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Welcome back,
Your dreams were your ticket out.
Welcome back,
To that same old place that you laughed about.
Well the names have all changed since you hung around,
But those dreams have remained and they're turned around.
Who'd have thought they'd lead ya (Who'd have thought they'd lead ya)
Here where we need ya (Here where we need ya)
Yeah we tease him a lot cause we've hot him on the spot, welcome back,
Welcome back, welcome back, welcome back.
Coach Green was still running the Houston Marathon when “Welcome Back Kotter” manned the airwaves of ABC, but eDeerTracks is back after a week’s hiatus due to Hurricane Ike.
We appreciate all the kind words as we do our best to keep you informed from week to week. We also like to think that we’re also helping to save our environment by keeping this always in an electronic format. We wouldn’t ever try to print it out ourselves! Think of it this way: It’s our way of “Going Green” – just like the TWRC colors!
We sincerely hope that everyone is in the process of recovering from Hurricane Ike.
THIS WEEK’S RUNNING SAFETY TIP (Courtesy of the RRCA)
4. Carry a cell phone or change for a phone call. Know the locations of call boxes and telephones along your regular route.
THIS WEEK’S THE RIGHT WAY TO HYDRATE FOR MARATHONS TIP (Courtesy of the American Medical Athletic Association and the American Running Association)
1. How important is hydration to a marathon safety and performance? Hydration status in marathon runners is dependent on the balance between sweat losses and fluid replacement and dehydration occurs when fluid losses are not adequately replaced. The remainder may be found at: http://tinyurl.com/4r9grm
LAST WEEK’S BIRTHDAYS
Keith Walls (September 19), Sharon Griggs (September 20), Hope Griggs (September 22), Mick Long (September 25)
THIS WEEK’S BIRTHDAYS
Mark Whittemore (September 26), Cathy Steele (September 26), Scott Brian (September 29)
LAST TWO WEEKEND’S RACE RESULTS
Geico CFC Race for Freedom 10K
Oklahoma City, OK, September 13, 2008
Ken Hardwick – 45:11 1st AG
Country Roads 10K
San Marcos, TX, September 20, 2008
Jon Walk – 1:02:51
Lennox Tour des Fleurs 20K
Dallas, TX, September 20, 2008
Tammie Manchester – 2:35:43
Montana Marathon
Billings, MT, September 21, 2008
Lou Wilson – 9:25:40
(The Billings Gazette reported, Lou Wilson from Woodlands, Texas, finished his 99th lifetime marathon. Wilson was injured after Hurricane Ike and had to walk rather than run the race. He plans to complete his 100th 26.2-mile run this weekend with his family, Thompson said.)
… AND ONE WE MISSED
Capt’n Karl’s “Timber Knoll” 12 Hour Run
Pedernales Falls State Park, Johnson City, TX, August 16-17, 2008
Dawn Craig – 34 miles (10:24:26)
If we missed your result, please e-mail us at bdwyer2@comcast.net. Additionally, if you run at an out-of-town race, also drop us a line so we can include your result.
Trivia Question: At last year’s Omaha Marathon (where president Tony Allison is running tomorrow’s version with the cool bib number 7), there was an actual barefoot division. True or False?
*** Nike South Open Race is Friday, October 3 ***
*** First Individual Race of HARRA Fall Series is Sunday, October 12 at USA 10-Miler in Clear Lake ***
Membership Social: The club’s third general membership meeting, which was originally scheduled for Sunday, September 14, has been tentatively set for Sunday, October 19. Coach Green will still be our featured speaker offering tips on successful marathon training. President Tony Allison advises that at least one order of business will be conducted at the meeting and that will be to vote on an amendment to the By-Laws that would authorize the board to elect up to two additional board members in addition to the coaches’ representative. These additional board members would have limited voting power, but would serve as critical resources for the club as it continues to grow in numbers and activities.
