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InsIde Game schedule & maps page 3 | entertainment schedule page 4 | senior moments page 10

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Up and over for the goldPole vaulter Flo Meiler, 75, won the gold medal in her age group Wednesday. The Vermont resident cleared 2.01 meters, or 6 ft., 7 in.

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spawning chants of “You the man!” from the crowd, Adolph Hoffman picked up his first of likely many gold medals at the Senior

Games, winning the men’s 85-89 Hammer Throw on Wednesday.

Hoffman, who is from Somerset, Texas, just south of San Antonio, actually had the first and second farthest throws of the day, beating his own mark of 24.56 meters on his final throw of the competition, throwing the 3kg ball 24.83m for the winning dis-tance.

Hoffman, 86, is very active in track and field, and has been competing for the past 16 years, after also competing in high school. One of the busiest athletes at the Senior Games, Hoffman is signed up for the hammer throw, discus, high jump, long jump, shot put, javelin, triple jump, 100m, 200m and pole vaulting.

Pole vaulting is Hoffman’s specialty. However,

Badminton duo takes gold

Florida team takes two straight on way to 50-54 title

By Colin Becht

B rian Haddad began playing badminton long be-fore many Americans even begin playing base-ball. Growing up in Jamaica, Haddad took up

the sport when he was three. “I could barely hold a racket,” he said.

Then, when they were teenagers, he met Dudley Chen while playing on the Jamaican national team. On Wednesday, Haddad and Chen took the gold in the men’s 50-54 badminton doubles tournament at the 2009 Senior Games.

Haddad and Chen, both of whom now live in south Florida, did not lose a game the entire tournament and kept that streak alive by defeating Clifton Daley and Boris Reshko, of Ohio and Virginia respectively, in two straight games to claim the gold medal. Haddad and Chen took the first game in a tight 21-18 battle and

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| Thursday, augusT 6 | 2009 senIor games

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BurnhamPavilion

Today: M/W 55-59, 60-64Fri: M/W 60-64

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Basketball

Maples Pavilion

Today: M/W 55+, 60+Fri: M/W 55+, 60+

9 a.m.9 a.m.

Ford Center

Today: W 65+Fri: M/W 80+

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Arillaga Rec. Center

Today: M 65+, 75+Fri: M/W 65+, 75+

9:40 a.m.9:40 a.m.

Cycling

Cañada Road

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10 a.m.9:30 a.m.

Golf

Stanford Golf Today: M/W 50-64 8:30 a.m.

Palo Alto Muni Today: M/W 75-100+ 8 a.m.

Harding Park Today: M/W 65-74 8:07 a.m.

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Fri: M/W 5,000M practice all ages NA

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Fri: M/W practice all ages NA

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Fri: M/W all ages NA

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Manzanita Courts

Fri: M/W 65-100+ practice NA

Soccer

El Camino Fields

Today: M/W 55+Fri: M 55+, W 65+

8 a.m.8 a.m.

Sand Hill Fields

Today: M/W 65+, M 60+ 9 a.m.

Cagan Field Fri: M/W 55+, 65+, M 60+ 8 a.m.

Softball

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Sunnyvale

Today: M/W 65+, 70+, 75+, 80+, W 55+Fri: M/W 65+, 70+, 75+, 80+, W 55+

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Taube Tennis Center

Today: M/W 50-64, practice M/W 65-69Fri: M/W 50-69

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Track & Field

Cobb Track & Angell Field

Today: M/W 65-100+ Prelims: Long Jump, Triple Jump, High Jump, Discus, 100M, 400M, Finals: 1,500MFri: M/W 65-100+ Prelims: 800M, 200M; Finals: Hammer, Javeli, Shot Put, Pole Vault, 100M

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Maples Pavilion

Fri: Practice W 70+, M/W 75+ NA

For complete schedule through Aug. 15, visit www.2009SeniorGames.org.

Public TransportationComplimentary use of Stanford’s Marguerite shuttle and other public transportation is

available with Senior Games photo credentials.

Monday - Friday, from 6 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. Marguerite Line B Clockwise runs from the Palo Alto Transit Center to the Alumni Cen-ter stop, which serves the AstraZeneca Athlete Village, and on to the Munger Graduate Residences, stopping at Wilbur Field. Marguerite Line B Counter-Clockwise runs from the Munger Graduate Residences (the stop is at the Vaden Health Center on Campus Drive East and Cowell Lane) to the Track House, which serves the AstraZeneca Athlete Village, then continues on to the Palo Alto Transit Center. Saturday - Sunday, 7:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. The shuttle stops at the Munger Graduate Residences, the Track House, the Palo Alto Transit Center and the Alumni Center.

