Sara Sayasane Named to US Senior World Team

Team SAFE member Sara Sayasane has been selected as a member of the U.S. Marathon Team for 2004. She will represent the United States as part of the senior world team in the marathon event in Abruzzo, Italy on September 11, 2004.
 
To qualify for the World Team, Sayasane placed 5th overall in total points at the Outdoor National Championships in Colorado Springs in May. A member of the Junior World Team in 2003, Sayasane has been skating competitively for 14 years, starting when she was just 4 years old. In 2003, she also placed third in the pro category at the Northshore Inline Marathon and fifth at Long Beach. Competing indoors, she has won the national championship in her category numerous times.
 
"Sara has been skating for Team SAFE for a number of years, and her high level of commitment has been a major factor in Team SAFE's success. Her place on the U.S. Senior World Team is well deserved recognition for her talent, hard work and dedication," said team sponsor and SAFE CEO Paul Sargenti.

Team Safe Uncorks Victory at Napa Marathon

Team Safe's Brian Talley took top honors Sunday, June 20th, at the Napa Valley Inline Marathon in Calistoga Calif. With a tough pack including Philip Mullin, Grant Foster, Troy Atwell, and Chris Adams, the 14-year-old Talley pulled away from the lead pack one mile from the finish, and was able to hold off a chase attack by Mullin and widen his lead over the last 200 meters. SAFE's Dan Christman took 3rd with a strong sprint.

Christman and Talley skated on Bont's new Vaypor boots, 88mm Sniper Frames, 88mm Crager wheels, and Baby Bont bearings. Racking up his first outdoor win of the season, 14-year-old Talley laced up his new setup for the first time just 10 minutes before the start, and found the powerful package a winning combination.

The race was held on a hilly 6-mile segment of the Silverado Trail closed to traffic, making for 2 laps of long climbs, variable pavement and speedy downhills. Throughout the race, SAFE skaters Scott Wolf and Dana Eads attacked constantly, yet had enough left to finish 4th and 8th, respectively.
Also skating on Vaypor boots and 88mm frames, SAFE skater Kim Perkins had no trouble staying out in front with the lead men until she was sidelined by a loose bolt. With the help of a tool from the sag wagon, she got back in the race to become the second woman over the line, after Jenni Armstrong.

SAFE skaters Dennis Cummings took second place in the Grand Master B category, and Tom McCue, seen after the race sporting a cast over a previously punctured metatarsal tendon, took third overall in the half marathon.

RESULTS - NAPA VALLEY INLINE MARATHON June 20, 2004
 
1. Brian Talley - TEAM SAFE 1:22:20
2. Phillip Mullen - Salt Creek
3. Dan Christman - TEAM SAFE
4. Scott Wolf - TEAM SAFE
5.Troy Attwell - Salt Creek
6. Grant Foster - BONT
7. Howard Yeh- San Diego Street Elite
8. Bryan Mackay9. Dana Eads - TEAM SAFE
10. Louis Beaudoin - LA SPEED
18. Kim Perkins - TEAM SAFE
27. Dennis Cummings - TEAM SAFE

NAPA HALF MARATHON

1. Tiffany Miles - C.O.R.A. 51.53
2. Jeff Cavanaugh
3. Tom McCue - TEAM SAFE