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Sponsored by AstraZeneca 2009 Official daily newspaper of the 2009 Senior Games | Palo Alto, California FRIDAY, AUGUST 7, 2009 Split second decides cycling race Calif. rider bursts from pack to edge rivals at finish line of 20k event By Colin Becht In competitive cycling, the difference between winning and second and third place can often be a fraction of a second. Such was the case Thursday in the 20k races of the Senior Games, where most races were not decided until the last few feet. Such a near-photo finish was best exemplified by the men’s 50-54 race. In a mad dash to the finish line, John Platero of Thousand Oaks, Calif., prevailed by just .2 seconds over Don Stimson and by .8 seconds over Steve Matson, both of Washington. Platero was not even the leader as the pack of riders be- gan their climb up to the finish line at Cañada College, but he pulled just ahead in the last straightaway to claim the gold, sending Stimson and Matson back to Washington, lacking gold medals by the slimmest of margins. The state of Washington would get its revenge moments later when Tom Hackleman cruised in to claim the gold in the men’s 55-59 race. Hackleman held off Scott Sifferman of Missouri by 2.8 seconds. Hackleman was in a pack of six riders as he began his ascent to Cañada College. Mid- way up the hill, the riders hit a brief flat section, during (continued on page 15) A medal machine from Maryland Helen Schley already has two top finishes, and expects another today By Kylie Sloan Way out ahead of her competitors, Helen Schley, 81, of Fredrick, Md., Wasily won the gold medal in the women’s 400-meter run event in the 80 to 84 age group at the Senior Games Thursday. “I’m not going to let anyone take it from me this time,” Schley said, regarding her new medal. Earlier in the day, Schley won the gold in the 1,500m, with a time of 11:34, or so she thought. Ap- parently, another woman in the same age group had missed the heat, so she ran in a different one, faster than Schley, finishing in 8:32. Schley had to trade in her gold medal for the silver. “I let them know that I didn’t like it,” Schley said, referencing her complaints to the Senior Games of- ficials. The gold in the 400-meter felt “darn good,” she said, even more so because she knocked three seconds off Sterling Hancock her time, finishing one lap around the track in 2:22. (continued on page 15) Extreme jump Indiana long jumper Charles Modlin, 84, catches some air in this 2.52 meter jump Thursday. INSIDE GAME SCHEDULE & MAPS PAGE 3 | ENTERTAINMENT SCHEDULE PAGE 4 | SENIOR MOMENTS PAGE 10 PAGE 2 | FRIDAY, AUGUST 7 | 2009 SENIOR GAMES 2009 SENIOR GAMES | FRIDAY, AUGUST 7 | PAGE 3 Game Schedule Stanford Sports Center Venues/Athlete Village Sport Venue(s) Today’s/Upcoming Game Schedule Start Time 1 Stanford Stadium Today: M/W 60-64 11 a.m. Burnham 2 Cobb track & Angell Field Pavilion Sat: M/W 60-64 NA To Palm Dr. 3 Cahan Field Badminton Arboretum Rd. 4 Avery Aquatic Center Maples Today: M/W 55+, 60+ 9 a.m. Embarcadero Road 5 Maples Pavilion Pavilion 6 Taube Tennis Center 7 Arrillaga Center for Sports & Rec Ford Today: M/W 80+ 9:40 a.m. Center Sat: M/W 80+ 9 a.m. 8 Ford Center Basketball 9 Burnham Pavilion Arillaga Today: M 65+, 75+ 9 a.m. El Camino Real Rec. Center Sat: M 65+, M/W 55+, 60+ 9 a.m. Today: M/W 40K Road Race 9:30 a.m. Cañada Road 1 P Cycling Sat: M/W all ages: Foil, Epee, Sabre NA Treasure Island YMCA Fencing Columbus Sat: M/W 65-100+ practice 9 a.m. P 3 Park Horseshoes San Jose P Galvez Street Churchill Avenue Palo Alto Today: M/W all ages Open triplets NA Lawn 2 Lawn Bowling Bowling Club A Cobb Track Today: M/W 5,000M practice all ages NA Stanford Sat: M/W 5,000M all ages 9:30 a.m. 4 Race Walk Campus 6 Today: M/W practice all ages NA Stanford ✪ Campus Sat: 5K M/W all ages 8 a.m. Road Race 7 Today: M/W 65-100+ practice NA Manzanita 5 Courts Sat: M/W 65-100+ 8 a.m Shuffleboard 8 Twin Creeks Today: M/W 65+, 70+, 75+, 80+, W 55+ 8 a.m. Sports Sat: M/W 65+, W 55+, M 70+ 8 a.m. Campus DriveP Softball Sunnyvale 9 El Camino Today: M/W 55+, W 65+ 8 a.m. Entertainment Stage/ Middlefield Rd. Fields Serra Street Serra Street✪ Celebration Plaza Today: M/W 55+, 65+, M 60+ 9 a.m. Soccer Cagen Fields A Avery Rehearsal Hall REDWOOD Marsh Rd. e v P EASTParking Today: M/W 50-69 CITY NA A Taube y PALO Sat: M/W 50-69, practice