Houston Striders 2010 Distinguished Member Awards.

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2010 Distinguished Member Awards

Runner of the YearRunner of the Year- Criteria-- Criteria-

Runners must be current members, representing the Houston Striders in HARRA competitions

World Association of the Veteran Athletes (WAVA) tables are used to calculate age-graded data over seven distances

Marathon, 30k, 25k, half-marathon, 10 mile, 10k and 5k

One best performance from each category is used to select the 3 best performances

Members that run for another club in the HARRA competition are excluded

Winners cannot win the same division two years in a row

WAVA PercentagesWAVA Percentages- Summary -- Summary -

Over 90%......................World Class Level

Over 80%......................National Class Level

Over 70%......................Regional Class Level

Over 60%......................Local Class Level

Open FemaleOpen Female- Merits -- Merits -

65.4% WAVA average for three best distances

Best result was 67.2% for Bayou City Classic 10k

Participated in all of our relays (Cross Country, Bayou Bash, and Beach to Bay Relays)

Open FemaleOpen Female -Statistics- -Statistics-

Open Female-2010 Runner of the Year-

CaitlinGardner

Open MaleOpen Male- Merits -- Merits -


Best result was 80% for USA Space City 10 miler

19 race results including 8 HARRA races

Moves to Masters Division next year (to the delight of a number of our Open Male Division runners)

Open MaleOpen Male-Statistics--Statistics-

Distance Time WAVA %

USA Space City 10 Miler 0:57:42 80.0%

Lookin’ Good Shamrock Strut 10k

0:35:29 79.5%

Astros 5k Run 0:17:05 79.3%

TOTAL Regional Level 79.6%

Open Male-2010 Runner of the Year-

John Yoder

Master FemaleMaster Female- Merits -- Merits -


Consistently scores over 80% for all distances 5k to Marathon

Focused on Triathlons during the summer

Moved up to Veteran’s Division late in 2010 (to the delight of a number of our Masters Female runners)

Masters FemaleMasters Female-Statistics--Statistics-


Sugar Land Finish Line Sports 30k

2:14:10 81.9%

Chevron Houston Marathon 3:13:37 81.5%

Scope 5k 0:20:45 80.6%

TOTAL National Level

81.3%

Masters Female-2010 Runner of the Year-

Jody Berry

Master MaleMaster Male- Merits -- Merits -


Best result was 76.8% for 5k (Bellaire Trolly Run)

21 race results including 11 HARRA races (one of the top Strider scorers for the HARRA Club Competition)

Masters MaleMasters Male-Statistics--Statistics-


Bellaire Trolley Run 5k 0:18:19 76.8%

USA Space City 10 Miler 1:03:52 75.2%

Bayou City Classic 10k 0:39:15 74.6%

TOTAL Regional Level

75.5%

Masters Male-2010 Runner of the Year-

Steve Schroeder

Veteran FemaleVeteran Female- Merits -- Merits -


Best result was 84.5% for 10k (Sheltering Arms)

Runs lot of races at distances from 5k to 25k

Veteran FemaleVeteran Female-Statistics--Statistics-

Distance Time WAVA%

2009 Sheltering Arms 10k 0:46:53 84.5%

Race Against Violence 5k 0:23:27 82.4%


TOTAL National Level 82.4%

Veteran Female-2010 Runner of the Year-

Karen Bowler

Veteran MaleVeteran Male- Merits -- Merits -


Runs all distances (5k to marathon) and consistently scores above 70% in each

21 race results including 9 HARRA races

Veteran MaleVeteran Male-Statistics--Statistics-



Bellaire Trolley Run 5k 0:23:30 72.7%

Chevron Houston Marathon 3:45:11 72.3%

TOTAL Regional Level 72.7%

Veteran Male-2010 Runner of the Year-

Jim Peiffer

Newcomer of the YearNewcomer of the Year-Criteria--Criteria-

Joined club during or after November of 2009

Has participated actively in the club as a volunteer and as a runner in the community

Female Newcomer of the YearFemale Newcomer of the Year-Merits--Merits-

Joined November, 2010

Started running last January

Completed the West Alabama Ice House Runners 5k and the Power in Motion program Co-Captain of 21.5 water station at Houston Marathon

Volunteered at the Transocean water station for five years

Actively runs in local and out-of-state races

Newcomer of the Year-2010 Female Newcomer of the Year-

Tish Felts

Joined February, 2010

Provides leadership and coaching for inside loopers

Runs in HARRA races

Volunteers at every opportunity

Newcomer of the Year-2010 Male Newcomer of the Year-

Steve Reddy

Most Improved RunnerMost Improved Runner-Criteria--Criteria-

Significant improvements in times over one year


Most Improved Female RunnerMost Improved Female Runner- Highlights-- Highlights-

Consistently improved throughout the year

Best performance in 2010 is 11% higher than 2009

In 2010, best fall performance is 11% higher than early spring races

Fall 10 miler age-graded performance improved by 12% shaving off 11 minutes from her time

Abby Maxa

Most Improved Male RunnerMost Improved Male Runner- Highlights-- Highlights-

Improved across the board from 5k’s to 25k’s

Shaved 40 minutes from 25k race

30% overall improvement

Most Improved Runner-2010 Most Improved Male Runner-

Mario Rios

Volunteer of the YearVolunteer of the Year-Criteria--Criteria-

Endless hours of time and dedication to maintain and improves the well-being of the club


Winners cannot be on the Strider board

Volunteer of the YearVolunteer of the Year-Merits--Merits-

Westsider Coach South Texas Representative for the RRCA

Club Clothing Committee Chair

Tour de Art Run/Walk Coordinator

HARRA Liaison

Assists with Tent and Shed Duty

Volunteers at Most Strider Events

Received over 100 Volunteer Points

Volunteer of the Year-2010 Volunteer of the Year-

Lee Greb

Caitlin Gardner John Yoder

Steve Schroeder

Jim Peiffer

Mario RiosAbby Maxa

Karen Bowler

Jody Berry

Steve ReddyTish Felts

Congratulations to All!Congratulations to All!

Lee Greb

Houston Striders 2010 Distinguished Member Awards.

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