To make things, ahem, "run" smoother this year, we are dividing up some of the behind-the-scenes work of TRY. As always, we have a "recruiting chair", just need to figure out who we assigned that job to..., and we also have a "communications chair" who will be responsible for most of the blog updates and most of the occasional group coordination. But most importantly we now have a "workout chair" who will be doing the bulk of workout planning and coaching.
This weeks update from the workout chair:
"Excellent job of regrouping after each quarter last week. Keeps it a group run. Quarters spanned 90 to 120 seconds across the group. Expect to do a mix of quarters with a hill or two thrown in at the end. Not the faith variety."
A look back:
The PWP 5K Run/Walk was a success on Sunday. Turnout was down slightly but the fundraising behind the scenes was slightly more efficient so the early word is that right around $10,000 will be donated to the three causes chosen for this year. We, but I don't help with this part, so more correctly "they" do a really cool thing and run an essay contest for middle school students in the district. The winning essay entry is then chosen and the cause they wrote about is the cause that gets a "minor" donation along with the student who wrote the entry getting the recognition on race day morning. (This is the second year doing this and I just think it is a very fun tradition and ties in really well in how well the race fits into the community and school.) FYI - the two main benefactors get the bulk of the funds raised...so probably $4500 to each of those and then $500-$1000 given to the essay winning cause.
I want to extend a big thank you to all of you TRYers for the various levels of support you provided to this race this year! We even had a runner come out this year - Malinda came out and ran the course for the first time. The good news is she did great and was the second female finisher. The bad news is she got her doors blown off by a 12 year old girl. Like, by a minute. (So feel free to come up with some zings to give her when you see her in the next couple weeks. The classic "I've seen better runs in my shorts!" always works, but perhaps for the first time in her life you can say "You got beat by someone young enough to be your daughter!" and she cannot refute that. Or a simple "The Butler DIDN'T do it!" would be classy and succinct.)
Pictured: Two women and their arch-nemesis who you can clearly see is a CHILD -
Alright, enough about PWP for the year! (The good news is I don't have any other races this year to truly push on you guys.)
BUT, that doesn't mean I won't put out random suggestions!
A look ahead:
The Corner Store Run is coming back to Syracuse again this year. I believe I passed along a glowing review about it last year, but I am too lazy to search the archives to find out. The point was that this race had more giveaways than you could shake a Nice-N-Easy breakfast sandwich at! (The "Corner Store" now owns the Nice-N-Easy name. So, I was making a joke.) The race is only $10 (plus $5 if you want chip timing) and promises "Live Music. Food. Free Sponsor Swag. Carnival Games. Face Painting. And MORE!" Just a heads up that the music will most likely all be country music. It is on Saturday, August 6th and is the twice around the OCC loop for the course.
I don't have the will to push it yet this week, but it is overdue time to sign up to run with Team Beef for this years Boilermaker.
Who is around and bored Father's Day weekend? Do you know what sounds fun? Helping with bike security and bike related changeover stuff at the Syracuse 70.3! Maybe one of our triathlon people can explain to me what that would involve?
Trip the light fantastic:
One of our fringe TRYers - Eric has a very unique event coming up this weekend and will be providing a write-up soon on what exactly he has gotten himself into. In the mean time you can read a teaser on what looks like an official website about "Dancing With Our Stars".
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