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Flyer 2017

Active.com Up

It's that time of year again to register for the FunRun!!

It is live on Active.com

http://www.active.com/vale-or/running/distance-running-races/vale-4th-of-july-funrun-2017?int=

Prices are same as last year.

T-shirts are being created now :-)

Please pre-register if you want one!

Mary

Times 2016

It was a perfect morning to run. The heat from last week was taken away by the eastern Oregon wind, leaving Monday, July 4 2016 a cool 56 degrees when runners started to arrive at registration. By the time the go signal was given it had warmed to barely 70, leaving it near perfect for the 1mile, 5k, and 10K runners. Though no course records were broken, it was indeed a great turn-out for the race. 110 official runners and walkers, with a few babies in strollers enjoying their first (or second) 4th of July. The Vale High School Cross Country team did a great job (if I say so myself) marking the course and having team members on the course ensuring that no-one got lost at the major turns. Team Moms and Dads managed the start/finish line, playing a vital role in making sure numbers were on and times were taken. Though the 1milers didn't all get an official time, they all did get a milk and a bottle of cold water. In fact with 4 flavors of milk on hand (Old Fashion Chocolate, Vanilla, Plain, and Mocca) all runners were greated with the question "Got Milk?" as they finished. And they must have, as all 180 milks were gone by 10:30 when the tables came down and the cross country team gathered signs off the course. In total there were runners from the age of 3-90! With many regulars and a few new faces in the mix. Top prizes were more than just the trophies and gift certificates, as many long time friends had some competition at hand as to who could out sprint whom. Teachers, ranchers, policemen, small and large business owners, and even a few dairy kids were out supporting the cross country team. Thank you to all of those that came out to run, walk, stroll, or cheer! Next year we will be back with more milk, and more smiles.
Vale Cross Country Coach
Mary Chamberlain

Times Listed Below.

10k
Bib #	Name		Time
240	Mark Duncan	45	43:49.2
247	Jennifer Schaffer	40	45:27.6
243	Cindy Stice	44	45:40.8
248	Brian Yarbrough	42	48:00.3
250	Jim Boyle	62	49:13.3
269	Melissa Jacobs	47	53:21.4
245	Craig Bronson	56	54:19.7
246	Tim Ellis	50	54:20.5
262	Ally Dunn	26	56:53.6
241	Allen Schmid	58	58:26.7
239	Pamela Duncan	43	1hr 4min 14sec
238	Nancy Ekstrom	44	1hr 4min 14sec
5K
Bib #	Name	Age	Time
129	Issac Preston		18:23
193	Ryan Maag	22	18:30
138	Dave Gettle	34	19:23
189	Cody Davis	16	19:42
115	Connor Nelson	15	20:01
187	Oliva Page	14	21:41
145	Don Nelson	43	23:19
145	Joe Reiber	12	23:30
188	Travis Page	42	23:33
148	Gabe King	15	24:53:00
128	Racheal Reibar	19	25:14:00
185	Misty Page	42	25:38:00
115	Betsy Jefferies	33	27:02:00
135	Svaya George	17	28:22:00
131	Chaneil Cluff	39	28:23:00
119	Tonia Buhrig	34	28:45:00
122	Jamie Anzaldua	38	29:16:00
120	Christopher Kelly	27	29:49:00
146	Levi Justus	11	29:51:00
190	Ian George	11	29:53:00
199	Annie Boyle	14	29:56:00
186	Joey Boyle	14	30:19:00
197	Virinda Boyle	24	30:22:00
118	Whitney Barnes	29	30:48:00
117	Jody Sappe	41	31:12:00
101	Daniel Flerchinger	9	31:41:00
147	Charlene Nestor	28	33:00:00
102	Heather Haueter	42	33:05:00
121	Megan Davis	22	33:25:00
124	Katie Harris	35	34:25:00
130	Medeline Fischer	55	34:26:00
194	Mallory Mapp	30	34:41:00
192	Collin Mapp	36	35:10:00
150	Joe Boyle	58	38:34:00
123	Darcia Johns	33	39:04:00
191	Andrea Wright	47	39:05:00
127	Karen Davis	50	40:34:00
134	Mitchel Davis	46	40:54:00
142	Jim Trenkel	62	41:07:00
136	Linda Hiatt	60	41:20:00
111	Sutton Fitch	8	41:22:00
110	Kennedy Fitch	6	41:24:00
109	Patty Maag	60	41:24:00
112	Kimi Fitch	38	43:44:00
133	Rachel Butler		43:45:00
126	Louis Butler	38	43:47:00
143	Jenna Olschlager	32	45:50:00
144	Michael Williams	34	45:51:00
198	Izzy Boyle	14	45:55:00
103	Terrie Maag	63	47:48:00
104	June Isaak		47:50:00
149	Christina Paulsen	55	49:07:00
200	Dave Paulsen	55	49:09:00
195	Lou Schneider	64	50:13:00
196	Ruth Boyle	61	53:25:00
139	John Schmid		53:27:00
56 total 5K
1 Mile
11	Zach Ripperdan	10	6:20
17	Diesel Johnson	11	6:36
10	Brooklyn Phillips	16	6:37
71	Luke Andersen	12	7:22
8	Sarah Ripperdan	35	7:29
5	Bella Johnson	9	8:21
86	Clairie Gomez	13	8:25
87	Darwin Butler	10	8:27
75	Joseph Elzinga	6
9	Walker Phillips	10
72	Cody Flerchinger	7
1	Layla Page	6
92	Brady Wolfe	29
12	Riley Johnson	12
7	Emersyn Johnson	13
80	Aleena Sorenson	14
79	Grace Sorenson	10
82	Troy Dayton	8
83	Carson Dayton	10
84	Jenny Dayton
93	Debbie Wolfe
89	Eme Gomez	8
91	Liam Butler	7
18	Jackson Chamberlain	6
81	Ketura Sorenson	4
78	Brandy Sorenson	14
76	Victoria Elzinga	5
77	Clair Elzinga	2
74	Cristy Elzinga	13
13	Tucker Johnson	3
16	Claire Johnson	8
15	Travis Johnson
96	Ivan Trenkel
94	Maria Hartwell
99	Melissa Thomas	26
98	Chris Thomas	58
95	Jos Gabiola	60
97	Shiela Young	58
4	Sheryl Johnson
14	April Johnson
2	Martha Mizuta	82
3	Jim Mizuta	90
42 1 Milers

