Wednesday, August 28, 2013

SPORTS SUMMARY

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Miller tastes Vancouver’s SeaWheeze breeze

     A relative newcomer to the West, Ketchum’s Heather Miller is getting a good taste of the West Coast, and she learned more about the great international city of Vancouver, B.C., Canada earlier in August.

     Third-year Wood River High School girls’ cross country coach Miller, 39, took part in the Lululemon’s SeaWheeze half-marathon run at Vancouver Saturday, Aug. 10 and finished 55th of 8,423 women with a final time of 1.37:19.

     “I was pretty happy with that 1.37:00 time,” said Miller. The top female time was 1.20:35.

     Miller was 170th overall out of 10,147 runners on the 21.1-kilometer (13.1-mile) course that started and finished at Vancouver Convention Centre. The course wound its way through Stanley Park.

     Two days of SeaWheeze activities for racers include sunset yoga sessions overlooking the Pacific Ocean at Kitsilano beach and at Stanley Park.

     Miller, originally from Homer, N.Y. near Ithaca, studied at the State University of New York at Geneseo and at Rhode Island College and first came to Idaho on a road trip three years ago. She is a two time Boston Marathon finisher who ran her first marathon in Paris, France in 1995.

 

Galena Lodge re-opens, plans Harriman trail run

     Galena Lodge 23 miles north of Ketchum has re-opened following the Beaver Creek Fire and is planning its third annual Harriman-Boulder 10-mile trail run for Saturday, Aug. 31.

     Contingent on U.S. Forest Service re-opening the Harriman Trail this week, Saturday’s race will start at 10 a.m. at Baker Creek Road and wind its way up to Galena Lodge along the Harriman trail.

     All racers will be treated to lunch after the race. Cost is $25. For more details call 726-4010.

 

Rebecca’s Private Idaho Gravel Grinder race is Sunday

     World champion mountain bike racer Rebecca Rusch of Ketchum is hosting her first Rebecca’s Private Idaho Gravel Grinder bike race Sunday, Sept. 1, coinciding with the Ketchum Wagon Days celebration.

     The endurance off-road courses measure 95 and 50 miles, leaving Ketchum Town Square Sunday at 8 a.m. and returning Sunday afternoon to the Smith Optics “Off the Wagon Days” street party from 3-8 p.m. at the same location. Saturday’s related events at Ketchum’s Atkinson Park include mandatory packet pickup from 3-8 p.m. with onsite registration available, then a reception and meet-and-greet at the park from 5-8 p.m.

     Rusch, 45, is the two-time defending women’s champion of the Dirty Kanza 202-mile Gravel Grinder race held during June in the Flint Hills of southeastern Kansas. She placed 11th overall this year with a time of 12 hours, 51 minutes and 34 seconds.

 

Golf ace at Valley Club

Tullio Celano aced the No. 6 hole on The Valley Club South Nine Wednesday, Aug. 14 during Men’s Day. He used a 5-hybrid from the Blue Tees. It was Celano’s second ace on the same hole this season, the first coming June 14 during the President’s Cup tournament. Witnesses to his achievement were Nick Vande Steeg, Jerry Graham and Jim Gandolfi.

 

Senior Games free throw shooter

     Jack Qualman of Hailey, representing the River Street Apartments, participated in the Idaho Senior Games basketball free throw shooting competition in Boise Friday, Aug. 16. He won the gold medal in the Men’s 75-79 age group, making 17 of 25 baskets to earn first place in the class.

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