Good luck to all Brooklyn Road Runners tomorrow.

Monthly Meetings:  Knights of Columbus Hall 10th Avenue and Prospect
Park South West.  Meetings are held on the first Wednesday of each
month.

**We'd like to see you at the next meeting on November 5 - we
anticipate having a speaker and would like to hear your marathon
stories!!***

Group Runs:  Run and be social – Welcome the new faces!
Saturday & Sunday:  9:00 AM at the 15th Street and Prospect Park West
entrance to Prospect Park
Tuesday & Thursday:  6:45 PM at the 9th Street and Prospect Park West
entrance to Prospect Park.

Upcoming Team Scoring Races:   Don't forget to fill out BRRC on the
Team section of the application!
11/2 NYC Marathon
12/7 Joe Kleinerman 10K
Call Steve, 917.238.9447, to coordinate transportation to the races –
cars are always needed!
**Don't forget to enter BRRC on the Team section of the Application**

Check out our website:   www.brooklynroadrunners.org!

Upcoming Local Races:
• 11/23 Coney Island Boardwalk 5k, 11:30AM, Coney Island q's –
edwincis@....

Club News:
• Congratulations to Luke and Chris, expecting a new club
member!
• Congratulations to Martina and Matthew, expecting a new
member!
• Congratulations and thank you to all the members who
participated in the recent scoring races:  Greta's Great Gallop, CPC
Run for Central Park 4M, the Team Championships and the Fitness Mind,
Body, Spirit 4M.
• We will again be having a bus to the marathon start.  The bus
will leave at 6:15 from 15th street and Prospect Park West in Park
Slope.  Members $10, nonmembers $20.
• Park Slope Fitness Collective, 7th Ave between 11 and 12
street, is offering a new class called MELT (Myofascial Energetic
Length Technique).  This class uses foam rollers and MELT hand and
foot balls to increase flexibility, muscle tone and range of motion.
Having attended a demo class, I would recommend this class to people
who hate to stretch and are chronically tight.  Check them out at
fitnesscollective.com or give them a call at 718.499.1849.

If you have news, send an e-mail to the club site,
www.brooklynroadrunners.org!

Do you have news, race results, questions or feedback, for the
newsletter?  Give Steve a call:  917.238.9447 or e-mail
info@....

I'm going to head over to the SI half early (7:30 ferry) and try to
get in 7-8 miles before the race to get in at least a full 20 run
before the marathon. E-mail me if you are interested in joining. I'm
leaving from Park Slope.

JR

Over the past few weeks I've finally buckled down and run some mile intervals.
I've figured out a fairly solid, easy mile course in the park and thought I'd
share it if anyone else is looking for one. I checked it on my bike odometer as
well as google pedometer, so I know that it's pretty close to if not exactly a
mile.

Start: Enter the park at Grand Army Plaza and you'll find a large, grassy
triangle. Right in the center of the side that borders the main park loop is a
light post. This is your starting point.

End: Run counter clockwise all the way around and past the 15th St. entrance to
the park (the Pavillion Movie theater corner). Keep going till you hit a
stoplight slightly down the hill that is also an official entrance/pathway out
to the ballfields. This stoplight is the end of the mile course.

It's not a perfect course-- it's slightly hilly. But if you live on that side of
the park it's very convenient. Also, as I was ending a longer run on sunday, I
made sure to hit this mile course to get an idea of how fast I was running.

Hopefully this is helpful to someone...

Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry

Colleen-
a friend of mine has a hip problem, and i also went to this guy for my
tendon problem--

Dr. Robert Gotlin
(646)-935-2255
he's connected with Beth Israel Medical Center
245 5th Avenue, 2nd floor, NY, NY  10016

--- In BrooklynRoadRunners@yahoogroups.com, "Colleen"
<atalanta26pt2@...> wrote:
>
> hey all~
> I'm looking for a sports doctor to help me with my frustrating cycle
> of injury. Currently I have a soft-tissue upper thigh/hip problem.
> Please let me know if you've had success with anyone!!!
> Thanks,
> Colleen
>

I went to this guy at NYU for a sprained ankle. He didn't do intenseive work for
me, but if he's covered by your plan, he might be worth a call: Dr. Gidumal,
212.263.6137.

JR

On Monday, October 06, 2008, at 12:57PM, "Colleen" <atalanta26pt2@...>
wrote:
>hey all~
>I'm looking for a sports doctor to help me with my frustrating cycle
>of injury. Currently I have a soft-tissue upper thigh/hip problem.
>Please let me know if you've had success with anyone!!!
>Thanks,
>Colleen
>
>

hey all~
I'm looking for a sports doctor to help me with my frustrating cycle
of injury. Currently I have a soft-tissue upper thigh/hip problem.
Please let me know if you've had success with anyone!!!
Thanks,
Colleen

If anyone has contact info for Stephen Curtis please email me offlist.
thanks,
Scott
marathonotrainingsystems@...

