Club News, March 26, 2007 | Washington Running Club

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Weekly Email Archives of March 2007

This page contains archives of pertinent information from the weekly email updates for the month of March, 2007. To recieve the weekly email updates each week when they are sent out, you must be a current member of the WRC. So come on, join us!

WRC UPDATE – WEEK OF March 5th 2007

1. Race Results
2. Track Wednesday Eve (Cancelled Tonight 3/07)
3. Sunday Distance Run (3/11)
4. Member and Misc. Stuff (St. Paddy’s Volunteer Help, Healthfare opportunity, Boston Marathon WRC Teams, Scope it Out 5k, New WRC FAQ page, National Marathon, Dues, 1000 mile run anybody?)

1. RACE RESULTS

Greenway Trail 50K, Damascus , MD, 3/03/07
Bryon and Dane hit a long one!

7th Bryon Powell 28 5:06:42 (2d age)
13th Dane Rauschenberg 30 5:20:29 (2d age)

Little Rock Marathon, AR, 3/04/07
Bob travels to Ar-kansas to put another thon under his belt!

Bob Platt 55 3:57:28 (10th age)

B&A Trail Marathon, MD, 3/04/07
On a frigid morning Iron Mike gets another win in another great time!

1st Michael Wardian 32 2:25:27

B&A Trail Half-Marathon, MD, 3/04/07
Some of our prolific running ladies put up with the “brrrrrrrrring” and slam the half with fine times!

Laura Chipkin 26 1:35:04 (1st age)
Erica Morton 30 1:36:02 (2nd age)
Challice Bonifant 29 1:46:09
Sasha Vanessa Brenes 33 2:09:03

Inoculatte: To take coffee intravenously when you are running late.

2. TRACK WORKOUT – CANCELLED TONIGHT Wednesday (3/07)

The track workout is cancelled tonight because of scheduled lacrosse games at Washington-Lee High School, and also because of the snow that the region is expected to get. You’re on your own folks.

As far as we know, the track will be available 3/14 and 3/21, but not 3/28. Those training for marathons, or who simply LOVE the track, may want to try to reschedule workouts on a morning, or do another type of workout, such as fartlek.

Stayed tuned for future workout information….if we switch back to Tuesday’s sooner rather than later, the track may be open.

Intaxication: Euphoria at getting a tax refund, which lasts until you realize that it was your money to start with.

3. SUNDAY DISTANCE RUN (3/11) – The Sunday long run group meets 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 recover with hot and cold drinks, crumpets, and chatter. Make sure you have dry clothes to change into as it is very chilly in the coffee area when it’s cold outside.

[We had a good turnout of about 15 people last week and several members training for Boston went 20 miles! Kudos to Jess, Lucy, Will, Tom, and Dan for trying to beat the Capital Crescent Trail to a pulp.]

Remember to SPRING your clocks forward this Saturday eve (3/10), daylight savings time is early this year! So on Sunday 8 a.m. will really be 7 a.m., but yet the new 8 a.m.

“Touch your customer, and you’re halfway there.” –Estee Lauder

4. MEMBER AND MISC STUFF

A. ST. PATRICK’S DAY 8K VOLUNTEERING! (Message from the Prez)

The WRC partners with the Capital Running Company by providing volunteers for this race’s packet pick-up and registration. It’s a great way for club members to contribute to the running community, as well as make a few dollars for the club (we are compensated for the help the club provides). It’s almost always a fun way to spend a few hours!

If you have the time and inclination, please volunteer by showing up at the Old Post Office Pavillion at 12th and Pennsylvania Ave, NW (upper balcony). The shifts are as follows: Friday, March 16, and Saturday, March 17, from 11:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. And on Sunday (raceday), March 18, from 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. (at the tent in front of the building). Thanks! Let us know if you plan to be there by emailing our president: adinawadsworth@gmail.com

B. Law firm healthfare: From Alisha Ramirez: I’m currently setting up a health fair in our Washington DC , office. We would love it if a member of your organization could participate. We would like for your organization to disseminate information about the running club and all the events you participate in. Our Washington office has 57 employees. The fair will be Thursday, March 29th from 9 – 1 pm.

If any member has the time available and is interested in promoting the WRC (or running, in general), please let us know (wrc03dc@yahoo.com) so that we can put you in touch with Ms. Ramirez.

