Club Members and Guests:
1. Boston Marathon 2007: NEWLY UPDATED 4/20/07: THANKS TO THOSE WHO REPLIED TO THIS -- SEE EDITED LIST BELOW!
Congratulations to the DCRRC members who braved the elements to perform superbly at the 2007 Boston Marathon. Special mention must go to Toni Marie Diegoli, who placed as the 100th woman finisher overall, in a time of 3:09:31. Special mention as well to Karen Dickerson for her fine performance of 3:24:58.(Here's the complete list (please contact me if I have missed you!!)
| Toni Diegoli | 3:09:31 |
| Kerry O'Brien | 3:41:44 |
| Shari Dragovich | 3:49:04 |
| Matthew Chesnes | 3:21:23 |
| Jay Wind | 3:33:27 |
| Charles Walters | 3:24:25 |
| Gary Chidester | 3:51:12 |
| Kevin D'Amanda | 2:59:12 |
| Keith Hosman | 3:50:50 |
| Matt Anderson | 3:13:24 |
| Rebecca Welch | 3:37:36 |
| Kristin Dahling | 3:44:40 |
| Ben Richter | 3:38:08 |
| Ken Kent Karen Dickerson Ken Krehbiel Leilani Morton Elizabeth Humphrey Karol Murray | 4:11:57 3:24:58 3:40:16 3:49:59 3:48:00 4:38:39 |
Our teams also did very well:
Women's Open: Diegoli, Welch, Dahling, Dragovich: 21st Place
Men's Masters: D'Amanda, Anderson, Walters, Richter, Wind 24th Place.
2. Saturday Long Run: This week's run is on the 13-Mile Piney Branch Loop, up 16th St. and returning back along the Rock Creek Trail. Click on Saturday Long Run button on left for more details
| 3. Wednesday Night Workout April 25: We are scheduled to be back on the track Wednesday April 25th. The workout will again be intervals for time: 4 repeats of 5 minutes each, run at 5K pace, with a 5-minute rest interval. This is a key workout to test your fitness and gauge how fast you should be running your upcoming workouts in May and June. Those recovering from Boston should consider postponing this workout for another week, but that's up to how you feel. 4. Snowball Awards Banquet: April 23rd, 7:00 pm, at Cactus Cantina on Wisconsin Avenue, just north of the Cathedral. Please come enjoy appetizers and drinks while honoring your fellow runners! RSVP to Toni Diegoli at 5. Marathon Training Program: The program this year will be bigger and better than evrr -- but we need your support Volunteers are needed to serve as assistant coaches. water stop monitors, and for other functions. We hope to begin the program is late May. Head Coaches this year are Kerry O'Brien and Joe Racine. Please contact the club president, or Kerry at raptorkerry@yahoo.com,. to register as a volunteer. Run well! Ed |
