Club News, September 24, 2006 | Washington Running Club

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Weekly Email Archives of September 2006

This page contains archives of the weekly email updates for the Month of September, 2006. To recieve the weekly email updates at the time they are sent out, you must be a current member of the WRC.

WRC UPDATE – WEEK OF September 4th 2006

Hi Washington Running Club members!

1. Member Race Results
2. Track Workout, Tuesday (9/05)
3. Sunday Distance Run (9/10)
4. Items of Interest
5. Georgetown Running Event

1. MEMBER RACE RESULTS.

Run for Karen 5k, VA, 8/31/06

David O’Hara 30 16:09 (4th overall)
Max Lockwood 36 16:18 (5th overall)
James Scarborough 48 22:13

Alisa Key 35 24:03

Kentlands-Lakelands 5k, MD, 9/02/06

Max Lockwood 36 16:35 (8th overall)

Charlottesville Women’s 4-Miler, VA, 9/02/06
Loaded with estrogen. Adina and Lauren run well among 1,783 lady runners!

29th Adina Wadsworth 38 28:31 (5th age)
176th Lauren Coughlin 23 33:24

Rock N’Roll 1/2 Marathon, VA, 9/03/06

Bart Forsyth 28 1:23:01
Michael Mills 34 1:35:43

Elizabeth Jones 29 1:43:35
Juli Wohlrab 37 1:56:11

Larry Noel 15k, MD, 9/03/06
Max and Will lead the WRC!

4th Max Lockwood 36 52:49 (1st age)
5th Will Schaffer 39 55:29 (2nd age)
14th Jean-Christophe Arcaz 45 59:35
Jay Wind 56 1:10:00
Bob Platt 54 1:16:12

Larry Noel 3k, MD, 9/03/06

5th James Scarborough 48 13:56

[Great racing everyone…sorry if we missed any places or races!]

“I like pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” –Winston Churchill

2. TRACK WORKOUT, Tuesday (9/05). At the Washington-Lee High School track. The speed workout begins at 6:30pm. Show up earlier to warm up a couple of miles if you can. See the website for directions. Parking is a bit difficult because the school is being renovated and the parking lot is closed. Park on the streets nearby, but be respectful of those that live in the neighborhood please. Of course, the school is metro accessable (Ballston metro stop).

Track workouts make you FASTER!

This weeks suggested workout by Erica:
8 x 800m, 400m recovery

Track coordinator Erica Morton: mortonej@yahoo.com

(Last week the track was closed so those who showed hit the trail, always our fallback. This week the high school schedule shows the track as open tonight. Now, if the weather will just cooperate…)

Tonight’s Forecast: Cloudy with rain likely. A thundershower is possible as well, especially early. Low 64F. Winds N at 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 80%. Rainfall may reach one inch. Locally heavier rainfall possible.

Track workouts, like all WRC activities, are voluntary. If you choose to come out, be sure to properly hydrate and bring water or a sports drink. Also, listen carefully to your body while doing the track workout.

“If they have to drop five to catch five touchdown passes, that’s fine with me.” –D.J. Shockley

3. SUNDAY DISTANCE RUN (9/10). For a run ranging from 10-14 miles (some do more) at various paces, we meet at the 3300 block of M Street in Georgetown at 8:00 a.m. (1.5 blocks down from the Key Bridge). Parking is plentiful on M Street. See the website (washrun.org) for directions to the run if you need them.

After the run, we regroup at Dean & Deluca on M Street to talk up the town in between sips and bites.

“Common sense ain’t common.” –Will Rogers

4. ITEMS OF INTEREST

A. New Members. We welcome Anne-Marie Adams (VA), Rachel DiCaro (MD), and Donna Lewis (DC) to the WRC! So far this year we’ve had 50 new members, 24 ladies and 26 men.

B. Training Tips by Keith Dowling, Race Director of the National Marathon. For some interesting information about training for a marathon, check this out:

Pacers (local running store with locations in Alexandria and Arlington) is handling race management for the National Marathon.