C. BOSTON MARATHON WRC TEAM. Calling all members who are running the Boston Marathon! Do you want to be on a WRC team? They only have men’s and women’s teams, no mixed, and a minimum of 3 team members. Team registration begins tomorrow and goes through April 5th. If interested, email the club: wrc03dc@yahoo.com so we can see what we can put together. Thanks! Team comp just adds a little more fun to the event. (You have to be already registered and accepted into the marathon to join a team.)

D. SCOPE IT OUT 5K. The third annual Scope it Out 5k Run for Colon Cancer Awareness, a not-for-profit fundraising/awareness race, will be held at 8 a.m. on Saturday, March 24, 2007, in West Potomac Park, Washington, D.C., during National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month.

www.scopeitout5k.com

(This race is held in honor of Charles Kraenzle, a past co-worker of members Bruce Reynolds and Jim Wadsworth, who died of colon cancer).

E. NEW WRC FAQ Page! To help prospective runners get a better feel for the WRC without having to read every page of our extensive website, we have a new Frequently Asked Questions page. The questions and answers offered largely result from the types of questions we are often asked. Believe us, we get a lot more questions than you would think on a regular basis. Check out the page at: http://www.washrun.org/about-us/frequently-asked-questions/

If you have friends who might be intested in the WRC, send them to the FAQ page!

F. NATIONAL MARATHON. The WRC is a running club partner of the National Marathon (and a half marathon also), to be run on March 24, 2007 beginning at 7 a.m. The entire course is in the District of Columbia. Race participants can look forward to a mix of our country’s most famous landmarks, monuments and memorials blended with some of DC’s emerging and eclectic neighborhoods. The course will start and finish at historic RFK Stadium in downtown Washington, DC and is certified as a Boston qualifier.

Check it out at:

G. Dues. Just a friendly reminder that dues for 2007 are due, if you haven’t already paid. If you recently joined the club (after Sept 1st), you are paid up through 2007 already. If you have questions regarding your membership status, email wrc03dc@yahoo.com

Here is the link for paying online:

Many have already renewed, though a good number of members have yet to do so. For those who have already renewed…Thanks! The club, which is all of you, appreciates all of your support of yourselves!
WRC UPDATE – WEEK OF March 12th 2007

1. St. Paddy’s Day 8k Volunteers Needed this weekend!
2. WRC Year-End Party Newspage Up
3. Race Results
4. Track Wednesday Eve (3/14)
5. Sunday Distance Run (3/18)
6. Member and Misc. Stuff (Healthfare opportunity, Boston Marathon WRC Teams, Dues, Spring 5k)

1. ST. PATRICK’S DAY 8K VOLUNTEERING. Needed this weekend!

When you show, make sure you get your name put on a WRC sign-up page.

“Sometimes you’re the pigeon, and sometimes you’re the statue.” –Bernie Bickerstaff

2. YEAR-END PARTY NEWS PAGE UP. Check out the WRC year-end party news page at:

A recap of the nights festivities, award recognitions, and some pics provide documentation that indeed, we had a party! Thanks to all who came and made it a good night!

“I’m tired of all this nonsense about beauty being only skin-deep. That’s deep enough. What do you want, an adorable pancreas?” –Jean Kerr

3. RACE RESULTS

Van Metre 5M, Ashburn, VA, 3-10-07
5th Michael Wardian 32 25:53
Jean Christophe Arcaz 46 28:41 (1st age)

MCRRC Run Aware 5K, Wheaton, MD, 3-11-07
Dion Mulvihill 40 21:30
Vasque Backyard Burn 5-Mile and 10-Mile, VA, 3/11/07
A few WRCers take to the rugged trails and get some great results! These courses aren’t known for being true to distance…for instance, the 10-miler was closer to 10.5 miles.

5-Mile (Secretary Bart wins it!)
1st Bart Forsythe 29 41:35
Alisa Key 36 53:59 (4th age)

10-Mile (age group awards galore!)
5th Dan Simonds 39 1:11:13 (3d age)
6th Tom O’Reilly 29 1:12:51 (3d age)
Will Ellison 40 1:22:48 (3d age)
Michael Campbell 50 1:28:12 (2nd age)

From an actual resume: “Objective: To have my skills and ethics challenged on a daily basis.”

4. TRACK WORKOUT – (Wednesday 3/14)

We meet on Wednesday evening 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).

