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Just a reminder for the team race next week-end:

All able bodied men and women in Brooklyn are expected to participate in this race as a BRRC runner. .

Participating is more important than winning, although we would not mind to win.

Geert

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From: John Shostrom <john_shostrom@...>
Date: Sun, Jul 27, 2008 at 6:42 PM
Subject: Team Championships, Aug. 16, 8 am (men), 9 am (women)
T

Some of you have read and/or responded to my Yahoo posting, so my apologies ahead of time for the multiple messages. I'll be out of town and mostly out of touch for much of the next two weeks, starting on Wednesday.

It's all hands on deck for this race, especially for the men � we need 10 men for a legal team, the usual 5 for the women. The race costs only $5 and is very exciting � if you've never run the Team Championships, you're in for a treat.

So far BRRC has the following men lined up: Scott M, Dave M, Mike C, Carl, Geert, Noah, Rich C, Steve B, John S.

Jen� Shaw is the only woman I've sure is running; maybe Jan knows of others.

Mike C said he can drive and take 4 others: Scott M, Dave M, Carl and I have asked for rides. I don't know yet of other drivers.

I'll be back on Aug. 9. In the meantime we can share info on runners/cars/riders by hitting Reply All (or going to my original Yahoo message � I don't know who's on the listserve and who's not).

Hope to see many of you on the 16th.

John

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#1487

From: dogfish8@...
Date: Wed Jul 30, 2008 8:59 pm
Subject: Want a small 2008 Peachtree Road Race t-shirt (free)?

thesameage

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I have an extra one we brought back up that my wife does not want. Shoot me an
e-mail if you want it and I'll send it to you.

#1486

From: John Shostrom <jshostrom@...>
Date: Thu Jul 24, 2008 5:11 pm
Subject: (No subject)

jshostrom

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Here's a short race that might be of interest.

From: Margaret McMillen [mailto:mcmillem@...]
Sent: Wed 7/23/2008 10:52 AM
To: Shostrom, John - Sports Illustrated <john_shostrom@...>
Subject: BBBS Race for the Kids

Hi John,

I am writing from Big Brothers Big Sisters of New York City, the country�s premiere youth mentoring organization. One of our main events is a 4k Race for the Kids, sponsored by RBC and occuring in September of this year. It will be part of Nickelodeon's Worldwide Day of Play, which celebrates the power of mentoring and the importance of health, exercise, and play, simultaneously raising funds and awareness for Big Brothers Big Sisters of New York City.

I was hoping you would be willing to post the race on your events calendar to help us spread the word to the members of your running club. This race will help us reach our goal of providing a mentor to every New York City child who will benefit from the friendship, guidance, and support of a caring adult role-model.

The run/walk is on Saturday, September 27, 2008 at 10 AM. It is in Riverside Park at 72nd Street in Manhattan. Following the Race, all participants are invited to a picnic featuring the Nickelodeon Slime Across America Truck. Also in attendance will be Nick characters and fun field day games provided by the Alliance for a Healthier Generation. For more information you can visit www.raceforthekids.org or call (212) 686-2042 ext. 600.

We hope to see members of your running club at the Race in September!

Thanks,
Maggie

#1485

From: "Mike Cassaday" <cassaday@...>
Date: Wed Jul 23, 2008 6:00 pm
Subject: Re: Club Championships race, Sat., Aug. 16, 8 am (men) and 9 am (women)

cassaday@...

BRRC,

I will run and have a car. My car will comfortably hold up to four others.

Cheers,
Mike Cassaday

On Tue, Jul 22, 2008 at 5:29 PM, John Shostrom <jshostrom@...> wrote:

The most important team race of the year is coming up soon! The Club Championship is always a great running experience, so don't miss it. It's the fastest, most competitive field of any open race in North America, and it's only $5 if you enter before Aug. 2. The field is so strong that it will carry you to a PR if you're in shape, and the overall field is the smallest of any NYRR race, so the start is very quick for everyone. It's the most inspiring race of the year, every year.

BRRC needs 10 men (5 over 40, and 3 over 50) and 5 women (3 over 40 and 3 over 50) to make a team, and because of the different start times, we should have separate men's and women's cars. The race starts at 102nd Street, and parking is tougher on Saturdays, so I'd suggest gathering at Circles by 6:15 am for men, 7:15 for women.

