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Road and trail running and racing in Santa Barbara - Welcome! Sunflower power Research on sprinting mice suggests that diet high in sunflower oil can increase their maximum attainable speed. Sadly, it only seems meaningful for sprints and not long-distance runs. (2 Jul) Comments 0 so far. Trails There will be a meeting of Front Country Trails Task Force on 1 July at 5:30. Among other things this meeting will discus when and whether to reopen the trails or some of the trails closed by the Jesusita fire. (29 Jun) Comments 1 so far.
You must login before you may post a comment Reef and Run is hosting the first of Reef and Run Extreme Events. June 30th is the first with a 1 mile swim/4 mile run Duathalon. There are more planned this year. (28 Jun) Comments 0 so far. You must login before you may post a comment Semana Nautica 15K Don't forget to register for the 15k! Online registration until midnight July first. More expensive registration on race day, July fourth. (28 Jun) Comments 0 so far. You must login before you may post a comment Nite Moves, GP#1 A sailing race on the ocean. Swimmers racing in the sea. And finally the first Nite Moves Grand Prix! Beautiful sunny afternoon after a cloudy drizzly morning. Todd Booth, Connor Mellon and Ricky Ho won the men's race, with Drea McLarty, Sara Dillmen and Michelle McToldridge (in matching shoes!) winning the women's race (Laura Turner a close fourth). Drea also managed a PR and an updated entry in the club records. A beautiful run, almost enough to make one believe in fairies. Results. (25 Jun) Comments 0 so far. You must login before you may post a comment Nite Moves Pictures by SB Pix. Don't forget that next week is the first Grand Prix Night Moves event (rescheduled due to fire). (18 Jun) Comments 0 so far. You must login before you may post a comment Nike at Santa Barbara Running Goleta Santa Barbara Running will be hosting a Nike day at the Goleta location Sat.the 13th at 7:00am. Reps from Nike will be driving up the Nike van with product to test, come on out and do a run with us in a pair of shoes with a swoosh...These guys will have some pretty cool stuff to show off.... (11 Jun) Comments 2 so far.
You must login before you may post a comment Vicki's The results are finally up! Apologies for the long delay. (8 Jun) Comments 2 so far.
You must login before you may post a comment Carpinteria All-Comers Track Meets are back this summer. Roughly every other Friday, 6:30PM at Carpinteria High School. First will be 26 June. Many different track and field events, culminating in a 5K. (8 Jun) Comments 0 so far. You must login before you may post a comment Surf & Turf is over now. The season's results are at SB Timing. (6 Jun) Comments 0 so far. You must login before you may post a comment Calendar page Got hacked. I don't know how. Fixed now. (6 Jun) Comments 0 so far. You must login before you may post a comment State Street Mile No course records broken, but plenty of PRs today. A foggy drizzly morning. I saw at least one runner slip and fall as she was warming up, but people seemed to have better luck once the races started :->. Comments 1 so far.
You must login before you may post a comment Paula Waldman For a number of reasons, it is fitting that the June Profile feature Paula
Waldman. Paula lists among her best races her win (#1 woman finisher) in the
2003 State Street Dog Mile and her very recent Big Sur Marathon, where she
qualified for Boston. (Note also that she admits that she had problems even
walking after her SSM win in 2003 and qualified at what has to be one of the
toughest marathons around-Big Sur-..think this woman is competitive?) Comments 1 so far.
You must login before you may post a comment National Trails Day On June 13th, volunteers will work on recovering the five trails that were damaged during the Jesusita fire. Although Forest Service Hot Shot crews have been clearing brush and a small group of MTC and SBMTV volunteers have worked lower Tunnel, there is still a considerable amount of brush, rock, and ravel (burned top soil) to remove from the trails. You are encouraged to participate - the larger the number of volunteers, the sooner the trails will be open to the public and the safer it will be for all of us to use. Comments 0 so far. You must login before you may post a comment Nine Trails Once again fire has destroyed the route of the Nine Trails race. Luis is getting permits to run 50K and 50M races in Montana De Oro State Park on the traditional day. (25 May) Comments 0 so far. You must login before you may post a comment Volunteer trail work The US Forest Service has reopened the forest after the fire, but not the trails. Jesusita, Tunnel, Rattlesnake and the West fork of Cold Spring have sustained significant fire damage. (East fork of Cold Spring is OK and should be open now). The Multiuse trail coalition is organizing volunteer trail cleanups, check their site for more info. (24 May) Comments 1 so far.
