jim barker UjENA FIT Club Profile
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| Member Name | jim barker |
| Location | san jose ca |
| Age | 66 |
| Sex | Male |
| Years Running | 55 |
| Max Distance | 35+ |
| Fastest Mile | 4:50 |
| Current Mile | 8:oo |
| Types of Running | Road Runner Trail |
| Internet Profile Link | http:// |
| Comments | Great to formally & informally get to meet Bob and team yesterday at Pacific Grove.!! Very happy, including ID twin brother Ron to lend visibility of Bob's UJENA Fit Club to help popularize the concept.. Happy also, be be a volunteer writer as needed. |
| Fitness Statement | Was introduced to Marathon running in 1971 by the Monterey Athletic Club while as a pre-VNam Vietnamese language student at the DLI-W Coast-Monterey. Subsequently joined the good culturre & fellowship of WVTC. Ran the March 1971 WVTC Marathon, inc. Boston for the Army following month & got toknow Eric Segal somwhat; and 50+ marathons later, including ultras, score of shorter races, and 2 X Wide World of Sports "Ironman" Triathlon at Kona, am still running 6 times weekly at distances 4-8 miles, and doing a 2+ hour cycle ru;n to Morgan Hill. (sometimes I cycle 2 X weekly). Formal competition is 3-5 races annually. It's so important to workout daily, regardless of external conditions |
| Quote | “It's "Peace of Mind My Daddy Never Had!!" On the more former competitive dimension, to paraphrase from Vladimir Kutz: I look forwad to working out in bad weather, because it means my competition won't."” |
| Running Achievements | PR Marathon: 2:25:43 Honolulu, 1975
50 Miles: 5:35:43 Best USA Road Time 1977, HI. (WVT Club Record) 10K: 31:18 1980, Menlo Park, 1980 10 Miles 52:18 Lake Tahoe 72 Miler: 13:10 (Age 40) Winner: PAC AAU Marathon Chpshp 1978 Winner: HI AAU Maarathon Chpshp 1977 Winner: CA RRCA Marathon Chpshp, Davis,CA 1981 2:32 Top 21% Ironman Triathlon, Kona, HI, 1981-82 2nd Iowa (Cyclone) Marathon 1974 3rd, two times, Ave. Giants Marathon, 2:28 & 2:26 Winner, Big Island Marathon, 2:28:06 1977 Coordinator: VNam Veteans Cross-Nation Triathlon (4 Mile -relay Swim off Belmont Shores, Long Beach, CA, followed by a 10K, then 72 mile bike leg, then successive cycling with some daily running interspersed to culminate "13 Days " later at the VietNam Veterans Memorial, Wash.D.C. Cordinator: Disabled wheelchair vets to participate in 1st VietNam Marathon, 1992, Finsher with Don Kardong & Bill Rodgers. See RW "Good Morning VietNam" June, 1992 article by Don) 1993 Finisher, Ha Noi Intl. Marathon. 1995 Div Winner, Ha Noi INtl Half-Marathon. Div Winner, Manila INtl. Marathon 1986 Div Winner, PI Milo Nat Marathon Chpshp 1985 |
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| 2/10/13 | Together With Love | Pacific Grove, California | 10K | 57:15 | 224 | |||
in W Coast Scrabble tournament; noon break to get out to Campbell bike path.
5 k race, Sacramento, 4th in Div at 27:28; twin bro Ron was 2nd in 23:58, great weather & multi-ethnic fellowship!!
Way to fly in the Ave. Giants Half Bob.! Some years back, while still in the 50's, I recall finishing in the same place with the overhead timer in a 1:26. Now at this run/shuffling 65, it would be an achievement to do it under 2 hrs. Slludos on uholding, the "above 60" banner so well.!!
Best,
jim barker.
