Volume 9, Number 2
NEWSLETTER CONTENTS
Surf City Marathon 2-5
The Marathon Show 3
Half Fanatics 11
Myrtle Beach Marathon 6-7
7 Social networking 7
Woolley Trail Runs 8
A1A Marathon 9
Report from the InSane AlyLum 9
Austin Marathon 10-11
Maniac Reunion 11
Maniac Poll 11
Lost Dutchman Marathon 12-13
Maniac Book 13
First Call Presidents Day 14-15
Calendar 16
New Maniacs 17
Promotions 18
Note from the Editor 19
Discounts 20
Rhetorical Revelations from “The Rev” 21 Deanna Vignjevic
Steve Kipisz and Clyde Shank
Lyle Robertson Louie Soriano
Micah Nash
Paula Hamilton Ely Chris Warren and Tony Phillippi Yaron http://www.marathonmaniacs.com 2 Lisa Wood and Georgeta Gruescu John Bozung Sally Boles
Joe broadcast the Marathon Show from the race
Tony Jay Pettitt Nguyen
Lindsay Baker and Skyler Martinez David Holmen
The Prez
Brady Wentlandt and Ed Ettinghausen
The Marathon Show (hosted by Maniac #1817, Joe Taricani) was first broadcast in June 2010. It’s a one of a kind show that spot lights the marathon and marathon runners. Maniacs have found a safe haven with this great show. A few times a week Joe broadcast the show live online, the shows are then made available to download from iTunes (via Podcast). Each week Joe features a marathoner, and often does shout outs to marathoners from all over. Another great part of this show is the “runners chat”, in these shows Joe gets three marathoners together and does a round table discussionElaine about Green many great topics. So if you have already come across the show, please do. Check it out and tune in! http://www.themarathonshow.com http://www.marathonmaniacs.com 3 David Thierjung
Joe Taricani interviews the Main Maniacs at the Surf City expo. Jessica Deree and Steven Yee
Surf City Marathon (2/5): Hector Aleman, Stacy Anderson, Howard Audet, Pureza Bacor, Sally "me and my dad" Boles, John Bozung, Mitch "The Wiz" Brouwer, Daria Brown, Lan Bui, Sable Cantus, Min Chae, Marathon Mitch, Die1Lon, Pony Express, Casey Chernesky, Jon Chernila, Bryan Cichon, Tracy "Trixie" Crane, Sara Croft, Haywood Crowder, Sef "Try-Athlete" Cuesico, Teota Dangel, Michelle Day, Sako (Run for Peace), Jessica Deree, Rob Distante, Ed "Mad Hatter-Fancy Pants" Ettinghausen, Noel "Knees Hurt" Garibay, Liz Gotter, Roger Greene, Georgeta Gruescu, Giovanni Guevarra, Paula Hamilton, Michael Hanson, Kimberly Hert, David Holmen, Walter Hopkins, Denise Jorgensen, Bjoern Kampmann (AmericanGerman), David Keck, Tracy Kellam, Steve "gadget guy" Kipisz, Craig Lewis, Albert Licano, Violeta Lopez, Jon "Coconutboy" Mahoney, Shoney Mahoney, Dan Margolis, Michelle Day Nick Matthews, Wes McGaugh, Alison McGinnis, Karl "O3" Michel, Phil Millard, Kirby W. Mills, Pete "Island Wolf" Mingwah, Jessica "Wabbitz" Montoya, Rocco Morales, Dana Mosell, Micah Nash, Chris "O-Dog" Oppenlander, John Oster, Keith Parks, Don "Wait For Me!" Pemberton, Steven Peterson, tony (tp!) phillippi, Christian Pratt, Pascal Radley, Bill Ralph, Joseph "Jo Jo Starbucks" Reilly, Tony Ripberger, "Lyle, Lyle Crocodile" Robertson, har, Nadia Ruiz, Kerri Sandoval, Rebecca Schaefer, Keith Schlottman, Cat. Schwartz, Barbara Shainberg, Clyde *the Glide* Shank, Carl Simons, Louis "HotDogger" Skelton, Lu-E "-(O_O)-" Soriano, Rebecca Steven, Chuck Struckness, Ward "Winded Wonder" Sullivan, Joseph "The Marathon Show" Taricani, David "Dog Bone" Thierjung, Chris Thompson, Scott Thompson, Jennifer Tyron, Deanna Vignjevic, Karen"Evil Twin" Vollan, CJ **Hollywood** Warren, Shawna Wentlandt, Lisa "Mama Lisa" Wood, Li-Chym Wu, Ely Yaron, Prez Steven Yee, Janet Yoest
Ed Ettinghausen Kirby Mills Nadia Ruiz
Endorphin Dude and Tony Ripberger
http://www.marathonmaniacs.com 4 Jessica Deree
Giovanni Guevarra
Wentlandt Family
Jon Mahoney Bryan Cichon and Shoney Michelle Day Mahoney Deanna Vignjevic
Marathon Maniacs running half Elaine Green marathons… HALF-MARATHON CRAZY YES, it’s true!
