I wanted to first of all state how appreciative I am to be a member of the Winner's Circle Running Club. It has been a privilege to wear the colors and a welcomed sight to see others in the same at some of the local races. Due to injury, I am unable to participate in the Mill City Relays, but at least will be able to volunteer at the Toys to Tots race later this month.
 
After treatment from my chiropractor and realizing this is the season for giving, I came up with what I think is a great gift for the season to my fellow WCRC members. Dr. Paul Loch, my chiropractor, has agreed to offer a free exam and first adjustment to any Winners Circle Running Club members during this month of December (as long as they present their Membership card or jersey at time of visit).
 
I don't know how to pass this gift on to the other members of the club but figured posting it here would get the word out. Either members can contact me for Dr. Loch's information at 603-659-2341 or can contact him directly at 603-772-7888. He is out of Exeter, NH.

Thank you to all who assisted in making the 19th Turkey Trot a hugh sucess!
I appreciate the involvement of the many club members.
john

Download Application from Web Site.Send to address on form, or e-mail runbob@metrocast.net with home address and I will send you a form.
Bob Randall

What is the process for membership in this club?

Congratulations to the Newburyport High School Soccer team, Massachusetts State Champions 2 years in row! Hannah McCormick scored the winning school in the North Sectionals (I think that was the game) in the last minute to allow the Clippers to advance to the finals.

Also congrats to Don Hennigar's Newburyport boys XC for a 6th finish at the States.

The WCRC's main duty for the Mill Cities Relay is to marshall the point on the long-4th leg- where runners come up from bike path back on to 110.
Looking for a person or persons who is willing to do this duty. It is pretty low maintenance, but you will be there for a few hours.(this duty will change in the event of snow covered path whereby the bike path won't be used and runners will stay on 110 and our duty will move up to Bridge St-a 1/2 mile up the course).
Please let me know if you can do this for us and the race. Race is sunday Dec. 7.
Mike McCormick

Two questions:

Where can I get a map of the Turkey Trot course? I ran an off road race yesterday (Bemis-Forslund Pie Race at Mount Hermon, MA) for the first time and it was trying, to say the least.

Can Circle Talk be searched so I don't have to keep asking questions?

What 5k course are we using for the predict your time run? The Industrial park was dug up and tough to drive on last week

Would anyone be interested in hosting 3 runners from Kenya this weekend?

They are running the Manchester Marathon. Ideally if anyone is running the marathon they would need a ride to race as I think they are taking a bus up here.

These guys are from the Westchester Running Club. I know one of the guys, Joseph Ekoum (he was 3rd @ the YHC 10M this year). Very nice guy. We had him over after the 10 mile.

Let me know. Chris.Kealey@thermofisher.com 978.270.6854

I have always considered the club sponsored " coached running enhancement program" otherwise known as spring and fall workouts to be one of the club's best offered programs. Just look at some of the recent accomplishments of the current participants:
Good PRs last few weeks from group members:

Dave Carroll in marathon: (also 10 mile and ½ marathon en route).

Mike Ruccio in marathon.

Tanya Kehoe-5k

Jen Groskin- 5k

Myles Wilson-3mile -bustin the 7min. per barrier!

When the club competes in " all hands events" like Mill Cities and as close as the results have been in past years results like these not only benefit the individuals but the club as a whole.
I would like to see this program continue and the club support and encourage participation as vigorously as possible in the future.

Congratulations to all the participants in this fall's workouts as it has been a pleasure to run with all of you.

Thanks to coach, Mike McCormick, for putting the workouts together and keeping us all motivated for the past 8 weeks.

Interesting look @ Haile Gebrselassie world record marathon run by 5k splits. Bear in mind that a 5 min/mile pace 5k is 15:30! Only 15 Americans have beat Haile G's 1/2 marathon time, and he did another 13!

His pace was 4:44. The ultimate question; is a sub 2 hour marathon humanly possible. Will we see it in our lifetime? That is a 4:34 pace.

5 km 14:35
10 km 14:38 (29:13)
15 km 14:50 (44:03)
20 km 14:47 (58:50)
Half (1:02:05)
25 km 14:51 (1:13:41)
30 km 14:38 (1:28:27)
35 km 14:38 (1:43:05)
40 km 14:29 (1:57:34)
40-fin 14:35-pace

Its not all about the hostage. THE DRIVER has to explain to the police why he has 4 blindfolded people in a SUV. But the best part is Mike M explaining the race to the trooper who came to the circle

Hi there,
Here are some pictures thought I'd share. At the Fagawi race, who makes the better hostage...me or Tom Roldan? Enjoy!

