100 MARATHON CLUB NORTH AMERICA
NEWSLETTER NUMBER THIRTEEN – NOVEMBER 20, 2006
WELCOME to the following seven new members.
The first marathon for 71 year
old Dan Shuff (San Antonio, TX) was the San Antonio
Marathon in November 1992. Less than nine years later
in July of 2003, he completed marathon #100 at the
Calgary Marathon in Canada. His total has reached
150+, including the Two Oceans Marathon ultra at
Capetown, South Africa, in March
of 2005. He set a new 70-74M course record on April
1, 2006, by completing the Yakima River Canyon Marathon
(YRCM) in 4:06:14. He has run a sub-four-hour marathon
in all 50 states and has won first place in his age
division in eight consecutive marathons.
It’s always exciting
to welcome new members, but it’s “extra
special” when we can personally induct local
friends into the club. Here’s a warm WELCOME
to Fenny Roberts (Salem, OR), Michael Dutton (Everett,
WA), Jeff Hagen (Yakima, WA) and Van Phan (Maple Valley,
WA).
After the Portland Marathon
awards ceremony on October 1, 2006, 100 Marathon Club
members Janet Green, Evan Fagan, Jerry Martin and
Jim Scheer joined us for a presentation for Fenny
Roberts. Her story is an amazing one. At the age of
45 after complications from surgery, she had to learn
how to walk again. Subsequently, her doctor suggested
that she start running to help with the healing process.
So, in October of 1998 after only two and a half months
of training, she entered and completed her first marathon
in Portland, Oregon. In less than 8 years her total
of marathons/ultras soared to 100 when she completed
the Pacific Crest 50K Trail Run at Mt. Hood, OR, on
July 29, 2006. One of her special accomplishments
was running 121 miles in a 24 hour run at her home
town of Salem (June 30/July 1, 2000). She’s
a multi-talented musician who has sung the national
anthem before the start of all six YRCM’s.
When Michael Dutton was 27
years old he “adopted” the Dolphins as
his new “grandparents” and accompanied
us to London to be able to run “side-by-side”
with Bob as he ran his 200th marathon, the London
Marathon, on April 13, 1997. His 13 consecutive Capital
City Marathon string at Olympia, Washington, started
with his first-ever marathon there on May 22, 1994.
Other strings of 10 each at Vancouver, Tri-Cities
& Skagit Flats Marathons, 9 at Portland and 8
at Crater Lake all helped bring his total to 100 on
September 10, 2006, at the Skagit Flats Marathon at
Burlington, WA (adjacent to his hometown of Mt. Vernon).
His family and many friends were at the finish line
wearing special T-shirts to commemorate the occasion
as we welcomed him into the 100 Marathon Club.
Even though the two major hills
of the YRCM are in the last half of the race, the
runner wearing Bib #216 every year finishes with a
big grin for his Negative Split!! At age 50 Jeff Hagen
broke an American 50-54M age group ultra record by
running 216 miles in a 48 hour race. Five years later
he broke 7 American 55-59M age group records within
a 16 month period (100 miles in 17:56, 127.5 miles
in 24 hours, 214.25 miles in 48 hours etc.) He ran
his first marathon on November 7, 1979, at the first
Yakima Marathon (not YRCM) and completed his 100th
on September 16, 2006, at the Cle Elum Ridge 50K in
Cle Elum,WA. His current total of 17 marathons and
84 ultras adds up to 8,289 miles which is equivalent
to 316 marathons! The articles he writes about his
ultra running adventures are exciting and suspenseful.
Check them out on the Hard Core Runners Club (HCR)
website:
www.hcrunners.org. Jeff was given special recognition
as a new 100 Marathon Club member at the annual HCR
meeting/potluck on November 5, 2006.
