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| Member Name | jim barker |
| Location | san jose ca |
| Age | 78 |
| 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 |
jim barker's Race Listing
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Double Road Race Results
| Name | Event | Race | Bib# | Time | Place | Points | Prize Money | Full Results |
| Jim Barker | Pleasanton 12/23/12 | Christmas 5K | 1609 | 27:56 | 76 | 0 | 0.00 | results |
| JIM BARKER | Pacific Grove 5/10/15 | Double 8K | 508 | 41:11 | 21 | 10 | 0.00 | results |
| JIM BARKER | San Jose 8/22/15 | Double 15K | 17 | 01:57:13 | 189 | 10 | 0.00 | results |
| Jim Barker | San Jose 2/22/14 | UjENA 5K | 404 | 0:30:15 | 15 | 0 | 0.00 | results |
| Jim Barker | San Jose 8/23/14 | UjENA Double 5K | 1012 | 30:32 | 31 | 0 | 0.00 | results |
UjENA FIT Club Posts
Wednesday, January 25th, 2017
Did 4.5 miles against the So SJose hills--Coyote Crk swollen & 2nd highest in 36 years.!
Wednesday, September 28th, 2016
Power walk in the heat-Coyote Crk--even the deer & wild pigs were in slow motion.!
Thursday, August 18th, 2016
4 mile power walk &10 mile bike pm ride.. Encountered 1st defensive rattler on Coyote Bike Trail today.
Friday, July 15th, 2016
Power walk ; yesterday's walk of 5+ miles in 91 degree heat really left me dizzy.. Recent experience at Oly Trials at Eugene was like a Nat. Reunion of runners & superb in spit of 4 days of rain.!! Great tie-in with Neta Prefontaine & family of the Prefontaine legacy & big hello to famed Coach Bill Dellinger at the Bowerman Bldg; also a Seniors Wed. PM 100 Meter Dash on track; finished a secure last with the crowd cheering nonetheless !!
Profile Comments
RON BARKER (age 66) 2013 bests: 1st overall in Boise hidden springs duathlon; 3rd overall in 10km, Draper City, UT. Always from 1st to 3rd in age group: Idaho/Montana/UT/CAjim barker 1/31/14 4:54 pm
You are running well Jim. Be sure to post all your races here.Bob Anderson 2/1/14 9:36 am
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 barkerjim barker 5/10/12 1:29 pm
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