November 22, 2005
1. DCRRC Member of the Week(s)
2. Next Race – Thanksgiving Day Turkey Trot!
3. Saturday Long Runs
4. Wednesday Night Track Workouts
5. Club Attire for Sale
6. Fall Races - Marathon Coordination
7. Volunteers Needed
8. Other
9. Club Email
1. DCRRC MEMBER OF THE WEEK
For the week ending, November 13, our Member of the Week is Robin Martz. Robin is married to fellow club member, Dave Martz, and she gave birth to our newest DCRRC member, Catherine Kegan Martz on November 7th. Despite delivering nearly one month early, Robin was in labor for only three hours, was walking around immediately afterward and sent articles for the newsletter one week later! Robin attributes the easy birth to running with DCRRC and other exercise throughout her pregnancy. You’ll read lots more about the Martz family and see a picture of Catherine in the newsletter. Congratulations to Robin and Dave.
For the week ending November 20, our Member of the Week is Paul Thompson. Paul wins the honor this week for his 14th consecutive finish in the JFK 50 Miler. This is Paul’s annual right of passage… an experience he calls his “day in the woods.” For those of you unfamiliar with the JFK, it’s the oldest and most prestigious ultra race in the country, run in Hagerstown, Md. The first 14 or so miles are up and down a mountain. The next 26 miles are on the C&O Canal Towpath and the final 10 are on roads, winding their way to the VERY SLOWLY approaching finish. It’s a feat most of us will never attempt, and Paul has done it 14 times. For his curtain call each year, he directs the DCRRC Turkey Trot five days later on Thanksgiving morning. That’s a challenge of a completely different variety. Paul has been a member of the club for many years and was our president from 1997-2001. Thank you, Paul!
2. NEXT RACE – 30th ANNUAL THANSGIVING DAY 5-MILE TURKEY TROT
Keep the tradition running…
WHEN: 10 a.m., November 24, 2005 (Thanksgiving!)
LOCATION: Cora Kelly School, Alexandria, Va.
ENTRY FEE: Register in person 8:30-9:30 a.m. Entry fee is $15 ($10 age 12 and under), cash or check only.
RUNNERS ARE ASKED TO BRING TWO CANS OF FOOD FOR THOSE IN NEED.
DIRECTIONS:
From DC: I-395 south to Route 1 south. Go about 2 miles to Reed Ave. (opposite Potomac Yard shopping center). Right on Reed Ave. 0.3 miles to Cora Kelly School.
From Springfield: I-395 to Glebe Rd/Rt 120 east. Quick right onto W. Glebe Rd (just past Slavins Fish Market). After Alexandria VW, left on Commonwealth Ave., one block to school
We’ll see you on Thursday!
3. SATURDAY LONG RUNS
The Club holds long runs from Iwo Jima on Saturday mornings, beginning at 8 a.m. This week’s run is the 13 mile Potomac Overlook Park route. For more information and to see Saturday Long Run reports, go to http://www.dcroadrunners.org/longrun. Please send questions concerning the Saturday Long Runs to David Kapson at davidkapson@gmail.com. Join us at Whitlow’s on Wilson for breakfast after the runs!
4. WEDNESDAY NIGHT TRACK WORKOUTS
Here's the inside track on setting PRs: Whether you are attempting your first half-marathon, hoping to qualify for the Boston Marathon, or pursuing an Olympic Trials QT for 10,000 meters, our speed sessions will help you meet your running goals. To feel the burn--and have fun doing it--join us for our Wednesday night track workouts, starting at 7:15 p.m. Personal training advice is available from the USA Track & Field-certified coach, as well as from the many other "regulars" who have experienced the highs and lows of training, injuries, and competition. Novice runners are always given a workout suitable to their level of fitness. This is the best place in town to meet other committed runners dedicated to improving their level of performance.
Our weekly track workouts are held at Washington-Lee High School in Arlington.
Directions: From Washington DC, take I-66 east to the Glebe Road exit, turn right on Glebe, right on 15th Street for about 0.4 miles, to Stafford Street, turn right and cross over I-66 and the school is on your left. >From Vienna and points west in Virginia, take I-66 east to the Fairfax Drive exit, follow Fairfax Drive for about 0.8 mile to Stafford Street, turn left for about 0.3 miles and the school is on your right.
