DSEolphin outh nd NEWS 51st Year N o v e m b e r 2 0 1 6 From the DSE 2016 OFFICER CANDIDATES uu DSE Election subcommittee: Caron Anderson and Bill Woolf u President’s Desk An election for DSE officers will be held again in December. Nominations for u u u KITZZY AVILES officer positions were open untll October 31. As of press time, it is our pleasure to Can you believe we only have announce that we have the following candidates: two months left in 2016? Where has President: Kitzzy Aviles the time gone? This means the Gala is fast approaching! Don’t delay, Senior VP: Jason Buckner get your volunteer points in now to 2nd VP: Jeorgina Martinez qualify for awards. Secretary: Terri Rourke VOLUNTEER COORDINATORS Treasurer: Christine Clark NEEDED ASAP! We are in immediate need to fill The candidates will each provide a short bio and address a few questions for the following volunteer coordinator publication in the December DSE News. Ballos will be provided in the December positions. Please review the duties DSE News, on the DSE website and at DSE runs during December. Voting by listed and if you are able to help, DSE members will start in early December and continue until Sunday, December please email me at [email protected] 18, shortly after the Golden Gate Vista 10K. The winning candidates will be ASAP! Multiple people could share announced in the January 2016 DSE News and on the DSE Runners Facebook each role and set up a rotation page. schedule. Race Supplies: HALLOWEEN GREAT HIGHWAY RESULTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE • Maintain inventory of all race AT PRESS TIME, BUT HERE ARE SOME OF THE COSTUMES forms, safety pins, clipboards, stringers, race tags, pens, etc. • Arrive at each race in sufficient time to set up registration between 7 and 7:30 AM • Bring race registration supplies and one timer to each race HOLIDAY FOLDING SESSION HOST NEEDED! The week between Christmas and New Year’s is usually busy for The Stechert-Nicolau family ran in Romeo carried his Juliet in his arms for everyone. But it is also the week stunning rainbow tutus the entire 5K race for the January DSE News to be I n s i d e u u u u u u u u u u u u u u u u u u u u u u u u u u u distributed, so we desperately need someone to host a folding session. It can be at either FEATURES Race Results ...........................................3-5 Lake Merced Summer Race Series .............6 DSE at the Races .....................................4-6 your home or Sports Basement. My Camino Frances ................................7-8 Monthly Running Schedule .....................10 Wednesday would be the best day, Amsterdam Marathon .............................8-9 Membership Info .....................................11 but Tuesday is also a possibility. If Officers & Coordinators ...........................11 DEPARTMENTS you can host, let me know as soon Classic Stu-peds .........................................2 Folding Session ........................................11 as possible. at [email protected] or How to Contact the Newsletter ..................2 Weather Forecast .....................................11 510-652-3116. How to Contact the DSE ............................2 Birthdays .................................................12 Of course we also need folding Volunteers Needed ....................................3 New Members .........................................12 session hosts for all of 2017. • Set up and work the registration CLASSIC STU-PEDS table by Stu Ruth Membership: • Maintain the membership database • Print monthly newsletter mailing labels and deliver them to folding session host • Provide the RRCA with membership roster to maintain insurance coverage • Keep members informed of their membership status and renewal date • Assist members in renewing their existing memberships and non- members who show interest in joining the club top of Twin Peaks. Either way, you’ll • Deposit collected dues into the course completely along the paved Bay enjoy flying downhill on the way back club’s bank account. Trail with views of Oyster Point channel to the finish line. Merchandise: the entire way. We love running in Golden Gate • Maintain and store inventory of We end the month back at Golden Park so much, that sometimes one race all merchandise Gate Park for the Windmill 10K on is not enough. On November 13 you • Bring and sell merchandise at November 27. This out and back course have the choice of the Spreckels Lake weekly races along Kennedy Drive starts with rolling 5K or the San Franciscan Mile, or you uphills but you can look forward to a UPCOMING RACES can take on the double challenge and downhill finish. If you like hills and gorgeous city do them both! Bring your little runner views, then you don’t want to miss the out for the Kids’ Run afterwards. Twin Peaks 4M on November 6. Let’s We head out of the city to Brisbane hope Karl the Fog stays away so you on November 20 for the Waterfront can enjoy the views as you climb to the 5K. Runners will enjoy this mostly flat DSE email list and electronic newsletter Join the DSERUNNERSCLUB egroup mail list to receive DSE updates and other running information, by linking to http://groups.yahoo.com/ group/DSERunnersClub/join. Receive the DSE News online instead of by mail, by sending a request to Richard Finley at [email protected]. He will notify you when each newsletter is available for download from www.dserunners.com. Or just check the website on folding session day. u u u u u u How to contact the DSE News u u u u u u u u How to contact the DSE u u The DSE Newsletter is published monthly for the DSE Running Club. Mail/Phone/Email Address Letters to the Editor Mail The DSE News mailing address is The DSE News encourages readers to share DSE Runners Jane Colman their opinions for publication. Letters should P.O. Box 210482 692 60th Street be brief and accompanied by your name. San Francisco, CA 94121-0482 Oakland, CA 94609-1420 All letters become the property of the DSE Telephone Phone 510-652-3116 News and will be edited for length and Hotline: 415-978-0837 Email [email protected] clarity. Website/Membership Application: Articles and Photos Submission Deadline www.dserunners.com Email is preferred. If you mail photographs Please submit your material to the editor by WEBMASTER: Kitzzy Aviles and Jason and want them returned, include a self- the 20th of each month if you would like Buckner addressed stamped envelope. Articles may it to be published in the following month’s [email protected] be edited for length and clarity. newsletter. 2 DSE News11/16 October 9, 2016 Rockaway Beach 5K u Race Director: Fred and Yong Haber u u V o l u n t e e r s Volunteers: George Sacco, Calvin Chan, N e e d e d u u u Bob Marty. Gloria Reyes, Caron Anderson, Rubi Kawamura, Jimmy Yu, Carol Pechler Janet Nissenson DSE would not be able to put on 40+ Results of DSE races are available races each year without the continued effort of its dedicated volunteers. There as a supplement, available on is an ongoing need each week for at the Newsletter section of the DSE least five volunteers to assist the Race website or included in the printed Director. Two volunteers will be needed newsletter for those members who to handle registration from 8:00 to 9:00 have requested it. AM (these volunteers would therefore If you receive the printed newsletter have the opportunity to also run the but not the printed race results and race), and three volunteers to assist would like to, you can add yourself with finish line timing and stringing to the list in several ways: from 8:55 AM to the race end (a good • I attend most of the DSE races. option for self-timers and those nursing injuries or otherwise not racing that You can tell me in person that week). you want to be included. Following are upcoming races/ • You can send me an email events at which we need a full slate of message at [email protected]. Race Directors Fred and Yong Haber volunteers: • You can call me at 510-652-3116. © 2016 Paul Mosel Nov 6 Twin Peaks 4M • You can send me a note at 692 Nov 13 Spreckels Lake 5K & San 121 participants, 116 racers (70 men, 60th Street, Oakland, CA 94609. Francisco Mile 46 women), 5 self-timers Nov 20 Waterfront 5K Nov 27 Windmill 10K Dec 11 Fort to Fort 10K Dec 18 Golden Gate Bridge Vista 10K If you can assist at any of the races listed above, please contact Kevin at [email protected] or 415-751-9653. Please be sure to sign your name to the Volunteer List at the weekly race (check with the Race Director) in order to be credited with your volunteer points. Above: the infamous switchbacks Volunteer points are mandatory in order going up the hill to be considered for any year end club Below: the views make the Rockaway awards. Beach race really special © 2016 Paul Mosel DSE News 11/16 3 October 16, 2016 San Bruno Mountain 5K and 12K DSE AT THE RACES Race Director: Brian Hartley Note from the Editor: If your name is missing from the results, I apologize. There Volunteers: George Sacco, Dana Farkas, are several possible reasons: it may be missing from the DSE roster, it may be Barbara Robben, Vince French, Bobby misspelled in either the roster or the results list, or I may just have missed it. For Marty, Diane Okubo Fong, Caron Anderson, races outside of the Bay Area, I depend on members to notify me about results.