Q: What is the Phidippides Award?
A: The Phidippides Award, inspired by the historic masters runner, is an award available to dedicated members of USATF (over the age of 40) who earn points through their participation in road races throughout the year. Athletes who earn enough points will be recognized by USATF with a personalized Gold, Silver, or Bronze plaque.

Get more information at the USATF link here: http://www.usatf.org/groups/RoadRunning/PhidippidesAward/index.asp

September 13, 2009 @ 9:00AM
A classic cross country Race/Walk set on the trails of beautiful North Park near Pittsburgh. Mostly on the Rachel Carson Trail and run near peak foilage for the fall in Western Pennsylvania!

Check out the race website at http://faap5krace.yolasite.com/

Elorapalooza 5K/1Mile Run,Walk or Lollygag
North Park Boathouse
Sunday September 20th
9AM Start
www.ElorasHOPE.com

Donna Zukas took 6th in High Jump & 6th in Javelin at the National Sr Games.

The 2009 annual banquet will be held at Palmieris in Turtle Creek on Saturday November 21. Please save the date and plan to attend. More details to follow later.

West Penn member Robert Clark won the long jump and triple jump in the
55 - 59 age group.

Member Bernie Linner (60-64) took 3rd in the triple
jump, 2nd in the 4 x 100 relay and made the semifinals in the 100.

Member Donna Zukas won several ribbons (4th thru 8th
place)

RANKINGS, RESULTS AND PERFORMANCE LISTS FOR USA MASTERS TRACK & FIELD SUBMIT RESULTS SUBMIT 2009 OUTDOOR RESULTSSEND FULL MEET RESULTS (EXCEL SPREADSHEET) SELECT SEASON
2009 Outdoor2009 Indoor2008 Outdoor2008 Indoor2007 Outdoor2007 Indoor2006 OutdoorPrevious YearsRACEWALKERS MEET LISTS by Regionby Dateby Stateby Name ATHLETES LISTS AGE GROUPS WOMEN`S EVENTS 100 METER DASH200 METER DASH400 METER RUN800 METER RUN1500 METER RUNONE MILE RUN3000 METER RUN5000 METER RUN10000 METER RUN80 METER HURDLES100 METER HURDLES200 METER HURDLES300 METER HURDLES400 METER HURDLES2000M STEEPLECHASEHIGH JUMPPOLE VAULTLONG JUMPTRIPLE JUMPSHOT PUT (4 kg)SHOT PUT (3 kg)DISCUS (1 kg)DISCUS (.75 kg)HAMMER THROW (4 kg)HAMMER THROW (3 kg)JAVELIN THROW (600 g)JAVELIN THROW (500 g)JAVELIN THROW (400 g)WEIGHT THROW (20 lb)WEIGHT THROW (16 lb)WEIGHT THROW (12 lb)SUPER WEIGHT THROW (35 lb)SUPER WEIGHT THROW (25 lb)SUPER WEIGHT THROW (20 lb)DECATHLONPENTATHLONHEPTATHLONWEIGHT PENTATHLONULTRA WEIGHT PENTATHLONRACEWALKERS MEN`S EVENTS 100 METER DASH200 METER DASH400 METER RUN800 METER RUN1500 METER RUNONE MILE RUN3000 METER RUN5000 METER RUN10000 METER RUN80 METER HURDLES100 METER HURDLES110 METER HURDLES300 METER HURDLES400 METER HURDLES2000M STEEPLECHASE3000M STEEPLECHASEHIGH JUMPPOLE VAULTLONG JUMPTRIPLE JUMPSHOT PUT (16 lb)SHOT PUT (6 kg)SHOT PUT (5 kg)SHOT PUT (4 kg)SHOT PUT (3 kg)DISCUS (2 kg)DISCUS (1.5 kg)DISCUS (1 kg)HAMMER THROW (16 lb)HAMMER THROW (6 kg)HAMMER THROW (5 kg)HAMMER THROW (4 kg)HAMMER THROW (3 kg)JAVELIN THROW (800 g)JAVELIN THROW (700 g)JAVELIN THROW (600 g)JAVELIN THROW (500 g)JAVELIN THROW (400 g)WEIGHT THROW (35 lb)WEIGHT THROW (25 lb)WEIGHT THROW (20 lb)WEIGHT THROW (16 lb)WEIGHT THROW (12 lb)SUPER WEIGHT THROW (56 lb)SUPER WEIGHT THROW (44 lb)SUPER WEIGHT THROW (35 lb)SUPER WEIGHT THROW (25 lb)DECATHLONPENTATHLONWEIGHT PENTATHLONULTRA WEIGHT PENTATHLONRACEWALKERS EDIT RESULTS CONTACT US HOME BACK