Caltrain: use for travel from hotels to the Palo Alto Transit Center, caltrain.com/timetable.html.

SamTrans: use Lines 390 and KX for recommended hotels in Menlo Park, samtrans.com/schedules.html

VTA: use Line 22 for recommended hotels in Mountain View and Palo Alto, vta.org/schedules/schedules_bynumber.html


South of the Border FiestaThursday, Aug. 6, 5:30 - 7:30 p.m.Party Tent next to the Avery Aquatic Center

Free Entertainment — Pete EscovedoThursday, Aug. 6, 6 - 8:30 p.m.Euflexxa Entertainment Stage Enjoy Mariachi & Folklorico music and salsa sounds with Legendary Pete Escovedo.

Sock Hop & Ice Cream SocialFriday, Aug. 7, 5:30 - 7:00 p.m.Party Tent next to the Avery Aquatic CenterIt’s time to “rock Around the Biological Clock” with some jitterbug dancing to work off the calories from the delicious complimentary ice cream. Bring your poodle skirt and slick back your hair for this nostalgic celebration. No reservations necessary. Free to credentialed participants.

Free Entertainment — Butch Whacks and the Glass PacksFriday, Aug. 7, 6 - 8:30 p.m.Euflexxa Entertainment Stage

Celebration of AthletesSaturday, Aug. 8, Doors open at 6 p.m.Maples PavilionJoin us for the traditional Celebration of Athletes to be held inside Maples Pavilion. This event in-cludes live entertainment by Mickey Thomas of the Starship, with the Oakland Interfaith Gospel Choir and special guest stars and appearances by

some of the Bay Area’s most celebrated Olympic and professional athletes. It will truly be an inspi-rational night. The Celebration of Athletes is being produced by E2k Sports, a local entertainment production company that has produced major ceremonies for the Super Bowl, the World Cup, the Olympics and the Presidential Inauguration. Presented by Astra Zeneca. Complimentary event.****This is a ticketed event with limited free seats open to the public. Tickets for athletes will be available at the Athlete Village and information for ticket pick up will be available at Athlete Check in.

Taste of California & California Beach PartySunday, Aug. 9, 5:30 - 7 p.m.Party Tent next to the Avery Aquatic Center2009 Summer National Senior Games Local Or-ganizing Committee proudly presents the “Taste of California” for participants and their guests, to highlight California cuisine and wines. The menu will include an assortment of salads, main courses, and desserts as determined by the freshest ingre-dients available at that time. The host chefs and will be in attendance. Reservations are required. $25 per person.

Free Entertainment — Papa Do Run Run Sunday, Aug. 9, 6 - 8:30 p.mEuflexxa Entertainment Stage

Dine Around Palo AltoMonday, Aug. 10Downtown Palo AltoThe award winning restaurants of Palo Alto wel-come participants in the 2009 Summer National

Senior Games with a special night on the town at selected restaurants. The list of participating restaurants will be available at the Information booths. Restaurants will include a range of cui-sines. Be sure you have your athlete credentials with you. Bon Appetit! Check the information booth for more details.

Real Texas BarbequeTuesday, Aug. 11, 5:30 - 7:30 p.m.Party Tent next to the Avery Aquatic CenterA real Texas barbecue served picnic style from Ar-madillo Willy’s. Enjoy this finger-licking dinner fea-turing Barbecue ribs and chicken with all the sides. Reservations are required and can be made at the Information Center. The cost is $25 per person.

Free Entertainment — Country Band, AppaloosaTuesday, Aug. 11, 6 - 8:30 p.mEuflexxa Entertainment StageKick up your heels to the sounds of country music.

