Polar Bear Tri Results

Petra got her wish for a ride down to WSMR thanks to the Aster/Tarr clan. It was well worth it for everyone involved as both Petra and Julie Aster competed and placed! Petra finished second in her age group with a time of 1:55. Julie grabbed not only third but also applause from everyone in the pool when she emerged at the 2:44 mark. Congratulations to both!

Tucson Half-Marathon & Marathon

Robert and Steven were two of the eight SSR's making to trip to run in Tucson

We had a slew of members compete in the Tucson marathon and half-marathon on December 7th. Some even qualified for Boston!

Marathon
Jeff Johnson - 2:58:21
Rick Aster - 3:32:28
Christian Krueger - 3:38:10
Jan Tarr - 4:05:02

Half-Marathon
Robert Gonzales - 1:30:05
Amy Cole - 1:33:08
Steven Montoya - 1:33:35
Terry Moore - 1:56:25

A 5K race in Antarctica

One of our members, Omar Marcillo, is currently at McMurdo station in Antarctica. They have a tradition there of running a 5K race on the Saturday of Thanksgiving weekend. He writes:

"It was not as good as I expected my time was 30m16s, in the first part of the race I was flying, once i touched the ice, my throat was drier and drier so I ended almost walking. Anyway, the scenery was awesome running on frozen ocean, with glaciers around you, it was quite an experience..."


Hopefully he'll send us a picture.

Nighttime Tijeras Canyon Cross Race

Check out these great photos from Matt and Cathy - they raced the Nightcross 2K8: Night of the Owl in 37 degrees on the 15th of November.