Ives 3000

This holiday cheer comes from the rosewood desk of emeritus club president, John O’Donnell:

Friends,

Our man Gerry informed me yesterday he passed the 3,000 mile mark in his running log for 2013, a year in which he observed his 74th birthday. I got out my calculator and learned that’s over eight miles per day, and he routinely takes Saturdays off before the Sunday long run.

Gerry Ives, a.k.a. "Ives 3000" is the last real man.

Gerry Ives, a.k.a. “Ives 3000” is the last real man.

I can’t run a lick anymore, and my friend Bennett, 65, tells me it’s because I am old. When I start to rattle off the names of guys in my cohort who run far better than me, his one word explanation is outlier. So everyone my age who runs poorly does so because of age, not because they don’t train hard enough, and everyone who is my age who runs well is an outlier.

This much I know:

Gerry Ives is the last real man.

While the youngbloods were returning along the C&O canal during last Sunday’s distance run, a fellow harrier cried out “It’s okay, I’ve got you by thirty years!” Gerry was still several miles ahead of both the pack and the prey at this point.

2013 Grand Prix Finale: Jingle All the Way 8k

Drew Killian must have been apologizing to Rachel Clattenburg for not wearing his club singlet; perhaps he wants to upgrade from red-on-white to pink-on-turquoise? Regardless, singlet designer and Grand Prix contender, Rachel, proudly wears her own work to the Jingle All the Way 8K. Photo by Swim Bike Run Photography/Brian W. Knight

Drew Killian must have been apologizing to Rachel Clattenburg for not wearing his club singlet; perhaps he wants to upgrade from red-on-white to pink-on-turquoise? Regardless, singlet designer and Grand Prix contender, Rachel, proudly wears her own work to the Jingle All the Way 8K. Photo by Swim Bike Run Photography/Brian W. Knight

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Jingle All The Way 8K
December 08, 2013 - Washington, DC
Results, Team Results

PLACE  NAME                A/S	TIME  PACE
  11   Charlie Ban         31M  26:21 5:18    
  24   Ben Stutts          25M	28:16 5:41    
  48   Andrew Killian      34M	29:38 5:58       
  53   John Hallett        28M	29:56 6:01    
  59   Megan Haberle       34F	30:20 6:06   9th woman
  92   Rachel Clattenburg  29F	31:46 6:23  17th woman
 229   Laura Jennings      32F	35:17 7:05     
 532   Jerold Paulson      54M	39:22 7:53    
1048   James Scarborough   55M	43:22 8:38    
1740   Shinobu Kusakabe    42F  48:53 9:21    
4401 Finishers

3rd of 93 CO-ED Club Teams