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| Issue: #49 | December 13, 2010 |
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Greetings from your NOVA Vice President,
Dan is busy taking care of his wife, Barbara, and new twin baby girls, Karalynn and Kaleigh, so I will be filling in for him temporarily. Congratulations to you and Barbara from the Club and we wish you a warm and healthy Christmas with your new little girls!
This past Thursday was the Annual NOVA Christmas Tree Run and Holiday Party hosted by NOVA members Mike and Andresa Hart. Thank you to the Hart's for opening your home to the runners who came out to celebrate! It was a cold night to be out running (though, I wouldn't know since I skipped the run!), but we had a great turn-out for both the run and the festivities.
Great job to Mike Naff for PR-ing this weekend in the Rehoboth Marathon! There were excellent performances by the NOVA Racing Team in the Jingle All The Way 10K and our other members who raced this weekend. Read more below in Coach Jerry's and the Race Results section!
Stay tuned for more information on the NOVA Board Election (which has been post-poned) and 2011 Membership renewals.
Stay warm and don't let Old Man Winter steal your running shoes,
Amanda Williams
Vice President
mandy13082@aol.com |
| Tuesday Track Session | Wakefield H.S., Tuesday, 6:30 PM
We have been assured by the Arlington County Parks and Recreation Department that the Track will be open for NOVA on Tuesday. Come out and join us at Wakefield 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. Wakefield is located at 4901 S Chesterfield Rd Arlington, Virginia 22206. |
| Coach Jerry's Workout | |
This was the last big weekend of racing in 2010, and we had some great performances to end the year. The highlight was Coast Guard Mike Naff's HUGE PR of 3:02:02 in the marathon. Mike has been working really, really hard for the past year, and he earned that breakthrough race by putting in the time and sticking to the training plan. A PR of over 10 minutes in the marthon does not happen by accident, and Mike did everything right in preparation for the big day. Well done!
Congratulations are also in order for Samatha Kirby Cole who was the first overall finisher in a small 5k. Kirby is not known as a kicker, but don't tell that to the guy who she sat on and kicked down in the last 100! We also had some excellent performances at the Jingle Bell 10k, and NOVA was led once again by Dave Wertz who finished his incredible fall season with yet another PR. Jingle Bell also saw strong performances by our masters contingent of Derik Thomas and Lawyer Dave Kent, and a successful NOVA debut from Courtney Chapman. Finally, I had the pleasure of seeing Gretchen Chick and ageless wonder Richard Williams at the Club Cross Country Nationals in Charlotte. It's always great to see our far-flung flock running well in the big races.
Gang, it's going to be cold tomorrow night, but don't let that deter you from coming out. We had a great workout last week in the cold, and I expect the same this week. Believe me, it's a lot harder to stand in the cold holding the stopwatch than it is to run, so if I can handle the conditions, you can too! The workout will be 3 x 1200, 3 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 post-track hang out
Even though we are now at Wakefield for track we are still meeting 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
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| Race Results | |
Let Dan, Amanda or the Coach know how you did, and we'll mention it in the weekly e-mail or at the track!
Rehoboth Marathon
Mike Naff 3:02:02, 19th OA, 4th AG, PR!
Jingle All the Way 10k
David Wertz 33:32, 6th OA, 1st AG, PR!
Matt Logan 34:51, 5th AG
Derik Thomas 35:17, 1st AG
Dave Kent 37:56, 5th AG
Courtney Chapman 40:15, 10th OA, 6th AG
Edgewater Run For Reindeer 5k
Samantha Kirby Cole 19:56, 1st finisher overall (ahead of all men)!
USATF Club National Cross Country Championship
6k: Gretchen Chick 22:09
10k: Richard Williams 55:08, 4th AG! |
| Weekday & Weekend Bike Rides | With Dr. Fred Carson
Esteemed NOVA member, Fred Carson hosts weekday and weekend morning bike rides, usually in the vicinity of the C&O canal or the W&OD Trail. If you are interested, contact Fred at fcarson@american.edu.
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Thursday Night Tempo Runs - Suspended Until Spring
| Bluemont Park
Due to darkness we are suspending the organized Thursday night Tempo run. Dan still runs on the W&OD trail most Thursdays so if you are interested in joining him, let Dan know. The women's tempo group is being organized for when it's light out again, so stay tuned. |
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| Sunday Long Runs | Hosted by Metro Run & Walk, Springfield
Join runners from Metro Run & Walk, Springfield, for their Sunday long runs. Locations and distances vary, so call the store 703-913-0313 or email Bruce Whitson at metrorunwalk.bruce@gmail.com to be added to the Sunday Run distribution email list. |
| Upcoming Local Races |
Sun 2/20: If you're looking for a weekend getaway in south Florida, run the A1A Marathon or Half Marathon in Ft. Lauderdale! http://www.a1amarathon.com/ Exclusive Sports has generously extended a $15 discount on both the full and half marathons to our members! Just use this code when registering on Active.com: Midatlantic. You can share this code with your friends, too! |
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| 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. |
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If you use the "SafeUnsubsribe" link below you with ONLY be removed from this weekly newsletter and NOT from the NOVA ListServe. Bear in mind that you will no longer receive info about weekly workouts, since Coach Jerry and Fred Carson include their workouts in the weekly newsletter now.
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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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