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2012 Junior Carlsbad

Click here to view photos from the 2012 Junior Carlsbad The Junior Carlsbad is a running event for kids 12 and under, and loads of fun for kids and adults. Timothy Wells was the first place runner in the Age … Continue reading

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2011 Junior Carlsbad

Click here to view photos from the 2011 Junior Carlsbad One of my favorite events to watch each year is the Junior Carlsbad a running event for kids 12 and under. The looks of determination and joy on the kids’ … Continue reading

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2010 Quest Club Holiday Party

Quest Club celebrated the holidays and a successful year of running with its annual Holiday Party. New this year were an “Ugliest Race Shirt Contest” and “Race/Running Photo Sharing” from club members’ first year of running or 10+ years ago. … Continue reading

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2008 Quest Club Holiday Party

As 2008 drew to an end, Quest Club celebrated the holidays with a club trivia challenge and the traditional white elephant gift exchange… *** Click here for the 2008 Quest Club Holiday Party photo gallery ***

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Quest Club at the 2008 Myomed Ragnar Relay Del Sol

On February 29 at 2:00 PM, twelve runners, two drivers, and two assistant drivers from Quest Club embarked on a 26 hour journey, taking a circuitous 182 mile route from downtown Wickenburg to Mesa Riverview Park as part of the … Continue reading

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2007 Quest Club Holiday Party

Quest Club celebrated another year with lots of food, friends, fun, and a white elephant gift exchange. Click here for the 2007 Quest Club Holiday Party photo gallery.

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2007 Carlsbad 5000

Defending women’s champion Meseret Defar came up a bit short in her attempt to break her world best time for 5K at the 2007 Carlsbad 5000. Nevertheless, Defar became the first woman to successfully defend her Carlsbad 5000 Invitational crown. … Continue reading

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2006 Quest Club Holiday Party

It’s hard to believe another year is coming to an end… Quest Club celebrated the holidays with many familiar faces, and a few new ones. Click here for the 2006 Quest Club Holiday Party photo gallery.

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2006 Tempe RYKA Iron Girl 10-Mile and 5K Run / Walk

On a sunny and chilly Saturday morning, Tempe Town Lake hosted the 2006 edition of the RYKA Iron Girl 10 Mile and 5K Run / Walk. Similar to last year, the 10-mile course took two laps on bike paths around … Continue reading

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4th of July 2006

What better way is there to watch 4th of July fireworks in Phoenix than from the roof of a high rise in the Camelback Corridor? Friends and teammates were treated to a 360 degree view of the city, and close … Continue reading

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2006 Carlsbad 5000

Meseret Defar from Ethiopia, the 2004 Olympic champion at 5000 meters, set a pending world best for a road 5K at the Carlsbad 5000, on April 9. The quaint beach town of Carlsbad, north of San Diego, had another marvelous … Continue reading

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2006 Valley of the Sun Half Marathon / Relay

I must admit to approaching this event with a bit of trepidation. After 143 days without rain, the Phoenix area was drenched by a chilly, day-long downpour the day before the Valley of the Sun Half Marathon. Add to that … Continue reading

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28th Annual Runner’s Den 10K and 5K

In its heyday, the Runner’s Den 10K was one of the premier road races in the US, as competitors from all corners of the globe cranked out hundreds of sub-30 minute performances during the 1980’s and early 1990’s. Its position … Continue reading

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2006 P.F. Chang’s Rock ‘N’ Roll Arizona

The big news this year was Haile Gebrselassie’s new world record for the half marathon distance. Even among the locals, this race generates more interest than just about any other running event in town. Quest Club was well represented in … Continue reading

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Quest Club Holiday Party

Quest Club celebrated the holidays in style with its annual Holiday Party. It was nice to see friends and teammates, both old and new, in a social setting away from running. A new twist was a dice game that I … Continue reading

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Weekend Race Report, 12/4/05

The first weekend in December was a busy and successful one on the roads for Quest Club. On a sunny and mild, but unseasonably warm Saturday morning, the women of Quest Club captured four age group awards at the 2nd … Continue reading

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Turkey Trot 10K Race Report

It was a generally nice morning for a Thanksgiving Day race in East Mesa; mostly sunny, unseasonably warm, but without the usual stiff breeze. This venerable 10K, which celebrated its 36th running, reportedly set a record for number of entrants … Continue reading

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New Times 10K Race Report

The New Times 10K moved to Mill Avenue for its 30th edition. Years ago, this was my first road race, when it started on Camelback near 24th St, and was known as the “North Bank” run. Results for the 30th … Continue reading

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Chicago Marathon

Before the day was over, the folks at the LaSalle Bank Chicago Marathon sent me the following e-mail… I was impressed that they turned results around so quickly for such a large race… Dear David Daer, Congratulations on finishing The … Continue reading

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