NOTE. Given that there are other clubs and runners using the track Wednesday evenings and it tends to get crowded, the WRC meets at the bleachers on the side OPPOSITE of where the bathrooms are located.

This week’s (3/14) suggested workouts:
For spring marathoners: 2 x 2mile, 400m rest (do these at or slightly faster than marathon pace)
8 to 12 x 800m, 400m rest

Weather Forecast: Warm!
Tomorrow: A mix of clouds and sun in the morning followed by cloudy skies during the afternoon. Slight chance of a rain shower. High 77F. Winds SSW at 10 to 20 mph. Tomorrow night: Cloudy with a few showers. Low around 60F. Winds SW at 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 30%.

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, bring proper attire given the weather conditions and listen carefully to your body while doing the workout. Track workouts make you FASTER…come on out!

“A computer lets you make more mistakes faster than any other invention in human history, with the possible exception of
handguns and tequila.” – Mitch Radcliffe

5. SUNDAY DISTANCE RUN (3/18) – The Sunday long run group meets 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.

Actual sick note from a mother to a school: “Maryann was absent December 11-16, because she had a fever, sore throat, headache, and upset stomach. Her sister was also sick, fever, and sore throat, her brother had a low grade fever and ached all over. I wasn’t the best either, sore throat and fever. There must be something going around, her father even got hot last night.”

6. MEMBER AND MISC STUFF

A. Law firm healthfare: From Alisha Ramirez: I’m currently setting up a health fair in our Washington DC , office. We would love it if a member of your organization could participate. We would like for your organization to disseminate information about the running club and all the events you participate in. Our Washington office has 57 employees. The fair will be Thursday, March 29th from 9 – 1 pm.

If any member has the time available and is interested in promoting the WRC (or running, in general), please let us know (wrc03dc@yahoo.com) so that we can put you in touch with Ms. Ramirez.

B. BOSTON MARATHON WRC TEAMS SET
Men’s team:
Dan Simonds (captain)
Will Ellison
Tom O’Reilly
Paul Legere

Women’s team:
Erica Morton (captain)
Jessica Marquis
Laura Chipken
Lucy Nottingham
Katie Sheedy

If anyone else is running Boston and wants to be on one of these teams, let us know. We wish our teams all the best in fun and endurance at Boston!

C. Dues. Just a friendly reminder that dues for 2007 are due, if you haven’t already paid. If you recently joined the club (after Sept 1st), you are paid up through 2007 already. If you have questions regarding your membership status, email wrc03dc@yahoo.com

Here is the link for paying online:

Many have already renewed, though a good number of members have yet to do so. Please do so as we will be adjusting our membership listing soon.

For those who have already renewed…Thanks! The club, which is all of you, appreciates all of your support of yourselves!

D. SPRING 5K. To be held on Sunday, April 28th in East Potomac Park (flat and fast). Cosponsored by WRC with RacePacket, come out and run or volunteer.
WRC UPDATE – WEEK OF March 19th 2007

1. Race Results – Wardian gets olympic marathon trials qualifyer in
very windy conditions!
2. Track Wednesday Eve (3/21)
3. Sunday Distance Run (3/25)
4. Member and Misc. Stuff (Thanks to St. Paddy’s 8k Volunteers,
National Marathon WRC Course Marshalling This Sat, New Members in 07′,
Year-end Party News, Boston Marathon WRC Teams, Dues Needed, Spring 5k
race in April)

1. RACE RESULTS

HCS Jeffords Hill 2-Miler, Columbia , MD, 3/17/07
Shirley Sameshima 18:41

St. Patrick’s Day 8K, Washington , DC , 3/18/07
Jean-Christophe leads the WRC way with a major master’s win!!!

Jean-Christophe Arcaz 46 28:31 (1st age)
Phillippe Rolly 34 29:48
Rudi Ottina 33 33:40
Adrian Fenty 36 33:49
Jacob Wind 57 36:37

Lauren Coughlin 23 40:00
Shirley Sameshima 40 44:47

Shamrock Festival Marathon , Va. Beach, 3/18/07
In ultra windy conditions Iron Mike takes 3rd place and gets a
qualifyer for the Olympic Trials! Way to go, Mike!!! (This will be
Mike’s 2nd straight trip to the trials)

3d Michael Wardian 32 2:21:37 (1st age) (PR)

Shamrock Festival Half-Marathon, Va.Beach, 3/18/07
James Scarborough 48 1:50:13

Vasque Backyard Burn Series #2, Clifton, VA, 3/18/07
Some of our WRCers like burning da trails…and taking home age group
awards to boot.

