Donna
Hahl, Vice President
Lois
Timpanaro, Treasurer
Joe
Tito, Secretary
www.VSRunningClub.org
Vol. 25 No. 8 August 2005
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August 14 – Next meeting in
Aphorisms from various running thinkers:
· ‘I
don’t train. I just run my 3-15 miles a day’ – Jack Foster
· ‘I
discipline my body and bring it into subjection, lest, when I have preached to
others, I myself should become disqualified’ – 1 Corinthians
· ‘The
unfortunate thing about this world is that good habits are so much easier to give
up than bad ones’ – W. Somerset Maugham
August – The Relay Team
Over the years, our club
has participated in a few relay races and I was honored to run in a few of
them. My suggestion for a successful relay run is always volunteer for leg one.
I was in leg one of a cold February race at
The way I see it, the main
advantages of being in leg one is to watch the other team members suffer and be
first on the food and drink line.
If you have any articles,
thoughts, or race results you wish to included in the VSRC newsletter, please
e-mail them to me. … Joe Tito
Tip of the Month
One study shows that
‘weightlifting can cut depression by 50 per cent for older people. Thus, weight
lifting may be on a par with drug therapy in combating depression, according to
geriatrician Dr. Nalin Singh of
What’s happening by Stan
Notice Large
parts of this column are taken verbatim from various e-mails I have sent out
this month. I believe in “Waste not, want not”.
Rotary Run The race has been cancelled due to low
pre-registration. I talked to Boris about putting on the race in December or
March. The decision on when to put on the race is up to Boris. I hope we do
have it soon and it is a success. I will try my best to work with Boris on
this.
Barbecue The club
has the greatest people and I was happy to have so many guests at my house. I
counted over thirty people at the barbecue. We were blessed with great weather
- at least in the shade - and a good time was had by all. We had some guests
from the Long Island Walking Club and we met our youngest member Christine
Hogue who is cute as a button. Thanks for all who volunteered to make it a
success. I will list those I remember. Joe and Carol were just great arranging
the barbecue and working at it. Rich and Donna worked the grill and Donna led
the clean up.
Ocean To Sound I took names at the barbecue of those who wished
to run for us this year: They are with shirt sizes the following:
Donna - M, Ed- x-large,
Mike -large, Rich - large, Lara - M, Tom M. - large, Joe - L, Rochelle - M,
Debbie - M, Tom Z. - large.
Here is a list of those of
last year runners who didn't sign up at the barbecue
Sean - large, Dave -
x-large, Jon - x-large, Gregg - x-large, Dorothy - Medium, Fred - large, Denis
- large,
Will all people who want to
run this year and didn't sign up at the barbecue please get back to me soon on
whether you want to run for us this year? I don't have Fred and Denis on my
e-mail so it you see them, please tell them to get in touch with me.
It is pretty hairy to get
exactly 12 people into two teams. We will probably have a few too many or a few
to much and we will have to scramble. So I can't guarantee any spot. Also there
is a problem with several people wanting the same leg and not willing to run
any other leg. I can't put more than two people on the same leg unless I get 8
more people for another team and that's not happening. Also it won't be
possible to have a fast master's team. Sorry!
Bob will not be at the
relay to do support so we will have to make up the slack. I will of course help
out and Terry has kindly volunteered. For the rest I need more volunteers. I
hope that as in the past some runners will also do support. I hope that Joe and
Fred can each handle a team. Donna has volunteered to go with one car. Please
volunteer whether or not you are running a leg. I need someone to pick up the
packets. And by the way, I need the race applications. I misplaced mine and
with the painter starting tomorrow I may never find it in time - so someone
please get at least one to me.
On the bright side, the
club agreed to that it will only cost each runner $20 and the club will pick up
the remainder which, if it is the same price as last year, is $17.50 per
runner.
Caps Lois has
informed the club that we have $1500 in our account so I think we can afford to
get something additional for our members. We have to be careful not to go nuts
on spending since we lost the
Enjoy Now that
I am so much better after the shoulder surgery, I try to remember each day to
celebrate the wonder of feeling healthy and being active. I watched the Tour de
Lance day after day marveling at the endurance of those athletes and I reminded
myself that few people are gifted in the speed and coordination to be superior
athletes but most people can improve their endurance to have great fun in
activities like running, hiking, biking, swimming, skating, skiing, etc. Be
happy in your active life and remember those who are injured and ill in your
thoughts and prayers.