Senior Games Entertainment ScheduleSenior Games Special Hospitality Food & Beverage Events are located under the “Party Tent” and Free Nighttime Entertainment will be located on the Euflexxa Entertainment Stage

Closing CeremonySaturday, Aug. 15 — 4-4:30 p.m. at the Humana Celebration Plaza, Stanford

Peak Performance Lecture SeriesDaily 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. and 1 to 2 p.m.at the Avery Rehearsal Hall - Located at the Avery Aquatic Center (125 seats)

Thursday, August 6 10: 30 a.m. Thor Besier, MD (SHC) – Biomechanics in Sport: Performance Enhancement and Injury Prevention

Thursday, August 6 10:30 a.m. David Spiegel, MD – Hypnosis, Stress and Performance

1:00 p.m. James Ratcliff, MD - The Runner’s Foot

Senior Games Special Events

Tom Gibboney, Publisher Emily James, Managing Editor

Colin Becht, Sana Bakshi, Kylie Sloan, Staff Writers

Shannon Corey, Design Director Raul Perez, Linda Atilano, Diane Haas, Scott Peterson, Paul Llewellyn, Laura Don, Gary Vennarucci, Designers

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swimmer likes heavy airlower altitude helps push Bill mitchell to bronze medals

By Kylie Sloan

B ill Mitchell takes his mark, ready to swim the men’s 50-yard backstroke in the 80 to 84 age division, but the lanes surrounding

him are empty. Due to a scheduling mix up, Mitchell did not get

to swim with his fellow competitors that day. While he was disappointed to be swimming by himself, Mitchell had no hard feelings.

“I’m swimming on my back so I can’t see anyone anyway,” Mitchell said.

Instead, he was up against the clock and swam the 50-yards in 45.46 seconds.

“That was one of my best; it was pretty good,” Mitchell said.

Mitchell mainly attributes this to the altitude in Palo Alto. Originally from Albuquerque, N.M., Mitchell believes swimming is easier here at the much lower elevation.

“My lungs are able to get more oxygen,” he said.Mitchell began to swim when he was a young boy.

Although his high school did not have a swim team, let alone a pool, he swam at the YMCA. In college, he joined the freshman team, but said he was not good enough for competition, so he quit.

After that, he stayed out of the pool for approx-imately 40 years, but not away from water com-pletely. After taking a deep-sea diving course in the Army, he did underwater operations work dur-ing his 23-year military career. However, that was still a big difference from competitive swimming, he said.

“I had to build it back up really good,” Mitchell said.

Mitchell did not jump back in until 1995, once he was retired, and is now taking part in his eighth Senior Games.

“When I retired, I didn’t know what to do with

myself; I didn’t have any hobbies,” Mitchell said. “But, then I found out about this program.”

Mitchell liked how the games were a way to keep him in shape and he loves the competition aspect. In addition to the 50-yard backstroke, Mitchell swam five other strokes, including the 100- and 200-yard backstroke, the 100- and 200-yard individual med-ley and the 50-yard butterfly.

“I come in third most of the time, and I hate to see the first and second swimmers up ahead of me when I make my last turn,” Mitchell said.

Sure enough, Mitchell won five bronze medals at the 2009 games, including one in the 50-yard backstroke, his last, solo swim. Mitchell said he is most comfortable in the backstroke, but struggles with the breaststroke in the individual medley.

“There is no relation between the backstroke and the breaststroke; they are completely different,” Mitchell said. “The breaststroke is really good if you have a wide kick, which I do not.”

This is due to his lack of flexibility, which seems to disappear more and more as he gets older, Mitch-ell said. However, his flexibility has not stopped him from being an all-around athlete in the past.

At past Senior Games, Mitchell participated in softball and three-on-three basketball. He also com-peted in cycling and track, but at the state level.

“Right now, at my age, I just want to stay in one area,” Mitchell said. “I want to focus on swim-ming.”

There is no place Mitchell would rather swim than at the Senior Games.

“The Masters is so serious, all about times and medals,” Mitchell said. “The seniors socialize and help each other out, even though they are competing against each other.” ★

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Track, field kicks offField events are focus on first day of competition

By Sana Bakshi

The hundreds of track and field athletes who gathered here for the Senior Games fi-nally took the field Wednesday as competition in the hammer throw, shot put, javelin throw, discus and pole vault began.

Competition was close in the women’s jav-elin, with only one inch separating third and fourth place. Utah resident Wendy Dixon, 67, was upset and disappointed with her throw of 18.27 meters, losing to Marianne Neuber, 68 of New York who had a throw of 18.97 meters.

“I am so unhappy,” she said, “I don’t know what I did. You don’t know what’s going to happen. You can practice as much as you want, but when you get out there to do it, it’s very different.”

Joan Davis, 68 of Hawaii trailed in the event with a throw of 7.49 meters.

