Trash Weekend Run Jan 2

Happy New Year!


Sorry, I'm a bit behind in getting this week's msg out...
Short, sweet and trashy is our theme this weekend.

Game Plan
6am start (5:45am arrival)
CADY WAY
8-10 miles (9 miles planned)
route:
CW to Phelps (3m loop)
Phelps to Park Ave (2)
Park to Phelps (2)
Phelps to CW (2)

*As you are probably aware by now, this Saturday is MarathonFest's annual "trash run" (details below in Susan's msg)...our group always places, but has yet to take 1st place...this could be the year! As added incentive to show up, you can earn a one day Disney pass (again, more details in Susan's msg, but here's the link http://home.disney.go.com/parks/ ). You must register tomorrow (1/1/10) in order to get recognition for 1/2/10. Please, only register if you are absolutely going to show up on Saturday. Besides, Mickey will be taking attendance!

Congrats to our Disney runners...you've made it to your last Saturday training run, it's only taken 6+ months!

We're still finalizing our group end 'o session gig. Hope to give you the details next week!
We some members running the DeLeon Springs 1/2 on Sunday...best of luck!
Everyone else dress warm and we'll see you Saturday.

R.

Plan Your Next Race and Check Your Results

There are many things to consider when planning your marathon, below are some links we hope will make that job a little easier.

PLAN YOUR NEXT MARATHON WITH LINKS AND REVIEWS CLICK HERE

Locate a marathon in a state you want to race in Marathon Map Click Here

Click on Popular Races:

Disney Full and Half Marathon
Ocala Half and Full Marathon
ING Miami Marathon
26.2 With Donna
Disney Wine and Dine Half Marathon
Nashville Country Music Marathon
Mohawk Hudson Marathon
Chicago Marathon
Marine Corp Marathon
Daytona 500 Half Marathon
ING NY Marathon
Chickamagua Battlefield Marathon
St Augustine Full and Half Marathon
Space Coast Marathon Full and Half
OUC Half Marathon
Jacksonville Marathon Full and Half


WHAT IS THE WEATHER FOR YOUR RACE

CHECK YOUR MARATHON RESULTS HERE

This is list of Marathons with the highest % of Boston Quailfiers.
To See the list look HERE

Take a look at Local Races HERE

Pictures Disney On ICE 2010 !!!!!!!!

Disney 2010

The Start

The Happy Couple!

Candy Stop

Dana coming up on mile 13.1  (she is the one in the blue)

Sharing the moment with some future runners!

Goofy # 5!!!!!!!  Congratulations!!!

Jacksonville Marathon Pics..

Jennifer heading home! The Sign say's it all

And The Time Proves it!

Hung, Jennifer, and Joe notch another Congratulations!

Hung BQ's

Marathons with the highest percent of Boston qualifying finishers in 2009

The marathons below had the highest percent of Boston qualifying finishers in 2009. Of course these marathons will be among those ranked the fastest of all courses - but there are other factors that might cause a marathon to appear on this list or to cause a race to fall off this list. For a point-to-point course, a tailwind or headwind might make the difference from one year to the next or the temperatures that year may of been high.. Some races (such as Boston itself) simply attracts faster runners, so the fact that a marathon is on this list might be an indication of the type of runner it attracts even more than the quality of its course.
One caution, the CMI marathon is a hilly race (just ask Susan Paul).  It is always a good idea to do your "homework" before you run any race. 

