THE RACE IS ON THOUSANDS PREP FOR MARATHON.Byline: CAROL ROCK Staff Writer VALENCIA -- Pasta While the only basic difference between these names is the shape of the pasta, each pasta is typically matched with a particular sauce based on cooking time, consistency, ability to hold sauce, ease of eating, etc. was on the plates of a few thousand 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, athletes Saturday night as runners and families prepared for the 12th annual Santa Clarita Marathon. The run kicks off today at 7 a.m. at the corner of McBean Parkway and Town Center Drive, with runners traveling a course marked for 5K, 13.1 miles and the full 26-mile distance. ``I'm not going for time, I'm going for enjoyment,'' said Debbie Killian, 43, as she waited in line to pick up a GPS system that would electronically record her time. ``Last weekend I ran the 5K for the Food Pantry and Sunday I'm running a half-marathon for the first time.'' Asked why she was doing it, she replied, ``I'm not getting any younger.'' Alois Gaigl, 41, a cyclist from Ventura who will run the half-marathon in Santa Clarita, runs one or two marathons every year. ``I've run the L.A. Marathon and in January I'm running Carlsbad (marathon),'' he said. ``It's a good winter exercise.'' Nina del Valle, 46, was in line to pick up chips for her two young boys as well as her husband, Robert, 51. ``I've run the half-marathon several times,'' she said, recalling that the first year the course meandered from Canyon Country all the way to Magic Mountain. ``It's much smoother; the city has learned from its years of experience.'' Son Nolan, 12, brought along his running buddy, Kyle <noinclude></noinclude> ''This article or section is being rewritten at One derivation of the surname is from the Scottish Highland word caol, 'channel', or 'strait'. There are other possible derivations (see below). Pliss, 14, a first-timer for the 5K. When Nolan's mom mentioned the carbohydrate-loaded spaghetti spaghetti: see pasta. she was making for supper Supper is the name for the evening meal in some dialects of English - ordinarily the last meal of the day, usually the meal that comes after dinner. The term is derived from the French souper , his eyes lit up. ``You're just doing this for the spaghetti,'' Nolan teased tease v. teased, teas·ing, teas·es v.tr. 1. To annoy or pester; vex. 2. To make fun of; mock playfully. 3. . Volunteers checking in the runners were busy throughout the day in the ballroom
A ballroom is a large room inside a building, the designated purpose of which is holding formal dances called balls. of the Hyatt Valencia as runners picked up information and their GPS systems and browsed various vendor booths. ``We've got 400 people running the full marathon and will have 2,100 running the half,'' said Terry Martin, a race volunteer and member of the Santa Clarita Runners club. ``I've run the marathon three times; it's great to run through your own community and see the people you know standing in the street cheering.'' He admits one of his best running memories was in the early years when he was pounding the pavement on The Old Road near Rye Canyon Road at about mile 22. ``I saw this little person standing on the corner in the distance, then as I got closer I saw it was my daughter, Holly. She was holding up a sign that said `Go Dad.' That really gave me a lift and picked me up for the rest of the race.'' Swimming pool contractor Charlie Alewine traveled from Diamond Bar to participate in the race, his third in Santa Clarita. ``I like 50-mile races. I'm doing a 100-mile race in Oklahoma next week,'' he said. ``I usually do about 54 marathons and 5K runs a year; this is my 28th this year.'' The Santa Clarita race route starts at the Valencia Town Center, travels down Valencia Boulevard, turns north on Tourney tourney: see tournament. Road and follows the West River Trail into the Valencia Industrial Center. It follows the river trail to Copperhill Drive and returns to Valencia down McBean Parkway, where half-marathoners will finish the race on Theater Drive into the mall. Full marathoners will head toward Canyon Country along the trail, turning back just short of the Golden Valley Road overpass, coming back into Newhall along the South Fork South Fork may refer to:
For race results, visit www.scmarathon.org. carol.rock(at)dailynews.com (661) 257-5252 CAPTION(S): 3 photos Photo: (1 -- 2 -- color) Runners wait in long lines In communications, circuits that are capable of handling transmissions over long distances. , above, to register for today's race at the Santa Clarita Marathon registration and health/fitness fair, held at the Valencia Hyatt on Saturday morning. Below, a volunteer holds one of the race's computer chips, which are used to track runners' movements throughout the race and record their times. (3) Runners take a close look at the marathon map at the Santa Clarita Marathon registration and health/fitness fair held at the Valencia Hyatt on Saturday morning. Alex Collins/Special to the Daily News |
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