Biographies - SUPER SENIORS 60 - 69

Updated 02/17/09

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Bill Dunn

(posted 2/1/09) BirthDate: 8/1/1947 Birthplace: Plainfield,N.J. ResidentCity: Sunnyvale,Ca. Club: WVJS Education: Junior College Job: U.S.Postal Service YearsRunning: 31 <-- emailaddr: [email protected] --> Highschool: Newfound Memorial,Bristol N.H. HSRunning: One year cross-country College: West Valley CollegeRunning: None MileTime: 4:39 MileYear: 1981 MileRace: L.G.All Comers 1500Time: 4:16 1500Year: 1981 1500Race: L.G. All Comers 5KTime: 15:40 5KYear: 1984 5KRace: Round the Runway 10KTime: 32:42 10KYear: 1981 10KRace: Sri Chinmoy HalfMTime: 1:11 HalfMYear: 1983 HalfMRace: Oakland Half MTime: 2:41 MYear: 1981 MRace: Avenue of the Giants OTime1: 40:17 OYear1: 1983 ORace1: Bay to Breakers 12k OTime2: 53:34 OYear2: 1983 ORace2: Cal10 10 Mile OTime3: 26:20 OYear3: 1983 ORace3: Willy's 5 Mile AwardslYN: Y AwardsHonors: 15k National Champion,50-59 Age Group,Tulsa Masters 15k Championships,1997 Ranked in Top 10 50-55 Age Group, Running Times Magazine,1998 PA-USATF 60-69 Long,Short & Cross Country Champion,2008 Member National Champion 4x800 Relay,USATF National Track & Field Championships,San Jose,Ca.1997 (2:12.6 split). NatlYN: N NatlDetails: IntlYN: N IntlDetails: CalTimesRun: 13 CalPR: 53:34 CalPRYear: 83 CalTop: 30 CalTopYear: 89 NCalTimesRun: 2 NCalPR: 1:04:48 NCalPRYear: 03 NCalTop: 78 NCalTopYear: 03 BayTimesRun: 13 BayPR: 43:11 BayPRYear: 92 BayTop: 79 BayTopYear: 92 HPTimesRun: 5 HPPR: 36:06 HPPRYear: 98 HPTop: 25 HPTopYear: 98 BigSurTimesRun: 6 BigSurPR: 17:20 BigSurPRYear: 92 BigSurTop: 20 BigSurTopYear: 94 ZippyTimesRun: 6 ZippyPR: 18:02 ZippyPRYear: 00 ZippyTop: 98 ZippyTopYear: 02 PSunlTimesRun: 10 PSunPR: 34:42 PSunPRYear: 92 PSunTop: 42 PSunTopYear: 92 ShrinersTimesRun: 4 ShrinersPR: 30:15 ShrinersPRYear: 03 ShrinersTop: 102 ShrinersTopYear: 03 FFMileTimesRun: 6 FFMilePR: 4:50 FFMilePRYear: 97 FFMileTop: 2 FFMileTopYear: 98 JambaTimesRun: 3 JambaPR: 18:33 JambaPRYear: 05 JambaTop: 116 JambaTopYear: 07 HeritageTimesRun: 3 HeritagePR: 37:41 HeritagePRYear: 02 HeritageTop: 51 HeritageTopYear: 05 HumboldtTimesRun: 5 HumboldtPR: 1:17:36 HumboldtPRYear: 96 HumboldtTop: 48 HumboldtTopYear: 98 ClarksburgTimesRun: 4 ClarksburgPR: 1:57:42 ClarksburgPRYear: 92 ClarksburgTop: 44 ClarksburgTopYear: 97 CIMTimesRun: 1 CIMPR: 2:54:16 CIMPRYear: 98 CIMTop: 104 CIMTopYear: 98 StartedRunningDetails: No injuries for awhile now(That's a milestone itself).Still focussed and motivated. TopRacesDetails: Fleet Feet Mile,1998,4:54.31,2nd.Age 50 Marin Memorial 10k,2008,38:58,3rd,Age 60 Zippy's 5k,2008,18:55,1st,Age 60 AccomplishmentDetails: World Masters Games,Brisbane,Australia,1994 5km,Half Marathon OtherDetails: Treking in Himalayas 4 times GoalsDetails: Keep running as long as I'm able. RoleModelDetails: The Ethiopians FavRacesDetails: Marin 10k Humboldt Half Big Sur 5k HobbyDetails: Coin Collecting,reading

Robert J. Gormley, Sr.

