The race calendar for 2010 has been posted in the upper right corner of the blog. This is based on the input from the team meeting last week. For those new to the group or who were unable to attend the meeting, please add your name and any races not listed to the google spreadsheet and save your changes. Please let PMurph or Klim know if you have trouble accessing or editing the spreadsheet.
I am meeting colin and some others at Newton and 16th at 8am for a two hr run in Rock Creek Park. Murphy, Hughes and anyone else looking to do a run from NW and hit the park should join.
peace out
Max
For those of you not running XC Club Nationals, the Jingle All the Way 10K is on December 13th. Who's in? I know I am. A team consists of at least four and up to ten registrants and must include at least one female and one male participant. The times of the top four finishers will be combined to determine the team's scoring time, and will include at least one member of each sex. The top three teams will be awarded a trophy. It'd be great to have a team to compete in one of the last big races of the year!
Perhaps because I am an "old soul" so to speak, i have always seen action and behavior as a reason for something. What the something is, is perhaps a mystery or piece of info for a more tuned in brain to figure out. As for today, I woke up in the same bed I spent my youth in back in Cambridge, MA. As the morning broke, I looked out the window and saw neighbors who have stood the test of time and kept my old house company. I saw the same trees that i saw when i was 7 years old.
I got up and wandered about the house and then put on an old pair of Saucony shoes. These must have been 20 years old. Something I wore back in my early 20s to local dance clubs, perhaps. In any case, they were serviceable and somehow, still fit.
As I put them on, memories bounced into the brain of my early to mid 20s. Long before I really got into running I was an avid basketball player. I used to literally run from my house in Cambridge to Jamaica Plain or another neighboring town, to play in those courts. I would simply put on some shoes and jog three or four miles to a court where I would jump into pickup games with whoever happened to be there. I loved to play in the paint and though not tall, I enjoyed mixing it up down low. I used my running to give me more endurance on the court. After the games I would be exhausted but would manage to run or walk home.
As I ran along the river today, these memories and more popped into the head.
The parkway along the Charles is much improved than it was a few years ago. There is less trash and more wildlife.
Today, as I scuttled about, people were walking, jogging and just enjoying some fresh air and day off from the day to day routine they have become married to.
I enjoy the little moments like this more than ever and appreciate the fact that I can move the legs in order to make life and the day more enjoyable.
Happy Thanksgiving
Max
Patrick HUGE and PMurph go 1-2 at Cortland, NY YMCA Turkey Trot 5k. HUGE ran 16:10 and PMurph ran 16:12. Both won delicious birds, pictured below.
As we mentioned at the meeting on Saturday, a few of us will be getting together for a happy hour before we head in our different directions for the holiday. Let's plan to meet at Chef Geoff's (3201 New Mexico Ave NW, near American University) around 6:30 on Tuesday. Excellent burgers. SUPER mugs with a great selection on tap.
We especially encourage some of the new faces in the group to come out and get to know the rest of the team.
Here are the specials:
$5.95 Bistro & Next Burgers $8.95 Pizza Pies
$4.95 Bar Snacks
$7.95 Super Mugs (33.8 oz) $3 Long Necks $3 Pints
$5.95 Estrella Wines
BULLETIN: 2:31:34 for Dickson in Philly...11th place.
Dickson runs by the Rocky Steps on his way to the marathon finish. - Photo Courtesy of PMurphy
PMurphy runs 1:14 in half
NYC - Dusen 2nd at BAD BOY XC MEET in Vanny (26:22)...Towpath debuts in 27:45 good for 14th. Course was "a minute long"
TEAM MEETING TO FOLLOW STORE RUN TOMORROW
Meeting at Dean & Deluca, just a block or two from the store...at 10:30am (approx)
3276 M St NW, Washington, DC 20007
Items on agenda include, but are not limited, to:
- 2010 Race Calendar with special focus on spring - Natl, Cherry, Boston, Broadstreet
- Summer and fall races - Chicago 2010?
- Creating a "captain" for each race GRC runs as a team
- Training more/working out as a team specifically for these goal races
- Saturday Store runs, or Saturday workouts
- Sunday long runs
- Wednesday workouts
- Other GRC weekly runs
- GRC Profiles ~ anyone want to start on these again/amend current profiles?
- GRC Race ~ putting on a road race with the help of the Store to benefit our run club/race team
Others?
As many (most?) of you know, I am co-hosting a party on Saturday night. Some of you might have come to "One More Time" (named after the Daft Punk dance anthem from earlier this century) and got jiggy wit it until the wee hours of the morning. We're piggybacking off this theme and calling our next fiesta "1MT2". We'll have some great dance music and even better times.
| Start Time: | Saturday, November 21, 2009 at 9:00pm |
| End Time: | Sunday, November 22, 2009 at 3:00am |
| Location: | MANSION DUFFYSNOW |
| Street: | 3479 S. Stafford St., Units B-1 and B-2 |
| City/Town: | Arlington, VA |
Is BCC available? I am heading there tomorrow night if it is for a marathon dress rehearsal (3 miles at MP pace). Others will want to do a regular workout, but it would still be nice to have some company.
