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Volunteers Needed for Super Bowl 4 Miler Volunteers are needed for the Sunday, Feb 5 race. It's only one week away and we still are in need of a bunch of volunteers. If you are not running the race and want to help support your family/friends please email Jose @sbactionpro.com.

A reminder about the triple crown series $500 prize money. You need to participate in all three events, the Super Bowl 4 miler, Roses en La Playa (3 miles) and the Chardonnay 10 Miler or 5k Fun Run. Winners will determined by raffle. For more information, please go to sbactionpro.com. Thank you. (Jose Gonzalez)

Super Bowl run 4 miler 2012. 4M Run • Walk features a great COURSE, Walk & Run with me (Camina y Corre Conmigo). Dedicated to maintaining a healthy lifestyle to prevent Diabetes and Obesity as the beneficiary, you’re making a big difference for those right here in our community!

4 miler start @ 9:00 am
Awards 3-deep in every age category.
Award Ceremony @ 10 a
(30 Jan)

4 Her Life 10k this Sunday January 29, 2012 Competitive 10k | 5k | 5k Team Run • Walk features a great COURSE, Interactive Xbox expo and continuous music. With breast cancer research as the beneficiary, you’re making a big difference for those right here in Southern California!

1801 Avenue of the Stars Century City, CA 90067
7a-11a
5k start is 8:30a
10k & 5k Team Run Walk is 8:45a
Cash prize for 1, 2, 3 5k & 10k male & female winners
Awards 3-deep in every age category.
Medal Ceremony @ 10a
$30 for the 5k & 10k
Free all day parking at Westfield Century City Mall - 10250 Santa Monica Blvd. 90067 http://www.4HerLife10k.com

Perk Alert: support the cause-get a sweet bonus! 1 free NBA @LAClippers tix 2 the 2/2 Denver game w race reg! http://bit.ly/u7VAxN (Karin Purvis) (27 Jan)

Unbreakable - Western States 100 Movie - TICKETS AVAILABLE The SBAA, Santa Barbara Tri Club and P.A.D.D.L.E.R.S. in association with Santa Barbara Trail Runners are proud to sponsor Santa Barbara's showing of Unbreakable - The Western States 100. The movie will be shown Friday night, February 3 at 6:30p at Marjorie Luke Theater (721 East Cota Street). Tickets are available at SB Running, Handlebar Coffee, Killer Tri and at the door.

On June 26, 2010 four of the greatest ultramarathoners on earth toed the start line in Squaw Valley at the Western States 100-mile endurance run, the oldest and most prestigious 100-mile foot race.

"Unbreakable: The Western States 100" follows the four lead men on this amazing journey. Hal Koerner, two time defending Western States champion, and running store entrepreneur from Ashland, Oregon. Geoff Roes, undefeated at the 100-mile distance, an organic chef from Juneau, Alaska. Anton Krupicka, undefeated in every ultramarathon he has ever started, a graduate student living in Boulder, Colorado. Killian Jornet, the young mountain runner and two time Ultra-trail du Mont-Blanc champion, from Spain.

The film shadows each runner from the pre-race preparation in their hometowns to the daily life they each lead in and outside of running. While their lives may be quite different, the goal is the same: win the Western States 100-mile run. Only one will win and the journey is unforgiving.
(17 Jan)

Houston Marathon What a great weekend in Houston. The weather was perfect, the crowds amenable and the racing fantastic. Watching the Olympic Marathon Trials on Saturday was such a treat. Both women's and men's races were super exciting and very spectator friendly. Four loops allowed spectators to see the races unfold. Sunday proved to be perfect too. Although my race was nixed on Friday, Tim Strand and Drea McLarty did Santa Barbra, SBAA, SBRR and, most importantly, themselves proud. Tim finished in 2:35:38 (pace 5:56) for first place in his division (40-44), first master and a PR, and Drea in 2:54:40 (pace 6:39) for 14th woman overall. Sunday evening Rick and I lucked out and met Trails winner Meb Keflezighi! He was very gracious. (Jill Huff) (17 Jan)

Avalon 50 SBAA member Jack Clymer finished the Avalon 50 Mile run, Jan. 14, 2012 in 10:48:39. 8,095 feet of gain. Congratulations Jack! (Jack Clymer) (17 Jan)

Olympic Trials What an amazing day and an amazing team the U.S. will be sending to London to run the Marathon.

