1. Pacemakers Run Sat 8:00 AM
2. Run/Walk/Eat/Volunteer/ Club Run Sat 10:00 AM
3. Run faster run Sunday 10:00 AM
4. Hash House Harrier Run in N. Wilmington DE Sat 3 PM
*****************************************************************************
The run is on for 8 a.m. Saturday (if the streets aren't covered with snow and
ice), launching from the Donna's coffee and bar in Charles Village and checking
out several of the city's great neighborhoods. We'll go south and north and east
for a mere 12 miles before returning to Donna's to chase away their normal
Saturday crowd.

Once again, this is a Bonus Run!! You can either do six or 12 miles or maybe
9.something. These miles are guaranteed, no wrong measurements. Both loops of
the two six miles courses are pretty equal as far as difficulty, although one
loop includes the Mervo High incline. The other loop has more of a steady climb
as you return from downtown.

For those who want to do the second six miler, meet us at Donna's, located at
St. Paul Street and 31st Street, between ROUGHLY 9 a.m. and 9:15 a.m.

There's free, un-metered parking on Calvert Street and on St. Paul Street up
from Donna's.

For More Info Contact Bob Hilson, hilson1111@...
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RUNNING/WALKING/EATING/VOLUNTEERING CLUB EVENTS  by Mark Brody
1)Saturday's Run/Walk is at:

Mother's Federal Hill Grille
1113 S Charles St
Baltimore, MD 21230
(410) 244-8686

See you at 10:00 to run/walk and 11:00 to eat.  We will have runners and walkers
of all abilities.  We love newcomers! I will give everyone a map with various
distances of between 2 and 6 miles.  (See #2 if you want to run 10 miles.)  We
will then group you with others who are walking or running the same distance and
pace.  There is no cost for these events.  Simply pay for your own brunch.  We
meet rain or shine.  Brodymark@...

Directions:
83 South
St. Paul Street exit (St. Paul becomes Light Street)
Rt on Lee St (immediately after Harbor Court Hotel)
Left on Charles

2)Interested in running 10 miles?  We will have a group of runners running 10
miles this Saturday.  The starting time for this group is 9:15 SHARP at Mother's
Federal Hill Grill (see #1 above).  Following the run, we will meet up with the
10:00 group for brunch.  It is important to carry a beverage and money on these
long runs.

3)Is getting in shape one of your New Year's Resolutions?  How would you like to
be able to run 10 miles?  What about a half marathon or a marathon? As long as
you are healthy and without medical restrictions, I promise that you can
complete any distance up to and including the Baltimore Marathon (26.2 miles)
this year!  This means you!  Contact me for more details if this is the year
that you are going to become physically fit to the best of your ability.   Even
if you can't currently run around the block, you will be able to do this if you
have the desire.  Brodymark@...

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Shoe Shack Runfaster Group

Usually meets around 10:00 AM Sunday mornings at Gilman track for 10 - 12 miles,
maybe more, at a sub-seven minute pace.  Sometimes they go to Columbia or the
NCR Trail.

Contact Craig Morrill, cmorrill@..., for more details.

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Hash House Harrier Run in North Wilmington Sat Afternoon
For anyone looking for a run this Saturday, there's nothing on the race
calendar in Delaware, so why not try a Hash? This week, our Hash is in
North Wilmington, and we can promise 4-6 miles on runner-friendly trails
and
roads (maybe even with a choice of distance this week!). Just show up as
indicated below, and bring a change of clothes for the party afterwards
(indoors). For visitors, it's free, for first-timers, come and learn
something of the mystique of Hashing - and find out why this phenomenon
continues to grow in popularity across the world.

Also, please do forward this invitation to family and friends, running
clubs, Traildawgs, indeed anyone who enjoys the outdoors without the need
to
time or measure every run!

Richard Webb

-----Original Message-----
From: Gumwood@a... [mailto:Gumwood@a...]
Sent: Wednesday, January 01, 2003 4:02 PM

Here are the details for hash #433 to pass on to everyone...

WHAT: Dis-Oriental Hash

WHY: Confusion say...He who comes will surely leave happy.

HARE: Thunder

HARELESS: Bitchard

TIME & DATE: 3:00pm, Saturday, January 4th, 2003

WHERE: PFPC parking lot in Bellevue Corporate Center (next to Bellevue State
Park) off Carr Road, in North Wilmington.

