In Memoriam – Payton Jordan “A life lived to its fullest with passion and an inspiration to many. The challenge is for us all to stand on the shoulders of giants such as Coach Jordan and continue his legacy.” — from Dave Shrock, Pacific Association/USATF Coaches Committee Chair  Payton Jordan: 1917-2009  – David Kiefer, Stanford...

Jack Leydig News Courtesy of Mark Winitz Update: 3/17/09 There’s some good news to report on Jack. Dee said that he was coming home this weekend and has shown some improvement in cognitive ability, which apparently is a sign that the tumor is decreasing. The plan is that he will be home for a week and then go back to the hospital for the next series of...

All Comers Track Meet on 3/27/09 at SF State   From: “Tom Lyons (SF State)” <[email protected]> Date: March 12, 2009 9:00:22 AM PDT Subject: Track Meet on 3/27/09 at SF State Hello all, We are having a track meet at SF State on March 27th. It is primarily a Distance Carnival, however, we do have all the track events except the 4×100...

  Youth T&F Season Opener a Success!   Saturday, March 7 Acorn/Oscar Bailey Track Club sanctioned the first youth track and field meet of the season.  From all accounts it was a well run meet.  Due to the efficiency of meet management and volunteers the athletes transitioned quickly between events, meet ended early and everyone had a great opening...

ACORN/OSCAR BAILEY T.C. Presents the 2009 edition of the “THIS WON’T TAKE ALL DAY RELAYS” Date: March 7, 2009 Registration: 8:00 – 10:00 a.m.  (morning of the meet) Starting Time: 10:15 Admission Fee: $3.00 (Per person / Athlete – all who enter the stadium) Awards for all participants in all heats. Location: 2223 Martin Luther King Jr. Way, Berkeley, CA 94704....

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   RRCA CONVENTION OFFERS AFFORDABLE ONE-DAY REGISTRATION SAN FRANCISCO, CA, March 2, 2009 Want to attend the RRCA Convention, but don’t have the full weekend to spare? Now, as a special offer for the Bay Area running community, the Road Runners Club of America will offer single-day tickets to the 2009 RRCA Convention, held March 26 to...

GILMORE AND COORDT WIN TITLES AT KAISER PERMANENTE NAPA VALLEY MARATHON U.S. Soldier in Kuwait Finishes Race “Remotely” FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Mark Winitz Win-It!z Sports Public Relations Tel: (650) 948-0618 Mobile: (650) 799-3319 NAPA, Calif. – March 1, 2009 – Peter Gilmore, 31, of San Mateo, Calif. and Mary Coordt, 39, of Elk...

USATF Youth & Youth Runner Perfect Together USATF Youth Division has launched a new Internet home with  youthrunner.com. The Youth Division and Youth Runner Magazine have teamed up together to create a spot for coaches and athletes to submit team stories and get the recognition they deserve. It is also designed to be a central hub to find out about the...