MEMORIAL RUNS

BRIAN WATERBURY MEMORIAL ROCK TO PIER FUN RUN
42ND ANNUAL: Saturday, July TBD, 2011 at TBD AM
41st Annual: July 17, 2010 - Results
40th Annual: July 11, 2009 - Results
39th Annual: July 19, 2008 - Results
38th Annual: July 14, 2007 - Results
37th Annual: July 15, 2006 - Results
36th Annual: July 9, 2005 - Results
35th Annual: July 10, 2004 - Results
34th Annual: July 19, 2003 - Results
Results from: www.buzzwordproductions.com
For more history on the race, see 34th Annual section below.

Official Website: http://www.leaguelineup.com/rock2pier/

BRIAN'S BIRTHDAY RUN
Saturday, August 9, 2003 - 8:30 A.M.

Results

WHERE: Laguna Lake Park, San Luis Obispo. The park is located on Madonna Road between Highway 101 and Los Osos Valley Road (take the Madonna Road exit from Highway 101). The course is on fitness trails and roads within the park.

WHY: This race is being held to celebrate the life of Brian Waterbury who would have turned 55 on August 8, 2003. Brian was the founder of the San Luis Distance Club and taught math and computer science at San Luis Obispo High School for 30 years. He coached cross country and track at the high school, ran in over 400 distance races in his career, and helped officiate at hundreds more. Additional information about Brian can be found at the web site created in his memory at www.coachwaterbury.com.

CONDUCTED BY: San Luis Distance Club, Post Office Box 1134, San Luis Obispo CA 93406, (805)544-9320.

34TH ANNUAL
BRIAN WATERBURY MEMORIAL ROCK TO PIER FUN RUN
Saturday, July 19, 2003 - 8:00 A.M.



Photos

From SLDC.org:
Thanks to Andrea Lueker & Karen Sweeney of the Morro Bay Recreation Department for making this year's race a wonderful memory of Brian's spirit.

Race Notes: The recognition of Brian helped draw a sizeable contingent of runners from SLDC - current members, those from the past, and family members, Among those participating this year were some of the race's earliest entrants included John Hogerheiden, who ran the first year in 1970, Lou Squazzoni (1971), Stan Rosenfield (1972), and Richard Reynaga & Jean Spierling (1973). . . Winner J.J. Duke is from Clovis and has run this race before. He started as the winner of the 14 & Under division in 1997 (24th O/A in 39:05), moved up to 5th by 1999 (32:51), was 4th in 2000 (33:22), 4th again in 2001 (32:50), and placed 3rd in 2002 (31:25) before winning by two minutes this year. He was a state meet finalist in the 3200 while in high school and is now at the University of Arizona. . . Linda Somers-Smith was a member of the U.S. Olympic team in Atlanta in 1996 and broke the women's record by over two minutes, She will be representing the United States in the marathon at next month's World Track & Field Championships in Paris as will race runner-up Jill Gaitenby. . . Seventeen club members picked up awards for placing in the top three of their age division.

Results as reported on www.buzzwordproductions.com

Background/History

The City of Morro Bay Recreation & Parks Department has named the annual Rock to Pier Run in memory of Brian Waterbury. Brian was the one who had the idea of running on the beach from Morro Bay to Cayucos and founded the race in 1970. He was a math and computer science teacher for the San Luis Coastal Unified School District for 30 years and coached cross country and track. In addition to his efforts in promoting running among students and the community, he had a distinguished competitive record of his own. Brian competed in over 400 races at distances ranging from the mile to the marathon in his 40-year career. His top accomplishment was an 8th place in the 50/59 age division at the Boston Marathon in 2001 where he ran 2:51:09 and placed 391st out of 12,000 entrants. Other notable racing achievements include back-to-back age group wins at the Tucson Marathon in 2000 (2:47:09) & 2001 (2:47:56) and a masters marathon PR of 2:43:12 at Sacramento’s Cal International Marathon in 1988. His best time in the Rock to Pier race came in 1989 when he ran 34:48 and placed 6th.

Brian started his running career in 1962 as a freshman at Mira Costa High School in Manhattan Beach and continued as part of the team at Cal Poly. After finishing his athletic eligibility in 1970, he found that there were no opportunities for post-collegiate athletes to continue competing because there weren’t any races in San Luis Obispo County. Since he loved to run, he and Cal Poly teammate Terry Record decided to start their own race. The first Morro Bay to Cayucos Fun Run in the summer of 1970 drew 32 people with Terry crossing the line first and Brian third. The field the second year increased to 42 and included 1964 U.S. Olympic team 10,000M runner Ron Larrieu and international cross country team member Cheryl Bridges, who would go on to set a world marathon record in December of that year. In early 1974, Brian helped form the San Luis Distance Club. Terry had moved away by then and the members of SLDC assisted Brian in conducting the race, which by 1977 had grown to over 600 entrants from all over California. In 1986, the City of Morro Bay was looking for additional recreational activities to sponsor and expressed an interest in adding some races to its calendar of events. SLDC turned the Morro Bay to Cayucos race over to the city which has conducted it ever since.