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A new year and a new opportunity to show your stuff. A quick recap
of previous years:
Year
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Number of Striders who were: |
Goal Chasers
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Goal Busters
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* (under USATF
Guidelines) |
PRs and
other |
| 2003 |
16 |
8 |
3 |
7 |
| 2004 |
26 |
13 |
1 |
10 |
| 2005 |
22 |
6 |
1 |
1 |
| 2006 |
19 |
6 |
1 |
6 |
| 2007 |
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You must have goals, personal records (PRs) and achievements.
Put a stake in the ground, early in the year. For some of the
Strider Goal-Chasing slackers, we have two additional sections.
The second section provides a special acknowledgement of Striders who surpass USATF Time Standards -
* Under USATF Age-Group guideline.
The third section is for
Other Personal Records (PRs) and Achievements
by Striders.
Let's see if we can get even more Striders to stand up and be
counted in 2007. In any event, keep us up to date and on our toes, with Goal-Buster
results, PRs, personal achievements, whether they be yours or other Striders!
Questions, issues, comments? Contact us at:
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Shore Strider Goal-Chasers
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To qualify as a "Goal Chaser" goal, the goal has to be directly related to running and racing,
it has to be reasonably measurable, and it has to be (or be perceived to be) a challenge.
The goal can be faster or slower than some previous time, taking into consideration aging, injuries and
such. If you have any questions, feel free to e-mail us at:
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| Name |
Goal (pace) |
Results (pace) |
| Melissa Behl |
5K: 21:00 |
Declined (achieved on downhill course) |
| Neil Bernstein |
5K: 19:40 (6:20)
Mara: 3:30 |
5K: 19:35 (6:18) Marcia Lemkin
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| Armand Clavau |
5K: 28:00 (9:00) |
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| Scott Fraser |
5K: 37:17 (12:00) |
5K: 34:01 (10:57) |
| Jay Kumar |
Marathon: 3:50 (8:46) |
Marathon: 3:46 (8:37) Bay State |
| Tom McMahon |
Marathon: complete first one |
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* Under USATF Age-Group guideline
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Where's the Asterisk, versus, Where's Waldo?
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Although few runners are aware of it, they participate in a mostly unnoticed competition, against
Time Standards for National Road Race Rankings. These standards are set by the
USATF and posted on
Running USA, more specifically, at
Time Standards for National Road Rankings.
This is a race between each individual runner and the standard set for elite
runners in each age/gender division.
A similar but slightly different standard is set by National Masters News,
U.S. Masters Standards of Excellence for Men and
U.S. Masters Standards of Excellence for Women.
Those runners who beat the standard are recognized by a little asterisk (*) after their time, in
the results page from a race.
That's it. No trophies. No major announcements. No advertising deals from international sports equipment makers.
Therefore, it seems appropriate to at least publicly acknowledge those who achieve these standards.
We are on the watch for Striders who achieve the asterisk:
| Name |
Age |
Div |
Distance |
Standard |
Time |
Date |
Event |
| Joe Giannone |
66 |
M60-69 |
12K |
1:02 |
1:00:28 |
May 19 |
Bedford Rotary |
Go Striders!
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Other Personal Records (PRs) and Achievements
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For PR's, a "first timer", competing at a given distance for the first time,
automatically qualifies as a PR. Also, a "recent history" PR counts, which basically means that it is not necessary to beat out a PR
from high school or college days, or even a decade ago (and is, in general, open to liberal interpretation).
| Name |
Old Time(s) |
Results (pace) |
| Neil Bernstein |
3M: -
12K: - |
3M: 18:39 (6:13), Marcia Lemkin
12K:
51:32 (6:55), Bedford Rotary |
| Kevin Counihan |
2.5M: 21:19
4:13M: -
39.3M: - |
2.5M: 21:16, Lynn Woods Relay
4.13M:
36:35 (8:51), Khoury's Summer Steamer
39.3M: 8:21:25 (12:46),
Goofy's Race and a Half |
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