Tired of running marathons and ultras (HA!!)? Need to back down on that weekly mileage and concentrate on getting faster? Then join the Half Fanatics (halffanatics.com). There are currently over 1900 members in the Fanatic Asylum, and I’m sure you’ll recognize a few names in the group. So jump on the bandwagon now, get your qualifying races in and join this new, zany group!
www.halffanatics.com Half Fanatic at the RnR Pasadena Half Marathon. http://www.marathonmaniacs.com 5 Carol Earles and DeeDee Earles
Juli Goldstein Larry Macon
Dave Mari and the girls!
Diane Bolton
Missy Peters
Charlotte Corriher http://www.marathonmaniacs.com 6 Kara Campbell Jill Hudson
Tim Nave Heather Zeigler
Steve Elster Susan DeRoberts
Myrtle Beach Marathon (2/18): Andrea Amend, Paul "Bronx Boy" Arroyo, Diane Shannon Hayes "Sparkle Skirts" Bolton, Kara Campbell, Charlotte "costume chic" Corriher, Maria Cummings, Danielle Cupido, Susan DeRoberts, Carol "Ponytail" Earles, DeeDee "DeeDle Dee" Earles, Kurt Eckert, Steven Elster, Earl English, Kate Engster, Alicia MM Diva #3, Jim Evans, Kay "Dirtball" Evans, Jonathan "Dr. J" Fass, Joel Fenlason, Kristina Funseth, Lisa Gesualdo, Jungle Juli/ MM Diva # 2, Scott "Flying Duck" Griffith, Ken Hamilton, Christie Hayes, Shannon Hays, Cori Heden, Mike Herrin, Kevin 'The Machine' Hewitt, Murray Honick, Jill Hudson, Adam Irvin, Donna Jacobs, Cathie "Gotta Run" Johnson, Troy "Nasty Nine Runner" Johnson, Howard L. Keener, Jr, Gopal Kharbanda, Hideki "Kino" Kinoshita, Steve "gadget guy" Kipisz, Dagmar Knudsen, Al Kohli, Alvin "AL" Lee, Steven "Thunder" Lee, John Kent Leighton, Jim Lepore, Laurie Lindstrom, Dawn Lyke, Vincent Ma, Dave Mari, Peter Marriott, Denis McCarthy, Richard McNeil, Tim Nave, Daniel Nieves, Todd Oliver, Mark Pack, Missy Peters, Cade Remsburg, Matthew Richter, Nadia Ruiz, Jc "The Saint" Santa Teresa, Lisa Smith, George" from Georgia" Southgate, Bridget Steele, Ben Tam, Tim Troxel, Sam Wachsman, Brian Wright, Richard Yanoski, Jr., Brendan Young, Heather Zeigler
From Facebook to Twitter, the Maniacs have a presence in the world of social networking. Whatever social network your prefer I’m sure the Maniacs are there, so check them out!
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=8904689204 LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/e/vgh/1843119/ MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/marathonmaniacs Dailymile: http://www.dailymile.com/groups/1403-marathon-maniacs RunningAhead: http://www.runningahead.com/groups/MMs Paul Arroyo http://www.marathonmaniacs.com 7 Woolley Trail Runs (2/18): Robert Bondurant, Mark Cartwright, Steve Duncan, Deb Evdemon, Andy Fritz, Terri "Maverick" Gray, Rick "Road Kill" Haase, Francie Hankins, "Insane Jane", Eric Jensen, Dean Kayler, Stacey Legg, Sarah Lynch, Mike Mahanay, Gary "The Red Rabbit" Marr, King Arthur Martineau, Cyndie Merten, Little Leslie, Janice Moyer, Monte Pascual, Conor "Condor" Renouf, Gay Renouf, sLuG w/sTaRs, har, Terry Sentinella, McGyver, Rob Stretz, Jeff Wood, Guy Yogi
Jeff Wood
Betsy Rogers and Matt Hagen
Terri Mike Gray Mahanay Deb Evdemon
Kevin Douglas
Lisa Eagle Guy Yogi
Dean Janice Moyer Kayler
Rob Robert har Stretz Jane Herzog Bondurant
Ryan McKnight
Rick Haase http://www.marathonmaniacs.com 8 Shavaughn Blades
A1A Marathon (2/19): Shavaughn Blades, Jim Blake, Ken Christie, Jacqueline Conniff, Laura Conway, Rodrigo Gomez, Jamie Knight, Joseph Kolinsky, Jeremy Mann, Kenneth Massett, Scott Perrapato, Kelly Pfannenstiel, Michael Pfannenstiel, Anthony Phillips, Scientist Runner, Damaris Rosich-Schwartz, Jim "Splinter" Schroeder, Mark Shachner, Shen Turner, Trish Wakeham, Wayne Wright