Men's Results: Meb Keflezighi: 2:09:08, Ryan Hall: 2:09:30, Abdi Abdirahman: 2:09:47

Women's Results: Shalane Flanagan: 2:25:38, Desiree Davila: 2:25:55, Kara Goucher: 2:26:06

Santa Barbara Cross Country Championships by Club West Perfect morning for some spirited runners to run around, up and down Elings Park. 3 mile, 6 mile, 12 mile and a kid's fun run. Thanks to a fine crew directed by Nancy Kaplan. Results: http://results.active.com/uploads/txt/63846.txt (15 Jan)

SBRR Coached Workout Program 2012 Summary We’ve had several questions about how and what to pay for the SBRR coached workout program. Listed below is an outline of the program and how it works.

Starting in January 2012, all Santa Barbara Running and Racing (SBRR) coached athletes need to be members of the Santa Barbara Athletic Association (SBAA). You don’t have to be a SBRR coached runner to be in the SBAA but you need to be in the SBAA to be a SBRR coached runner. The SBAA subsidizes the SBRR coached workout program and has previously offered a discounted rate to its members. This discounted rate will continue, as all SBRR runners become SBAA members.

The coaching program is provided by Rusty Snow and Mike Swan and you may participate at either of two levels: Tuesday/Saturday workouts (level 1) or a daily written schedule (level 2).

Level 1, Tuesday/Saturday workouts are group workouts provided by Mike and Rusty. You just show up and they will put you in an appropriate group and outline a workout for you and your group. They will monitor your performance towards your specific goal and help you achieve it. The Tuesday workout is a track, or interval workout and is currently scheduled for 6:00am (Rusty) and 6:00pm (Mike). Check with Rusty or Mike for specific times and locations. Saturday workouts are longer tempo runs. They are held at 6:30am at various locations around SB and Goleta. The location is posted on the SBRR blog sometime on the day (Friday) before the workout.

Level 2, the daily written schedule program is designed to provide runners with a specific goal (a race, a series of races, achieving specific fitness or time goals, etc) the ability to have their training schedule broken down into daily workouts. Once a week you will receive your workouts for the week. This will include miles, pace or effort, rest days, training advice, etc. You will also participate in the group workouts on Tuesdays and Saturdays and receive feedback from the coaches based on your performance and fitness gains either during the group workouts or reflected in your weekly schedule communication.

You can switch between levels at any time by discussing it with Mike or Rusty. If you are training for a specific race, say a marathon and you do the daily written schedule while building up to the race you can reduce it to the Tuesday/Saturday program for the period after the race while you recover and planning your next big race.

• SBAA membership: $30/year (mandatory for all SBRR runners and SBAA club members).
• Grand Prix participation: $10 (strictly optional to all SBRR and SBAA members). See SBAA website for info on the Grand Prix series of races and awards.
• SBRR Coached Program Participation: $100/year (mandatory for all SBRR coached athletes at any level).
• Monthly SBRR Coached Program fees:
o Level 1 (Tuesday/Saturday): $35/month
o Level 2 (Daily Schedule): $100/month

SBAA membership dues are renewed on the anniversary of your membership date (ie: if you joined in June of 2011, your renewal dues are due in June of 2012).
SBRR Coached Program Participation fee is due on January 1 or whenever you join the program. If you join in June, the fee is still $100 and will need to be renewed on January 1 of the following year (ie: it pays to join early and have fun all year long!)
Monthly SBRR Coached Program fees are due at the beginning of each month.

You can now make any of the payments listed above on the SBAA website. Currently we have the capability to collect SBAA membership dues, Grand Prix entry fees and the $100 SBRR participation fee. Once you have paid the participation fee the monthly fees will appear. It is also possible to signup for automagic credit card deductions for these fees. We have had a few issues with PayPal and accepting payments on the website (as best as I can tell, if you pay by credit card through PayPal you can only use that card to make one payment a month). Should you experience any problems with this please make your payments directly to Brooke or Katie (See Mike or Rusty if you haven’t met Brooke or Katie yet). If you pay Brooke or Katie please make out 2 checks, one for the SBAA membership ($30) and the SBRR participation fee ($100) payable to SBAA and the monthly programs fees ($35 or $100) payable to SBRR. Brooke and Katie are the keepers of the payment log so please make sure that you give your check directly to them in order to be properly credited. If they are not available at a given workout when you want to make a payment please see Mike or Rusty who will provide you with their email or phone so you can contact them directly at sbrunrace@yahoo.com. (Jim Sloan) (slight modifications by George to announce SBRR monthly fees)
(13 Jan)