10-Mile
Dan Simonds 39 1:12:03 (3d age)
Will Ellison 41 1:26:36 (3d age)
Elizabeth Jones 29 1:40:01 (5th age)

5-Mile
Alisa Key 36 50:21 (2nd age)
Jessica Marquis 32 52:00 (5th age)
Donna Lewis 44 1:16:57

“The ones who are successful are the ones who really want it. You have
to have that inner drive otherwise it’s not going to work out.” –Kerri
Strug

(We guess this is a take off the old, “they just wanted it more” cliche)

2. TRACK WORKOUT – (Wednesday 3/21)

We meet on Wednesday evening 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).

NOTE. Given that there are other clubs and runners using the track
Wednesday evenings and it tends to get crowded, the WRC meets at the
bleachers on the side OPPOSITE of where the bathrooms are located.

This week’s (3/21) suggested workout:
4 x 2000m w/ 400m recovery
VP & Track Coordinator: Erica mortonej@yahoo.com

Weather Forecast: Today: Generally cloudy. Slight chance of a shower
late. High 48F. Winds ESE at 10 to 15 mph. Tonight: A few showers this
evening tapering to some drizzle overnight. Low 43F. Winds SSE at 5 to
10 mph. Chance of rain 30%.

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, bring proper attire given the weather conditions and
listen carefully to your body while doing the workout. Track workouts
make you FASTER…come on out!

“The three great essentials to achieve anything worth while are,
first, hard work; second, stick-to-itiveness; third, common sense.”
–Thomas Edison

3. SUNDAY DISTANCE RUN (3/18) – The Sunday long run group meets 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 recover with
hot and cold drinks, crumpets, and chatter. Make sure you have dry
clothes to change into as it is very chilly in the coffee area when
it’s cold outside.

“To me, old age is always 15 years older than I am.” –Bernard Baruch

4. MEMBER AND MISC STUFF

A. THANKS TO ST. PADDY’S DAY 8K VOLUNTEERS! “Prez Adina extends a
special thanks to Shirley, Heather, Gerry, Tris, Henry, and anyone
else who showed for the WRC to help with packet pick up last weekend!
Cheers, you guys and gals rock!

B. WRC TO COVER PART OF COURSE FOR NATIONAL MARATHON! A few hearty
souls from the club are volunteering to marshall miles 20.4 to 22 for
the National Marathon this Saturday morning. The WRC banner will be a
flyin’! There are six signed up so far…if anyone else is interested
in helping and cheering on the marathoners email Prez Adina for
details: adinawadsworth@gmail.com It’s a great way to watch the race
and have some fun with fellow members!

C. NEW MEMBERS: So far in 2007, we have 11 new members, 5 women and 6 men.
We welcome the following runners into the WRC!

Serafin Gomez, DC
Mar Tarres, VA (F)
Brandon Wilmoth, DC
William Raskin, VA
Cecilia Grageda, VA
Douglas & Colleen Hartman, VA
Maria Sol DeLeon, VA
Ashley Duncan, DC
Girum Fisseha, VA
Nicholas Nebolsine, VA

D. YEAR-END PARTY NEWS PAGE UP. Check out the WRC year-end party news page at:
A recap of the nights festivities, award recognitions, and some pics
provide documentation that indeed, we had a party! Thanks to all who
came and made it a good night!

E. BOSTON MARATHON WRC TEAMS SET
Men’s team:
Dan Simonds (captain)
Will Ellison
Tom O’Reilly
Paul Legere
Michael Mills
Women’s team:
Erica Morton (captain)
Jessica Marquis
Laura Chipken
Lucy Nottingham
Katie Sheedy

We wish our teams all the best in fun and endurance at Boston!

F. DUES NEEDED. Just a reminder that dues for 2007 are due, if you
haven’t already paid. If you recently joined the club (after Sept
1st), you are paid up through 2007 already. If you have questions
regarding your membership status, email wrc03dc@yahoo.com

Here is the link for paying online:

Many have already renewed, though a good number of members have yet to
do so. Please do so as we will be adjusting our membership listing in
April and those not renewed will be deemed tardy and removed from the
email list. If you like these emails, please renew…we want you!!!

