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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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Christmas RelaysThe 36th Annual Christmas Relays will take place Sunday, December 13th, 2009 at Lake Merced. For full entry information, please download the race flyer. 2009RelaysEntry.pdf. Online entry is available at ALLSPORTCENTRAL.COM.    2009 PA Cross Country SeriesRound 3: Golden Gate Park Open September 12, 2009, San Francisco, CA. There was no home field advantage for the West Valley crew at this year's Golden Gate Park race, as it was all Aggies in the Men's open and masters events as well as the women's race. The open men finished a disappointing fourth, falling to the Transports (again) and the River City Rebels for this first time this season. Jonathan Charlesworth's 9th place finish kept him on top the XC series leaderboard and paced the other scoring men's team harriers, notably including a very strong race by Jamey Gifford. In contrast, Nicole Campbell and Carlos Castelo managed 8th place finishes in the open women's and masters men's races, but were not backed up by enough runners to yield scoring teams. Behind Kim Golter, the masters women netted a 4th place finish.       Round 2: Phil Widener Empire Open August 29th, Santa Rosa, CA. It was deuces wild for the men's open team, as both the squad and Jonathan Charlesworth scored their second consecutive second place finish. By finishing nine seconds behind national class steeplechaser Tom Kloos, Charlesworth moved into the early season cross country series lead. Behind Todd Rose's 7th place finish (and age group win), the scoring team from last week was swapped out and replaced by Lars Schmitz, Jonah Backstrom and Ben Jarrett, highlighting the team depth that will be necessary as the season drags on. Making his cross country debut in the 40+ division, local Carlos Castelo took ninth in the master's race. Round 1: Santa Cruz Open August 22nd, Santa Cruz, CA. The PA cross country series kicked off on the campus of UC Santa Cruz, over a hilly patch of ground that served as a point of confluence for coastal fog, inland heat, and smoke from the nearby forest fires. The season opener featured Nicole Campbell picking off where she left off at the end of last year, and Jonathan Charlesworth showing that his breakthrough season translates well to the trails. Charlesworth's second place finish led the men's open team to a runner up placing behind the Adidas Transports. Behind him, Todd Rose, Duke Bristow, Mike Little, and Jamey Gifford finished within seven places of each other to outpace the Aggies and Rebels squads. The open women's team was a bit more strung out behind Campbell's third place finish and could not keep pace with the winning Aggies or runner-up Impalas, despite a 13th place finish by Shannon Cody. Led by a 4th place finish by Wendy Lair, the master’s women took second to the Aggies squad.    
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 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.
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