Unfortunately, I don't think posting on Feb. 28 was very useful for getting
people to come to the race the very next day, especially as it was in faraway
Washington Heights.

BRRC had a dismal showing at Coogan's: We didn't have a legal women's team (3
showed up), and we had 6 men, who finished in 20th place, our worst showing in
many years.

For the Scotland Run, on April 11, please enter the race soon, as it is a capped
race. The Colon Challenge filled up 3 weeks ahead of time, and that wasn't a
team race, so if you snooze, you'll lose the chance to run this race.

I stepped down as men's team captain as of January of this year after 11 years'
of doing it; the position remains unfilled, and anyone who wants to volunteer
for it is free to do so. If you want to discuss what it entails, Steve Bonal's
phone number is 917-238-9447, and mine is 718-469-0589.

I've enjoyed doing it, and it has really kept me in touch with virtually all
active BRRCers, as they can attest. (I probably barely escaped arrest for
harassment and stalking!) However, I'm now back running my other volunteer
organization, the union at my workplace, and doing both is too much.

I will continue to run all the team races and talk them up at the group runs, so
the next captain will have a very active informal assistant.

John Shostrom


--- On Sat, 2/28/09, brooklyn_rrc <balbos@...> wrote:

> From: brooklyn_rrc <balbos@...>
> Subject: [BrooklynRoadRunners] Upcoming Team Scoring Races
> To: BrooklynRoadRunners@yahoogroups.com
> Date: Saturday, February 28, 2009, 5:15 PM
> The upcoming NYRRC team scoring races are:
> 3/1 Coogan's Salsa, Blues, Shamrock 5K in Washington
> Heights
> 4/11 Scotland Run 10K in Central Park
> 5/16 Healthy Kidney 10K in Central Park (technal t-shirt!!)
>
> Good luck to all our club runners!

The upcoming NYRRC team scoring races are:
3/1 Coogan's Salsa, Blues, Shamrock 5K in Washington Heights
4/11 Scotland Run 10K in Central Park
5/16 Healthy Kidney 10K in Central Park (technal t-shirt!!)

Good luck to all our club runners!

Tim Monti Wohlpart and I are running around 10 -- is that too late?

John


--- On Sun, 2/15/09, Geert Vansintjan <geert.vansintjan@...> wrote:

> From: Geert Vansintjan <geert.vansintjan@...>
> Subject: [BrooklynRoadRunners] anybody running tomorrow morning?
> To: "brooklynroadrunners" <BrooklynRoadRunners@yahoogroups.com>
> Date: Sunday, February 15, 2009, 11:27 PM
> At 8 or 9?

I'll try to make it tomorrow, but I work until 6. I'll run the other way & hope
to meet the group (assuming there is a group). I'll wear the BRRC singlet.

John


--- On Tue, 2/10/09, Matt Heering <matt.heering@...> wrote:

> From: Matt Heering <matt.heering@...>
> Subject: Re: [BrooklynRoadRunners] running tonight
> To: BrooklynRoadRunners@yahoogroups.com
> Date: Tuesday, February 10, 2009, 8:56 PM
> I'll be there.
>
> On Tue, Feb 10, 2009 at 3:31 PM, barbaraditenhafer <
> barbaraditenhafer@...> wrote:
>
> >   I plan to run tonight. Anyone else in?
> >
> >
> >

I plan to run tonight. Anyone else in?

Hi John,
Last night we had three people total- which was also good!
-Natalie

PS- thank you for the good running suggestions.


