October 10, 2011
Hi Folks,
Note to self...Stay hungry, stay foolish.
By now you know that Apple’s founder and CEO, Steven Jobs has died. If you have a chance, go to the internet and read a copy of his speech to the Stanford graduation class in 2005.
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RAVE RUN…
For those who ran the Chicago Marathon yesterday, send me your stories. Inquiry minds want to know how it went.
Send me your favorite Youtube video’s, stories, and photos of moments, experiences, places, or people that you feel we can enjoy reading about in the BG email.
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Tyranena Half-Marathon Training:
There’s less than a month to go before the big day. And just think, the weather we’re having recently will turn into a frosty, snowy mix within the next month. Oh how, da Mudda plays with us.
FIRST program: Week 15 - The distances for the week are: Thursday is 7 miles and Saturday is 10 miles.
Higdon program: Week 9 – The distances for the week are: Thursday is 5 miles and Saturday is 6 miles.
I haven’t heard anything about the how registration is doing. I’ll pass on any information when I get. They do limit the number of runners so expect it to close soon.
We’ll carpool to the race. Since the race starts at 11:00am, we usually meet about 8:00 or so.
Here are a couple of website links that you may want to visit. For more information about the races: http://www.tyranena.com/beerrun/website.htm.
Racecourse information can be found at: http://www.mapmyrun.com/routes/view/23903710.
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And now for some messages from the Hippy Dippy Weatherman…
The leaves started falling, so be careful out running.
Remember to wear reflective clothing so drivers can see you.
The Hippy Dippy weatherman is predicting cold and snowy weather coming in the next few months. So start reviewing winter running wardrobe.
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Rockford Marathon next May…any takers? I’ve heard from a couple of folks who don’t want to train for the full marathon, but are interested in the half-marathon. So, it appears our training next spring will be geared towards the half-marathon. And, since we allow anyone to run with us, I’ll put the word out to see if others from outside our group will want to join the fun.
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At a family function yesterday, the Crazy Legs race was brought up. I know, it’s way too early, but a couple of family folks have decided to race it next year. I can see it now, Mason-Dixon line, the Hatfields and the McCoys. So, start planning on meeting Edweena evil cousin on Observatory Drive.
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Congratulations to the BG’er who were in Chicago yesterday for the marathon. Some of you qualified for Boston based on your times, but now have to wait to see if their times are good enough. Now that you are finished, what are you going to do next? Go to Disneyland? (Sorry, I just had to through that in.) But now that you’re finished, I want a short paragraph and photos for the newsletter.
I watched part of the race on the internet. Wasn’t the winner great! He set a new course record and I think I heard that it only his second marathon. That guy has talent.
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Remember, the BG is on Facebook. The link to the group now is: http://www.facebook.com/pages/3R-Buddy-Group/113136022536.
The dates and activities for the next month or so should be out there. So, look for some information there. And go ahead and write on the wall. Let others know about your running adventures.
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If you need information about a run or location, feel free to give me a call at 815-222-1280.
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If you want to share any ideas for a run or recovery; if you'll be venturing to a distant race and you want to car-pool with some folks; or if you're training for a race and you want a training partner, pass the information onto me and I'll send the word out to others.
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Thursday, 10.13.11, Meet at Pino’s on North Main Street. We’ll run towards the bike path and follow the bike path for a mile or two. Recovery is at Pino’s. Meeting time is 6:00 pm.
Saturday, 10.15.11, Meet at Rock Cut State Park in the Olson Lake parking lot. We’ll run a loop around Pierce Lake on the roads. The total distance should be about 6-9 miles. Meeting time is 7:00 am.
Thursday, 10.20.11, Meet at Gerrys Restaurant on East State Street. We’ll head towards Midway Village and run a couple of laps. Recovery is at Gerrys Restaurant. Meeting time is 6:00 pm.
Saturday, 10.22.11, Meet at the Harlem High School (the lot just off of Alpine, near the administration building). We’ll head towards Rock Cut State Park on the bike path following the Arny Johnson course. The total distance should be about 10 miles. Meeting time is 7:00 am
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"The challenge in running is not to aim at doing the things no one else has done, but to keep doing things anyone could do-but most never will." -Joe Henderson, Complete Book of Running
"God determines how fast you're going to run; I can only help with the mechanics." -Bill Boweman
"Even the latest finishers aren't back-of-the-packers. They're the back of the front, still among the elite one-tenth of one percent of Americans who can and does finish the marathon." -Joe Henderson
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Waddle On!
Dave
The Buddy Group is open to any runners and walkers who want to come out and enjoy running and/or walking. We charge no fees and you do not have to be a member of any club. Please contact David Kiefer at davidkiefer@att.net for more information.
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Finally joined!
ReplyDeleteDoing the hot chocolate run 11/5. heard it was a lot of fun.
Also doing the monster mash 8k on 10/30 in winnebago
And you're passing up Lake Mills?
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