You must login before you may post a comment Supplement confusion Running (and other exercise) increases insulin sensitivity, which is good. (Type II diabetes is flatlining on insulin sensitivity.) Running also generate free radicals. All those antioxidant drinks and supplements (vitamins C and E) are meant to minimize damage from free radicals. Michael Ristow et al (U. Jena) had 40 people work out for 85 minutes a day, five days a week, for four weeks. Half the group took vitamins C (1000 mg) and E (400 IU); the other half, not. At the end of the four weeks, the supplement group showed no increase in free radicals in muscle tissue, while the no-supplement group doubled levels. So the supplements worked on the free radicals. However, the no-supplement group showed a significant increase in insulin sensitivity, but the C + E group did not. Ristow and team conclude that antioxidant supplementation may interfere with improved insulin sensitivity, a central beneficial effect of exercise. Comments 1 so far.
You must login before you may post a comment Nite Moves GP The rescheduled Nite Moves GP race will be Wednesday, June 24. (17 May) Comments 0 so far. You must login before you may post a comment Some trails open Romero, San Ysidro (McMenomy) and Hot Springs trailheads are all open (though they have signs: «Hikers Beware!») Comments 1 so far.
You must login before you may post a comment Deena Kastor says: My husbands running club, The High Sierra Striders, has targeted the Santa Barbara marathon in December as their focus event for the year. I thought it may be fun to have an exchange program with your runners. We have multiple events here in Mammoth throughout the summer and fall for any of your athletes that would like to come and partake. On a first come first serve basis, our athletes could host your athletes for two nights during the race weekend. In exchange, later this year some of your runners can open their homes to our athletes wishing to race the Santa Barbara Marathon. We are estimating between the relay and the marathon we would have about ten runners. The High Sierra Striders put on four races:
If you are interested, contact Kevin Young (12 May) Comments 5 so far.
You must login before you may post a comment Trail Closures The USFS (Forest Service) has posted a press release here. (12 May) Comments 0 so far. You must login before you may post a comment Marathon Analysis Interesting statistics about the changing state of who runs marathons in the US and the world, comparing from 1980 to the present.
Comments 0 so far. You must login before you may post a comment Sarah Mandes If you frequent local races and dont know Sarah by name, check out her picture
..you are certain to recognize her. If you are a local triathlete, you probably will know her as the seemingly always happy competitor who is typically near the front of every event you participate in! Comments 0 so far. You must login before you may post a comment Wine Country Results are finally out. (11 May) Comments 0 so far. You must login before you may post a comment Surf & Turf New race series at UCSB, Fridays at 6:00pm (check-in starts 5pm) 5/15. 5/22, 5/29 & 6/5. 500m swim and 5k trail run. Swim starts at Campus Pt., footrace around the UCSB lagoon. (11 May) Comments 0 so far. You must login before you may post a comment Trail Closures All front country trails are now closed. (10 May) Comments 0 so far. You must login before you may post a comment Results Nite Moves. Since it wasn't a GP the results aren't here, but can be found on active. Comments 0 so far. You must login before you may post a comment Wine Country Half Still on for tomorrow. At the moment air quality is not an issue in the San Ynez valley. Be warned that 154 is closed, so those planning to attend must take 101 -- which is a longer route so allow more time. Check the website for last minute info. (8 May) Comments 0 so far. You must login before you may post a comment More Trail Closures It looks like Cold Spring and Hot Springs trails are now closed. San Ysidro and Ramero might still be open, but all other front country trails are probably closed. (8 May) Comments 0 so far. You must login before you may post a comment But not GP Although Nite Moves went off last night, it was not a Grand Prix event. The Grand Prix night moves will happen sometime later this summer (after the fire goes out, for instance). Anyone who registered for the last night's GP run will be re-registered for the real event when it happens. Date to be determined... (7 May) Comments 0 so far. You must login before you may post a comment Nite Moves come Hell or Fire Despite high temperatures, ferocious winds, fire and a pall of smoke, the first Nite Moves of the season went off. Blue skies to the west, brown murk to the east. A waxing gibbous moon hidden behind the smoke... But the air below seemed clean... (6 May) Comments 0 so far. You must login before you may post a comment Trail Closures All trails between Cator water treatment plant and Gibraltar are closed. That is: Jesusita, Arroyo Burro, Cathedral Peak (several), Seven Falls, Tunnel, Rattlesnake and any of the innumerable unnamed trails in that region. This closure extends all the way up to Camino Cielo. Cold Springs, San Ysedro, Ramero trails are still open (though considering the amount of smoke that appears to be blowing in that direction I'm not sure who'd want to use them. Comments 0 so far. You must login before you may post a comment Orange County Marathon Jenny Mintz won her age group in the Orange County Marathon with a time of 3:32. (6 May) Comments 0 so far. You must login before you may post a comment Nite Moves On Fire appears past its peak, and air quality is good. (6 May) Comments 5 so far.
