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
Vol. 28 No.
1 Winter 2008
Aphorisms from various running thinkers:
Ø ‘I’m a great believer in luck, and I find the harder I
work, the more luck I have.’
Thomas Jefferson
Ø ’Strategy without action is as dangerous as action
without strategy’ - Chinese Proverb / Author unknown
Ø ‘I'm in
shape... "Round" is a shape, isn't it?’
Trying to
get back in shape by Joe Tito
2007 was not a good year for running; I have gotten a year older
and put on more pounds. My plan to start a running club in our 55 plus gated
community did not work out. The folks here like to talk about grand kids, and
complain about their aches and pains. To make matters worst,
Rambo the Running Dog has given up long distance running and has dedicated
himself to the half mile run to Whiskey Road (Whiskey Road is a known hangout
for dogs). There must be a way to get back into shape.
They tell me that our
Leisure Knoll community has lots of activities; Needles & Crafts, Mah Jongg, Bingo, a beginners
computer club(no way), Line Dancing and Slimnastics
to name a few. You guessed it! Carol and I decided to join the Slimnastics group which meets three times a week in the
recreation building. The group is headed by Marie who is 4 foot 11 inch, 70
plus friendly lady. She is backed up by two lady assistants and Walter (the
only male). Walter’s job is to blow the whistle to start the session.
Carol and I lined up in the
back of the group - we did not wish to show off our athletic abilities. At
exactly 9:30 AM, the DVD began to play on the big screen, the whistle was
sounded by Walter and the old folks lined up. On the screen the image came into
focus of a woman in her late fifties who began the ‘POWER WALK – TWO MILE – TREK
TO A NEW LIFE VIDEO’. Our group attempted to follow; give me a left, right, a
one, two, a side, back, front and the ever popular cry ‘Are you feeling good!’
It was a sight to behold – Is this my new trek to life? Half way through this
walking marathon, Marie approached Carol and me and said ‘You two do not have
to walk the 2 miles – You’re only beginners’. I smiled and replied ‘No problem’
and pretended to be having fun.
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
In order of importance, write down two to four running goals you’d
like to achieve in the next 6 months. They can be as general as: to run
injury-free; to feel good on almost every run; or to better balance you’re
running with your family life and career.
What’s
happening by Stan
Corrigan Relay and Meeting: The relay will be on Sunday, March 16 at 9 am.
Please come by 8:15 so we can form the teams and you can warm up without being
rushed. The club will pay for the teams as long as the team selects a name
which includes the club name either spelled out or as vsrc.
It is a 4 by 2 mile relay. We will make up teams that morning. Each team will
have a captain who will set up the order of runners and make sure that all goes
well. The full schedule for the Long
Island Running Club is at
LIRRC - Calendar
The spring meeting will be at the Empress Diner which is at the
southeast corner of Hempstead Turnpike (Rte. 24) and Rte. 106 which is found by
driving east from the park on Hempstead Turnpike. We will probably get there a
bit before 11 am. It is hard to estimate it better than that. I will arrange
for us to have a table in the back on the left as you go in.
Please
wear your Corrigan shirt and other VSRC gear at the relay and at the meeting if
at all possible.
Group Runs:
1. Daily Weekday Runs: This group meets in the pool parking lot at
Hendrickson (East end) at 5 am.
2. Saturday Run: Mike
reports as follows:
We run on Saturday
mornings. The current meeting time is 7:30AM by the Chester St. entrance (near the bridge). That's on the east side of the
park. There are usually 3 or 4 of us. If the weather is too bad, we
might not be out there, but we do run in snow and light rain.
3. Sunday Runs at Alley Pond Group
One: This group meets in the parking lot on Winchester opposite Creedmoor
at 7:30 am.
4. Sunday Runs at Alley Pond
Group Two: This group meets in the
pool parking lot at Hendrickson at 7 and drives up together. Usually the first
group is the faster group.
Here are the contact
people for each group:
Try to email well in
advance and be sure to check that the group you want will be running on the day
you plan to go.
For more information on the 5 am runs or to check that the group will be running on the day you want to go
contact Liz
or Carol.
For more information on the Saturday runs or the
Sunday runs Group One or to check that the group you want will be running on
the day you want to go contact Mike.
For more information on the Sunday runs Group
Two or to check that the group will be running on the day you want to go
contact Liz or Carol.
LIRR Marathon and Pasta Party:
The Long Island Marathon/Half
marathon/10k will be on Sunday, May 4. There will be a kid’s run and a 5k on
Saturday, May 3. Info may be found at
2008 Long Island
Marathon
I have tentatively
scheduled our annual LI Marathon Pasta Party on Friday night May 2 at 7 pm at
the Alpine Garden. It is tentative as I haven’t had time to discuss the place
and time with my officers and to contact the restaurant. We will firm it up
soon.
Best Wishes to All
Stan
Donna trip
to Miami
On Sunday, 1/27/08 I did the Miami Half Marathon with my
brother. We finished in 2:32. Frank, my
brother, always registers for the full marathon and then ends up doing the half
with me. He's a good guy. Every year he comments that I talk too much when I'm
running. I guess it's not that annoying
to him because he continues to run with me.
This year they started the race with a beautiful fireworks display and
fire boats with water spouting almost as high as the fireworks. It was
beautiful. It was in the mid-60s and
overcast. There was no sun to deal with.
I thought it was perfect for running/walking.
Race Result
Donna Hahl - Saturday, 2/16,
participated in the Cherry Tree 10-mile race in Prospect Park. Finished in 1:48. It
was a crisp, cool day to run. Luckily there was no wind to contend with during
the race. There were a few hills, so, for me, it seemed longer than 10 miles.
Upcoming
Races (Preliminary)
Sun, March 16 John Corrigan 4x2 Relay Race Eisenhower Park 9:00
Sat, April 19 St James 5M St. James 9:30
Sat. April 5 ASPIRE 10k Plainview 9:00
Sun, May 4 LI Marathons
and 10k Eisenhower
Park 8:00
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