Hey all:
A former peace-corps friend of mine is getting a "run for kenya"
charity initiative started to benefit Kenyan children in a poor rural
area. All proceeds go directly to the "Sema Academy," a small school
that gives these children not only education, but food, and shelter.

You can dedicate any future race, of any length, to these children.
You get a sponsorship sheet, and people can donate for each of the
miles you run online and through you directly. I will be doing this
for my 2009 marathon.

Check out the website, and let me know if you have any questions.

http://www.freewebs.com/runforkenya/

Sent from BlackBerry

I'm going to do a post-run home from work tomorrow evening. Drop me a line if
you are interested in  joining.

JR

Steve will be driving to the start of the next team scoring race,
Greta's Gallop on 10/4.

If you'd like a lift, call Steve at 917.238.9447.

Jim Donohue pointed out that Grete's is NOT a 102nd Street start. It's a 70th
Street start.

Thank you, Jim. I was confusing it with the 18-miler next week.

Steve Bonal is also going to drive to Grete's. He will be at Circles about 7 am.
he has room for 4 people. If you want a ride or have questions for him, call
917-238-9447, as his access to email is very limited.

Again, drivers should go near 72nd Street, NOT 102nd Street.

My apologies for the wrong info, and good luck to everyone in the race.

John


--- On Mon, 9/15/08, John Shostrom <jshostrom@...> wrote:

> From: John Shostrom <jshostrom@...>
> Subject: [BrooklynRoadRunners] Grete's 1/2 marathon, Saturday, Oct. 4, 9 am
> To: brooklynroadrunners@yahoogroups.com
> Cc: cassaday@...
> Date: Monday, September 15, 2008, 6:07 PM
> The next team race is less than 3 weeks away. It's
> Grete's 1/2 on Oct. 4, a great prep race for New York
> Marathon runners.
>
> If you're decided whether to run Grete's or Staten
> Island, please run Grete's for BRRC.
>
> I'm running the Hartford Marathon the next week, so I
> won't be running this race. We have 1 driver lined up,
> Mike Cassaday, who is cc'd on this email. If you want a
> ride (he has 4 seats available), either email him or call
> him at 646-306-8126. He will be at Circles at 7 am.
>
> If anyone else can drive, please step up. It's a 102nd
> Street start, so parking isn't too bad in the area (try
> the east side around 104th or 105th). However, it's a
> Saturday, which makes it tougher than on Sunday.
>
> Good luck, all BRRC runners!
>
> John

Dave,

Now it's my turn to apologize. When Mike didn't respond to you, I assumed he
wasn't on the Yahoo group. It turns out that you're right -- he is in the group,
so he did get your message.

Best of luck in the race.

John


--- On Fri, 9/19/08, Dave M <kosherdave@...> wrote:

> From: Dave M <kosherdave@...>
> Subject: Re: [BrooklynRoadRunners] Grete's 1/2 marathon, Saturday, Oct. 4, 9
am
> To: BrooklynRoadRunners@yahoogroups.com
> Date: Friday, September 19, 2008, 5:55 PM
> Sorry John, I thought I responded to the whole group, of
> which I thought he was a member.
>  
> ~Dave
>
> --- On Fri, 9/19/08, John Shostrom
> <jshostrom@...> wrote:
>
> From: John Shostrom <jshostrom@...>
> Subject: Re: [BrooklynRoadRunners] Grete's 1/2
> marathon, Saturday, Oct. 4, 9 am
> To: BrooklynRoadRunners@yahoogroups.com
> Date: Friday, September 19, 2008, 9:38 AM
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> Dave:
>  
> As I wrote below, you need to contact Mike Cassaday to get
> a ride. Responding to me doesn't do any good -- I'm
> not running or driving, and Mike isn't on the yahoo
> group, which is why I cc'd him on my original email.
>  
> John
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: Dave M <kosherdave@yahoo. com>
> To: BrooklynRoadRunners @yahoogroups. com
> Sent: Monday, September 15, 2008 3:12:38 PM
> Subject: Re: [BrooklynRoadRunner s] Grete's 1/2
> marathon, Saturday, Oct. 4, 9 am
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> I'd like a ride to the Gretes' Half please.
>  
> Dave M
>
> --- On Mon, 9/15/08, John Shostrom <jshostrom@yahoo.
> com> wrote:
>
> From: John Shostrom <jshostrom@yahoo. com>
> Subject: [BrooklynRoadRunner s] Grete's 1/2 marathon,
> Saturday, Oct. 4, 9 am
> To: brooklynroadrunners @yahoogroups. com
> Cc: cassaday@gmail. com
> Date: Monday, September 15, 2008, 2:07 PM
>
>
>
>
> The next team race is less than 3 weeks away. It's
> Grete's 1/2 on Oct. 4, a great prep race for New York
> Marathon runners.
>
> If you're decided whether to run Grete's or Staten
> Island, please run Grete's for BRRC.
>
> I'm running the Hartford Marathon the next week, so I
> won't be running this race. We have 1 driver lined up,
> Mike Cassaday, who is cc'd on this email. If you want a
> ride (he has 4 seats available), either email him or call
> him at 646-306-8126. He will be at Circles at 7 am.
>
> If anyone else can drive, please step up. It's a 102nd
> Street start, so parking isn't too bad in the area (try
> the east side around 104th or 105th). However, it's a
> Saturday, which makes it tougher than on Sunday.
>
> Good luck, all BRRC runners!
>
> John

