Parkway Running Club
Newsletter
USA Track & Field club#176 Vol. 8 No.6
"PARKWAY RUNNING IS FUN RUNNING"
December 2001 /
January 2002
Walter Burgess, Editor
Cindy Gillan,Co-Editor
Webmaster, Mike Jasko
Next Club Meetings: Thursday, January 3, 7:45 pm at the
YMCA
Note: Meetings occur every other month.
Newsletter Index
****** MEMBER NEWS ******
BOSTON MARATHON NUMBERS
Hi,
Hope everyone had a happy and safe New Year's Celebration. Another year is upon us and with the New Year came our annual Resolution Run.
We had 48 members renew their membership for the year, and after an easy 3-5 mile fun run and a brunch, we had our annual Boston Marathon number lottery.
Congratulations to the following PRC members who will receive a number for the 2002 Boston Marathon.
1) Carol Hani 2) Karen Powers 3) Linda Moraski 4) Sarah Hull
5) Rob Kerwin
Good luck to them and everyone else in the PRC, who will be running the Boston Marathon as they begin their training for the big day
Five alternates were also picked 1) Jon Connor 2) Mike Jasko 3) Ursula Kelly 4) Pam Bashian 5) J.T Lenoch
They will receive a number in the order they were chosen if any of the top 5 can not participate
For members who have yet to renew, I am going to include your application in the next newsletter and if you want to renew, you can sign it and mail it back or put it in the PRC mailbox
Also a reminder to everyone that our next club meeting is this Thursday (Jan 3) at 7:45 PM upstairs at the Y
Best wishes to everyone for a safe, happy and healthy 2002.
Walter
BAA 1/2 MARATHON, PRC MEN'S TEAMS (MASTERS) FOURTH PLACE
PARKWAY RUNNING CLUB
1:34:06 1:38:06 1:40:55 1:42:56 2:09:17 = 8:45:20
MICHAEL JASKO, JAMES LALONDE, JOHN DONNELLY,
CHRISTOPHER SARGENT,
ROBERT KERWIN
BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT
Congratulations to Diane Sagnella and Felix Protasi on the birth of their son
Francesco Gabriel Protasi was born at 4 am on Saturday morning Jan 5 and weighed in at 8 lbs 8 oz
This is the first child for Diane & Felix
1. BAA 6:59:39
2. L Street Running Club 7:54:07
3. North Medford Club 8:10:38
4. Parkway Running Club 8:45:20
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HOLIDAY PARTY, DECEMBER 16, 2001
PRC is having a Holiday Party at the Milky Way Lounge & Lanes (403
Centre Street, JP) on Sunday, December 16th @ 6-9pm. This is a very
funky place with bowling lanes, pool tables and great pizza. This is
the same day as the Santa Scamper, so most of you should be around
anyway. Hope you can make it!
The Club will pay for the bowling lanes and subsidize the tax and
tip, but each member would be responsible for $16 for food
(appetizers, Caesar Salad and an assortment of gourmet pizzas), plus
whatever beverages consumed at the cash bar.
Please let me know how many in your party. Then, you can send a
check to me at 183 Beech Street, Boston, MA 02131 or leave it at the
Y. We need to collect the money up front. I am checking today on
the cost for kids - will let people know as they contact me.
If you are interested, please RSVP to Dorothy Giarla or 617-323-3831 - BEFORE NOVEMBER 16.
STUART & ANGELA ROSE HOLIDAY PARTY
We are having a post-holiday party. You are all welcome to stop
by for a drink or two anytime after 7pm on Saturday, January 5, 2002.
We hope to see you there!
Happy Holidays,
Stuart & Angela Rose
Directions
Take Route 128 to the Great Plain Avenue exit. Take a right at the end of
the ramp and follow the signs to West Roxbury. Follow that road as it
curves to the left (St. Susanna's Church on right) to the intersection of
Route 109. Take a left onto Route 109 (Irish Ale House on right). Go
through a major intersection onto Spring Street. Spring Street becomes
Centre Street. Continue for approximately one mile, and turn left onto
Lagrange Street (Blanchard's on the corner). Take the second left onto
Westmount Avenue. Our house is #53. Call with any questions (617)
325-3583.