(posted 2/10/04) Birth Date: 08/07/41 Birth place: Providence, RI Resident City: Moraga Club: Tamalpa Education: High School Job: Safety Engineer Years Running: 40 High school: Dorchester High School HS Running: None Personal Records: MileTime: 4:40 at Berkeley 10K: 34:00 at Boston 1970 Marathon: 2:39 at Boton Marathon 1971 Other: 55:00 10M at Boston 1970 Grand Prix Races: Cal 10 Stockton: ran 6 times, 1:04:25 for 153rd 2002 Nor Cal 10: ran once, 1:06:49 for 76th 2003 Across the Bay 12K: ran twice, 46:34 for 119th 2002 HP 10K: ran twice, 40:09 for 129th 2003 BigSur 5K: ran twice, 19:07 for 71st 2002 Zippy 5K: ran 3 times, 18:48 for 128th 2001 PacSun 10K: ran 4 times, 38:18 1998, 117th 2002 Shriners 8K: ran 3 times, 30:37 for 9oth 2001 Jamba Juice 5K: ran once, 19:22 for 173rd 2003 Heritage Oaks 10K: ran twice, 39:05 2002, 64th 2003 Humboldt Half: ran 3 times, 1:25:55 for 75th 2001 Clarksburg 30K: ran twice, 2:11:02 for 67th 2000 Cal Internl Marathon: ran twice, 3:16:17 for 298th 1997 Accomplishments: Milestones: a) Ran the three big marathons in one year, 2001, 4/01, Boston Marathon, 3:21:11; 10/01, Chicago Marathon, 3:10:38, 2nd place div 11/01, New York Marathon,3:15:49, 5th place div b) 1970, Pepsi 20-Mile, Sacramento Time: 1:52:54 --- placed 8th! Top Races: Avenue of the Giants Half, 5/02, 1:24:58, 10th Compaq 10K, 4/02, 38:33 50 Plus, 3/02, 30:35 Silicon Valley Half, 10/01, 1:25:27 Primo's Half, 10/98, 1:24:54 Dipsea, 6/01, 1:03:43, 32nd place Goals: Stay physically healthy before I see the big guy! Favorite Races: 10 miles used to be my favorite until I got old. Hobbies: golf and a little bit of biking