Ranking Marathon Boston Qualifiers by Qualifying Percent*

1. Boston Marathon (4/20/09 - Boston, MA) 9,844 43.2%

2. Mohawk-Hudson River Marathon (10/11/09 - Albany, NY) 252 34.9%

3. Bay State Marathon (10/18/09 - Lowell, MA) 523 33.5%

4. Road2Hope Hamilton Marathon (11/1/09 - Hamilton, ON) 272 33.5%

5. Pocono Mountain Run For The Red Marathon (5/17/09 - Pocono Mountains, PA) 122 30.0%

6. Steamtown Marathon (10/11/09 - Scranton, PA) 522 28.1%

7. Wineglass Marathon (10/4/09 - Corning, NY) 209 27.0%

8. California International Marathon (12/6/09 - Sacramento, CA) 1,541 26.7%

9. Jacksonville Marathon (12/20/09 - Jacksonville, FL) 184 24.9%

10. Green Mountain Marathon (10/17/09 - South Hero, VT) 73 24.4%

11. Royal Victoria Marathon (10/11/09 - Victoria, BC) 584 23.4%

12. St. George Marathon (10/3/09 - St. George, UT) 1,268 23.3%

13. Grand Rapids Marathon (10/18/09 - Grand Rapids, MI) 321 23.2%

14. Foot Traffic Flat Marathon (7/4/09 - Portland, OR) 59 23.0%

15. Rocket City Marathon (12/12/09 - Hunstville, AL) 287 23.0%

16. Newport Marathon (5/30/09 - Newport, OR) 155 22.8%

17. B&A Trail Marathon (3/1/09 - Severna Park, MD) 56 22.6%

18. Eugene Marathon (5/3/09 - Eugene, OR) 363 22.3%

19. Mississauga Marathon (5/10/09 - Mississauga, ON) 303 22.0%

20. Marshall University Marathon (11/1/09 - Huntington, WV) 74 21.3%

21. Towpath Marathon (10/11/09 - Cleveland/Akron Area, OH) 98 20.7%

22. Columbus Marathon (10/18/09 - Columbus, OH) 818 20.5%

23. WhistleStop Marathon (10/10/09 - Ashland, WI) 177 20.1%

24. Space Coast Marathon (11/29/09 - Cocoa, FL) 123 19.6%

25. Harrisburg Marathon (11/8/09 - Harrisburg, PA) 166 19.3%

26. Bayshore Marathon (5/23/09 - Traverse City, MI) 263 19.3%

27. Quebec City Marathon/Marathon des Deux Rives (8/30/09 - Quebec City, QC) 165 19.1%

28. Lakefront Marathon (10/4/09 - Milwaukee, WI) 348 18.8%

29. Tucson Marathon (12/13/09 - Oracle, AZ) 228 18.7%

30. Blue Nose International Marathon (5/17/09 - Halifax, NS) 49 18.4%

*This list is limited to marathons with 250 or more finishers and percentages calculated ignore finishers over 6:00.


Boston Marathon Qualifying Races - Most Qualifiers 2009

The races that have the most Boston Marathon qualifiers are, obviously, going to be skewed to those that have the most participants. Below is a list of the races that qualified the most people for Boston in 2009.


