Subject: Shadow of the Giants results Date: Thu, 14 Jun 2001 09:15:53 -0700 (PDT) From: John Medinger Shadow of the Giants, Fish Camp, CA, June 2, 2001 Rolling trails, 33 miles 1. Rob McNair, 46 4:12:24 2. Ted Brown, 32 4:28:01 3. Bill Kissell, 48 4:31:58 4. Pat Copps, 48 4:33:22 5. Paul Sweeney, 35 4:46:15 6. Kate Gengler(F), 29 4:53:56 7. Dana Taylor, 40 4:56:10 8. Brian McMahon, 39 4:56:59 9. Andy Black, 43 4:59:51 10. Maria Gallardo(F), 32 5:00:41 11. Andy Weaver, 36 5:05:43 12. Laura Weaver(F), 30 5:06:46 13. Bill White, 35 5:18:31 14. Errol "Rocket" Jones, 51 5:18:50 15. Dapper Don James, 50 5:19:07 16. Frank Bozanich, 57 5:21:16 17. Matt Radeski, 41 5:21:36 18. Mark Evans, 45 5:22:22 19. Sonja Mazaira(F), 34 5:22:27 20. Dave Covey, 39 5:24:27 21. Chris Luberecki, 34 5:25:18 22. Suzanne Zihlmann(F), 37 5:27:42 23. Luke Waymann, 28 5:31:19 24. Joe Nowakowski, 47 5:32:22 25. Terry Parks, 44 5:42:31 26. Mark Swanson, 46 5:45:03 27. Lee Remick(F), 34 5:47:15 28. Tropical John Medinger, 50 5:48:26 29. Ed Fry, 46 5:49:09 30. Frank Kolleff, 41 5:54:43 31. Vicki DeVita(F), 48 5:56:00 32. Dennis Huffman, 52 5:56:01 33. Mike Phillips, 39 5:56:17 34. Mike LaVelle, 45 5:58:01 35. Guillermo Hernandez, 44 5:58:55 36. Byron Melendy, 59 6:00:48 37. Larry Gill, 51 6:00:59 38. Tim Aregger, 46 6:01:32 39. Mike Soltesz, 44 6:07:22 40. Gary Dudney, 48 6:07:30 41. Jim Winne, 53 6:07:51 42. Lance Goss, 56 6:11:06 43. Rob Ballan, 37 6:14:46 44. Bill McBride, 46 6:14:59 45. Dan Marinsik, 42 6:15:54 46. Jeff Robbins, 49 6:17:54 47. Rich Reed, 43 6:19:03 48= Sarah Lemley(F), 23 6:20:35 48= Greg Power, 50 6:20:35 48= Greg Kalina, 52 6:20:35 51. Brad Norris, 47 6:22:25 52. Tom Dill, 56 6:23:21 53. Roger Fretwell, 47 6:23:24 54. Ben Bergstrom, 50 6:24:29 55. Vernon Pitsher, 58 6:28:48 56. Celeste Langan(F), 44 6:31:28 57. Lorraine Sorenson(F), 51 6:31:50 58. Kristina Irvin(F), 43 6:31:54 59. Lee Anderson, 55 6:32:18 60. James Case, 33 6:34:59 61. David Wright, 53 6:35:56 62. Dale Matson, 56 6:37:54 63. Dave Smith, 34 6:38:35 64. Brian Tsukuki, 49 6:38:55 65. Bob Norton, 63 6:42:02 66. Amy Sims(F), 41 6:42:24 67. Mike Finley, 35 6:47:19 68. Shannnon Lyons(F), 56 6:48:18 69. Dave Simenson, 45 6:49:32 70. Ronni Wilde(F), 40 6:52:52 71. Bobby Carpenter, 63 6:54:37 72. Suki Martin(F), 46 6:57:13 73. Tom Grossi, 56 6:57:14 74. Ted Peck, 51 6:58:22 75. Rita Schildknecht(F), 37 6:58:24 76. Perry Petschar, 47 7:02:53 77= Carol Slade(F), 54 7:03:05 77= Bob Nicholson, 58 7:03:05 79. Kim Hocking(F), 60 7:07:15 80. Jim Wholey, 54 7:11:06 81. Kathy Inglese(F), 42 7:11:26 82= Corrine McElwain(F), 32 7:13:15 82= Emily Ello(F), 39 7:13:15 84= Wendy Young(F), 45 7:27:10 84= JR Young, 42 7:27:10 86. Kim Lewis(F), 47 7:29:34 87= Greg Davis, 32 7:35:59 87= Bob Szekeresh, 54 7:35:59 89. Cassandra Johnson(F), 55 7:38:15 90. Wini Jebian(F), 57 7:38:24 91. Lee Jebian, 60 7:38:26 92. Tom Hamilton, 53 7:56:39 93. Jane Frazier(F), 58 7:57:15 94. Pat DeVita(F), 67 8:14:38 95. Linda Masker(F), 50 8:15:10 96. Jane Wasserman(F), 50 8:47:15 97= Pam Albin(F), 44 8:47:19 97= Lorin Albin, 49 8:47:19 99. Gloria Deem(F), 54 8:59:45 108 starters; 99 finishers; 92% Another magic weekend was supervised by RD Baz Hawley, his last in a while. Baz is threatening to make good on his promise to move to Australia, a country who's population he describes as having been handpicked by England's judges. He should, it goes without saying, fit right in. Rob McNair has run all 13 renditions of Shadow of the Giants, and won again this year for the umpteenth time. Kate Gengler held off Maria Gallardo and Laura Weaver for the women's win. All 99 finishers enjoyed the magic of this magnificent country immediately south of Yosemite National Park, especially the Nelder Grove where a thicket of 2500-year-old giant sequoias reside. The post-race raffle was almost as much fun as the race. Baz had his usual odd assortment of prizes and gifts to give away, a few of them elegant, most of them not quite so. At the end, he called out, "so, OK, who hasn't won anything yet?" And those few were given the remaining prizes. Nobody went home without something, even if it was something as simple as a black stocking cap (an "O.J hat" in Baz's parlance). Baz has always presented his events in a joking, low-key manner. At times, things even seem haphazard. This is generally a ruse to keep things fun. Behind the façade is a lot of careful planning and attention to detail. As usual this year, the course was very well marked, the aid plentiful and well organized, and the post-race festivities both humorous and charming. The Aussies will gain another true character, and their gain will be our loss. He will be missed. John Medinger, 6/14/01