Rodrigo Jim Blake Gomez Anthony Phillips
Jamie Knight Kelly Pfannenstiel and Michael Pfannenstiel Jeremy Mann
The following is a statistical update on the growth of the Marathon Maniacs. It may not mean much to you, but I find it very interesting. Monthly Growth
Month ► Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Yearly Averages ► 42.0 39.3 42.5 36.0 64.7 50.4 33.3 19.8 23.4 58.7 71.2 73.7 537.2
2011 ► 95 101 113 94 209 128 77 50 51 171 218 174 1481
2012 ► 154 95 ------249
State MM Pct% Washington 878 17.3% New Maniacs in Feb 2012 95 California 514 10.1% New Maniacs in 2012 249 Texas 377 7.4%
Illinois 230 4.5% Total Maniacs 5085 Florida 203 4.0% New York 176 3.5% Virginia 161 3.2% Oregon 159 3.1% Oklahoma 132 2.6% Ohio 122 2.4% http://www.marathonmaniacs.com 9 Ethan Hopkin
Kevin Brosi
Thomas Terri Okazaki Menghini Danilo Mendoza Val Hower Zac Babb Chad Spilman
Galen Garrison Lygea Welvaert http://www.marathonmaniacs.com 10 Sergio Garrido Marcos Suzanne Petro Fernandes
Charles Karla Clutter Scroggins Sherry Ricker Breanna Dullum Jawn Angus
Austin Marathon (2/19): Rudy Acevedo, Kristin Allen, Jawn "Marathawn Jawn" Angus, Zac Babb, Gary Beaty, Cathy Bradford, Kevin Brosi, David Bucklew, Charles Clutter, Rich Colfack, George Cornett, Jaye Cremer, Brooke Sydnor Curran, Brian Dedeke, Doug Dominey, Breanna Dullum, Rachel Edney, Zac Elliott, Pedro Faria, Marcos Fernandes, Sergio Garrido, Galen Garrison, Christiana Garton, Lara Gonzalez, Craig Haugaard, Lora Haugaard, Larry Herman, Ethan Hopkin, Val Hower, Hunter Jamerson, David "Running Preacher" Johnson, Steve Johnson, Gerald King, Nichole Mathis, Danilo Mendoza, Terri Menghini, Heather Nerhood, Shawn Newton, Phil Nimmo, Thomas "T.O." Okazaki, Karen Osborn, Suzanne Petro, Connie Ramirez, Sherry Ricker, Diane S., Karla Scroggins, Haley Siggers, Chip Southern, Chad Spilman, John Strohmeyer, John Teyhen, Olga Varlamova, Michelle "Mom o' 6" Walker, Luke Welvaert, Lygea Welvaert, Marsha 'BookladyWalker' White, James Wilson
Each month there will be a “Maniac poll”. This poll will be posted online. Please take a few moments to answer this poll. I will post the results in the next newsletter.
This month’s question: How long have you been running (regularly)?
Please vote online between now and April 7: http://www.marathonfreak.com/maniacpoll
Last month’s question: How often do you wear Maniac gear at a marathon/ultra?
Maniacs like to ear the gear! 58% of voters wear the Maniac gear every time they run a marathon or ultra. Thanks for voting!
http://www.marathonmaniacs.com 11 Lost Dutchman Marathon (2/19): Kevin Abraszek, Jordan Applebaum, Matt Baxter, Annette "Crash" Blanton, Arland "Arkansas" Blanton, Sue Colgan- Borror, Martha "Ginger26.2" Corazzini, Joshua Drake, Traci Falbo, Laura Gorycki, Mary "mph" Hanna, Steve Hansen, Jack Heely, Brett Heinemann, David Holmen, Heather Holst, Warren Kerola, Mary Lenari, Tamara Mackey, Sue "Italian Stallion" Mantyla, Kevin Morris, Julie Musselman, Heather Myers, Robert Nagle, Kyle "K" Nelson, Andrea Odrzywolski, Talva Parker, Vern Patterson, Don "Wait For Me!" Pemberton, Jeff "Slice" Pettett, Joseph "Jo Jo Starbucks" Reilly, Michael Rice, Cliff "quack, quack" Richards, Ron Rodriguez, Brett Ruckle, Dale Shoup, Ward "Winded Wonder" Sullivan, Teresa Verstraet, Karen"Evil Twin" Vollan, Angie Whitworth Pace, Michael Willets, Melissa M. Williams, Marlin Yoder, Jonathan Young, Rob (Rocket Man) Young
Tamara Mackey
Sue Mantyla
Melissa Williams
Rob and Jonathan Young Don Pemberton Heather Jack Heely Myers Julie Musselman
Joseph Reilly Vern Patterson Angie Whitworth Pace http://www.marathonmaniacs.com 12 Angie busts through “the wall”!
