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EL OTRO RELATO DEL CAMPEONATO ARGENTINO RALLY CROSS COUNTRY

El día 20 de noviembre de 2009, funcionarios del poder ejecutivo municipal de Villa Gesell, autorizaron la Carrera de Cross Country (a campo traviesa) a camionetas 4×4, motos y cuatriciclos (supuestamente para un pre-Dakar), en todo el espacio que comprende la Reserva Natural Faro Querandí.

Esta autorización viola de manera total la ordenanza de creación de la Reserva, su plan de manejo, la zonificación y otras ordenanzas complementarias, sobre el tránsito y la velocidad en playa, aprobadas por el concejo deliberante.

La empresa organizadora de la carrera, dirigida por el señor Pablo Eli, fue informada por nosotros antes de la largada simbólica, frente a la municipalidad de Villa Gesell, que esa actividad no podía realizarse dentro de esta Reserva Natural. El señor Guillermo Eli, hermano de Pablo, dijo que comprendía nuestro reclamo pero que el circuito estaba autorizado por la intendencia de Villa Gesell. Momentos después hablamos cara a cara en la intendente interina señora Marta Gaeta, en la puerta del edificio municipal, y le informamos que estaba autorizando acciones que violaban las ordenanzas vigentes, nos contestó que esta carrera se tenía que hacer sí o sí, porque había venido gente muy importante de Francia y de Brasil (recordemos que esto fue dicho un 20 de noviembre, día de la Soberanía Nacional), de empresas muy importantes y que no había que demorarlos más. En ese momento se fue a bajar la banderita en la rampa montada en la calle frente a la intendencia.

Según los afiches de promoción de la carrera, ésta iba a recorrer otros circuitos en playa, dunas y caminos vecinales de partidos vecinos al nuestro, como Madariaga, Pinamar, Partido de la Costa… Finalmente ninguno de estos partidos autorizó la competencia (hasta ahora desconocemos las causas de este No generalizado) por lo tanto los cuatrocientos kilómetros que debían hacer los vehículos fueron recorridos en el Partido de Villa Gesell, casi en su totalidad dentro de nuestra Reserva Natural, con los resultados nefastos para el ambiente que cualquier persona minimamente informada puede comprender.

Una vez más queda evidenciada la entrega de los recursos naturales que pertenecen a toda la comunidad.

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Sandro Marcos é o novo campeão nacional de Cross-Country, e isso significa que ao longo da sua carreira já conquistou títulos seniores em quatro modalidades diferentes. Este é o primeiro no Cross-Country, garantido em Ourém com a vitória na penúltima prova do Campeonato.

HUMBERTO SANTOS GANHA NOS QUAD

Humberto Santos surgiu inicialmente no quarto posto, mas foi evoluindo em ritmo muito certo e sensivelmente a meio da corrida conseguiu ascender ao comando. Na segunda parte da prova travou bom duelo com Paulino Cruz – os dois pilotos alternara então na liderança, mas na ponta final Humberto Santos conseguiu impor-se, para ganhar com 1m33s sobre Cruz. Roberto Borrego completou o pódio, a 5m24s do vencedor, e com o mesmo número de voltas chegou ainda o 4.º classificado, Bernardo Mendes. Este Troféu termina dia 6 de Dezembro, em Santo André.
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In reading Tuesday morning’s San Francisco Chronicle, Lincoln High School’s Girls Varsity Cross Country Team took the Academic Athletic Association title last Tuesday in Golden Gate Park.

The victory broke a long string of 32 Championship Titles held by Lowell High School, an amazing feat.

Lincoln’s girls placed five runners in the top 13 spots.

Along with Lowell’s Boys Varsity squad, the two winners will head to Fresno on Saturday, November 28th for the CIF State Cross Country Meet.

For more, please read the article at http://www.examiner.com/x-13349-SF-High-School-Sports-Examiner~y2009m11d23-Sports-Round-Up

by Om Hanif
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Jejak Metropolitan 1700 tahun yang lalu…

Ada keingin-tahuan mengenai di mana pusat kerajaan besar tertua di Jawa yaitu kerajaan Tarumanegara?… di Bogor?… Bukan!!

