
Lorraine Gersitz
April 2005
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Name: Lorraine
Gersitz
Hometown: Grew up in NJ and lived there until 1990
Residence: Fullerton, CA
Date of Birth: May 6, 1954
Height: 5"5'
Weight: 125
Years running:
Began running in May 1979 at age 25
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Running Career Highlights
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USA 100 km Team Member -
World Championships: 1993,
1996, and 1997
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USA 100 km Team Member -
North American Championships
- 1994
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USA 100 km Bronze Medalist:
1993
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USA 50 Mile National
Champion 40-44: 1997
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USA 50 Mile Silver Medalist
40-44: 1998
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USA 50 Mile Trail Silver
Medalist 45-49: 2001
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USA 50K Trail National
Champion 45-49: 2002
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Former US 40-44 Age Group
100k Record Holder: 8:33:07
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Active Masters road, trail, and
ultra runner (now age 50) with
numerous age-group wins
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Completed 97 ultras since 1990
with 22 overall wins and
numerous age-group wins
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Completed 126 marathons since
1980 with 7 overall wins and
numerous age-group wins
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1993 Southern California Ultra
Grand Prix Woman's Overall
Champion
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1989 Millrose Athletic
Association Sub-Veteran (30-39)
Runner of the Year
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1988 Mercer Bucks Running Club
Sub-Veteran Runner of the Year
PRs
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5K: 18:12
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10K: 37:45
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Marathon: 2:51:07
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50 Mile: 6:33
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100K: 8:20:09
Other Running Activities
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USATF 100 km Team Leader:
1998, 2001
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USATF Half-Marathon Team
Leader: 1999
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Founding USATF MUT Council
member: WLDR 1998-2004, Masters
LDR 2005-Presesnt
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MUT Council Co-Chair: 1998-2002
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MUT Council Web Coordinator:
2001-Present
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MUT Council Awards Chair:
2000-2004
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MUT Council Women's 100 km
Team Coordinator: 1998-2004
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USATF Southern California
Association - Women’s LDR
Chair: 1998-2004
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USATF Southern California
Association - Open and
Masters MUT Chair:
2005-Present
Personal
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Librarian/Professor, Cerritos
College, Norwalk, CA
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BA
(English) & MLS (Library and
Information Science) - Rutgers
University, New Brunswick, NJ
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Last updated:
09/14/05
Web Author: Lorraine Gersitz
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