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Striders Track Team Competes At 2006 Penn Relays

Friday April 28, 2006

The 50+ squad ran a fine 4:39.76 (69.9 seconds per man) to finish 9th out of 12 teams.

Saturday April 29, 2006

The 40 + squad ran a Striders record of 3:50.32 (previous record - 3:54.79) to place 10th out of 10 teams in a very competitive field (the first three teams ran sub-3:30). 3:50.32 works out to an average split of 57.6 - that's moving !

All around a terrific weekend for the Pineland Striders - we were one of only 3 clubs to compete in both Masters 4 x 400's (along with Shore AC and Mass Velocity).

All Pineland Strider Officers Back for Another Term

Ian Stevenson, Barb Brynko, Bob Schuler and Jeanmarie Andrews were all re-elected for another term as officers of the Striders.

We wish them well and hope that they can guide the Striders through another fantasic year.

Striders Track Team Competes At Albright College

On Sunday, February, 2006, Rick Brown and John Malpass scored indoor PRs across the board at the Phila Masters meet at Albright College.

Rick tore up the track with a 2:41 880 and a 31 second 220!. John ran an impressive 440 in 61.6 seconds!

The next meets on the schedule are Sunday February 12 NJ USATF Masters Champs at the Jersey City Armory Saturday, and February 25, the Mid-Atlantic USATF Masters Champs at Lehigh University. Click here for additional information.

Striders Track Team Competes At Swarthmore

On Sunday, January 8, 2006, 3 striders competed in the Philadelphia Masters Indoors series at Swarthmore College.

Rick Brown took on the tough 400/800 double and set New Year PR's of 67.4 and 2:46.5. Kelly Pitman made his first indoor appearance in 20 yrs and rocked the track with 58.9 400 and a 26.7 200. Last but not least, Jim O'Donnell ran an indoor PR of 55.2 in the 400 despite injuring his foot during the first half of the race. We hope Jim is up and running again real soon.

The next meet on the schedule is Sunday Jan 22 at Glen Mills School in Delaware County (meet starts at 8:30). Click here for additional information.

Bob Cannava Finishes 50th Marathon, Stevenson and Cannava BQ in Philly

Bob Cannava completed his 50th marathon with a time of 3:32:22 (chip time) on November 20th in the 12th Annual Philadelphia Marathon.

Congratulations to Bob for achieving this amazing milestone!

Ian Stevenson and Bob Cannava BQ in Philly

Club President Ian Stevenson and Bob Cannava ran the entire Philadelphia Marathon together with a time of 3:32:22 (chip time). This qualified both for the Boston Marathon. No word yet on whether either of them is planning on running in Boston.

Congratulations Ian and Bob!

Carolyn Bujak Wins Age Class in Baltimore Marathon

Carolyn Bujak gave an amazing performance in the Baltimore Marathon to win her age catagory. Bujak crossed the finish line with a 3:36:17 (chip time) beating her nearest competitor by over three minutes.

Congratulations Carolyn!

El Hamersly Finishes Three Marathons in 2 Months

When El Hamersly decides to do something, he does it big! Having never completed a marathon before, El decided to do three of them. His first, the Johnstown Marathon in Johnstown, PA, a tough hilly course was on October 2. His second was in Baltimore, just two weeks later on October 15, and his third was in Philly, barely a month after Baltimore.

Striders were surprised, but not that surprised, that El had run Johnstown without telling anyone, and at the same time was cautioning the rest of us not to run too much during our taper. Go figure.

Way to go El!