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| Issue: # 12 |
March 22, 2010 |
Greetings from your NOVA President,
Special thanks goes out to Fred Carson, Matt Wade, Andresa and Mike Hart for volunteering for Saturday's National Marathon and Half Marathon. Giving back to the race community is one of our missions and, hopefully, everyone will have a chance to volunteer again this year!
We are returning to Wakefield High School for this week's track workout, but we will meet on Wednesday instead of Tuesday. The Coach and I decided that Wednesday Track is better than Tuesday's at Fort Ward, especially on consecutive weeks. I heard that the dogs in the park made the workout eventful, as well! We know that this screws up everyone's fitness routine, but for the next five weeks we have to be flexible if we want to find a track and get a quality workout.
Dan
President
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| WEDNESDAY Track Sessions |
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Wakefield High School, 6:30PM
We found a track to run on this week, but it will be on Wednesday at our winter training ground. The address of Wakefield High School is 4901 S. Chesterfield Rd, Arlington, VA 22206.
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| Coach Jerry's Workout |
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Coach Jerry will be sending his email separately this week, so stand by for that to arrive in your inbox. We'll be back to our regular inclusion in the weekly newsletter next week. If you need to contact Coach Jerry, his new email address is: coach.jerry@live.com . |
| Race Results |
If we missed someone, let Dan know, and we'll will mention it at the Track on Wednesday:
National Marathon
Mike Naff, 3:21:06, 37th AG!
National Half Marathon
Samantha Cole, 1:27:26, 1st AG!
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| Thursday Night Tempo Runs |
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Bluemont Park
I have found several men who are willing to run on Thursday nights but the crowd may be sparse initially. Let me know if you want to be added to the men's Bluemont run e-mail list; dan_wallace65@hotmail.com. A women's running group e-mail list is in development. |
| Weekday Runs |
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With Dr. Fred Carson
Esteemed NOVA member, Fred Carson hosts weekday runs or rides usually in the vicinity of the C&O canal. If you are interested in joining Fred for a weekday morning runs on dirt and/or a weekday bike ride, contact Fred at fcarson@american.edu. |
| NOVA Happy Hour: Friday 3/26 |
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With Fred Carson
NOVA Happy Hour, Friday, 3/26/10, 6 PM, Dogfish Head, Falls Church To celebrate the return of Spring, happy hour on Friday, March 26th, at 6 PM will be at Dogfish Head Alehouse, Falls Church, 6363 Leesburg Pike, Seven Corners Shopping Center, Falls Church, VA, 22044, tel. 703-534-3342. http://www.dogfish.com/eats/DFH_Alehouse,_Falls_Church/4/index.htm Dogfish Head Rehoboth, Gaithersburg and Falls Church are three of my favorites. They brew their own beer in Milton, DE. The slush fund (no club money involved) is in good shape, so the usual offer applies: we will buy a free drink for any new happy hour attendee. Their happy hour has: * $1.50 Off all Drafts * $1.00 Off all Dogtails, Dogtinis, and Bottled Beer * Wine $1.00 off $2.00 Off Select Appetizers! Choose from: * Pizza * Wings * Hummus * Fries/Rings/Chips DIRECTIONS to Dogfish Head: By car from the Beltway, I-495, take Exit 47B, Route 7/Leesburg Pike East to Falls Church, and go about 5 miles to the Seven Corners Shopping Center. When you see the big Ford agency sign on your left at about 4.2 miles, keep right and go about 1/4 mile to the Dogfish Head sign at 6363 Leesburg Pike (route 7) on the left, directly across from Sears. This is roughly at the intersections of Rte. 50 (Arlington Blvd.), Rte. 7 (Leesburg Pike) and E. Broad St. ALTERNATIVE DIRECTIONS 1: By car from Key Bridge, go to the third traffic light in VA, and turn right up the steep hill to Wilson Blvd. Go about 2.4 miles west toward N Taylor St. Take a slight right at Arlington Blvd. for 1/4 mile. Turn left at Leesburg Pike/VA-7 E and go 1/4 mile to 6363 Leesburg Pike in Seven Corners Shopping Center, which is roughly at the intersections of Rte. 50 (Arlington Blvd.), Rte. 7 (Leesburg Pike) and E. Broad St. ALTERNATIVE DIRECTIONS 2: From Arlington heading west on Route 50, take the Route 7 exit and go 800 feet to take the Route 7 East left turn. Keep left 100 feet to the Leesburg Pike exit and proceed 500 feet to the Seven Corners Shopping Center on the left. (Traffic tends to back up.) See You There....Fred
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Contact Andresa Hart to Renew
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| Featured Article: Overuse Injuries |
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Going Too Hard, Too Soon
We're all stoked for the recent nice weather and the start of spring this past weekend, but if you try to make up for Snowmageddon's halt to your pre-spring training, you might be in for some pain. It's essential to re-build your base and get used to running on streets again, especially after a winter of indoor treadmill training or other cross training. Active.com has a great article about how to avoid overuse injuries this spring. It's a quick read, with some helpful tips: http://www.active.com/running/Articles/4-Ways-to-Avoid-Overuse-Injuries-This-Spring.htm. Make sure not to overdo yourself this spring, so hopefully you can enjoy some races, NOVA group workout sessions or just good running throughout the coming months! | |
| Looking for Newsletter Contributions |
Have an article or topic you want discussed? Send it to Amanda Williams at mandy13082@aol.com and she'll try to work it in. |
| Volunteer Events |
See the note below about the charity challenge event on Saturday, June 19th. |
| Upcoming Local Races |
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Sat 6/19: Josh and Betsy Caldwell (NOVA members) and are putting on a race (along with a great deal of help and guidance from Jay Wind) to benefit Mary Payton's Miracle, a charity devoted to raising money to pay for life saving treatments for children afflicted with LINCL and Batten's disease. The event is June 19th on the brand new Indian Head Rail Trail in Indian Head, MD. The race is a 5K/8K challenge race. In effect, racers can sign up to race the 5K (7:30AM Start), the 8K (8:30AM Start) or take the challenge and race both one after the other! It's unlike another race out there that we're aware of! They are looking for runners, volunteers and sponsors. Race registration through Active.com is set up already: http://www.active.com/running/indian-head-md/run-for-mps-miracle-5k8k-challenge-2010. Anyone interested in sponsoring should contact Josh Caldwell at pchemdork@gmail.com.
Sun 4/25 Strides for Success 5K / 1K. Fairfax Corner
Something to plan for: Sun 9/19 Inaugural Woodrow Wilson Bridge Half Marathon. Alexandria, VA.
Sat 4/17 Fairfax Five and Dime 5K / 10K. Fairfax
Sat 3/27 W&OD Trail 5K. Falls Church, VA
Sat 3/27 Cancer Prevention & Treatment Fund 5k Run/Walk. Arlington, VA
Sat 4/10 MAD 5K Run & One Mile Walk. Vienna, VA
Sat 4/17 1st Annual Deaf Camps 5K Road Race/Fun Walk. Hains Point
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