Please reply if you're running, and state 1) if you need a ride and/or 2) if you can drive, and how many other runners you can take.

We had a fairly weak turnout for Saturday's team race, so I hope that means that everyone has gotten their vacations out of the way and is available for the big race on Aug. 16.

Steve Bonal (917-238-9447) says he wants to revive our tradition of holding a softball game in Prospect Park late in the afternoon of the 16th, so if you'd like to play, let him know.

John

#1484

From: Dave M <kosherdave@...>
Date: Wed Jul 23, 2008 12:44 pm
Subject: Re: Club Championships race, Sat., Aug. 16, 8 am (men) and 9 am (women)

kosherdave

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I'm in, and I'd love a ride.

oh, and hi Jene :-) hope your leg's better, let's run soon my ribs are almost healed!

~Dave M

--- On Tue, 7/22/08, Jen� Shaw <jeneshaw@...> wrote:

From: Jen� Shaw <jeneshaw@...>
Subject: Re: [BrooklynRoadRunners] Club Championships race, Sat., Aug. 16, 8 am (men) and 9 am (women)
To: BrooklynRoadRunners@yahoogroups.com
Date: Tuesday, July 22, 2008, 5:31 PM

Sorry, no ride needed.

On 7/22/08, Jen� Shaw <jeneshaw@gmail. com> wrote:
> Count Jen� in!
>
>
> On 7/22/08, John Shostrom <jshostrom@yahoo. com> wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > The most important team race of the year is coming up soon! The Club
> > Championship is always a great running experience, so don't miss it. It's
> > the fastest, most competitive field of any open race in North America, and
> > it's only $5 if you enter before Aug. 2. The field is so strong that it will
> > carry you to a PR if you're in shape, and the overall field is the smallest
> > of any NYRR race, so the start is very quick for everyone. It's the most
> > inspiring race of the year, every year.
> >
> > BRRC needs 10 men (5 over 40, and 3 over 50) and 5 women (3 over 40 and 3
> > over 50) to make a team, and because of the different start times, we should
> > have separate men's and women's cars. The race starts at 102nd Street, and
> > parking is tougher on Saturdays, so I'd suggest gathering at Circles by 6:15
> > am for men, 7:15 for women.
> >
> > Please reply if you're running, and state 1) if you need a ride and/or 2) if
> > you can drive, and how many other runners you can take.
> >
> > We had a fairly weak turnout for Saturday's team race, so I hope that means
> > that everyone has gotten their vacations out of the way and is available for
> > the big race on Aug. 16.
> >
> > Steve Bonal (917-238-9447) says he wants to revive our tradition of holding
> > a softball game in Prospect Park late in the afternoon of the 16th, so if
> > you'd like to play, let him know.
> >
> > John
> >
> >
> >
>

#1483

From: "Jen� Shaw" <jeneshaw@...>
Date: Tue Jul 22, 2008 9:31 pm
Subject: Re: Club Championships race, Sat., Aug. 16, 8 am (men) and 9 am (women)

jeneshaw@...

Count Jen� in!

On 7/22/08, John Shostrom <jshostrom@...> wrote:
>
>
>
>
>
>
> The most important team race of the year is coming up soon! The Club
> Championship is always a great running experience, so don't miss it. It's
> the fastest, most competitive field of any open race in North America, and
> it's only $5 if you enter before Aug. 2. The field is so strong that it will
> carry you to a PR if you're in shape, and the overall field is the smallest
> of any NYRR race, so the start is very quick for everyone. It's the most
> inspiring race of the year, every year.
>
> BRRC needs 10 men (5 over 40, and 3 over 50) and 5 women (3 over 40 and 3
> over 50) to make a team, and because of the different start times, we should
> have separate men's and women's cars. The race starts at 102nd Street, and
> parking is tougher on Saturdays, so I'd suggest gathering at Circles by 6:15
> am for men, 7:15 for women.
>
> Please reply if you're running, and state 1) if you need a ride and/or 2) if
> you can drive, and how many other runners you can take.
>
> We had a fairly weak turnout for Saturday's team race, so I hope that means
> that everyone has gotten their vacations out of the way and is available for
> the big race on Aug. 16.
>
> Steve Bonal (917-238-9447) says he wants to revive our tradition of holding
> a softball game in Prospect Park late in the afternoon of the 16th, so if
> you'd like to play, let him know.
>
> John
>
>
>

#1482

From: "Jen� Shaw" <jeneshaw@...>
Date: Tue Jul 22, 2008 9:31 pm
Subject: Re: Club Championships race, Sat., Aug. 16, 8 am (men) and 9 am (women)

jeneshaw@...

