2001-2002
Mt. Wrightson Ascent 5.4 mi Sept. 9
Bill Cuculic 1:07:12
Ken Greco 1:23:53
Tom Wiper 1:25:22
Chase Duarte 1:25:29
Joel O’Bryan 1:32:10
Tony Celentano 1:37:41
Gene Joseph 1:41:02
Glenn Vencill 1:41:02
Chris Fall 1:43
Lisa Ford 1:43
Jeff White 1:51
Ross Zimmerman 1:51
John Mendola 1:58
Male Ghost Runner 2:18
Mary Alice Bachani 3:00
Bob Bachani 3:00
Long Route Up
Trish Duarte 2:10
Alli LaCroix 2:10
5 Hr. Adventure Run
(Got Lost!)
Pete Gonczlik 5:00
Charles Hangartner 5:00
Sabino Basin 14mi Sept. 23
Bill Cuculic 40 1:49:58
Chase Duarte 34 2:01:39
Ken Greco 34 2:22:08
Gene Joseph 49 2:23:50
Hedley Bond 54 2:26:27
Garrett Ford 30 2:26:57
Glenn Vencill 48 2:34:37
Chris Fall 39 2:35:36
Tom Boyle 46 2:46:34
Wayne Coates 53 2:46:34
Pete Gonczlik 36 2:46:34
Dean Drawbaugh 32 2:47:50
John Mendola 41 2:58:12
Alli LaCroix25 3:31:40
Ross Zimmerman 49 3:31:41
Joe Dana 65 3:31:41
Even though it’s the end of September, summer is still holding on in Tucson. The morning started warm with temperatures in the low 70’s. Even though most of the run stayed in the shade, the temperature warmed up quickly. Twenty-four people started this year’s Sabino Basin Run, but many chose to cut it short by coming down the tram road after running phone line trail. Several decided to run to the basin, but not run phoneline back, choosing to run the tram road instead. Several people took some falls or tumbles on the trail, but no serious injuries resulted. Trish Duarte sported a nice swollen ankle from twisting it near the basin and John Mendola cut his hand after tangling with the fencing the forest Service placed at the intersection of phoneline and switchbacks down to the tram road.
Bear Canyon Loop 16.8mi. Oct. 14
Bill Cuculic 2:34:56
Garrett Ford 2:36:42
Tim Varner 2:38:31
Ken Greco 2:39:06
Juan Silva 2:50:01
Joel O’Bryan 2:50:16
Ron Beard 2:51:25
Gene Joseph 2:51:59
Glenn Vencill 2:55:19
Tom Boyle 2:59:20
Pam Golden 4:04:38
Ross Zimmerman 4:05:28
Kathryn Buchan 4:05:28
Joe Dana 4:05:28
Melody Varner 4:18:10
Rich Hastings 4:21:37
Kandi Karuza 4:23:40
Rick Kelley 4:23:40
At the 6:00 a.m. start the temperature was 53° and clear. Garrett Ford had a good run and Ken Greco ran a PR for the course. Ron Beard showed up for his yearly Bear Canyon Loop and Kathryn Buchan ran her very first Bear Canyon Loop and seemed to enjoy it very much. The trail was in good condition and there was no water to be seen on any crossings. D.Cuculic
Agua Caliente Ascent 15 mi. Oct. 28
Chase Duarte 34 2:49:42
Garrett Ford 31 2:50:20
Ken Greco 34 2:50:35
Ron Beard 39 3:16:20
Hedley Bond 54 3:21:45
Jerry Riddick 49 3:21:45
Bob Nardone 47 3:25:02
Trish Duarte 3:52
Chris Fall 3:59:22
Kim Ferranti 43 4:10:51
Alli LaCroix 4:15:32
Pam Golden 4:15:32
Pete Gonczlik 4:19
Charlie Hangartner4:19
Joe Dana 4:28
Gene Joseph 4:28
Kathryn Buchan 4:35
Ross Zimmerman 4:38:15
Romero Pass 14 mi. Nov. 4
Chase Duarte 2:56:10
Garrett Ford 3:06:12
Gene Joseph 3:26:00
Paul Vyriotes 3:26:00
Ken Greco 3:26:56
Ron Beard 3:29:15
Pierce Cornelius 4:05:56
Trish Duarte 4:31:15
Alli LaCroix 4:31:15
Ross Zimmerman 4:31:15
Chris Fall 5:07:55