“I was expecting to come in last,” Davis said, “This is the first year I am competing in the javelin.”

Davis took home sixth place in the hammer throw, which she was also competing in for the first time this year.

Nadine O’Connor, 67 of California, placed sixth in the javelin throw and was quite pleased with her throw of 17.45 meters. O’Connor also competes in the 100 meter sprint, the 200 me-ter sprint, pole vault, and shot put. She took home the gold in both the pole vault and shot put, calling it a “miracle in itself”.

“My favorite thing to do is compete in what

I am bad at,” she said, “Because then I can improve.”

In the men’s pole vault,. Don Pellmann, 93 of California, won the gold. He has been competing in the senior games for the past 10 years.

“Everybody recognizes running,” Pellmann said, “But when I tell people that I do pole vaulting then everyone’s like ‘Wow!’”.

Adolph Hoffman, 86 of Texas, failed to qualify for the pole vault for the first time since his 16 years at the Senior Games. Nev-ertheless, Hoffman had a successful day at the track, winning gold in the hammer throw and silver in discus.

George Riser defeated Hoffman by about eight meters in the discus, to take the gold. Riser said he has participated in track and field his entire life. He holds the national re-cord for discus in the 80-84 age group.

“My favorite saying is that if you get to the starting line, then the finish will take care of itself,” he said.

Howard Hall, 88 of Florida, came in eighth in the discus as a result of a recent surgery. He did better than his expected 10th or 11th place.

“I’m throwing good for me, personally,” he said, “but nothing compared to these guys.”

Hall participates in six swimming events and nine track and field events.

“The more I participate in,” he said, “The more medals I get.” ★

he failed to place in it earlier Wednesday because “I started too high, and I didn’t even qualify. That’s the first time in my life I didn’t qualify in a meet, first time ever,” said Hoffman. “It really upset me because that was my first event.”

Prior to this year, Hoffman had always won the gold medal in the pole vault at the Senior Games in each of his five previous competitions.

Hoffman has become accustomed to such success and is expecting to go home with more than just one medal. “I expect to hold my own pretty well on them, maybe get a medal on most of them,” he said.

By the end of the day, Hoffman already had his second medal, earning a silver in the discus with a throw of 21.89m.

Hoffman’s athletic prowess is not limited to track and field events, as he also excels on the baseball field, and plays with a 55-and-over team despite being more than 30 years older than some of the players. Hoff-man said he has played in the Senior World Series each of the past six years.

coming back to stanford

45 years after he last competed at Angel Field, Mike Walton returned to Stanford to compete in his first national Senior Games.

Now 67, Walton placed sixth in the men’s 65-69 hammer throw, his longest throw measuring 25.27m.

Walton was a member of the track and field team at Stanford from 1961 to 1964, and ran the hurdles for the then Stanford Indians.

After hearing that the Senior Games would be held at Stanford, Walton began training. As extra motivation, he knew he would have a fan club. Though he is a resi-dent of Washington, Walton’s daughter lives in California.

Walton began training for field events four years ago and qualified for the 2007 Nation-al Senior Games in Louisville. However, he chose not to attend because of the distance.

Instead, Walton made the 2009 Games his first, marking a return to a track he com-peted on long ago. “I thought that was excit-ing to come back and compete on the same track 40 years later,” he said. “I wasn’t going to miss it.”

Though not competing in hurdles at the Se-nior Games as he did at Stanford, Walton has a history with the field events thanks to his high school track coach. At Highland Park High School in Highland Park, Ill., Walton’s coach instituted a team decathlon, in which Walton and his teammates competed in the shot put and discus, among others.

“All of the team members competed in the decathlon, so we learned how to do other events,” said Walton. He won the team de-cathlon all four years of high school. Walton was the third best discus thrower and the fourth best shot-putter on his high school team without ever competing in those events in a meet.

Walton picked up the hammer throw when he began training for the Senior Games four years ago.

At the Senior Games, Watson will use some of that decathlon experience when he competes in the discus on Thursday and the shot put on Friday.

Though future Senior Games will not have the pull of Stanford, Walton said he plans to continue competing. “Oh, yeah, I’m going to keep going.” ★

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training for this,” said Haddad. “We’re just delighted to be able to take home something to the state of Florida and to our club.”

In game one, Haddad and Chen held a slim one-point lead at 13-12, but then won six out of the next seven points to take control of the game. Haddad was crucial in developing that lead, getting several slams to earn points.

