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Greetings from your NOVA President,
I hope everyone survived the weekend! It was pretty brutal for early June. I had two running related events occur this weekend that I'll share. On Saturday, I was at Pacer's in Clarendon and had a chance to chat with Michael Wardian, a homegrown, long distance talent. He recently returned from South Africa where he was the first American, and 26th overall in the Comrades Marathon (it's actually 564 miles but they still call it a marathon). He showed me his splits, almost all under or around 6 minute pace until the end where he ran into some hills. He hasn't changed a bit since I first met him and is a genuine nice guy.
On Sunday I was on the C&O canal when I came upon a water stop near Fletcher's Boathouse provided by the Georgetown Running Company. It was welcome relief to have water and Gatorade on a blistering hot run. I'm old school and still don't carry my own water on long runs but I think I'm ready to break that habit. As a reward for their kindness, I told them I would mention their next race in our weekly newsletter. They are sponsoring a Father's Day 8K on Sunday June 20th. Here's the link to their website:
http://www.therunningcompany.net/georgetowns-homepage
Dan Wallace
President
dan_wallace65@hotmail.com |
| Tuesday Track Session | | T.C. Williams H.S., Tuesday, 6:30 PM
Come out and join us at T.C. Williams High School for our Tuesday track workout. Try to get there about 15 minutes early so you can warm up and stretch before we start. T.C. Williams is located at 3330 King Street, Alexandria, VA. |
| Post-Track Pizza: Pizzaiolo's | Join us at our new post-track hang out
Join us for a post workout pizza and beer at The Pizziolo Café on Fern. We've had a great turnout the last few weeks. The Pizziolo Café is located at 1623 Fern Street, Alexandria, VA, across the street from Ramparts. Please join us after track! http://www.cafepizzaiolo.com/cof_home.html
Due to our strong patronage, the owner of The Pizziolo Café, Larry Ponzi, has extended Happy Hour pricing to NOVA!
$4 house wines (Chianti, Sangivose and Pinot Grigio)
$3 drafts of Yuengling Lager and Miller Lite
$10 pitchers of the Yuengling Lager and Miller Lite |
| Coach Jerry's Workout |
Gang, we're going to have a perfect night to run tomorrow, so I expect a huge turnout. We're going to take advantage of the cool weather by doing some longer intervals, so the workout will be 2 x mile, 2 x 800, all with a 400 jog. You'll want to make sure to run this and every workout in the next few weeks in order to be ready to race at the Rockville Twilight 8k on July 17, where we're going to enter a NOVA team. That's right, gang, the soon-to-be-legendary NOVA Racing Team is going to swing back into action after its crushing victory at the Capital Hill 10k, and you're all invited to join the fun. Our fastest five finishers will score in the team competition, but the number of team members is unlimited, so I strongly encourage all of you to run and be part of what is sure to be another great performance by our elite runners. As an added bonus, there is a party after the race at which I expect NOVA will be well represented (not that any of you would care about such a thing). Dan and I will let you know in the coming weeks about the specifics, but I encourage all of you to mark your calenders for July 17. As always, if you have any questions, give me a holler. See you out there tomorrow.
Coach Jerry
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| Race Results | | Let Dan know how you did, and we'll mention it in the weekly e-mail or at the track!
Springfield Trail 15K (long course), Betty Blank, 1:16:59, 3rd OA
Zooma Half Marathon, Martha Huizenga, 1:52:54, 10th AG, 89 OA
Also participating were NOVA members Jill Johnson, Laurie S and Lucia Davidson.
Soaring Eagle 5K (short course), Dave Wertz, 1st OA
Justin Buenaflor, 1st AG
From last week... Strawberry Festival 5K Trail Race, Agatha Engel, 1st OA, 22:44!
Memorial Mile (Boardman, Ohio), May 31st:
Terri Wytko, 6:05, 1st AG
Adam Wytko, 4:40, 3rd OA
Coach Berni's Edison High School Track Team Race Results Virginia State High School Track and Field Championships
Myah Hicks, 800, 2:10.55, State Champion
Kristina Brown, triple jump, 38', 4th OA
Virginia Northern Regional Track and Field Championships Results
Girls 4x800, 9:30.72, 4thOA
Girls 4x400, 3:59.58, 2nd OA
Boys, 4x800, 8:04.73 6th OA |
| Thursday Night Tempo Runs | Bluemont Park
Join the gang for a 6 mile run starting with at a 7:30-8:00 minute pace for the first three miles and 6:30 to 6:00 minutes for the second three miles. We start at 6:00 PM sharp!
We also want to start a second Thursday night group that runs a bit slower pace at Bluemont or some other location. So far we've had one offer for Bluemont Park and one for Belle Haven. Let me know what works for you. |
| Weekday Runs | 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. |
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The Northern Virginia Running Club is a member of the Road Runners Club of America (RRCA) and is governed by an Elected Officers and a Board of Directors, who are experienced runners. There are over 100 active members in the NOVA Running Club and growing every year. For more information on the NOVA Running Club, visit our website: http://www.novarun.com/
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