Sorry, no ride needed.

On 7/22/08, Jen� Shaw <jeneshaw@...> wrote:
> Count Jen� in!
>
>
>  On 7/22/08, John Shostrom <jshostrom@...> wrote:
>  >
>  >
>  >
>  >
>  >
>  >
>  > The most important team race of the year is coming up soon! The Club
>  > Championship is always a great running experience, so don't miss it. It's
>  > the fastest, most competitive field of any open race in North America, and
>  > it's only $5 if you enter before Aug. 2. The field is so strong that it
will
>  > carry you to a PR if you're in shape, and the overall field is the smallest
>  > of any NYRR race, so the start is very quick for everyone. It's the most
>  > inspiring race of the year, every year.
>  >
>  > BRRC needs 10 men (5 over 40, and 3 over 50) and 5 women (3 over 40 and 3
>  > over 50) to make a team, and because of the different start times, we
should
>  > have separate men's and women's cars. The race starts at 102nd Street, and
>  > parking is tougher on Saturdays, so I'd suggest gathering at Circles by
6:15
>  > am for men, 7:15 for women.
>  >
>  > Please reply if you're running, and state 1) if you need a ride and/or 2)
if
>  > you can drive, and how many other runners you can take.
>  >
>  > We had a fairly weak turnout for Saturday's team race, so I hope that means
>  > that everyone has gotten their vacations out of the way and is available
for
>  > the big race on Aug. 16.
>  >
>  > Steve Bonal (917-238-9447) says he wants to revive our tradition of holding
>  > a softball game in Prospect Park late in the afternoon of the 16th, so if
>  > you'd like to play, let him know.
>  >
>  > John
>  >
>  >
>  >
>

#1481

From: John Shostrom <jshostrom@...>
Date: Tue Jul 22, 2008 9:29 pm
Subject: Club Championships race, Sat., Aug. 16, 8 am (men) and 9 am (women)

jshostrom

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The most important team race of the year is coming up soon! The Club Championship is always a great running experience, so don't miss it. It's the fastest, most competitive field of any open race in North America, and it's only $5 if you enter before Aug. 2. The field is so strong that it will carry you to a PR if you're in shape, and the overall field is the smallest of any NYRR race, so the start is very quick for everyone. It's the most inspiring race of the year, every year.

BRRC needs 10 men (5 over 40, and 3 over 50) and 5 women (3 over 40 and 3 over 50) to make a team, and because of the different start times, we should have separate men's and women's cars. The race starts at 102nd Street, and parking is tougher on Saturdays, so I'd suggest gathering at Circles by 6:15 am for men, 7:15 for women.

Please reply if you're running, and state 1) if you need a ride and/or 2) if you can drive, and how many other runners you can take.

We had a fairly weak turnout for Saturday's team race, so I hope that means that everyone has gotten their vacations out of the way and is available for the big race on Aug. 16.

Steve Bonal (917-238-9447) says he wants to revive our tradition of holding a softball game in Prospect Park late in the afternoon of the 16th, so if you'd like to play, let him know.

John

#1480

From: John Shostrom <jshostrom@...>
Date: Sun Jul 6, 2008 4:07 pm
Subject: Marathon panel discussion, Wed., July 16, at 7:30 p.m.

jshostrom

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Here’s a more detailed follow-up to the previous seminar announcement:

This year I’ve enlisted as presenters the two most knowledgeable attendees
from last year’s discussion:

Charlie Hanley has been running marathons for decades and works as a personal
trainer, as well. Charlie follows the scientific literature of running closely
and will discuss recent research into marathon training and performance. He will
also talk about the complex nutritional issues of marathoning.

