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.

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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.

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.

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.

For complete results, click here.

For an album of photos from the race, click here.

To see the complete race video, click here.

Tania Fischer and Lisa Valle battle it out in Portland.

Tania was the lone Jane to go up to the annual Portland Track Festival at Lewis and Clark College in Portland, Oregon this past weekend. Tania ran in the masters 3000 meter race – a race that brings the top masters runners in the nation together to race this rarely run distance. After leading for most of the race, Tania was passed in the last 50 meters by Albuquerque, New Mexico’s Lisa Valle to come in second in the race in a time of 10:02.37 (to Lisa’s time of 10:00.62). Tania who was going after the 45-49 year old age group American record of 9:57, was alone in the efforts early on when she found that no one else wanted to do the work and get after it. Lisa ran a smart race sitting on Tania throughout and timed her kick against a strong kick of Tania’s. Tania has yet another chance at this record when she runs on June 26th at the USATF National Championships in an exhibition master 3000 meter race against a few more elite masters from across the country.

For complete results, click here.

For a pre-race story, click here.

For a video of the race, click here.

Baby Jane and Apple Valley High athlete, Hannah Valenzuela ran a 17:36 in the 5,000, Cambria Wu was 5th running a 17:55, Sarah Montez was 6th in a time of 17:56 and Colleen Joyce was 7th running a time of 18:31.

Team scores had the Janes at 40 for the night to Westlake’s Track Club’s 20 points for second and Nike Run LA’s 18 points for a tie for third with Pacific Coast Track Club.

Next up for the team – the Janes will head out to Randall’s Island’s Icahn Stadium for the Club Nationals on July 8th and 9th.

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Cambria then ran in the second heat finishing 4th in a time of 18:06. Cambria was hoping to go a few seconds faster but she was happy overall with her first track race back in over a year.

For complete results, click here.

For complete results, click here.