The Team

The Baker to Vegas Challenge Cup Relay allows our personnel to maintain a physical fitness program which, in turn, will help them to perform their duties. Most of our runners train and compete year-round. This year-round dedication pays off every Spring during Baker to Vegas.

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Our Coaching Staff

Ron Bottomley

Running Experience:

• 1980-1982: Varsity Runner for Lakewood High School; Cross Country and Track & Field. (PB XC 3 mile 15:38; Track PB Mile 4:16, ½ Mile 1:58, and ¼ mile 0:49)
• 1982-1985: Runner for Long Beach City College; Cross Country and Track & Field. (Member of the 1983 State Track and Field Championship team), (PB 800 M 1:54, 1500M 3:56, 3000 SC 9:33).
• 1985-1988: Runner for Cal Poly Pomona University; Cross Country and Track & Field.
• Competed in numerous ½ marathons (PB 1:24), 10K races (PB 34:39) and 5K races (PB 15:16)
• Participated in the Baker to Vegas (BTV) Relay the last 27 years.
• I have run for Men’s Central Jail (Member of 5 Championship BTV teams; 1993-1995, 2008-2009), Norwalk Station, STAR Center Training Bureau, Carson Station and the LASD Elite Team since its inception in 2012.

LASD Coaching & Baker to Vegas Team Captain Experience:

• Baker to Vegas Team Captain and Coach for Men’s Central Jail (2008-2009 BTV Championship Teams) and (2006-2007 2^nd place overall for both years).
• Coach for the Norwalk Station BTV Team.
• Coach for Men’s Central Jail (2010-2011 BTV Championship Teams).
• Baker to Vegas Team Captain and Coach for the LASD Elite Department BTV Team since its inception in 2012. (2012-2017 2^nd place overall, 2018-2019 3^rd place overall).

Outside Coaching Experience:

• 2007-2013: Assistant Coach for Trabuco Hills High School; Cross Country and Track & Field.

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Eric Tunforss

Coaching Experience

• Numerous sports at park league and little league level
  • Football
  • Basketball
  • Baseball

• 2017-2021: Assistant Coach, LASD Elite Running Team
• 2021: Head Coach, LASD Elite Running Team

Running Experience

• Member of MCJ Running Team, 2002-2010
• Alternate runner, MCJ Running Team, Baker to Vegas Champions (2008, 2009 and 2010)
• Member of Norwalk Station Baker to Vegas team, 2011
• 2021, I’ve set new Personal Records in the 5K (18:25) and Half Marathon (1:25:58) distances.

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Sergio Aloma

Coaching Experience:

• 2007 -2011: Cross Country and Track & Field coach for the Simi Valley Running Rebels Youth Running Club
• 2007 -2011: LA84 Foundation coaching certification – Cross Country & Track & Field
• 2011 – 2014: Assistant Coach Simi Valley High School; Cross Country and Track & Field
• 2015 -2016: Head Coach Simi Valley High School Cross Country
• 2015 – 2016: Assistant Coach (Middle & Long Distance) Simi Valley High School Track & Field.
• Additional Coaching Certification: USATF Level 1 coaching certification.

Personal Running Experience:

• Completed 17 full marathons (PB 2:58:31), including the last six consecutive Boston Marathons.
  • Marathons completed include – Chicago Marathon, LA Marathon, San Francisco Marathon, Orange County Marathon, and Mountains 2 Beach Marathon.
• Participated in the Baker to Vegas Relay the last 30 years.
• I have run for West Hollywood Station, Narcotics Bureau, Men’s Central Jail (member of the 2008 Baker 2 Vegas Championship team), and LASD Elite Team since its inception in 2012.