In a little over five years time, Van Phan ran her
first marathon at Portland on September 30, 2001,
and completed her 100th at the Tri-Cities Marathon
at Richland, WA, on October 29, 2006. As of today
(it changes by the week!), her total is 47 marathons
and 56 ultras. By the end of 2006 she’ll have
a total of 53 marathons/ultras for the year. She was
the overall points winner for the 2006 Trail Runner
magazine Trophy Series Ultra Division. Her nickname
is “Pigtails”….and in her “spare
time” she makes beautiful quilts from her running
T-shirts.
Here’s an e-mail quote
from Eliot Collins (Raritan, NJ): “I have looked
forward to being in the 100 Marathon Club since I
met several members at the YRCM in 2002.” The
Atlantic City Marathon on October 18, 1998, was his
first, and his total of 74 marathons and 26 ultras
(100) occurred on November 5, 2006 at the New York
City Marathon. He has completed the Pikes Peak Double
(marathon and half marathon on consecutive days) three
times and the Empire State Building Run-Up twice.
He also completed the Ridge Runners Marathon in Cairo,
WV, and the Rock ‘n Roll Marathon in San Diego,
CA, on consecutive days with 2,400 miles of travel
in between. In his 50-55 age group at the USATF National
Championship 40K Racewalk, he and his masters team
received bronze medals in 2004, a silver medal in
2005 for his team, and gold medals for himself and
his team in 2006.
Our newest member is Newton
Baker (Montpelier, VT), a 64 year old runner who e-mailed
us a very short time ago about becoming a member of
the 100 Marathon Club. His total number of 26.2 mile
marathons is 117. In the past twelve years he has
competed in the National 24 Hour Championships as
well as several others where he has run over 100 miles.
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THE HUNDRED MARATHON CLUB –
FROM “A TO Z”
In the past few months seven
new members have joined the club to bring the total
to 181. You’ve just been introduced to them,
so what follows is an update on the activities, accomplishments
and goals of some of the rest of the club members.
1. Whose favorite race number
is “69”?
2. Who has run a marathon a month for 127 consecutive
months?
3. Which grandmother recently directed her first marathon
at Honolulu, Hawaii?
4. Who ran 79 (not 69) marathons in 2005?
5. What runner ran 56 marathons in 2005, the most
for women runners?
6. Which member is featured in a story in the November/December
Marathon & Beyond magazine?
7. Who ran 200 marathons in 159 consecutive weekends?
8. Who will celebrate her 61st birthday on March 31,
2007?
9. Who ran his 35th consecutive Boston Marathon on
April 17, 2006 and authored the book The Last Pick?
10. At age 21, who has completed a marathon/ultra
in all 50 states & DC twice, and needs only 23
states to finish for the third time?
11. Who set an American record at age 50 by running
216 miles in a 48 hour race?
On April 8-9, 2006, Tom Adair
(Alpharetta, GA) completed the Umstead 100 Miler on
his 10th try. (That’s worth the “Perseverance
Award” of the year!) This was his 216th career
marathon/ultra and his 127th consecutive marathon
month. On August 26-27, 2006, he completed his second
100 mile run at the Lean Horse 100 in Hot Springs,
SD. Congratulations & Semper Fi!
It was good to have Eugene
Barker (Louisville, KY) and his wife Kathy join Carol
Westerman, her husband Bob Green and us for dinner
two days after the October 22nd Louisville Marathon.
Steve Barrick (Kent, WA) directed another successful
Green River Marathon (Kent to West Seattle) on June
3, 2006, and was the substitute director on the same
course for the UWR Marathon on November 5, 2006. Recently,
Dave Bell (Highlands Ranch, CO) and Marv Bradley (Canon
City, CO) both completed the States for the second
time! On October 15, 2006 Lois Berkowitz (Riverview,
MI) completed her 250th marathon at the Columbus Marathon
at Columbus, OH. Postcards have been received from
Prague, St. Petersburg (Russia) and Burlington (Vermont),
sent by Roger Biggs (Stevenage, UK) as he travels
all over the world to run marathons. He celebrated
the completion of his 400th marathon this past summer,
and he’s happy to report that he’s passed
Bob Dolphin’s total! We met Roger and Jack Brooks
(St. Albans, UK) at the Grizzly Marathon in Choteau,
Montana, on August 12, 2006, and again on October
22, 2006, at the Louisville Marathon in Kentucky.