D'ERECTIONS: From I95, N or S, take Marsh Road Exit (going N, exit after
rt.
202...going S, exit after I495 split). Follow signs...if there are any...to
Bellevue State Park, pass State Park Main Entrance, on Carr Road, then take
next right into Bellevue Corporate Center. Take your first right at PFPC
parking lot...go to the back, park, drink, party and HASH!!!!!!! On-On and
No-No...

Convoy to NYC for the Runner's World Midnight Run departs Falls Road
Running Store at 4:00 PM Dec 31st.  There is currently one slot
available in the last car, but more are welcome, we will just need
to add vehicles and drivers.

Meet at 11:00 PM at the left side of the Central Park bandshell at
72nd Street.  Look for Falls Road running gear and you've found us.

In Wilmington, there is the First Night 5K New Year's Eve, for info
see www.races2run.com .

In Baltimore, the Road Runners Club will host a Father Time
Predicted Time Run beginning at 9:00 AM starting at the Ralph Jones
Building next to the swimming pool/tennis courts in Druid Hill Park.
Contact Rick Bingham at pwrb@..., or 410.661.7747.

1)Saturday's Run/Walk is at:

Red Fish
845 S. Montford Ave
Canton, MD 21224
443-524-1454

See you at 10:00 to run/walk and 11:00 to eat.  Expected crowd size is 40
people.  Join us for a 2-6 mile run/walk followed by brunch.  We get everyone
from casual walkers to serious marathon runners.  We are expecting a lot
of new faces this week.  There is no charge to join us.  Simply pay for
your own brunch.   We meet rain or shine (or snow, sleet, hail, locusts,
etc)!

Directions from Downtown:
Make a Rt on President Street
Left on Fleet
Rt on Boston
The restaurant is on the left side on the corner of Boston and Montford

brodymark@...

2)Interested in running 10 miles?  We will have a group of runners running
10 miles on the first Saturday of every month.  These 10 mile runs will
be from the same location as our run/walk for that week.  The only difference
is that these runners will start at 9:15 instead of 10:00.

Bob Hilson is coordinating training runs for runners dedicated to the
Wsahington DC marathon or the Boston marathon.  The schedule calls
for about ten to twelve miles this weekend.  Email Bob a
hilson1111@... or Robert.Hilson@...

We now have approval from Key Bridge Marriott
for registration and free parking there.
-- Thank you
-- Jay Jacob Wind



New Year's Day 5K
12:00 noon
Wednesday, January 1, 2003

Predictions & Resolutions (PR) 5K
Gateway Park, Arlington, VA

Run the DC area's first race of the New Year!
Gateway Park is at Virginia end of Key Bridge (two blocks from Rosslyn Metro)
$1 for DCRRC members / $5 for non-members
Join DCRRC on race day for $12  (families $17, full-time students $7)

Registration is FREE for New Years Eve overnight guests of KEY BRIDGE MARRIOTT
Race-day registration and free parking after 11:00 a.m. at KEY BRIDGE MARRIOTT

Post-race refreshments courtesy of HARRIS TEETER

Overall + age-group awards from PACERS Old Town Alexandria
Each participant gets a $5 off coupon from PACERS

DCRRC t-shirts available for sale at the race for $10.00
Questions?  Call 703-241-0395, leave message.
Volunteers needed!  Call 703-218-2726, leave message.

Resolve to start the New Year right!  Enjoy a week on us!
Each participant gets a one-week membership at GOLD'S GYM

Just received this email about the St. Patrick Parade and Shamrock 5K
race:

"First, thanks for your support.

Secondly, Disney Studios and Fantail Films will be filming the entire
2003 Parade and the Shamrock 5K race.  Why is this important for you
to know?  In the event your image is capture on film they will need a
waiver granting permission to use your image.

What do you need to do?  Nothing now.  However, you will be asked to
sign a waiver during packet pick up.

If you have any questions please let me know.

Happy Holidays for the St. Patrick Parade Committee."

(I got this response as a result of mentioning running in another forum.
-jga)

I don't get this running craze. Where and when I was raised, the only time
you ran was when you played ball, someone or something was after you, or
a pig got loose. I just can't imagine why someone would want to run for
the heck of it.
I remember when I was about six, our neighbor's nasty turkey charged me
when I tried to shoo him out of our driveway so mom could back out with
the car. Now, there was a reason for running. I ended up going through a
briar patch because I was too little and not fast enough to shake him. I
remember when I was about thirteen, fourteen or so, running from the Good
Humor guy because I was the only one who was brave (or stupid) enough to
jump on the back of the truck, open the little door and grab boxes of ice
cream and toss them out before he got up too much speed and I had to jump
off. He caught on one day, slammed on the brakes, jumped out and chased
me, but I was much too fast for him.

