Foot Prints Page 1 Foot Prints The Quarterly Newsletter of IndyRunners Summer 2006, Volume 11, Number 3 What’s Inside: Indy Runners Inaugural NEW! 2006 Marathon Training 1 Program Marathon Training Program President’s Page—Fall Beckons 3 Indy Runners is excited to announce our first ever fall Walkers Section: Volunteering 4 Marathon and Half-Marathon Group Training Program! This pilot program is FREE to all current Indy Runners members. Hydration 5 Please note that this pilot program will be very informal compared to our main spring Mini Training program, but will New Members 6 assist you in your training for the October marathons and half- marathons. The inaugural program began late June and continues 10 Running Secrets 6 to the end of October so if you haven’t started, it may not be too late! Hopefully, you’ve kept your running legs in shape… This Membership Application Form 7 pilot program will be for all those Indy Runners participating in the Chicago, Cleveland, Columbus, and Indianapolis marathons, Indy Runners Merchandise 8 or the Indianapolis and Columbus half-marathons. This pilot program is for current Indy Runners only, and all participants Hal Higdon’s Marathon Training 9 Program Schedule will be asked to sign in prior to the start of the event. For more information, contact Todd Oliver at [email protected]. Event Calendar 10-11 Most meetings will be at the Hinkle Fieldhouse, but we Weekly Club Runs 12 may move around a little bit to mix things up so be sure to check where we’re meeting by emailing Todd. The Saturday runs will be by mileage only with no pacers, although experienced marathoners will be participating, too. The schedule will follow Hal Higdon’s novice marathon training program. Details for the first week are as follows: Finally, because this is our first ever program over the summer for fall events, this is your opportunity as a "beta tester" to help guide and improve the program throughout the summer. We look forward to your involvement, and hope that this program improves along with your fitness as the summer progresses. (see schedule on Page 9) ...Continued on Page 9 Page 2 Foot Prints Foot Prints is a quarterly publication of Indy Runners and is Indy Runners and Indy Walkers one of many membership benefits. Foot Prints is mailed to the primary address for each membership via third class mail. Board Members Address corrections should be mailed to: PRESIDENT—Mike Niederpruem Indy Runners (317) 637-9200 x123 P. O. Box 30617 [email protected] Indianapolis, IN 46230-0617 VICE PRESIDENT—Todd Oliver Opinions expressed are those of the individual authors and not (317) 407-8489 necessarily those of RRCA or USATF of which Indy Runners [email protected] is a member. TREASURER—Brian Cake Submitting material to the newsletter is open to all members. (317) 876-7253 Articles, letters, or any related information may be submitted [email protected] by e-mail to: [email protected]. SECRETARY—Alexandra Yeung Photos, original artwork, and advertising are always welcome. (317) 457-3276 [email protected] The editor reserves the right to edit or decline submissions due to lack of space or inappropriate content. The schedule INDY WALKERS —Marcia Gascho for submittals for the newsletters is: (317) 842-1164 [email protected] Deadline Issue September 15, 2006 October 2006 MEMBERSHIP—Jeremy Zieseniss (317) 858-0425 [email protected] MINI TRAINING PROGRAM—Kent Miller Foot Prints (317) 255-2761 [email protected] Newsletter Editor MERCHANDISE—Norm Simard Alexandra Yeung (317) 410-1222 [email protected] This Edition’s Contributors NEWSLETTER / e-NEWSLETTER—Alexandra Yeung Matt Ebersole [email protected] Marsha Gascho RACE DIRECTOR—Vacant [email protected] Brian Gootee Mike Niederpruem RACE DIRECTOR—Terry Townsend (317) 259-0708 Todd Oliver [email protected] Jeremy Zieseniss WEBMASTER—Jeremy Zieseniss (317) 858-0425 [email protected] A Place For Every Pace MEMBER AT LARGE—Norm Simard Indy Runners is a 501(c)3 not-for-profit member (317) 410-1222 [email protected] association that promotes personal fitness and health through running and walking activities in- cluding training programs, races, track workouts, fun runs and walks, and other social events. Mem- bership is open to everyone, regardless of ability or age. Foot Prints Page 3 THE PRESIDENT’S PAGE The Fall Beckons… By Mike Niederpruem [email protected] Hi, everyone! • August 23rd I hope your summer • September 13th has been great, and that you were successful in get- • September 27th ting your runs in without getting too hot. With fall th fast approaching, there is a lot of good news to share. • October 11 • October 25th FIRST, our inaugural program