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Greetings from your NOVA President,
This upcoming weekend is one of the area's great running traditions, the 25th running of the Rockville Rotary Twilight Runfest or simply the Rockville 8K. NOVA is looking to fill up our roster and form a team. We'll take anyone running, regardless of speed, so let me or the Coach know you are interested and we'll make it happen. For more information about the race use this link: http://www.mcrrc.org/races/TwilightRunfest/Have you visited the new website? Check it out. The address is the same, http://novarun.com/. Thanks again to Mary Johfls for her hard work putting this together! If you have pictures that we can add to the website let us know since we haven't taken any recently. Dan Wallace
President
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| 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. |
| Coach Jerry's Workout |
Gang, the good news is that it's not going to be 100 degrees tomorrow. The bad news is it's still darn hot out there, so it's imperative that you take the proper precautions before coming to practice, which means fully hydrating throughout the day and eating a light meal at lunch. The workout will be 4 x 800, 4 x 400, all with a 400 jog. As always, if you have any questions, give me a holler. See you out there tomorrow.
Coach Jerry
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| 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 |
| Race Results | | Let Dan know how you did, and we'll mention it in the weekly e-mail or at the track!
All-Comers Summer Track Meet, Charlottesville, VA
Eva Galdo:
One Mile Run: 6:32.65, 12th OA!
800m: 2:56.59, 10th OA!
400m: 1:17.29, 5th OA!
5K: 23:07.72, 6th OA!
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| 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. |
| Feature Article: |
Wardian sets Indoor Marathon Record! By Jay Wind
Michael Wardian, 36, put his name in the world record books on July 1, running the fastest marathon ever on a 200-meter indoor track.
Cheered on by his family and friends, Wardian ran 2:27:21 for 211 laps around Thomas Jefferson Community Center's track, breaking the previous world record set in Boston in 1928 by Joie Ray, the 1924 Olympic Marathon bronze medalist.
The race was named Grant-Pierce Indoor Marathon, in honor of Wardian's two young sons, who watched his every lap.
Following his win, Wardian ran the last few laps with each of the other three finishers, Andy Mason, 38, of Hagerstown, second in 2:50:47; Karsten Brown, 36, of Front Royal; third in 2:59:09; and Michael Tietz, 23, fourth in 3:25:23.
Wardian has held two other world marathon records -- the fastest-ever 26.2 miles on a treadmill and the fastest-ever pushing a baby stroller.
A week earlier, pushing a double-baby stroller -- with a flat tire -- Wardian finished second at Run 4 Children 4 Mile at Carderock in 27:14.
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| Upcoming Local Races |
Fri 7/16: Run for the Gulf 5K. Arlington, VA.
Sat 7/17: Rockville Twilight 8K. Rockville, MD. Join the NOVA racing team - just register for the race using this link and then email Dan to let him know you'll be participating no later than a week in advance! http://www.mcrrc.org/races/TwilightRunfest/
Sat 7/31: 4th annual Friends of the W&OD 10K. Vienna, VA.
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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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