Lake Winnie
http://picasaweb.google.com/kaybeeinnh/Lak...authkey=SHzEPjI3PDc#

WCRC Fagawi
http://picasaweb.google.com/kaybeeinnh/WCR...authkey=0kSXVfWvHCU#

Mt. Washington
http://picasaweb.google.com/kaybeeinnh/MtW...authkey=obYdXSFtC7g#

Hello Winners Circle - sorry for the soliciation, but it's for a good cause and I'm trying to reach out and see if any of you would be interested in volunteering with Team Atayne at the Maine Marathon in Portland, ME on Oct 5th. I'm a Newburyport native (Nbpt High Class 94') who is a partner in the launch of a new socially and environmentally responsible athletic apparel brand called Atayne (www.atayne.com). We literally launched our first line of performance running shirts a few weeks ago - made from 100% recycled materials (recycled polyester from water bottles) and blended with Cocona (recycled coconut shells providing a natural alternative to the chemicals used in traditional performance fabrics). Our company is dedicated to delivering high quality performance apparel that doesn't jeopardize the health of our planet, the workers producing it, or the athletes wearing it. Check us out!

Atayne is a sustainability partner for the Maine Marathon and as we did at the Zone Urban Epic Triathlon in Maine we'll be helping to make sure the event leaves minimal to no impact on the local community. To do this, we are putting together 'Team Atayne', a group of volunteers who will follow the final athletes through the course literally 'running for trash'. It's great for the community, fun for volunteers, and a wonderful opportunity to deliver a message to spectators and athletes through our actions. It would also be a great opportunity for your club to do some 'more' (I know you already do a lot) good by promoting responsible running/athletics.

So, what am I asking of you? We're looking to put together 15-20 volunteer 'Team Atayne Runners' to help manage the course. Though I'll be running / walking the entire distance to lead the effort, we're asking volunteers to commit to helping run / walk a portion of the race with us (maybe 5 miles - could be more if you would like). We'll all be wearing the new Atayne running shirts (you'll get a FREE Atayne performance top for your help - $38 value) and cleaning up the course. At the end, my partner and I along with some volunteers will make sure all the trash we collected is separated into what can be recycled and what cannot (again, minimizing the event environmental footprint).

If you are interested and can 'commit' to helping us out, let me know. Also, if any of your friends or others want to help out, let me know. If you have any ideas, we love them too. Final details will be communicated once we get confirmation on numbers. The race begins on Oct 5th in Portland at 7:45am. We have 7 committed including myself already.


Looking forward to hearing back from you. I really hope I didn't upset anyone with this post - I thought this the best possible way to communicate to you all.

Michael Hall
michael@atayne.com

Since my son is a Syracuse student, I'm running in the Natl Masters 5K Champs on the SU campus on 10/5. Didn't know if anyone from WC is going, and/or whether WC has a team entered?

I want to thank the members of the club for the gift certificate presented to me last night. My wife and I will enjoy it.
It was alot of fun helping first Ted and then Chris put on the High St Mile. Chris has brought the race to new heights and deserves an immense amount of credit. This was the first year in the last 6 or 7 that I actually was able to watch some of the race and really got to enjoy the show. The real credit goes to the club members who make putting on such an event a breeze. Everthing runs like clock work.
Having two( one local/ one national shoe co.) major cash sponsors this year was just fantastic. I believe the relationship we were able to develop with Puma will benefit the club and Don at NHS.
You never know how a contact that you make will turn out and this one goes back a ways and started with Bob Randall. Bob was the club rep that worked with shoe companies looking for wear testers. I fortunately was lucky enough to have size 9 feet( the sample size) and applied. Several shoe companies later I have been wear testing for Puma the last two/three years. I tried unsucessfully until this year to get Puma involved with being a major sponsor. Well people at Puma changed and we were able to talk them into a $2000.00 sponsorship. I hope that over time this will continue and I know they were very interested in helping Don Hennigar out.
I'll still be around to help but in a less formal way.
With Mike McCormick as the co-race director we will be in good hands.
Just don't let him give up the race announcer role as that is a big part of the race.

Thanks,
Mike Menesale

Any interest in this? Please contact them directly:

From: Manchester Marathon Volunteers [1]
Sent: Thursday, September 11, 2008 9:29 AM
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Cc: twotuxedocats@comcast.net
Subject: Manchester City Marathon - Volunteers Needed




Running Club Presidents,

I wrote to you at the beginning of July (see below) regarding volunteer opportunities for the Manchester City Marathon. I said that we had decided to issue a "Running Club Challenge" to see which running club could supply the most volunteers for the event. The board has decided that the club with the most volunteers will receive:

2 entries to next year's marathon/half marathon
2 MCM Wind Shirts
2 MCM Polo Shirts
2 MCM Runners Technical Shirts
Some clubs have talked about using these prizes in their Christmas raffles or as incentives for club members. (Don't forget the awesome Volunteer Shirts - "safety green" this year!!)

Would you please circulate this to your membership and see if you can be the winning club? Contest ends October 17th and I'll announce the winner shortly after that.

I have attached our Volunteer Form that needs to be submitted for each volunteer - preferably by EMail but there is also a US Postal Service mailing address at the bottom of the form.

I look forward to hearing from you.


Jayne Cornell
Volunteer Coordinator
Manchester City Marathon




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Sent: Wednesday, July 9, 2008 1:35:07 PM
Subject: Manchester City Marathon - Volunteers Needed


I am very excited to be the Volunteer Coordinator for the 2nd Manchester City Marathon - Half Marathon being held on Sunday Nov 2, 2008. I am sure that many of you either ran or attended last year's inaugural event. We have many volunteer opportunities during the weekend - mainly on race day. Some of the opportunities include traffic control, water stops, and various start/finish line opportunities involving setup and clean up as well as being there when the runners come across the finish line. We also have opportunities on Friday Oct 31 and Sat Nov 1 at Registration/Packet Pickup.





I am soliciting help from area running clubs as we need some good help along the course with traffic control. Who knows what runners need better than other runners? Our course is undergoing revisions and our goal is to make it safe and fun. We need to increase the number of volunteers along the course for traffic control and to provide good direction to the runners.




Would you please speak with the members of your organization and see if you could drum up some support? As a Board, we have decided to make it a bit interesting for the running clubs. We are proposing a contest to see which running club can provide the most support. The club with the most volunteers will be rewarded with a cool prize (well, OK, we don't know the actual prize yet but it will include at least 2 entries to the 2009 marathon along with additional cool stuff).




I have attached a Volunteer Form. Please feel free to distribute it to your members and anyone else that may be interested in this exciting event. The Volunteer Form has a place to indicate if you are a member of a running club.




I look forward to hearing from you. Thanks in advance for helping out!




Jayne Cornell
Volunteer Coordinator - Manchester City Marathon

manchestervolunteers@yahoo.com

I met a few people from your group at the Dances With Dirt 50K in Hell, MI this past weekend. We ran together for a few miles and then separated. Classy group of runners. Anyways, I was hoping you might be able to supply me with their names? I was hoping to re-connect with them and exchange information. I'm a Newburyport native (Nbpt High Class 1994) and it was nice to hear the ol' hometown accent on the trail.

If you could pass along my email address to them, it would be appreciated.

Michael Hall
www.atayne.com
michael@atayne.com

Hi,
We've posted in the Boston Globe- maybe I'll reach more with the Winners Circle. If anyone knows someone looking- we're hiring for the following three positions.
Thanks,
Kathy McWilliams
FULL TIME MODERATE SPECIAL 1.0 MODERATE SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHER (West Newbury)
EDUCATION TEACHER IS NEEDED FOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
1.0 SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGIST (West Newbury)
FULL TIME SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGIST IS NEEDED FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL
1.0 SPEECH/LANGUAGE PATHOLOGIST (West Newbury)
FULL TIME SPEECH/LANGUAGE PATHOLOGIST NEEDED FOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

PLEASE FORWARD: Letter of Intent, Resume, 3 professional references, transcripts, MA licensure to – Dr. Paul A. Livingston, Superintendent of Schools, 22 Main Street
West Newbury, MA 01985

Thanks

On your ap , just put WCRC in team area.If you alrealy signed up just e-mail them and let them know you want to add that!
 Any time there is a spot for team competition on race aps, always put WCRC and if they need the club's USATF number it is 161.
 Vicki

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Mike,

I just signed up for the Baystate Marathon. Who do I talk to about the Winner's Circle team as they asked what team I am a part of, and I am a member of the club?

Jon

Edited by author 08-17-2008 03:38 PM
Looking for something a little different than your typical 5K? Here is your chance to enjoy a classic New England 5K at the “new” Exeter High School. Two miles of a flat to slightly downhill run around campus and country roads before entering a portion of the EHS XC course. Finally runners will enter the new state of the art track for a final 400m push to the finish. Overall & age division awards (3 deep) and a free raffle (think snow) for all race entrants. Application & online registration links on WCRC home page. Online Registration includes course map. Hope to see lots of Winners Circle colors on race day! Lisa

Anyone planning on running the Bay State Marathon who has yet to register, they are getting fairly close to the 1500 participant cap.

We are looking for a runner:
Due to an family medical emergency, we have lost one of our runners for the 100 on 100 relay in Vermont. The event is this Saturday, August 16, 2008.
Here is the website if you want more information about the event: http://www.100on100.org/
Please contact me at pfdurning@comcast.net if you are interested in joining our relay team.

Looking for runners to run some cross-country races. Schedule is on USATF NE website.
next race is 8/24 in Carlisle, Mass, 6K. Good team events and no better way than XC to get racing fit for those fall PRs.

High Street Mile photos published. Thank you to Kathie ONeal from Newburyport for taking these great shots for the 3rd year in a row!

http://picasaweb.google.com/christopher.kealey

Chris I coiled up all the cords but that one. I left it plugged in I thought it was the home owners

Hey did anyone grab the power cord from the house on corner of Summit Place and High Street from the race?

Thanks
Chris

HSM Videos are up YouTube.

Special thanks to Matt Muise who filmed this and actually hosted 4 athletes this year.