2009 Outdoor Rankings

M40 800 METER RUN Show Complete M40 800 METER RUN List

All American Standard: 2:06

1 1:55.78
JIM SORENSEN
LOS GATOS,CA on 06/25/2009

2 1:57.40
JOE CARNEGIE
MODESTO,CA on 03/13/2009

3 1:57.55
NEIL FITZGERALD
LAHTI,FIN on 07/28/2009

4 1:57.76
NICHOLAS BERRA
YORK,PA on 07/26/2009

5 1:57.95
CHRISTOPHER SIMPSON
WALTHAM,MA on 06/13/2009

6 2:00.16
CLAUDE CIRBA
DALLAS,TX on 05/26/2009

7 2:00.72
DAVID NASH
DES MOINES,IA on 04/22/2009

8 2:03.48
MATT BOGDANOWICZ
DAVIS,CA on 03/14/2009

9 2:04.41 !!!!!!!
SCOTT CASHDOLLAR
CALIFORNIA,PA on 06/21/2009

10 2:04.65
JOSEPH CERNIGLIA
CHESTER,PA on 05/23/2009

11 2:05.06
MARC NESBITT
WHITE PLAINS,NY on 06/21/2009

12 2:05.27
MICHAEL O`DELL
SAN MATEO,CA on 05/24/2009

13 2:06.47
BRET EVANS
ALISO VIEJO,CA on 06/06/2009

14 2:06.6h
MARC NESBITT
HUNTINGTON,NY on 07/16/2009

15 2:07.10
BRAD MASON
DES MOINES,IA on 04/24/2009

16 2:07.33
MICHAEL SCHOLTZ
MARIETTA,GA on 07/19/2009

17 2:07.46
GORDON MILLER
HIGH POINT,NC on 05/02/2009

18 2:07.86
SEAN MESSITER
SHORELINE,WA on 03/28/2009

19 2:08.0h
BYRKE BELLER
EUGENE,OR on 07/16/2009

20 2:08.23
STEVEN CASSAR
OSHKOSH,WI on 07/09/2009

21 2:08.9h
MELVYN STAFFORD
NEW YORK,NY on 06/09/2009

21 2:08.9h
JONATHAN STONE
COLUMBIA,MO on 07/26/2009

23 2:09.10
JOHN RUUD
TACOMA,WA on 04/18/2009

24 2:09.11
DON JACKSON
HILLSDALE,MI on 06/06/2009

25 2:09.19
ZACHARY GOBEL
QUEENSBURY,NY on 07/25/2009

26 2:09.1h
WALLACE MADDEN
ATLANTA,GA on 06/23/2009

27 2:09.52
CHRISTOPHER BITTINGER
WALNUT,CA on 04/17/2009

28 2:09.7h
LUKE LUO
BOULDER,CO on 06/04/2009

29 2:10.12
ROBERT GATES
WALNUT,CA on 04/17/2009

30 2:10.37
KEITH JOHNSON
SEATTLE,WA on 05/08/2009

31 2:10.51
KENNIE EDWARDS
OSHKOSH,WI on 07/09/2009

32 2:11.39
DAVID JONES
BATON ROUGE,LA on 06/20/2009

33 2:11.44
DAVID CABRERA
CHESTER,PA on 06/06/2009

34 2:11.4h
SVEN HAUG
BOULDER,CO on 06/18/2009

35 2:11.60
BENJAMIN ESKIN
MINNEAPOLIS,MN on 05/08/2009

36 2:11.69
CHRIS YORGES
EUGENE,OR on 04/18/2009

37 2:12.02
TIM STRAND
CARPINTERIA,CA on 08/07/2009

38 2:13.05
SCOTT STEEVES
WALTHAM,MA on 06/06/2009

39 2:13.71
JASON YOUNG
SHORELINE,WA on 03/28/2009

40 2:15.26
SCOT SQUIRES
DES MOINES,IA on 04/24/2009

41 2:16.0h
CHARLES WASHINGTON
CHAPEL HILL,NC on 05/20/2009

42 2:16.35
HERB HEFFNER
NEW YORK,NY on 05/19/2009

43 2:16.61
EDWARD HUNTER
SEATTLE,WA on 07/18/2009

44 2:16.91
ERIC FORTE
CARPINTERIA,CA on 08/07/2009

45 2:18.13
PAUL VALENTIN
OSHKOSH,WI on 07/09/2009

46 2:18.5h
DAVID STEIN
HUNTINGTON,NY on 07/16/2009

47 2:19.3h
STEVE MONRONEY
BOULDER,CO on 06/18/2009

47 2:19.3h
TED STRUZESKI
BOULDER,CO on 06/18/2009

49 2:19.87
BRIAN HICKEY
BATON ROUGE,LA on 06/20/2009

50 2:20.1h
ERIK WERNER
BOULDER,CO on 06/04/2009

51 2:21.24
STEPHEN KRAUSE
MARIETTA,GA on 07/19/2009

52 2:21.52
CHIP SELF
CLAYTON,MO on 06/09/2009

53 2:21.93
CHRIS SARSONY
RALEIGH,NC on 05/02/2009

54 2:22.51
SAM KUMAR
FOLSOM,CA on 06/13/2009

55 2:22.84
BAOKIM COLEMAN
ALISO VIEJO,CA on 06/20/2009

56 2:23.44
ED VANMETER
COPPELL,TX on 06/06/2009

57 2:23.63
ROBERT NESBIT
EUGENE,OR on 04/18/2009

58 2:23.8h
STEVE MONRNEY
BOULDER,CO on 06/04/2009

59 2:24.49
ROGER MALONE
TERRE HAUTE,IN on 06/13/2009

60 2:24.86
GREG BALDWIN
DALLAS,TX on 05/26/2009

61 2:26.0h
STEVE MELE
CHAPEL HILL,NC on 07/15/2009

62 2:27.00
FIDEL BANUELOS
GRESHAM,OR on 06/27/2009

63 2:27.17
CHARLES DOUGLAS
DALLAS,TX on 05/26/2009

64 2:27.63
MARK CAPPARELLA
CAMBRIDGE,MA on 07/11/2009

