By Karen Lozano Jerry Nance is one of those guys who would give you the shirt off his back. Quite literally, he would willingly give it up without a second thought if he thought you needed it. I know firsthand of this generosity. Now I don’t normally write these volunteer stories in the first person, […]
By Karen Lozano If ShadowChase Running Club volunteer Melanie Wiegand had a theme song, it might be from a Clint Eastwood movie. As part of the club’s race timing team, she gets a taste of the good, the bad and the ugly. Weigand, along with Susan Cooper, Danielle Myers and a few others who […]
They are quite often two of the first two faces you see at a ShadowChase Running Club race. But it may surprise some to hear that Karen Crane and Loretta Ghaner, two of ShadowChase’s most prolific volunteers, are not runners or walkers at all. You can say they “married” the club. Crane, 64, joined ShadowChase […]
Written by Karen Lozano in October 2015 As organizers prepare for the next Surgical Artistry Modesto Marathon in March, two ShadowChase Running Club members are hard at work putting together a program for the next round of adults hoping to fulfill dreams and get healthy and fit through running a full or half marathon. Mike […]
Flat Arch 2016 December 31st 2016. New Year’s Eve. It was a dark and stormy night! No really, it was a dark and stormy Friday night but still over 250 runners signed in early on Saturday morning in light rain. Almost all these runners knew that much of the route is on dirt roads […]
Saturday, January 21st, 2017 SOS Club: 819 Sunset Ave. 5:30pm Drinks 6:00pm Dinner $25/per person 7pm Awards Slide Show, Raffles, DJ Deadline for reservations: Monday, January 16, 2017 Register on-line with active.com awards-banquet-flier-2017
Flat Arch 50 Time: Start 7:30am, Saturday 31st of December. Meet at the Galas Barn at 7:00. You will be finished in time to relax and enjoy having had enough exercise to justify your Holiday feasting. Place: Start at the Galas Barn on Frankenheim road. To get to the Galas Barn go to Oakdale then North […]
December 10, 2016 Tenth Street Plaza, 1010 Tenth Street, Downtown Modesto Race Start Time: 8:30am The Modesto Spirit of Giving 5k Run and Walk gives back to the community! The City of Modesto Parks, Recreation and Neighborhoods Department’s Leisure Bucks program offers financial assistance to low-income children, seniors and individuals with disabilities, giving them access […]
Who doesn’t need exercise? Join the ShadowChase training program for the Sutter Health Memorial Medical Center Modesto Marathon, Half Marathon and 5k! We have groups of all ages and paces. There is a place for everyone from walkers up to elite runners! Be sure to attend one of the informational meetings being held: Saturday September […]
The Modesto Marathon is getting a new name and look thanks to a multi-year partnership announced this week. The race will now be called the Sutter Health, Memorial Medical Center Modesto Marathon. A new logo to reflect the change has been unveiled. “I am beyond excited for our new partnership with Sutter Health, Memorial Medical Center,” […]