Enjoying eDeerTracks?: We hope you are. It is a new member benefit to your TWRC membership. The TWRC membership year, of course, started on Tuesday, July 1 and corresponds with the Houston Area Road Runners Association (HARRA) membership year. TWRC memberships are one-year memberships that expire on June 30. Annual dues are $20 for an individual and $25 for a family. A membership application can be found on page 2 of the most recent August 2008 edition of “Deer Tracks” that can be found on the club website underneath the “Newsletters” tab at http://www.thewoodlandsrunningclub.org/. Don’t run the risk of missing out on this weekly source of information … besides belonging to a group of pretty cool people!
Long Runs?: You bet, TWRC has them! JoAnn Blakeley graciously coordinates these and they’re typically early on Sunday mornings and at a location to satisfy that caffeine fix after the run. If you have a question about the long runs, please e-mail JoAnn at joann_blakeley@sbcglobal.net. We’ll have October’s list for you soon!
Trail Runs: Susie Schreiber usually gathers a group together every Sunday morning. Her weekly reminder e-mail that announces the meeting location and time and where the group will usually goes out on Thursday evenings or during the day on Fridays. Most weeks, the group gathers at the Exxon station on Greenbridge & 242 to run at Jones State Park. To get on Susie’s trail runners e-mail, please contact her at susieschreiber@lukeslocker.com.
Join HARRA: TWRC will attempt this year to field more competitive teams in HARRA’s Fall Series of races (see below). For the club to score points in the inner-club competition, members have to also be HARRA members. More information can be found in the May and June editions of “Deer Tracks”. There is a paper membership application on page 4 of the May 2008 edition of “Deer Tracks” and online membership can be accomplished at http://www.harra.org/.
The Remainder of the HARRA Fall Series:
Oct. 12 (Sun) United Space Alliance 10-Miler; Clear Lake, 7:00 a.m.
Oct. 26 (Sun) Koala Health & Wellness Centers / Luke’s Locker Houston Half Marathon; Houston, 7:00 a.m.
Nov. 9 (Sun) HMSA Classical 25K; Houston, 7:00 a.m.
Dec. 14 (Sun) Sugar Land Lakes of Williams Ranch 30K; Sugar Land, 7:00 a.m.
Montgomery County Triple: The Fall ’08 version is once again taking shape! Its creators – Friends of the Running Community - are hoping that the turnout for the third annual Runfest will be greater than the first two years. The City of Conroe has announced its 4th annual Turkey Trot 5K to once again be the day after Thanksgiving – Friday, November 28 - at Conroe’s Carl Barton, Jr. Park. In fact, a few of our members – Joseph Mazone, Jacob Mazone, Mike Mendeck and Stephen Smith – can be seen on the cover of the City of Conroe’s Parks and Recreation Playbook: http://www.cityofconroe.org/images/stories/parks/downloads/playbook.pdf
The third and final race, which also includes the immensely popular Turkey Day classic, “Run Thru The Woods”, will be announced at a later time – and there’s even talk of a Fat Ass 50K, which includes one of old The Woodlands Marathon courses -- on Sunday, November 30. Stay tuned!