WOMEN


Barbara Miller

(posted 2/08/05) BirthDate: 8/07/39 Birthplace: Wichita, Kansas ResidentCity: Modesto, Calif. Club: Buffalo Chips Education: High school, 2 yrs at Modesto Junior College Job: Real Estate Agent YearsRunning: 22 Highschool: Denair High School HSRunning: None College: Modesto Junior College CollegeRunning: Ran for the cross country team at age 47. Our team went to the state finals 5KTime: 19:24 10KTime: 38:39 at Pacific Sun, 1989 HalfMTime: 1:23 at Las Vegas, 1998 Marathon Time: 3:01 at St. George, 1998 Awards/Honors: 5 time winner of USATF age group award 1990 age 50-54,1995 age 55-59, 1999 & 2000 age 60-64 and 2004 age 65-69. Have set a number of age group and single age American records. Current age group records are: Age 60 Humbolt Half Marathon 10/17/99 1:29:49 Clarksburg 30k 11/14/99 2:17:11 Rocket City Marathon 12/11/99 3:14:50 Boston Marathon 4/17/00 3:11:57 Age 65 Buffalo Stampede 10 mile 9/12/04 1:14:32 Humbolt Half Marathon 10/17/04 1:38:48 Heritage Oaks Bank 10k 9/26/04 43:57 Houston Marathon 1/16/05 3:33.08 Intl Races: England 1999 age group 55-59 3rd place marathon Brisbane 2001 age group 60-64 Silver medal 10K Gold medal marathon Grand Prix Races: Cal19: ran 8 times, 1:06:07 in 98, placed 1st(age grp) 2001 NorCal: ran twice, 1:12:34 2003, 2nd place in 2004 Across the Bay: ran 6 times, 49:39 '97, 1st in 2004 HP10K: ran 3 times, 43:41 in '02, placed 1st in 2004 BigSur5K: ran 5 times, 20:44 in 2000 for 1st Zippy5K: ran 3 times, 20:12 in 2000, 1st in 2004 Pacific Sun 10K: ran 5 times, 38:39 in '89, 1st in 2000 Shriners8K: ran 3 times, 32:42 for 1st in 2000 Jamba 5K: ran twice, 21:21 for 1st in 2004 Heritage 10K: ran 3 times, 43:57 for 1st in 2004 Humboldt Half: ran 6 times, 1:28:47 in '96, 1st in 2004 Clarksburg30K: ran 8 times, 2:12:35 in '96, 1st in 2004 Cal Intl Marathon: ran 8 times, 3:06:48 in '96, 1st in 2002 Top Races: Boston Marathon 2000 3:11:57 1st age group world best. All my American record races listed above. Primo's Run for Education 5K 10/10/04 21:16 tied the American record Other Accomplishments: In the year 2000 I was Stanislaus County Outstanding Female Athlete. Other Hobbies: I have done quite a bit of long distance bicycling with my son and friends. Favorite Races: Boston, Big Sur


