on their recent engagement. No date has been set.
Erin Dunne and Keith Mercer recently set a date for their Wedding. They will tie the knot on may 10, 2003
Good luck to Ricardo Pinzpn and Chris Hussey who are running the Mt. Washington Road Race on June 15th.
Keith Shields, Julie Corrors, Pam Bashian and Walter Burgess will be participating in the MS Bike Ride on June 22-23
Welcome to new member: Shellie Lawlor
Good luck to Rob Kerwin who will be competing in his secon Irinman triathlon (1.2m swim, 112m bike, 26.2m run)
in lake placid in July. We wish him well. Have a great day and Race!
Best wishes and a safe trip to Dorothy Giarla on her trip to Florence Italy in June
Congratulations to Brian 'the mountain goat' Savage on completing the last in
the series of mountain races. He came in 14th overall, and 4th in his age
group!
Great job Brian!
Mt. Ascutney "Run to the Summit"
4 14 Brian Savage 41 M 88 West Roxbury MA 38:20
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NOTES FROM THE PRESIDENT
Well, it looks like we have finally left the winter behind and can run in daylight without worrying about slush, potholes in the dark, whether the cars on Allendale can see us, nighttime running vests, hats or gloves. There are lots of good road races coming up, including many on weeknights. Be sure to let others know which ones you are running so we can go together or meet up at the various races. For the bigger races such as the Jim Kane Sugar Bowl 5 Miler in South Boston, we'll plan car pools to the race from the Y. To celebrate the beginning of good weather running, we are planning a "Run a Little, Eat a Lot, Bring a Friend Fun Run" on Thursday evening, June 13. It will be at our regular time, 6:40 p.m. We are planning a shorter group fun run that night so that those who wish can run together and maybe run with some Club members who you don't normally run with. This would also be a good time for you to bring along a friend who might be interested in running with us but may be intimidated about not knowing anyone in the Club or having to run too far or too fast to run with us. The Club will provide some very healthy and nutritious food, such as pizza and ice cream, after that night's run. Please try to make an effort to come run with the Club that night, or at least come by for the food!
Now that it is light out at night, we are starting our Tuesday Night Track Runs again at the Catholic Memorial High School track. We will begin on Tuesday, May 27 and run them through the summer. We meet at the Y at the usual time, 6:40, and jog over to the CM track. If it is easier or you are running late, you can just meet us at the track. This is not a "one size fits all" workout. You can get something out of running on the track no matter what your pace is, so don't feel like you have to be really fast in order to participate. We break into groups so that those of a similar pace run together, and we vary the distances and pace for the various groups. No matter what pace you normally run, it is very helpful to try to vary your pace sometimes, and the track runs can be very helpful in learning how to do that. Also, the CM track is a new track which is much softer than the roads, so it is a nice break for your knees and legs.
Many thanks again to Dorothy and John for hosting the post Boston Marathon party at their home. It was a lot of fun, and we were very happy that you had plenty of food, drinks and especially for those who ran , chairs and couches! Thanks also to everyone who supported the runners during the course of the training and on race day. Be sure to check out the pictures of our third youngest member, Sean Ronan, on the bulletin board. He can't wait to start running circles around his parents, Francine and Andy. Congratulations to our youngest member, Noah Sargent. He can't wait to start crawling around the CM track this summer while his older brother Will runs circles around the rest of us. And any time now, our second youngest member, Francesco Protasi is going to jump out of his baby jogger and start running alongside his Mom, Diane! Enjoy the spring and summer! Jim
1st Annual Mount Desert Island Marathon
Hi. I am writing to tell you about an exciting event for Marathon Runners.
The 26.2 mile world class event is the 1st Annual Mount Desert Island Marathon
which will be held on Sunday, 20 October 2002. The event location is on
Mount Desert Island, Maine where beautiful Acadia National Park is located.
Go to http://www.mdimarathon.org . I think it's going to be a great run.
Greetings from the MDI Marathon! A friend of yours, Ricardo hernandez-Pinzon
sent this to you from the Mount Desert Island Marathon website.
This will be a World Class Event of 26.2 miles on 20 October 2002.
We would certainly enjoy having your participation.
Check out the official website, http://www.mdimarathon.org, or
Email us at Marathon@MDIMarathon.org for more information
BOSTON MARATHON
"We are different, in essence, from other men. If you want to win something, run 100 meters. If you want to experience something, run a marathon."
--Emil Zatopek
Congratulations to everyone who finished the Boston Marathon. Whether you qualified for next year or not, everyone should be very proud of their accomplishment.
It takes a lot of hard work and some luck to get to the starting line in Hopkinton and it all pays off when you cross that
finish line and get that medal.
A big thank you to everyone who came out to give support and encouragement along the course. It was a big help and very much appreciated by us runners. Also thank you to John & Dorothy for opening their house to us so we could have our post race party and share in everyone's marathon experience, and thank you to Jim Sweeney for organizing the bus and hotel
Here are the results for everyone who finished the marathon. The results are all chip times.
Stephen Peckiconis 3:10:54 (Qualified)
Brian Savage 3:12:04 (Qualified)
Keith Shields 3:13:12
Ray Gonzalez 3:19:18 (Qualified)
Emily Firor 3:37:34 (PR & Qualified)
Kara Holmquist 3:38:32 (Qualified)
John Donnelly 3:41:23
Mike Jasko 3:47:15
Jim Sweeney 3:48:01
Beth Delahunty 3:49:10
Bill Grant 3:53:49
Linda Moraski 3:54:47 (PR)
Walter Burgess 3:59:11
Willie Willams 3:59:29
Rob Kerwin 4:12:18
Dan Kennedy 4:18:54
Carol Hani 4:19:31 (PR)
Sarah Hull 4:20:48 (PR)
Karen Powers 4:24:32
Pam Bashian 5:05:55
Another Boston Marathon is behind us. Great job by everyone!!!