However, Daley and Reshko did not sim-ply bow to the big lead and responded with a run of their own, winning five of the next six points. Haddad and Chen were simply too close to the winning 21 point total, and despite Daley and Reshko’s comeback, Haddad ended the game with drop shot.

Daley and Reshko were not able to bring a competitive edge to game two and quickly fell behind 12-4. From that point, Haddad and Chen did not let their lead fall to less than five, and finished off the sweep for the gold medal.

Both Haddad and Chen and Daley and Reshko won twice to reach the gold medal game. In the semifinals, Daley and Reshko had to rally after losing the first game to de-feat Chee-Kong Lai, and Wee Tam 15-21, 21-17, 21-14. Haddad and Chen had a much easier time in their semifinal, beating Alexander Latchininsky and Grant Taggard 21-9, 21-12.

After playing together in Jamaica in their teens and twenties, Haddad and Chen met up again when Haddad moved to south Florida five years ago, where Chen has been living for 30 years. “We had similar training and back-ground in the badminton field, so it was very nice…it was just great that we could click and play together,” said Haddad.

This marks the first time Haddad and Chen have played in the Senior Games, though Chen was an administrator at the Senior Games in

2007.Chen has a lengthy background in badmin-

ton. He is a U.S. Certified coach and conducts

some private lessons. Chen also plays on his own three times each week, and Haddad plays at least once a week. ★

Wee Khin Tam and Chee-kong Lai prepare to serve in the men’s 50-plus doubles in badminton Wednesday at the Senior Games. The pair lost to a Florida team that ultimately took the silver medal.

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With a medal in every Games since ‘97, Joanna Jones-reed is on top of her game

By Kylie Sloan

J oanna Jones-Reed holds two national titles in doubles tennis, but that is not why she plays the game.

“I just love to run around and chase a ball,” she said.

Jones-Reed, 65, of Lomita, Los Angeles, began playing tennis 40 years ago. She loved the sense of enjoyment she got from playing and the challenge of each match. She still plays for the same reasons today.

The 2009 Games will mark the sixth time she has competed at this level, and if she continues her winning ways, she will earn a medal as she has in every one she has attended thus far.

She shocked everyone in her first appear-ance at the 1997 Games in Tucson, Ariz., where she won gold in singles in the age 50 category.

“In your first time, you go out and nobody realizes you can win,” Jones-Reed said. “You have to fight your way through.”

Jones-Reed said she felt so rewarded by that gold medal that it inspired her to devote countless hours of free time to playing just so she could get that same feeling of achievement again. And she did.

She won back-to-back national titles at the National Public Park in Springfield, Mich. She won the first title with her partner Pat Cody and the second with her ex-husband in junior varsity mixed doubles.

“There’s truth in what people say, mixed doubles equals mixed troubles,” Jones-Reed said.

Jones-Reed finds pinpointing a memorable match or opponent difficult for her. Each match or player is a challenge and each is dif-ficult in its own way, Jones-Reed said.

She recalled one match against experienced, national player Charleen Hillebrand. Jones-Reed lost, but what she remembered most was not how she played, but rather the end of the game.

“She (Hillebrand) shook my hand and said, ‘I had to work for every point,’” Jones-Reed said.

She felt especially rewarded knowing that she had made Hillebrand work hard to beat her. Now, the two women live near each other and often continue their rivalry on the tennis court.

Jones-Reed teaches special education and

coaches the tennis teams at San Pedro High School. She does not have much time to play in tennis tournaments or circles anymore, but she is learning bridge.

About a week ago, Jones-Reed played bridge with new partner William Lurie, a well-known tennis player from the 1950’s. Lurie played un-til he was 96 years old before retiring. Jones-Reed said that Lurie is an inspiration to her as a tennis player, and she hopes to learn from his bridge skills as well.

“Bridge keeps the mind active and strong,” Jones-Reed said. “It’s a competition, just like tennis. I’m always learning.”

At the 2009 Summer National Senior Games, Jones-Reed will compete in a new age division. She will face a whole new set of tal-ented players, yet another challenging aspect of tennis that will keep her on her toes.

“New players just keep popping out of the woods,” Jones-Reed said. ★

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still playing to winFrom age 50 to 100, these athletes pose fierce competition

By Sue Dremann

r oger Gentilhomme, a 100-year-old athlete, is looking forward to beating the pants off of his competitors in the

tennis championship at the Senior Games, he said.