Thirteen runners started the new Romero Pass run on a warm November morning. Although the start was warm and muggy, runners were greeted with a nice breeze and the first rain sprinkles of winter. Ken Greco donated blood to the new course on three different occasions and finally had the opportunity to use his impressive first aid kit. Chris Fall took a wrong turn at Romero Pools and followed a game trail for 40 minutes. After crawling under several bushes he finally figured out he was on the wrong trail. Chase and Trish Duarte supplied burgers, snacks and pale ale for an after run picnic at Catalina State Park. Ross Zimmerman and Gene Joseph kept us entertained with stories from the old days. Pierce Cornelius made the group feel old and slow when he passed on the after run snacks and ran home. G.Ford
Mt. Lemmon Ascent 18.6 mi. Nov. 18
Chase Duarte 34 3:58
Ken Greco 34 4:10
Tom Boyle 41 4:46
Chris Fall 39 4:52
Gene Joseph 49 4:54
Garrett Ford 31 4:57
Pam Golden 47 5:46
Paul Vyriotes 39 5:48
Pete Gonczlik 36 5:50
Trish Duarte 40 6:02
Alli LaCroix 25 6:02
Charles Hangartner 42 6:38
Ross Zimmerman 49 6:49
Geri Kilgarif 43 6:52
Rick Kelley 51 6:54
Enrique Aviles 46 7:02
Jennifer Aviles 56 7:02
Tracy Wood 37 7:29
Male Ghost Runner 41 9:30
A record number of runners turned out for this year’s run. The Leonid meteor showers were at their peak in the early morning hours and many of the runners started early to see the show. Early morning start times varied from 1 a.m. to 6 a.m. with the regular start at 7 a.m.. The morning temperature was very mild with a low in the lower 50’s. This fall has been extremely dry. All of the stream crossings were dry and there was no snow at the top. All of the runners enjoyed not having to run the road down to the ski area. Several runners decided a run to the top wasn’t enough fun for the day. Julie Arter drove 6 mountain bikes to the top and Garrett, Paul and Duane plus three of their friends rode their bikes down Red Ridge trail to Charouleau Gap and down to Garrett’s house in Catalina. Rick Kelley ran down from the top after his run to the top and encountered a raging forest fire alongside Lemmon trail about a mile above the Wilderness of Rocks trail. ja
Sabino 50K Dec. 2
Bill Cuculic 42 5:06:27
Ken Greco 34 5:25:53
Chase Duarte 34 5:39:21
Gene Joseph 49 6:25
Joel OBryan 39 6:48
Tom Boyle 41 6:50
Chris Fall 39 6:52:56
(Road Return)
Alli LaCroix 25 7:55
Trish Duarte 40 7:55
Pamela Golden 47 8:34
Rick Kelley 51 8:48:19
Tracy Wood 37 9:07
25K
Tom Wiper 63 3:08
Enrique Aviles 46 4:06
Jim Shea —-
Soldier/La Milagrosa Loop 15.2mi. Dec. 16
Chase Duarte 2:49:58
Ken Greco 2:50:46
Chris Fall 3:16:20
Tom Boyle 3:17:49
Bob Nardone 3:43
Wayne Coates 3:43
Jerry Riddick 3:43
Female Ghost Runner 3:49
Ross Zimmerman 3:49:37
Rich Hastings 3:52:20
Joe Dana 3:53
Kathryn Buchan 3:57:15
Don Chudzik 3:57:15
Pete Gonczlik 3:57:15
Trish Duarte 3:57:15
(Partial)
Male Ghost Runner 4:13
(Dec. 23)
Pam Golden 4:13
Alli LaCroix 4:13
Romero Crossing 21mi. Jan 1, 2002
Bill Cuculic 3:58
Ken Greco 3:58
Gene Joseph 4:19
Steve Olson 5:00
Rick Kelley 7:18
Kandi Karuza 7:18
Male Ghost Runner 8:00
Wasson Peak 15mi. Jan. 6
Chase Duarte 2:03:20
Ken Greco 2:19:13
Tom Boyle 2:35:42
Joel O’Bryan 2:38:50
Female Ghost Runner 2:38:39
