There's no such thing as "too slow". We need 5 women to finish the race, and if 10 finish, the first 5 count, so one can't "take down" the team, but only help it.
John
From: "alindsayhoward@..." <alindsayhoward@...>
To: BrooklynRoadRunners@yahoogroups.com
Cc: Meghan Reynolds <meghan.reynolds@...>
Sent: Saturday, November 29, 2008 6:12:16 PM
Subject: Re: [BrooklynRoadRunners] Kleinerman 10K, Sun., Dec. 7, 8:30 am, Central Park, East 102nd St.
I am happy to run it, but I am slow (probably mid-8's for a 10K; haven't raced anything less than a half marathon in the last few years so not 100% sure). Happy to run if you are short of women, but also don't want to take down the team's time, so let me know. You can let me know last minute (once you've found out how many Paula Radcliffe's sign up ;-)
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From: John Shostrom <jshostrom@yahoo. com>
Date: Sat, 29 Nov 2008 14:54:03 -0800 (PST)
To: brooklyn<brooklynroadrunners @yahoogroups. com>
Subject: [BrooklynRoadRunner s] Kleinerman 10K, Sun., Dec. 7, 8:30 am, Central Park, East 102nd St.
The last team race of the year is just a week away. If you're going into Manhattan to shop, here's an incentive to get out the door early!
Let's have a good turnout for the season finale. We need 5 women for a legal team, and there have been a few races this year in which we haven't had that many. And if you've been in hibernation after the marathon, here's a good spot to make your comeback race -- it'll be 5 weeks postmarathon, and that's plenty of recovery time.
Also, don't forget that the annual team dinner is on Dec. 10, a week from Wednesday. Check the website for details.
John