2008-2009 Texas Marathon Price Tracker (An eDeerTracks exclusive)
Oct. 4 (Sat) – West Texas Crossroads Marathon, Odessa - $70 until race day (NEW)
Oct 18 (Sat) - Marathon 2 Marathon, Alpine - $65 until October 1, 2008
Oct 26 (Sun) – Miracle Match Marathon, Waco - $75 through October 18, 2008
Nov 9 (Sun) – Fort Worth Marathon, Fort Worth - $85 until October 30, 2008 (2nd YEAR)
Nov 16 (Sun) – Rock ‘N’ Roll Marathon, San Antonio - $110 through November 9, 2008
*Use the code “SOLDOUT” for a $10 discount off of either of their races*
Dec 7 (Sun) – Fiesta Marathon, McAllen – $60 through November 1, 2008 (3rd YEAR)
Dec 7 (Sun) – ARC Double Decker Marathon, Austin -- $55 before October 31, 2008 (NEW)
Dec 14 (Sun) – Nexbank White Rock Marathon, Dallas - $90 through January 31, 2009
Jan 1 (Thu) – Texas Marathon, Kingwood - $45 through October 2, 2008
Jan 18 (Sun) – Chevron Houston Marathon, Houston (SOLD OUT)
Feb 14 (Sat) – Surfside Beach Marathon, Surfside Beach - $50 early registration is currently in effect
Feb 15 (Sun) – AT&T Austin Marathon, Austin - $100 through September 30, 2008
Feb 28 (Sat) – Cowtown Marathon, Fort Worth - $70 through February 2, 2009
March 1 (Sun) – El Paso Marathon, El Paso – $60 through February 17, 2009 (3rd YEAR)
Mar 15 (Sun) – Seabrook Lucky Trail Marathon, Seabrook – $65 through January 1, 2009
Apr 5 (Sun) – Big-D Texas Marathon, Dallas - $65 through January 17, 2009
Apr 11 (Sat) – Davy Crockett Bear Chase, Groveton - $45 through September 27, 2008 (2nd YEAR)
Courtesy of The Woodlands Running Club
(If you copy and share this with non-members, please including the heading and the courtesy line immediately above.)
Next Two Months Local Race Calendar:
Oct. 3 (Fri) Nike South Open Race 5K; Bear Branch Sports Park; The Woodlands, $10, 6:30 p.m.
Oct. 11 (Sat) Run The Woodlands 5K #210; Barbara Bush Elementary; The Woodlands, $1.
Oct. 11 (Sat) 30th annual Huntsville Half Marathon and 5K; Huntsville (Registration is Open! Medals for all half marathon finishers!)
Oct. 18 (Sat) Ten For Texas 10-Miler; Market Street; The Woodlands, 7:30 a.m (Postponed!)
Oct. 25 (Sat) Run The Woodlands 5K #211; Barbara Bush Elementary; The Woodlands, $1.
Nov. 8 (Sat) Run The Woodlands 5K #212; Barbara Bush Elementary; The Woodlands, $1.
Big Events TWRC Members Are Training For: Here’s your place to tell us what marathons, half marathon, ultramarathoners or beer runs that you’re training for. Let’s us hear from you! (We tend to randomly peruse race web sites; however, if we miss you, please don’t be offended. Just drop us a line! We want people to know what you’re planning on racing – and after the race, the membership would love a race report for Deer Tracks.) Additions!
Hamptons Marathon: East Hampton, NY; September 28, 2008 (Lou Wilson)
Arkansas Traveller 100: Ouachita National Forest, AR; October 4-5, 2008 (Dawn Craig, Les Ellsworth, Allen Wrinkle)
Mount Rushmore Marathon: Rapid City, SD; October 4, 2008 (Lou Wilson)
West Texas CrossRoads Marathon: Odessa, TX; October 4, 2008 (Jon Walk)
Portland Marathon: Portland, OR; October 5, 2008 (Russell McCoy)
Ford Ironman World Championship: Kona, HI; October 11, 2008 (Dana Lyons)
Heartland 100: Cassoday, KS; October 11-12, 2008 (Lynnor Matheney)
Bank of America Chicago Marathon: Chicago, IL; October 12, 2008 (Mary Kerschbaum, Patrick Morein)
Siouxland Lewis & Clark Marathon: Sioux City, IA; October 18, 2008 (Lou Wilson)
Nike Women’s Marathon: San Francisco, CA; October 19, 2008 (Kristin Collins, Susie Schreiber)