Shirley Matson

( posted 1/29/04) Birth Date: 11/07/40 Birth place: Oakland, CA Resident City: Larkspur, CA Club: Tamalpa Education: BS Home Economics, UC Berkeley Job: Nutrition Consultant Years Running: 30 High school: Acalanes High, Lafayette, CA HS Running: None College: None College Running: None Personal Records: Mile: 5:02 at El Sobrante Masters Mile, 1991 1500: 4:48 at World Vets, Eugene OR, 1989 5K: 17:27 at Carlsbad 5K, 1991 10K: 35:32 at San Diego, 1984 Half Marathon: 1:19 at Hayward Half, 1988 Marathon: 2:50 at Mission Bay Marathon, 1984 Other: 59:08 10M at San Juan Batista 10M, 1991 Other:: 28:35 8K at Moving Comfort 8K, 1986 Other: 54:33 15K at River Run 15K, 1991 Awards/Honors: USATF LDR Runner of the Year (age-group) 1984, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003. RUNNING TIMES Age-Group Runner of Year 1984, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003. RUNNER'S WORLD American Master of the Year, 1996. USATF Female Cross Country Runner of the Year 2003; Masters Track Age-Group Athlete of the Year F45 1986; F50 1992; F55 1996; Outstanding Single Performance by Master Athlete 1992 (10,000m 37:28 for F50). Gwilym Brown Award (Outstanding Female T&F Athlete) 1992 USATF Masters Hall of Fame, inducted 1998. Senior Athletes Hall of Fame, inducted 1993. Dipsea Race Hall of Fame, inducted 2002. (First woman to win Dipsea three times: 1993, 2000, 2001) USATF PACIFIC ASSOCIATION: LDR Grand Prix Champion, 2000, 2002, 2003 (short course); Female Age-Graded Performance of the Year, 2002 (Heritage Oaks Bank 10K, 40:20, age 61, WAVA age graded Score: 94.32%) USATF National Masters Cross Country Championships, Top Age-Graded Female Runner 6K ('02), 10K ('02), 6K ('03). TAMALPA RUNNERS: "Road Racing Runner of the Year, 2000," "Female Runner of the Year, 2001, " Female Veteran Runner of the Year, 2002." SAN DIEGO TRACK CLUB "Master Runner of the Year 1984." Natl Honors: Qualified for first women's Olympic Marathon Trials, 1984, age 43, Mission Bay Marathon, 2:50:03, San Diego, January 15, 1984. Grand Prix Races: Cal 10 Stockton: ran 4 times, 60:26 for 1st, 1991 Nor Cal 10: ran once, 71:16 for 1st, 2003 Across the Bay 12K: ran 6 times, 45:48 for 1st 1993 HP 10K: ran twice, 41:53 for 1st 2002 BigSur 5K: ran 4 times, 18:08 for 1st 1992 Zippy 5K: ran 3 times, 19:41 for 1st 2000 Pac Sun 10K: ran 5 times, 36:45 for 1st 1993 Shriners 8K: ran 3 times, 32:28 for 1st 2002 Fleet Feet Mile: ran 4 times, 5:50 for 1st 2000 Jamba Juice 5K: ran once, 20:14 for 2nd 2003 Heritage Oaks 19K: ran twice, 40:20 for 1st 2002 Humboldt Half: ran 7 times, 1:20:55 for 1st 1990 Clarksburg 30K: ran twice, 1:59:25 for 1st 1988 Running Injuries: Patella tendonitis, stress fracture left fibula, osteitis pubis, heart arrhythmia, knee injury, quad adhesions, sciatica, achilles tendonitis, Illiotibial band syndrome, plantar fasciitis, piriformis syndrome, pulled calf muscle, hamstring adhesions. Top Races: Heritage Oaks Bank 10K, 2002, 40:20, (1st 60-64), age-group record; Cal 10, 2003, 1:07:31 (1st 60-64), age- group record; Sue Krenn 15K, 2003, 1:04:24 (1st 60-64), age-group record; Susan B. Anthony 5K, 2001, 19:37 (1st 60-64), age-group record; Fleet Feet Mile, 2003, 5:59 (1st 60-64). Dipsea, 2000, 65:59 (first overall); Dipsea, 2001, 68:24 (first overall). Accomplishments: Set 180 Lifetime U.S. and World Records: 51 Age-Group Road, 11 Age-Group Track; 98 Single-Age Road, 20 Single-Age Track. (Current records: 19 age-group road, 9 age-group track; 47 single-age road) CURRENT AGE-GROUP ROAD RECORDS: (45-49) 30K 1:59:25 (50-54) 5K 17:28,8K 28:55,10K 35:57,12K 44:56,15K 54:34, 30K 2:0041, Marathon 2:50:26, (55-59),5K 18:32, 8K 30:10,10K 38:55,12K 47:36, 15K 1:00:38, 25K 1:41:01, Half Mar 1:23:08, (60-64) 5K 19:39,10K 40:20,10Mile 67:31, 15K 64:24. CURRENT AGE-GROUP TRACK RECORDS: (50-54)800m 2:25.29, 1500m 4:57:44, 5000m 17:25.6, 10000m 37:28.67 (55-59)1 Mile 5:46.8,3000m 11:05.2, 5000m 18:43.65,10000m 40:03.46, (60-64)1 Mile 5:58.69. CURRENT SINGLE-AGE ROAD RECORDS (Age 47): 15K 55:50, 10 Mile 59:19, Half Mar. 1:19:23. (Age 48): 30K 1:59:25. (Age 49): 8K 29:07, (Age 50): 5K, 17:28, 8K 28:55,10K 35:57, 15K 54:34, 30K 2:00:41, Marathon 2:50:26. (Age 51): 5K 17:42, 8K 28:59, 10K 36:51, (Age 52):8K 29:35, 10K 36:24, 12K 44:56, 15K 55:49. (Age 55): 5K 18:40, 10K 38:55, Half Mar 1:23:09. (Age 56): 5K 18:32, 8K 30:10, 10K 39:08, 12K 47:36, 15K 1:00:38, 20K 1:20:36, 25K 1:41:01, Half Mar 1:23:53 (Age 57): 8K 30:42, 10K 39:22, Half Mar 1:28:05. (Age 59): 5K 19:41, 8K 32:26, 10K 40:00, 12K 51:43, 10 Mile 66:54. (Age 60): 5K 19:39, 10K 40:28, 10 Mile 68:17. (Age 61): 10K 40:20, 10 Mile 68:35, Half Mar 1:34:55. (Age 62): 5K 20:10, 10K 41:13, 15K 64:24, 10 Mile 67:31. Other Adventures: Traveling 7,000 miles on the backroads in France, Italy, Austria and Switzerland...running in villages, on mountain tops, and into trouble! Goals: To stay healthy, keep running as long as it's fun, compete in local and national races, and attempt new age records. Role Model: Anyone older than I am who is still running -- Sam Hirabayachi, Helen Klein, Myra Rhodes, Jack Kirk. Favorite Races: Wherever I've had a good race! Cal 10, Humboldt Half, Dipsea, Carlsbad 5000, Twin Cities Marathon, Peachtree 10K, Jacksonville River Run 15K. Hobbies: Tap, jazz and swing dancing; travel, wine tasting, vegetarian cooking, creative craft projects.


