Quote of the Month

"Anybody can run the first 6-9 miles of a marathon at a fast pace. The secret is to run the last 6-9 miles of the marathon at that same fast pace. Control and discipline are the essentials of marathon success".

Taken from a small part of an article by an unknown writer

GATOS SHOW THEIR COLORS AT THE LONG BEACH FULL AND HALF MARATHON

By: Gilbert Varela

As Emperor Julius Cesar would comment when he attained victory over his enemy, the Wild Mountain Runners can borrow his phrase, Veni, Vidi, Vinci I came, I saw, I conquered! That is what scores of Wild Mountain Runners did, some running with the Gato colors for the first time at the Long Beach Marathon and half marathon October 15, 2006.

In the half, Maurilio Amezcua led the 55-59 by placing first in his age division with a time of 1:26:22. Maurilios running talent mixed with hard training certainly paid off. Second in that same division was Elias Garcia with a time of 1:28:44. Not to be left by the South Gate Gatos, Roberto *Kadafi* Perez and Felipe *Felipao* Reynoso, each came in 4th and 5th respectively, with a time of 1:38:15 and 1:39:35. Gregorio Rodriguez, a new Gato, came in 3rd in the 45-49 division with a time of 1:25:35.

In the marathon, South Gate Gato Salvador Ponce took 4th place in the 40-44 division with a fantastic time of 3:10:46.

Long time member and now coaching some of the South Gate runners, Paco Licea provided me with a list of other Gatos who ran. However, with some of them, I did not get the time or place: Carlos Gadamez, 40-44, 1st place. Rigoberto Contreras, 40-44 came in 11th in his age division. Marco Tiscareno (no age given) came in with a time of 1:25. Jose Luis Loera, in the 40-44 age division did a 1:39. To all Gatos , congratulations.

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Salvador Ponce
South Gate WMR
3:10:46 pace: 7:17
M 40-44: 4 th place out of 220

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Gregorio Rodriguez
1:25:35 pace: 6:32
M 45-49: 3 rd place out of 280

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Elias Garcia
Huntington Park WMR
1:28:44 pace: 6:47
M 55-59: 2 place out of 144

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Rigoberto Contreras
Huntington Park WMR
1:25:55 pace: 6:34

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Jose Luis Loera

Long Beach WMR

1:39:52 pace: 7:38

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Maurilio Amezcua

Southgate WMR
1:26:22 pace: 6:36

M 55-59: 1 place out of 144

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Roberto Perez
Griffith Parque WMR

1:38:15 pace: 7:30
M 55-59: 4 place out of 144

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Felipe "Big Dogg" Reynoso
Griffith Parque WMR
1:39:35 pace: 7:36
M 55-59: 5 th place out of 144

Congratulations both to...

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Rosa Arevalo and her "conejo" Chris

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(Is that Angel behind Rosa?)

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Mario Oscal and his "conejo" Douglas
3:32:26 pace: 8:07 (Personal Record)
M 50-54: 13 th place out of 143

... for their not so small accomplishments. Both qualified for Boston 2007 !

Way to go guys!

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UNIFORM PROJECT FOR 2006

You can reserve your WMR uniform by contacting Julio Jaramillo who implemented the uniform project.

ORDERING: Orders may be made by contacting Julio Jaramillo. You can catch him at the Park during Sundays. Uniforms are on a first come first serve basis. Racing singlets are limited and available only for new members.

Note: You must be a WMR member. Not yet a member? Simple pass or fail written examination and a physical agility test is required to become a member. Sample questions below.

A. What is Kadafi's real name?
B. Which part of Tetrick Trail is called "Sombrero"?
C. Who is the Founder of Wildmountain Running Club?
D. What is the clubs favorite beverage?
E. What is Apache's real name? (okay that was a trick question, that is his real name)
F. Who is the one and only barefoot runner in the club?
G. Name atleast 2 wildmountain runners that did'nt make it at the 2004 Las Vegas half marathon starting line and why?

You may submit your answers on the links comments below.

PAYMENT: Cash only

DELIVERY: Just show up @ the park

SIZING: Just show up @ the park

FABRIC: Gray cotton for T-Shirts and Long sleeve ** Coolmax for racing singlets

LOGO: WMR Cat will be positioned on the center of uniform with circular text to read - Wildmountain Runner So-Cal

PRICES: Cheap (see Julio)

RETURNS: No returns. Maybe exchanged. Maybe. Must be unused and in saleable condition

QUESTIONS: Contact Julio Jaramillo, Project Manager for Southgate Gatos