And Randall Stafford, a double-kidney transplant patient and Stanford Hospital and Clinics physician, is biking in four separate road races, including the 20-kilometer and 40-kilometer.

Gentilhomme and Stafford could be poster children for the benefits of a healthy and active lifestyle.

Gentilhomme still drives his car to Florida and back to Falmouth, Mass., where he splits living six months each year. And he also stays active — very active.

He often goes galli-vanting off and his adult children, Claude and Calla, don’t know where he is, causing them some consternation, Claude said by phone. But he’s in great shape, Claude said.

Gentilhomme plays tennis for several hours every morning and works out at the gym for an hour or so several times a week, he said. Then, there’s square dancing twice a week, playing cards and trips with seniors’ groups, bowling and shuffleboard.

“When I get a minute or two doing nothing, I read,” he said.

A current favorite?“The Next Hundred Years: A Forecast for

the 21st Century,” he said.Gentilhomme won Senior Games gold med-

als for his age group in 1995, 1999, 2003 and 2007 in tennis and bowling, he said.

“I love life and I look forward to living the next day. I keep fit, eat well, sleep well and it all contributes to my well being,” he said.

Stafford, 50, whose specialty is internal medicine and preventive cardiology, grew up in the Bay Area and has taken advantage of its open spaces and mountain roads for biking since childhood, he said.

He started bicycling competitively through the Transplant Games after he received a kid-ney from his brother in 1984. He had a second kidney transplant from his wife, Deirdre, in 2005. He has also competed through the U.S. Cycling Federation, he said.

Stafford bikes to work and back daily and on weekends, putting in 150 miles a week, he said. Last summer he, Deirdre and their two daughters, ages nine and 13, biked from Eureka to Santa Rosa, with the youngest on a tandem bike, he said.

Physical activity is crucial to the success of transplant patients, he said. Biking helps keep his weight down, since it can balloon from anti-rejection medications, he said.

As a physician, his goal is to set an example for patients to engage in some form of activity, regardless of how mild, he said.

“I try to get people to do anything besides sitting in front of the television,” he said.

Stafford said the beauty of the Senior Games is the challenge they offer regardless of age, and the ability to compete within one’s

age group offers a level — and less discourag-ing — playing field.

“I look forward to participating in a com-

petition that will be there no matter how old I get. On club rides I sometimes have trouble keeping up with the 25-year-olds,” he said. ★

Roger Gentilhomme, 100, stays in shape by playing tennis every morning and leading an active lifestyle of going to the gym, square dancing, bowling and shuffleboard.

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competition. For a complete list of results, visit 2009seniorgames.org/results.

SwimmingName Age State Final Time

200-Yard BreaststrokeWomen 50-54

1 Wilson, Tammy K 50 NM 2:55.29 2 Chisholm, Kath 53 TN 3:06.85 3 Lasher, Cynthia 52 FL 3:17.83

Women 55-591 Steil, Tamara 55 MI 3:06.35 2 Wright-Belknap, Alice 58 KY 3:07.39 3 Welsh, Mary 56 CA 3:07.54

Women 60-641 Stach, Marjo 61 TX 3:37.90 2 Burr, Marion E 64 WY 3:46.85 3 Neaves, Marie S 61 DE 3:49.31

Women 65-691 Barnea, Daniela 65 CA 3:09.37 2 Adams, Carol H 65 MA 3:48.16 3 Case, Malinda 68 AZ 3:52.23

Women 70-741 Hardin, Lucille D 71 TN 4:18.08 2 Goines, Margaretta 74 NY 4:51.49 3 Richardson, Brigitte 72 WA 5:24.21

Women 75-79 1 Stowell, Diane 75 HI 3:46.20 2 Van Dinter, Yenny J 75 NM 3:51.49 3 Lancaster, Rocio R 75 GA 4:55.90

Women 80-841 Vowell, Mary K 83 TN 6:44.37 2 Stupfel, Gloria M 83 CA 8:01.27 3 Francis, Carol 81 MO 10:05.63

200-Yard BreaststrokeMen 50-54

1 Haberek, Cork 52 KY 2:29.68 2 Dauser, John 53 CA 2:40.10 3 Kunkel, Stephen 54 PA 3:03.24

Men 55-591 Colella, Rick 57 WA 2:18.61 2 Clemmons, Jim 59 CA 2:27.30 3 Kennedy, James 57 CA 2:38.00