I remember when it first got trendy, they called it jogging. Anyone remember
the Bobby Bare song, "The Jogger", or something like that. It was funny.

Supposed to be hard on all those little bones in your feet, ain't it? And
how about all that pressure constantly ramming down on your knees and ankles?


When I played neighborhood ball, now that was different. I was the kid who
always wanted to play another game when it was 97 degrees outside and everyone
else was pleading that one game was enough. I loved chasing fly balls in
the outfield. But running just for the heck of it?

Now, I enjoy a brisk walk. That's relaxing and invigoratin'. And you can
sing a lot better when walking, which I love to do.

Anyway, I just wanted to weigh in on running. Your post reminded me that
I've often thought about you folks when I drive by and pass you on the road.
It might be raining, snowing, 110 in the shade, and there they are - keeping
to their schedule I guess. And, just like the bike riders, they have to
buy all that special clothing, the speedo stuff, $150 shoes, gloves, water
bottles, and all the other paraphernalia, apparatus, whatever. And some
of 'em look so exhausted. They look like they're being tortured, or like
they're about ready to drop right there on the spot, and I say to myself,
"I wonder how far that poor guy made it from his house, 'cause I don't see
how he can go much farther". Oh, and I like how some of 'em run in place
or circles when they come to a stop sign or traffic light and they have
to wait to cross. Do they lose points or something if they come to a stop
and just stand there? And what is it with some of 'em who hug the white
line when there's like ten more feet of road shoulder to their right, or
they're down on the road NEXT to the sidewalk? Don't they know that there
are some idiots out there who want to see how close they can get to the
runners with those camper-special mirrors on their '77 pickup trucks?

Oh well, just having a little fun with one of those things in life I don't
understand. Like they say, whatever floats your boat.

Swampy

Some people have been asking about a 50K in Columbia on the first
Saturday in January.  Jim Carbary writes:

For information on the Columbia 50k, contact
Nelson Stritehoff (410-381-7784) or Tom
Green (410-715-9577).  There may be race
registrations at Feet First in Wilde Lake.

--  Jim Carbary

CELTIC SOLSTICE 5 MILE:
Partial Results by Dave Cooley
DECEMBER 21,2002
Baltimore, MD
417 Finishers
Complete results at www.finished product.com
Story at www.runwashington.com
PL   NAME                  AGE TIME    DIV   DIV PL
==== ===================== =========== ===== ======
    1 GREG CAULLER          43   28:11  M4044      1
    2 MATTHEW HAHN          20   29:49  M2024      1
    3 JUSTIN SCOTT          21   29:55  M2024      2
    4 ROBERT TUTTLE         33   30:11  M3034      1
    5 SERGE ARBONA          37   30:20  M3539      1
    6 ROBERT WEATHERS       34   30:32  M3034      2
    7 STEVEN FRANK          41   30:45  M4044      2
    8 VICKI CAULLER         30   30:49  F3034      1
    9 DAVID GRIFFIN         41   31:02  M4044      3
   10 MARC BUCKWALTER       32   31:09  M3034      3
   11 DENISE KNICKMAN       34   31:26  F3034      2
   12 NAT COUGHLIN          26   31:26  M2529      1
   13 ERIC LINDER           23   31:33  M2024      3
   14 RICHARD MIECH         34   31:36  M3034      4
   15 SHAWN PINAMONTI       26   31:46  M2529      2
   16 ANDREW CRABB          39   31:48  M3539      2
   17 JAMES MORECAND        50   31:57  M5054      1
   18 ANDREW ZIENTEK        22   31:59  M2024      4
   19 CONNIE BUCKWALTER     32   32:07  F3034      3
   20 BRANDON CHAMBERS      15   32:11  M1519      1