Ford Ironman Florida: Panama City Beach, FL; November 1, 2008 (Dan Jordan, John Laskowski)
ING New York City Marathon: New York City, NY; November 2, 2008 (JoAnn Blakeley, Sarah Broyles, Don Cole, Carrie Davies, Sharon Griggs, Bernhard Skarpeid, Johanne Skorve, Mark Whittemore)
SunTrust Richmond Marathon: Richmond, VA; November 15, 2008 (Lou Wilson)
Rock ‘N’ Roll Marathon: San Antonio, TX; November 16, 2008 (Misty Baugh, Sarah Broyles, Bill Crews, Bill Dwyer, Karen Felicidario, Kelley Golden (debut), Kevin Golden, Joey Krivi, Katy Lampson, Kim MacDougal, Donna Ryals, Najat Shayib, Richard Tramm, Debbie Tripp, Jon Walk)
Rock ‘N’ Roll Half Marathon: San Antonio, TX; November 16, 2008 (Leslie Alli, Althea Caldwell, Fran Blanton, Barry Blanton, Judy Blevins, Chad Broyles, Mary Kerschbaum, Todd Kerschbaum (debut), Susan Meyer, Corina Privett, Kim Rawls)
Ford Ironman Arizona: Tempe, AZ; November 23, 2008 (Bruce Cobb, Michael Collins, Kim Hager, Buck Snyder, Susan Rouse)
Charlotte’s Thunder Road Marathon: Charlotte, NC; December 13, 2008 (Lou Wilson)
Texas Marathon: Kingwood, TX; January 1, 2009 (Jon Walk)
Chevron Houston Marathon and the Aramco Houston Half Marathon: Houston, TX; January 18, 2009 (A complete list appears in the August edition of Deer Tracks)
Western States Endurance Run: Squaw Valley to Auburn, CA: June 27-28, 2009 (Rick Cook)
2008 Remaining Local Race Calendar:
Nov. 15 (Sat) 5K Turkey Trot; Spring Baptist Church Klein Campus; Spring, $10 before November 2.
Nov. 22 (Sat) Run The Woodlands 5K #213; Barbara Bush Elementary; The Woodlands, $1.
Nov. 27 (Thu) 19th annual Run Thru The Woods 5-Miler (3-Mile Teen/1-Mile Kids); Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion; The Woodlands, 7:45 a.m. (Part of the Montgomery County Triple)
Nov. 28 (Fri) 4th annual City of Conroe Turkey Trot 5K (1-Mile Family Mile); Carl Barton, Jr. Park; Conroe, 8:00 a.m. (Part of the Montgomery County Triple)
Nov. 29 (Sat) Leftover Turkey Run 10K/5K; (Seven Hills RC club race); SW corner of West Hill Mall; Huntsville, $1, 8:00 a.m.
Coach Dana Fossmo at Willis High School tells us that the third annual Willis Wildkat 5K will be on either December 13th or December 20th.
Dec. 13 (Sat) Run The Woodlands 5K #214; Barbara Bush Elementary; The Woodlands, $1.
Dec. 27 (Sat) Run The Woodlands 5K #215; Barbara Bush Elementary; The Woodlands, $1.
An excellent race calendar can be found at the website of our friends from Huntsville with the Seven Hills Running Club. It can be viewed at this link.
Our Board: Tony Allison is our President in our third year of operation. Bill Dwyer is the Vice President and President-Elect. Kerri Snyder is the Secretary, Pam Meaux is the Treasurer, Tracy MacEwan is our Registrar and Dan Green is our running coach.
Courier of Montgomery County: Read Jon Walk’s local running column in the Courier (most) every Tuesday. If you need to know where the best locations are to pick up a copy, please drop us an e-mail.
Trivia Answer: True. Pasadena, California’s Julian Romero, 24, qualified for Boston with a time of 3:00:10. Barefoot Rick Roeber, 51, of Lee’s Summit, MO, who qualified for Boston running barefoot earlier this year at the Go! St. Louis Marathon in April, was the second of three marathoners in 3:46:50. The third marathoner, 25-year-old Chad Novak of Oak Forest, IL, finished in 4:01:37 Roeber is once again signed up for Sunday’s event.
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