Parkway Running Club Newsletter

Congratulations to Rachel and Terry McGregor on the birth of their son.Sam McGregor was born on March 8th at 8:15pm and weighed in at 11bs and 2 ozs. This is their second child and first son. Daughter Nora now has a baby brother. We wish them all the best

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.

New member Margie Canty is offering a Yoga/Stretch class in the Roslindale/West Roxbury area starting in February. If there is enough interest she would offer a class specifically for runners. People can reach her at treelifeyoga@earthlink.com or 617/469-2139.

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All members are urged to meet at the "Y" (15 Bellevue Street) for training and fun 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.

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Directions:
Take Route 126 North. Pass the YMCA on your right, continue for about .5 mile, and take a left onto Summer St. Take a right onto Cherry St and then a lest onto Upper Joclyn Avenue

PRC members Beth Delhunty and Rachel McGregor teach at Juniper Hill. Lets help their school by supporting this race. Proceeds from the race will help buy books for the new school library.

With the approach of summer and the warm weather that comes with it, why not combine your love of running with a bike/swim event. There are numerous triathlons/duathlonsheld in this area over the summer. Listed below are events put on by "Time out Productions". They are well organized and managed, with lots of raffle prizes at the end. Why not give one a try!

Applications and info can be found at "Time out Productions" or by e-mail at timeout@capecod.net
There are also other triathlons/duathlons listed at "www.firm-racing.cnchost.com"

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Boston Marathon -Results

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Our annual trip to Orlando, FL. enabled me to run the Outback Steakhouse 12K on February 17, 2001. The great part was the warm weather but, the bad part was a very nasty virus that lasted nearly 22 days.

The race was well attended (1100 runners) and very well organized with a fine feast at the finish. I planned to struggle through the course at training pace and that was quite difficult to say the least. Finally, after hitting the tape at 51:15/61st I was able to remove the refrigerator off my back and get home for some rest.

Julie and our youngest Timothy were on hand to keep me smiling but, the other boy's (Matthew & James) decided to skip the Joey race they were signed-up for and swim with their Grandparents. I am glad that we didn't travel here just for the race. Recovery consisted of a couple of rides on the Tower of Terror and Rock-N-Roll roller coaster, all major muscles were rearranged! Run tough, chris

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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

1. Adventure Running ( the 100 Greatest Runs in Norths America) bY Jerry Schad
2. Strectching by Bob Anderson
3. Running after 40 by the editors of Runner's World
4. Running Injury-Free by Joe Ellis
5. Marathon (The Ultimate Training and Racing Guide) by Hal Higdon

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Some PRC members have expressed an interest in attending the "Newport Running Camp"

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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Entry frms for the NEY YORK CITY MARATHON , November 4th are available online or by mail. To apply online, go to NEY YORK CITY MARATHON
or send a self addresses stamped envelope to:

All completed entries accompanied by a $7 nonrefundable processing fee must be returned by June 1 to be eligible for the random drawing thet will fill most of the 30,000 spots in the field.

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RICARDO RUNNING FOR DANA FARBER

This year Ricardo Hernandez-Pinzon is running the Boston Marathon for the Dana Farber "Team Challenge". Last Year Ricardo's young son was diagnosed with cancer.

To help sponsor Ricardo's Boston Marathon run, please see John Connor
or contact Ricardo directly.

Ricardo Hernandez-Pinzon
30 Halsey Road
Hyde Park, Ma 02136
617-361-1793
E-mail

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BOSTON MARATHON PRE RACE PASTA PARTY Saturday, April 14

Vinny Testa's, 1700 Beacon Street, Brookline

Time: 4:30 pm

This is an event for everyone, not just those who are running.
Please Sign up at the YMCA or contact Jim Sweeney by Wednesday, April 11 if you
plan on coming.

POST MARATHON CELEBRATION

The PRC will have it's Post Race Celebration at the DOGWOOD CAFE
3712 Washington Street
Monday, April 16, 700pm
(Across from the Forest Hills T Station)

Boston Marathon "NUMBER PICKUP" and "EXPO"

Saturday and Sunday April 14 and 15
Located at the World Trade Center on Nothern Avenue in South Boston. A shuttle Bus service runs from South Station (9a.m. - 6p.m.)

BOSTON MARATHON BUS Information

The PRC will once again provide a bus from the YMCA (15 Bellevue St.) to Hopkinton on Marathon Monday, April 16th. The bus will leave the YMCA at 7:45am SHARP. All riders meet at the YMCA at 7:30am. The cost is $20.00 for PRC members and $25.00 for non members. Keep in mind that all items you take on the bus to the starting line will become trash so wear throw away stuff. We can NOT leave personitems on the bus.

Payments may be mailed to:

Parkway Running Club c/o YMCA
15 Belleveue Street
West Roxbury, Ma 02132

The Parkway Running Club had it's annual Boston Marathon number lottery in January 1 after the "Resolution Run". The following PRC membes will receive numbers for this years marathon.

Jim Sweeney, John Donnolly, Kay O'Malley, John Govoni, Ricardo-Hernandez-Pinzon

Congratulations and best of luck in your training.

Their were also five alternates chosen. Peter Meagher, J.T. Lenoch, Tony Moscaritolo, Carol Hani, Keith Shields

They will receive a number in the order they were chosen if any of the top 5 can not participate

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. Diane's 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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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....

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.

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