I agree. Getting up at 4am on a Sunday isn't my favorite thing to do. I am happy as I had a PR though! Great considering the hills and humidity.

Is anyone carpooling from Dumbo/Brooklyn Heights for Staten Island on Oct 12th? Perhaps I'm a planner, but it was a last minute scramble to find a way to Queens. If someone can give me a ride, I'll bring the coffee!

Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry

---

From: dogfish8@mac.com
Date: Mon, 15 Sep 2008 14:55:52 -0400
To: <BrooklynRoadRunners@yahoogroups.com>
Subject: [BrooklynRoadRunners] Queens half reviews?

Seems like everybody I spoke with had an adventure on sunday morning.

It was not a bad run all things considered... once you got there. What a brutal trip out there from BK for a 7AM start! Though, if they had started the race any later it would have been way too hot and humid. There were people streaming towards the start as we ran the first mile-- so I'm sure that I wasn't the only one to find the trip challenging.

Anyway, not a bad race, but NYRR might consider not having so many hills in that last mile and maybe having a bus leave from lower manhattan.

I ran SI for the first time last year and was nervous about the trip. It was
nothing to worry about though, esp. if you are in BK Heights or DUMBO. It's a
very short cab/subway ride to the SI ferry which leaves pretty regularly and can
hold a ton of people.

The problem with the Queens half was that it wasn't on the subway line, and it
was starting so early and so far out that you had to leave before mass transit
was running regularly and dependably. I'm sure that this is not the case if you
live in College Point, Queens, but shouldn't be an issue for most Brooklyners.

On Monday, September 15, 2008, at 03:09PM, <alindsayhoward@...> wrote:
>I agree. Getting up at 4am on a Sunday isn't my favorite thing to do. I am
happy as I had a PR though! Great considering the hills and humidity.
>
>Is anyone carpooling from Dumbo/Brooklyn Heights for Staten Island on Oct 12th?
Perhaps I'm a planner, but it was a last minute scramble to find a way to
Queens. If someone can give me a ride, I'll bring the coffee!
>Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: dogfish8@...
>
>Date: Mon, 15 Sep 2008 14:55:52
>To: <BrooklynRoadRunners@yahoogroups.com>
>Subject: [BrooklynRoadRunners] Queens half reviews?
>
>
>Seems like everybody I spoke with had an adventure on sunday morning.
>
>It was not a bad run all things considered... once you got there. What a brutal
trip out there from BK for a 7AM start! Though, if they had started the race any
later it would have been way too hot and humid. There were people streaming
towards the start as we ran the first mile-- so I'm sure that I wasn't the only
one to find the trip challenging.
>
>Anyway, not a bad race, but NYRR might consider not having so many hills in
that last mile and maybe having a bus leave from lower manhattan.
>
>

Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry

Seems like everybody I spoke with had an adventure on sunday morning.

It was not a bad run all things considered... once you got there. What a brutal
trip out there from BK for a 7AM start! Though, if they had started the race any
later it would have been way too hot and humid. There were people streaming
towards the start as we ran the first mile-- so I'm sure that I wasn't the only
one to find the trip challenging.

Anyway, not a bad race, but NYRR might consider not having so many hills in that
last mile and maybe having a bus leave from lower manhattan.

The next team race is less than 3 weeks away. It's Grete's 1/2 on Oct. 4, a
great prep race for New York Marathon runners.

If you're decided whether to run Grete's or Staten Island, please run Grete's
for BRRC.

I'm running the Hartford Marathon the next week, so I won't be running this
race. We have 1 driver lined up, Mike Cassaday, who is cc'd on this email. If
you want a ride (he has 4 seats available), either email him or call him at
646-306-8126. He will be at Circles at 7 am.

If anyone else can drive, please step up. It's a 102nd Street start, so parking
isn't too bad in the area (try the east side around 104th or 105th). However,
it's a Saturday, which makes it tougher than on Sunday.

Good luck, all BRRC runners!

John