October 2014 Edition Monthly newsletterTheThe of the TIDEWATER STRIDERSe-RUNDOWNe-RUNDOWN , one of the nation’s largest running clubs dedicated to running, walking and multi-sports. Fall Arrives Just in Time for Neptune Sunday, October 26 2014 Volunteer Recognition Party!! Board of Direction Nominations Open to All, the Annual Volunteer Party 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM Ocean View Fishing Pier RSVP by October 20th to [email protected] Upcoming Events Saturday, October 4 Bark in Park 5K & Mile Saturday, October 11 Boo-yah 5K & Little Monster Run Saturday, October 18 From Here to Eternity Sunday, October 19 Walk for the Animals & 5K Run Friday, October 24 Volunteer at Wicked 10K Strider Booth Striders bring home hardware at Neptune; Going CW start- Saturday, October 25 ing at top left, Susan Hagel, 8K 2FOA, Jeff Casassa, 8K 2OA Wicked 10K & Monster Mile Ben Werve, 5K 3OA, & Betsy Pollard, 1 Mile 1FOA. Sunday, October 26 Annual Volunteer Party Saturday, November 1 Presentation by Mel Williams Team Challenge VS PTC at Battlefield 10 MIler The RUNDOWN - October 2014 The RUNDOWN - October 2014 - Issue Number 462 Tidewater Striders Rundown, 712 Redgate Ave #1, Norfolk, VA 23507 or newsletter@Tidewater Striders.com Letters and Comments are appreciated, please send to [email protected] Contents Striders Service Directory Fall Arrives Just in Time for Neptune 1 2014 Board Of Directors Officers: Nominations: Joan Gustafson (621-6473) Rich Hildreth, President (481-9027) [email protected] 2014 Volunteer Recognition Party!! 1 [email protected] Programs: Randy Cook 757-642-0348 Board of Direction Nominations ....1 [email protected] Steve Shapiro, Vice President (592-6720) Striders Service Directory.........2 [email protected] Publications: Lisa Armistead Public Relations & Publicity: Randy President’s Corner ..............3 Tom Randolph, Secretary (718-9460) Cook 757-642-0348 randycook48@cox. [email protected] Editor Notes ...................3 net Dan Edwards, Treasurer (717-0259) Race Committee Co-Chairs: Team Competition vs PTC!........3 [email protected] Rick Brown (499-5506) injunrick@aol. Tidewater Singlets ..............3 Officers are elected by BOD from BOD and serve 1 year terms from January thru December. com Board of Directors Nominations . .5 Dan Edwards* Board Members thru Dec 2014 Volunteer Appreciation Party ......5 Lisa Armistead 748-7512 ljarmistead@ Scholarship: Dan Edwards* Happy Birthday! ................7 cox.net Teams: Gene Edwards F14casper@cox. net Minutes for August 11, 2014.......8 Sherry Celesia 481-9514 sherryc50@aol. com Senior Men’s- Mel Williams Walking Committee Report........9 Dave Harrah 636-2204 [email protected] (531-9220) [email protected] Welcome Aboard ..............10 Rich Hildreth* Master Women - Jami Callahan Brill [email protected] Barb Mathewson 348-7038 The Athlete’s Kitchen ...........11 Senior Women - Susan Snead [email protected] New Energy ..................12 757-467-1300 [email protected] Mel Williams 531-9220 profrunner@aol. Tidewater Striders Lecture .......13 Women Open - Elizabeth Campos com (415) 350-8696 campos_crow@yahoo. Healthy Running...............14 Board Members thru Dec 2015 com Tidewater Striders Training Sites .16 Amiele Barakey (757-650-2431) Men Open-Martin Stacin 757-484-1866 [email protected] Membership Expirations ........17 [email protected] Jennifer Cowell 692-7886 jen-eric104@ Men Masters-Tommy Nesson Volunteers Needed Wicked Expo..17 cox.net [email protected] (757) 479- Race Results . .19 Dan Edwards* 0745 Need Volunteers for the 50K .....20 Todd Humphrey 757-404-4499 btodd. Triathlon -Gene Bachman - 467-0898 [email protected] [email protected] Striders on the Road . 22 Tom Randolph* Walk -Steven Shapiro Special Discounts .............24 Steve Shapiro (592-6720) Youth - Angelo Celesia (288-7715) RUNDOWN Ad Rates...........24 [email protected] [email protected] Triathlon: Nick May [email protected] Striders Tweet.................24 Committees: Advisory: Mel Williams * Volunteer: Lisa Armistead* Audit: Bethany Sanchez (471-8233) Walking: Paula Graham walkers@tide- Awards: Deb Sommer and Sharon Rodier waterstriders.com Banquet: Ada Lester - [email protected] Web Site: Tommy Neeson tommy@run- nerssociety.com Budget: Dan Edwards* Youth: Dan Edwards* Constitution & Bylaws: Mel Williams* Other Contacts: The RUNDOWN is published monthly Elections: Susan Snead (285-7716) Adopt-A-Highway: Rich Hildreth* by the Tidewater Striders, a non- Grand Prix: Community Service: Chris Catoe profit educational and recreational Running: Marie Price, [email protected] (425-6556) [email protected] organization for running, walking and Triathlon: Sharon Rodier * New Energy: Angelo Celsia acelesia@ triathlon enthusiasts in the Tidewater Walking: Lori Sherwood * aol.com Virginia area. Opinions expressed in Youth: Angelo