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Two quick things here. First, those of you who are 45+ (or
planning to get there soon enough) or 55+, the BAA have an
extra-special gift. 5 and 10 minutes, respectively, added to
you BAA qualifying times for 2003! And 4 hours for the 60 yo
crowd. Just as an example, that means a 3:45 for John Govoni
and 4:15 for Dorothy. Definitely something attainable! And did
you run an almost fast enough time at Bay State in Oct 2001?
You might have just retroactively qualified.
With the BAA crowd getting larger each year and times getting
slower everywhere, I don't agree with watering down the Boston
Marathon even more than it already is. But I guess this is the
new reality. The chip times are probably making this easier and
the proper seeding means faster runners shouldn't be bothered so
much. Wonder if they are throwing out the supposed
15,000-runner limit?
This means that in 2004 I'll only need a 3:30 instead of a 3:25.
But I'm one of those guys who'd rather have the challenge of
needing a 3:25 instead of a 3:30. It means more that way. I'm
interested in hearing opinions of others and I'm guessing this
will be well received. I definitely think I might need this
when I’m 64!
http://www.bostonmarathon.org/BostonMarathon/Qualifying.asp
AGE MEN WOMEN
18-34 3hrs 10min 3hrs 40min
35-39 3hrs 15min 3hrs 45min
40-44 3hrs 20min 3hrs 50min
45-49 3hrs 30min 4hrs 00min 5 min jump
50-54 3hrs 35min 4hrs 05min
55-59 3hrs 45min 4hrs 15min 10 min jump
60-64 4hrs 00min 4hrs 30min 20 min jump
65-69 4hrs 15min 4hrs 45min
70 4hrs 30min 5hrs 00min
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4Th Annual West Roxbury YMCA/Boston EMS Triathlon
DATE: September 29, 2002
TIME: 7:00AM
PLACE: West Roxbury YMCA
Triathlon
Hard to believe but it is time again to start planning this wonderful event!
Thanks to everyone who helpled out last year in volunteering, running errands, and participating! This years event will be held on Sunday September 29th at 7:00am. You'll see flyers and apps around the YMCA. Please feel free to make copies and hand out to friends or bring to an evant you may be doing! As the event gets closer I will be taking volunteer information. Rumor has it that many PRC folks have the triathlon Bug... good luck in your training and I hope to be one with you.
Any ideas to help improve the event are welcome.
Stay healthy and best wishes for a wonderful TRI season! I miss you!!
Francine.Francine
PEAKS ISLAND ROAD RACE
The Peaks Island road race is a 5 mile road race held on Peaks Island which is off the coast of Portland Maine.
This years race is on July 27th. Last year Dorothy, John G. and Julie O, Tom Wall and myself ran the race and had a great time. There is a lobster dinner after the race.
Lets get a group from the PRC again to run this race. It's a fun time.
Sign Up On line
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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
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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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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?
Walter Burgess will host an August 2, 2002 Eat n' Run. Details will be provided at a later date.
Walter's Address: Greentree Condominium, 55 Greentree Lane, Weymouth, MA.
The PRC had one more Great Event Thanks to Ruben Carrizosa. Ruben hosted an EAT'N RUN on April 27, 2002
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 ARE UNDER CONSTRUCTION
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.
Juniper Hill Road Race
Message from Rachel McGregor
Thanks to all those who ran the Juniper Hill Run/Walk. With your support we were able to raise over $3,000.00 for our Library.
Our own Julie O'Connor won third place in her age catagory. It ment a lot to both Beth and I to see you all there.
Keith Shields 20:04 (6:28)
Ruben Carrizosa 21:36 (6:58)
Walter Burgess 23:00 (7:25)
Linda Moraski 26:15 (8:28)
Julie O'Connor 28:17 (9:07)
Pam Bashian 32:28 (10:28)
Shellie Lawlor 42:01 (13:33)
Beth Delahunty 54:13 (Beth ran with her students)
PAST RESULTS
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS
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CORPORATE CHALLENGE UPDATE (06/13/02)
A BIG Thanks to everyone who volunteered to for the Chase Corporate Challenge.
It was a rainy day, but everyone still showed up and had fun. Thanks for supporting the local running community and the PRC. We had 17 volunteering and netting $510 for the club. Well done!!
Thanks to the volunteers:
Diane Setteducati, Linda L. Moraski, Mike Jasko, Tom Purcell, Beth Deluhunty, Jim Lalonde, Stephen Peckiconis, Arlene DiSalvo, Jean Sarno, Barbara McDermott, Sarah Hull, Jim Sweeney, Carol Hani, Ursula Kelly, Pam Bashian, Bill Lyons, Julie O'Connor, John Govonni .
Help the PRC by volunteering for the JP Morgan Chase Corporate Challenge.
This years race is on Thursday June 6, 2002. Volunteers need to be at the
Boston Common by 5 PM. The race is at 7 PM. If you can't make it at 5 PM,
let me know and we can get you assigned to a later shift. Non club members
are welcome as well. Recruit your friends and family!
Our goal is to get 20 volunteers. So far we have the following 12:
Tom Purcell, Beth Deluhunty, Pam , John Donnelly, Jim
Lalonde, Carol Hani, Ursula Kelly, Stephen Peckiconis, Arlene Disalvo, Jean
Sarno, Mike Jasko, Sarah Hull, and Jim Sweeney
WE NEED EIGHT MORE VOLUNTEERS!!!!!
Your effort helps the PRC as we receive $30 from the race organizer for each
club volunteer. Participation will also increase your chances of receiving a
Boston Marathon number in our annual marathon number lottery.
If you are interested let me know via return email.
Thanks
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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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