Men 60-641 Peterson, Steven B 62 WA 2:43.92 2 Leonard, Roger F 61 MD 2:46.91 3 Carney, Kent 61 CO 2:48.18

Men 65-691 Todd, Richard 67 CA 2:35.92 2 Andersen, Peter 65 IL 2:43.68 3 Berghaus, Peter P 68 CT 3:21.33

Men 70-74 1 Lauer, William J 74 TN 3:02.71 2 Downs, George 70 CO 3:13.86 3 Fasbender, Barry A 72 CA 3:13.90

Men 75-791 Stupfel, Norman 76 CA 3:30.96 2 Hubach, Eric 76 CA 3:34.07 3 Knight, Richard R 76 MT 3:35.67

Men 80-841 Lowry, Biff 82 UT 4:11.10 2 Collings, John J 81 MD 5:28.22 3 Machicao, Hugo 82 MO 6:38.04

Men 85-891 Larson, Ole 88 SC 5:11.07 2 Lamb, Bob 85 OH 6:27.30 3 Cockroft, William 86 TN 7:06.76

Men 90-941 Keller, Walter 90 CA 6:58.85

50-Yard BackstrokeWomen 50-54

1 Clark, Lori B 54 WA 32.71 2 Burlingame, Sharon 52 TN 34.73 3 Lasher, Cynthia 52 FL 35.41

Women 55-591 Guins, Ann H 55 OH 33.45 2 Allison, Diane A 56 TN 36.87 3 Coffman, Bonnie K 57 TX 38.81

Women 60-641 Allen, Susan 64 HI 40.88 2 Reid, Colleen 60 HI 41.16 3 Hench, Tanya 62 PA 41.53

Women 65-691 Katz, Jane 66 NY 40.73 2 Adams, Carol H 65 MA 42.50 3 Hlavacek, Ida M 67 TX 44.15

Women 70-741 Dillard, Barbara 70 TN 41.82 2 Arnadottir, Inga 70 AZ 43.20 3 Brown, Beth B 73 TN 46.17

Women 75-791 Hanes, Alice 78 IL 51.79 2 Chadima, Judy J 79 IA 53.23 3 Stevens, Ann 75 IL 56.44

Women 80-841 Mutzner, Marilyn 80 CA 1:03.80 2 Wong, Flora 80 MT 1:04.30 3 Man, Chris 81 FL 1:07.01

Women 85-891 Cox-Peterson, Doris 85 IN 1:29.18 2 Kirkland, Hollyce H 89 TN 1:51.80

Women 90-941 Jackson, Mary 92 MA 1:24.60 2 Hoffman, Evelyn R 91 WA 1:25.42 3 Hanks, Beth 93 OH 1:31.90

50-Yard Backstroke Men 50-54

1 Djang, Philipp A 54 NM 26.21 2 Heath, Robert 52 CA 27.84 3 Gibson, Paul 53 MO 35.40

Men 55-591 Schmidt, George 59 FL 29.11 2 Tingley, William 59 KY 29.29 3 Childers, David W 55 TX 31.80

Men 60-641 Leech, J Nathan 60 FL 29.02 2 Magin, Randy 60 FL 32.39 3 Parsons, Roger 62 FL 33.49

Men 65-691 Hellmann, Stephen D 65 KY 35.47 2 Diehl, David J 67 MD 37.41 3 Friend, Gail 65 FL 39.32

Men 70-741 Gillanders, David 70 AR 39.37 2 Learmonth, William R 70 OH 39.45 3 Williams, Robert B 70 OH 40.72

Men 75-791 Hubach, Eric 76 CA 41.20 2 Pepping, Lee R 75 TX 43.48 3 Garretson, Robert 76 CA 45.09

Men 80-841 Knowlton, Horace 80 UT 39.68 2 Webster, Dale A 83 AZ 39.77 3 Rigley, Thomas D 81 AZ 46.60

Men 85-891 Scherbarth, James L 86 NC 1:02.67

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Danae Mattes: Wetlands - FreeThis exhibition premiers new paintings by Berke-ley artist Danae Mattes. Unique in their surface veneers of clay and pigment on canvas, her works evoke poetic atmospheric conditions and striking geological formations. Viewers are invited to visit and revisit the exhibition throughout the summer to witness the inherent forces of permeability, as the artist’s site-specific work Evaporation Pool evolves from a lustrous and fluid sacred circle, to a slaked and cracked sculptural object.