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Notes From the President
THANK YOU. On behalf of the PRC Board, I would like to personally extend a thank you to each member of the Club for your enthusiastic willingness to help the Club in our many activities over the past year. There have been numerous times that we have asked for volunteers, particularly over the past couple of months when it sometimes seemed like there was an activity of some sort every weekend. Each time we needed help, the response from the Club has been tremendous. As recently as this past week, when we had hundreds of labels to put on Scamper applications, we had more than enough people come by to help out, and the job was finished before we had time to finish eating Angela and Sarah's brownies! From volunteering at the Chase Corporate Challenge and BAA Half Marathon to eagerly welcoming new runners and encouraging them to become part of the Club, you have helped continue PRC tradition and made this another successful year for the PRC. Thank you for all your efforts.
SANTA SCAMPER. As you know by now, thePRC's Santa Scamper is upon us. It is scheduled for December 16 at 11:00, with a kids race at 10:45. There are extra applications in the PRC mailbox at the Y; please feel free to pick some up and distribute them to people at work or any businesses or health clubs in the area. We are also still looking for raffle prizes. If you know of a local business which would be willing to donate a raffle prize, or if your own place of work would be willing to do so, please contact Angela Rose who is coordinating the raffle prizes. Remember, our race proceeds benefit the Globe Santa Fund, so any donation of a raffle prize will help raise money for a very worthy cause. Also, we need lots of volunteers the day of the race. Keith Shields is coordinating volunteers for the Scamper, so please let him know if you, your family or friends can help us out that day
RESOLUTION RUN. It's hard to believe that it has come around again, but January 1, 2002 is nearly here, and that means it is nearly time for our annual Resolution Run. We will have our annual membership renewal at 9:00, have a short Fun Run of 3 to 5 miles about 9:30, and then have breakfast in the gym at the Y at 10. And of course, during breakfast in the gym, we'll have our annual drawing for Boston Marathon numbers. Please let one of the Board members know whether or not you would like to have your name put into the drawing.
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SKI WEEKEND
Hi,
Thanks to everyone who replied to my initial email about a PRC ski weekend. By the amount of replies we received there seems to be enough interest in planning it, so with help from Linda Moraski, here are the details
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The weekend will be March 8-10. The accommodations will be at the Cranmore Mt Lodge. This is the same place that Tom Purcell used for his Mt Wash hike in August of 2000, so any of you that went on that hike will be familiar with it.
Its located in North Conway, right next to Mt Cranmore. Cross country trails are right outside the lodge and downhill skiing can be done at nearby Attitash, Wildcat and Black Mt. Also ice skating can be done at their lighted ice skating pond. The lodge has an outdoor heated pool and Jacuzzi, restaurant and the outlet stores of North Conway are nearby.
The cost per person will be $105 for the weekend. That is based on 2 people sharing a room. The price includes 2 nights lodging (Fri-sat) and 2 breakfasts. Lift tickets for skiing are not included in that price but discount tickets are available.
I will need a firm commitment by anyone who wants to go, by Jan 5. You can either contact me at runwalter1@aol.com or Linda at lmoraski@hotmail.com . Money does not have to be sent at this moment but your reply will obligate you for the $105 even if you have to cancel later, because after Jan 5, I will reserve the amount of rooms we need based on the replies I receive and hold it on a credit card. I will need the money within the following 2 weeks.
You don't need to go skiing to enjoy this weekend. There are so many other things to do in the North Conway area, but the base price for everyone for the weekend will be $105 and depending on what type of skiing you want to do, the price will be a bit higher.
Once I receive the replies from everyone. I will make the reservations and send out the final details with directions to everyone that is going.
You can check out the Cranmore Mt Lodge. Best wishes to everyone for a safe and Happy New Year
Walter
Welcome to new members
Tracey Abber,Scott Wittlin, Kara Holmquist & Angela Tragos
Update E-Mail
If your email/home address or phone # changes, Please let me know runwalter1@aol.com
so i can keep the club list up to date
Resolution Run & membership renewal
If you are unable to make the Resolution Run on Jan 1 and would like to renew your
membership early, you can fill out a
membership renewal and leave it in the PRC mailbox at the Y
The PRC holiday party
The PRC holiday party will be held at the Milky Way Lounge & Lanes (403 Centre St, Jamaica Plain)on Sunday Dec 16th from 6-9 pm
Please remember to be courteous to YMCA members when we are meeting for our runs. Many times when we meet before or after a run, we have a large group of very chatty runners! Remember that others are using the Y as well, and avoid blocking the hallway or the ramp leading to the exercise room. The exercise room is more crowded now that there are many new pieces of equipment, so please try not to monopolize the limited area available to stretch.
