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| Issue: # 36 | September 7, 2010 |
Greetings from your NOVA President,
It was another great weekend for running and outdoor activities. I participated in the 10th Annual Virginia Beach Rock and Roll Half Marathon. With cooler temperatures this year, it turned out to be near perfect conditions for a half marathon. The VB course is entirely flat and finishes on the boardwalk where the ocean breeze cools you down after 13.1 miles of running. Thanks to the 7:00 AM start, most of the course was in the shade, which was helpful as the beach sun seemed stronger than it is here.
If you have never done a Rock and Roll Marathon or Half Marathon, then I suggest that you give it a try. Virginia Beach residents were all over the course cheering runners on and the bands do their part providing great music to get you through the miles. Rock and Roll events tend to be a tad more expensive, and Labor Day Weekend at Virginia Beach gives hotels an excuse to charge more, but like nearly all running and racing events, a certain amount of the proceeds go to charity. In exchange for a good time and a good post race party, I recommend trying one of these races.
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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 fall race season is now in full swing so it's imperative that you make it to the track this week and every week to get ready to run your best. The plan continues to be that we will work in longer intervals to help prepare for the long races coming up, but it's going to be a tad on the hot side again tomorrow, so the workout will be 3 x 1200, 4 x 400, all with a 400 jog. As always, if you have any questions, give me a shout. see you out there.
Coach Jerry
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| Post-Track Pizza: Pizzaiolo's | Join us at our post-track hang out
Join us for a post workout pizza and beer at The Pizzaiolo Café on Fern. We've had a great turnout the last few weeks. The Pizzaiolo 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 Pizzaiolo 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!
Kentlands 5K
Dave Wertz, 16:24, 1st AG, PR!
Rock 'n' Roll Virginia Beach Half-Marathon
Derik Thomas, 1:19:12,
4th AG!
Mark Drosky, 1:26:40, 2nd AG!
Dan Wallace, 1:27:53, 11th AG!
Betty Blank, 1:38:03, 1st AG!
Kate Konkova, 1:40:18, 26th AG, 6 Minute PR!
World Duathlon Championships (10K Run/40K Bike/5K Run) - Incredibly, NOVA has a member who competed in the World Duathlon Championship held in Edinburgh, Scotland. Nice job JP, especially the 41:50 opening 10K split. Not bad for a 60 YO!
Jean-Pierre (JP) Bacle
- 2:34:35, 11th AG!
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| NOVA Volunteer Events | |
The Capital Running Company hosts these two races and the NOVA Running club provides volunteers as marshalls primarily, as well as inprocessing and bag detail as required. Races need volunteers and NOVA Running club does a great job in stepping up with as many as 20 to 25 volunteers annually for each race. These events are fund-raisers for the club. The Capital Running Company pays us for our volunteer effort. As the time grows near please consider supporting these events whether as a volunteer or a runner!!!
Please contact Lynn Connors if you would like to volunteer for either of these events: lynconn450@aol.com |
| Feature Article: Run, Karla, Run! | Karla Bruning writes about running
Washington Times Journalist Karla Bruning, based in NYC, writes about running for her blog when she is not pounding the pavement as a reporter. Her insights are interesting, yet concise, and you can probably relate to many of her topics. Read about her and subscribe to her blog: http://www.runkarlarun.com/ |
| 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. |
| 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. |
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| Upcoming Local Races | |
Sun 9/19: Inaugural Woodrow Wilson Bridge Half Marathon. Alexandria, VA.
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