Stephen De Staebler: Continuity - FreeThe exhibition pays tribute to the leading Ameri-can sculptor and acknowledged master in the California clay movement. The eight sculptures in the exhibition, 1975-2008, bear the tension of dual and contradictory associations: as ancient relics and contemporary figuration and as body and landscape. They combine the earthly and spiritual, as well as the fragile and resilient. The exhibition is presented in anticipation of the artist’s retrospec-tive at the San Jose Museum of Art.

Permutations From Nature’s Perimeter: Radius 2009 - FreeIn Permutations From Nature’s Perimeter: Radius 2009, Karen Kienzle, Director of the Palo Alto Art Center, has identified seven regional artists who explore the phenomenon of transformation against the backdrop of nature: Tracy Burk, Sukey Bryan, Dana Harel, Amy Hibbs, Ulla de Larios, Catie O’Leary and Sarah Ratchye. The exhibition has received special support from Uni-versity Art and the Palo Alto Weekly.

Radius 2009 Artists in Dialogue - FreeJoin the Radius 2009 artists in a gallery tour.Location: 1313 Newell Road. Date & Time: Aug. 6, 6-8pm

Children’s Fine Arts Family Day - FreeChildren and their families are invited to create, de-sign, and explore with our after-school / weekend art teachers. The afternoon of art activities will be in con-junction with the Radius exhibition of local artists. All children must be accompanied by an adult. Activities are appropriate for children ages 5 and up. Location: 1313 Newell Rd. Date & Time: Aug. 9, 1-4pm

Palo Alto Children’s Theatre1305 Middlefield Road. 650-463-4930; box office hours: 650-463-4970. Tickets: $5 Child, $10 Adult; Tue-Sat: 1:30-5pm

Hot Dog Suppertime Shows - FreeBring a picnic for your family or purchase hotdogs, hamburgers, veggie burgers, chips and soft drinks from the Friends of the Children’s Theatre. General running time: approximately one hour. Recom-mended for ages 4+. Gates to Secret Garden open at 5:45pm. Location: Outdoor Magic Castle Stage at Children’s Theatre

Lyle The CrocodileWhen the Primm family moves into their New York City apartment, their son Joshua is surprised to find a crocodile in the tub! The multi-talented Lyle quickly becomes part of the family and livens up a lazy summer’s day with his many adventures. Per-formances: Aug. 6 and 8 at 6:30pm

How I Became A PirateWhen Braid Beard’s pirate crew invites Jeremy Jacob to join their voyage, he jumps right on board. Soon Jeremy Jacob knows all about being a pirate – it’s the very best time of his life. Until he finds out what pirates don’t do. . . . Maybe being a pirate isn’t so great after all. Performed by the Wingspread Company, age 16-22. Performances: August 12, 13, 14, and 15 at 6:30pm

Wingspread summer Season42nd Street42nd Street spins the classic showbiz tale of a naïve young actress hoping to join the cast of her first Broadway show. The score features such musical classics as “Lullaby of Broadway” and “We’re In the Money.” Based on the classic movie musical of the same name, 42nd Street is a jazzy, noisy paean to the transcendent joys of Broad-way. Location: Briggs Auditorium at Children’s Theatre. 1305 Middlefield Road. Performances: Aug. 6 at 8 pm; Aug. 8 at 2:30pm

TheatreWorksFor tickets call 650-903-6000.

New Works Festival ’09A nationally-acclaimed incubator for new works, the New Works Festival ’09 includes major con-certs, playwright showcases, and “script-in-hand” debuts of six new musicals and plays. Location: Lucie Stern Theatre, 1305 Middlefield Road

Tinyard HillPerformances: Aug. 7, 8 & 13 at 8pm; Aug. 12 at 7:30pm

MakeoverPerformances: Aug. 9 at 7pm

Maureen McGovern ConcertPerformance: Aug. 6 at 8:00pm

Ernest Shackleton Loves MePerformances: Aug. 8 at 2:00pm; Aug. 11 at 7:30pm; Aug. 15 at 8pm

Young Playwrights Initiative ShowcasePerformance: Aug. 9 at 2:00pm

Meet The Artists PanelPerformance: Aug. 10 at 7:30pm

Vienna Teng ConcertPerformance: Aug. 14 at 8pm

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