M/W 90-100+ NA it Tennis Center s r Tennis e ALTO v i Stanford Campus/Palo Alto Area Athleticn Venues Today: M/W 65-100+ Prelims: 800M, 200M; 8 a.m. U Woodside Rd. Finals: Hammer, Javelin, Shot Put, Pole Vault, . d 100M, 400M Middlefield Rd. R El Camino Real w Palo Alto o Sat: M/W 65-100+ Finals: Long Jump, Triple 8 a.m. l Cobb Track & l To San Francisco Angell Field Jump, High Jump, Discus, 800M, 200M, i Municipal Duck Track & Field W Golf Course Pond 4x100M Relay; M/W 50-64 Prelims: Hammer, Ave. Javelin, Shot Put, Pole Vault; Finals: 1,500M; Ravenswood 13 practice M/W 50-64 Stockbridge Ave. MENLO PARK Today: Practice W 70+, M/W 75+ NA Maples Pavilion Sat: W 70+, M/W 75+, practice M/W 50+ NA Cowper St. Volleyball University Ave. For complete schedule through Aug. 15, visit www.2009SeniorGames.org.A Stanford Embarcadero Rd. lam e Valparaiso Ave. Shopping d Middle Ave. To San Jose a de Center 14 Public Transportation la Pu Complimentary use of Stanford’s Marguerite shuttle and other public transportation is lga Santa Cruz Ave. available with Senior Games photo credentials. s Colorado Ave. Stanford Churchill Ave. Middlefield Rd. Monday - Friday, from 6 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. Sand HillHospital Rd. Palm Dr. Oregon Expwy. Marguerite Line B Clockwise runs from the Palo Alto Transit Center to the Alumni Cen- 12 t. Galvez St. S a Cowper St. Shoreline Golf Links ter stop, which serves the AstraZeneca Athlete Village, and on to the Munger Graduate rr Se Residences, stopping at Wilbur Field. 10 Stanford Alma St. University Marguerite Line B Counter-Clockwise runs from the Munger Graduate Residences (the Stanford stop is at the Vaden Health Center on Campus Drive East and Cowell Lane) to the Track s Dr. Golf pu m El Camino Real House, which serves the AstraZeneca Athlete Village, then continues on to the Palo Alto Course a Stanford Ave. Transit Center. C California Ave. Saturday - Sunday, 7:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. 11 PALO ALTO J un The shuttle stops at the Munger Graduate Residences, the Track House, the Palo Alto . ip Rd er e o Transit Center and the Alumni Center. n Se i rra p l B lv A d Caltrain: use for travel from hotels to the Palo Alto Transit Center, . Page Mill Rd. caltrain.com/timetable.html. d R To San Francisco o SamTrans: use Lines 390 and KX for recommended hotels in Menlo Park, r e 10 Red Barn & Manzanita Courts d samtrans.com/schedules.html a tr 11 Stanford Golf Course s VTA: use Line 22 for recommended hotels in Mountain View and Palo Alto, a MOUNTAIN 12 Sand Hill Fields Ar vta.org/schedules/schedules_bynumber.html VIEW 13 Palo Alto Municipal Golf Course Foothill Expwy. 14 Palo Alto Lawn Bowling Club Rengstorff Ave. Q Caltrain Station P o 1 mile To San Jose Rd. Antonio San r t Shoreline Blvd. o Castro St. la R El Camino Real d . ATHERTON PORTOLA Pearson- LOS ALTOS Arastradero El Monte. LOSRd. ALTOS VALLEY Preserve HILLS PAGE 4 | FRIDAY, AUGUST 7 | 2009 SENIOR GAMES Senior Games Entertainment Schedule Senior Games Special Hospitality Food & Beverage Events are located under the “Party Tent” Senior Games Special Events and Free Nighttime Entertainment will be located on the Euflexxa Entertainment Stage Closing Ceremony Sock Hop & Ice Cream Social Taste of California Saturday, Aug. 15 — 4-4:30 p.m. at the Humana Celebration Plaza, Stanford Friday, Aug. 7, 5:30 - 7:00 p.m. & California Beach Party Party Tent next to the Avery Aquatic Sunday, Aug. 9, 5:30 - 7 p.m. Peak Performance Lecture Series Center Party Tent next to the Avery Aquatic Center Daily 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. and 1 to 2 p.m. It’s time to “rock Around the Biological Clock” with 2009 Summer National Senior Games Local Organiz- at the Avery Rehearsal Hall - Located at the Avery Aquatic Center (125 seats) some jitterbug dancing to work off the calories ing Committee proudly presents the “Taste of Cali- from the delicious complimentary ice cream. Bring fornia” for participants and their guests, to highlight Friday, August 7 10: 30 a.m. Thor Besier, MD (SHC) – Biomechanics in Sport: California cuisine and wines. The menu will include your poodle skirt and slick back your hair for this Performance Enhancement and Injury Prevention nostalgic celebration. No reservations necessary. an assortment of salads, main courses, and desserts Free to credentialed participants.