WOMEN
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GM2DSCeXpWk

MEN
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AsnR9DSAjK0

BOYS
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AsnR9DSAjK0

GIRLS
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FbPKCw4fWzo

Hey Chris hope to be at the mile by 8

Lake Placid IRON MAN



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bOcI9YfJZ3o

Mike,
Old news by now, but Kristen has (had) photos of the fugowee...don't know if she has seen your posting...I haven't been checking of late...

Free to runners of all ages and abilities. Ruuning Clinic
The Fitness Factory, 75 Merrimac St. Newburyport, Ma. Tuesday July 22, 2008, 6:30 to 8:30 PM Everything you want and need to know about running,
From training, racing, injury prevention,shoes,motivation,nutrition call 978-462-4994 for more information

I need a vehicle to drive the Dufords and Lou Ristaino, for filming of the High Street Mile. Gary Calderwood who has done it for years had his jeep stolen over the last year and he is recovering from knee surgergy.

So ideally we need a jeep, mini-van, or pickup to accomodate the filming.

Thank
Chris
chris.kealey@thermofisher.com

Run For The Gym Great Success,Thanks Mike!!!! 300 sign ups,150 day of.
Laurie Gaudreau 1st Female
Linda long and Dave Saltmarsh overall Masters
numerous W C R C age Winners
Helpers
Mike, Curt,Lintvedt, Adam,Nisson and Paul Bouchard.

Bob & Mary Ann Randall

some of us are going to run 3.5 miles at 5:30 from Saunders this Thursday if any one can't make the 5:00 pm run

Housing needed for elite athletes for High Street Mile.

More than likely just Saturday night August 2nd but possibly Friday too depending on how far away they are coming.

This allows us to pull some big guns for this event. MB Chesler is taking care of the boys from NYC but I got a commitment from a former NCAA D2 runner up for the 800. (Thank you to Linda Long for hooking me up with Steve Jones)

Thanks
Chris

Chris.Kealey@thermofisher.com
978.270.6854

Quick heads up to anyone interested: My wife's Susan G. Komen Foundation Boston Breast Cancer 3-Day walking team (the Pinkburys) is having a fundraiser tomorrow evening 7:00-10:30ish at the Galleria Banquet Room at Maria’s Restaurant, 85 Essex Street, Haverhill, MA. Tickets on sale at the door and includes a drawing for door prizes, live local musicians (blues/funk/soul/solo pianist), free appetizers and desserts, cash bar, 50 or so really great donated items for raffles and silent auctions (local artwork, restaurant/spa/local services gift certificates, red sox and theme park tickets, and much more). Should be a really enjoyable evening for a great cause.

Amesbury has ask me to pass this information on about Lake Gardner: Swimmers doing open water swimming cannot go pass the line between 9:30 am - 5:30 pm. The Lifeguards are on duty during those hours from now until Labor Day.

First timers doing Amesbury Triathlon, I am doing open water swim clinic on Tuesday July 1 at 6 PM. All levels welcome to join the clinic. This is free to club members. Interested in doing the clinic email me at pahouck@comcast.net.

I am promoting the Thunder Chicken Road race for the Portsmouth Rotary . The race is held on August 7, 2008. More details can be found at http://www.portsmouthrotary.org/5KRoadRace.cfm

hey mike I think its a good thing that we didnt have any mug shot photos

Does anyone have pictures of last weeks Fugowee? If so please send to dave@coolrunning.com. I've written a fugowee article for the RAG

Nice press for the High Street Mile..thank you Dave C!

http://www.coolrunning.com/engine/3/3_2/es...buryport-high.shtml

My wife and I are looking for a rid down Mt Washington after the race. If anyone has two empty seats please let me know. ddorval@northreading.mec.edu

Hello everyone,

I am not a member, but live locally and have run your four miler for the last couple years. I see that there are a few of you running the MT. Washington. I am looking for one person that needs a ride down. My wife and two kids will be driving up and i will have room for one more coming down.

Feel free to email me at henrysacco@hotmail.com

Henry

Hi,
Looking for a ride down from Mt Washington (forgot to ask around the meeting last night). Any drivers out there have any space left? Thanks, Kristen

As I mentioned at the meeting last night, I'm helping my wife raffle off 4 red sox tickets to help raise money for her participation in the Boston 3-day breast cancer awareness walk/Susan G. Komen for the cure event. You can learn more about the 3-day and Susan G. Komen foundation at: http://08.the3day.org/site/PageServer. Raffle tickets are $2.00 each or 3 for $5.00.

The game is September 2 vs. Baltimore, 7:05 start time. The seats are lower level grand stand on the 3rd base side, lined up with home plate. Good seats, unobstructed views.

We'll be selling raffle tickets right up until the July 31 drawing, so if you weren't at the meeting or didn't get a chance to get tickets last night, send me an e-mail at michael.ruccio@noaa.gov and we'll get things arranged via mail, upcoming races, the July WC meeting, or something.