FunRun Maps

Here is a Link to FunRun Maps

Enjoy!!

Mary

http://www.scribblemaps.com/maps/view/4th_of_July_funrunmap/_8N6kmIdNf

4th of July FunRun UP and Running

Here is the link to the Active.com registration.

http://www.active.com/vale-or/running/distance-running-races/vale-4th-of-july-funrun-2016

Registration can start on the 8th of March.

If you find a glitch let me know. It happens a lot to me :-)

Thank you! WE are excited to see you and your family in JULY!!

Coach Mary

Why Cross Country is AWESOME, and why more kids should come findout....

There is this HUGE misconception that to run XC you have to be fast and really LOVE running. This not true. So totally NOT true. Particularly in high school there are very few that truly LOVE running. Little secret: most just tolerate it. But why? Well for one; when you run a lot, which most XC teams seem to do, you can eat a LOT.  This sorta sums it up:
http://theoatmeal.com/comics/running2

 Which is crazy right? But no. Completely true. So if you love to eat, but feel a little bit bad about it. Come run.
Second reason. You get to hangout with pretty awesome people. XC is one of the few sports that allows introverts and extroverts to co-exist on the same team. Not just that. It's proven that XC teams have high GPA's, which has got to count for something? If nothing else they are great for study groups (on long bus rides to cool places to run).
Which basically means if you feel like this:

It's ok... because you are NOT alone.

Seriously. It's 3.1 miles. If you run in about 10min/mile that's slightly over 30min, which in reality isn't bad. It's the same time as a lame TV show with commercials. Or an awesome episode of Bones off the DVR. 

Yes there is practice. But practice is more than just :GO RUN. There's a lot of joking, overall fitness (sworkit anyone?)

And overall comradely.

So that's the thing. Not everyone gets an amazing runners high after every run. Not everyone loves the sound of solo shoes on a dirt road. Not everyone pushes for that medal. Some of us (a LOT of us) just run to eat, to be with people, and sometimes to just get fit no matter how much we hate it.

I'm super excited about this season. I want others to know the passion and joy running can bring, but I'm good with just doing it to get better at a fall sport.  Which trust me... you will. 

Practice starts tomorrow. Come out and play! We'll being doing a few jogs, some sworkit, and I'm sure a lot of jabbering about random things. Because really. That's what runners are good at: eating, enduring, and making fun of the two!

P.S>
In preference to this post, we (being 5 runners, two coaches, and one amazing husband/camp cook) just returned today from a 3 day running/team bonding camp. It was good. Really, really good. And not because we blasted through trails at record speed, or set a world record for push-ups , but because we didn't. That was not the point. The point was: climb mountains, traverse trails, do a few jogs between, and get to know your teammates. Which we did do, along with eating some amazing food. This leads me to the real point of this post: Cross Country (XC) is AWESOME. Not because everyone needs to be fast, but because they DON'T. It's awesome because you can be You. It's a completely individualized sport that allows for awesome team bonding to occur!