Celesia [email protected] Photography: Ada & Allen Lester ada@ the RUNDOWN are not necessarily Hall of Fame: Mel Williams* TriDuo.com those of the Editor or the Tidewater History: Randy Cook 757-642-0348 randy- Web Site Manager: Striders Board of Directors. [email protected] Steve Speirs (478-6403) Marketplace: Dave Harrah* [email protected] Click for AD rate info Membership: *Board members contact information is not re- Bob Brunner (757-270-0285) bobbrun- peated Please see their BOD listing for contact information. [email protected] 2 The RUNDOWN - October 2014 President’s Corner Team Competition Hello Striders: It’s now Fall. The weather is changing after vs PTC! being fairly static at hot, but not that hot Striders are needed to take on the Peninsula all summer long. The Striders had a busy Track Club on November 1st during the September and have a busier October that Yorktown Battlefield 10 Miler. I’ll get to in a bit. All you runners who are The Striders are looking for at least 10 training for a fall marathon are heavily into runners to compete against our friends your training at this point. So I want to in the Peninsula Track Club during the poke a hole in that.! upcoming Yorktown Battlefield 10 Miler. There was a recent article in the Wall Street This chip timed race is run entirely on Journal titled “Marathon, meh, try running Yorktown Battlefield tour roads, with a mile.”! The gist of the article was that the scenic views of woods, meadows, fields and largest health benefit to be gained by taking creeks. Starting at the historic Surrender up running is taking up running. When you Field near York H.S., the USATF certified get off the couch you see beneficial gains to your overall health. When you go past that course is mostly flat with some minor simple activity the gains to you from a measurable health standpoint are not that great. rolling sections. The winning team will be Just getting out and elevating your heart rate for 30 minutes offers the most benefit. Going determined using an age graded scoring out and running a 20 miler to prepare for a marathon is not as beneficial.! Thus, the article format with team members eligible for points out, training for and running a fast mile can be as helpful to overall health as individual awards as well. Please contact running longer distances.! Gene Edwards (gene.edwards3@gmail. To run a fast mile you need to do speed work at a fast, threshold pace as part of your com) if interested in participating. training program. It is probably never necessary to run for more than a half hour, which Remember this is age graded, so everyone fits in with the declining returns from going over that in your hope to improve overall has a chance to score, it is not just the first health. Thus you get the highest return for the least effort.! 10 Striders to cross the line. If you are The article further points out that people who don’t run know good mile times, and know registered for the race, let Gene know. If Roger Bannister or Jim Ryun as well as they know Meb Keflighizi. They really have no you aren’t registered for the race but need idea what a good marathon time is. They can equate a marathon pace with how fast you a long run that weekend, this is a great are going! This further fits in with a book written by Gina Kolata, the NY Times science course so register and let Gene know you’d editor, several years ago that studied people who have exercised for long periods over like to represent the Striders. many years. The health benefits have been reached and are not being improved. However, those who do this crave the activity and are not in it purely to improve their health.! Tidewater Singlets Following this line, those of you who have recently joined the Striders in the interests of Purchase a blue singlet for $20 to wear having objectives to help them to a more healthy lifestyle have great opportunities this racing; for training, purchase an $8 older month to realize those. The easiest race to run to reach a healthy lifestyle is a 5K. And white model Strider singlet. we have a lot of them! The racing month begins on October 4 with the Bark in the Park In the colder weather, wear your singlet 5K. This is the first of two with animal themes this month. October 11 has the Boo-yah over a long sleeve base layer. Both are 5K. October 18 has the From Here to Eternity 5K and October 19 is the VBSPCA 5K to great for racing, training and letting benefit the facility that takes in all numbers of abandoned animals. Then on October 25 is everyone know you are a Strider. Please the Wicked 10K. That last isn’t a Strider event per se, but it’s as much fun to run and see contact Dave Harrah, [email protected] all the costumes as any race you will do this year! to purchase. They are also available at the See you at the races! Strider Booths at race expos.