They’re both working hard to become 50 States
Finishers. Paula & Steve Boone (Humble, TX) ran
the Great Wall Marathon in China last May, and they
continue to organize and promote activities for the
ever-growing 50 States Marathon Club. It’s always
great seeing Jim Boyd (Seattle, WA) at the local races.
We appreciate his responses to the articles that Bob
writes about all of his marathons. We’re sorry
we missed seeing Mike Brooks (Danville, ME) when we
were in his state last July for the inaugural Paul
Bunyan Marathon at Bangor. Mike was crewing and pacing
a friend at the Vermont 100 Mile Endurance Run that
weekend. We appreciate receiving Mike’s reports
of his May Self Transcendance Six Day Race and Great
Wall Marathon in China, and his July 29, 2006, Jay
Mountain Trail Marathon. He and Ron Bucy (Bridgeport,
WV) recently completed the States for the second time.
It was good to hear from Betty Mae Burrell (Harrison,
TN) with the news that she directed her first marathon,
Just Another Good Time 50K, in Honolulu, Hawaii. At
the Marine Corps Marathon on October 29, 2006, pictures
were taken of “Barefoot” Todd Byers (Long
Beach, CA) and Bob Dolphin, with Bob wearing Bib #69
(Todd’s favorite race number!)
Harry Curtis (Cincinnati, OH)
is another 50 States Finisher!
Only for a good friend would
I carry a large piece of granite in my suitcase from
Bangor, Maine, to Seattle, Washington! Rich DeCample
(Renton, WA) missed the awards ceremony when he won
this piece of granite as an age group award at the
Paul Bunyan Marathon on July 15, 2006, the day he
completed his 200th marathon!! At the June 5, 2006,
marathon in Casper, Wyoming, Eugene DeFronzo (Waterbuy,
CT) completed his 300th marathon! At age 44, Carol
Dellinger (Spokane, WA) was the youngest woman to
complete 200 marathons when she ran the San Diego
Rock ‘n Roll Marathon. Good to hear from Elaine
Doll-Dunn (Spearfish, SD), director of the Leading
Ladies Marathon. At the Seafair Marathon in Bellevue,
WA, on July 9, 2006, Bob Dolphin (Renton & Yakima,
WA) wore a pink ribbon in honor of our daughter Judi
Hancock who is fighting breast cancer. Bob is scheduled
to run Marathon #400 at our Yakima River Canyon Marathon
on March 31, 2007.
Good to hear from Rosemary
Evans (Flemingsburg, KY) letting us know that her
total number of marathons a few months ago was 206.
It’s always great seeing
Evan Fagan (Victoria, BC) at Pacific Northwest races,
especially at Victoria where he makes sure we receive
“royal treatment” at the Royal Victoria
Marathon. Thanks to Roy Farneman, Virginia Farneman
(Powell, OH) is the recipient of a 100 Marathon Club
T-shirt and a medallion commemorating her 200th marathon.
According to the June 30, 2006, 50 States Marathon
Club Newsletter, Sue Fauerbach (Renton, WA) completed
56 marathons in 2005, highest number for a woman in
the club…..and in the 100 Marathon Club, as
well. Thanks to Bob Fletcher (Fredericksburg, TX)
for sending us his new e-mail address. Here’s
the latest update on 21 year old Brenton Floyd (Harrison,
TN). As of September 6, 2006, he has completed a marathon
or ultra in all 50 States & DC for the second
time, and he needs only 21 states to finish for the
third time. At age 16 he was the youngest finisher
ever. His grandmother, Betty Mae Burrell, is his “handler,
PR person, sponsor and chauffeur”……and
she does a great job! Ron Fowler (Seattle, WA) will
continue his job as “chauffeur/host” for
the YRCM guest speaker by meeting John “The
Penguin” Bingham and his wife at the SeaTac
Airport and taking them to Yakima next March. Steve
Frederickson (Kent, WA) wrote a Special Race Report
on the Bridle Trails 50K Twilight run (January 14,
2006) that appeared in the March 2006 Northwest Runner
magazine.