1 VICKI CAULLER         30   30:49  F3034      1
2 11 DENISE KNICKMAN       34   31:26  F3034      2
3 19 CONNIE BUCKWALTER     32   32:07  F3034      3
4 KATIE DICKERSON       23   32:41  F2024      1
5 REBECCA HILLARY       26   33:00  F2529      1
6 KRISTEN BREMER        31   33:16  F3034      4
7 JENNIFER HERRMANN     26   34:43  F2529      2
8 DENEEN HABARTA        29   35:29  F2529      3
9 PAULA FERNANDES       29   37:04  F2529      4
10 ALEXANDRA CLARK       29   37:07  F2529      5
11 MARGARET REICHERT-KIS 31   37:18  F3034      6
12 LISA SALVATORE        20   37:20  F2024      2
13 DENA BRZEZICKI        32   37:02  F3034      5
14 PAULA FERNANDES       29   37:04  F2529      4
15 ALEXANDRA CLARK       29   37:07  F2529      5
16 MARGARET REICHERT-KIS 31   37:18  F3034      6
17 LISA SALVATORE        20   37:20  F2024      2
18 ROSA KEISER           40   37:32  F4044      1
19 DANA BOURLAND         31   37:44  F3034      7
20 AMY EASTER            26   37:52  F2529      6

Three-peats
I would like to thank the following individuals for their support and
participation over the past three years:
CINDY WILLIAMS Volunteer Volunteer Volunteer
DAN MACEDO Volunteer Volunteer Volunteer
DAVE COOLEY Volunteer Volunteer Volunteer
DONNA KARASIC Volunteer Volunteer Volunteer
FIN MEARS Volunteer Volunteer Volunteer
IRV ARTER Volunteer Volunteer Volunteer
CARRIE SAUTER Volunteer Runner Runner
RICK BINGHAM Volunteer Runner Volunteer
INGRID JOHNSON Runner         Runner Volunteer/Runner
CHUCK URSONE Runner Runner Volunteer
TOM BONNER Runner Runner Volunteer
APRIL HUBBARD Runner Runner Runner
BRIAN MURPHY Runner Runner Runner
BRUCE HUBBARD Runner Runner Runner
CARA MCVEIGH Runner Runner Runner
CHRIS MCNAMARA Runner Runner Runner
DAVID BROND Runner Runner Runner
ELIZABETH HUNTER Runner Runner Runner
GEORGE YANNAKAKIS Runner Runner Runner
HELEN JONES Runner Runner Runner
JANET MILLER Runner Runner Runner
LINDA ROSE Runner Runner Runner
LINELL SMITH Runner Runner Runner
MARY MILLER Runner Runner Runner
MILT SWAN Runner Runner Runner
MITCH FRITSCH Runner Runner Runner
MURRAY SARUBIN Runner Runner Runner
NANCY BERGER Runner Runner Runner
RICH DESSER Runner Runner Runner
RICHARD KRUMMERICH Runner Runner Runner
ROBERT HERBERT Runner Runner Runner
RONNIE WONG Runner Runner Runner
SHAWN PINAMONTI Runner Runner Runner

Races This Weekend (also visit our calendar on www.racepacket.com)
Always Call First, Sometimes Things Change
Sunday, Dec. 28:
* Va Beach, VA - Jennifer Braun 5K, 757-467-6560 Tidewater Striders
Tuesday, Dec. 31:
* Alexandria, VA - Red Ribbon Run 5K 4 pm,
http://www.racepacket.com/races/dec02/ribbon.htm
Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2003:
* Baltimore, MD - Father Time Frolic Predicted Time Run, 9:00 AM, Druid
Hill Lake, BRRC 410-377-7327, www.brrc.com
* Columbia, MD - New Year's Day Resolution 8K, 9:30 AM, Jeffers Hill,
Howard County Striders, 410-964-1998, www.striders.net
* Rockville, MD - New Year 5K, 10:00 AM, King Farm, MCRRC, 301-353-0200,
www.mcrrc.org
* Leesburg, VA - Rotary Resolution 10K & 4K Run/Walk, 10:40 AM, Morven
Park Estate - Ida Lee Park Recreation Center, Chuck Maloney,
703-779-1912
* Arlington, VA - DCRRC Predictions & Resolutions 5K, 12:00 PM, Gateway
Park near Key Bridge, DCRRC 703-241-0395
* Westminster, MD - Winfield Mile, 12:00 PM, South Carroll High School,
Alan Pobletts, WRRC 410-549-1873 franpop@...

From: "John and Carol Sissala" <sissala@...>
Subject: Re: New Marathon in Frederick

(Note: John, along with Dave Cooley, measured and certified this course.)

