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Racing South Newsletter
a Running Journal publication
'We Run the South' |
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Featured Events
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Baron "Deuce" P. Braswell II 5K Spotsylvania, VA
Sept. 22
 The Sandi McCool Champions of Hope 5K Dothan, AL Oct. 20
 Myrtle Beach Mini Marathon
Myrtle Beach, SC Oct. 21
Spinx Run Fest Marathon/ Half Marathon/5K
Greenville SC Oct. 27
Vulcan 10K
Birmingham, AL Nov. 3  National Race to End Women's Cancer 8K
Washington, DC Nov. 4
 Pensacola Marathon/Half Marathon
Pensacola, FL Nov. 11
Secret City Half Marathon
& Relay Oak Ridge, TN
Nov. 18
Charlotte SouthPark
Turkey Trot 8K
Charlotte NC Nov. 22
Rocket City Marathon
Huntsville, AL Dec. 8
Winter Flight 8K
Salisbury, NC Jan. 26
Tallahassee Marathon/Half Marathon Tallahassee, FL Feb. 3
Myrtle Beach Marathon/
Half Marathon
Myrtle Beach, SC Feb. 16
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| Issue: # 38 | September 2012 | |
Labor Day Weekend is almost here and that means summer is coming to an end. Cooler weather is just around the corner. Fall is a busy time of year for runners with lots of great races to run.
Whether you still need to find a race to run this Holiday Weekend or you want to find a Fall marathon to run, make sure you check the Running Journal Race calendar!
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September issue
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Looking for new running shoes? The September issue includes our Fall Shoe Review from the Running Network's shoe reviewer, Cregg Weinmann, highlighting some new entries into the market and updates for some of our favorites. Richard Ferguson explains the real reason most of us keep running -- we love it! Cedric Jaggers urges us to take care of our bodies like we do our cars in "The Runner's Owner Manuel." More articles, race results, and our comprehensive race calendar all in the September issue!
If you are not currently a subscriber to Running Journal, see the special offer at the end of this newsletter and subscribe today!
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Are you looking for a Running Club to join? You can find one in our Running Club Directory.
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Running News
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Charlie Futrell, 92, well-known senior triathlete and Ironman competitor, died Aug. 19 at his home in The Villages, Florida. Born In Tuscaloosa, AL, and raised in Greenville, NC, he played college and professional baseball, and was a teacher and coach in Maryland. He was a graduate of East Carolina Teacher's College (now East Carolina University) and earned a master's degree from the University of Maryland. He began running in1980 and competed in more than 400 road races, 125 triathlons and six IronMan competitions in Hawaii. For years, he trained in the mountains of Western North Carolina. Last February he became the oldest person to finish a USA Triathlon-sanctioned race. This year, on Feb. 25, he completed the Florida Duathlon.
Paul Ryan, GOP VP candidate, is a runner and told radio interviewer Hugh Hewitt that his personal best was "Under three, high twos. I had a two hour and fifty-something." Ryan said a bad back limits his runs now to 10 miles or less. Ryan is dedicated to physical fitness after, as a teen, finding his father dead of a heart attack, a fate also suffered by his grandfather and great-grandfather, all three in their 50s. The VP candidate is 42. Ryan is 6'2" and weighs 163 pounds.
Memphis Runners Track Club is growing significantly. The club's newsletter editor reports membership has grown to 3,887 in 2,484 households. Since the first of the year, the club has added 826 new members.
Greater Fort Lauderdale Road Runners will celebrate their 40th birthday with the Beach Bash 5K on Saturday, Sept. 22, at Fort Lauderdale, FL, South Beach Park.
Peter Pressman of the Nashville Striders in The Funrunner: "As I head out the door, I know that every day is a great day for running."