Beth Darnall 2:40
Mark Dorian 2:41:10
Mimi Ford 2:42
Ross Zimmerman 2:42
Tony Celantano 2:52:10
Jerry Riddick 2:55:13
Bruce Gungle 2:55:13
Wayne Coates 2:55:34
Kim Ferranti 3:10:07
John Mendola 3:10:15
Kathryn Buchan 3:22:17
Trish Duarte 3:22:17
Rich Hastings 3:22:17
Jim Shea 3:40:30
Kandi Karuza 4:11:16
Rick Kelley 4:11:16
(Partial)
Joe Dana 2:08:34
Winter Bear Canyon Loop 16.7mi. Jan. 19
Chase Duarte 34 2:10:40
Bill Cuculic 42 2:30:32
Chris Fall 39 2:41:02
Ken Greco 34 2:41:14
Beth Darnall 30 2:41:41
Garrett Ford 31 2:41:54
Pete Gonczlik 36 2:42:53
Celestino Fernandez 52 2:43:33
Tom Boyle 41 2:46:43
Roger Wrublik 44 2:59:07
Bob Nardone 47 3:00:11
Bob Redwanc 45 3:00:25
Jerry Riddick 50 3:01:01
Paul Vyriotes 39 3:02:02
Pam Golden 47 3:03:02
Mimi Ford 41 3:03:45
Wayne Coates 54 3:11:04
Tony Celentano 47 3:14:25
Ross Zimmerman 49 3:14:28
Calvin Baker 50 3:14:30
John Mark 3:20:00
Cathy Stewart 43 3:24:30
Enrique Aviles 46 3:49:39
Alli LaCroix 25 4:02:51
Trish Duarte 40 4:02:51
Kandi Karuza 43 4:03:22
(Long Version)
Charles Hangartner 40 6:11:51
Kim Ferrante 43 6:11:51
Two Loops
Bill Cuculic 5:18:19
Ken Greco 6:29:06
John Mark 7:20:00
The temperature at the start of the run was approximately 29°. Most of the runners showed up minutes before the start and with the time to get everyone signed up and provide a trail briefing the start was more than 10 minutes late. The delayed start had the group shivering but spirited. Chase Duarte ran an excellent time of 2:10:40, which was a PR by 4 minutes. Beth Darnall was the first women with a time of 2:41:41, which is excellent considering she had never been on the trail before. The oldest finisher was Celestino Fernandez with an excellent 2:43:33. Ross Zimmerman showed that his training is paying off with a 3:14:28. Kandi Karuza improved her PR from the October event by 30 minutes with a time of 4:03:22. Snacks and beverages were provided to the runners who stayed around socializing while 3 runners embarked on a second loop. Bill Cuculic, Ken Greco and John Mark all had good days and looked fresh when they each finished. Two runners took a wrong turn at Sycamore trail junction and ended up heading towards Prison Camp before being redirected by hikers. They finished none the worse for the wear and eager for the next event. R.Kelley
Cowhead Saddle 17mi. Douglass Springs 12mi. Feb. 3
Ken Greco 34 3:06:33
Celestino Fernandez 52 3:06:36
Garrett Ford 31 3:08:29
Female Ghost Runner 41 3:17:52
Tom Boyle 41 3:22:01
Gene Joseph 49 3:22:33
Bob Redwanc 45 3:26:04
Bruce Gungle 43 3:28:28
Mimi Ford 41 3:30:49
Dave Van Wicklin 49 3:34:33
Paul Vyriotes 39 3:36:36
Bob Nardone 47 3:38:58
Tony Celentano 48 3:50:14
Miho Izumikawa 30 3:50:32
Kim Ferranti 43 3:51:36
Pam Golden 47 4:03:49
Ross Zimmerman 49 4:03:51
Joe Dana 65 4:18:07
(Douglas Springs)
Paul Soto 27 2:38:00
Chris Fall 39 2:39:37
Charles Hangartner 40 2:39:38
Trish Duarte 40 2:43:37
Brian Soto 26 2:43:50
Alli LaCroix 25 2:56:37
Laura Beer 33 3:13:09
Tonja Heppler 29 3:13:16
Lee Larson 59 3:15:54
