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Bob and Valerie are heading to PA. Join us at the Lucky Duck
to wish them well, Wednesday March 9.
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We will be at
Aphorisms
from various running thinkers:
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'I am careful not to confuse excellence with perfection. I
can reach for Perfection; Excellence is God's business' - Michael J. Fox
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‘I travel all the time. I gauge how much I like a city by
how good the running is. And my hotel selection is determined by proximity to
running routes.’ - James Carville - Political Consultant
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‘You will do foolish things, but do them with enthusiasm’ -
Colette
March - The Magic Elixir
Last January
Carol and I returned from a vacation trip from
What is the
secret? The first morning of our
adventure, we had breakfast with an ‘Italian-75 year old-nutritionist-eight
timed marred-runner’. This man is quite fast and good with the ladies. At
Breakfast he dumped a large bottle of Olive Oil and hand full of Garlic Cloves
on to his corn flaks. This Elixir is the staple of
A subsequent
advantage of the Magic Elixir is that people do not get into your face and
chatter. Post Note – the 75 year old Italian noted earlier is not Joe Cataldo. We visited Joe C. while in
Over
and Out… Joe Tito
Tip of the Month
Calcium
may help fortify the bones, lower blood pressure and cholesterol levels,
decrease the risk of colon cancer, reduce body weight, and ease PMS.
What’s happening by Stan
ELECTIONS: Thanks to all
of you for trusting me to be your President for 2005. I have said many times
because I feel it deeply that this club is blessed with a great bunch of
wonderful people. I hope to earn your trust in this coming year.
I am very pleased that the excellent
people who have worked so hard for our club as officers were re-elected: Donna Hahl, Vice President, Joe Tito, Secretary, and Lois Timpanaro, Treasurer. Many others have contributed during
the past year and listing them all would mean just publishing our whole mailing
list. Let’s keep going to make this another great year for the club.
Just so we didn’t take ourselves
seriously, a hard fought election was also held to name the chief harasser of
Tom Moore and the winner was Mike Gillen. Tom wasn’t at the meeting so we
couldn’t have the contestants show their stuff by harassing Tom in person. The
election was chaired and overseen by our club Attorney Gregg Weinstock who deserves out thanks.
The root of the club in the late 1970’s
was in runs held every Wednesday night year round: First at the hills near
Alley Pond and later in Hendrickson. The people would meet by the
Administration (starting in the mid eighties) and go on a run about the 1.5
mile loop. They started together and some raced and some ran at training pace.
(I hate the word jog - doesn’t it mean shake?). Sometimes there would be track workouts,
fartlek, or runs outside the park. After the running,
we would change our clothes in the Admin. Building and then go out to have
pizza. This format allowed the fast and the slow, the runners and the walkers,
and the healthy and the injured to meet every week. Also we attracted new
people especially when we wore our team colors.
Another important advantage of meeting
this way is this: I have had people call me who are interested in the club but
they are not capable of running with our faster runners but they want more
running than our walkers can provide. I had nowhere to direct them. If we meet
regularly one night a week then I can have them come to the park on that night
and they can run the loop and meet everyone. The point is that it is a fairly
short loop.
The members at the meeting were
receptive to this idea and several volunteered to start coming down. We are
doing it at present on Wd. Night at 6 and so far we have Denis, Tom Z., Donna,
Eddie, Terry, Lois, and me. Of course, with the weather so cold and snowy
recently it’s been pretty empty but it will pick up as the weather warms up.
Please join us. If a different night and/or time is better for you then let me
know or better come to the March meeting where we will discuss it further.
BOB
SIGN:
Donna suggested that we have the club name
put on the sign which is at the corner of
ROTARY
JOHN
CORRIGAN RELAYS: I am sure all who knew John remember him very fondly. The
relay in his honor will be on Sunday March 20 at
BEST
WISHES:
Lois has just completed her round of chemo and she should be walking with us
soon. Eileen Brazil was in chemo the last we heard. Much
health and happiness to these two lovely ladies and to all who are sick and
injured.
SORRY this column
is so long but there was a lot of business. Thanks for hanging in there to read
so much. Stan
John Corrigan 5x2 Race – New Date and Team Size
Make a note in
your calendar - The Long Island Road Runners Club (LIRRC) is hosting a John
Corrigan 5x2 Mile Relay race on Sunday March 20 at
Dues
2005 dues are
$20 for local and $10 for out-of-towners (price includes all members of the
family). Please send your check to Lois or at the John Corrigan 5x2 Mile Relay Race (Which is our next meeting).
I started running in
January of 1990! Through many years of playing softball and drinking beer I was
approaching 300 pounds! I started running in the park and it was no fun!
Breathing heavy and feeling horrible, I ran one loop of the park! Luckily it
got easier as I went out every morning! I lost weight pretty fast and people I
didn't know told me I looked much better. I was hooked on running and was
trying to run like I did when I was a teenager. I never got that fast but could
come close to a
Valerie and I are
moving to
ps.
I hope to keep in touch with you on the computer – Bob Croon.
Gone with the Wind – Joe Tito
It was a cold winter February 27
morning that brought Carol and me to
March 05 Bubbler-The Benefits of Strength
Training
Diet,
Nutrition and Exercise - I was going to talk a lot about diet
and nutrition this month but I've decided to break it down to just one
extremely important recommendation; WATER
Water
Recommendations during Exercise:
A
loss of as little as one percent of your body's fluid weight can lead to a
decrease of 20 percent or more in performance by putting a strain on the heart
and preventing heat from dissipating to the extremities.
. Two hours before exercise: drink
at least 16 ounces.
. One hour before exercise: drink
at least 8 ounces.
. During exercise: drink at least
4-8 ounces every 15-20 minutes.
. After exercise: drink at least 16
ounces.
Remember - if you are
thirsty - you are already dehydrated!
Regular water is adequate for exercise that lasts up to one hour. During strenuous exercise that will last
longer than one hour, you are encouraged to consume a sports drink (Gatorade,
Propel, etc.) or a watered down sports drink to replace sodium and glucose
loss.
I
know that this seems like a lot but water regulates your body processes. It carries nutrients and other chemicals to
your cells and also carries wastes out of your body's processes. Water also helps to regulate your body
temperature and makes up to 55 to 75 percent of your body weight. It also lubricates your joints and other
structures and without adequate amounts, dehydration can set in and lead to
impaired exercise, sugar cravings, fatigue and faulty body temperature
regulation. We need water to stay fit.
What is
fit? What does the term fitness mean
to you? To many people,
"fitness" relates to physical activity such as a daily exercise
program. To some, the term may mean a
trim or muscular body. And yet, to
others (like me), it may mean the ability to run a 10k race, bench press your
own body weight (200 lbs in my case), or simply being free of disease and other
health problems. The true definition
refers to your own optimal health and overall well-being. Fitness is your own good health - at its very
best! Being fit translates into every
aspect of your physical, emotional and mental well-being. All three are interconnected and nutrition
and physical activity are fundamental to one another.
See
you in the
Joe
Cataldo - Certified Personal Trainer/Certified Fitness
Instructor
Race
Results
Jones Beach 5K
– Winter series 2/13
Tom Zullo 25:16, Dorothy
Russo 27:59, Fred Pupke 28:00,
Donna Hall
35:00, Ed Pettinato
will e-mail
Donna
Hahl – Snow Flake 4 mile – 46:00
Gregg
Weinstock – Super Bowl couch to Refrigerator Relay
Rich
Ostrowski – Valley Stream Xcountry
Ski – Those Ski tracks you saw during and after the storm were mine (R.O.).
Joe
Cataldo - Bad news and good news. I came in
fourth with a blazing