Sierra Running Company is proud to have a unique group of enthusiastic runners leading pace groups for the following finishing times:

• 3:10
• 3:20
• 3:30
• 3:40
• 4:00
• 4:15
• 4:30

Pace groups are designed to help participants reach the finish line while maintaining a predetermined pace, staying safe and most importantly, having FUN! Register with the pace groups at the Eye-Q Two Cities Marathon Health and Fitness Expo, November 5 or 6, 2010.  Pace Coordinator Scott Bolin and the Pace Team will be on hand to answer any questions.

Meet your Pacers

3:10 GOAL FINISH TIME

Name: Joe Amendt

j-amendt@sbcglobal.net

Home: Clovis, CA

Age: 41

Occupation: United Parcel Service - Package delivery driver

Date and name of first marathon: San Joaquin Valley Marathon -1999

Number of marathons completed: 11

Number of Fresno Marathons completed: 2

Marathon PR: 2:45:29 (I have run 6 sub 3:00).

Marathon finish of which you are most proud and why: Two Cities 2009 because I really trained hard for it and it paid off with a PR.

How many Boston Marathons? None, but qualified 10 times

Event finish of which you are most proud and why: My first marathon and my last. My first marathon I struggled to finish and said I would never run another. My last because of my PR and it was 10 marathons more than I said I would do.

Other pacing experiences: No official pacing.

Other hobbies: Family, running, softball, family, and running.

Anything else you think your pace group would like to know: I have been a runner for over 30 years. I can count on one hand the number of times I have been injured. I started my running career running track. I have run every distance from 200 meters through the marathon. I ran the 800 meters at FSU becoming the Big West Outdoor Champion and the WAC Indoor Champion. After my track days I started running various road races eventually running marathons.

3:20 GOAL FINISH TIME
Name: David Larson
dlarson1966@sbcglobal.net
Home: Fresno, CA
Age: 44
Occupation: Solar Power / Wine Tasting Room Owner
Date and name of first marathon: Los Angeles Marathon, 2001
Number of marathons completed: about 40 I think
Number of Fresno Marathons completed: 1
Marathon PR: 3:04
Marathon finish of which you are most proud and why: Chicago Marathon, 2003. Reason: Fastest (PR 2003) and slowest (PW 1983) marathon, 20 years apart!
How many Boston Marathons? two
Number of ultra marathons completed: 4
Ultra Events Finished: Shadow of the Giants 50K Twice, Lake Tahoe Triple Marathon, San Francisco 12 Hour Run.
Ultra marathon & Marathon awards: 11th Place Overall Shadow of the Giants 50K, 2nd place in Age Group Lake Tahoe Marathon, 6th place overall Lake Tahoe Triple Marathon.
Event finish of which you are most proud and why: Lake Tahoe Triple Marathon. I had to look deep inside myself to find the strength in the middle marathon miles, the third was a victory lap of 26.2 miles.
Other event top finishes: Many top finishes in 5k, 10k and half marathon distances.
Other pacing experiences: Paced the Fresno Marathon 3:20 group last year in a time of 3:20:19… sorry about those 19 seconds guys.
Other hobbies: Running, Cycling, hiking, baseball, family
Anything else you think your pace group would like to know: Last year we had perfect conditions for this marathon. The weather here is like that every year. This is a great course for a nice smooth easy pace to the 3:20 time. I plan on running the first half in 1:38:30 or so and the second half with the hills at 1:41:30 to come in right at 3:20:00 ( This worked perfectly last year, the first half is so flat it is easy to get ahead a minute or two)

3:30-ish GOAL FINISH TIME
Name: Mark (He's a Maniac on the Floor) Dorman
E-mail: mark@b-dqualitywater.com
Home: Clovis, CA
Age: 38
Occupation: Professional Leg Warmer Model/ International Man of Mystery
Date and name of first marathon: 2006 Disney World Marathon (I was there trying out for a part in High School Musical)
Number of marathons completed: Completed? Can you explain the question? Why are these questions so difficult??
Number of Fresno Marathons completed: 10,000
Marathon PR: 3:01 in the black spiked heels

Marathon finish of which you are most proud and why: The Antarctica Nudist Marathon (Dont they know about shrinkage????)
How many Boston Marathons? How many Boston Marathons what?
Number of ultra marathons completed: Eleventeen
Ultra Events Finished: Enough about me, Lets talk about you for a bit. Whats your favorite food?

Ultra marathon & Marathon awards: Whats your favorite movie?

Event finish of which you are most proud and why: The Kobayashi Hot Dog Eating Championship in Japan where I placed 3rd overall. The reason I am most proud of this accopmplishment is that I trained very hard for this event and proved to myself dreams can come true.
Other event top finishes: Silver medalist in the special olympics synchronized water ballet, World Log Rolling Champion 1997, Grand Master "Where's Waldo" finder 1999.
Other pacing experiences: I once simultaneously paced all pace groups for the 2003 New York Marathon and got everyone their desired times.
Other hobbies: I enjoy watching professional Badminton, predicting yesterdays weather, traveling through time.
Anything else you think your pace group would like to know: Police often question me, just because they find me interesting. I have amassed an amazingly large DVD collection, and have never once alphabetized it. If I were to mail a letter without postage, it would still get there. The pheromones I secrete effect people miles away… in a slight, but measurable way and my personality is so magnetic, I am unable to carry credit cards.

 

3:45 GOAL FINISH TIME

Name: Scott Lokey
E-mail: nehborone@sbcglobal.net
Home: Fresno, CAAge: 49
Occupation: Pepsi Cola, Production
Date and name of first marathon: Los Angeles Marathon, 2002
Number of marathons completed: 13
Number of Fresno Marathons completed: 1
Marathon PR: 3:09
Marathon finish of which you are most proud and why: St. George Marathon 2006 I ran the last 10k in 40 minutes flat.
How many Boston Marathons? 2
Number of ultra marathons completed: 0Ultra Events Finished: 0
Event finish of which you are most proud and why: 2004 I improved my marathon time by 40 min. In the span of 4 months.
Other event top finishes: Numerous top finishes in distances from 1 mile to half marathon.
Other pacing experiences: Paced several runners at different distance to help them achive their goal.
Other hobbies: Billiards. Cooking for my friends, Watching movies.
Anything else you think your pace group would like to know: I am a motivating pacer and want each to reach their goal and have fun while they are doing it!

4:00 GOAL FINISH TIME
Name: David Kurtze
E-mail: d_kurtze@yahoo.comHome: Fresno, CA
Age: 50
Occupation: Correctional Lieutenant/Fresno County Sheriff's Office
Date and name of first marathon: Napa Marathon, 1994
Number of marathons completed: 5
Number of Fresno Marathons completed: 1
Marathon PR: 3:17
Marathon finish of which you are most proud and why: Boston 2009, Set my PR and had to battle injuries to get there. It was just an amazing and fun experience.
How many Boston Marathons? One and one more coming up next year!
Number of ultra marathons completed: 1
Ultra Events Finished: Cool Canyon Crawl 50K, Two 24 hour relaysUltra marathon & Marathon awards: Just finishing and having fun is the only award I need! Isn't that enough?
Event finish of which you are most proud and why: Boston because of the journey to get there and it was just an unbelieveable experience.
Other event top finishes: Santa Barbara Fair 10 mile 2nd place 53:59, PR's of 32 in 10K, 5K 15:24 and 2 mile 9:28 but those were a few years ago.
Other pacing experiences: My first, last and only 1500m in college no one would take the lead so I jumped out and paced the pack. After two laps they all passed me and I got dead last. I did set a PR of 4:09. I have paced many friends in various distances up to the marathon. I pace my dog when I run, or maybe she paces me...

4:00 GOAL FINISH TIME
Name: Rachel Amundsen
E-mail: runningrach@live.com
Home: Fresno, CA
Age: 37
Occupation: Registered Nurse-Children's Hospital Central California
Date and name of first marathon: Fresno 2008
Number of marathons completed: 3
Number of Fresno Marathons completed: 2
Marathon PR: 3:34
Marathon finish of which you are most proud and why: CIM 2009, qualified for Boston baby!
How many Boston Marathons? None yet will run in 2010, waiting to share the experience with some friends
Number of ultra marathons completed: none and don't plan on any soon!
Ultra Events Finished: None
Ultra marathon & Marathon awards: None
Event finish of which you are most proud and why: My first marathon because I said I would never run one
Other event top finishes:
Other pacing experiences: Paced the 4:00 group at Fresno last year and had a blast!
Other hobbies: Is there anything besides running? Just kidding, family, awesome friends, piano and hope to learn to salsa dance in the near future!
Anything else you think your pace group would like to know: I plan on getting you to your goal time with lot's of stories and lots of fun so if you don't like chatter hand towards the back or just tell me to be quiet!

4:15 GOAL FINISH TIME
Name: Michael Hess
E-mail:Michaelhess26.2@gmail.com
Home: Fresno, CA
Age: 31
Occupation: Sales
Date and name of first marathon: San Diego Marathon 2004
Number of marathons completed: 15
Number of Fresno Marathons completed: 2
Marathon PR: 3:07 Napa Valley March 2010
Marathon finish of which you are most proud and why: It's hard to choose, but it always feels good to get a PR - so Napa Valley this past March.
How many Boston Marathons? none yet
Number of ultra marathons completed: Are you serious? - no
Ultra Events Finished: Nope
Ultra marathon & Marathon awards: Does finishing count?
Event finish of which you are most proud and why: n/a
Other event top finishes: I've gotten a few top three finishes in some of the local 10k and half marathons in my age group, but nothing beats getting a PR. Other pacing experiences: Paced the Fresno Marathon 4:30 group last year in a time of 4:29:42
Other hobbies: Running, hiking, tennis, basketball,
Anything else you think your pace group would like to know: My goal is to run even mile splits. I will be getting water at a few of the water stations. I'm here to support you as much as you can. You've put in all the training for this race and I'm just part of the 4 hour 15 minute party. Good luck to you and feel free to contact me if you have any questions.

4:30 GOAL FINISH TIME
Name: Randy Richardson
E-mail: richardson.randy@sbcglobal.net
Home: Fresno, CA
Age: 36
Occupation: Federal Law Enforcement
Date and name of first marathon: 2001, San Diego/Carlsbad Marathon
Number of marathons completed: 5
Number of Fresno Marathons completed: 0
Marathon PR: 3:30
Marathon finish of which you are most proud and why: Big Sur 2005, finished feeling great!
How many Boston Marathons? None
Number of ultra marathons completed: 5
Ultra Events Finished: Shadow of the Giants 50K, Silver State 50/50, Montana De Oro 50K, Headlands 50 Mile, Siskiyou Out and Back 50K, Holcomb Valley 33 Mile.
Ultra marathon & Marathon awards: No awards for mid packers
Event finish of which you are most proud and why: Headlands 50 mile- a very very long day.
Other event top finishes: As a distance runner, I don’t have many “top” finishes, only long days.
Other pacing experiences: None- I’m a pacing rookie.
Other hobbies: Backpacking, Hiking, Camping, and anything outdoors.
Anything else you think your pace group would like to know: