Monthly Archives: April 2011

Jon Olsen Successfully Defends His 2010 SAMM Title

Were you confident you’d repeat as winner this year? Absolutely not! I knew of three competitors that had faster PR’s than me. My training was ahead of last year but I thought at best I would run 2:40. I thought the winning time would be a few minutes faster, 2:37 or so. I am glad…

San Franciscan Michelle Meyer Captures the 2011 Women’s Crown

What made you enter the Modesto Marathon? How did you hear about it? I discovered the Modesto Marathon online on https://www.runningintheusa.com/ and saw that it was a fast, flat course that was relatively close to my home in San Francisco. I thought that this marathon would be a perfect final long training run for the…