From Alexandria, take Glebe Road going north until turning right on 15th Street, and proceed as from DC.
Metro: Washington-Lee is also a short walk from both the Virginia Square and Ballston Metro stations on the Orange Line.
5. CLUB SINGLETS, T-SHIRTS, HATS, RUNNING SHIRTS, SWEATSHIRTS & BRA TOPS FOR SALE
Club singlets are available for $25, payable to DCRRC.
Club sweatshirts are available for $21.
Club hats are available for purchase for $10.
Cotton t-shirts are also available, both short ($5) and long-sleeved ($7.)
Podium t-shirts (Brooks) are available for $15.
Shimmels (long bra tops) are available for $27.
For details, please visit our website at: http://www.dcroadrunners.org/merchandise.html, or contact Kristin at DCRRC_Clothes@DCRoadRunners.org
6. MAJOR RACES – WITH RESULTS
Please send your name and race info to Janet Abbate (abbate@computer.org). For races after January 1, please send your name and race information to Tina at tina_slivka@yahoo.com. If you would like to get in touch with other people doing your race, please include your email address as well. We will not list your email address unless you specify that you would like it included.
Races are in chronological order, names alphabetical. Send additions or corrections to Janet (abbate@computer.org).
RESULTS
Richmond Marathon
Bill Gross 3:42:42
David Heinen 3:29:04
Ken Kent 3:53:04
Julie Lawson 4:17:42
Joe Lydon 3:27:55
Kelly Mullen 4:53:20
Ken Schoppmann 3:27:27
Karen Werner 4:15:56
Helen Wu 3:57:29
Melissa Edeburn 3:19:00 (2nd in her division!)
Max Reid 3:50:35
Philadelphia Marathon
David Loos 2:58:07
Dara Schulman 3:56:42 (second PR of the fall!)
Gwen Bevis 3:18:50 (Huge PR!)
Kerry O'Brien 3:43:11
Eva Rainer 4:20:35
Trish Brennan 3:44:39
John Moeller 3:55:16
Jane Poole 3:56:14
Aileen Roder 4:08:10
Richard Williams 3:49:25
JFK 50-Miler -- November 19th
Ed Demoney - 12:25:25
ALSO, Pat Brown, Leslie Stanfield ran and did great.
AND Paul Thompson ran his 14th consecutive one! He too did GREAT.
Congratulations to each of you! DCRRC is proud.
UPCOMING
Marathon of the Palm Beaches (December 4):
Greg Chaconas Chaconas27@msn.com
Patrick Heaney Patrick.Heaney@gmail.com
Las Vegas Half-Marathon (December 4):
Rhea Borja
Honolulu Marathon (December 11):
Ben Richter
7. VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
NEWSLETTER – We need someone who can do LAYOUT. Please contact president@dcroadrunners.org if you have this skill in your bag of tricks. Thank you.
8. OTHER
From Road Runners Club of America:
Nominations Open for 2005 RRCA Awards
Contact: Jessica Sleight (410-290-3890)
The Road Runners Club of America is now accepting nominations for the 2005 RRCA
National Awards. All nominations should be submitted to the National Office by
5:00 PM Eastern on December
15, 2005. All
nominations should have a Nomination Form which is found at http://www.rrca.org/events/convention.html
RRCA Scott Hamilton Award - This
award honors an outstanding RRCA Club President and is selected by the current
RRCA president. Please send the application form and one page nomination
including as much information as possible about the nominee.
RRCA Road Runner of the Year Award - Developed in the 1975, the Road Runner of
the Year Award was given to the runners with the most outstanding record of
racing performances during the past year for Male and Female runners. In 1984
RRCA added the categories, Male Masters and Female Masters. These awards are an
opportunity to recognize the local male and female open and masters runners in
your club who excel at all of their races. Please send nominations with a
nomination form, race results for 2005, and 250 words describing why they
should be the 2005 Road Runner of the Year.