65 2:27.92
DAVE HOPE
BATON ROUGE,LA on 07/25/2009

66 2:29.0h
MIKE OLSON
ENDWELL,NY on 05/06/2009

67 2:30.28
STEPHEN LEHRKE
OSHKOSH,WI on 06/28/2009

68 2:31.68
JOHN RITCHIE
RICHMOND,VA on 06/27/2009

69 2:32.0h
DAN HASSLER
CHAPEL HILL,NC on 06/17/2009

69 2:32.0h
LARRY RUBIN
CHAPEL HILL,NC on 06/03/2009

71 2:37.0h
KEVIN NELSON
ENDWELL,NY on 05/06/2009

72 2:39.4h
MARK ROBERTS
FALLS CHURCH,VA on 06/28/2009

73 2:40.0h
JIM CLABUESCH
CHAPEL HILL,NC on 07/01/2009

74 2:43.07
MIKE ZUELKE
OSHKOSH,WI on 06/28/2009

75 2:44.0h
BOB CALLINAN
CHAPEL HILL,NC on 05/20/2009

76 2:45.0h
STEWART COLLIS
CHAPEL HILL,NC on 07/15/2009

77 2:47.0h
JOHN LLOYD
CHAPEL HILL,NC on 06/17/2009

78 2:48.48
CHRISTOPHER SPURLOCK
ALEXANDRIA,LA on 06/13/2009

79 2:54.11
REVBURNETT KINGSR
ALEXANDRIA,LA on 06/13/2009

80 3:00.0h
ANDY YATES
CHAPEL HILL,NC on 07/01/2009

81 3:01.21
TIM BARNEY
OVERLAND PARK,KS on 06/27/2009

82 3:08.0h
JEFF ALLEN
CHAPEL HILL,NC on 06/03/2009

83 3:16.22
ANDREW SCHLOOT
COPENHAGEN,DEN on 07/28/2009

84 3:24.75
KEI KOIZUMI
COPENHAGEN,DEN on 07/28/2009

85 3:54.0h
BILL HANSLEY
CHAPEL HILL,NC on 06/03/2009

USA Masters 5 km Championships Set for October 4 in Syracuse

The USA Masters 5 km Championships will be held October 4 in Syracuse, N.Y. The championships will be held conjunction with the 17th annual Syracuse Festival of Races and will feature separate races for masters men and women.

A total of $9,000 in prize money will be awarded. Each national champion will receive a cash award as will the winning USATF club team in each division, and the top ten age-graded USATF masters finishers.

Housing information is available on the USATF website. This year’s championships coincide with Syracuse University’s Homecoming/Reunion Weekend. Hotel rooms will be in short supply on race weekend, and we strongly encourage all individuals and club teams planning to race in the USA Masters 5 km Championship to make their room reservations early.

A post-race “USATF Championship Awards Brunch” will be held following the race and is free to all USA Masters 5 km Championship competitors.

For more information on the championships, including online entries and the current entry list visit www.usatf.org/events/2009/USAMasters5kmChampionships

Contact:
Dave Oja, Race Director
Syracuse Festival of Races
315-446-6285
daveoja@festivalofraces.com

The USA Masters 15 km Championships will be held on Labor Day (Sept. 7) in Buffalo, N.Y. The championship is part of the Fleet Feet Run Into Buffalo 15 km. The race will feature an a great urban course and a fantastic post race party. The race will start and finish at Canalside at the Central Warf, a brand new park in downtown Buffalo built around the terminus of the historic Erie Canal.
A total of $7,100 will be awarded to athletes competing in the championships. A list of athletes currently entered in the championships is available on the USATF website.

The on-time entry deadline is August 24 (at 11:59 p.m. ET). To enter visit the USATF website.

A limited number of entries are still available for the NYC Half Marathon on 8/16, the Marine Corps Maraton on 10/25, and the ING New York City Marathon on 11/1 via the MMRF Marathon Program.  Deadline for Half is 8/9. Deadline for the two Marathons is 8/15.  VERY LOW FUNDRAISING commitment.  Contact marathon@themmrf.org for details or to sign up.  For more information, please visit: www.mmrfmarathon.org