVTC Great Bill Clark, Remembered, Revisited
 Leading up to the 40th Anniversary of their historic showdown at the Boston Marathon, race winner and noted author Amby Burfoot profiled the man who placed second, WVTC legend Billl Clark. Burfoot highlights Clark's phenomenal 1968 season, which was filled with fantastic victories, but a few notable near misses. After finishing as the runner-up in Boston, Clark placed second in the 10,000m at the national championship meet, and won the same event at the subsequent first Olympic Trials. However, at the subsequent Marathon Trials, as well as the second Olympic Trials meet, both held at altitude to better simulate the conditions at the Mexico City Olympic Games, Bill fell short of qualifying for the US team at either event.Burfoot finishes by praising the great work that Bill and his wife Ellen have done with their Sustainable Living Foundation, to raise funds for an orphanage in Zimbabwe and an urban garden project in Paraguay. Check out the full story on Bill at Runner's World online. Burfoot's Runner's World blog Giusti Claims Garin Park Win  Hayward, CA (September 29) Five races into the PAUSATF Cross Country Series, just how individuals and teams have been faring remains a mystery, given the absence of any results emerging from any but the first race in Santa Rosa. One conclusion that can be drawn is that West Valley's Anita Giusti is just as dominant over hill and dale as she was on the track and roads in Spring. Despite her admission that the hectic nature of her new job has left her less than sharp, Giusti followed up her Golden Gate win with a first place finish in the 5K race at Garin Park, hosted by the West Valley Track Club. Although team results are not yet available, it appears that the Dutch native, supported by strong finishes by Suzanne Segesta (4th) and Shannon Cody (12th) lead the womens team to victory in the open division.Adidas Transports runner and ex-Cal star Giliat Ghebray captured the win in the mens race, followed by masters phenom Jim Sorensen. Racing for the third consecutive weekend, Todd Rose and Alex Mason had enough in the tank to finish fifth and sixth, respectively. Their high placing on the leader board combined with strong team depth provided by Jonah Backstrom, Carlos Castelo, and Dave Kyle appeared to drive the WVTC men to victory as well. Top 20 Results: Women 1 Anita Giusti WVTC 18:31 5:53  2 Michelle Gallagher Pamakids 18:52 6:00 3 Mary Torres 19:20 6:09 4 Suzanne Segesta WVTC 19:23 6:10 5 Melanie Lovrin Empire 19:25 6:10 6 Melissa Nestel 19:55 6:20 7 Stephanie Bambury Asics Aggies 20:03 6:22 8 Deborah Rushman Tamalpa 20:09 6:24 9 Laura Melendez WVJ&S 20:17 6:27 10 Tanja Tamquarey NB-EX 20:22 6:28 11 Julie McGee NB-EX 20:28 6:30 12 Shannon Cody WVTC 20:44 6:35 13 Leah Evans Pamakids 20:48 6:37 14 Lisa Wells GV Harriers 20:52 6:38 15 Ashley Carroll Impala 20:53 6:38 16 Michele Rowic Humboldt TC 21:02 6:41 17 Nicole Campbell 21:11 6:44 18 Michelle Lydon Empire 21:13 6:44 19 Tracy Hoban NB-EX 21:15 6:45 20 Elizabeth Wistrom WVTC 21:19 6:46 Men: 1 Giliat Ghebray Adidas 15:49 5:02  2 Jim Sorensen 16:04 5:06 3 Lenin Zapata 16:06 5:07 4 Erik Mencarini Rebels 16:15 5:10 5 Todd Rose WVTC 16:23 5:13 6 Alex Mason WVTC 16:24 5:13 7 John Friedman Adidas 16:44 5:19 8 Aaron Torres Chico TC 16:48 5:20 9 Chris Layman Chico TC 17:04 5:25 10 Cristian Morinico Rebels 17:06 5:26 11 Jeff Mann Pac Striders 17:08 5:27 12 Jeff Hongo Asics Aggies 17:10 5:27 13 Matt DeShazo Humboldt TC 17:13 5:28 14 Jonah Backstrom WVTC 17:19 5:30 15 Michael Woodward Rebels 17:27 5:33 16 Timothy Miller Humboldt TC 17:31 5:34 17 Carlos Castelo WVTC 17:35 5:35 18 Erich Ackermann Adidas 17:37 5:36 19 Nick Fill Humboldt TC 17:45 5:38 20 Jared Doescher Rebels 17:49 5:40 Garin%20Park%20Womens%20Results.doc Garin%20Park%20Mens%20Results.doc |
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