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22nd Annual

2008 Valley Runner of the Year Series

Kenneth K. Takeuchi, Series Director & Founder

1587 North Katy Lane, Fresno, CA 93722-5633 l Telephone: 559-275-6318

update 06/16/08

Home | 2008 Results | Future Events | 2007 Final Series Standings

Official Results posted on web site. See standings below.
Event	Date	Event Name	Location	Distance	Points
1	Jan 5	Dream Run	Woodward Park	6 Miles	20
2	Feb 16	Race Judicata	Clovis	5K/3.1 Miles	10
3	Mar 1	Blossom Trail Run	Sanger	10K/6.21 Miles	30
4	Mar 9	Run Through the Trees	Tower District	2 Miles	20
5	Mar 15	Brian Sturgeon/St. Patrick’s Run & Walk	Woodward Park	4 Miles	30
6	Apr 5	Run for Relief Female/Male	Fresno Pacific University	10K/6.21 Miles	10
7	Apr 12	Armenian Relief Soc – Show Me Finish Line	Woodward Park	2 Miles	10
8	Apr 26	Shinzen Run & Walk Female Male	Woodward Park	5 Miles	30
9	May 3	End of the Trail Half Marathon Run Female/Male	Mooney Grove – Visalia	13.1 Miles	20
10	May 10	Mother’s Day Run	Madera Community Hospital	5 Miles	30
11	Jun 1	Cross the River Run	Woodward Park	10K/6.21 Miles	20
12	Jun 15	Father’s Day Run & Walk Female Male	Downtown – Fresno	6 Miles	30
13	Sep 27	Smokey Bear Run	Bass Lake	10K/6.21 Miles	20
14	Oct 4	Visalia Runners Harvest Run	Cutler Park – Visalia	5K/3.1 Miles	10
15	Oct 25	Susan G. Komen RFTC	CSU Fresno	5K/3.1 Miles	10

EXPLANATION OF POINTS SYSTEM

· No Age Divisions for Disabled Racer – Wheelchair

· Age Divisions are as follows:

Open – Age: 39-under

Masters – Age: 40–49

Seniors – Age: 50–over

· Series consists of five races in each of the point categories.

10-Point Event – top 7 finishers receive points:

10, 7, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1

20-Point Event – top 16 finishers receive points:

20, 16, 14, 13, 12, 11, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1

30-Point Event – top 24 finishers receive points:

30, 25, 22, 21, 20, 19, 18, 17, 16, 15, 14, 13, 12, 11, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1

· Participants count their best three (3) out of the five (5) races from each point category.

· 180 maximum points possible.

STANDINGS as of 12 of 15 Events (Number of First Place Wins in Series Age Division) View printout of complete standings at Sierra Running Co. – 559.433.6750 for store hours
OPEN (Age: 39 – UNDER)
MALE			FEMALE
1.	Ernesto Rojas (4) – Fresno	152	1.	Alyson A. Berg (9) – Fresno	177
2.	Brad F. Butler – Madera	125	2.	Jennifer R. Saroyan (1) – Fresno	134
3.	Galvin Gonzalez (5) – Delano	124	3.	Kim Fullmer	79
4.	Ryan R. Soares – Clovis	82	4.	Shannon M. Parkinson – Parlier	72
5.	Jesus Campos – Fresno	72	5.	Diana Fatyga – Fresno	70
6.	Gabriel Gil – Madera	70	6.	Elia Figueroa (1)	59
7.	Tommy J. Lee – Hanford	63	7.	Rosa Arambula – Fresno	39
8.	Jon D. Celum – Fresno	58	8.	Kari Gladders	37
9.	K Cirrincione & S P Glynn	54	9.	Biggs, Flynn, Magdic, Spain & Van Ornum	36
10.	Ceasar Figueroa – Fresno	47	10.	Leticia ‘Leti’ Gonzalez	34
MASTERS (Age: 40 – 49)
MALE			FEMALE
1.	Richard A. Thiel (2) – Sequoia NP	145	1.	Maia D. Pucay (6) – Fresno	169
2.	Eric Little (3) – Clovis	127	2.	Gail L. Futrell (1) – Fresno	127
3.	David B. Lennon – Clovis	102	3.	Audrey K. Monke (1) – Clovis	115
4.	John E. Rhyne – Clovis