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Comments 0 so far. You must login before you may post a comment Vancouver Marathon Ed Mitchel finished in 2:57:54 (a PR), and Karen Beerman won her age-group with 3:30. (4 May) Comments 1 so far. You must login before you may post a comment Nite Moves Updates Jake wants everyone to know that he posts updates and specials at http://www.runsantabarbara.com/blog/s_line_frame.html. (3 May) Comments 0 so far. You must login before you may post a comment Blue Canyon Trail Run 50K, 50M, 100K race in the Santa Barbara back country on 6 June. This race is now a fund raiser for the Los Padres Forest Association; instead of race fees a donation is requested to LPFA. Still spots for runners, and volunteers are needed! (3 May) Comments 0 so far. You must login before you may post a comment Law Day Kids Run The Kids' Run scheduled for May 2nd has been canceled. Apologies. (1 May) Comments 0 so far. You must login before you may post a comment Big Sur Results
Comments 0 so far. You must login before you may post a comment Comments It is now possible to leave comments to posts on the website, or it is possible once you have logged in. Comments 2 so far.
You must login before you may post a comment Logging in Some time ago José asked me if I were the webmaster, and explained that he didn't know anyone's name just what they looked like. So it occurred to me that it would a good idea to let people post a picture of themselves to the website.
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You must login before you may post a comment Gaucho Gallop Exuberant dogs can sometimes run faster than their owners. Andrew Maxwell lost his dog who decided to run with Aaron instead. Aaron's dog didn't like having to share and slowed down to display his displeasure. Meanwhile the kid's mile was a hard fought battle between Vaughn Forte and Spencer (des Jardins) Clark. Comments 0 so far. You must login before you may post a comment Big Sur Comments 0 so far. You must login before you may post a comment Boston Qualifying Time I gather my post the other day was confusing. I was trying to say two things: Boston Qualifying time for men is (roughly) correlated with age graded decline, but the women's qualifying time is easier for young women and much harder for older women. (22 Apr) Comments 0 so far. You must login before you may post a comment Boston Finishers
Comments 0 so far. You must login before you may post a comment Boston Qualifying Time The Boston qualifying time is not completely fair -- that is -- as an age-graded percentage it fluctuates with age. For young men the qualifier is about 66%, while for young women it is 62% -- so it looks as though women have it easy. But as we age, the qualifying standard gets progressively harder for women while getting slightly easier for men. At 70 a man needs to run 63%, while a woman must run 73%. Fifty year olds are almost equal: 64.9% for men and 65.2 for women. Comments 0 so far. You must login before you may post a comment Chardonnay Results Dennis's Pictures A picture perfect morning. Cool, and the wind that has been so annoying for most of the week was quiet. Patrick Russell from out of town won the men's race, followed by Aaron and Micah. Jennifer Santamaria from San Diego won the women (could she be the Jen Denkins who came in second last year?), followed by Laura Turner and Amy Alzina. (18 Apr) Comments 0 so far. You must login before you may post a comment Chardonnay The little village of Chardonnay nestles above the Rhône River in southeast France. A village so small it has no café (though it does have a wine tasting area, but that did not satisfy my father). (16 Apr) Comments 0 so far. You must login before you may post a comment Boston The (somewhat bigger) village of Boston nestles around the estuary of the Charles river, and a group of local runners (Susie Adams, Jamie & Michael Allison, Gary Clancy, Carrie Dent, Nichol des Jardins, Eric Forte, Claire Krock, Brooke Powell and Peter Skylar) have chosen to do some race out there rather than run our own ten miler. No accounting for taste, I guess. (16 Apr) Comments 0 so far. You must login before you may post a comment Eric Forte Eric Forte is the guy who shows up every weekend to win all the local races
and then drives off to purgatory in Boise. Unfortuately, due to the amount of time he spends driving,
he was unable to write his profile, and it has been ghostwritten by an anonymous individual. SBAA
assumes no responsibility.
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