34TH ANNUAL BRIAN
WATERBURY MEMORIAL ROCK TO PIER SIX MILE BEACH RUN
The City of Morro Bay Recreation
& Parks Department named the Rock to Pier Run in honor of Brian, who had
the idea of running on the beach from Morro Bay to Cayucos and founded the race
in 1970. After finishing his athletic eligibility at Cal Poly, Brian found that
there were no opportunities for post-collegiate athletes to continue competing
because there werenÕt any races in San Luis Obispo County. Since he loved to
run, he and Cal Poly teammate Terry Record decided to start their own race. The
first Morro Bay to Cayucos Fun Run in the summer of 1970 drew 32 people with
Terry crossing the line first and Brian third. The field the second year
increased to 42 and included Ron Larrieu, a member of the 1964 U.S. Olympic
team at 10,000M, and Cheryl Bridges, who would set a world record in the
Western Hemisphere Marathon at Culver City in December of that year. In early
1974, Brian helped form the San Luis Distance Club. Terry had moved away so
members of SLDC began assisting Brian in conducting the race. By 1977, it had
grown to over 600 entrants from all over California and was attracting top
runners from Southern California and the San Joaquin Valley. In 1986, the City
of Morro Bay was looking for more recreational activities to sponsor and
expressed an interest in adding races to its calendar of events. At that time,
SLDC turned the race over to the city which has conducted it ever since as the
Rock to Pier Run. Thanks to Andrea Lueker & Karen Sweeney of the Morro Bay
Recreation Department for making this yearÕs race a wonderful memory of BrianÕs
spirit.
Race Notes: The recognition of Brian helped draw a sizeable contingent
of runners from SLDC - current
members, those from the past, and family members, Among those participating
this year were some of the raceÕs earliest entrants included John Hogerheiden,
who ran the first year in 1970, Lou Squazzoni (1971), Stan Rosenfield (1972),
and Richard Reynaga & Jean Spierling (1973). . . Winner J.J. Duke is from
Clovis and has run this race before. He started as the winner of the 14 &
Under division in 1997 (24th O/A in 39:05), moved up to 5th
by 1999 (32:51), was 4th in 2000 (33:22), 4th again in
2001 (32:50), and placed 3rd in 2002 (31:25) before winning by two
minutes this year. He was a state meet finalist in the 3200 while in high
school and is now at the University of Arizona. . . Linda Somers-Smith was a
member of the U.S. Olympic team in Atlanta in 1996 and broke the womenÕs record
by over two minutes, She will be representing the United States in the marathon
at next monthÕs World Track & Field Championships in Paris as will race
runner-up Jill Gaitenby. . . Seventeen club members picked up awards for
placing in the top three of their age division. Complete results are at www.buzzwordproductions.com .
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1. |
J.J. Duke/U of Ariz. |
31:17 |
106. |
Lori Hashim |
44:33 |
340. |
Rob Livick |
56:07 |
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2. |
Matt Ruane/1-SLDC |
33:16 |
109. |
Victor Brancart |
45:08 |
348. |
Winton Winslow |
57:12 |
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6. |
Scott Peterson/SLO |
32:35 |
125. |
Steve Coombs |
46:17 |
354. |
Frank Spada |
57:36 |
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8. |
Brent Griffiths/1-40+ |
34:12 |
126. |
Connor Coombs |
46:19 |
383. |
Nick Riesz |
58:55 |
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10. |
Linda Smith/1-F |
34:53 |
137. |
George McClintock |
46:34 |
397. |
Mary Stallard |
60:22 |
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12. |
Jill Gaitenby/2-F |
35:48 |
140. |
Ron Swart |
46:45 |
408. |
James Phan |
61:23 |
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15. |
Antonio Arreola |
36:05 |
145. |
Russ Raymond |
47:00 |
415. |
Stan Coombs |
62:04 |
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16. |
Steve Boaz/1-45+ |
36:31 |
156. |
Stan Rosenfield |
47:33 |
416. |
Bill Winstanley |
62:04 |
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19. |
Kevin Cooper/3-40+ |
37:12 |
166. |
Kaeti Ecker |
47:51 |
421. |
Steve Willison |
62:43 |
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20. |
Paul Lee |
37:24 |
175. |
Chris Coombs |
48:13 |
430. |
Chris Shuck |
63:13 |
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21. |
Frank Hutchinson |
37:36 |
176. |
Chris Connors |
48:14 |
445. |
Pete Dorn |
64:07 |
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22. |
Charlie Joslin/3-45+ |
37:55 |
180. |
Matthew Shuck |
48:30 |
460. |
Vikki Waterbury |
65:02 |
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25. |
Vince Figueroa |
38:24 |
189. |
Will Jones |
48:44 |
461. |
Papa Bear Albright |
65:19 |
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36. |
Brady Jones |
40:12 |
194. |
Saul David |
49:05 |
491. |
Ron Souza |
67:57 |
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38. |
Gary Raymond |
40:13 |
216. |
Jason Dornish |
49:44 |
521. |
Lou Squazzoni |
71:31 |
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46. |
Marty Budinger/ |
41:00 |
217. |
Steve Dornish |
49:48 |
545. |
Lauren Coombs/SB |
77:08 |
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57. |
Rob Sausedo |
41:36 |
223. |
Jim Willis |
50:05 |
546. |
Jean Spierling |
77:10 |
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59. |
Neil Wilcox/1-60+ |
41:45 |
224. |
John Hogerheiden |
50:06 |
564. |
Elaine Rosenfield |
83:46 |
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76. |
John Tiffin/1-55+ |
42:47 |
230. |
Richard Reynaga |
50:30 |
581. |
Stacey Breitenbach |
93:39 |
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82. |
Bobbi Tomkins |
43:25 |
249. |
Diane Dixon |
51:25 |
593. |
Sally Coombs/S.B. |
1:40 |
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88. |
Dane Jones/2-55+ |
43:49 |
261, |
Jim Murray |
52:00 |
594. |
Norma Coombs/Bak. |
1:40 |
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92. |
Ryan Cerf |
44:06 |
284. |
Ernie Petrich |
54:10 |
595. |
Laura Coombs/HB |
1:40 |
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97. |
Todd Everett |
44:21 |
289. |
Leslie Monaco |
54:20 |
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** 639 finishers ** |
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