Valley Stream Running Club
News
133 Arlington Street
Valley Stream, New York
11580
Stanley Friedlander,
President
Donna Hahl,
Vice President
Carol Drucker,
Treasurer
Joe Tito, Secretary
Aphorisms
from various running thinkers:
Ø ‘In a country where only men are encouraged, one
must be one’s own inspiration’ – Tegla Loroupe, 1994 and 1995 New York City Marathon Champ
Ø ‘The trouble with jogging is that by the time
you realize you are not in shape for it, it is too far to walk back.’
Ø ‘I had to give up jogging for my health. My
thighs kept rubbing together and setting my pantyhose on fire.’
Tip of the Month
When injured find a substitute
activity to maintain fitness. Swim, cycle or walk for the same time you would
normally jog. Most injuries result from a change in your training.
What
makes a runner? by Joe Tito
Many of
us who enjoy the sport, say a runner is one who runs 20 plus miles a week,
collects tee shirts and have black toe nails. I say it is all in the head. A
runner knows things that non-runners do not. If you know the answers to these
questions then you are truly a runner.
1. How many miles are in 10
kilometers?
2. Who is Rosie Ruiz and what
did she do in the Boston and New York Marathons?
3. Can you say "fartlek" without getting embarrassed?
4. When you're trying to pass
someone in a race, is your first question to that person is "How old are
you?"
5. Do you rent extra storage
space in order to house your T-shirt collection?
How did you do with the
quiz? If you can answer 4 out of 5 correctly, then you truly are a runner.
I guess I am still a runner; I completed the LI RexCorp 10k/Half marathon race. My time was not great, but
I did get to see some of my old friends on the course. To me the race was a
great success because I received 2 T-shirts (one large and one extra large), a
white Cable-Vision cap and a gym bag. The big question for me is, where do I store this junk?
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.
What’s happening by Stan
Meetings: The next meeting will be in the park at 8 am on this Sunday May
18. One item we will discuss at this meeting is when and where we will have the
next and future meetings. It was suggested that attendance at meetings might
improve if we moved them to a different time slot such as weekday evenings
and/or even to a different place. As an example, there was a time when the club
we would run in Hendrickson on a weekday evening and then have the meeting at a
pizzeria. Perhaps a change would be
beneficial. Let us know your feelings in this. I value your input. If you can’t
make the meeting please email me.
BBQ: People
plan their summer weekends way ahead so we had to pick a date now. I regret that we can’t accommodate all who
emailed their choices. The majority
asked for the second Sunday in July so the barbecue will be at my place on
Sunday afternoon, July 13th. Joe and Carol Tito have again
graciously volunteered to coordinate the affair. The following Sunday will be
the rain date.
Races: The Long
Beach 10 miler, The State Park Summer Series, and the Bellmore 4 miler are the
most popular local races for club members this time of year. I sent out an
email with information on the 10 miler and Joe will give the info on the other
races elsewhere in this newsletter.
Hikes: I am
leading hikes on the Nassau/Suffolk green belt trail. My first was a 5 miler in Bethpage State Park last Sunday. My second will be
this Sunday and we will meet at the trail head on Stillwell Lane at 1:15 pm. I
will also be in parking lot 2 at Eisenhower at 12:30 for those who want a ride.
It is a difficult hike but the scenery is well worth it. Email me for the
details if you didn’t see my prior emails.
Congratulations to all who have been running and racing so well. Please share
your race times and experiences with the club by sending your information and
articles to Joe.
Best wishes
Stan
Tony Cannonito comments on my last VSRC
article about my Slimnastics group.
Joe, I would suggest that
you move back to VS where two miles is part of our warm up.
Mike and I can put you through a serious training program and restore you to
your former youthful self. Few people know this but the VS Lake is the
fountain of youth. Every morning we would suggest a brief swim after the run.
Regards, Tony
I am Green
I did my first 25k Trail
Run on the northern portion of the very scenic Long Island Greenbelt
Trail. I was nervous about running on the trails, so a friend agreed to
stay with me either walking/running. As it turned out, we walked the whole
25k. We finished in 6 hours. Driving to Plainview which was the
start of the event, I kept thinking that it was going to rain. The
weather cooperated and it turned out to be a perfect day to enjoy the beauty of
nature. For the most part it was overcast and every now and then the sun
came out.