Tim Monti Wohlpart is a high school varsity cross-country coach and experienced
marathoner, and was also a longtime shoe expert at Jackrabbit. Tim has battled
through many injuries to maintain a high level of fitness and performance.
He’ll speak about injury and recovery issues as well as choosing the right
shoes for training and racing.
I’ll speak about following a training program and about implementing various
race-day strategies.


The panelists would like the attendees to come armed with as many questions as
possible. We’ll be keeping our presentations short to allow for a maximum of
Q&A and discussion.

The discussion will take place at Knights of Columbus Hall (10th Avenue near
Prospect Park South-West).

John Shostrom

#1479

From: "tmontiwohlpart" <tmw713@...>
Date: Thu Jul 3, 2008 4:07 pm
Subject: Re: Peachtree in Atlanta for the 4th?

tmontiwohlpart

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My first big road race was the Peachtree.  I grew up in Atlanta and ran
when it was a 10,000 runner race....now it's HUGE.

Have fun....you may be walking for awhile at the start depending on
your corral.

Tim.

--- In BrooklynRoadRunners@yahoogroups.com, dogfish8@... wrote:
>
> Is anyone else headed down for this? We were visiting family anyway
and they were able to get us numbers. Looking forward to it. I've
always wanted to run this one.
>

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#1478

From: "Ralph Yozzo" <fedex1@...>
Date: Thu Jul 3, 2008 4:39 am
Subject: a site to show your Personal Records from the nyrr road runner races

r_yozzo

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This is a site that can be used to show your best times for each distance from the nyrr races. if you're interested entering results for other races please email me.

The instructions are:

go to http://wsxnyc.org/results-1.0-SNAPSHOT/results/results/showme.jsp
enter your first and last name as it appears in the nyrr results.
if it's your first time the system will ask you to refresh to get the data.
click to show the results.
voila, you are done.

To include your latest races, you can always press "Refresh"

Here's an example:

Races Run - personal records - worku beyi

Refresh

count: 20

Race	Date	Distance (miles)	Gun time	Net time	Pace (min/miles)

NYC Half-Marathon Presented by ...	August 27, 2006	13.1	1:03:41	0:00:00	0:04:51
NYC Half-Marathon Presented by ...	August 5, 2007	13.1	1:03:39	1:03:39	0:04:51

Healthy Kidney 10K	May 17, 2008	6.2	0:00:00	0:29:22	0:04:44
Joe Kleinerman 10K	December 10, 2006	6.2	0:29:48	0:29:48	0:04:48

WABC Father s Day Fight Against...	June 17, 2007	5.0	0:00:00	0:23:07	0:04:37
WABC Fight/Prostate Cancer	June 15, 2008	5.0	0:00:00	0:23:41	0:04:44
NYRR Team Championships	August 19, 2006	5.0	0:23:49	0:23:47	0:04:45
NYRR Team Champs - Men	August 18, 2007	5.0	0:00:00	0:23:58	0:04:47
FRNY Lesbian and Gay Pride Run	June 24, 2006	5.0	0:24:05	0:24:04	0:04:48
Poland Spring Marathon Kickoff	October 29, 2006	5.0	0:25:04	0:25:03	0:05:00
FRNY Lesbian & Gay Pride Run	June 28, 2008	5.0	0:00:00	0:31:38	0:06:19

Run As One, TGL Classic	April 13, 2008	4.0	0:00:00	0:18:34	0:04:38
Run as One TGL Classic	April 29, 2007	4.0	0:00:00	0:18:43	0:04:40
Fitness Games 4M - Men	September 9, 2006	4.0	0:19:01	0:00:00	0:04:45
Race To Deliver	November 19, 2006	4.0	0:19:37	0:19:36	0:04:54
Colon Cancer Challenge 4M	March 9, 2008	4.0	0:00:00	0:20:37	0:05:09

Thomas G. Labrecque Classic DC	September 16, 2007	3.1	0:00:00	0:14:25	0:04:39
Coogan's Salsa, Blues, Shamrock	March 4, 2007	3.1	0:00:00	0:14:50	0:04:47
Coogan's Salsa, Blues & Shamroc...	March 2, 2008	3.1	0:00:00	0:15:03	0:04:51

Norway Run	October 1, 2006	1.7	0:08:01	0:00:00	0:04:42

#1477

From: dogfish8@...
Date: Wed Jul 2, 2008 5:15 pm
Subject: Peachtree in Atlanta for the 4th?

thesameage

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Is anyone else headed down for this? We were visiting family anyway and they
were able to get us numbers. Looking forward to it. I've always wanted to run
this one.

