

Racing for a Cure - The Ponseti Family
Many runners I have interviewed for the Coloma River Races say they started running in high school. Some stopped running years before picking it up again, and for others it was just the beginning of a quest to keep racking up the miles year after year. For Deanna Ponseti, it’s a little of both. Deanna lives in Roseville and works part time for a non-profit. She started running as a teenager. “I was on the track and cross country teams in high school but as an adult I got more


“First, love it; then focus on a race.” - Sally McRae
Professional athletes are very fortunate. They get paid to do what they love and to do it better than most. Professional Ultra Runner Sally McRae is in that elite club. Running up mountains, watching her footing in steep terrain, running the straight aways with burning legs that feel like they can’t go another step. Well hers can!...Step right across the finish line. Sally added another first place win at the Salmon Falls 50K in February. We talked to Sally about being a prof