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-THE WRC- June 9, 2004 People news, bottles of member racing, club activities - president's seminar, pool party, Sunday running, track, other items of interest - cicada update & holy smokes running stuffs |
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We are happy to report that Frank Sprtel recently married his fiancee Stacy and has returned from their honeymoon in British Columbia. We wish Frank and Stacey all the best of health, happiness, and smooth running in the future. Congrats Frank & Stacey! We are also pleased to announce that Challice Bonifant is getting married this month...and we wish Challice and Will all the best for their wedding, honeymoon, and future! Cheers! New Member! Genevieve Kiley, who recently moved to the DC area from Salt Lake City for her work with the Nature Conservancy in Arlington, VA. Genevieve has been joining us on the Sunday long runs and track workouts. She sports impressive running credentials having run a 2:44 marathon and recently completed the U.S. women's olympic marathon trials in St. Louis in 2:47. Genevieve ran 120 miles/week in preparation for her impressive marathon efforts. We say wow...what great running and we welcome Genevieve into the club!
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Our esteemed President, Barb Fallon Wallace, a licensed physical therapist with an experienced and impressive running background, put on a very informative seminar for WRC members at the offices of Capital Rehab in Arlington, VA. Barb spoke for a good hour on stretching, injury prevention, injury maintenance, and various other apects of running and cross training. Club members are greatful to Barb for taking time out of her busy schedule to provide such rich information and for answering numerous questions participants had. Thanks Barb! July 4th Pool Party Fun To Come!
Generous veteran member Tris Kruger and the WRC will be hosting a pool party on the 4th of July, immediately following the running of the Cure Autism Now 5k on Sunday, July 4th, in downtown Potomac, MD. This will be like last year, where a number of runners ran the steamy race and then enjoyed a relaxing few sunny hours eating and drinking in between dips in Tris's pool, which is a hop, skip, and a jump from nearby downtown Potomac. Of course, all members and their friends are welcome to come. Refreshments will be available and for those wishing to stay, food will be ordered. More details will follow in the weekly email update as the date approaches. Track at Washington-Lee High School
The WRC track workouts are held on Tuesday evenings at 6:20 p.m. Try to show up early to get properly warmed up. Weekly track workouts are proferred on the weekly email updates sent to members. We meet at the far end of the track, on the same side of the entrance gate, but down where intervals are begun. On Tuesday, June 9th, the WRC had a very strong presence at the track with 26 members running about. Indeed, we're gearing up! Of the regular club track group we had: Adina Wadsworth, Erica Morton, Genevieve Kiley, Kelly Ferraro, Diana Johnson, Emily Turner, Kristin Richards, VP Steve Baker, Bryon Powell, Kyle Yost, Bruce Reynolds, Blake Iba, Ed Zechman, Jim Heileman, and Jim Wadsworth. Other members training on the track in various other groups included: Elizabeth Ottaway, Dan Wallace, Mike Wardian, Yancy Hall, Lisa Thomas, Maria Kozloski, Lindsay Goulet, Sharon Donovan, George Buckheit, Casey Smith, and Prez Barb Fallon Wallace. Great...what a showing! For more info on WRC track workouts, the track page says a thing or two. Sunday Distance Run The WRC's Sunday distance run starts at 8 am on M Street (3300 block) in Georgetown, Washington, DC. Distances range between 8 and 16 miles. It's picking up...upwards of 18 showed last Sunday (6/06)! Many are gearing up for fall marathon training. Come on out! Afterwards, we regroup at Dean & DeLuca's for refreshments and a sit down, talk alot. Go here for more distance run info and directions Other Items of Interest Cicada Update
Much like many a running career, they came, they did it, they left...or went underground. We report that the cicada populations were mild in many parts of the city, but heavy in much of the suburbs where full throttle "singing" and daily carcass sweeping were orders of the day. But alas, they are settling down a bit we hear, mostly nothing left but still bodies and twitching legs, again like many a running career. Member Emily Turner reported that she was one to try one of the little/big buggers...yep, try as in eat. Emily munched down a piece of cicada peanut brittle that a co-worker had cooked up. Emily indicated that it was kinda gross and very chewy...and tasted like peanuts...not chicken. Of course her co-worker had used a heavy dose of peanuts in said treat. We say cool...way to endulge in life's interesting little treats Emily...and we're glad it was you, not us. Cicada adios...we'll see you buggah's in 17 years! Holy Smokes Running Stuffs Alan Webb (who lives locally) set a 2004 World best time in the 1500 meters, running 3:32.73 at the Golden Spike 2004 IAAF Grand Prix meeting in Ostrava, Czech Republic on June 8th. Webb beat 2000 Olympic gold medalist Noah Ngeny and Olympic Bronze medalist Bernard Legat, and a host of other tough competitors as well. Now we're really looking forward to those Olympic Trials! World Records! Kenenisa Bekele of Ethiopia
broke Haile Gebresalassie's world record in the 10k running 26:20
in the same Golden Spike Meet that Webb ran. Wow! This comes a week after
Bekele set the world record in the 5k last week when he ran 12:37!
Double wow...smokin stuff for sure!
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