FEBRUARY 2011 NEWSLETTER Volume 8, Number 2
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FEBRUARY 2011 NEWSLETTER Volume 8, Number 2 NEWSLETTER CONTENTS Surf City Marathon 2-3 Half Fanatics 3 2011 Maniac Reunion 4 Melbourne Music Marathon 4 Mardi Gras Marathon 5-6 Maniac Poll 6 Tell Me Your Story 7-9 The Marathon Show 8 Austin Marathon 10 First Call President’s Day Marathon 11-12 Social Networking 12 Promotions 13 Report from InSane AsyLum 13 Coming Up in March 15 New Maniacs 17 Discounts 18 Note from the Editor 19 Rhetorical Revelations from “The Rev” 20 SEE PAGE 7! February 2011 Newsletter Sherry Mahoney and Jon Mahoney Elaine Green Ed Ettinghausen DEO Jasmin Flores Surf City Marathon (2/6): Hector Aleman, Howard Audet, Miranda Bachman, Laura Bailiff, Tania Beaudoin, Dave Bell, Xanthe "Cool Chick", Jill Bidwell, Sally "me and my dad" Boles, Andre Boulais, John Bozung, Stephen Brang, John Breding, Ryan Cavinder, Marathon Mitch, Pony Express, Casey Chernesky, Rob "Robo" Cowan, Sef "Try-Athlete" Cuesico, Morgan 'Baby Cougar' Cummings, Alexis Davidson, Jennifer Dicus, Domitilia M. dos Santos, Ed "Mad Hatter-Fancy Pants" Ettinghausen, Rick Franks, Noel "Road Tar" Garibay, Carol Goslin, Elaine Green, Irlan "Unstoppable Girl"Hebner, Paula Hamilton, Richard Hermann, Paul Hoffmann, Steve Hughes, Michelle Isaak, Harold "me and my daughter" Jackson, DEO, Dennis Kato, Shelley "Maddog" Kincaid, Gary 'Cougar Bait' Krugger, Sue Lee, Albert Licano, John Shaft, David Lund, Jon "Coconutboy" Mahoney, Sherry "MMM" Mahoney, Sue "Italian Stallion" Mantyla, Dan Margolis, Rick Marzullo, Nick Matthews, Phil Millard, Kirby Mills, Rocco Morales, Dana Mosell, Jeffery "Maverick" Nakasone, Tony "Endorphin Dude" Nguyen, Jackie Ong, Keith Parks, Don "Wait For Me!" Pemberton, Jay Pettit, Bill Ralph, Joseph "Jo Jo Starbucks" Reilly, Bryan Robertson, "Lyle, Lyle Crocodile" Robertson, Sofie Romero, Karen Ross, Nadia Ruiz, Cassy Russell, Robert "Shacky" Shackelford, Carl Simons, Rebecca Steven, Joseph "The Marathon Show" Taricani, Traviss Willcox, Don Wright, Rebecca Yi Joe Taricani and Tony Nguyen 2 February 2011 Newsletter Joe Taricani and Marathon Mitch Don Pemberton and Marathon Mitch Ed Ettinghausen At the start!! Travis Willcox from the UK! Maniac Yellow!! Marathon Maniacs running half marathons… 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 800 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 Fanatics at Mardi Gras!! 3 February 2011 Newsletter While we are still working out the details for the MM Reunion at the Fox Cities Marathon, here is a bit of news from the Race Director: Marathon Maniacs can get special colored bibs for all the Marathon Maniacs that sign up for the Full or the Half Marathon. Participants NEED to use the Marathon Maniac code when registering in order for them to know who needs those bibs. The race director doesn't know what colors will be available yet, but will keep us informed. She is thrilled to have the Maniacs come to the FCM. She also said that there is a cap on the event and encouraged me to tell you (Maniacs) to sign up early. Hotels are listed on the FCM website, but here are the ones that have blocks of rooms of 40 or more: • Cambria Suites (also has Expo and Race Day shuttles) • Comfort Inn • Hampton Inn • Microtel Inn Melbourne & Beaches Music Marathon (2/6): Stephanie "MM Diva #1" Arango, MM Diva # 2, Harry L. Hoffman Jr, Joyce Luloff, Dave Mari, James "Hurricane" Norris, Jim "Splinter" Schroeder, Becca "Nuggetz" Smades Dave Mari and James Blake Stepahnie Arango and Juli Goldstein Dave Mari’s “X” jump!! Joyce Luloff Dave Mari and his girls! 4 February 2011 Newsletter The Marathon Maniac Divas! Mardi Gras Marathon (2/13): Alison Acott, Hector Aleman, Erin Alwon, Stephanie "MM Diva #1" Arango, Annette "Crash" Blanton, Arland "Arkansas" Blanton, Dan "danpatb" Blondin, Pete S. Bochek, Lois Broussard, Lan Bui, Lisa Cao, Connie Corbett, John Dyar, Carol "Ponytail" Earles, Tina Eaton, Bjoerg, Alicia MM Diva #3, Carol Fabian, Tom Fabian, Buddy Gau, Ram, Carol Goslin, Kim Gray, Elaine Green, Michael "Mike-iac" Hagen, Matthew Hamidullah, Bill Hardy, Kenneth Hart, Will Hayes, Mark Hellenthal, Jean Ho, Barb Hoffman, Debbie Hopper, Mellody "Smiling Walker" Hughes, Stephanie Jackson, Donna Jacobs, Cathie Johnson, Troy Johnson, "Da Do Run" Ron Kalich, Eric Kass, Gerald King, Larry Kirk, Ethel Marie Kitching, Al Kohli, Jodina