Ward Sullivan
Angie Annette Whitworth Blanton Pace Martha Corazzini
In February the Main Maniacs released the Marathon Maniacs book! This book is collection of stories by members of the Marathon Maniacs. These stories are sure to be encouraging and motivation to current and future members. The book was edited by Maniac Malcolm Anderson author of the book “The Messengers”.
Be sure to get your copy of the book and enjoy the stories of the World’s Most Insane Running Club!
http://www.databarevents.com/shopproductdetail.asp?prodID=105&catID=14
http://www.marathonmaniacs.com 13 Brandy Kristin Parker Bob Dolphin Bob Satko Layton runs marathon #499!
Rich Menzel
Scott Sebelsky
Cheri Pompeo Arthur Martineau
Sabrina Seher
Mark Casey
Henry Rueden Linda Walter Rob Hester and Courtney Willson Michelle Barnes http://www.marathonmaniacs.com 14 Rob Stretz
Laura Johnson and Gary Otheim
First Call Presidents Day Marathon/50k (2/20): Steve Barrick, Francesca Carmichael, Paige Denison, Bob & Lenore Dolphin, Margaret Gorog, Wendy Jelinek, Laura Johnson, Barefoot Jon, Gary Kobold, Jules Mann, King Arthur Martineau, Rich Menzel, Cyndie Merten, Janice Moyer, Gary Otheim, KP, Monte Pascual, The Programmer, Cheri Pompeo, Frank Purdy, har, Marilou "The Dovenator" Russell, Bob Satko, Scott Sebelsky, Terry Sentinella, Rob Larry Macon Stretz, Takao Suzuki, Linda Walter, Rusty Willson, Marie "Mimi" Zornes Barefoot Jon
Paige Denison Boram Kim
Marie Zornes
Rusty Willson
Cyndie Merten
RD Adrian Call and his wife Jules Mann Michael Hsu http://www.marathonmaniacs.com 15 Marathon/Ultra Calendar between March 16-April 16
Friday, March 16 Sunday, March 25 Saturday, April 7 Howard Aslinger Foundation 24/12h (MO) Barcelona Marathon (ESP) American River 50m (CA) Jerusalem Marathon (ISR) Bataan Memorial Death March (NM) Bob Green Easter Marathon (WA) CAR Run the Marina Marathon (CA) Cedro Peak 45m/45k (NM) Saturday, March 17 Greenway Marathon (TN) Charlottesville Marathon (VA) CAR St Patricks Day Trail Marathon (CA) Marseille Marathon (FRA) Croom Trail Fools Run 50m/50k (FL) Chuckanut 50k (WA) Oakland Running Festival Marathon (CA) Hells Hills Endurance Trail Run 50m/50k (TX) CTR Canyon Meadow Winter 50k/26.2 (CA) Ocean Drive Marathon (NJ) Lake McMurtry Trail Races (OK) Instant Classic Marathon Trail Run (VA) ORRRC Marathon (OH) Philadelphia 100 Endurance Run (PA) Lt JC Stone 50k Ultra (PA) Rainshadow Gorge Waterfalls 50k (OR) Shotgun Trail Blast (OR) MCF 2012 (WI) Taipei University 12 Hour Ultra Marathon (TWN) Two Oceans Marathon 56k (ZAF) Oriflamme 50k (CA) Virginia Creeper Marathon (VA) Pac Rim One Day Run (WA) Sunday, April 8 Pot O Gold Fat Ass (MI) Friday, March 30 Marathon des Sables (MAR) Rock N Roll USA (DC) Badger Mountain Challenge 100m (WA) Savage Gulf Marathon (TN) Tel Aviv Marathon (ISR) Friday, April 13 St Paddys Day Marathon (TX) CAR Run with Charlie Marathon (CA) Tarawera Ultra 100k/85k/60k (NZL) Saturday, March 31 Potowatomi 150m (IL) Wilderness Park Trail Run for the Bridges (NE) Andrew Jackson Marathon (TN) Zumbro 100m/50m (MN) Badger Mountain Challenge 50k (WA) Sunday, March 18 CAR Another Beach Run Marathon (CA) Saturday, April 14 Big Island International Marathon (HI) Chicago Lakefront 50k (IL) Bull Run Run (VA) Georgia Marathon (GA) Circular Logic Marathon (IN) Davy Crockett Bear Chase (TX) ITR Rodeo Valley Trail Run (CA) Clinton Lake 