Free Training Program for Barbara Ireland Walk for Breast Cancer Research Cancer Center of Santa Barbara invites the community to participate in a FREE 7-week training program in preparation for the 10-mile Barbara Ireland Walk for Breast Cancer Research, taking place on Saturday, March 17. The training program prepares participants of all ability levels to participate as a walker, jogger, or runner in the event and will meet weekly to practice the event course. 100% of proceeds from the Walk/Run benefit local breast cancer research through Cancer Center's Clinical Research Program. Those interested are encouraged to attend a kick-off for the walk on Wednesday, January 25 at Dargan's Irish Pub & Restaurant from 5:30 - 8:30. For more information, visit www.ccsb.org.

Training Program Includes:
• Walk Kick-Off
Toast our progress in the fight against breast cancer, and learn how you can get involved! Reserve your space in the Training Program!
Date: Wednesday, January 25
Time: 5:30 p.m.
Location: Dargan's Irish Pub & Restaurant, 18 East Ortega Street, Santa Barbara
$10 Admission includes buffet appetizers and one complimentary drink

• Training Sessions
Dates: Saturdays, beginning January 28
Culminating in the Barbara Ireland Walk for Breast Cancer Research
Time: 8:00a.m.. (participants determine duration of training session)
Location: Chase Palm Park?
FREE

Advance registration is required. For registration and more information about the training program and Walk, please call Cancer Center at (805) 898-2204 or visit www.ccsb.org. (13 Jan)

2011 Grand Prix Winners This week (thru 1/15) is the last chance for 2011 Grand Prix winners who don't already have their prizes to go get them from Santa Barbara Running (downtown). Thanks. (10 Jan)

Winter Coyotes SB Running/Kids Corner will be offering a Winter Coyotes Session this year which will focus on training for the Easter Relays track meet.

The Winter program is going to be 9 weeks and will begin on Saturday, January 21st and is for kids ages 6-13. We will meet every Saturday morning from 9:00am to 10:00am at Santa Barbara Running (Anacapa Street location). We will end the season with a culminating event, the Easter Relays on Sunday, March 18th. We will have 2 coaches. One coach will lead the older kids and one coach will lead the younger kids. For more information please see the registration form at the attached link: http://www.sbkidscorner.com/downloads/KCC_Registration_Winter%20copy.pdf (Monica DeVreese) (5 Jan)

Strength for Runners Class The Santa Barbara Running Strong core mat class will be back in session this spring at the Santa Barbara Running Company in Goleta. The spring session will run 12 weeks starting January 20th and finishing April 6th. Class is held on Friday mornings from 6am-7am at the Santa Barbara Running Company. Please bring your own mat.

This class is designed to strengthen your core and stabilizing muscles for healthy running or just a better butt. Running is not required!

Registration is now open and will close when class is full: Drea@twomotivate.com (Drea McLarty)

The Details:
Santa Barbara Running Strong Core Mat Class
Santa Barbara Running Company in Goleta
Friday morning’s 6am-7am
12 weeks: 1/20-4/6
$150
Bring your own mat (5 Jan)

New Year's Resolution Day Run The fog lifted just in time this morning to provide a spectacular sunny and clear beginning of 2012. An excellent turnout saw some outstanding running in both races. Dos Pueblos standout Bryan Fernandez was first in the 5K at 15:55. Joy Zemella was the first woman at 18:50. With age-graded performances we had Nash Jimenez at 89.17% which is a pretty amazing percentage although he was upstaged by former local Teri Fitzgibbons who posted a 92.77% - that's world class!
In the 10K Dos Pueblos won the top spot for both men and women. Max Davis was first overall in 35:30 while Addi Zerrenner was top woman at 40:25.
Thanks to everyone for coming out and enjoying an excellent beginning to the New Year. And special thanks to all the fine volunteers for hosting and providing the support needed to stage the event.
Happy New Year! Results http://results.active.com/uploads/txt/122626.txt (1 Jan)