Also, the Fukawi run was a blast! Thanks to those that helped set it up and ferried runners to the start. Also, thanks to those that smoothed things over with the Commonwealth’s finest that stopped by the Circle, too. Maybe next year, any route inside the I-95 or I-495 fences should be out of bounds?

Jon Pearson race director for YHC 10Miler asked me to post a note out there for volunteers for the 10 miler.

Jon can be contacted @ yankeeseacoast@comcast.net or 978.462.2203

Edited by author 06-02-2008 07:53 AM
Congrats to Triton Track & Field & Coach Colbert on winning the D3 State Championship!

http://www.bostonherald.com/sports/high_sc...ision_3_girls_track hampionship/srvc=home&position=recent

RIDESHARE to WACHUSETT Mountain Run. If anyone wishes to carpool from the Newburyport area to this Saturday's Wachusett 4.3 mile Mntn run, please let me know by Friday evening by email: marathonmyles36@gmail.com. Leaving around 7 am Saturday morning. Race details are here:
http://www.cmsrun.org/schedule/entryforms/wachusett_info.shtml

add our thanks to the circle and for the opportunity to run Boston. as usual every thing from the bus ride to the great organization and support was excellent. Maureen and Dave

FYI


From: Andrew Greene [1]
Sent: Thursday, May 01, 2008 4:56 PM
To: Kealey, Chris
Subject: 2008 Falmouth Road Race

Hi Chris,

Easter Seals Massachusetts has received race numbers for the 2008 Falmouth Road Race. Would anyone in your club be interested in running the race on behalf of Easter Seals Massachusetts? Please let me know if you have any questions.

Regards,

Andrew


Andrew Greene

Associate Development Officer

Easter Seals Massachusetts

Phone: 508-751-6333

Fax: 508-831-9768

Email: agreene@eastersealsma.org

Web: www.eastersealsma.org

Anyone in the Amesbury/Salisbury/Newburyport area want to carpool to the Kennebunk 5 miler this Sunday (5/4-8:30 start time)? I guess it would also work out to meet up with folks along the way, going north on 95. Shoot me an e-mail at work if you are interested: michael.ruccio@noaa.gov.

Dale, best to run and not 'train'. Take it easy for a month or so-at least-if you want to be fully recovered
Boston can cause much muscle damage and/or tightness that may take a long time to go away.

Dale,
Just listen to your body...we're all different!! Myself? I've never been able to run a lick for a week after Boston...& even when I thought I was ready...the soreness came back after a few miles. You'll see others running the next day...and get this....some really crazy people have been seen running 5k races within the week. The way I see it...they didn't give their all at Boston...LOL.
Kudos to all of you...perhaps someday I'll attempt to run again...well, maybe...
Take care...

Just a survey. How long do you rest after a marathon? We ran 4.5 miles on Saturday at a very slow pace. Also thanks to the Vicki, Linda and Tom. The bus and room were great.

next time you're at the cicle thank Jeff for coming at 6 AM to open it up monday.

Thanks Vicki and Tom. Also thanks to Tommy R and Linda. I think you can see Matt's picture at the start on the front page of Tuesdays Boston Globe all the way to the right. The bus driver says he had an idea who broke the toilet.

Look at the effect that McCormick and Gurzak have on innocent marathon bystanders!

http://xenia.unh.edu/wcrc//photos/boston08/mccormick.jpg

Edited by author 04-22-2008 12:06 PM
I second what Chip posted in regards to the bus/hotel organizing. Many thanks to Vicki for her hard work (and anyone else involved that I may not know about). The experience was a great one. But 'fess up - who broke the bus toilet?

I just wanted express my thanks to the Circle for a race number and the chance to run Boston this year with all of my WCRC running friends! Between the bus and the hotel room, the whole experience was top-notch. What else would you expect from the Circle?

Edited by author 04-17-2008 08:44 PM
The new track is at the new EHS on Epping Road in Exeter - I coach middle school track there. It is very busy this time of year. Highschool is on it every afternoon from 2:30-4:30, middle school 3-4 times a week from 4:30-6:00, plus 2-3 days a week is special olympics. We also host a good deal of the 6th, 7th, 8th & Highschool meets, which generally run until 7:00-7:30pm. I run there several days a week and there is only about 3/4 miles actual XC trails, the rest of the XC course is run in the parking lot, around the ball fields and a small retention pond - it is not even certified XC distance. And you are right, after last years EEE threat, NOBODY was allowed in the trails and they are now a mess. Actually went in part way today and there is still a good deal of standing water (it is very wet even in the summer months)on about 50% of the trail. The track at PEA in Exeter (off Court Street) has loads of XC trails around it and they are kept very well maintained. Hope that helps :) Give me a call if you have questions. Lisa

Does anyone have info on the New Exeter Track? (Use, Contacts)I understand there are some xcountry trails but in bad shape.