30m (IL) Eisenhower Marathon (KS) LA Marathon (CA) Diamond Valley Lake Marathon (CA) Enviro-sports Muir Woods Marathon (CA) Maratona di Roma (ITA) EVGR Dash Point State Park Trail Run (WA) EVGR Squak Mountain 50k (WA) Modesto Marathon (CA) Garden Spot Village Marathon (PA) Gansett Marathon (RI) Seabrook Lucky Trail Marathon (TX) Gator Trail 50k (NC) Glacier Ridge Trail 50m/50k (PA) Seoul International Marathon (KOR) I R A N 50k/26.2 (TX) Hogs Hunt (TX) Shamrock Marathon (VA) Mad City 50k (WI) Landsford Canal Lock-In 24h (SC) St Patricks Day Marathon (NY) Oak Mountain 50k (AL) Martian Marathon (MI) TARC Spring Thaw 6h (MA) Operation Endurance 24h/12h (GA) Potowatomi 100m/50m/30m (IL) Tobacco Road Marathon (NC) Sand Hollow Marathon (UT) San Juan Trail 50k (CA) Two River Marathon (PA) Trailbreaker Marathon (WI) Southern Indiana Classic (IN) Wrightsville Beach Marathon (NC) Umstead 100 (NC) Traprock 50k (CT) Yakima River Canyon Marathon (WA) Friday, March 23 Sunday, April 15 Antelope Island Buffalo Run 100m (UT) Sunday, April 1 Big D Texas Marathon (TX) CAR Runnin Gage 2 Marathon (CA) A2A Arbuckles to Ardmore Race for Mercy (OK) Bob Green Spring Fling Marathon (WA) Athens Marathon (OH) CAR Run Dove Canyon Marathon (CA) Saturday, March 24 Brew to Brew 43m (KS) Crossroads of Northwest Indiana Marathon (IN) Antelope Island Buffalo Run 50m/50k (UT) CAR Palm Sunday Marathon (CA) Forget the PR Mohican 50k (OH) CAR California Gold Rush Trail Marathon (CA) Connemarathon 39.3/26.2 (IRL) Go! St Louis (MO) Cupcake Run (WA) Fools Trail Run (OH) Hogeye Marathon (AR) Dances With Dirt Green Swamp 50m/50k/26.2 (FL) Knoxville Marathon (TN) Kasumigaura Marathon (JPN) Dizzy Daze 100k/50k/26.2 (WA) Marathon de Cheverny (FRA) Milano City Marathon (ITA) Ellerbe Marathon (NC) Maraton de Santiago (CHL) North Shore Marathon (HI) Grasslands 50m/26.2 (TX) Mountains to Sea Trail 50k Challenge (NC) Paris Marathon (FRA) HAT Run (MD) Operation Endurance 6h (GA) Peterson Ridge Rumble 40m (OR) Kal- Haven Trail Run 33.5m (MI) Rotterdam Marathon (NLD) NJ Ultra Festival 100m/100k/50m/50k/26.2 (NJ) Friday, April 6 Too Slow for Boston Marathon (NC) Old Goat 50 Mile Trail Race (CA) Dead Sea 50k/26.2 (JOR) Vernonia Marathon (OR) Palm 100 (FL) Gopher Attack! (SK) Whidbey Island Marathon (WA) Steamboat Challenge 50k/26.2 (TX) Tatur Snake Run 6h (OK) Monday, April 16 Terrapin Mountain 50k (VA) Boston Marathon (MA)
http://www.marathonmaniacs.com 16 Robert Lott (#5018) JoAnna Villalon (#5050) Beth Goodwin (#5068) Shannon Barron (#5019) Glenn Rustay (#5051) Chris Smith (#5069) Dr. J (#5020) Helen McKenzie (#5052) Joe Nelson (#5070) Tom Swingen (#5021) Ulf Kirchdorfer (#5053) Jim Morrical (#5071) Steve Summers (#5022) Amanda Blocker (#5054) Rich Yap (#5072) Marc Mendoza (#4991) Ralph Blanchard (#5023) Denise Kaufman (#5055) Bethany Stephens (#5073) Amanda Jobe (#4992) Teresa Chandler (#5024) Maria Lomba (#5056) Michael Stephens (#5074) Zac Babb (#4993) Rick Jarvis (#5025) Robert Nagle (#5057) Hilary Grant (#5075) Trish Wakeham (#4994) Kitzzy Aviles (#5026) Don Morgan (#5058) Teresa Kirkwood (#5076) Robert Antulov (#4995) Bijou Chacko (#5027) Dan Kuch (#5059) Mark Hall (#5077) Terri Varnadoe (#4996) Tony Campbell (#5028) Lois Green (#5060) Christopher Quigley (#5078) Celestina Yeager (#4997) Alex Morrow (#5029) Arlette Lackey (#5061) Katsy Spratley (#5079) Kris Mahurin (#4998) Deb Potash (#5030) Brad Candia (#5062) Jean-Michel Fouard (#5080) Mark Casey (#4999) Todd Breneiser (#5031) Michael Gillespie (#5063) Allyson Hatfield (#5081) Bridget Steele (#5000) Nathan Bliss (#5032) Donna Braswell (#5064) Shelley Hills (#5082) James Butler (#5001) Daniel Esparza (#5033) Tammy Watkins (#5065) William Gaugler (#5083) Darlene Baltimore (#5002) Dave Hodson (#5034) Shane Houshmand (#5066) Bryan Meadows (#5084) Kay "Tasty Pie" Allen (#5003) John Gignac (#5035) Jim Tello (#5067) Paul Maisel (#5085) Janice Tham-Cheng (#5004) Venkatraman G S (#5036) Loc Pham (#5005) Lisa Page (#5037) Mark Randall Schramm (#5006) Amy Lynes (#5038) Casey Steve Gunnels (#5007) Elaine Ver Halen (#5039) (#4999) Kathleen Gorman (#5008) SpatulaPete (#5040) Todd Seay (#5009) Mark Gershman (#5041) Adam Horton (#5010) Keith Reyes (#5042) Aaron Avery (#5011) Larry Taylor (#5043) Delia Park (#5012) Matt Waldbusser (#5044) Al Emma (#5013) Gina Snow (#5045) Dale Shotkoski (#5014) Michael Glueck (#5046) Bridget Elaine Hillis (#5015) Reynaldo Ramos (#5047) Steele Diane Durden (#5016) Brian Mount (#5048) (#5000) Joy Nagal (#5017) Clint Bissett (#5049)
Brady Layton Sean Meissner
Desiree Marek Jonathan Bernard Jane Herzog http://www.marathonmaniacs.com 17 Please let me know if you reached a higher Maniac level and want the recognition in the Newsletter!
New Titanium Maniac!! Titanium (10 star) Maniac: Rob Young, Jonathan Young
Platinum (8 star) Maniac: Chad Spilman
Palladium (7 star) Maniac: Fran Libasci, Tom Brand, Michelle Walker
Osmium (6 star) Maniac: Susan DeRoberts, Donna Palmer
Ruthenium (5 star) Maniac: None
Iridium (4 star) Maniac: Pete Ming-wah, Mark Cato Rob Young Jonathan Young
Gold (3 star) Maniac: Mike Walsh
Silver (2 star) Maniac: Lisa Eagle, Laird Malamed, Bhoovarahan Desikan, Rodrigo Gomez, Lygea Welvaert, Luke Welvaert, Terri Scadron, Kinnier Lastimosa, Jennifer Cheng, Suzanne Petro, Jen Metcalf
100 Marathons: Sally Boles, Harold Jackson
Plenty of Maniac pink at Run with Donna Marathon in Jacksonville.
The Prez and Tracy Crane
Matthew Maday
Kevin Maniacs at Maple Leaf Indoor Marathon. Hewitt http://www.marathonmaniacs.com 18 Tony selling the new Maniac book
David Pascal Radley and Vincent Ma George Washington Birthday Marathon Johnson
Volanda Holder
Richelle Runyon
Thomas Okazaki
FROM THE EDITOR…
Thank you everyone who sent in pictures this last month. So many great photos! Every time a big marathon takes place in Southern California the Maniacs turn out in full force! It really makes me want to do a marathon in SoCal. It truly looks like Maniacs have the most fun on the Steve Walters and Ryan Westin marathon course no matter if it’s May, October or even February!
He’s a call out to people to sent in notes or reports of 500 words or less. Keep the pictures coming and as always, I send in your race report!
- Steve “Marathon Freak” Walters MM#338 http://www.marathonmaniacs.com 19 Jeff “Boneman” Bollman (#1058) Christmas might be past, but the Maniac stocking is stuffed with discount goodness! Take a peek at the new discounts that have a * in front of the race name. And don’t forget about the Maniac discounts at Running Skirts www.runningskirts.com and The Running Warehouse www.runningwarehouse.com for all your non- Maniac branded apparel and shoe needs and at TRY Chips www.trychips.com for your healthy snacking needs.