We receive frequent postcards
and race reports from Peter Graham (London, UK) as
he competes in marathons in Europe and all over the
U.S. in his quest to become a States Finisher. Good
to see Janet Green (Courtenay, BC) at the Portland,
Victoria and other Pacific Northwest Marathons.
It was good to see Mark Hartinger
(Shoreline, WA) at the North Olympic Discovery Marathon
at Port Angeles, WA, on June 11, 2006……and
again at the starting line of the October 1st Portland
Marathon. We hope to see him at another starting line
on March 31, 2007, at the 7th annual YRCM! By checking
out the Marathon Maniacs website’s “Maniac
Questionnaire” for #237 Boonsom Hartman (Oak
Forest, IL) we learned that she found out about the
club at the 2005 YRCM. The 2003 Honolulu Marathon
was her most memorable marathon because she completed
her 50 States & DC challenge there. Then she set
new goals to earn Maniac Stars (e.g., back-to-back
marathons two weekends in a row etc.) Wannabe Bob
Hildebrandt (Fairbanks, AK) ran #96, the Humpy’s
Marathon at Anchorage. He’ll get to 100 soon!
Sharon Kerson (Culver City,
CA) started running marathons at age 43. She now has
a total of 346 and has completed the States three
times and the Canadian Provinces once! The two oldest
members of our club, octogenarians Helen Klein (Rancho
Cordova, CA) and Don McNelly (Rochester, NY), both
completed the Portland Marathon on October 1, 2006.
Jim Kunz (Seattle, WA) is still working hard to recover
from his injuries. We hope his progress is good so
that he can run his sixth YRCM next March.
In an e-mail dated October
19, 2006, Don Lang (Glendale, CA) wrote, “I’m
glad you are still out there doing marathons. I think
I will not do them any more. I have a lot of happy
memories that I’m writing about.” Running
over 400 marathons can accumulate a lot of memories!
Welcome to wannabe Un Ha Lee (Olympia, WA) who ran
her 74th marathon at the Capital City Marathon on
May 21, 2006, as she became a States Finisher in her
hometown of Olympia. In Newsletter #12, we listed
some goals for Helmut Linzbichler (Austria & Michigan).
An update is that he did run the Ridge Runner Marathon
in Cairo, WV, to complete his 50 States. He turned
65 on August 31, 2006, and completed his 250th marathon
in Graz, Austria! Good to see Phil Little (Apopka,
FL) at the Super 8 Motel in Bangor, ME, last July.
The 29th Annual Andy Payne Marathon in Oklahoma City,
OK, on May 27, 2006, was the 19th running of that
race for Bob Livitz (Houston, TX) and his 135th marathon.
It was good to see Jon Mahoney
(Vernon, BC) and his wife Sherry at many recent marathons.
Jerry Martin (Spokane Valley, WA) was the winner of
the wheelchair division at the October 1st Portland
Marathon. Here’s an e-mail we received after
we published Newsletter #12. “Another great
newsletter. We would all be in the dark if it weren’t
for you. One minor correction --- I wish I had run
69 marathons in 2005. Actually, I was crazy enough
to run 79”…….Larry Macon (San Antonio,
TX). (Sorry about the error, Larry!) He was the top
male runner for the 50 States Marathon Club in 2005,
so we see him at many races. Our 100 Marathon Club
North America members have so many awesome stories
to tell that we could easily write a book rivaling
Ripleys’ Believe It or Not! The latest book
written by a club member is The Last Pick authored
by Dave McGillivray (North Andover, MA). To quote
Amby Burfoot (1968 Boston Marathon Winner and Executive
Director of Runner’s World magazine): “I
know few people who have accomplished as much as Dave,
and none who has done it with his grit, courage, humanity
and unyielding determination.” Each year he
runs the Boston Marathon twice on the same day. For
the past 19 years after his job of “running
the race” as race director is over, he goes
to Hopkinton and actually runs the 26.2 miles to Boston.