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THE GREAT STEW CHASE
The 28th running of the Great Stew Chase will be held on Sunday, February
3, 2002 at 10am from a new location and a new course.
The new 15 k out and back course starts from Briarcliffe Lodge off
Lynnfield St., Lynn, loops to Centennial Park and Dearborn Rd., Peabody and
returns to finish at the K of C on Lynnfiled St., Lynn.
Water stops, marked miles, a few hills on Dearborn Rd.
Race activites are in the vicinity of the Lynn Woods races, held on
Wednesdays in the summer.
Better parking, less traffic, easier to view the race in progress.
Full details and an application to download at:
The Great Stew Chase, 2002
Applications have been recently sent to entrants in the 2001 race.
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CHICAGO MARATHON
All of us who ran the Chicago Marathon would like to say "Thank you" to everyone who came out to Chicago to support and cheer us on during the marathon.
Julie O'conner and her friend Jo Anne, and Kathryn (Nellie's Daughter) who walked all over Chicago the day of the marathon to find good spots to cheer us on. Keith Shields who ran 22 miles of it as a long run and was their cheering us in Mellissa Moore and Sue (friends of Sarah) who flew out to Chicago to help Sarah get through her first marathon by running a few miles of it with her
Sydney, Lisa & Ian (friends of Carol), Tracey (Dorothy Giarla's neice) and her husband Joe who were there the night before at the pasta party encouraging us and cheering us on the day of the marathon
Also Thank You to everyone else in the PRC who helped us out during our months of trianing to get ready for Chicago. It was very much appreciated and we could not have been succesful at Chicago without it
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VANCOUVER MARATHON 2001
Not qualified for the Boston Marathon! Cant get a number or want to run a different marathon then Boston next year
How about the Vancouver Marathon in Vancouver Canada (May 5th, 2002)
We would like to get a group of PRC members together to go out to Vancouver next spring to run the marathon
Vancouver is a very scenic city and the marathon has about 3,000 entries. A few members have already expressed interest, so the more the merrier and with the exchange rate being so good for the American dollar compared to the Canadian dollar, good deals can be had.
Race details can be found at Vancouver Marathon
Leukemia & Lymphoma Society benefit
Save the Date
Friday Dec 14th, 2001
"Deck The Halls VIII" Annual holiday fundraiser to benefit the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
Where: Brighton Elks Lodge Washington St, Brighton Center
Time: 8 pm - 1 am
Great music, dancing and food for all. Cash prizes, raffle prizes, Bruins tickets, many restaurant and merchandise gift certificates Donation is $10 at the door, or whatever donation you would like to offer and help to eradicate cancer. Our goal is to raise $5,000 this year
Dave "Willie" Williams
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Globe Santa Scamper 5K & Kids Run
CONGRATULATION TO PRC $4,000.00 RASIED FOR GLOBE SANTA
Date: Sunday December 16th, 2001
Time: 11:00 AM
Location: West Roxbury YMCA
Volunteers are needed for this event. This is OUR RACE and a great way to promote the Club
and to raise money for a good cause.
ALSO by volunteering, this will help you in the PRC Boston Marathon Lottery.
Contact Jim S.
YMCA Discount
As a member of the PRC you are entitled to a 20% discount off a YMCA membership.
Some of the benefits of a West Roxbury YMCA Membership are:
Access to all the facilities and programs
Wide varity of fitness classes
Aquatic activities auch as lap swim and family swim
Free babysitting service while you work out
Early registration for programs
UPDATE YOUR E-MAIL ADDRESS
If you change your e-mail address or haven't been getting Club e-mails
lately, please send Walter Burgess your current e-mail address. Walter will keep the
PRC's current e-mail address list. If you need to send a general e-mail to PRC
members, contact Walter.
Walter's e-mail address is: runwalter1@aol.com Walter Burgess
PLEASE REPORT YOUR ROAD RACE RESULTS
You can report your race results
three ways. You can e-mail them to runwalter1@aol.com, Walter Burgess
or drop them off in the club mailbox at the front desk of the YMCA or give them to either Walter Burgess, Francine Hughes or Cindy Gillan.