Twenty-eight people arrived at the end of Speedway; nine to run Douglass Springs, eighteen to run Cowhead Saddle, and one to enjoy the trail toward Douglass. In addition, a contingent of spouses/partners is now showing up to hike while the others run. The temperature at the start-41°-and clear skies provided ideal conditions. Last year we were all treated to fields of wildflowers but this year things looked rather parched and barren and all of the creek crossings below Douglass were dry. Snow appeared on the trail above Douglass Springs but had not been broken, so downhill running conditions were excellent. Bicyclist Celestino Fernandez gave Ken Greco a good challenge while Julie Arter has returned to the trails in fine form. Kim Ferranti was not deterred by her adventure in Bear Canyon last time and is finding the series to be a lot of fun; we hope to see more of her. Co-run host Enrique Aviles served as run photographer again and this year pictures of the runners were e-mailed the week following the event. J.Avilles
Tanque Verde Loop 28.5mi. Feb. 17
Chase Duarte 35 4:56:39
Ken Greco 34 5:49:42
Gene Joseph 49 6:06:03
Female Ghost Runner 41 6:13:04
Paul Vyriotes 39 6:18:00
Bob Redwanc 45 6:19:00
Chris Fall 39 6:25:00
Jerry Riddick 50 7:37:00
Wayne Coates 54 7:37:00
Charles Hangartner 41 7:42:50
Pete Gonczlik 36 7:42:50
Kim Ferranti 43 7:58:05
Pam Golden 47 8:08:47
Ross Zimmerman 49 8:09:11
(20.5mi.)
Alli LaCroix 25 6:08:40
Tonja Heppler 29 6:08:40
Jennifer Aviles 57 6:59:35
Enrique Aviles 47 6:59:35
(Partial)
John Liteer 36 –
Darla Demlong 41–
Anna Jolles 29 –
Eileen Hebets 29 –
It was a warm and fairly clear day but fortunately not as warm as it can get for this run. We had an excellent turnout and a very good finishing percentage. Yellow ribbons were distributed to runners to indicate to Park Rangers to allow them to pass without paying the obligatory fee. Nobody was ever challenged, however. R.Kelley
Esperero Canyon Loop 21.3 mi. Mar. 10
Chase Duarte 34 4:22:12
Gene Joseph 49 4:41:46
Steve Morton 43 4:53:30
Female Ghost Runner 41 5:23:12
Pam Golden 47 5:40:14
Enrique Aviles 46 6:28:29
(Partial)
Kandi Karuza 43 5:50
Mica Mountain Marathon 26.8 mi. March 31
Ken Greco 6:14:20
Female Ghost Runner 6:35:17
Wayne Coates 6:47:46
Bob Redwanc 6:47:46
Ross Zimmerman 9:24:19
(Partial)
Jerry Riddick
Tom Boyle
Garrett Ford
Enrique Aviles
Jennifer Aviles
A nice warm day brought out 10 runners for the 6:30 a.m. start. There were 5 runners to complete the entire course. Interestingly, the first four finishers all ran out of water about one mile form the finish. Ross, who was fifth, had lots of water left when he finished. Nice management of your water Ross!
Mt. Bigelow Ascent 50K, 30.8mi., 17.3mi., 13.5mi. Apr. 13
(50K)
Tim Varner 6:50
Steve Olson 7:11
Bob Redwanc 7:13
Wayne Coates 7:16
Female Ghost Runner 7:19
Ross Zimmerman 10:59:55
Male Ghost Runner 11:55
(17.3mi.)
Tom Boyle –
Bab Bachani –
Melody Varner –
Pete Gonczlik –
Tessie –
Chase Duarte –
(Partial)
Pam Golden –
Multiple Wrightson Massacre (10.6 mi. X number of ascents) May 18
Bob Buchani 2 trips
Chris Fall 2
Garrett Ford 2
Male Ghost Runner 1 ¾
Tom Dobyz 1 ¾
Charles Hangartner 1 ½
Dori Arter 1
Bryan Bair 1
Wayne Coates 1
Lisa Ford 1
Rich Hastings 1
Gene Joseph 1
Jerry Riddick 1
Ann Taylor 1
Tom Wiper 1
Pete Yosanti 1
Ross Zimmerman 1