RRCA Jerry Little Journalism Award -
(Two categories: Club Newsletter (small, medium, & large club) and Club
Writer)
Jerry W. Little, JR., who was president of the Electric City Printing Company,
Anderson, SC, from 1969-1986, died of lung cancer in 1986. A graduate of Auburn University,
Jerry was a Navy veteran and was prominent in business and political circles in
the Anderson area. He had been an athlete all his
life but took up running in the 1970’s, becoming a devotee and advocate
of the sport until his death.
In 1990 his brother, Michael Little, who had succeeded Jerry as company
president, felt that it would be appropriate for the Electric City Printing to
fund the RRCA’s journalism awards since Jerry loved running, was in the
printing industry, and was a great believer in assisting others.
The regional representatives will pick the regional small, medium and large
club newsletter which will then be chosen by the Jerry Little Journalism Award
Committee for the National small, medium and large club newsletter award. The
club writer will also be chosen by the regional representative and then sent to
the Jerry Little Journalism Award Committee for choosing the top club writer of
the year.
Club Newsletter Award – This
award recognizes the outstanding club newsletter of the year. The award
recognizes small clubs (fewer than 200), medium clubs (200-499), and large
clubs (500 or more). The award is given to the club newsletter which
demonstrates a variety of content, good physical presentation, informative and creative,
and inclusive of the RRCA logo. Please send nominations with a nomination form
and one copy of three different newsletters.
Club Writer Award - This award recognizes top club writers.
This is an opportunity to showcase your Club writer’s articles. The
articles should be about running and should be memorable, creative and
evocative. Please send nominations with a nomination form and one copy of three
different stories by the nominee.
Website Award - This award is to honor and recognize those who have
brought technology into their clubs as a means of communication and done so in
an organized, efficient and technological manner. The website will be judged by
the first impression, layout and graphic design, ease of navigation, use of
technology, depth of content, up-to-date information, uniqueness, personality
and contribution to the RRCA. Awards will be given to small (500 and fewer) and
large (over 500) club websites. A top Website will be chosen from the
finalists. For information on nominating a club website, review the following
information at http://www.rrca.org/news/961.html.
Journalistic Excellence Award - This award, created in 1974, is given to
a professional writer who has made the most notable contribution to the
literature of distance running. Please send a nomination form and a one page
nomination essay.
RRCA National Volunteer Award Certificate Program - The success of the
RRCA and its clubs and events is based on volunteerism. Since its inception in
1958, the RRCA has relied on the spirit of volunteers to carry out programs,
find sponsors, hand out water, work finish lines and many other necessary and
important tasks. It was with this dependence on volunteers that the RRCA had in
mind to honor and recognize its many volunteers nationally. Without these
volunteers our clubs would not be as successful in the community of grassroots
running as they are. Volunteers must have contributed at least 2000 hours over
the years. Please send a nomination form listing up to 3 nominations per club
at the bottom of the form and indicating how many volunteer hours they have
contributed.
Rod Steele Memorial Award - Rod Steele was a DC Road Runner Club
President in 1974 until a plane crash took his life. This award is in memorial
to his contributions to the sport of running as a volunteer and supporter of
the RRCA. This award is given to recognize the outstanding volunteer (excluding
the president) of a local club. Please send the application form and one page
nomination including as much information as possible about the nominee.
RRCA Outstanding State Representative - State Representatives provide assistance, guidance
and information to clubs in their state. They are the local representation of
the RRCA. This award was developed in 1984 to recognize the outstanding and
superior service of our state representatives. It is an opportunity to honor
your state representative who fulfills their role with ambitious enthusiasm
helping to promote running and the RRCA while assisting the local clubs with
knowledge, communication and guidance. Please send a nomination form and one
page nomination.
RRCA Kurt Steiner Children’s Developmental Award - Kurt Steiner was born in Austria in 1921. He came to the US in 1945. He, along with Joe Kleinerman,
of the NYRRC pioneered age group scoring and awards. His passion for running
was surpassed by his passion for children. Steiner helped to organize many
running events for children and established the first RRCA Cross Country
Championship in NYC which hosted between 3,000 and 4,000 kids. The Kurt
Steiner Children’s Developmental Award is to recognize a local club
member who is dedicated to either promoting children’s running and/or
coordinating an outstanding children’s running program. Please send a
nomination form and one page nomination of a club member who is dedicated to
children’s running programs.