Menduga-duga kata Tarumanegara apakah ada hubungannya dengan Citarum,… selidik punya selidik ternyata emang berhubungan. Sungai terpanjang di Jawa Barat yang berhulu di timur Bandung tsb. ternyata merupakan lingkungan kerajaan Tarumanegara.

Dari hasil googling menemukan referensi, bahwa:

1. Pusat Kerajaan Tarumanegara berada di Bekasi… Selain situs di Ciaruteum (di Cianten dan sekitarnya).. ada juga Situs2 Purbakala di Tugu (Cilincing), Buni (Babelan-Bekasi), Batujaya dan Cibuaya di Karawang…

2. Pada tahun 417 Purnawarman memerintahkan penggalian Sungai Gomati dan Candrabaga (Kali Bekasi ?) sepanjang 6112 tombak (sekitar 11 km). Selesai penggalian, sang prabu mengadakan selamatan dengan menyedekahkan 1.000 ekor sapi kepada kaum brahmana.
> ini bikin penasaran untuk mencari jejak canal tsb, mestinya masih ada… dari Google map.. ada beberapa tempat yang dapat diperkirakan merupakan jejak canal yang dulunya sebagai ‘jalan tol’ metropolitan masa Tarumanegara.

Dari kedua hal tsb… mendorong keinginan untuk nggowes ke daerah Metropolitan tsb… dan sekali2 pengin ngerasain sepedaan jarak jauh – menurut ukuran saya.

Secara per-MTBan.. gowes sorangan kali ini, agak keluar patron… karena didominasi onroad, nggak ada tanjakan, nggak ada turunan… sebagian aspal ajrut2an dan single track tambak… dan flat PP 120.6 km… kalo dalam satuan yang digunakan jaman dulu.. setara dengan jarak 66,676 tombak…hehehe

Lega, puas, kagum dengan situsnya… tapi agak kapok sama gowes touringnya…

Posting di sepedaku.com….

Foto-foto di hmarga.multiply.com…

21 Nov 2009

Pagi hari jam 6 sudah genjot keliling kampung seputaran kompleks sebelum akhirnya kerja dan pulang langsung mau ke AA Bike seperti terencana sebelumnya.

Sampai di ujung Tropikana tertegun melihat 500m kedepan telah berubah menjadi kubangan semua. Tinggal tanjakan yang jauh didepan. Ragu2 kepikir buat terjang saja, diteriakin mang-mang proyek, “sepatunya dilepas Dik… lumpurnya sedengkul…” Kesimpulan? Balik kanan deh lewat rawa sentul.

Penasaran dengan Stumjumper terpenuhi malam itu. Eyang Dieng berduet bersama stumjumper, salah satu hasil suksesnya menteri transmigrasi, menuju ruko ITB dan belok kiri lewat track gravel ke jengjeng. Kata Om Hanif, “Trek Gotri tuh…” Aduh. Benar juga, tapi memang malam ini gak mau nambah keras lagi, paha sudah cukup kencang.

Gelap. Stumpjumper pakai ban depan 2.1 jadinya sempat mogok karena ban sudah full lumpur gak bisa muter. Syukur ban saya sudah ganti jadi 1.8 lancar saja. Turun ke jeng2 gubrak jatuh tanpa sebab yang jelas. (kemudian kata rekan-rekan di AA Bike, ada kuburan deket situ, gak permisi), masuk jeng jeng pelan2. Digonggong anjing, nanjak ke sebelah tol, wah trek berlumpur khas cikarang…. Jauh lebih menantang daripada pas kering. Licin dan full lumpur yang bikin ban jadi tebal tapi masih gowesable.

Ada sedikit trouble dengan stumjumper, maklum setting baru RD baru, akhirnya balik lagi ke AA Bike dengan lumpur di sekujur sepedah dan juga di baju serta muka.

MANTAP !!!
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Laporan trip ini didukung oleh Bikewear…

Berikut foto-foto saat diambil pagi harinya, lumpur sudah kering meskipun semalam sempat disemprot air selang.

University of Illinois standout Angela Bizzarri won the NCAA women’s race in 19:46.8 on Monday in Terre Haute, Indiana.  Bizzarri ran an incredibly smart race, keeping the leaders in sight the entire time, then rolling them up over the final 2k to take home her second NCAA title and first cross country national title.  Bizzarri beat runner-up Kendra Schaff by 4.8 seconds, crossing the finish line with her arms raised and a big smile across her face.