this summer for fall marathon and half marathon preparation has been an unequivocal success, primarily to the great THIRD, the Indy Runners board has work of our vice-president, Todd Oliver, as well as open positions as follows: other faithful Indy Runners board members and vol- • Membership Director – maintains member- unteers: Brian Cake, Will Huiras, Curt Canter, Norm ship database; processes new memberships Simard, Carter Wolf, and Alexe Yeung. Each week, and renewing memberships. we have a few new attendees, and the numbers just keep growing from one week to the next. As a re- • Webmaster – oversees updates to the Indy minder, this informal program is FREE to all current Runners website, www.indyrunners.org; de- members of Indy Runners, and you are encouraged pending on the timing of filling the position, to attend, even if you haven’t participated previously. this individual may have the opportunity to Indy Runners provides the water stops, and post-run also assist and/or oversee the new re-design food. So, please join us, as we have distances each of the website, scheduled to take place this week that cater to both full- and half-marathoners. Of fall. course, you don’t have to be doing a fall event to • Social Chairman – creates and implements participate… all non-running social activities for the club. SECOND, because of numerous requests, we We are looking to fill these positions as are bringing back our Indy Runners New Mem- soon as possible. For more information, or to ex- ber/New Runner Runs. These informal runs will take press your interest, please contact me. place on the 2nd and 4th Wednesday of each month FOURTH, the 2007 Indy Runners Mini- through October, beginning with the first run on Marathon Training Program is expected to be our Wednesday, August 23rd. These runs begin in Broad best ever. Please look for registration forms at all Ripple, at the wooden deck in front of The Brugge… the local running stores sometime at the end of just look for the Indy Runners tent. We begin at September. We will also include all registration 6:30pm, to allow those of you who may have to work information in the next issue of Foot Prints, as late. And, as you might expect, we provide cold bev- well. Also, we are still looking for a few commit- erages afterwards. These runs are timed at approxi- ted volunteers to assist with the mini-training mately 40-45 minutes, so that everyone can run at program steering committee. Again, please let their own pace, and yet finish at about the same time me know if you have an interest in participating as everyone else. Although these events are specifi- in next year’s event. Don’t forget, the Mini- cally for new runners/new members, all Indy Run- Marathon usually fills up before the end of the ners members are welcome! year, and this year is no exception. So, if you Indy Runners New Member/New Runner Runs (2nd haven’t yet registered, please do so soon! & 4th Wednesday through October): (Continued on page 9) Page 4 Foot Prints THE WALKER’S PAGE VOLUNTEERING at RACES By Marcia Gascho I have walked in a number of races over the task of filling countless cups with water and years. I have done the Mini Marathon as well as Gatorade and setting them up on the table. If it’s a many 5Ks and as a participant, I’ve always short race, we need to get food and liquids ready as appreciated the volunteers at the start, along the quickly as possible. We open boxes of fruit, break route, and at the finish line. They check me in at apart bananas, and set out trays of cookies. (We Registration, answer my questions, point the way to usually sample some to make sure they taste good…) the start line, give me water, encourage me along One year at the Sam Costa half-marathon, it was so the course, greet me at the finish line, and serve me cold that the water froze in the cups. We spent a lot post-race goodies. As much as I enjoy participating of time squishing cups trying to break up the ice. in races, I also find it rewarding to be a volunteer. I As the participants of the race approach the have served Gatorade at the Mini Marathon, finish line, we’re kept pretty busy making sure there worked at a water stop in a cornfield at Conner is plenty of liquids and food available. Sometimes Prairie, and was a sentry for the the water and Gatorade disappear so Sam Costa course. But…my quickly that it’s a constant race to favorite job is to work at the food stay ahead of the demand. It helps to and water tables at the finish line. have some extra water and Gatorade My husband and I have handed out on hand so we can quickly replenish refreshments at Indy Runners races our stock when it runs low.