JK8K
Dedicated to Jim Kurtz
Jim was a very dear and great friend. He was always thinking of others. Gave his free time constantly. He was a fellow runner who was quite competitive and always humble with his successes.
To honor his life we established the JK8K cross country race to celebrate his kindness and generosity and his undying devotion to his family.
Striders in Action
Huntsman Senior Games 2025
ED ROSE BRINGS HOME THE GOLD FROM THE HUNTSMAN WORLD SENIOR GAMES
Ed Rose (77) traveled to St. George, Utah for the Huntsman World Senior Games (10/6-8) and competed in spectacular fashion: 6 events, 6 gold medals. For those who are not familiar with the Huntsman Games, it is the largest annual multi-sport senior competition in the world. In 2024, over 12,000 athletes from over 30 countries competed in hundreds of events in 40 different sports.
Here is Ed’s performance breakdown:
50m – 8.35
100m – 1.56 (2025 PR; #16 US, #69 World, on MastersRankings.com)
200m – 32.70 (2025 PR; #10 US,37 W)
400m – 1:17.10 (2025 PR by over 2 seconds; #6 US, 22 W)
Long Jump – 3.39
Triple Jump – 7.19 2025 PR; #10 US, #35 W)
Congratulations Ed!
DIRT DOG SERIES ’25
Dirt Dogs #1
Wild Duck 5K
Oceanside
8/16/25
2 Striders competed with good results; Robert Fanjas (62) finished 4th (60-4) with a time of 22:15, and Allan Miller (68) ran 25:11 to finish 4th (65-9) as well.
Dirt Dogs #2
Balboa 4-Miler
Balboa Park
8/30/25
2 Striders again – this time, new (briefly) Strider Jim Metts (84) finished 1st in his division, with a time of 51:09, while Allan finished 5th in 36:09.
(L to R): Allan Miller, Jim Metts, Alan Olson, Jan Kafka, Kent Richardson
Dirt Dogs #3
Crazy 8’s 5K
Rancho Bernardo
9/13/25
There was a good turnout, as our 60+ team got on the scoreboard with a 4th place finish, just 3 points behind the Jamul Toads. Robert had a fast time of 21:33, good for a 5th place finish, Rich Marargal came in 10th in 24:23 and Allan was the next finisher in 24:41 (5th in the 65-9 division); Peter Gregory (63) joined in on very little training, finishing 13th in 39:36.
DD #4
Balboa Boogie 5K
Morley Field
9/27/25
Once again our 60+ team got on board, this time with a 3rd place finish. Robert got 5th again with a stellar 20:55, Richard was 9th in 23:12, and Peter followed in 16th with a 36:36. In the 75-9 division, Dan Linehan made his debut in 29:43, good for 3rd – and in 80s group, Keith Wetterer (83) came in 1st with a great time of 27:50. When we asked Allan where he was that day, he sent us this photo:
Allan Miller Flying Over the Yukon