The Janes are looking for some fast women in the Southern California area who are looking to improve their times, run with a group of supportive women and race with a team. Currently, team members are competing on three fronts: road races from 5K to the marathon, track races from 800M to 10,000M, and fall team cross country. All interested parties are encouraged review our individual and team histories. If you feel that you would be able to commit yourself to training and racing with the team, and would contribute on a competitive basis, please fill out our initial screening application.

We do have time qualifications of 18:00 for an open runner and 19:00 for a masters runner to join, though, so please take that into consideration before applying. Of course, you may race longer or shorter distances and be better at those so please let us know about those if the 5k is not your specialty.

Come join the Janes!

Cambria Wu, Emily Field, Sarah Montez and Colleen Joyce went to New York City to compete in the USATF Club Championships at Icahn Stadium on Randall’s Island. Emily was scheduled to run in the 10,000 on Friday night and then run the 5,000 meters the following morning but thunderstorms on Friday night postponed the 10,000 to Saturday morning. So, Emily pulled an amazing triple by running the 10,000, the 5,000 an hour and a half later and then the mile leg of the distance medley relay that afternoon!

The 10,000 went off first with Emily running 35:01 for second place. Claudia Copeland from Club Northwest came in first running 34:55. With only a little break, Emily then lined up for the 5,000 meters with teammates, Cambria, Sarah and Colleen. Emily ran in second for most of the race but ended up in third place overall in a time of 17:05.50. Jane Larson of Club Northwest won in a time of 16:52.05. Cambria was ninth running 18:16.56, Sarah was 14th running 19:06.08 and Colleen was 16th in a time of 19:19.13.

Then the four Janes had a few hour break before the distance medley relay that afternoon. Cambria led off in the 1200 running a 3:50 leg in 3rd place. She handed off to Sarah who ran the 400 in a time of 66 in 4th place. Sarah then handed off to Colleen who ran a 2:35 in 800 in fifth place. Emily then took the baton and grinding out the four laps catching the fourth and third place teams and running a 5:01 mile for a team time of 12:34.24 and third place overall. Club Northwest dominated from the start in a time of 11:59.16.

The Janes finished in 10th place overall in the team scoring with 20 points. Norfolk Real Deal Track Club (Virginia) won with 138.5 points.

For complete results, click here.

For a video of the DMR, click here.

For a video of the 5,000, click here.

For a video of the 10,000, click here.

Tania is congratulated by her daughter Alise post race.

Tania Fischer ran in the World Masters Track and Field Championships this past Friday in the 5,000 meters in Sacramento, California. She was second in the 45-49 year old division running 17:33.73 to first place finisher, Sally Gibbs (age 48, New Zealand- she also won the 10,000 meters) who ran 17:19.43.

The race was at night but that didn’t keep it from being a warm race at 80 degrees and they started lapping some of the last place women by the third lap making the racing a little more difficult. “It was tough out there,” Tania said, “but I’m really happy and did the best I could.”

Each age division ran their own race. If Tania had been in one race, age 35 – 75, she would have come in second there too and the first overall masters American. Nice going, Tania!

Tania is now taking a well-deserved break then back at it again getting ready for the cross country season.

For complete results, click here.

A group of Janes look to go and compete in the USATF Club Nationals this next weekend on July 8 and 9 at Randall’s Island’s Icahn Stadium in New York City. Cambria Wu, Sarah Montez, Colleen Joyce and Emily Field look to score a few points for the Janes on the opposite coast. Emily is going to be the work horse of the group running the 10,000 on Friday night and then the 5,000 on Saturday morning as well as run a leg on the distance medley relay on Saturday afternoon. Sarah, Cambria and Colleen are running the 5,000 meters as well as the DMR. The club nationals has been a growing aspect of the club scene since it started a few years ago bringing teams from all the across the country to compete in all track and field events.

Randall’s Island Park is also home to Icahn Stadium, a world-class track & field facility, which is the only one of its kind in North America capable of hosting local, regional and national events.  Icahn Stadium offers a full standard 400-meter Mondo running track flanked by 5,000 covered spectator seats overlooking the East River.  Within the Icahn Stadium complex, there is a premier turf soccer field with bleachers for spectator events.

Last year the championships were held at San Francisco State. Kirsten Leetch and Erika Aklufi were the Janes that went up and competed there in the 5,000 where they scored enough points to give the club a 10th place finish. For that blog, click here.

For more information about the championships, click here.

Tania Fischer looks to end her great track season at the World Masters Athletic Championships held in Sacramento, California on July 6 – 17. Tania will compete in the 5,000 meters on Friday night, July 8th. Unique to this event is that Tania will only race against 45-49 year old women in the 5,000 but should have some great competition in the likes of Sylvia Mosqueda who has come out of retirement to race here and is in her age group. Tania’s race will be at Sacramento City College’s A. G. Spanos Sports Complex.

The Worlds Masters Championships are held every two years. Two  years ago, the championships were held in Lahti, Finland.

For more about this event, click here.