For those who have already renewed…Thanks! The club, which is all of
you, appreciates all of your support of yourselves!

G. SPRING 5K. To be held on Sunday, April 28th in East Potomac Park
(flat and fast). Cosponsored by WRC with RacePacket, please come out
and run or volunteer.
WRC UPDATE – WEEK OF March 26th 2007

1. Race Results – Wardian Wins National Marathon!
2. Track Wednesday Eve (3/28)
3. Sunday Distance Run (4/01)
4. Member and Misc. Stuff (Thanks to National Marathon Volunteers,
Spring 5k race in April, New Members in 07′, Year-end Party News,
Boston Marathon WRC Teams, Dues Needed)

1. RACE RESULTS
Wirefly National Marathon, Washington DC, 3/24/07
Iron Mike defends his title from 2006 in an excellent time! Three WRC
members in top eight!
1st Michael Wardian 32 2:26:36
5th Philippe Rolly 34 2:33:11
8th David O’Hara 30 2:39:41
Mark Bologna 36 3:32:29
Jay Wind 57 3:38:01
Elizabeth Ottaway 43 4:02:06

Wirefly National Half-Marathon, Washington, DC, 3/24/07
Dane Rauschenberg 30 1:24:24
Elizabeth Jones 29 1:37:50

Scope it Out 5K, Washington, DC, 3/24/07
Carlos Rojas 24 18:52
Shirley Sameshima 40 26:49

More Marathon, Central Park, NYC, 3/25/07
Mar and M-J compete in a Marathon relay and place 481/2041:
Mar Tarres 36 1:48
M-J Oboroceanu 41 2:27

BEST OF LUCK AND ENDURANCE TO ALL RUNNING CHERRY BLOSSOM THIS SUNDAY!

“The cure for boredom is curiosity. There is no cure for curiosity.”
–Dorothy Parker

2. TRACK WORKOUT – (Wednesday 3/28) We will likely be switching back
to Tuesday nights for track beginning on April 10th, stay tuned for a
final decision.

We meet on Wednesday evening 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).

NOTE. Given that there are other clubs and runners using the track
Wednesday evenings and it tends to get crowded, the WRC meets at the
bleachers on the side OPPOSITE of where the bathrooms are located.

This week’s (3/28) suggested workout:
4 to 6 x 800m w/ 400m recovery for the Beantowners
For others:
400m, 800m, 1200m, 1200m, 800m, 400m w/ 400m recovery
VP & Track Coordinator: Erica mortonej@yahoo.com

Weather Forecast:Tomorrow: Cloudy skies with a few showers later in
the day. High 66F. Winds NE at 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 30%.
Tomorrow night: Cloudy with a few showers. Low near 40F. Winds NE at
10 to 20 mph. Chance of rain 30%.

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, bring proper attire given the weather conditions and
listen carefully to your body while doing the workout. Track workouts
make you FASTER…come on out!

“We don’t accomplish anything in this world alone … and whatever
happens is the result of the whole tapestry of one’s life and all the
weavings of individual threads from one to another that creates
something.” –Sandra Day O’Connor

3. SUNDAY DISTANCE RUN (4/01) – The Sunday long run group meets 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 & Delucca’s for coffee, drinks, food
and comaraderie!

“Life is a quest and love a quarrel …” –Edna St. Vincent Millay

4. MEMBER AND MISC STUFF

A. THANKS TO NATIONAL MARATHON VOLUNTEERS! President Adina extends a
very special thanks to Caroline, Will, Bruce, Lauren, Tom, and Jim
(also Adina herself) who stood out for hours in the chilly drizzle and
directed the marathoners late in the race! Cheers!

B. SPRING 5K. To be held on Sunday, April 28th in East Potomac Park
(flat and fast course, great for pr’s). This race is cosponsored by
WRC and RacePacket so please come out and run or volunteer.
Information and online registration here:
http://www.racepacket.com/races/apr07/spring.htm

C. NEW MEMBERS: So far in 2007, we have 11 new members, 5 women and 6 men.
We welcome the following runners into the WRC!

A recap of the nights festivities, award recognitions, and some pics
provide documentation that indeed, we had a party! Thanks to all who
came and made it a good night!

We wish our teams all the best in fun and endurance at Boston!

Here is the link for paying online:

For those who have already renewed…Thanks! The club, which is all of
you, appreciates all of your support of yourselves!
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