The Frederick Marathon is fairly flat - with some (gently) rolling country
hills from mile 13 to 23 on New Design Road - which has great country
scenery on it. The toughest hill is at mile 23 coming back into town when
you climb up and over Route 15 to get back into town. (At least that
seemed like the toughest part to me when I measured it.) None of the hills
are
particularly long or difficult.

I think the parts through town in the first half are mostly enjoyable.
From mile 10 (to mile 11.5 you have the unique experience of running through
an
old cemetery with many soldiers from the Civil War buried there.

You finish with a half loop of the Frederick High School track - within
a
half block of where you start.

I also think the City of Frederick will do a great job to support the
whole thing.

John Sissala
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <MarcWWolfson@...>
> Sent: Tuesday, December 17, 2002 3:28 PM
> Subject: New Marathon in Frederick
>
>
> In case you haven't heard and are looking for a new challenge, there is
> going to be a marathon next March 30 up in Frederick, MD. It will be a
> small race, with an anticipated field of about 500 runners.
>
> They have a web site set up www.fredericksports.com and just posted an
> elevation chart for the course. It appears to be fairly flat.
>
> The course map and elevation chart are posted at
> http://www.fredericksports.com/course-map.htm
>
> Run Well, Marc

The Westminster Road Runners will sponsor a one mile
point-to-point road race at 12:00 noon on Wednesday,
January 1, 2003.  The race is on Old Liberty Road from
beautiful downtown Winfield to South Carroll High School.
Parking and registration will be at the high school. Entry
fees are $1/WRRC members and $2/everyone else.  For more
information contact Alan Pobletts, 410-549-1873 or
franpop@...

Dan Mendelsohn, originally from Brooklyn, has volunteered to be a tour guide
for those of you who would like to see New York City and then run the Runner's
World Midnight Run in the Big Apple on New Year's Eve.

Dan has limited room, anyone interested in participating and crashing
up there may need to bring a sleeping bag!

Faxed entries are due at NYRRC this Friday the 27th, and are available at
Falls Road Running or online.

If you would like to go up as part of an area running group, email me at
jim@... and we will get the logistical plans out to you.

Over the past several months there have been numerous reports of an individual
confronting women runners, exposing himself and committing lewd acts on
the NCR Trail.

Recently an individual was identified as a suspect by police, but there
is some concern that there may be a case of mistaken identity.

Anyone who can provide assistance with the positive identification of this
individual is urged to contact attorney Andy Graham at agraham@....

Three-peats
Before we get to the race results, I would like to thank the following
individuals
for their support and participation over the past three years.  It is the
volunteer effort that allows the race to exist:

CINDY WILLIAMS Volunteer Volunteer Volunteer
DAN MACEDO Volunteer Volunteer Volunteer
DAVE COOLEY Volunteer Volunteer Volunteer
DONNA KARASIC Volunteer Volunteer Volunteer
FIN MEARS Volunteer Volunteer Volunteer
IRV ARTER Volunteer Volunteer Volunteer
CARRIE SAUTER Volunteer Runner  Runner
RICK BINGHAM Volunteer Runner  Volunteer
INGRID JOHNSON Runner         Runner  Volunteer/Runner
CHUCK URSONE Runner  Runner  Volunteer
TOM BONNER Runner  Runner  Volunteer

In particular, I would like to thank Dave Cooley for finish line and scoring
work, Cindy Williams for race-registration, Donna Karasic for food acquisition,
Irv Arter for on-course support, and finally, Fin Mears for years of traipsing
around Druid Hill Park with his faithfull wheel and me in tow.

And, the following threepeat runners:

APRIL HUBBARD Runner  Runner  Runner
BRIAN MURPHY Runner  Runner  Runner
BRUCE HUBBARD Runner  Runner  Runner
CARA MCVEIGH Runner  Runner  Runner
CHRIS MCNAMARA Runner  Runner  Runner
DAVID BROND Runner  Runner  Runner
ELIZABETH HUNTERRunner  Runner  Runner
GEORGE YANNAKAKISRunner  Runner  Runner
HELEN JONES Runner  Runner  Runner
JANET MILLER Runner  Runner  Runner
LINDA ROSE Runner  Runner  Runner
LINELL SMITH Runner  Runner  Runner
MARY MILLER Runner  Runner  Runner
MILT SWAN Runner  Runner  Runner
MITCH FRITSCH Runner  Runner  Runner
MURRAY SARUBIN Runner  Runner  Runner
NANCY BERGER Runner  Runner  Runner
RICH DESSER Runner  Runner  Runner
RICHARD KRUMMERICHRunner Runner  Runner
ROBERT HERBERT Runner  Runner  Runner
RONNIE WONG Runner  Runner  Runner
SHAWN PINAMONTI Runner  Runner  Runner