We got lost 3 times so we
ended up doing almost 18 miles. This was a fun way to spend the day.
Hiking on the Greenbelt is something I would recommend to everyone.
Donna
Long Island Half Marathon
Last Sunday I did the Long
Island Half Marathon. It took a lot to get me out of the house that morning
because I really didn't want to run. I'm glad I did because I traveled
there with Dorothy, Liz and Bernadette. It was fun for me to be with them.
When we arrived at Eisenhower Park, we saw Fred and Tom Zullo.
We walked to the start of our respective races. I still was feeling like
I didn't want to run. My heart and head just wasn't into it.
At the
first water stop or thereabouts, I ran into Mary Ostop.
We were both very happy to see each other. We began to run and talk. It was
such a wonderful experience for me. I believe God liked me that morning because
he/she made sure that Mary and I ran into each other. We enjoyed the
music along the way and continued to talk. Before I knew it, we finished 10
miles. As we entered the park, we saw Stan. It was nice of him to be
there. As Mary and I were very close to the arch of balloons and the
finish, the announcer called us by name. As we came through the finish,
we were still talking. I wish I could better express how
appreciative I am of Mary running and talking with me that morning.
I want to say thanks to Dorothy,
Liz and Bernadette. If it wasn't for them I wouldn't have made it to the
park that morning. I was really having a bad morning.
I just have to say a great big
thank you to Mary for getting me through the half marathon. I was on a
high for two days. Donna
Race Result
·
We had a great day at the Corrigan 2 by 4 mile relay: The rain
stopped before the race started and all went well at the race and at the
meeting afterward. We had three teams and they all did well: Here are the
results.
1) Team: VSRC, Captain:
Mike, Time (8 miles) 1:00:53, pace 7:37, 4th overall, 2nd men’s masters:
Runners in leg order with times: Denis: 14:10
Rich: 16:46 Mike: 16:10 and
Kevin: 13:47
2) Team: Valley Stream
Best, Captain: Joe, Time (8 miles) 1:17:26, pace 9:41, 1st mixed masters:
Runners in leg order with times: Donna: 19:14
Mary: 18:11 Tom Z. 17:26 and Joe 22:35
3) Team:
V.S. Babes, Captain: Terry, Time (8 miles) 1:21:01, pace 10:08,
2nd mixed masters: Runners
in leg order with times: Maria: 18:20 Stanley: 21:33 Donna: 19:49 and Carol:
21:19
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Eisenhower
Park, Maria Ferraro and Donna participated in the Grandpa Leo 20k. It was a
crisp, cool morning. The sun was out and Donna thought it was a great day to
run or bike or anything else you wanted to do outdoors.
Maria
F. 2:12 and Donna H 2:13.
·
Suffolk
5k/Half - Selden
Bruce 1:57:12 and Stan 2:51:22
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More
magazine half/full marathon - Central Park
Dorothy 2:14:20, Donna 2:16:30 and Maria 2:16:41
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Tom Zullo was in 3 races: 4/6 Eisenhower Park
10K 1:00:42, 4/13 JFK Runway
5K 28:22 and Eisenhower Park 10K 56:10
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Long
Island RexCorp 10 K and half Marathon
10K:
Tom Zullo 56:07, Joe Tito 1:18:51
1/2
Marathon:
Liz Farell
2:13:17, Bernadette Canny 2:19:04, Dorothy Russo 2:24:04, Fred Pupke 2:16:53, Donna Hahl
2:31:20, Mary Ostop 2:31:20, Ellen/Tom Moore 3:34:11
(Walkers)
Upcoming Races
(Preliminary)
Sun, May Long Beach 10M/5k Long Beach 8:00
Fri, July 4 Bellmore 4M Bellmore 8:30
Sat. July Vytra Woman’s 5k Farmingdale
HS 9:00
Sun, Sept. Ocean-To-Sound Start Jones Beach 8:00
Sat, Sept Cow Harbor Northport 8:30
Sat, Nov Rockville Ctr. 10k Rockville Ctr. 10:00
Sun, Nov Mineola
Mustang 5k Mineola 10:00
Sun. Nov Rob’s Run Syosset 9:15
Sat. Dec Snowball 5M Wantagh 8:00
Sat. Dec Ho Ho Ho Run 5k Bethpage
HS 9:00