JK8K
Dedicated to Jim Kurtz
Jim was a very dear and great friend. He was always thinking of others. Gave his free time constantly. He was a fellow runner who was quite competitive and always humble with his successes.
To honor his life we established the JK8K cross country race to celebrate his kindness and generosity and his undying devotion to his family.
Striders in Action
San Diego Senior Games – Track & Field
Sunday 9/13/26
For the first time, the SDSGs T&F had a club team competition. I think that we bugged them enough that they finally acquiesced, provided we handle it. Which we did.
We’re proud to say that the Striders made a good showing, winding up 2nd (out of 12), with only the dominant SoCal Striders finishing ahead. Can’t wait to try again in 2027!
Alan Olson & Ed Rose
Congratulations to our great team:
Andy Anderson – 2 golds
Jim Brennan – 1 gold, 1 silver, 1 4th place
Mark Gookin – 2 golds
Jim Malin – 1 gold, 2 silver
Alan Olson – 1 silver, 1 bronze
Ed Rose – 4 golds
Peter Stern – 1 gold, 1 bronze
For those who would like more details, see the following:
Dirt Dogs 2026
Men’s 60-9 Team
The 2026 cross country season is well underway, and our team has competed twice, with these results:
Wild Duck 5K (8/22)
Robert Fanjas (63) – 22:48 (7th 60-9 team score; 7th 60-4 division)
Richard Magargal (63) – 26:58 (14th; 11th)
John Tennant (67) – 30:52 (13th; 7th)
As a team, our Striders finished 3rd. At the 3rd race they competed again, improving big-time and finishing 2nd as a team:
Crazy 8’s 5K (9/19)
Robert – 22:14 (2nd; 2nd)
Rich – 23:56 (7th; 5th)
John – 29:16 (11th; 7th)
Way to go, Guys!
L-R Rich, John, Robert