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Here, a week before, are Kurt and Brian with the now 87 year old XC musical star, Elmo. He recorded the Christmas classic – Grandma got run over by a Reindeer. Calling all SPARTANS, Former Spartans, Fringe Spartans, Non-Spartans, Wannabe … Continue reading →

Sunday, Vacaville

Sunday, China Camp

A battered-but-not-broken quintet of SPARTAN harriers (Albert, Art, Brian, Kurt, and Nick) journeyed north for the 37th annual Golden Gate Park Cross County Open to once again race through this iconic course which is a staple event on the PA/USA … Continue reading →

What a difference a year makes. As the SPARTANS continue to age toward that final “Your Finished Line,” injuries continue to sap the remaining remnants of the SPARTAN senior harriers: Sal is out with a possible season-ending IT band injury; … Continue reading →

I had been watching it for days with a disquieting uneasiness: a massive atmospheric river rolling down from the Gulf of Alaska––an atmospheric river primed to plummet the fields of Golden Gate Park like the falls of Niagara just in … Continue reading →

The SPARTANS swarmed Lindley Meadow on a cool, crisp, cloudless morning in Golden Gate Park for the 36th Annual PA XC Championships. Yes, “swarmed” is the appropriate word as the Magnificent Seven (Art, Sal, Don, Lino, Brian, Nick, and Kurt) … Continue reading →

                           Art, Sal, and I were the only SPARTANS able to make the short sojourn to Martinez for the Matt Yeo Memorial Aggie XC Challenge, but the “Three Spartaneers” were determined to toe-the-line in what the Aggie Website waggishly calls … Continue reading →

– Reported by Kurt Gravenhorst                 A 2022 record contingent of six spartan SPARTANS motored to San Rafael for the 4.2m Tamalpa XC Challenge––or what Tamalpa harriers simply refer to as “The Johnny” in memory of their running brother … Continue reading →

As the saying goes, “What a difference a day makes.” Instead of burning through the searing heat of the Vacaville dust and dirt, the Spartans were blessed with the cool, misty, eucalyptus-seasoned air at the 36th annual Golden Gate Park … Continue reading →