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Lorraine Gersitz

April 2005
 

 

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

 

 

Running Career Highlights

  • USA 100 km Team Member - World Championships: 1993, 1996, and 1997

  • USA 100 km Team Member - North American Championships - 1994

  • USA 100 km Bronze Medalist: 1993

  • USA 50 Mile National Champion 40-44: 1997

  • USA 50 Mile Silver Medalist 40-44: 1998

  • USA 50 Mile Trail Silver Medalist 45-49: 2001

  • USA 50K Trail National Champion 45-49: 2002

  • Former US 40-44 Age Group 100k Record Holder: 8:33:07

  • Active Masters road, trail, and ultra runner (now age 50) with numerous age-group wins

  • Completed 97 ultras since 1990 with 22 overall wins and numerous age-group wins

  • Completed 126 marathons since 1980 with 7 overall wins and numerous age-group wins

  • 1993 Southern California Ultra Grand Prix Woman's Overall Champion

  • 1989 Millrose Athletic Association Sub-Veteran (30-39) Runner of the Year

  • 1988 Mercer Bucks Running Club Sub-Veteran Runner of the Year

PRs

  • 5K: 18:12 

  • 10K: 37:45

  • Marathon: 2:51:07

  • 50 Mile: 6:33

  • 100K: 8:20:09

Other Running Activities

  • USATF 100 km Team Leader: 1998, 2001

  • USATF Half-Marathon Team Leader: 1999

  • Founding USATF MUT Council member: WLDR 1998-2004, Masters LDR 2005-Presesnt

  • MUT Council Co-Chair: 1998-2002

  • MUT Council Web Coordinator: 2001-Present

  • MUT Council Awards Chair: 2000-2004

  • MUT Council Women's 100 km Team Coordinator: 1998-2004

  • USATF Southern California Association - Women’s LDR Chair: 1998-2004

  • USATF Southern California Association - Open and Masters MUT Chair: 2005-Present

Personal

  • Librarian/Professor, Cerritos College, Norwalk, CA

  • BA (English) & MLS (Library and Information Science) - Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ

 

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