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Fifty-Plus Fitness Association 8K
Palo Alto, CA, March 21, 1999
Age Group Winners
Stanford, CA -- Over 700 participants completed the Fifty-Plus Fitness
Association 8-Kilometer Road Race and 5-Kilometer Walk at Stanford
University today--the largest turnout in the eventıs 16-year history. The
race, held under partly cloudy and mild conditions, served as the
8-Kilometer Championship for the Pacific Association of USA Track and
Field, the governing body for road running, track and field, and race
walking in the U.S.
This race is historically one of the countryıs finest examples of senior
fitness for the 50-and-over age group population. This year, all age
divisions were invited to compete for the first time--and with very fast
results.
In the featured race for seniors, Mike Dove, 52, of Salinas, CA and Joan
Ottaway, 55, of Sonora, CA emerged victorious. Both runners are among the
top in their class in the country.
Brian Buscay, 28, of Carson City, Nevada and Katy Spink, 24, of Palo
Alto, CA, were the overall winners and were crowned Pacific Association
USA Track and Field Open Champions. In the masters contest (40-49
year-olds), Tim Minor, 41, of Reno, Nevada and Diana Fitzpatrick, 40, of
San Francisco took home top honors.
During the weekendıs festivities, Joe Henderson, longtime running author
and columnist for Runnerıs World Magazine, was awarded the Annual Emil
Zatopek Award by the Fifty-Plus Fitness Association for his outstanding
contributions to the sport and senior fitness. At the finish line,
Henderson
The Fifty-Plus Fitness Association is a non-profit, international
organization, with more than 2,000 members, committed to showing older
adults the rewards and critical importance of an active lifestyle in
improving their lives.
Senior Men Overall (50 Years and over)
1 Michael Dove 52 27:59
2 Jim Gorman 50 28:06
3 Dwight Cornwell 50 28:10
4 Frank Ruona 53 28:20
5 Bob Anderson 51 28:28
Senior Women Overall (50 Years and over)
1 Joan Ottaway 55 31:23
2 Jutta McCormick 58 35:54
3 Louise Walters 59 36:37
4 Suzanne Franco 57 37:40
5 Eve Pell 61 37:46
Overall Men (Open Division) Overall Women (Open Division)
1 Brian Buscay 28 24:22 1 Katy Spink 24 27:51
2 Rachid Akif 28 24:29 2 Diana Fitzpatrick 40 28:04
3 Christopher Ashfield 22 24:38 3 Magdalena Lewy 25 28:13
4 Bill Bushnell 34 24:42 4 Tenaya Soderman 25 28:15
5 Erick Ackerman 30 24:49 5 Sarah Raittner 26 28:22
40-44 Men 40-44 Women
1 Tim Minor 41 25:21 1 Diana Fitzpatrick 40 28:04
2 Lloyd Stephenson 44 26:11 2 Sara Freitas 41 30:23
3 Dennis Rinde 40 26:30 3 Terry Adams-Schmidt 43 30:31
45-49 Men 45-49 Women
1 Tom Cushman 45 26:32 1 Joann Dahlkoetter 45 34:02
2 Don Paul 48 27:19 2 Margaret Ryan 47 35:20
3 Tom Bernhard 47 27:24 3 Irene Herman 49 35:43
50-54 Men 50-54 Women
1 Michael Dove 52 27:59 1 Jessie Stratton 53 35:10
2 Jim Gorman 50 28:06 2 Kathy Frank 51 37:49
3 Dwight Cornwell 50 28:10 3 Karin Bivens 54 38:37
55-59 Men 55-59 Women
1 Jim Reitz 55 29:10 1 Joan Ottaway 55 31:23
2 Dan Preston 56 29:14 2- Jutta McCormick 58 35:54
3 Jim MacPherson 57 29:38 3 Louise Walters 59 36:37
60-64 Men 60-64 Women
1 Karl Griepenburg 61 31:02 1 Eve Pell 61 37:46
2 Ralph Poole 63 32:49 2 Sylvia Hughes 61 38:52
3 Dick Shorman 63 32:50 3 Katie Martin 60 40:40
65-69 Men 65-69 Women
1 Tom Guldman 66 33:06 1 Myra Rhodes 66 38:38
2 William Flodberg 65 36:31 2 Barbara Callison 66 44:58
3 David Fairless 65 40:11 3 Ruth Anderson 69 49:20
70-74 Men 70-74 Women
1 Boyce Jacques 72 38:53 1 Joy Johnson 72 45:19
2 Sam Hirabayashi 71 39:31 2 Peggy Hansen 70 48:05
3 Jim OıNeill 73 40:35 3 Dorothy Thomas 74 53:36
75-79 Men 75-79 Women
1 Frank Cunningham 76 40:12 1 June Carroll 75 53:34
2 Larry Johnson 78 43:29 2 Modena MacFarlane 75 59:16
3 Stan DeMartinis 76 44:19
80-84 Men
1 Bill Nice 83 44:58
2 Hutch Thurston 80 55:50
3 Tony Marshall 82 1:03:40
85-89 Men
1 Ralph Jago 88 Not Avail.
2 Thomas Cullen 87 1:47:05