Story by James Moreland at www.runwashington.com

CELTIC SOLSTICE 5 MILE:
Partial Results by Dave Cooley of Charm City Run
DECEMBER 21,2002
Baltimore, MD
417 Finishers
Complete results at www.finished product.com
PL   NAME                  AGE TIME    DIV   DIV PL
==== ===================== =========== ===== ======
    1 GREG CAULLER          43   28:11  M4044      1
    2 MATTHEW HAHN          20   29:49  M2024      1
    3 JUSTIN SCOTT          21   29:55  M2024      2
    4 ROBERT TUTTLE         33   30:11  M3034      1
    5 SERGE ARBONA          37   30:20  M3539      1
    6 ROBERT WEATHERS       34   30:32  M3034      2
    7 STEVEN FRANK          41   30:45  M4044      2
    8 VICKI CAULLER         30   30:49  F3034      1
    9 DAVID GRIFFIN         41   31:02  M4044      3
   10 MARC BUCKWALTER       32   31:09  M3034      3
   11 DENISE KNICKMAN       34   31:26  F3034      2
   12 NAT COUGHLIN          26   31:26  M2529      1
   13 ERIC LINDER           23   31:33  M2024      3
   14 RICHARD MIECH         34   31:36  M3034      4
   15 SHAWN PINAMONTI       26   31:46  M2529      2
   16 ANDREW CRABB          39   31:48  M3539      2
   17 JAMES MORECAND        50   31:57  M5054      1
   18 ANDREW ZIENTEK        22   31:59  M2024      4
   19 CONNIE BUCKWALTER     32   32:07  F3034      3
   20 BRANDON CHAMBERS      15   32:11  M1519      1

1 VICKI CAULLER         30   30:49  F3034      1
2 11 DENISE KNICKMAN       34   31:26  F3034      2
3 19 CONNIE BUCKWALTER     32   32:07  F3034      3
4 KATIE DICKERSON       23   32:41  F2024      1
5 REBECCA HILLARY       26   33:00  F2529      1
6 KRISTEN BREMER        31   33:16  F3034      4
7 JENNIFER HERRMANN     26   34:43  F2529      2
8 DENEEN HABARTA        29   35:29  F2529      3
9 PAULA FERNANDES       29   37:04  F2529      4
10 ALEXANDRA CLARK       29   37:07  F2529      5
11 MARGARET REICHERT-KIS 31   37:18  F3034      6
12 LISA SALVATORE        20   37:20  F2024      2
13 DENA BRZEZICKI        32   37:02  F3034      5
14 PAULA FERNANDES       29   37:04  F2529      4
15 ALEXANDRA CLARK       29   37:07  F2529      5
16 MARGARET REICHERT-KIS 31   37:18  F3034      6
17 LISA SALVATORE        20   37:20  F2024      2
18 ROSA KEISER           40   37:32  F4044      1
19 DANA BOURLAND         31   37:44  F3034      7
20 AMY EASTER            26   37:52  F2529      6

Hi-I'm looking for someone to run with in the early morning (5 am) maybe 3 or
four times a week, 8-10 miles, through Fed Hill and Canton. I run 9 1/2 miles
(but was faster in the past). Thanks-Greg

WEDNESDAY NIGHT RUNS IN THE CITY
Interested in running around the Inner Harbor?  We run about 4-6 miles -
some hills - between 9 - 11 minute pace.  All are welcome!

This Wednesday the 18th ...

We leave exactly at 6:45 pm from our house: 923 Stiles Street, 21202

no RSVPs necessary - just call if you are running late 410.539.5331

pizza, beer, and... brownies this week courtesy of Scotty - Irv can you
forward to Scotty as a reminder not to eat the brownies but to bring them!
;)


see you then!
CC & Chuck Ursone

Just a reminder, Indoor Track Workouts will start in the Downtown Athletic
Club from January through March on Thursday evenings.

There will be a preview workout this Thursday at 6:00 PM at the Downtown
Athletic Club.

For more details, refer to :
http://www.active.com/event_detail.cfm?event_id=1026252

----- Original Message -----
From: "Azin Nezami" <azin@...>
To: <jim@...>
Sent: Monday, December 09, 2002 12:09 PM
Subject: Trail running


> Hi Jim,
> Can you please publish this in your newsletter?
>
> Hi,
> I am a Baltimore city runner currently training for the Death Valley
> Marathon on Feb 1st. I am looking for information about local trails for
> my training. Also, if anyone is a trailrunner and would like a running
> partner I would definitely be interested. I am planning to run at least
> 10 miles on trails every other Saturday. My training pace on roads is
> about 8:30-9 min/mile , and I have no idea about trail running.
> If anyone is interested in running or has any information/advice for me,
> please email me at: azin@...
> Another important question is: are area trails safe for solo female
> runners?
>
> Thanks!
> Azin
>
>
> Azin Nezami
> Graduate Student
> The Johns Hopkins University
> (410)516 7742
> azin@...
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This is a crass commercial advertisement, which is why it is the last message
on today's email.  From now until the end of the year the Falls Road Running
Store will be offering 35% off of all summer running apparrel in stock.
  This includes shorts, short-sleeve shirts, singlets, and jogbras.

Here is a list of thoughts for Christmas.  You can print, cut, trim, check
a block, and leave laying around as if it were a total accident for that
unsuspecting person(s) to find.

Runners Wish List of Gear Available Falls Road Running Store
Gear Less than $10 (give or take $5)
____Socks
____Wool Socks
____Pepper Spray
____Energy Gels (GU, Cliff Shot, CarBoom, Power Gel)
____Body Glide

$10 - $20 range, (give or take $5)
____ Headbands
____ Hats
____ Fleece gloves or mittens
____ Wool gloves or mittens
____ Reflective devices
____ Running Books
____ Running Club Membership

$25 - $50 range, (give or take $5)
____  Long Sleeve winter running shirts
____  Wind blocking vests
____  The Stick
____  Windpants
____  Tights
____  Water Bottle belts

$50 + range
____  Jackets
____  Winter running tights
____  Winter running pants
____  Base and secondary layer winter running clothing
____  Watches
____  Heart rate monitors
____  Speed/Distance measuring devices
____  Shoes
____  Gift certificates are good alternatives

Registration for the ever popular Cherry Blossom open Monday, December 16,
online.  If you want a part of the team challenge, or to register via the
wev, go here:

http://www.baltimorerunning.com/cherryblossomframe.htm

Many RRCA Clubs in the state have received bills for 2003 dues and insurance
that greatly exceed last year's budget, and may be more than the club's
finance's can handle.  On the surface, it appears that the root cause appears
to be the RRCA building extra membership fees into its insurance premium,
and a change that allows the national HQ to bill local clubs and charge
each club who offers a family membership for each individual member of the
family.

Some club officers have told me that the new billing arrangement is not
acceptable given their organization's finances.

For an option, and return to lower rates, take a look at a new organization
founded by many of the original members of RRCA and their rates:

http://www.huntsvilletrackclub.org/RRCAForum/DuesInfo.htm

This event features a number of fixtures in the Baltimore Running Community
coming together to make things happen.  The Falls Road Running Store is
spearheading the effort, the Parks and People Foundation are supplying the
host venue space, the Baltimore Road Runners are providing support, and
Dave Cooley, now of Charm City Run, returns to donate his guiding hand.
Nike is donating random prizes. Cari Bruziak donated the amazing Celtic
artwork on the DriFit running shirts. The Run/Walk/Eat/Volunteer Club is
using procedes from the event to buy seasonal gifts for programs administered
by the Police Athletic League and Jewish Family Services for underprivileged
children in the Baltimore Area during the December holiday season.

8:30 AM, Stieff Silver Building, 800 Wyman Park Drive
Pre-race packet pickup 2-6 PM, Friday, December 20, Falls Road Running Store

Shirts are almost sold out.  Options for those on a marginal basis include:
A) Buying a shirt, then getting a refund if unavailable, or, B) Putting
your name on a list and waiting for the shirts to come in and be printed
on a second run.  This may entail getting various similiar shirts from different
manufacturers since Nike is running low on some of their DriFit sizes in
this particular color.

For more information, visit www.baltimorerunning.com and click on the Celtic
Solstice Five Miler link.