• Columbia SC Marathon (SC) 3/10/12: http://columbiascmarathon.com • Lower Potomac Marathon (MD) 3/11/12: www.cbrcmd.org • *Andrew Jackson Marathon (TN) 3/31/12: https://sites.google.com/a/andrewjacksonmarathon.com/ajm/home • Martian Marathon (MI) 4/14/12: www.martianmarathon.com • *Southern Indiana Classic Marathon 4/14/12: http://www.sicmarathon.com • Peterson Ridge Rumble 40M/20M (OR) 4/15/12: www.petersonridgerumble.com • Carmel Marathon (IN) 4/21/12: www.carmelmarathon.com • The Oz Marathon (KS) 4/22/12: www.olathe.org/cvb/sports/Marathon • Jailbreak Marathon (WI) 4/28/12: www.jailbreakmarathon.com • Eugene Marathon (OR) 4/29/12: http://eugenemarathon.com • Big Sur International Marathon 5/1/12: www.bsim.org • Knoxville Marathon (TN) 5/1/12: www.knoxvillemarathon.com • Wisconsin Marathon 5/5/12: www.wisconsinmarathon.com • *LaCrosse Fitness Festival (WI) 5/6/12: www.lacrossefitnessfestival.com • Pittsburgh Marathon 5/6/12: www.pittsburghmarathon.com • Tacoma City Marathon (WA) 5/6/12: www.tacomacitymarathon.com Elaine Green • Vermont City Marathon 5/27/12: www.vermontcitymarathon.org • Casper Marathon (WY) 6/3/12: www.runwyoming.com • Utah Valley Marathon (MANIAC REUNION!) 6/9/12: www.utahvalleymarathon.com • Kona Marathon 6/24/12: http://konamarathon.com • *Cook Park Marathon (OR) 6/30/12: http://cookparkmarathon.com • *Stars & Stripes Marathon (OR) 7/1/12: http://starsandstripesmarathon.com • Make It By Midnight Marathon (GA) 7/14/12: http://makeitbymidnight.homestead.com • SOGONAPMIT Marathon (UT) 7/28/12: http://afhalf.com/sogonapmit-marathon • San Francisco Marathon 7/29/12: www.runsfm.com • Moose’s Tooth Marathon (AK) 8/19/12: www.bigwildliferuns.org • *Pocatello Marathon (ID): 9/1/12: www.pocatellomarathon.com • *Lake Chelan Shore to Shore Marathon (WA) 9/8/12: www.lakechelanmarathon.com • *Top of Utah Marathon 9/15/12: www.topofutahmarathon.com • Grand Rapids Marathon (MI) 10/12/12: http://grandrapidsmarathon.com • *Hartford ING Marathon (CT) 10/13/12: www.hartfordmarathon.com • Kansas City Marathon 10/20/12: www.waddellandreedkansascitymarathon.org • Mount Deseret Island Marathon (ME) 10/14/12: http://www.mdimarathon.org • Norfolk Freedom Marathon (VA) 11/11/12: www.freedommarathon.org • *Renegade Race Series (CA) Multiple Dates/Half Marathons or less: www.renegaderaceseries.com
Details on how to obtain the discount/perk are in the Discount section of the Bulletin Board on the Maniac web site. I post new ones on the Bulletin Board as the details are finalized, so keep an eye out. If you have any questions, shoot me an email at: [email protected]
PLEASE RENEW YOUR ANNUAL MANIAC DUES (ON YOUR MANIAC BIRTHDAY) YOUR DUES HELP MAINTAIN THE CLUB AND KEEP THE COVETED MANIAC GEAR IN STOCK!! A REMINDER IS SENT WITH THE MONTHLY E-FLASH AND SOME OF YOU ARE OVERDUE!! http://www.marathonmaniacs.com 20 RHETORICAL REVELATIONS AND W(RITES)… FROM THE RAMBUNCTIOUS REV
Hiya Prez! Or actually, “Dear Oh Inspirational One,”
Man, gentle Yee, you have no idea how far your impact reaches. You, “Hollywood” Warren, and Tony “TP” Phillippi created this whole Maniac running club, and now some theologian 3000 miles away is compelled to swim endless laps and ride bicycles that are stapled to a gym floor. That’s just weird.