C. New Member Request. Kathleen Diina posts that she has a relay team of 5 women and is looking for a 6th member for the Reach the Beach Relay in September. She is on a tight deadline so if anyone is interested in being on her team, please email her a.s.a.p. at: kdiina@akingump.com

D. Philadelphia Distance Run Discount. This in from the Race Director: SAVE NOW! on entry fee for Jefferson Hospital Philadelphia Distance Run. We’re offering members of your running group a $10 discount on the entry fee for the 2006 Jefferson Hospital Philadelphia Distance Run (half marathon) on September 17, 2006. To obtain this discount, you must register online at www.runphilly.com and type in HISTORY when prompted for a coupon code during the online registration process. The code expires when online registration closes on September 9, so REGISTER SOON!

Half Marathon Entry Fee: 6/16/06-9/9/06 $55; with discount $45; at Expo $65.

5. Georgetown Running Event. On Saturday, September 16th, the yearly 5k Run in memory of Terry Fox to benefit the Washington Cancer Institute will take place at 8 a.m. at the Four Seasons Hotel in Georgetown at 2800 Pennsylvania Avenue.

Registration begins at 7 a.m. at the Four Seasons. This is a FREE run, but with a $30 donation, each runner will receive a shirt. Registration can be done race day morning or prior to the event at www.signmeupsports.com

WRC UPDATE – WEEK OF September 11th 2006

Hi Washington Running Club members!

1. Member Race Results
2. Track Workout, Tuesday (9/12)
3. Sunday Distance Run (9/17)
4. Items of Interest – birthdays, new members, WRC team comp, MCM bib

1. MEMBER RACE RESULTS.

9-11 Memorial 5K, Arlington, Sept. 9:
5th Max Lockwood 36 16:28 (1st age)
8th William Schaffer 39 16:58 (2nd age)
Michael Mills 34 19:08
Jay Jacob Wind 56 20:43
Robert Trost 60 22:36 (2nd age)
James Scarborough 48 23:57

National Press Club 5K, Washington , DC, Sept. 9:
Mike takes 2nd and Lindsay 3d to lead the WRC!
2nd Michael Wardian 32 15:29
Tom O’reilly 29 19:00
Jay Wind 56 20:38

3rd Lindsay Goulet 28 18:30

Bottle & Cork 10-Miler, Dewey Beach, DE, Sept. 9:

Mark Drosky 46 1:05:36

Elizabeth Jones 29 1:12:10

Fair Lakes 8K, Fairfax, Sept. 10:
Iron Mike follows his 2nd from the day before with a win!

1st Michael Wardian 32 25:19
8th David Ohara 30 27:20 (3rd age)
10th Max Lockwood 36 27:36 (1st age)
12th Jeanchristophe Arcaz 45 28:38 (1st age)
Jay Wind 56 33:55 (1st age)

Presque Isle Marathon, PA, 9/10/06:
A Fiddy2 PR (fiddy2.org)

19th Dane Rauschenberg 30 3:10:17 (3d age)
(this follows the 3:13:31 Dane ran last week in the New Mexico Marathon)

Members, especially new members, if you want to insure your race results are reported in the weekly email update, please send your results to V.P. Adina at adinawadsworth@gmail.com or use the race report form on the website at: . Try to do that by Monday each week.

“The gun goes off and everthing changes… the world changes… and nothing else really matters.” – Patti Sue Plummer

2. TRACK WORKOUT, Tonight Tuesday (9/12). At the Washington-Lee High School track. The speed workout begins at 6:30pm. Show up earlier to warm up a couple of miles if you can. See the website for directions. Parking is a bit difficult because the school is being renovated and the parking lot is closed. Park on the streets nearby, but be respectful of those that live in the neighborhood please. Of course, the school is metro accessable (Ballston metro stop).

Track workouts make you FASTER!

This week’s suggested workout by Erica:
2000m, 1600m, 1200m, 800m, 400m, 400m recovery

Track coordinator Erica Morton: mortonej@yahoo.com

(Last week 18 members showed!)

Tonight’s Forecast: Partly cloudy skies early will give way to cloudy skies late. Low 58F. Winds SSE at 5 to 10 mph.

“Desire is the most important factor in the success of any athlete.” –Willie Shoemaker

3. SUNDAY DISTANCE RUN (9/17). For a run ranging from 10-14 miles (some do more for marathon training) at various paces, we meet at the 3300 block of M Street in Georgetown at 8:00 a.m. (1.5 blocks down from the Key Bridge). Parking is plentiful on M Street. See the website (washrun.org) for directions to the run if you need them.