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#1476

From: "Geert Vansintjan" <geert.vansintjan@...>
Date: Wed Jul 2, 2008 4:41 pm
Subject: Charity running in NY, Chicago and marine Corps marathon

geert.vansin...

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I got a message from a charity to inform our members of the possibility to run the abovementioned marathons. I pass it for your information:

" Charity numbers available for NY, Chicago and MCM marathons.

Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation(MMRF) has a few charity numbers available for the marathons listed above. Deadline is August 1 to have runners registered, so if you are interested, please act soon. You can email janemmrf@... and check out www.mmrfmarathon.com ..

Multiple Myeloma is a blood cancer with no cure. Efforts from MMRF are extending lives, and the MMRF has raised more than $100 million in last ten years � 95% of which goes directly to research. Our team fundraising makes a difference. We provide training plans, personal donation pages, fundraising tips, lots of support and team goodies. "

Geert

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#1475

From: balbos@...
Date: Mon Jun 30, 2008 4:46 pm
Subject: Re:marathon seminar, 16th of July

brooklyn_rrc

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The seminar on 7/16 will start at approximately 7:30 PM at the Knights of Columbus, 10th Avenue off of Prospect Park Southwest, the same place as the monthly meetings and our races.

Get the Moviefone Toolbar. Showtimes, theaters, movie news, more!

#1474

From: "Geert Vansintjan" <geert.vansintjan@...>
Date: Mon Jun 30, 2008 2:47 am
Subject: marathon seminar, 16th of July

geert.vansin...

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With the annual marathon seminar, the real season has started. Everybody wishing to participate in the NYCMarathon should start training for serious now.

I remember from last year that the seminar was very good. There is still some writeup of a few years ago posted on the website. Does anybody know the time and the precise address?

Geert

#1473

From: "brooklyn_rrc" <balbos@...>
Date: Thu Jun 26, 2008 1:29 am
Subject: New Club Newsletter Available

brooklyn_rrc

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http://www.geocities.com/brooklyn_rrc/MonthlyMeeting.doc

#1472

From: "Geert Vansintjan" <geert.vansintjan@...>
Date: Sat May 31, 2008 8:02 pm
Subject: after sport drinks...

geert.vansin...

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Apparently science is evermore confusing. Research seems to prove that after sports meals are more helpful than ibuprofen or icing. The best would be to drink milk.

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/01/sports/playmagazine/601physed.html?ref=playmagazine

FYI look also here: http://www.4.waisays.com/milk.htm

Geert

#1471

From: Carl <carlube@...>
Date: Sat May 17, 2008 3:33 pm
Subject: Re: Running in the first corral!

carlselyahammer

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Alright! Another 71.2% for me at the Healthy Kidney 10K. Can I turn 30 already?

Carl

On Wed, May 14, 2008 at 2:37 PM, Geert Vansintjan <geert.vansintjan@...> wrote:

The NYRR has a special front corral for races that is restricted to those who have gotten a 72% age-graded mark for an NYRR race in the last 12 months. It's a nice advantage, as you get a quick start and are not nearly as jammed in while waiting for the race to begin.

Many BRRC people have met the mark but weren't on the list I was sent.

I went over the list, looked up all the likely candidates I could remember, checked their results over the past year, and forwarded a bunch of names to: sgrotewold@...

If anyone who's not listed below has met the 72% age-graded threshold, email Sam Grotewold at the above address and request that you be listed and that BRRC be listed in the TEAM column.