Melody-Anne Schultz

(posted 02/15/04) Birth Date: 08/03/41 Birth place: Johannesburg South Africa Resident City: Ross Club: Tamalpa Education: BA Eco, Pol.Sci; Montessori Dip. CMT NMR Job: Teacher/Therapist Years Running: 17 High school: Forest High HS Running: None Captained Tennis and Field Hockey Teams for 5 years College: University of Queensland, Australia College Running: None - played 1st league squash Pwersonal Records: Mile: 5:59 at Fleet Feet Mile 1999 1500: 5:19 at World Veteran Games South Africa 1997 5K: 19:15 at Danville 1998 10K: 41:41 at Heritage Oaks 10K 2003 Half Marathon: 1:30 at Humboldt 2003 Marathon: 3:12 at New York City 1999 Other: 1:03 Dipsea (7.1 miles) 2003 Other: 49:15 12K at Across the Bay 12K 2003 Other: 2:17 Double Dipsea (13.7 miles) 2003 Awards/Honors: 1997 World Veteran World Games: 10K Cross Country 42mins. Bronze Medal 10,000 meters 41mins. Silver Medal 5,000 meters 19:37 Bronze Medal 1,500 meters 5:19 Silver Medal Marathon 3:12:03 Gold Medal Nike World Championships 1999 2 Gold Medals 5,000 and 10,000 meters London Flora Marathon 2003 World Record for 61 years of age - 3:15:03 2003 PA/USATF Masters Award for Cross Country, Long Distance and Age-Graded Tamalpa Club Awards 2003 Cross Country and Long Distance Natl Meets: 2003 Cross Country Championships- unable to send a team Intl Meets: Competed in US Track and Field Team in the 1997 World Veteran Games, Durban, South Africa - achievements above Competed in for US in Nike World Championships in Oregon in 1999 - achievements above Grand Prix Races: Cal 10 Stockton: ran twice, 64 for 2nd age-grp 1997 Across th eBay 12K: ran 4 times, 49:15 for 1st age-grp 2003 Big Sur 5K: ran twice, 20:06 for 1st age-grp 2000 Zippy 5K: ran once, 21:20 for 2nd age-grp 2002 Pac Sun 10K: ran 4 times, 40:16 for 1st age-grp 2003 Shriners 8K: ran once, 32 for 2nd age-grp 2003 Fleet Feet Mile: ran 3 times, 5:59.10 for 1st age-grp 1999 Jamba Juice 5K: ran once, 19:54 for 1st age-grp 2003 Heritage Oaks 10K: ran twice, 41:41 for 1st age-grp 2003 Humboldt Half: ran 3 times, 1:37 for 1st age-grp 1997 Clarksburg 30K: ran once, 2:20 for 1st age-grp 2003 Injuries/obstacles: Ongoing Prolonged divorce of 2 and a half years after a 38 year marriage.