Valley Stream Running Club News
Box #212 Valley Stream, New York 11582
Stanley Friedlander, President
Donna Hahl, Vice
President
Carol Drucker,
Treasurer
Joe Tito, Secretary
www.VSRunningClub.org
Vol. 27 No. 4 Pre-Fall 2007
Aphorisms from various
running thinkers:
- ‘The most beautiful motion is that
which accomplishes the greatest results with the least amount of effort’ –
Plato
- ‘No matter how old I get, the race
remains one of life’s most rewarding experiences. My times become slower
and slower, but the experience of the race is unchanged’ – Dr. George
Sheehan
- ‘The advantage of exercising every
day is that you die healthier.’ – Anonymous
Living in God’s Waiting Room
Well we finally made our move to Leisure Knolls, not to be
confused with Leisure Glen or Leisure Village
which are all located in the same area of Ridge NY. Our community is made up
of friendly 55 and above senior citizens who love to impart their many years of
wisdom upon Carol and me. Did you know that geese mate for life! The deer do
come into the area and will eat all your plants! There are many activities in
the Knolls, but they do not do any of them!
I checked out my neighbors for possible jogging buddies, with no
success. Most of the folks are happy to be walking let alone jogging. I’m
reluctant to jog with Rambo the Running Dog because of the long stretch to the
open field where it is safe for him to do his thing. Both Rambo and I are out
of running shape and to make the trip through the community without an accident
would take some training. I have been driving Rambo to the Knolls’ entry gate
and we jog along Whiskey Road
looking for deer and rabbits.
It’s
7:00AM,
June 26th with
the theme of Rocky in our minds and the Bellmore
July 4th race coming up. We are ready to run the entire length of the community
without stopping or using Carol’s car. Two blocks into the run, Rambo comments
about the lack of trees and cats to chase. At block four, he asks did I get the
$5.00 special entry fee for the Bellmore
4th race? I replied ‘Yes, I backed dated the check to
get the early discount’ Rambo replies ‘Good Show’. At mile 1, we made it to Whiskey Road
and to our first break – Ah life is good! The jog along Whiskey Road
was okay, except for the lack of rabbit sighting and the deer was not be seen. We are now heading back home and the residents are
coming out of their homes, waving their canes and walkers, cheering us for
completing the great Whiskey Road
run. The words are still in my head ‘Keep that dam dog off of my grass’.
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
Wait for your second wind. It takes six to 10 minutes and one degree
in body temperature to shunt the blood to the working muscles. When that
happens you will experience a light warm sweat and know what the "second
wind" means. You must run quite slowly until this occurs. Then you can
dial yourself to "comfortable," put yourself on automatic pilot, and
enjoy.
2007 BBQ at Stan’s
What’s happening by Stan
The O to S relay is on Sunday Sept. 9:
The team and the legs are the following:
1: Jon 2: Bruce 3: Joe 4: Camille 5: Maria 6: Donna 7: Mike 8: Stanley.
Gregg is an alternate. Fred and I Stan will be driving and Donna,
Bruce, Maria, and I hope more members will be helping out and cheering the
runners on. We would dearly like another alternate.
We are a Master team. Our team name is "Valley
Stream Running Club". Carol sent in the
application and check to GLIRC for the race so all is ready. Materials will be
picked up at Fred’s print shop days before the relay and at the park on relay
morning.
Next Meeting:
We will have a club meeting on Sunday, August 26th, at 8 am
by the Administration building in Hendrickson.
Please plan your runs that morning so you can attend and have a
meal with your friends. We will discuss the relay and other business. Let me
know if you can help out that morning with the breakfast meeting.
Wishing you all the best,
Stan
Hi, club
members – From Carol Drucker
On Sunday, July 22, I participated in the long beach biathlon. What a blast!
Donna told me about it, and it sounded interesting. I
arrived early and ran into a friend from work who introduced me to a lot of
people who said they were slow runners - this meant I found people to run with!
the event began with a youth race which was great to
watch. Right before the beginning, my support crew showed up. Very
unrepentantly, Donna, Dorothy and Fred were there. What a great surprise!
Dorothy said she would run with me. That was just awesome. well,
I started with the "slow runners" from another team and they weren't
kidding; they really were slow! Thank god for Dorothy because if left to my own
devices I would slow down and get distracted from the challenge of running
three miles on the beach. She was right in front of me - my carrot - so I had a
pacer. is that cheating? Anyway, after the run, Donna
- the rest of my support crew - was there holding my stuff for the swim
portion. What a treat - a human transition area! anyway, I had no expectations
of time because I've never run on the beach before (that's hard, by the way)
and my ocean swimming is very challenging due to the navigation that one needs
to do (I'm not very good at that). the entire event
was a lot of fun. the only disappointment was I never
saw Dorothy or Fred after I entered the water. THANK YOU VALLEY STREAM RUNNING
CLUB! It’s great to be a member of a local club of friendly people who have a
common thread.......................see you in the park. Carol
Petra says Hello
It's been kind of hectic with the move and all. We've
suffered some loses at our club; my thoughts & prayers do go out
to the families. In the past year I lost 2 uncles in their
60's and a 58 year old aunt I grew up with 2 weeks ago from
a massive heart attack.