Meanwhile, here's the list of those already on the list (marked with an *) and those I requested to have added:

*Steve Bonal
*Taylor Delhagen
*Charlie Hanley
*Andrei Lyoshin
*John Tomac

Becca Ades
Brendan Callahan
Jesse Horst
Iain Levine (scored 71.9%, and has many 72% races in the past, so I've made an appeal)
James Riddle
Scott Ruplinger
Adam Smith (scored in April 2007, so may be DQ'd)
Chad Tibbetts

Two of our regulars, Carl Selya-Hammer and Tim Monti Wohlpart, have scored better than 71% and just need one slightly better race to make the list. It must be dragging around the extra name that's slowing them down :).

John Shostrom, BRRC team captain

--
Carl x

#1470

From: Matt Davis <matt@...>
Date: Tue May 27, 2008 4:13 pm
Subject: Speed workout tonight...

matt@...

I ran into a couple BRRC memebers this weekend.  We were thinking
about doing another speed workout tonight (Tuesday).   The plan is to
show up at the usual place (9th st entrance), at the usual time
(6:45pm) and run down to the Redhook track for about a half hour
workout.  It is about a mile and a half down hill to get there, but
the track is pretty nice  It looks like I'm going to be stuck at work
tonight and may not be able to make it, but I think Taylor and Carl
will be doing it, and they know the area well.  It should be a fun workout.

Matt

#1469

From: "brooklyn_rrc" <balbos@...>
Date: Sun May 25, 2008 6:13 pm
Subject: Wake Arrangements for Steve's Mom

brooklyn_rrc

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Many of you may know that Steve's mom has been very ill the last two
months.  Unfortunately she passed away this weekend.

The wake will be this Wednesday and Thursday this week at 2-4 and 7-9
at Clavin's Funeral Home in Bay Ridge, 7722 4th Avenue at 78th Street,
718.745.1445.  The Mass will be on Friday morning.

#1468

From: "Ralph Yozzo" <fedex1@...>
Date: Sat May 17, 2008 7:50 pm
Subject: Free early morning nyrr anniversary run

r_yozzo

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see http://www.nyrr.org/races/2008/r0604x00.asp

In case people missed this:

NYRR Anniversary Run - Wednesday, June 4 / 5M � 5:30 a.m. / Central Park, New York / S Q

Note: There will no race day registration or number pickup for this race.

This free race is part of Running Week, NYRR's celebration of its 50th anniversary. Come on out for an early morning run and join the party!

This race starts at 5:30 a.m.

#1467

From: "Ralph Yozzo" <fedex1@...>
Date: Sat May 17, 2008 7:24 pm
Subject: tour de brooklyn

r_yozzo

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for those interested an 18 mile event in brooklyn, next sunday is tour de brooklyn day. it's a biking event but i think rollerbladers and runners show up.

It's on Sunday May 25th, (Memorial Sunday)

see http://tourdebrooklyn.org/

i'm going to run it and see how it goes.

if anyone wants to run it, contact me and make sure to sign up at the website.

#1466

From: "Geert Vansintjan" <geert.vansintjan@...>
Date: Thu May 15, 2008 5:29 pm
Subject: and where do we bring all these race t-shirts?

geert.vansin...

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More practical information about donating your race t-shirts:

Hello-
I just talked to Todd at Jack Rabbit and they were happy to collect for us. I will bring a rubber maid bin over to them tomorrow. We'll collect until May 30th.
if you can spread the word!!!

We will certainly acknowledge The Brooklyn Road Runners Club and Jack Rabbit on our PS 29 blog (www.ps29.blogspot.com) Todd also suggested their newsletter. I can also do a write up for any publication your club has, too!!!-with pictures of the kids wearing your t-shirts!!!

Thanks again for your help!!!
Stephanie Carney Manske

#1465

From: "Geert Vansintjan" <geert.vansintjan@...>
Date: Wed May 14, 2008 6:40 pm
Subject: kids running: race t-shirt give away

geert.vansin...

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From: Jason Manske [mailto:jpmscm@...]
Sent: Wed 5/14/2008 2:14 PM
To: Shostrom, John - Sports Illustrated <john_shostrom@...>
Subject: PS 29 Brooklyn Running Team Request

Hello,
First of all-Great write up in the New York Runner Magazine!!!!