RRCA/NYRRC Fred Lebow Women’s Running Award - In 1972 the Women's
Mini Marathon 10K was founded by Fred Lebow with help from Nina Kuscsik and
Kathrine Switzer. It was the first "women only" road race in the
world. Fred continued impacting the sport of running and women’s
involvement through out his lifetime.
The RRCA/NYRRC Fred Lebow Women’s Running Award is to honor someone who
has promoted women’s running on a national scale or through a significant
community program. Please send a nomination form and one page nomination essay
of someone who has significantly impacted women’s running in your local
community or nationally.
Browning Ross Spirit of the RRCA Award - The Browning Ross Spirit of the
RRCA Award was created to honor the memory of the RRCA’s founding member,
Browning Ross, who died unexpectedly in April 1998. The award honors a club
member who is an unsung hero. These are the people who champion the RRCA
tirelessly and enthusiastically, but prefer to stay in the background, letting
others bask in the spotlight, just as Browning did. Please send a nomination
form and a one page nomination essay.
RRCA Hall of Fame - Developed in 1970, the RRCA American Long distance
Running hall of Fame, inducts individuals who have given, not only athletic
performance, but also to the overall contribution of the sport of long distance
running. Please send a nomination form and one page nomination essay.
From RRCA:
Dear RRCA Members,
US Concepts,
LLC has the job for you! So step right up to http://www.stepsacross.com/ today.
US Concepts, LLC is looking to hire 12
great people to take part in the "Steps Across America"
program. The program will be spreading the message of walking, fitness
and fun. Participants will start in New York in April and finish in Los Angeles in June. Along the way, the selected candidates will
appear on television, in the papers, on the radio, and live with the public at
events where we showcase the benefits of a healthy lifestyle that "Steps Across
America" is all about.
If you are at least 18 years of age, comfortable speaking in front of a crowd,
and interested in helping spread the word about the importance of personal
fitness and walking, then step up today for a chance to be one of only 12
people in the world to promote this unique program. For more details, go to http://www.stepsacross.com/ and fill
out an application now!
From Reebok:
My name is Kathryn Kelly, and I work in Reebok's Human Performance Engineering Lab, where among many other things, we test running shoes. The majority of the information that we use to improve our running footwear is gathered through feedback from runners. We are looking to expand our roster of product testers, and hope that some of your club members are interested.
We are specifically looking for runners under the age of 35 who average at least 40 miles per week. Unfortunately we are only looking for particular sizes: men's size 9 & 12 and women's size 7.
Testers are sent a pair of shoes to run in at home, log sheets and questionnaires accompany the shoes. Tests usually run for 4 weeks, and then we ask testers to ship the shoes and paperwork back to us. Assuming the mileage requirements are met, the paperwork is complete, and the shoes are back to meet our outlined deadline, we will compensate testers with Reebok product to thank them for their time and efforts.
Please pass this along to your club members, and have them contact me directly if they are interested. Thanks!
Kathryn Kelly
Associate Product Test Engineer
Reebok International Ltd.
1895 J.W. Foster Blvd.
Canton MA 02021
888-891-9432 x 1
From Girls on the Run of NOVA:
Girls on the Run of NOVA is looking for a Program Coordinator. A brief description is below and more details are available at: http://www.girlsontherunofnova.org/. Girls on the Run is a life-changing learning program for girls age eight to twelve years old. The program combines training for a 3.1 mile running event with self-esteem enhancing, uplifting workouts. The goal of the program is to encourage positive emotional, social, mental, and physical development.
Girls on the Run of NOVA - Job Description for Program Coordinator:
The Candidate should bring the following skills and/or experience to this position:
The Candidate must also be:
The Program Coordinator will be responsible for activities in Fairfax, Arlington, Loudoun, and Prince William counties, including program development, contractor/coach management, and administrative management. This position will report to the Executive Director.
Salary – low $30,000s with benefits
Forward a cover letter and resume to Rebecca@girlsontherunofnova.org
From DCRRC:
A) The newsletter covering 10.5 months of DCRRC activity is DONE! Rejoice. More information coming!
B) Does anyone have one of the club’s orange Gatorade containers? If so, please email president@dcroadrunners.org.
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