Slow Down: Good advice in hot weather from Fleet Feet Johns Creek, GA -- This is science, not opinion. Less blood to your muscles = slower pace. Don't fight it and try to be a "hero" or "heroine" - slow down and enjoy your run. We are out there because we love it. Why push yourself to run a pace that your body simply isn't able to hold comfortably? You will enjoy your summer runs much, much more if you lower those speed expectations just a bit.
Fastest time for running the bases? Michigan Runner magazine's newsletter found a website that says 13.3 seconds is the record for a baseball player rounding the bases. It was set a long time ago by a player named Evar Swanson. http://speedendurance.com/2009/03/16/fastest-baseball-inside-park-home-run-world-record/
For the 4th year in a row, hometown native Bobby Mack set a new course record at the Beat the Heat 5K on July 21 in Winston-Salem, NC. This year, he had only one second to spare. After setting a new course record in 2009 at 14:20, he lowered the record to 14:17 in 2010, to 14:14 in 2011 and to 14:13 in 2012, missing the State Record by only 5 seconds. As a result of his strong performance, he continued his domination of the USATF-NC 5K Championship. Click here to read more on the Beat the Heat 5K.
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Website articles
| | What was I thinking? Lessons learned the hard way
By Teri Saylor
So a few years ago on a frigid Saturday morning in the middle of winter, I came up with a brilliant idea for keeping warm during a 10-mile group run.
I would wear tights - the pantyhose kind - under a pair of thick track pants.
This arrangement would be just the ticket for staying toasty, I reasoned.
The tights were nice and snug, and the pants easily fit over them.
I felt great. For about five miles.
Eventually the running group split up, and I found myself running alongside a nice Asian fellow whose English language skills were shaky at best. Midway through the run, I felt an ominous creeping sensation deep within my layers of clothing.
Click here to read the rest of the article.
The Runners' Owners Manual
By Cedric Jaggers
What is the thing we find in every car and never read until we have a flat tire? The owner's manual of course. Please no e-mails from those few of you who do actually read the manual from cover to cover, we would all probably be better off if we followed your example. Does the same hold true for runners? Wouldn't we be better off if we thought of our body as something we owned that we need to take good care of? I'm holding the manual out of my car in my hand and the table of contents has some really interesting chapters. So let's use the title of the chapter and change the word 'driving' to 'running.' Click here to continue reading.
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Running Journal Grand Prix XXXV
| | The 35th season of the Running Journal Grand Prix begins this week, with the running of the the Midnight Flight 10K in Anderson, SC, on August 31.
Grand Prix XXXV Schedule
Aug. 31 - Midnight Flight 10K (Anderson, SC)
Oct. 27 - Run Town USA Half marathon (Greenville, SC) Nov. 3 - Vulcan 10K (Birmingham, AL) Nov. 22 - Charlotte Turkey Trot 8K (Charlotte, NC) Dec. 8 - Rocket City Marathon (Huntsville, AL) Jan. 26 - Winter Flight 8K (Salisbury, NC) Feb. 16 - Dasani Myrtle Beach Half Marathon (Myrtle Beach, SC) March 9 - Gate River Run 15K (Jacksonville, FL) March 17 - Germantown Half Marathon (Memphis, TN) May 27 - Cotton Row 10K (Huntsville, AL)
Plan now to join the competition for the 35th running of the Running Journal Grand Prix!
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| Race Results | |
If you are looking for race results from across the South, make sure to check the Running Journal website often for the latest results. New results are added daily. Click here to go to the results page now. And if you are a race director, remember to email your results to Running Journal (rj@running.net).
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Running Journal 2013 Marathon & Half Marathon Wall Calendar
| | Running Journal's popular 2013 Marathon & Half Marathon Wall Calendar will be included in the October issue. If you are a race director of a marathon or half marathon and have not sent in your information, please do so as soon as possible. Click here for a form to submit your information today.
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Featured Events
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Don't forget to send information on your race for the print and online Running Journal Race Calender, plus this Racing South Newsletter. It's easy to list your event. Click here to submit your race details to our race calendar today.
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