My name is Stephanie Carney Manske and I am a parent coach of our PS 29 Running Team. (Cobble Hill) We have had a very successful running year and our program continues to grow and build. There were 60 fourth and fifth graders who participated in our weekly runs from September until now. Our kids also volunteered at mile 8 at the NYC Marathon!!! We had a "Visiting Runner" speaker and had our first annual track competition in our school yard with PS 107. The kids' enthusiasm never abated and all are proud of their PRs and accomplishments.

We end the year with a pizza celebration and a RACE T-SHIRT give away. If your group would like to CLEAN OUT your closet of gently used RUNNING t-shirts, please let me know. I can't tell you how excited the kids are to wear t-shirts from different races. SIZE DOES NOT MATTER!!! They talk about where it took place and the distance. It really inspires them!!!

THANKS FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION!!!
AND HAPPY RUNNING!!

Stephanie Carney Manske
646-872-7316

______________________________

_________________
FYI- there is a 5K in Prospect Park on Friday, June 13th at 7:00pm to benefit Brooklyn PTA's (in the mist of budget cuts)
See www.brooklynpta.org for details and entry forms.

#1464

From: "Geert Vansintjan" <geert.vansintjan@...>
Date: Wed May 14, 2008 6:37 pm
Subject: Running in the first corral!

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The NYRR has a special front corral for races that is restricted to those who have gotten a 72% age-graded mark for an NYRR race in the last 12 months. It's a nice advantage, as you get a quick start and are not nearly as jammed in while waiting for the race to begin.

Many BRRC people have met the mark but weren't on the list I was sent.

I went over the list, looked up all the likely candidates I could remember, checked their results over the past year, and forwarded a bunch of names to: sgrotewold@...

If anyone who's not listed below has met the 72% age-graded threshold, email Sam Grotewold at the above address and request that you be listed and that BRRC be listed in the TEAM column.

Meanwhile, here's the list of those already on the list (marked with an *) and those I requested to have added:

*Steve Bonal
*Taylor Delhagen
*Charlie Hanley
*Andrei Lyoshin
*John Tomac

Becca Ades
Brendan Callahan
Jesse Horst
Iain Levine (scored 71.9%, and has many 72% races in the past, so I've made an appeal)
James Riddle
Scott Ruplinger
Adam Smith (scored in April 2007, so may be DQ'd)
Chad Tibbetts

Two of our regulars, Carl Selya-Hammer and Tim Monti Wohlpart, have scored better than 71% and just need one slightly better race to make the list. It must be dragging around the extra name that's slowing them down :).

John Shostrom, BRRC team captain

#1463

From: "Ralph Yozzo" <fedex1@...>
Date: Sun May 11, 2008 3:45 am
Subject: First Nike Run in Park Slope today.

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I went to the first Nike run in Brooklyn in a while. It's a lead up to the upcoming "Human Race".

It was a small group and it meets at Starbucks Saturdays near 1st St and 7th Ave, Brooklyn.

I post this to see if any groups and group members are interested in building running groups instead of subdividing brooklyn runners.

I've lived in Brooklyn for a while and I'm amazed how running groups in Brooklyn seem to be small, yet the groups (as small as they are) continue to sub divide and bicker amongst themselves. I guess that's seems to be part of human nature. But I'd rather think positively and spread information for people to use as they see fit.

Here's information about the Human Race:

1 Day, 1 Milion Runners, 25 Cities, 25 Top Musical Acts Join in Unprecedented New Race Experience
BEAVERTON, Ore. (1 May, 2008) � Nike today announced the Nike+ Human Race, the world's biggest one day running event ever, offering runners across the globe the chance to compete together on August 31, 2008. The 10k event will span multiple continents and cover 25 cities,including LA, New York,London, Madrid, Paris, Istanbul, Melbourne, Shanghai, S�o Paulo and Vancouver. Following races in each city, participants will be treated to an exclusive music concert featuring one of today's top artists.
Runners everywhere can join today by visiting nikeplus.com to "Save A Spot" in their city of choice; registration officially opens on June 2. Runners outside of the 25 race cities can also still participate and run in their hometown by using Nike+. With Nike+ iPod and Nike+ Sport Band, runners can track their miles and sync.