There is a nice article of Dale in the Daily News:
http://newburyportnews.com/pusports/local_story_104234842.html

Maudslay State Park CLEAN-UP DAY MAY 17 9 AM - 1PM

I believe this is sponsored by the Friends of Maudslay and the Park staff

Thanks
Chris

Congratulations to all the Circle runners that ran the Newmarket 1/2 Marathon Sunday,Many were Div. Winners,

Nice article in Daily News about the Fools Race. Congrats Robbie on another well run race.

http://www.newburyportnews.com/pusports/lo...tory_091064623.html

Chris

Could any member running the Boston Marathon please contact me with your bib number so I can put together teams. I need to do this by Friday so a quick response would be helpful.

Thanks,
Derek
ddorval@northreading.mec.edu

Bruce-
we can still run on track just different speeds and different terminology-but same effort. Good that you're healthy going into the golden age-job lookin good now!! See you in April.

Nice article Chris. Good Reason some of us changed our lifestyles.

Proof of the "runners high"

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/27/health/n...=health&oref=slogin

Thanks Mike...believe it or not, may try to do some track workouts this spring (probably be injured after the first lap!). MORE IMPORTANTLY, 53 more school days until RETIREMENT! Hope all is well with you and yours...

Bruce

Plan is track workouts Wednesdays begin 4/30, 6p.m. Newburyport's Fuller Track. Waiting for confirmation to use track-but has been no problem in past.
Look for more details on web site soon.

Are there any plans to have track workouts this upcoming season?

To all Full Moon Four Milers - Friday night I will be at the finish line around 6 to shuttle any runners who wish to leave their cars at the finish line to the start. Race starts at 6:30 at Stacey Jane's

Mike its a 6:30 start time

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> The USATFNE WCRC seniors team of Dennis Donoghue 1:25 David Kelly 1:27
John Webber 1:28 Don Hennigar 1:30, running against the best NE has to offer, finished 6th this past weekend out of 17 seniors teams at the New Bedford half marathon in a score 3 event. This was our first race as a "expansion team" running against the established USATF clubs in the grand prix. Thanks to all for putting in the time committment and a big race effort. We hope to attract more WCRC seniors to join us for the next usatfne event May 11th in Nashua Nh. It is 6km. and is a score 5 event. We are hoping to bring a team of at least 6 seniors to compete. We think with the shorter distance, our overall club depth should favor us more. If interested please reply here, or email
jweb1041@psouth.net , cell 617 590 9070 Thanks JW

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A volunteer Special Needs track coach is needed for the Special Olympics Team. Practices will be at the Newburyport Track every Sunday from 5:30-6:30 from mid-April to mid-June. There will be plenty of parental supervision to assist.


Please contact Don Hennigar or John Gangemi is you are interested:

jgangemi@hotmail.com dhennigar2@hotmail.com

Doug, Timmy P.
lost my info.-where and what time is run next Fri.

Hi, Before I advertise in the Daily News, Pentucket Regional School District is looking for temporary custodians for the evening and a full time (with benefits Union position)night custodian from 2pm-10pm M-F. If anyone knows of someone interested, pleae have them come to 22 Main St. West Newbury and fill out an application.
Thanks,

My brother and I qualified for Boston and we registered late! so, we didnt get in... anybody know if or HOW we can still get in?? thanks


Deb from Vegas

Edited by author 03-07-2008 11:22 AM
If anyone is doing the Mar. 16th Run to the Beach 30K, I'd be interested in either being a carpool driver to N.Andover or getting a ride.
This would be for Nbpt area runners though - meet at The Circle around 8 am then head east to the start.
Please post a reply by Mar. 14th

Edited by author 03-03-2008 11:37 AM
Come join us for a training run on the Great Bay Half Marathon Course this Sunday March 9th. Meet at the Newmarket High School and be ready to run at 8:00am - REMEMBER TO SPRING YOUR CLOCKS FORWARD THIS WEEKEND!
Distances: 10 Miles, 13 Miles & some adding on. All Pace levels welcome. This is not a supported run, but there will be plenty of good company - our last training run had 45 runners all starting out together.

I am working with Mike putting together a group of official pace runners for the Great Bay Half Marathon on April 6th. Please let me know if you are interested in being an official pace runner (you will be provided a number/chip, race shirt, LOCO pacer hat & laminated pace time bib to pin on your back)- This is a great option for those Boston training that want the distance that day but may not want the pressure to run hard and fast. My email: ladressel@comcast.net

"Once a Runner, worth $300 at Porters Book store in Portland OR.ANYONE WANT TO BUY MINE?

Thanks Mike. I found a copy. I'll be in Texas saturday night getting ready to run a marathon

Mike Fiene you can borrow "Once a Runner" from the Newburyport High school library. If you are interested in the recently published sequel you can borrow it from me. Let me know and I'll bring it Saturday night.
Mike Menesale

Does anyone have a copy of "once a Runner" I would like to rent or borrow. I tried to buy one and there is a cult thing going on. They are $100+ on ebay or Amazon. I gave mine away a few years ago. forgot who I gave it to.

