By On the run

Bob Anderson of Los Altos placed ninth in the men’s division of the Fifty-Plus Fitness Association 8-Kilometer Road Race, held March 17 at Stanford University. Anderson, 54, ran the race in 29 minutes, 35 seconds.

Getting ship-shape

Flotilla 43 of the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary is offering a six-week Advanced Coastal Navigation class at the Mountain View Senior Center, 266 Escuela St. Classes run 7-9 p.m., Mondays and Wednesdays, starting next week. The course, for experienced power and sail boaters, covers basic navigation, compass, nautical charts, navigation tools, dead reckoning, piloting, current sailing, tides and currents, electronic-navigation, references and fuel and voyage planning. Cost is $70. To register and for more information, call Lee Scoville at (408) 866-1450.

Get your kicks

The Mountain View-Los Altos Strikers, an under-12 CYSA Class I boys soccer team (for players born after Aug. 1, 1989), is holding goalie tryouts for the spring and fall seasons. For more information, call coach Simon Weiss at 743-5857. An under-12 boys CYSA Division I and III team holds tryouts 3-5 p.m., April 7, at St. Nicholas School in Los Altos Hills. For more information, call Marian Keeth at 941-3377.

Adult athletics

The Mountain View Recreation Division seeks teams to fill the remaining spots in its spring/summer softball leagues for men and coeds. Cost is $540 for men’s leagues, $480 for coed leagues. For more information, call Hilary Kittoe at 903-6404.