It would make sense to me that instead of having 6 different saturday runs all at the same time is different places in Prospect Park that we have one meeting place or at least that runners know about all the groups and making a conscious choice. The former seems better to me, but reality sometimes stands in the way.

p.s. I want to add that I like all runners, running groups, and teams. I think we are all members of the same team, "runners". Runners are a minority in the population so we should stick together instead of bicker. I'm not paid by nike. I understand the problems with big corporations. I feel that maybe if we all work from outside and inside to bring brooklyn runners together that would be a good thing.

#1462

From: Elias <elias_94@...>
Date: Tue May 6, 2008 1:49 am
Subject: Next team race

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The next team race, is the Healthy Kidney 10k Saturday
May 17 in Central Park. BRRC will be car-pooling to the
race, meeting as usual at circles at 7:30am. Race starts
at 9am. If you need a ride RSVP now. Please also let us
know if you can drive, as we might need extra cars.

Elias

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#1461

From: "Colleen" <atalanta26pt2@...>
Date: Sat May 3, 2008 12:44 am
Subject: Note about this yahoo group

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Hi, all!
Just a quick note to let you know I will no longer be the dual
moderator of this board with Ralph Yozzo, and so if anyone is
interested in moderating, send out a note to Ralph and let him know.
Good luck to all in the BKLYN 1/2 tomorrow!
~Colleen

#1460

From: "Rose Ann Serpico" <rserpico@...>
Date: Fri May 2, 2008 6:03 pm
Subject: RE: NYRR Half-Marathon Grand Prix: Brooklyn

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Hi-

I should be on the list – Rose Ann Serpico.� I signed up for races under brrc.�

Is anyone driving to coney island tomorrow morning for the �?

From: BrooklynRoadRunners@yahoogroups.com [mailto:BrooklynRoadRunners@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of geert.vansintjan@...
Sent: Friday, May 02, 2008 1:53 PM
To: BRRC
Subject: [BrooklynRoadRunners] NYRR Half-Marathon Grand Prix: Brooklyn

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-----Original Message-----
From: <john_shostrom@...>

Date: Fri, 2 May 2008 13:31:28
To:<balbos@...>,<spike_vert31@...>,<elias_94@...>,<geert.vansintjan@...>
Subject: FW: NYRR Half-Marathon Grand Prix: Brooklyn

Could someone post this to the Yahoo group? Here are all the BRRC names that I found on the list, both those listed as BRRC and those with no team listed:

Riccardo Bianchi
Steve Bonal
Taylor Delhagen
Charlie Hanley
Noel Haynes
Andrei Lyoshin
John Shostrom

There's a 4 pm deadline today to add names to the list, unfortunately.

John

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From: Sam Grotewold [mailto:sgrotewold@...]
Sent: Fri 5/2/2008 12:12 PM
To: Sam Grotewold
Cc: Andrew Grieco; Peter Ciaccia
Subject: NYRR Half-Marathon Grand Prix: Brooklyn

List is attached...

________________________________

All:

This weekend's NYRR Half-Marathon Grand Prix: Brooklyn is designated as a team points race for men and women, and as such we will be using the "preferred corral" system at the front of the race. Any athlete with a BLUE color-coded bib will automatically be granted access to this "preferred" corral. Athletes with other colored bibs who have met the 72% age graded standard will be allowed into the corral with one of the stickers distributed by NYRR staff on race morning. Athletes must see NYRR staff at the entrance to the corral NO LATER THAN 8:45am to get their sticker.

Attached is the list of runners who have met the 72% age-graded standard for entry into the "preferred" corral. If you have any athletes who are missing from this list, please e-mail Sam Grotewold @ sgrotewold@... by 4:00pm Friday (apologies for the late notice). Because of the NYRR team's early start on Saturday, we will not be able to add any names to the list after this deadline.

It is very important that you communicate to your team members that they must be in the preferred corral at least eight minutes prior to the start.

Lastly, if you're planning on taking public transportation to the start, please note that there are a handful of subway service changes that may affect your trip. Please visit http://www.mta.info/nyct/service/subsrvnweekend.htm for full details.

Good luck to all,

New York Road Runners

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#1459

From: Alberto Zambenedetti <alberto.zambenedetti@...>
Date: Fri May 2, 2008 8:23 pm
Subject: Re: NYRR Half-Marathon Grand Prix: Brooklyn

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