--- In BrooklynRoadRunners@yahoogroups.com, John Shostrom
<jshostrom@...> wrote:
>
> Natalie, Matt and I had a very nice run in the snow & cold on
Tuesday night.. To be clear about this, no group runs are ever
canceled, but attendance can be zero on any given night -- to give an
extreme example, if Tuesday or Thursday is on Dec. 24 or 25, or July 4
for that matter, I would guess that no one shows up.
>
> Since we are coachless and attendance is never mandatory, one should
always be prepared for the possibility that you may be running alone;
one way to avoid that is to bring a friend, make a couple of calls, or
otherwise try to recruit people for the group runs. I've often done
this, and several times, only the person(s) I called showed up.
>
> On Tuesday, I was very encouraged that 3 people were there on such a
bad-weather night; how was attendance last night (I was working)?
>
> John Shostrom
>
>
>
>
> ________________________________
> From: nsopic <nsopic@...>
> To: BrooklynRoadRunners@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Tuesday, February 3, 2009 10:39:45 AM
> Subject: [BrooklynRoadRunners] Run in snow?
>
>
> Hi John, I will be coming out to run tonight. Do we still run in
this weather or will the group
> run be cancelled?
> Thank you.
> Best,
> Natalie
>

Hello Everyone,
            I'm pretty new to the city and the group. I'm not quite
confident enough yet to run at dusk/after dark by myself in my
neighborhood. Is there anyone who would be interested in slightly
later runs--say 7:30pm in Prospect Park or where ever?
Thanks! Naowna

Hi John,  I will be coming out to run tonight.  Do we still run in this weather
or will the group
run be cancelled?
Thank you.
Best,
Natalie

Where/when does the group meet and what is the route?

Ceri

--- In BrooklynRoadRunners@yahoogroups.com, Geert Vansintjan
<geert.vansintjan@...> wrote:
>
> posting every few months on the website might help to make people
think the
> club still exists.
>
> On Tue, Jan 27, 2009 at 9:47 AM, John Shostrom <jshostrom@...>
wrote:
>
> >   Hello, BRRC runners. I wanted to issue a call to get some
people out for
> > the group runs, especially on Tuesday and Thursday nights.
> >
> > It seems like everyone's New Year's resolution was to stop coming
to the
> > group runs! I've been the only person out for the last 3 evening
runs, and
> > it's lonely out there. I can't make it tonight, but let's see
some of you
> > out there again. I hope to be out on Thursday (but may be late).
> >
> > John Shostrom
> >
> >
> >
>

I plan to run this evening at 6:45. Will I be alone?

Thanks,

new member, Barbara Ditenhafer

--- In BrooklynRoadRunners@yahoogroups.com, John Shostrom
<jshostrom@...> wrote:
>
> Hello, BRRC runners. I wanted to issue a call to get some people
out for the group runs, especially on Tuesday and Thursday nights.
>
> It seems like everyone's New Year's resolution was to stop coming
to the group runs! I've been the only person out for the last 3
evening runs, and it's lonely out there. I can't make it tonight,
but let's see some of you out there again. I hope to be out on
Thursday (but may be late).
>
> John Shostrom
>

Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry

Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry

Kerry:

Come to any of our group runs (Tu-Th-Sa-Su), and we'll be happy to share our
knowledge about training -- for free!

I'm at almost every group run, and I've done dozens of marathons (2:49 pr)and
worked with several different marathon programs; many other veteran marathoners
also come to the group runs.

Hope to see you soon!

John Shostrom


--- On Wed, 1/21/09, ccm_kerry <kerryannem@...> wrote:

> From: ccm_kerry <kerryannem@...>
> Subject: [BrooklynRoadRunners] coach reccos for 4 hour marathon
> To: BrooklynRoadRunners@yahoogroups.com
> Date: Wednesday, January 21, 2009, 9:16 PM
> Hi all,
>
> I'm training for the Big Sur Marathon on April 26.
>
> I've run 2 marathons in the past at 4 hours and 15
> minutes. I'd love to
> break 4:00 this time around.
>
> If you have a running coach that you recommend, books that
> have been
> helpful, or any other tips please send them my way!
>
> Thanks!
>
> Kerry

Hi all,

I'm training for the Big Sur Marathon on April 26.

I've run 2 marathons in the past at 4 hours and 15 minutes. I'd love to
break 4:00 this time around.

If you have a running coach that you recommend, books that have been
helpful, or any other tips please send them my way!

Thanks!

Kerry