This year it was his 35th consecutive Boston Marathon.
His 25+ year career in the sport of road racing and
triathlons earned him the prestigious Lifetime Achievement
Award presented by Competitor magazine. He was also
presented the “Race Director of the Year”
award by Road Race Management (sponsored by Running
Times magazine). In 2005 he was inducted into the
Running USA Hall of Champions! WOW!!! Don McNelly
(Rochester, NY), at age 85 you’ve run over 700
marathons…..just how do you keep looking so
young? You’re the idol of many and an inspiration
to all!! Taking time off from her running and flight
attendant job, Gina Moore (San Marcos, TX) took a
“busman’s holiday” and flew to Thabazimbi,
Africa, for a hunting trip. Thanks go to Alan Morton
(Tywyn-Gwynedd, Wales) for the interesting postcards
he sends us from his many marathon travels all over
the world. Good to hear from Dana Mosell (Walnut,
CA).
It was good to see Stan Nakashima
(Mt. Vernon, WA) at the September 10, 2006, Skagit
Flats Marathon where he has a long string going. Here
are some excerpts from the August 7, 2006, e-mail
sent to us by Jose Nebrida (Chicago, IL) who always
dresses patriotically for marathons and carries an
American flag each time he races. “I came to
America 31 years ago as a legal immigrant and became
a citizen in 1981. As a typical immigrant, I was a
full-time student taking my master’s degree,
working full-time as a hospital orderly and was a
full-time father of two children, a 6 year old and
an 8 month old baby. And like a typical legal immigrant,
I believed that in America when one works hard and
has ambitions to better himself and his family, he
will be helped and will be given a chance to succeed
in any endeavor he wishes to undertake. Every time
I run the New York City Marathon (I have run it 12
times), and cross the Verrazano Narrows Bridge and
see the Statue of Liberty a couple of miles at the
left side of the bridge, I bow my head and say a prayer…..and
the times since 9/11 I proudly waved the U.S. flag
and shouted, GOD BLESS AMERICA.” Thank you,
Jose, for these inspirational words. Keep your e-mails
full of jokes and wisdom coming!
It was good to see Mae Palm
(Garibaldi Highlands, BC) at the Victoria Marathon
October 8, 2006. Pam Penfield (Highlands Ranch, CO)
has completed 13 consecutive Pikes Peak Marathons
and 22 consecutive Honolulu Marathons. Good to hear
from Lynda Petri (Marengo, IL) and good to see 73
year old Mel Preedy (Ravensdale, WA) at many Pacific
Northwest marathons.
Be sure to check out pages
153-156 in the November/December 2006 Marathon &
Beyond magazine to read “Stalking Pam Reed.”
Pam (Tucson, AZ), race director for the Tucson Marathon,
is an “ultrarunner extraordinaire.” A
broken foot hasn’t kept Layne Reibel (Oviedo,
FL) from participating in marathons. We saw her at
the Paul Bunyan Marathon in Bangor, Maine, in July
and have learned that she recently became a 50 States
Finisher. Another 50 States Finisher is Edwin Roth
(Koeln, Germany). Congratulations for being the first
European to complete all 50 States. Henry Rueden (De
Pere, WI) finished the States for the fifth time and
completed his 450th marathon at the Afton Trail Marathon
on July 1, 2006. (His 400th marathon was in San Francisco
in July of 2005!) We enjoyed an after-race dinner
with him and Ray Scharenbrock (South Milwaukee, WI)
in Coeur d’ Alene, Idaho, last May.