After the run, we regroup at Dean & Deluca on M Street for coffee tawk.

“I like running because it’s a challenge. If you run hard, there’s the pain – and you’ve got to work your way through the pain. You know, lately it seems all you hear is? Don’t overdo it’ and? Don’t push yourself.’ Well, I think that’s a lot of bull. If you push the human body, it will respond.”
– Bob Clarke, Philadelphia Flyers general manager

4. ITEMS OF INTEREST

A. Happy Birthday to the following members: Amy B, Alicia B, Prasad G, Kristy J, Jennifer K, Alisa K, Mark L, Charles M, Michael M, Erica M, David O, Shawn R, Lance C, and Al H. We hope you had or have a great birthday!

B. New Members. The WRC welcomes Chip Berry, 31, VA, into the club! That makes 51 new members so far in 2006, 27 men and 24 women!

C. TWO WRC TEAMS IN NATION’S TRIATHLON “BEST CLUB IN DC” COMPETITION. The WRC has two relay teams competing in the Nations Triathlon “Best Club in DC” competition. Chip Berry , Bart Forsyth, and Will Schaffer make up the WRC all male team, and Anne-Marie Adams, Steve Money, and Kyle Yost are hoping to take the coed crown for the WRC. There will be some stiff competition from some of the local triathlon clubs, though.
The race is this Saturday (9/16) morning with the swim and transition area right at the Washington Harbor and the finish at the Washington Monument . The race starts at 7:30am with the relays starting in the final wave at 8:04am. It’ll be fun to watch and we encourage folks to come spectate and cheer our superb teams on! And we wish them the best of luck and endurance!

D. MCM BIB AVAILABLE.I just wanted to inform your running group that I have a running spot open in the upcoming in the Oct 2006 Marine Corps marathon. I was recently injured and need an extra few weeks to start training for another one. Please forward this to your group 🙂 Thanks, Megan Bales: bales@musc.edu

[Contact Megan to make the swap, make sure you do it by the procedures that MCM has in place.]

WRC UPDATE – WEEK OF September 18th 2006

Hi Washington Running Club members!

1. Member Race Results
2. Track Workout, Tuesday (9/19)
3. Sunday Distance Run (9/24)
4. Items of Interest

1. MEMBER RACE RESULTS.

The Nation’s Triathlon, Washington, DC, 9/16/06:
The WRC fielded two relay teams, who did us proud (1st and 3d)! This inaugural event was actually a duathlon, with 2 running legs, due to the lack of Potomac swimming permits (go figure!). 1.5K run, 32K bike, 10K run:
1. Bart Forsyth, Chip Berry, Will Schaffer–1:41:25
3. Kyle Yost, Anne Marie Adams, Steve Money–1:43:21

Kensington 8K, 9/16/06
1 Michael Wardian    32   25:34
3 Max Lockwood       36   27:07
10 Jean-Christophe Arcaz    45    28:50
Jay Wind    56     35:21
James Scarborough    48     38:11

Thomas Labrecque 5K Classic, Washington, 9/17/06:
4 Dave O’Hara 30 16:23
5 Max Lockwood 36 16:33

Zack’s Run 5K, College Park, 9/17/06:
1 Michael Wardian 32 15:43

PVI Runfest 5K, Fairfax, VA 9/17/06:
Jay Wind 56 21:19
Bruce Reynolds 56 21:22

Rochester Marathon, New York, 9/17/06:
19 Dane Rauschenberg 30 3:16:20 (1st age)

Philadelphia Distance Run, half-marathon, 9/17/06:
Lindsey Goulet        28    1:23:51
Marie Sandrock       34    1:27:27
Challice Bonifant     28    1:41:45

2. TRACK WORKOUT, Tuesday (9/19). At the Washington-Lee High School track. The speed workout begins at 6:30pm. Show up earlier to warm up a couple of miles if you can. See the website for directions. Parking is a bit difficult because the school is being renovated and the parking lot is closed. Park on the streets nearby, but be respectful of those that live in the neighborhood please. Of course, the school is metro accessable (Ballston metro stop).

Track workouts make you FASTER!