Meanwhile, in the men’s race, Stanford’s Chris Derrick (Neuqua Valley) ran to a third place finish, pushing the chase pack behind eventual winner Sam Chelanga the entire 10k race.  Derrick was outkicked by Northern Arizona’s David McNeill over the final 600 meters, but Derrick’s third place performance of 29:14.8 clearly established him as the top American in the field.

The second American in the field was another Illinois standout.  Arkansas’ Dorian Ulrey (Riverdale) finished sixth overall in 29:37.9.  Ulrey ran a smart race, sitting in the second chase pack, then simply outkicking the competition in the final stretch.  Ulrey’s performance shows that he may be the most versatile runner at the NCAA level, as he qualified for the U.S. squad this past summer at 1,500m, and is now the sixth best runner over 10,000m in cross country.  What range!

The other Illinois runner earning all-American status is Jeff Schirmer (Triad).  The Southern Illinois University runner finished 19th overall, putting himself in the second chase pack for the entire race, then holding on over the final 1,000m for a top twenty finish.  Schirmer finished as the tenth American in the field, beating runners that were dramatically better than him in high school.  If any current high school athletes want a role model for taking their running to another level at the collegiate level, Schirmer is the best example in the country.

In the team competition, the University of Illinois placed 12th overall with 365 points.  Led by Bizzarri, along with Kristin Sutherland (Sandburg) in 41st and Elizabeth Boyle (Fenwick) in 72nd, the Illini showed why they are considered once of the best distance programs in the country.  Bizzarri’s win is the best performance in Illinois’ cross country history, while Sutherland should eye an all-American finish next fall.

Men’s Individual Results / Men’s Team Results

Women’s Individual Results / Women’s Team Results

JSerra Catholic High School’s girls’ cross country and boys’ water polo teams finished second Saturday in tight battles for CIF titles – and boys’ cross country finished ninth.

Mr. Waszak congratulates the team on its outstanding accomplishments

“All three teams were determined to win,” said JSerra principal Tom Waszak. “They may not have not reached their ultimate goal but all three teams gave a 100 percent effort. They should be proud of what they achieved. It was not long ago that our ability to compete in the league was questioned. On Saturday, I saw student athletes and coaches who were distraught about finishing second in the CIF championships. We’ve come a long way In a short time!”

The cross country team finished three points behind champion Harvard of Westlake at the CIF meet, which was held at Mt. San Antonio College in Walnut.

“They ran their hearts out,” Waszak said. “They are determined to win at the state meet.”

The girls compete in Clovis this weekend for the state title.

The boys’ water polo team also finished an outstanding season Saturday, coming up just short against Trinity League rival Mater Dei. They fell 12-8 at William Woollett Aquatics Center in Irvine.

The YES7 mid-year meeting was held in Waterloo during the weekend of November 20-22. At the conclusion of the weekend, the IRIS staff showed this slideshow.

It contains photos of the 60 Nigerian and Tanzanian students getting adjusted to their lives in the Midwest during the first four months of the 10-month Youth Exchange and Study Program (YES).

The first part of the slideshow contains photos from when the students first arrived in the U.S., with their American host families, siblings and friends, at school and homecoming and getting involved in sports.

The second part of the slideshow contains photos of the students attending the Global Youth Institute, volunteering, trying new things and just having fun!

Slideshow created by Christelle Enega and Jessica Crawford.

‘Cross Country’…clever title. 

Patterson’s beloved hero, Alex Cross, is off to solve a murder again. 

Wait, let me start again…

I love James Patterson.  I can’t get enough of his books.  After spending 4 years at University reading (or should I say, ‘fighting with’) all genres of difficult, I really looked forward to settling down with something cozy and comfortable.

I am a little ashamed to admit that I had forgotten about James Patterson.  Reading wasn’t on my ‘fun’ list anymore;  but when I was in the airport waiting for a plane to take me on my honeymoon, I saw ‘Cross Country’ and thought, ‘Oh yes, that’s exactly what I need.’

Alex Cross is off to solve another murder.   After retiring a few times and being dragged back in; he’s back, attempting to solve the most grisly murders of his career.

