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Volunteers Needed for Senior Olympics

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Once again the Senior Games is approaching, and once again I am asking for volunteers to help conduct this wonderful event.

The site will be at Cal Tech—a site familiar to most of you. The nice, shady park there will be a big plus. This year the meet will be called the “2008 California State Senior Olympics.” It is going to be a huge meet. It is our state championship, and the qualifying meet for the 2009 National Championships, which will be right here in California—possibly for the last time in our lifetimes.

Volunteers Needed: June 7 and June 21st

Contact Jim Hanley
(805) 496-1829 home
(805) 807-1687 cell
[email protected]

The Coaster Run ~ SCA 5K Road Championships

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LOS ANGELES, CA – Wayne Joness (JO-ness), newly appointed Long Distance Running Committee Chairman for the Southern California Association of USA Track & Field, has announced the first USATF Road Championship for 2008.

The COASTER RUN 5K on Sunday, April 13th, in Buena Park will serve as the 2008 Southern California USATF 5K Road Championship. Produced by Renegade Racing, the race is a fund-raiser for the Speech & Language Development Center and also includes a 10K (which is not a USATF Championship) and a 1K Kids Walk/Run.

Race day registration, the start & finish, and post-race Expo are all located at Buena Park’s famous Knott’s Berry Farm at 8039 Beach Boulevard. Last year’s 5K drew 655 runners and the 2007 men’s and women’s 5K winners over the flat, fast course were Julio Jimenez (16:08) and Ceci St. Geme (17:47).

This year’s race will feature a separate Elite 5K Race featuring cash prizes for the top-5 male and female finishers. Entry standards for the elite race are 17:00 for men and 20:00 for women. (Those running in this race will be exempt from receiving age-group division awards.)

In the Elite Race, all entrants must be 2008 members of USA Track & Field. In the Open 5K race, the top-3 USATF member finishers in the following 13 different men’s and women’s age groups will receive gold-silver-bronze USATF Championship Medals:
13 & under, 14-18, 19-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69, and 70+.

What’s more, all 5K/10K participants will receive 1/2 price entry to Knotts Berry Farm. Those raising $100 or more in donations for the Speech & Language Development Center will earn free entry to the park.

PRIZE MONEY: 2008 COASTER RUN ELITE 5K
Elite Men: Elite Females:
1st Place $400 1st Place $400
2nd Place $250 2nd Place $250
3rd Place $150 3rd Place $150
4th Place $100 4th Place $100
5th Place $50 5th Place $50
USATF Championship
Medals to places 1-10 USATF Championship
Medals to places 1-10

APRIL 13 SCHEDULE OF EVENTS:
6:00am Race Day Registration Opens:
7:30am 5K Elite Race
7:45am 5K Open Race
8:00am 10K Open Race
9:00am Kids 1K Walk/Run
9:30am Awards Presentations
6:00am-11:00am Finish Line EXPO

To register for the 2008 Southern California 5K Road Championships,
please visit http://www.make-u-fit.net/events-detail.asp?ID=8

REGISTRATION FEES:
$25.00 5K Elite Race
$25.00 5K Open Race
$35.00 10K Open Race
$15.00 Kids 1K Walk/Run
$5.00 Late Fee Applied after March 30

“This is the first Southern California USATF Road Championship in more than 2 decades, says Wayne Joness. So we are very excited to partner with the Buena Park Speech & Language Development Center and Renegade Racing on their Coaster Run and hoping to grow both their race and our Southern California Road Championship Series.”

CONTACT:
Wayne Joness
Chair, Open Athletics Long Distance Running Committee
Southern California Association/ USA Track & Field
Cell (310) 600-5332 Email: [email protected]

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Joness Named New SCA LDR Chair

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LOS ANGELES, CA-The Southern California Association of USA Track & Field has announced the appointment of Wayne Joness (pronounced JO-ness) as the new chairman of its Open Athletics Long Distance Committee.

A native of Appalachian Virginia, in 1985 Wayne received a B.A. degree in English from the University of Virginia where he also studied music—the field in which he now works since moving to Los Angeles in 1990. He became a distance runner in high school and, after that, was a recreational runner until relocating to the Los Angeles running mecca.

Over the past 18-years, Wayne has been actively competing in road racing throughout Southern California. He’s run more than 200 So Cal races in total, including 111 10K’s, 26 marathons, and 14 half-marathons. 3-weeks ago, Wayne ran the Tokyo Marathon in 3:38 and he will be returning to run the historic Boston Marathon in April.

Wayne has been a member of Track Club LA since 2004 and participated with the club in numerous masters level cross country events.

“Wayne Joness is familiar with the Southern California road racing scene, and with its most prestigious events and those with the most promise for growth, says SCA Open Athletics Vice President, Skip Stolley. He is the ideal candidate to chair our Open Athletics Long Distance Running Committee. Wayne says he looks forward to expanding awareness of USA Track & Field development initiatives within the Southern California Road Running Community and in helping to expand our series of Southern California USATF Road Race Championships.”

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

Wayne Joness
Chair, Open Athetics Long Distance Running Committee
Southern California Association/ USA Track & Field
Cell (310) 600-5332 Email: [email protected]

CONTACT: Skip Stolley
Vice President, Southern California Association/ USA Track & Field
Chairman, SCA Open Athletics Committee
825 16th Street /suite B
Santa Monica, CA 90403
Tel (310) 453-7655
[email protected]

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