I notice plans are underway for the Bar B Q and boy do I feel
homesick. There are lots to do here. I've visited the Bodies
exhibit at the Tropicana. Visited Lake Mead & Hoover
Dam. Amazing what our fellow humans can accomplish. I have zero
sense of direction so the GPS
navigational system has been one of my most important purchases.
This contraption has taken me twice to California
(3 - 4 hours drive); in and around Nevada without
fail. With loads of free parking at all the places of interest
public transportation seemed non-existent. Henderson/Green
Valley where we live is far removed from the
casinos. Very family oriented . Unsavory
billboards aren't allowed, the only billboards are put up by the
homebuilders. I lucked out with my realtor. Her
knowledge, thoughtfulness and foresight is
unique. Churches are like gas stations. I like our high
schools. Our teachers gave us their home telephone numbers
and called us from home after school hours. I missed it
terribly, missed my family, friends, Hendrickson Park, change of
season............, but everyday gets better. The best part no husband.
Had to............ I teach exercises classes two days a week at a country club home to older adults/baby
boomers. Don't anyone dare insult them
folks by uttering the word 'senior'. Tony Curtis also live somewhere there. I saw a street sign with
his name on it. Amazing what modern technology can
accomplish in a dessert. It's breathtaking
and spacious. The houses there range from $500 to over 1
mil. I live about 10 minutes away. Jobs are
numerous. Some work part time at the local casinos/businesses and at
their own club house. Most don't need the money, some
pays aren't that great, but for them the social interaction is
priceless. I think this is a great town for retirees. Unless the
men are golfing, hiking or gambling the women do
out number them. Though the few gentlemen I've seen look just as fit
handsome and attractive. Wow, and I'm almost single. Drivers
and cyclist equally share and respect each other on the roads. Cyclist ride in full regalia. They ride in bright colored
packs leaving me to assume that they shop at Performance stores and the
like.
My tan is to die for. God's willing I hope to
visit New York
after graduation - sometime in March 2008.
Lots of love, best of health. Petra
Fun Runs, Speed Work, HILL WORK and Long Runs
Wednesday evenings. Group Runs / Walk at
the Valley Stream
pool at 6:00 PM.
Check with Donna, If new to club.
For Hill Work in Alley Pond Park on Sunday mornings we meet
at 7:30 AM.
At Alley Pond we have a standard 8-mile loop and a lake loop which adds about 3
miles. For those who go directly to Alley Pond Park, parking is on Winchester Boulevard
just off of Union Turnpike.
For Long Runs we will meet on Saturday
mornings, time of 7:30
AM at the bridge in the park. Be on time
though, because after one loop in the park we sometimes go off to places hither
and yon. Bring water as we often leave the safe confines of the park.
Race Results
Long Beach
10-miler on Sunday,
May 27, 2007:
Liz Farrell 1:44:41, Jon Falk 1:12:07, Donna Hahl
1:49:33
2nd in age group
Dorothy Russo 1:44:26, Tom Zullo
1:35:14Donna reports about the New Hyde Park
Inaugural Duathlon. It was a 5 mile run; a 12 mile
bike; and a 2 mile run. I only did the New Hyde
Park 5 mile race once before and I forgot how
hilly the course was. They decided to do a Duathlon
in addition to the 5 mile run because one of their club members passed away
earlier this year and the Duathlon was in his memory.Front Runners New York Lesbian and Gay Pride Run
- 5 miles
Carol Drucker
54:32, Donna Hahl
54:37Bellmore Striders, July 4th 4 Miler
Dorothy Russo 38:02, Liz Farrell 38:09, Donna Hahl
38:31
Stan Friedlander 44:36, Joe Tito 44:37Donna - On Saturday, July21,
2007 Lois and I participated in the Arrow Exterminating Women's 5k in
Farmingdale. There were almost 500 participants. In the past, Vytra was the sponsor of this race. When HIP took over,
they had to find a new sponsor. I was afraid we would get roach motels and
mouse traps in the goodie bag. I was pleasantly
surprised. The race begins in the street and ends on the track of Farmingdale High School.
The course is through the beautiful tree-lined streets. The
goodie bag was filled with really good give always and there
were 22 raffles. The weather was perfect and we had a super time. Donna
- On Sunday, July 29th Carol Drucker, Liz Farrell and
Donna Hahl participated in the inaugural Strong Island
Rookie Triathlon at SUNY Old Westbury. It consisted of a 12 lap swim, an 8-mile
hilly bike, and a 2 mile hilly run.
Carol 1:06:33 1st
in age group
Liz
1:16:07 1st
in age group
Donna 1:16:01
1st in age group
Since mid-week the weather forecasters were predicting
thunderstorms for the weekend. The weather turned out to be very muggy
and overcast......but no rain or thunder/lightening. I was grateful for
that. There were 106 participants. Carol finished mid-fifties, Liz
finished 91st and I finished 90th.
I found the hills at SUNY Old Westbury very challenging.
Upcoming Races
Sun, Sept. 9 Ocean-To-Sound Start Jones Beach 8:00
Sat, Sept 16 Cow Harbor
Northport 8:30
Sat, Nov 4 Rockville
Ctr. 10k Rockville
Ctr. 10:00
Sun, Nov 19 Mineola
Mustang 5k Mineola
10:00
Sun. Nov 26 Rob’s Run Syosset 9:15
Sat. Dec Snowball 5M Wantagh 8:00
Sat. Dec 16 Ho Ho Ho
Run 5k Bethpage
HS 9:00