Here are some excerpts from
Ray’s September 14, 2006, letter: “I should
finish my circuit of 13.1 miles to 26.1 miles the
weekend before Thanksgiving. Still have 6 states to
do on my 9th circuit and 7 states to finish an ultra
in each of the 50 & DC. The states and ultras
will finish in 2007.” “I run for the Joy
of Life, thankful always that God has given me chances
and the guts to get out and get the job done --- knowing
that we have a job and a responsibility to be an example
for those around us. I feel so very lucky. I still
think the greatest thing I get from running is the
chance to meet wonderful people and make treasured
friendships.” Going from South Milwaukee, Wisconsin,
to Milwaukie, Oregon……Del Scharffenberg
(Milwaukie, OR) e-mailed us an article from Portland’s
June 25, 2006, Oregonian newspaper. He’s the
contact person for the Westside Rides’ weekly
cycling group from Tualatin, OR.
With a surprise trip to Choteau, Montana, Jim Scheer
(Vancouver, WA) joined us and the Brits at the Grizzly
Marathon there. On May 16, 2006, Suzy Seeley (Houston,
TX) wrote, “……Thanks for the newsletter
and all you guys do! God Bless you. #103! 97 more
til #200!” What a good goal! Jim Simpson (Huntington
Beach, CA) completed the States for the fourth time
on June 11, 2006, at the Kona Marathon in Kona, Hawaii.
Jim, you’ve run out of excuses……you’ll
need another Washington for your 5th time around,
so we hope to see you at the starting line of the
YRCM on March 31, 2007!
In celebration of her 60th
birthday, Cathy Troisi (Seneca Falls, NY) ran 72 miles
clockwise around her favorite Lake Tahoe. She celebrated
her 55th birthday at the inaugural YRCM on March 31,
2001. We’ve scheduled our race for next year
so that she can celebrate her 61st birthday at our
7th annual Yakima River Canyon Marathon on March 31,
2007!
Good to hear from Michael Wakabayashi
(Spokane, WA) and Gregg Walchli (Seattle, WA). John
Wallace (Longboat Key, FL & Silverthorne, CO)
holds the record for sending us the most e-mail. We
appreciate the stories of his global marathoning,
the many pictures and the humor (??…well, most
of the humor). When Bob Dolphin added Kentucky as
his 32nd state at the Louisville Marathon on October
22, 2006, we were treated to the great hospitality
of Carol Westerman (Louisville, KY) and her husband
Bob Green. There was a tour of the city and a night’s
stay at their 5-star home. Her marathoning memorabilia
is displayed throughout, and I was most impressed
with the quilt she made after she became a 50 States
Finisher. The pieces of the T-shirts from each state
are placed in alphabetical order, and it’s a
gorgeous work of art! Update on Bill Whipp (Cincinnati,
OH)….he’s completed 167 marathons/ultras
since total knee replacement and has race walked all
50 states! On November 5, 2006, he reached a new milestone
by running his 200th marathon overall at Huntington,
WV. Jay Jacob Wind (Arlington, VA) completed his 107th
marathon and 20th Boston Marathon on April 17, 2006.
Here’s a short excerpt from the most surprising
e-mail of the year: “I hope to get back to running
soon and making it up to Yakima in the near future”……Rick
Worley (Kingwood, TX). Rick, we treasure the memories
of the weekend in Houston when Bob ran his 250th marathon
and you ran your 200th marathon in 159 consecutive
weekends at the Houston Marathon on January 16, 2000.
We hope you’ll help celebrate Bob’s #400
on March 31, 2007, at our YRCM.
Sandra Zanchi (Louisville,
KY) ran the KY 50 Miler for her 50th birthday with
fellow 100 Marathon Club member Eugene Barker.
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If you need help, here are
the answers to the eleven questions about our club
members.
(1) Todd Byers; (2) Tom Adair;
(3) Betty Mae Burrell; (4) Larry Macon; (5) Sue Fauerbach;
(6) Pam Reed; (7) Rick Worley; (8) Cathy Troisi; (9)
Dave McGillivray; (10) Brenton
Floyd; (11) Jeff Hagen
The 100 Marathon Club North
America has no dues but meets its expenses from donations
and through a small profit made on the sale of club
T-shirts, pins (in increments of 100) and personalized
medallions. Please contact us if you’re interested
in making any purchases…….and let us know
about your activities and goals as well.
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