Edited by author 02-11-2008 07:13 PM
Tragic news about our fellow runner Bill. Pray for his soul and his bereaved.

Sending last call out for material for 30th party this Sat.
Specifically looking to note 'Highlights' and light-hearted 'Lowlights' of the club in general or groups of members.
Please e-mail them to me at stellamccormick@comcast.net

Also bring any vintage clothing-or wear it- and other memoribilia.

PLEASE come and celebrate the club which is all inclusive and has given more than any other--as far as any of us know. Meet new and old members, share some stories, beverages, and food. The fun starts at 5:30 with voting and happy hour.
Food at 7, followed by voices and pictures of 30 years of WCRC runners, races, and outrageous behavior.

Edited by author 02-11-2008 12:45 PM
I am sure that many of you who ran yesterday's Half at Hampton have already heard the tragic news about Bill Paradis, but here is part of the article from the Fosters this morning:

HAMPTON — Longtime, long-distance runner Bill Paradis died of an apparent heart attack on Sunday while running the half marathon, Half at the Hamptons.
Paradis collapsed at about mile 6 of the course and was taken to Exeter Hospital, but could not be revived, according to family and friends.
Paradis, 55, was a member of the Rochester Runners Club and was renowned for his encouragement, generosity and sense of humor.
He and his wife, Kathy, have worked for the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard for over 20 years.
Paradis' fellow runners from the Rochester Runners Club were shocked to hear the news of his death on Sunday afternoon.
On Sunday evening, club member Mary Ulinski said she had hoped that Paradis was not the man she saw lying on the ground at mile 6 of the half marathon. She said he was surrounded by EMTs, so she did not know it was Paradis until she finished the race.
Ulinksi said that a fellow runner asked her, "I wonder what that is all about?" as they passed Paradis, and she responded, "It doesn't look good."
When she reached the finish line, she was devastated to learn that the man was indeed her friend.
According to his fellow club members, Paradis had been running Sunday's race with his friend, Diane Levesque, and was complaining that he couldn't catch his breath. Not long after, Paradis collapsed on the course.
He joined the Rochester Runners club later in life, but once he started, he ran multiple marathons every year.
"He told me he was always training for a marathon," said a family friend and running partner, Janet Glazer, of Dover.
Paradis flew all over the country for various marathons, Glazer said.
"It was his goal to do a marathon in every state," she added.

Staff Writer Amanda Dumond contributed to this story.

Chris you can relay to that group that the Baltimore marathon is a bad choice

Hi everyone,

Would someone like to help out this group? Let me know. I responded to her already.

Thanks

From: Cil Bloomfield
Sent: Wednesday, January 30, 2008 8:36 PM
To: wcrc@xenia.unh.edu
Subject: Marathon Training Information

Hi Winner's Circle Running Club -

I am writing to you because I have a group of women who are interested in training for a marathon in the fall. I live in Amesbury and am looking to organize some sort of presentation to this group on training, picking a marathon, cross training, nutrition, etc. I was hoping you migth be able to help me find someone willing to talk to my group. I look forward to hearing from you!!

Best wishes,
Cil Bloomfield

I'm not sure I want to know!!!

Tom


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Interesting article about performance and aging:

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/31/health/n...tner=rssnyt&emc=rss

Congrats to Chris Kealey for running a great time in the Master's Mile race at the Reebok Boston Indoor Games track meet this past weekend. Chris ran a 4:35.79 mile for 6th place, a 5 second improvement over his time at the GBTC meet at Harvard's indoor track a week earlier. Wished I had seen his Reebok performance! For race results go to: http://www.bostonindoorgames.com/2008/events/MastersMile.htm

For those that might be interested next year, you can participate in any of the non-invitational events at the GBTC meet and run in time seeded heats against high school, collegiate and wannabee track star runners. I recall the entry fee was only $15 per event.

Did anyone see "spirit of the marathon" last night ? I know it is coming back to theaters Feb 21 for a second showing. I was a little last minute and it was pretty much sold out as it wasn't at a lot of cinemas last night.
Just wondering what you might have thought about it.

Myles,
You're right, Hood to Coast needs upwards of a year planning. Good time to think about 2009.

Do I see that Webber is living in Maine??
Governor Dummer---did it change it's name??

Happy Anniversary WCRC!

Eddie, The Hood to Coast relay idea looks like it would only work if there were a few Circle members wanting to be part of a larger preexisting team w/ vacancies (since the relay is already "full"). I'll look at the Hood to Coast bulletin board and see what openings exist & see what's feasible right now.

It looks like we will have a WCRC men's senior team to compete in this years USATF-NE grand prix series. New Bedford 13.1 will be our 1st team race on March 16th. So far we have David Kelly, Dennis Donoghue, Don Hennigar and myself. Anyone else up for a road trip is more than welcome to join us. We will have room for one more in our vehicle and if there are others interested we can work on a second . The second race in the series will be in Nashua Nh. 6km. on May 11th. J.Webber 207-324-7390 617-590- 9070 jweb1041@psouth.net

I ran at Governor Dummer (being a local I refuse to call it anything else)this past Tuesday. What a great option to get some speed work in. A little hard on the body on the corners doing 200 repeats but generally speaking a great local place for a workout...and the forecast for this Tuesday is in the teens! Thanks to Mike M and Maureen Carroll for helping facilitate this. Hopefully we can make it an annual tradition.