Cross suspects a group of Africans from Nigeria of the murders of entire families in the DC area.  Dismemberments, torture, and blood everywhere.  But the thing that makes the murders even more gruesome is that the suspects are young boys.

Cross locks horns with the FBI, and then the CIA.  Finally, he decides to fly to Nigeria himself to find the elusive gang leader called Tiger.

Ok, this is where Patterson lost me.  Why in the world would Cross go to Africa?  And what exactly did he expect to do accomplish there?  Was he honestly going to slap some cuffs on the guy in the middle of his home country, read him Miranda and perhaps add on a little, ‘by the power vested in me by the District of Columbia…’?

That sort of investigation, I found, was unrealistic.  No government would allow someone to just jump their border, arrest someone for a crime committed in another country without going through the proper diplimatic channels of extradition.

What’s amusing at this point in the book, is that I, the reader, am not the only one telling Cross to get back to the States where he belongs.  Every single character he knows or comes in contact with tells him to go home.  Nobody, (and after a quick thumb through again to make sure I’m right), I can’t find a single character who agrees that Cross should be in Nigeria.

Well, he nearly gets killed.  Then, nearly gets killed again.  Then he gets arrested.  Then the woman who is helping him (and do I sense a little bit of naughty  lust here?) finds her own family maimed and murdered. 

I’ll stop here because I don’t want to ruin any more of the book if you decide to read this.  But I have to say…very disappointed.  What happened to one of my favourite sleuths of all time?  What have you done to him, Mr Patterson?

My review:  leave it be.  Let your memory of Alex Cross be the greatness he has always been.  Avoid this book.

“]The men’s cross country team outraced the competition to bring home OSU’s 49th NCAA National Championship. Paced by Ryan Vail, who finished 7th individually, and Colby Lowe, 8th overall, the Cowboys beat runner-up Oregon by 16 points. The championship was the second historically for the cross country program, with the other trophy being earned way back in 1954. Other contributing team members included John Kosgei (11th), Girma Mecheso (24th), German Fernandez (77th), David Chirchir (80th), and Jonathan Stublaski (123rd).

Cross country reporter Emily Patton’s point of view on Tuesday’s sports front story about freshman runner Lucas Somers:

I was just like everyone else who noticed their shaved heads. I wanted to know why.

After talking with some of the men’s cross country team, I learned that a freshman, 18 year-old Lucas Somers, had been diagnosed with stage three testicular cancer a few weeks ago.

On one of the guys’ daily trips to the hospital to see Lucas, I tagged along. 10 members of the team piled into his small hospital room. Eight of them were newly bald.

The guys had Lucas laughing and joking as they rubbed each other’s heads while watching The Office. Even when a nurse came in to check his vitals and the reminder of his condition resurfaced, the team immediately came to the conclusion the nurses all had a crush on him.

The idea is to take his mind off of things and get him smiling and laughing again, said freshman Landon Taylor.

After an hour of socializing, senior Patrick Jenkins quieted the team and began to lead a Bible study. The team discussed their faith and what pride means to them, then prayed for Lucas.

Lucas said the team’s shaved heads let him know he won’t be going through this alone.

“You grow to love your teammates like family and would do anything for them,” Jenkins said.

Starting last Saturday, Lucas will have 16 days out of the hospital before he goes back for another round of chemotherapy. He said the chemo treatment takes so much out of him. Each day he is exhausted, but then can only sleep a few hours a night.

He said the doctors have told him to eat six times a day. Though he would eat about nine times a day when he was healthy, he said eating even three times a day is difficult for him now. But if he does not eat, he just gets sick.

“I just have to stay positive, because I know as soon as I get out of here I can start running again,” Lucas said, “I can’t spend my time being scared. I know I’m going to make it through this.”

When I visited Lucas the next day to sit and talk one-on-one, he was still smiling over the team’s visit. He said he was shocked that they would be so supportive through this situation.

“I have known the guys for two months,” Lucas said, “It was like no questions asked.  They have been here every day since I have been here.”

Quick shot from the start of a cross country meet a few weeks back that was held near the Chickamauga Dam.

Eric Hartmark won the “Pick Your Team for the NCAAs” Game.  His team finished with a score of 36 points over runner-up Amy’s score of 84.  Hartmark’s team contained all 7 of the top 7 finishers from Minnesota schools.  Kristine finished in third, for the third game in a row.  Her team scored 348 points and was led by U of M senior Megan Duwell.  David Hyopponen’s team finished in 4th place with a score of 443.