Best Wishes,
Stan
The Imbedded Reporter – Joe Tito
As the official imbedded
reporter for the VSRC, I have come across many noteworthy items which require
me to make them known publicly.
Mike
Gillen is constantly on the look out for Tommy M. There is another member of
the club who is also missing! He goes by the name of ‘The VSRC Web Master’.
Well, I was lucky to catch up with the old Webber at a LIRRC Wednesday Night
Race. I’m here to report that Ed P. is alive and well and is training for the
Iron Man Triathlon. He is doing lots of biking, swimming and running. His
training program is unique in that he carries a 15 pound
After
14 years of questionable reliability, the old white Pontiac Grand Am has died.
The mighty steed has taken me to various races from a marathon in Connecticut
to local races in Valley Stream is now resting in a junk yard scheduled to be
recycled into a Chinese refrigerator. It is time for a replacement; Carol and I
are now the owner of a Red 2005
Rambo
the Running Dog visited St. James the week end of the VSRC BBQ. It was good to
run with my hairy buddy. We did the usual run, waking up the local dogs and
making our stops. One of Rambo’s favor places has been replaced by a new
monster house, he (Rambo) indicated that the area is getting crowed. On the way
back to the house, we did stop and save a small box turtle trying to get to the
other side of the road. (Why do turtle cross the road? I don’t know). We hope
the turtle is happy in the woods.
The
annual BBQ at Stan’s was a great success; it was so nice to see all of you.
Carol and I want to thank all who came and helped make the day a success. We
could not have done it with out you.
Over
and Out. Joe Tito
Zucchini Pie – Arthur Foti
Artie’s Zucchini Pie was a
great success at the BBQ. By popular demand we present the ‘Zucchini Pie – The
pie of runners’.
3 cups zucchini (sliced then and dice)
1 onion, small and chopped
1 cup bisquick mix
4 large eggs
½ cup vegetable oil
½ cup grated cheese
Parsley flakes
Salt and pepper to taste
Heat
oven to 350 degrees. Mix together all ingredients until zucchini is evenly
coated. Pour into buttered pie plate (square or oblong 12”). Bake 30 minutes
until golden brown.
A Photo for Donna
Joe: Here's a picture from
the VYTRA 5k on Saturday, 7/9. We all met in the registration area before the
race and chatted and laughed a lot. This race has a judged race-walk that
starts 5 minutes after the runners. It was pretty funny when the race walkers
just blew right by us. Some of them are very amazing. I like this race because
you have to run around a track to go through the finish line. They didn't give
participants a shirt this year. Instead we got a really handy backpack filled
with great stuff. The goodies and giveaways at women's races are so much better
than at co-ed races. After the race,
while we were waiting for the raffles and awards, we all sat on the grass and
relaxed. It was a nice way to start the day. What could be better than being
with friends and relaxing on the grass?
Dorothy, Ellen, Rose, Mary O. & Lois & I walked the race. I'm
not sure what our time was, but we had a fun time. Rochelle and Debbie did the
race, but I have to get her time. Thanks a lot. Donna
Fun Runs, Speed Work, HILL WORK and Long Runs
· Wednesday
evenings. Group Runs / Walk at the
· For Hill Work in
·
For Long Runs we will meet on Saturday mornings, time of
Race Results
Ed Pettinato 27:04 Rochelle
Holden 29:57, Donna Hahl 32:17
Lara Russoniello 32:33, Mary
Ostop 37:52, Rochelle Holden 38:55
Joe Tito 39:00, Donna
Hahl 42:33
LIRRC Summer Series 5K -7/6
Ed Pettinato 25:16, Joe
Tito 3rd 29:04, Rochelle
Holden 31:13
LIRRC Summer Series 5K
-7/13
Ed Pettinato 25:03, Rochelle
Holden 30:29, Donna Hahl 32:27
Rochelle Holden 31, Donna
Hahl 35
Tom Moore,
Donna Hahl, Long Beach
Biathlon – 3M run, 300 yd swim – 43:30
LIRRC Summer Series 5K –
7/25
Ed Pettinato 26:58, Joe
Tito 3rd 28:59
Upcoming Races
Sun. Aug 7
Sat, Sept 17
Sun, Sept. 25 Ocean-To-Sound Start at Jones
Beach
Sat, Nov 5
Sun, Nov 20
Sun. Nov 27 Rob’s Run Syosset
Sat. Dec Snowball 5M
Sat. Dec 17 Ho Ho Ho Run
5k