Hey JW; Keep me in the loop for the group runs in the Great North - Will travel for good running company :)
Would be super if the Northern WCRC contingency could join us this weekend and then we can head your way after Derry. L

Hi, Lisa, We have had a long run[2hrs10min yesterday] group on weekends for about a month now up here in the great white north, Sanford/Springvale . Maybe we could get together with your NH. group this weekend or after Derry? JW

Hood to Coast:

I saw a post here about Hood to Coast. I'm in Beaverton Oregon these days and would be happy to help coordinate when the Circle decides to get involved.

Also, It has been great being in touch with a few of you recently!
Go Pats!

We are pulling together a training run for Sunday 1/20 to run the Great Bay Half course - with many people training for Boston planning to add on. The plan is to meet at the Newmarket High School Sunday morning and be ready to run at 8:00am. You will need to pack a fuel belt if you need one, this will not be a supported run, but there will be lots of good company for all pace levels.
 
Hope to see you Sunday :)

I forgot to mention the other night at the general meeting that it was only through Mike Menesale's years of trying to get Puma involved with the High Street Mile that we were able to get Puma committed to sponsorship. Mike has been shoe tester for Puma for years and he was able to get Puma interested in the race. Thanks Mike!

Chris Kealey

Hey! What time for for Annual/30th meeting - 6:30? sounds like fun!

Edited by author 01-06-2008 08:26 AM
note to clarify previous-we are looking for addresses of those who ARE NOT currently on e-mail/newsletter list- if you are you will not receive an invite-consider this an open invite to all-Feb. 16th is also annual election night

We are trying to get addresses of 'old' WCRC members for the anniversary party on Feb. 16th. Please forward addresses of anyone who you feel should be invited.
Also if you know address of any of the following: Archakis, Nichols, Tinker, Beers, Henry, Paige, mahoney, Cowman a mOO-Ha, Gage, Walker, Mello, Hays, April, Cubbison, Liebfried, Comeau, Alexander, Eastman, Nelson, Davis, Mcgloin, etc.

Also any old memorabilia, newsletters, pictures.

Please forward to: stellamccormick@comcast.net

Nice write up on Don Hennigar from Superintendent Lyons. Cross Country in Newburyport is lucky to have him.


http://www.newburyport.k12.ma.us/supt_notes_01_08.html

Great job by the Circle yesterday! My time was right on the money from what I had on my watch.

Shout out to all the volunteers who braved the elements once again to ensure a safe and enjoyable(?) run!

LaBrode

Was that a record number of runners @ the Hangover? 897. Looking at the results since 2000 it appears so.

Congrats to Bob Manning and all the rest of the volunteers for making this successful. Thanks for taking the time out on New Years Day to help out.

Very "cool" ocean dip glass too.

Chris

Track is secured by WCRC for 8 weeks starting Jan. 8th

Hey Kristen Santa came a little early. That just showed you why we are the best club.

Price Reduced on select clothing items for the HOLIDAYS.

MENS/WOMENS WARMUP Pants $20 now $15

Super Gym Bag W/Logo $40 now $30


Royal Blue Singlets: "SOLD OUT"

See Bob Randall at Thursday's meeting

Thanks Adam, the gloves are mine. Must of dropped them about a dozen times, I was bound to lose them!

And thanks to everyone who volunteered, ran, or both at yesterday's Toy Trot race. I'm told it was the biggest turnout ever. A great day for a race, a little chilly but lots of smiling people (check out Ted Tyler's pictures). I'm grateful to all the club members who knew exactly what to do, even if I did not:

Carol (the woman knows all), Vicki (make that 2 women), Tom (you did everything), Mike F (thanks for not killing me), Derek and Mike M (for not killing anyone with Strouty Towers), Bob R (for knowing everyone), Maryann (POST Reg Queen), Paul (lug those boxes), Kate (got anymore t-shirts?) Timmy and Curt (got anymore beer?), Deb and Jimmy (chicken soup was good), Chip (1 mile man) Adam and Dave C (cold day for the water stop), Gary and John W (timing guru guys) Byron (hope you got your voice back), Dave L (you never seem to lose yours), Pam (reg and timing), Sharon and Dave (for my many stupid questions). I know I'm forgetting a bunch of people, but Santa was there and he knows that you were good. Thanks for everything!! Kristen

Edited by author 12-09-2007 09:05 PM
If anybody lost a nice pair of black GORE-TEX gloves near the finish line of today's Toys for Tots run at the Sweetsir school in Merrimac, I have them and will bring them to the mtg. on Thursday.