Top 7 Picks for this Game:

1. Marie Borner (2) – Team Hartmark
2. Morgan Place (6) – Team Hartmark & Team Amy
3. Megan Duwell (7) – Team Hartmark & Team Kristine
4. Daniel Greeno (10) – Team Hartmark
5. Simone Childs-Walker (11) – Team Hartmark & Team Amy
6. Hassan Mead (16) – Team Hartmark, Team Hyopponen, Team Kristine, & Team Amy
7. Dobuol Ruon (24) – Team Hartmark

Team Scores and Individual Finishes:

PLACE TEAM                POINTS  PLACES OF FINISHERS              

  1 Hartmark                 36    2     6     7    10    11    16    24
  2 Amy                      84    6    11    16    24    27    88    96
  3 Kristine                348    7    16    84   120   121   135   DNS
  4 Hyopponen               443   16    41   112   116   158   176   228


Individual Finishes
2.  Marie Borner            - Team Hartmark
6.  Morgan Place            - Team Hartmark & Team Amy
7.  Megan Duwell            - Team Hartmark & Team Kristine
10. Daniel Greeno           - Team Hartmark
11. Simone Childs-Walker    - Team Hartmark & Team Amy
16. Hassan Mead             - Team Hartmark, Team Hyopponen, Team Kristine, & Team Amy
24. Dobuol Ruon             - Team Hartmark & Team Amy
27. Ian Bauer               - Team Amy
41. Greta Sieve             - Team Hyopponen
84. Heather Dorniden        - Team Kristine
88. Amy Laskowske           - Team Amy
96. Rachael Stack           - Team Amy
112. Stephanie Price        - Team Hyopponen
116. Ben Blankenship        - Team Hyopponen
120. Matt Barrett           - Team Kristine
121. Elizabeth Yetzer       - Team Kristine
135. Pieter Gagnon          - Team Kristine
158. Ellis Richardson       - Team Hyopponen
176. Taylor Fitch           - Team Hyopponen
228. Derek Storkel          - Team Hyopponen
DNS. Paul Hilsen            - Team Kristine

Standings After Game #4

1. Eric Hartmark
2. Kristine
3. Dee Dee
4. Amy Hyopponen +2
5. David Hyopponen +3
6. Jonas Ryttie -2
7. Gregg Robertson -2
8. Jesse Browers -1
9. Eve Stein

The University of Minnesota women’s cross country team continued their streak of Top 12 NCAA finishes.  The Gopher women placed 10th in the Division I Cross Country Championships in Terre Haute, IN today.  This marks the 5th year in a row the Gophers have placed in the top 12 at the national meet.  Illinois holds onto their 5 year streak as well, finishing in 12th.  Minnesota and Illinois are now the only 2 teams in the NCAA with 5 year streaks of top 12 finishes.  Stanford’s streak ended today as they finished 16th as a team.

The Gophers were led by senior Megan Duwell, who finished 7th overall in a time of 20:06.9.  Duwell ran the fastest time and had the highest NCAA individual finish in Gopher cross country history.  Duwell went out in a large pack through 3k in 6:25, sitting around 15th place overall.  She continued moving up as the race progressed, making her way into 9th place by the 4k mark, and passing 2 runners over the final 2 kilometers.  Duwell’s finish earned her the second All-America honor in her career.  Heather Dorniden was 2nd for the Gophers in 84th place with a time of 21:11.  Dorniden is now the only Golden Gopher to have run in every NCAA Championship of her career in cross country, indoor track, and outdoor track.  Dorniden was followed by Amy Laskowke in 88th (21:12), Kayla Wagner in 91st (21:15), Stephanie Price in 112th (21:23), Elizabeth Yetzer in 121st (21:26), and Nikki Swenson in 216th (22:18).

Minnesota finished with a score of 310 and was the top Big Ten team out of a record seven Big Teams in the race.  The Gophers’ 10th place finish ties the 2nd highest finish in school history.  Villanova won the team race with a score of 86, Florida State came in 2nd with 133, and #1 ranked Washington finished in 3rd with 188.

