ALL-AGE EVENT HELPS BUY CLOTHES FOR NEEDY KIDS.Byline: Eugene Tong tong 1 tr.v. tonged, tong·ing, tongs To seize, hold, or manipulate with tongs. [Back-formation from tongs. Staff Writer NEWHALL - While other people slumbered, Doug Baden and his 11-year-old son headed to Newhall Park at 6 a.m. Sunday, then were off and running with the sun over their shoulders, sweat beading beading, n the scribing of a shallow groove (less than 0.5 mm in width or depth) on a cast that outlines the major connector. It is used to transfer the design to the investment cast and ensure tissue contact of the major connector. on their brows. ``I have to run because it's fun, and it keeps me healthy,'' said Baden, 36 of Valencia. ``If I don't run for a week, I get grouchy grouch·y adj. grouch·i·er, grouch·i·est Tending to complain or grumble; peevish or grumpy. grouch  i·ly adv. .'' Some 400 runners young and old pounded the asphalt asphalt (ăs`fôlt, –fălt), brownish-black substance used commonly in road making, roofing, and waterproofing. Chemically, it is a natural mixture of hydrocarbons. Sunday at the Assistance League of Santa Clarita's 13th annual Footsteps Run-Walk. The footrace - with 5K and 10K events and a 1K Fun Run for those under 10 - benefits Operation School Bell, a league project that aims to provide shoes and clothing to needy children. ``It's been a great day,'' said president Durinda Evanoff, who hoped to raise about $15,000 from the event. ``The sun is shining. We had great participation.'' The event drew exercise fanatics from throughout Santa Clarita Santa Clarita, city (1990 pop. 110,642), Los Angeles co., S Calif., suburb 30 mi (48 km) NW of downtown Los Angeles, on the Santa Clara River; inc. 1987. Situated in the Santa Clara valley and nearby canyons, Santa Clarita includes the former towns of Canyon Country, and beyond. ``I think running releases a lot of the stress,'' said Nick Trozzi, 42, of Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. . ``You're just concentrating on feeling good during the race.'' Chris Morley, 46, of Valencia trotted out of the park with eight neighbors and friends on the 5K race, just as daylight warmed the last of the crisp night air. ``You can feel it when the sun came up,'' she said. ``It was getting pretty warm.'' Dave McNeil, 56, of Saugus is trying to outrun out·run tr.v. out·ran , out·run, out·run·ning, out·runs 1. a. To run faster than. b. To escape from: outrun one's creditors. 2. his age. When asked about his first-place 5k win in the age 55-59 division, he said, ``Nobody else showed up.'' ``There's really a challenge to it,'' he said. ``And you don't get old as quickly.'' Shari Nicholls, the third woman to finish the 10K, started running just two years ago. ``When I started running, I lost 40 pounds,'' said Nicholls, 54, of Saugus. ``It's been a lot of fun.'' Baden, who moved up to the 10K race this year, feigned feigned adj. 1. Not real; pretended: a feigned modesty. 2. Made-up; fictitious. Adj. 1. disappointment at his 45-minute finish as he caught his breath at the finish line. ``I've never won anything before,'' he said. ``I could have come in first if I did the 5K. But it's not about winning. It's about health and fun.'' His son David, 11, entered the 5K race for the first time. But the sixth- grader prefers running in the rough and wild. ``I like cross-country,'' he said. ``I don't run as well on asphalt. It doesn't have as much bounce. I prefer dirt.'' Eugene Tong, (661) 257-5253 E-mail eugene.tong(at)dailynews.com CAPTION(S): 2 photos Photo: (1 -- color) Clare Lintereur ends up carrying her kids during the 1K Fun Run. (2 -- color) A pack of runners is among the 400 or so participants during Sunday's event. Gene Blevins/Special to the Daily News |
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