SB Action Pro Races from Jose New Year's Resolution if you would like to set your goals and be one of the grand prix annual age group champions for the 2012 sign up for the triple crown running events that sb action pro promote for you and all the runners in our community set your goals loose weigh and have fun at the same time, registration is open for the first event on February, 5 2012. super bowl run for more info , and sign up please go to www.sbactionpro.com and I hope you have a great healthy season and have fun with me Jose Gonzalez action pro. Volunteers need it. Thank you Happy holidays! (Jose Gonzalez) (28-Dec-11)

2012 SBAA Calendar May be downloaded here. There are two pdf files, the inside and the outside. (26-Dec-11)

Profile: Wendy Kosche-Gelinas Positive Pants ("PP")??? Someone gives you that nickname and you actually admit it to people writing your Runner's Profile? That is just a glimpse of the candor and positive view of life demonstrated by Wendy Kosche-Gelinas (aka "Wendy Two-Names"). The next time you are having a bad day, consider the year Wendy recently experienced (see "Personal Accomplishments"). When you read in detail about her "Best Race/Most Memorable Running Experience and Why", you will be amazed….and likely join us in stating that no one's "memorable race story" will come close to hers. Wendy is always smiling….always. For that reason, it was tough to note that her ever present smile was even bigger one recent Wednesday at the track…the reason was that the night before was her last official day as a law student…next will be graduation, the bar exam and then "Hello World, meet Wendy Two-Names, smiling lawyer………." (22-Dec-11)

New Year's Resolution Day Volunteers are needed for the Jan. 1, 2012 race. It's only two weeks away and we still are in need of a bunch of volunteers. If you are not running the race and want to help support your family/friends please email Wally at sbaa@cox.net. A reminder to all: the 2012 race is at Leadbetter Beach - not Palm Park (since the race is on Sunday we can not use Palm Park because of the the Arts & Crafts Show).
Thanks. Happy Holidays! (18-Dec-11)

Kids Helping Kids 5k Kids Helping Kids is a student-run non-profit organization that raises money for the Unity Shoppe and other needs we see in Santa Barbara as well as around the world. We have been alive for the last 10 years, and in those 10 years we have raised over half a million dollars for charity. We are currently planning a special event featuring a 5K race atop the Elings Park bluffs overlooking Santa Barbara’s ocean and surrounding valleys, and a Family Fun Mile catering to all. Tickets to the Kids Helping Kids Gala on January 7th featuring Sara Bareilles and Tyrone Wells will be given to the top male and female for each race. All proceeds will go to Kids Helping Kids. The event is planned for December 17th. Our 5k is $25 per person and family fun run is $15. Register at http://www.active.com/running/santa-barbara-ca/kids-helping-kids-5k-and-family-fun-run-2011?int=29-6 as well as day of registration available (Alana Petteway & Ben Bittles) (15-Dec-11)

Red Rock 50 Update Better late than never... Congrats to all of the SB folks who finished Luis Escobar’s grueling Red Rock 50: Mike Swan, Marcello Mejia-Perez, Garrett Headley, Stephen Vandenburgh, Nichol Des Jardins, Ken Hughes, Andreas Hampp, Kristin McWilliams, Scott Tate, Patty Bryant, Annie Reese, John Priestler, Jill Katzer and Lisa Carr. The SB folks who completed the marathon “fun run” were: Michael Larkin, Scott Young, Michelle Knoske, John Gainor, Ben Bruno, Mike Reese and Karen Boris. (Karen Boris)

Grand Prix Award winners who did not receive their prize at the banquet can pick it up at Santa Barbara Running Company (downtown store - 110 Anacapa Street). Please do so ASAP. (14-Dec-11)

Tough Enough Open for 2012 registration, at AreYouToughEnough. Race rules allow use of transcranial magnetic resonance to temporarily disable any brain areas involved in common sense when considering or submitting entry. -- jk (10-Dec-11)

SB Running/Transition House Holiday Toy Drive Santa Barbara Running Store Holiday Toy Drive to benefit the kids of Transition House(www.transitionhouse.com). Bring in one unwrapped gift to Santa Barbara Running or Kids Corner and recieve $10 off of your purchase. Bring in two unwrapped gifts and recieve $20 off yoru purchase! Minimum purchase of $40 required. Goleta store located at 129 S Fairview Ave and Santa Barbara store located at 110 Anacapa Street (www.sbrunningco.com). Transition House Wish List for the kids http://www.sbkidscorner.com/downloads/WISHLIST.pdf
(Nick DeVreese) (6-Dec-11)