Senior Angela Bizzarri of Illinois won the individual title with a time of 19:46.   Kendra Schaaf of Washington finished 2nd in 19:51, and Susan Kuijken of Florida State placed 3rd in 19:57.  Pre-meet favorite and Olympian Jenny Barringer led the first half of the race, but then started stumbling and slowing down.  At one point in the race, she stopped and fell to the ground.  She got up shortly after and finished the race, passing several runners in the final 100 meters, finishing in 163rd place.

Women’s Team Results Here.
Women’s Individual Results Here.

The Gopher men finished in 24th place as a team, scoring 493 points.  Junior Hassan Mead led the team with his 16th place finish overall and becomes only the 2nd 3-time All American in Golden Gopher history.  Mead sat in about 6th place as he went through 3k with a large pack at 8:40.  Mead held his 6th place position through 5k in 14:44 and passed the 8k mark at 23:45 in 7th place.  Mead crossed the line in 16th with a time of 29:50.  Ben Blankenship was 2nd for the Gophers in 116th place, running 31:05.  Blankenship was followed by teammates Matt Barrett in 120th (31:06), Pieter Gagnon in 135th (31:15), Mike McFarland in 221st (32:32), Derek Storkel in 228th (32:57), and Sean Olson in 229th (32:59).

Samuel Chelanga won the men’s race, while smashing Galen Rupp’s course record by 22 seconds.  Chelanga went through the 5k in 14:09 and finished in 28:41.  David McNeill of Northern Arizona finished 2nd in 29:06, and pre-meet favorite Chris Derrick of Stanford finished 3rd in 29:14.

Oklahoma State won the team title for the first time since 1954, scoring 127 points.  Oregon finished 2nd with 143, and Alabama placed 3rd with 173 points.  #1 ranked Stanford finished 10th overall.

Individual Men’s Results Here.
Team Results Here.

• Women at the starting line… waiting for the gun.
• And they’re off!
• Jenny Barringer of Colorado in the lead.  Susan Kuijken of Florida State follows.
• They slightly pull away from the pack.
• 2:27 for 800m.
• 3:04 1k.
• 5:02 mile.
• Kendra Schaff of Washington alone in 3rd.  Barringer and Kuijken continue to pull away.
• Angela Bizzarri of Illinois in 4th, Sheila Reid of Villanova in 5th.
• 6:17 2k for Barringer.
• The University of Minnesota’s Megan Duwell goes through 2k in 6:25.  She is in a large pack and in about 15th place.
• 9:38 3k
• Barringer stumbling!  Falls back…. Kuijken pulls away!
• The pack catches Barringer.  Kuijken alone in the front with a large lead.
• Minnesota’s Megan Duwell in the top 10.
• Barringer stopped and dropped to the ground!
• Barringer up and running again.
• Kuijken through 4k in 12:49.
• Bizzarri, Schaaf, and Reid go through 4k in 13:02.
• Megan Duwell in 9th place as she goes through the 4k in 13:15.
• Bizzarri and Schaaf catching Kuijken.
• They pass Kuijken.  Bizzarri takes the lead.
• Duwell moves up to 7th.
• Bizzarri pulling away.
• Bizzarri wins!  She runs 19:46.  Schaaf 2nd – 19:51.  Kuijken in 3rd – 19:57. White of Virginia in 4th,  Mclaughlin of Colorado in 5th.
• Duwell finishes 7th in 20:06.
• Barringer still running.
• Barringer kicks past several runners in the final 100 meters and finishes in 163rd place.
• Villanova wins the team race with 86 points.  Florida State in 2nd with 133, and Washington in 3rd with 188.
• The University of Minnesota finishes in 10th place.