Our apologies if your results are not included for a particular race. We have
a lot of members running a lot of differant races, so we need your help by
reporting your results to us.
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PRC MEET/RUN FROM WEST ROXBURY YMCA
All members are urged to meet at the "Y" (15 Bellevue Street) for training
and fun runs:
Tuesday 6:40PM - Thursday 6:40PM - Saturday 8:30 AM - Sunday 9:00
AM
ADDITIONAL RUNS
Members who schedules conflict with the regular runs can join Rob's (Kerwn)
Renegades on Tuesday and Thursday mornings at 5:25am at the "Y'' for an early
morning run. Distances are usually 5 or 6 miles.
EAT N' RUN?
Anyone interested in hosting an EAT N' RUN? We are looking for volunteers. An EAT N' RUN is when a club member will host other club members at their home for a brunch after one of our Saturday morning club runs. It's a nice social event that brings club members together.
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PRC LIBRARY
Have any books at home that other PRC members may be interested in reading?
We would like to start a PRC library. Julie O'Connor has volunteered to be the club "Librarian"
If you have any books about running, training, nutrition, health or any other subjects that you have read and think other PRC members may be interested in reading, you can drop them off with Julie. She will have them to loan out to other PRC members to read.
These books are now available
- Adventure Running ( the 100 Greatest Runs in Norths America) by Jerry Schad
- Strectching by Bob Anderson
- Running after 40 by the editors of Runner's World
- Running Injury-Free by Joe Ellis
- Marathon (The Ultimate Training and Racing Guide) by Hal Higdon
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ROAD RACE RESULTS
You can report your race results
three ways. You can e-mail them to runwalter1@aol.com, Walter Burgess
or drop them off in the club mailbox at the front desk of the YMCA or give them to either Walter Burgess or Cindy Gillan.
Our apologies if your results are not included for a particular race. We have
a lot of members running a lot of differant races, so we need your help by
reporting your results to us.
NEW RACE RESULTS WILL BE POSTED SOON
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS
|
December |
January |
|
Arlene DiSalvo |
Erin Dunne |
|
Carol Hani |
Daniel Kennedy |
|
Jim Lalonde |
Julie Connors |
|
Julie O' Corror |
Beth Delahunty |
|
Janet Stewart |
Evan Mages |
|
Chris Hussey |
Mike Jasko |
|
Stacey Brennan |
Ken Klau |
|
Jack Harrington |
Ursula Kelly |
|
Scott Wittlin |
Tom Wall |
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HOW TO RECEIVE A PRC BOSTON MARATHON NUMBER
Traditionally PRC has a lottery for Boston Marathon numbers for club members each year.
The BAA gives the club 5 invitational applications.
Club names are deawn from a hat. You have an opportunity to have your name in the hat several times.
Each volunteer event puts your name in the hat. Each club member has a name in for membership in the club.
The club has a list of events that members can volunteer for.
1. YMCA Triathlon
2. Santa Scamper
3. Tufts health Care 10K
4. Chase Corporate Challenge
also by attending 3 of our 6 club meetings
For example, if you volunteer for 2 of the 4 events listed above, and attend 3 meetings your
name will go in the hat 4 times (one for membership alone).
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USATAF MEMBERSHIP
Just a reminder that PRC encourages all runners to start/renew their USA track and Field memberships. Why is this important? For a number of reasons:
(1) Every year, PRC receives a number of waivers for the Boston marathon. These waivers allow runners who have not yet met their qualifying times to "bypass the system" and get an official race number. The number of waivers PRC receives can be related to the # of PRC folks who are active members in USATF. So if you want to run Boston -- or even if you merely want to help out PRC friends who want to run -- your mentership in USATF is really important'
(2) USATF membership is cheap, comes with cool runner benefits (e.g., a local newletter) and is a great way to support the sport we all love....
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How do you join USATF? Simple. Goto USATF New England and scroll down to the bottom and click on Membership Benefits. There is a form you can fill out online. Please note, the PRC club # is 176.
PARKWAY RUNNING CLUB
WEST ROXBURY YMCA
15 BELLEVUE STREET
WEST ROXBURY, MA 02132
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PRESIDENT: Jim Sweeney
CO-VICE PRESIDENT: Tom Purcell & Erin Dunne
TREASURER: Dorothy Giarla
SECRETARY: Walter Burgess
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