1. Boston Marathon (4/20/09 - Boston, MA) 22,849 9,844

2. New York City Marathon (11/1/09 - New York City, NY) 43,250 5,591

3. Chicago Marathon (10/11/09 - Chicago, IL) 33,475 4,268

4. California International Marathon (12/6/09 - Sacramento, CA) 5,844 1,541

5. Marine Corps Marathon (10/25/09 - Washington, DC) 20,882 1,312

6. Twin Cities Marathon (10/4/09 - Minneapolis/St.Paul, MN) 8,429 1,306

7. Philadelphia Marathon (11/22/09 - Philadelphia, PA) 7,475 1,297

8. St. George Marathon (10/3/09 - St. George, UT) 5,618 1,268

9. Portland Marathon (10/4/09 - Portland, OR) 8,093 926

10. Columbus Marathon (10/18/09 - Columbus, OH) 4,076 818

11. Rock 'n' Roll Arizona Marathon (1/18/09 - Phoenix, Scottsdale & Tempe, AZ) 6,440 803

12. Rock 'n' Roll Marathon (5/31/09 - San Diego, CA) 13,291 721

13. Las Vegas Marathon (12/6/09 - Las Vegas, NV) 5,852 644

14. Honolulu Marathon (12/13/09 - Honololu, HI) 20,321 629

15. Houston Marathon (1/18/09 - Houston, TX) 5,345 604

16. Disney World Marathon (1/11/09 - Orlando, FL) 14,927 597

17. Royal Victoria Marathon (10/11/09 - Victoria, BC) 2,571 584

18. Ottawa Marathon (National Capital Race Weekend) (5/24/09 - Ottawa, ON) 3,449 557

19. Richmond Marathon (11/14/09 - Richmond, VA) 3,785 538

20. Detroit Free Press International Marathon (10/18/09 - Detroit, MI) 3,780 525

21. Bay State Marathon (10/18/09 - Lowell, MA) 1,561 523

22. Steamtown Marathon (10/11/09 - Scranton, PA) 1,889 522

23. Dallas White Rock Marathon (12/13/09 - Dallas, TX) 4,453 452

24. Pittsburgh Marathon (5/3/09 - Pittsburgh, PA) 3,439 422

25. Vancouver International Marathon (5/3/09 - Vancouver, BC) 2,926 421

26. Toronto Waterfront Marathon (9/27/09 - Toronto, ON) 2,846 417

27. Rock 'n' Roll Seattle Marathon (6/27/09 - Seattle, WA) 5,602 416

28. Austin Marathon (2/15/09 - Austin, TX) 4,141 411

29. City of Los Angeles Marathon (L.A. Marathon) (5/25/09 - Los Angeles, CA) 14,061 409

30. Vermont City Marathon (5/24/09 - Burlington, VT) 2,340 404

The Key West Jewfish half

The Key West Jewfish Halfmarathon

Lauran Looking Strong

Feeling the Heat

The Finish

Post Run Holiday Get Together

Las Vegas and West Palm Beach Marathons Pictures

Las Vegas - West Palm Beach Marathons

Jeri and Doug Arrive in Las Vegas or Santa's Workshop

The Santa Run

Jeri covering those last miles


Post Race Stretches



Bryson's Bling

Marathon Wisdom and Pace Group Graffiti

"One of the most effective and under used training techinques is Rest and Recovery"
Terry Smith


Running is a Gift

Running is a gift you give yourself; but to truly enjoy running, like most gifts, it must be shared. When you share your running you begin to appreciate that it is not really an individual sport. Sure you must be the one to actually log the miles (haven't figured out a way to off-shore that yet!) but how many miles could you really log without the support of your running buddies? I know I couldn't (or wouldn't) log very many miles without the group! From my first marathon, to the triathlons, to the daily slogs it all seems to go better when accompanied by silly jokes, stories, and gossip. For this I am thankful of the gift all give my running buddies give me.
Now that I'm injured I am reminded of how much running - the physical exercise - and running - the social activity - mean to me. I hope that while I'm down my legs don't forget the miles I've already logged and my buddies don't forget to include me in the jokes, stories, and gossip! (But I have to admit Linda can keep the Donny Osmond music!)

Mary 12/24/09


“A marathoner is a marathoner regardless of time. Virtually everyone who tries the marathon has put in training over months, and it is that exercise and that commitment, physical and mental, that gives meaning to the medal, not just the day’s effort, be it fast or slow.”

- Mary Wittenburg, New York Road Runners


I won’t explain why I run…for those who ask, no explanation will suffice, for those who run, no explanation is necessary.~Unkown


It hurts and if anyone tells your different they lied......

Jeri 11/13/09

When you train for 6 months doing 10/1’s, stick to the plan during the race. Do not get caught up in the race hype and skip your walk break or miles 20-26.2 will smack you in the face! Listen to your group leaders!!!...

Rick Rizzo 11/13/09

OUC Half Pics

Hi

Here are the OUC Pic's. It didn't look like it was going to be too good of day but it turned out to be a great day to run! A lot of PR's!

Jim and Dana getting ready

Mary, Adriana, and Rachel pre race

Mark


The Gang is all here!! Plus Brillo

Another just in case

At the Start!

Waiting for the Gun

One minute to Go!

Mark tearing up the course

Dana moving along!

The Reward!

Last place finisher at Space Coast!