• Course a bit soggy in Terre Haute, IN today.
• The gun sounds for the start of the men’s race.
• 63 for the slightly up-hill first quarter mile.
• 2:42 for 1k
• Samuel Chelanga of Liberty leads a pack of 6.
• Chelanga pulls away.  Pack of 3 following – David McNeill of Northern Arizona in 2nd, Chris Derrick of Stanford in 3rd, and Ryan Sheridan of Iona in 4th.
• 4:21 mile.
• 5:28 for 2k.  Chelanga now has a 30 meter lead.
• 8:24 for Chelanga at 3k.  McNeill, Derrick, and Sheridan are 11 seconds back.  BYU in the lead for the team race… then Oregon, Oklahoma State, Stanford, Georgetown.
• Minnesota’s Hassan Mead is in a large pack and is currently sitting in about 6th place.  He goes through the 3k in 8:40.
• Chelanga passes 4k in 11:11
• 14:09 5k.  Record pace.  Field is over 100 meters back.  Minnesota’s Hassan Mead in the top 10… he is in around 6th place as he goes through the 5k in 14:44.
• 30 second lead for Chelanga.
• Chelanga leading, Mcneill in 2nd, Derrick in 3rd, Kirui in 4th, Chipangama in 5th.
• Chelanga has almost a 40 second lead on field.
• 45 second lead at 7k.
• Chelanga goes through 8k in 22:46.
• Derrick in 2nd 23:22, Mcneill 23:24, Kirui 23:25, Chipangama 23:38 at 8k.
• Hassan mead goes through 8k in 23:45 and currently sits in about 7th place.
• Oklahoma State, Oregon, Alabama, Northern Arizona, William & Mary lead teams at 8k.
• Derrick and Mcneill pull away from Kirui
• Chelanga wins!  28:41.3.  Shattering Galen Rupp’s course record by 22 seconds.
• Mcneill in 2nd 29:06.5, Derrick in 3rd 29:14.8, Kirui in 4th in 29:24
• Minnesota’s Hassan Mead finishes in 16th place with a 29:50.
• Oklahoma State wins the team race!  First time since 1954.
• Oklahoma State scores 127.  Oregon 2nd with 143 points.  Alabama 3rd with 173.
• The University of Minnesota finishes in 24th.

Nikhil and Annika both qualified for the Junior Olympics at the Southern California Association meet last Sunday.

Here is little Annika running with the older Bantam group (ages 9-10).  She held her own and beat out several scoring runners in the older age group.  Her team placed first in the race.

Look at her concentration!

Nikhil also did extremely well and will also move on the the regional qualifier in San Diego this weekend.

If their team makes it past the regionals, we will be going to Reno in December for the nationals.

UMD Sophomore Morgan Place broke her own UMD record today by finishing 6th overall at the NCAA Division II national cross country championships.  Place finished one spot higher today than she did with her 7th place finish in 2008.  Place ran a time of 20:53 today and was 31 seconds behind individual champion Jessica Pixler of Seattle Pacific.  Ali Paul of Minnesota State Mankato finished 30th.

The UMD women’s team finished 7th overall with a score of 294.  The Bulldogs’ top 5 included Place in 6th, Michelle Sancartier in 79th, Bridget Hines in 87th, Alyssa Wendt in 95th, and Rachael Stack in 96th.  Adams State captured the women’s title with 73 points to runner-up Grand Valley State’s 81.  Missouri Southern finished 3rd with 104.

Women’s Results

Adams State captured the men’s team title with a score of 23 points.  The team was led by individual champion Reuben Mwei.  Adams State placed all 5 of their scorers in the top 11 overall.

Men’s Results

Marie Borner of Bethel finished 2nd overall at the NCAA Division III national cross country championships today.  Borner, who was last year’s champion passed Oshkosh’s Ayla Mitchell right at the finish line to claim the runner-up position by less than one second.  Her time of 21:45 was 17 seconds behind champion Wendy Pavlus of St. Lawrence.  Pavlus’ time of 21:28 set a new course record.  Simone Childs-Walker of Carleton finished 11th place overall.  Other top Minnesota finishers included Laura Roach of Carleton in 25th, Margot Branigan of Hamline in 32nd, Greta Sieve of St. Catherine in 41st, and Katelyn Meger of St. Scholastica in 43rd.

Women’s Individual Results can be Found Here.

The Carleton women finished 11th overall in the team race and St. Olaf finished in 27th place.  The University of Wisconsin Eau Claire won their first team championship in school history, finishing 9 points ahead of St. Lawrence.

Women’s Team Results can be Found Here.

Daniel Greeno of Bethel finished 10th in the men’s race.  Other top Minnesota finishers include Doboul Ruon of St. Olaf in 24th, Ben Sathre of St. Thomas in 26th, Ian Bauer of Hamline in 27th, and Dustin Franta of St. John’s in 37th.

Individual Men’s Results can be Found Here.

