Donna Hahl, Vice President
Lois Timpanaro, Treasurer
Joe Tito,
Secretary
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The July
breakfast meeting will not be held, instead we will meet Sunday July 10th
at Stan’s home for the summer barbeque –
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Key date:
Aphorisms from various running thinkers:
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‘I feel the earth and wind and the trees. I feel its spirit.
It puts me in the moment’
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‘People begin running for any number of motes, but we stick
to it for one basic reason – to find out who we really are’ – George Sheehan
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‘It’s the lioness that hunts’ – Slogan, British Women’s Running
Club
July - The Morning Jog
I am a morning person; the morning run
sets me up for the day’s challenges. To get going in the dark and chilly dawn I
do the following: At night I lay out my running clothes, setup the Mr. Coffee
pot and place my ‘Radio-Shack Extended Bass AM-FM Stereo Radio’ on the table.
When the alarm screams, I automatically put my feet on the floor and head to
the coffee and then to the changing area. Carol (the one who sleeps late in the
morning) loves to hear the sound of the radio blasting out the news and weather
while I answer nature call. I drink my coffee, dress, get wired for sound and
shut off Mr. Coffee. I walk out the door with cup, look down the street, put my
cup down, set the Timex Iron Man Watch to zero and I go on auto-pilot. 5
minutes into my run, I wonder if I locked the side door of the house. … Joe Tito
Tip of the Month
Strengthen
the quads: Many knee injuries are caused by weak quadriceps, the muscles in the
front of your thigh. To strengthen the quads, do leg extensions or half-squats.
Two sessions a week should do it.
What’s happening by Stan
BBQ: We will meet at my place, at
Future
Events:
The Rotary 4-Mile Run will be on Sunday, August 7. Boris is busy working on it.
The race begins at
Rotator
Cuff:
The rotator cuff muscles and their tendons are four in number and they keep the
shoulder in its socket and also help move the arm. Many people get problems
with them and usually it involves damage to the tendons. Since this is a common
problem, I thought you might be interested in my experience.
I got severe pain in my shoulder, neck, and
back starting about a year ago. Much of my problem got better with physical
therapy and cortisone shots. However, the pain in my shoulder did not improve
and I spent the year in pain and with limited function of my left arm. I found
that I could not run because of the severe pain I got whenever I moved my arm
vigorously. I saw two orthopedic doctors who I see, with hindsight, gave me bad
advice. Finally I came to Dr. Dines who is head of orthopedics at LIJ and a
shoulder specialist who has repaired the shoulders of many pro athletes. He
operated (arthroscopic) on my shoulder two weeks ago and I am very pleased with
the result. The main good point for me going in was that I did not have a full
tear of any tendon. This means that my recovery should be relatively rapid. He
did find partial tears on two tendons. My good luck was that he only had to
remove the torn fibers without any stitching and it should heal completely in
far less time than if I needed stitches. Stitches would have lengthened the
recovery period by one to two months. The usual recovery from this surgery with
full tears is three months. He also filed down numerous spurs and rough patches
caused by long years of use and arthritis. I have intermittent pain now and I
tire easily, but I am very happy with the result.
The key to the good result was finding
an excellent surgeon. I felt good about Dr. Dines at my first visit to see him
because when he asked me immediately “What do you want?”.
I said I want to be totally active again. He said that if I had wanted anything
less, he wouldn’t have operated. So he cared about what I wanted. The other
orthopedists assumed that at my age I should just be a couch potato so
they said “I shouldn’t have surgery”. They didn’t believe I could be athletic
since they just looked at my age. If I had followed their advice, I would spend
the rest of my life as a couch potato on pain medication.
With being out for about half a year
with my heart procedures which, thank the Lord, have been a success and with
then being out almost a year with the shoulder, I am way out of shape and
overweight. It has been a bitch watching other people run for so long while I
couldn’t run also. I have been hiking long distances but it is not aerobic enough - it didn’t
raise my heart rate enough - to keep me in shape and to keep me from getting
heavier. I hope to start doing some running soon and getting back in some sort
of shape. That would be great. Thanks to all you nice people who showed me your
support. It means a lot to me.
We should never forget those who are
sick, injured, and in pain. Best of health and a speedy
recovery to all. I hope to see you at the BBQ. Stan
Feature –
Kings Park 15k by Donna Hahl. This was the first time I participated in this race. It
was very challenging and extremely hilly. The views were
spectacular. I'm looking forward to doing it again next year. This
race was originally scheduled for
By popular demand – the ‘Rabbit Sightings’ by the VSRC
We
runners/walkers talk about various important issues as we observe the world about us, here are some comments on sighting of wild
life.
> I saw (6)
cottontail rabbits this morning – Jack H.
> Shall we call
the cottontails "Jack" rabbits? – Stan F.
>
Valerie and I have 2 rabbits that live in our backyard. Our cat Ally loves to watch
them as well as 2 chipmunks! – Bob and Val
> We have
rabbits in St. James – They do not eat our tomatoes – Joe T.
> OK, here's
another. I've been seeing rabbits in my yard for the last two years, year
round. Yesterday morning, I was going to put on the sprinkler and I
thought I saw a rock but it turned out to be a baby rabbit tucked into the
grass. It was the smallest one I've ever seen - about 3 inches long.
I was glad to see that it was gone when I got home from work because I
was concerned that it might be sick. Mike Gillen
> Hi Sissy's I
have Alligators in my back yard! – Joe C.
> Hi
Everyone: Not only do we have alligators, like Joe Cataldo,
We have a GREEN MONSTER swimming in our pool who likes to eat the flowers from
the hibiscus tree. Can anyone top this? - Theresa and Gene
To Stan – A Rotator Artho Surgery Winner
Many of the members of the Valley
Stream Running Club has sent Stan ‘Good Wishes’. These
are just a few:
I'm glad everything went well and we
wish you a speedy recovery! I guess your dreams of pitching for the Yankees
will be put on hold! Valerie and I really love it down here! Rick is not too
far away and we're going to get together soon. We used the money from the club
to buy a hammock. Looks great and is really comfortable! If you ever want to
get away for a day or two come on down! We'll see you and everybody on July
10th! Bob and Valerie
It will be 10 years in September
since my rotator cuff surgery. I did have a tear, plus a spur, I
think. I was supposed to have the other shoulder done, but it wasn't as
bad, so I never did. I was scheduled to be off 2 weeks, but I only missed
2 days. I hurt when I had to move it right after the surgery
(arthroscopic). I can show you the scars of the holes at the barbecue.)
It is not so bad. I am having carpal tunnel surgery on 7/6. See ya, good luck. E. Zullo
Race Results
LIRRC Wednesday Night Summer Series
6/8 Joe Tito 30:08 2nd
Circle of Friends 10K
Dorothy
Russo 55, Rochelle Holden 1:05,
Lois
Timpanaro and Donna Hahl
1:46
Joe Tito -
Rochelle Holden 1:50, Donna Hahl
1:52
Summer Series - Sunken Meadow 10k
Lara Menig
53:53 Ed Pettinato 58:10,
Donna Hahl 1:
Summer Series – Robert Moses 1 Mile
Donna Hahl
The Jump Start Triathlon, Sunday,
Ed Pettinato 1:
Liz
Farrell 1: