Author Archives: Dave_D

Way to go Scott!!! Scott Kipp feature in the Ahwatukee Foothills News

PHOENIX, ARIZ. (May 8, 2012) – On June 3, four athletes from a Phoenix running club will join 18,000 other runners, only 78 of whom are from the United States, for the Comrades Marathon in South Africa. The local runners … Continue reading →

Karen Bea and Michael Gray have successfully gotten through the first trimester of pregnancy. The mother is smiling and the father is worrying.

Nina Daer at the 2012 Junior Carlsbad. Photos from the event are posted at AZRunning.com.

Donna qualified for the Boston Marathon with a time of 4:25.48 at the Lost Dutchman Marathon. Special recognition to Donna’s teammates  – Melissa paced her all the way, and Mary joined at 19 miles.  Hooray for Donna. She worked very hard … Continue reading →

In the marathon, Bill Scheel was our fastest runner today with a 3:37.11. That was about a minute slower than Newport, but still very good. Scott Kipp cruised in at 4:05:23. Laurie Sommer reached her goal of finally finishing a … Continue reading →

Photos from the 2011 Quest Club Holiday Party are posted on AZRunning.com. Many thanks to Paula and Scott Kipp for hosting!

Quest Club members had a great weekend in Southern California at the 2011 Carlsbad 5000 and Junior Carlsbad! Masters Men: Jeff Daer 20:47 David Daer 22:33 John Taylor 24:08 Peter Hildebrant 26:17 Masters Women: Mary Orr 26:24 (5th Age Group) … Continue reading →

In the Kiwanis Litchfield Park 10K, Bill Scheel finished in 44:23, for first place in his AG. His 7:09 pace was one-second faster than his Runners Den 5 Mile pace of a month ago. Bill’s overall time is a modern … Continue reading →

A Quest Club member provided the following first-person account of her experiences at the 2011 Tokyo Marathon: The marathon is all about the preparation…so I thought I would start with the uniqueness of pre-race prep “Japanese style”. …then on to … Continue reading →