Your ideas really do inspire us, my friend. And then maybe we inspire others…but then maybe they turn the tables and amaze us. Such is today’s story, Prez, for I have a friend we may not have to recruit, cajole, or even exaggerate to about how much fun it is to run miles 21 to 25, in order to get him to join us. He’s a rare kind of raw, pure, maniacal breed. Allow me to explain. 40 years ago, Chris was a medium-distance all-star county runner in his Cleveland suburban high school. He entered the Marine Corps, where he became a protected and oft-promoted member in his Company, as he won big Inter-Company Competition points with his running. Captains like that in a fellow. When he left the Corps, he became semi-normal, kept in reasonable shape, but dropped the running. He enjoyed a nice life until his late thirties, when almost every piece of internal personal hardware competed to post a “LEMON” sign on his forehead. His thyroid went. The kidneys sickened. At 41, we almost lost him entirely to a frightening heart attack. He lost half of his heart muscle.
That wake-up call got him back to the track. Jogging, then running, became steadfast routine. A year later, the doctor summarized Chris’ new EKG report this way: “Forget the other patients. You’re in better cardio-vascular condition than anyone on the office staff.”
Grateful, Chris began volunteering at the hospital. Meanwhile, he ran, and ran, for a decade, three or four 5- to 10- milers each week, occasional 13-milers, all at about a nine-minute pace. His 5’8” frame sculpted down to 158 pounds, and he held that pose into his fifties.
We talked about my marathons some, but I didn’t expect what followed. Captain Organ Failure enlisted me to accompany him in his first marathon attempt, appropriately the 2009 Marine Corps Marathon. I agreed, with both enthusiasm and cautions for him. He insisted I need not worry; we were out to finish, not set records. But the Jarhead’s steady training did go one run too many when, out by himself, he contracted a stress fracture in his leg on the Monday before the race. Naturally, (he’s a Marine), he would not to tell anyone, for fear we would stop him from running in the marathon.
So, run we did, happily for 18 miles. Then he then started to favor “a sore knee.” He dismissed the thought of stopping for aid. At mile 20, his kidney flared up, much more painfully than the leg. (He described it as someone “driving a knuckled fist into your back.” Now, “Sharing time is a happy time!,” so he demonstrated on my back… must be an “espirit de corps” sort of thing. Oo-rah.) But? Having made it to the bridge in time, we could continue, and so we did continue, employing something only resembling walking. These were six-point-two of the longest miles I can recall. Arm-in-arm we crossed at the finish, at which point Stiff-Upper-Lip-Man sidled away, and grimaced in near-tears of excruciating pain. His dear wife found him, threw her arms around him, and she, having been frightened all day about his heart, elicited his promise that this was a once and done deal. He quietly assented.
Here is where the story gets rather maniacal. For the next three years he kept the running routine, 15 years now after his heart attack. Then, in the middle of a recent Saturday night, Chris got out of bed, dressed quietly, woke his wife, and said simply, “You better take me to the hospital.” She dressed hurriedly, drove him the three miles to the hospital where he had been volunteering, and he stepped out of the car and walked into the Emergency Room. There he said simply, “I’m having chest pains.” (Chris advises me that “those words will get you some immediate attention.”) As almost everyone knew him and his half-a-heart status, nurses, doctors, even a few machines came running down the hall, attaching themselves all over his chest, and wheeling him away.
Thirty-six hours later, Chris, now resting in ICU recovery, was visited by the cardiologist, who entered and said, “Chris, people who come in here and register the numbers you registered Saturday night don’t walk in, they are wheeled in, and second… they don’t see Monday. That your heart made it through is as near to a miracle as we’ll ever admit to. It is your exercise routine that saved you. Now, we need to clear out the arteries like last time, but then you should be good to go.”
Well, almost. On Wednesday, the “Electrician Doctor” insisted that they insert a pacemaker onto whatever is left of his heart, to keep it beating within the proper pace range. In it went, and two weeks later, new numbers have been run. Pun intended. The cardiologist’s summary of these numbers?
“Chris, your running strengthened your heart, which is why you survived. Wait another three weeks. We’ll make sure the wires are all settled in nicely. Then, no sprinting; keep your heart rate in the assigned ranges. But run all you like. Run a marathon if you want to.” He actually said that. The happiest, most profound phone call came through this evening, Prez. Chris spoke of a new sense of how vivid every moment of life really is. “You know,” he said, “it used to bother me if someone cut me off driving, but now I figure he needs to get to where he’s going faster than I need to get where I’m going.” I could hear his smile.
His next words were quieter. He said he had, while praying for his grandchildren, experienced “a profound sense of the presence of God, in a visceral way, I never had before. The… the real peace that filled the room… exceeded any anxieties I’ve ever had.” We wondered together about this for a while.
And then he suggested we begin his road back with a local 10k, and then the Cleveland Half.
Prez, I don’t know when, or if, or where, and I do know we don’t have a star level for a maniac like Chris. But if he and I ever do run that second marathon, is it okay with you, Prez, if we loan him one of my yellow singlets for a day?
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