The St. Thomas men’s team finished 19th overall, St. Olaf placed 21st, and Hamline finished in 23rd.  The North Central Illinois team won the meet by 131 points over runner-up Williams, which was the largest margin of victory in the history of the DIII national meet.  They placed 5 scorers in the top 21 and all 7 of their runners in the top 32.

Men’s Team Results can be Found Here.

lanjutan dari bagian keempat…

Sampailah di bagian puncak dari trip ini. Susah sekali rasanya menggambarkan bagian ini, justru padahal bagian inilah yang paling menantang dan menjadi menu utama trip kali ini. Mungkin akan lebih banyak menggunakan foto buat cerita. Dan post ini lebih merupakan dokumentasi tujuh tanjakan keren di trek Curug Cigeuntis.

Saat menikmati satu demi satu tanjakan-tanjakan teknikal dengan kemiringan yang bikin ngiler (note: kami sudah menjalani 45km+ gowes dari Cikarang saat mulai nanjak ke Curug), secara bercanda Eyang AN mengusulkan istilah “SOAL UJIAN” untuk tanjakan. Seru juga membayangkan kita sedang ujian akhir dengan soal yang terus bertambah sampai akhirnya mencapai Curug.

Soal #1

ini adalah awal dari soal#1 setelah kita melewati wilayah kampung dengan jalan makadam.

dalam foto ini tampak Om eyang AN senyum-senyum penuh arti melihat saya uring-uringan ketemu tanjakan edan.

Tipe soal#1 ini sebenarnya sangatlah gowesable, bahkan di bagian kanan jalan, saat kita nanjak, ada bagian yang sudah diperkeras dengan semen menuju titik akhir soal#1 yang berupa warung tempat kita-kita duduk. Disinilah saya sadar bahwa trek Cigeuntis benar-benar trek tanjakan yang luarbiasa, lalu sudah mulai setting ekspektasi untuk tidak terkejut di soal-soal berikutnya.

Soal #2

foto ini adalah awal soal#2 dilihat dari warung akhir soal#1.

foto ini diambil di warung akhir soal#2. tampak landai? mata anda tertipu kamera

Akhirnya saya dapat lumayan tambahan kepercayaan diri karena soal#2 ini berhasil dikerjakan dengan baik dan benar (tidak berhenti, tidak ttb). Salah satu member trip mulai kraam di soal#2 ini. Senyum mulai berkurang hehe..

Soal #3

Lihatlah awal dari soal#3, sudah sangat menantang tampaknya

foto ini diambil saat saya berhenti dan hanya bisa melihat Om Didi menyelesaikan soal#3 dengan baik dan benar…

tampak pemandangan kebawah dari titik saya berhenti ngosh-ngosh-an menyelesaikan soal#3

dan inilah bagian terakhir soal#3, bagian paling indah…

Soal#3 dilihat dari atas

Soal #4

Diawali dengan tanjakan tanah yang cukup ‘ramah’

Diakhiri dengan kemiringan gravel yang bikin paha menjerit…

bersambung…

Laporan trip ini didukung oleh Bikewear…

Looks like our runners did good today:

Click here for Full Results and here for more pictures

Coach demonstrating perfect form

North Central College’s magical season concluded Saturday morning in Ohio, as the Cardinals simply dominated the competition at the DIII Cross Country Championships, taking home the team title with a mere 50 points.  NCC placed two runners in the top six, four in the top twenty and all seven scorers placed in the top 32, each earning all-American status.

All season long NCC has been ranked US#1, and the squad showed why that was the case, beating runner-up Williams by 131 points.  Junior Mike Spain (Schaumburg) placed second overall in 25:32, while senior Ryan Carrigan (Chatham-Glenwood) placed sixth overall in 25:37.

Behind Spain and Carrigan, senior Nathaniel Hird (Rock Island Alleman) placed 13th overall in 25:46, sophomore Neil Klein (Streamwood) placed 19th overall in 25:54, senior Kyle Brady (Wheaton Warrenville South) placed 21st in 25:58, sophomore Nathan Rutz (Schaumburg) placed 25th in 25:59 and senior Sean Carlson (Buffalo Grove) rounded out their top seven in 32nd place overall in 26:06.

Congratulations to North Central College!

Men’s Individual Results / Men’s Team Results