Lam, Jim Laubsted, Steven T Lee, John Leighton, John "J Lo" Lopez, Pat Lynch, Sue "Italian Stallion" Mantyla, Dave Mari, Letty Marino, Jay Martin, Barbara Mayer, Vickie McDonald, Mike McMullan, Steve Metcalf, Maggie Mount, Frank Muller, Tim Nave, Nemo, David Nevitt, Tony "Endorphin Dude" Nguyen, Colin O'Donnell, Andrew Olsen, LOruns2cureNF, Neil Paulson, Stephen Payne, Hoa "Flower" Pham, Kathy "Rad Queen" Pryor, Karen Queally, Aaron Redinger, Shanan Redinger, Linda Reeder, Joseph "Jo Jo Starbucks" Reilly, Sherry Ricker, "Lyle, Lyle Crocodile" Robertson, Nadia Ruiz, Mary Signorelli, Chip Southern, Chad Spilman, Tracy Strub, Tim Hector Aleman Tittelbach, Don Womble Dave Mari’s “X” jump! Larry Macon Cathie Johnson Troy Johnson A fun bunch of Maniacs! Nadia Gonzales 5 February 2011 Newsletter Having fun Dave? Daniel Blondin Maniacs meet up at the Expo! Always goofy, Dave Mari!! Dave Mari and Arland Blanton 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: Assuming that you have to wear a Maniac shirt/singlet, which is your favorite? Please vote online between now and April 4: http://www.marathonfreak.com/maniacpoll Last month’s question: When traveling to a marathon, do you travel alone or in a group? It looks like most Maniacs travel with there significant other when traveling to a marathon (32%). But almost as many travel with a friend or two (24%). Other popular travel plans include travel to a distance alone and meeting friends at the destination (21%) and finally traveling alone (20%). 6 February 2011 Newsletter This is a call out to ALL MANIACS, I want to hear your story!! I know many of you have a great story to tell. Many of you have great stories of incredible weight loss and many of you have changed lives since you started running. I know some of your stories, but I’m sure everyone would like to hear them too. Don’t be shy to tell the story, it will encourage us all and give us all a little motivation. Here is what I want you to do, take a few minutes and write out your story, it can be on one main topic or point, or it can be a summary of how your life has changed! It can also be just words of encouragement or a thank you to the Maniacs as a whole. All I ask is that you keep your story to 500 words or less, basically what I want is a short and simple story of how your life is different then it was before running! If you want to share a photo along with your story you can e-mail it to me ([email protected]). I have set up a very simple form that will only take seconds to fill out. Click on the following link to share your story! http://marathonfreak.com/mm/mystory.htm Here are some possible topics for your short story: • How did you get into running? • What was your life like before running and how has it changed? • What inspired you to become a Maniac? • Have you lost a lot of weight because of running? • What groups or friends have inspired you the most? • What words of thanks would you like to say to the Maniacs? • How have you inspired others through your running? Two Heroes I met a little boy with cancer a year ago. I told him I would run a marathon for him. Then he went to the intensive care unit. His dad called and made it sound like they didn't want visitors. He then called me back and said, "Bryndon heard you on the phone. He is wondering if you will come up and visit." When I got there his mom gave me an essay he wrote in his 4th grade class about his favorite Kansas City person. He picked me. Then through his breathing machine he started crying and said, "it was just a rough draft. I wasn't finished yet." That was when I turned maniac and I said I would run marathons until he is done with Chemotherapy. I get little man a t shirt and medal from every race I have run. Some Directors give me an extra, most I give him mine. I started at 250 Pounds on 3 blood pressure medicines and couldn't even run half a mile. Bryndon is my hero too! In one year I went from couch potato to 7 marathons, 3 50k's, 50 Miler, and I have tried a 100 twice one time 75 miles, another 57 miles. I am trying to get Bryndon a belt buckle before he finishes chemo this fall. Thank You I love telling the little man’s story. I took him the shirt and medal from my 50 miler. He was laying on the couch. His mom said that since he got radiation all he wants to do is sleep he has been so nauseous and sick. When I got there he jumped up and started talking 100mph.