This week’s suggested workout by Erica:
5 X 1600m, 400m rest

Track coordinator Erica Morton: mortonej@yahoo.com
Tonight’s Forecast: Temps in the 70s, but could be raining.

3. SUNDAY DISTANCE RUN(9/24). For a run ranging from 10-14 miles (some do more for marathon training) at various paces, we meet at the 3300 block of M Street in Georgetown at 8:00 a.m. (1.5 blocks down from the Key Bridge). Parking is plentiful on M Street. See the website (washrun.org) for directions to the run if you need them.

After the run, we regroup at Dean & Deluca on M Street to correct all the world’s problems…and oh yes, for some drinks, coffee, and goodies too.

4. ITEMS OF INTEREST

A. New Members. The WRC welcomes Ron Benedict 27, Shannon Nally, 29 and Ashley Squires, 23, into the club! That makes 53 new members so far in 2006, 28 men and 26 women!

WRC UPDATE – WEEK OF September 25th 2006

Hi Washington Running Club members!

1. Member Race Results
2. Track Workout, Tuesday (9/26)
3. Sunday Distance Run (10/1)
4. Fall Marathon Preview

1. MEMBER RACE RESULTS.

Price Waterhouse Cooper Parks 1/2 Marathon, MD, 9/24/06
News has it that some, including Mike Wardian, got misdirected and ended up running longer…yikes.

11th Max Lockwood 36 1:18:00 (1st age)
14th Mike Wardian 32 1:18:29
19th Kevin Grasmick 35 1:20:23 (3d age)
24th Henry Grossmann 35 1:23:23
26th Jean-Christophe Arcaz 45 1:23:42 (2nd age)
58th Lance Crist 42 1:32:33

8th Marie Sandrock 34 1:30:09 (1st age)
52nd Erica Morton 30 1:45:58

21st Annual DCRRC National Capital 20 Miler, VA, 9/24/06

WRC (Will, Tom, Will) takes first in 3-man team competition and Will wins it!

1st Will Schaffer 39 2:08:40 (1st age)
13th Tom O’Reilly 29 2:23:01 (2nd age)
24th Will Ellison 40 2:29:36
28th Jay Wind 56 2:35:59 (1st age)

4th Kaitlin Sheedy 23 2:38:26 (1st age)
13th Elizabeth Jones 29 2:46:23 (3d age)

Quad Cities Marathon, IL, 9/24/06
Dane gets number 38 done in 06’…14 more to go.

34th Dane Rauschenberg 30 3:12:25

(Sorry if we missed any races or places!)

NOTE: Members, especially new members, if you want to insure your race results are reported in the weekly email update, please send your results to V.P. Adina at adinawadsworth@gmail.com or use the race report form on the website at: . Try to do that by Monday each week.

“Baseball is 90% mental, the other half is physical.” –Yogi Berra

2. TRACK WORKOUT, Tuesday (9/26). At the Washington-Lee High School track. The speed workout begins at 6:30pm. Show up earlier to warm up a couple of miles if you can. See the website for directions.

Parking is a bit difficult because the school is being renovated and the parking lot is closed. Park on the streets nearby, but be respectful of those that live in the neighborhood please. Of course, the school is metro accessable (Ballston metro stop).

Track workouts make you FASTER!

This week’s suggested workout by Erica:
2400m, 2000m, 1600m, 1200m, 800m, 400m with 400m recoveries. Also known as the 6-5-4-3-2-1 (laps that is) workout.

Track coordinator Erica Morton: mortonej@yahoo.com

Weather Forecast: today – mostly sunny. High 77F. Winds WNW at 5 to 10 mph.; tonight -generally clear skies. Low 58F. Winds S at 5 to 10 mph.

“Sports do not build character. They reveal it.” –Heywood Hale Broun

3. SUNDAY DISTANCE RUN (10/1). For a run ranging from 10-14 miles (some do more for their marathon training) at various paces, we meet at the 3300 block of M Street in Georgetown at 8:00 a.m. (1.5 blocks down from the Key Bridge). Parking is plentiful on M Street. See the website (washrun.org) for directions to the run if you need them.

After the run, we regroup at Dean & Deluca on M Street to correct all the world’s problems…and oh yes, for some drinks, coffee, and grub too.

“Why pay a dollar for a bookmark? Why not use the dollar for a bookmark?” — Steven Spielberg