Weekly Newsletter

Hello Running Friends,

I hope your week is going well. Our training runs will be the same for Wednesday and Thursday nights. We'll meet at MHS @ 5:30 p.m. (Wednesday is interval training on the track and Thursday will be running through town.)

This Saturday is the "WILD 5" 5k Run / Walk in Davenport @ 8 a.m. If you are interested in carpooling, we are leaving Farm and Fleet at 6:30. If you do not plan on running this race, meet at the Y @ 8 a.m. I am sure there will be others to join you for a training run. Have fun... keep smiling ! On Sunday we will meet at MHS @ 8 a.m. for a long run. Wear yellow / gold.

This Saturday is also Terry and Vikki Curry's pool party @ 6 p.m. Everyone is invited ! Remember, bring the best "B" word and win a prize. (Use your imagination or get out the dictionary and start looking up fun words that begin with the letter "B".)

Terry's invitation :

Vikki and I would like to invite you all to an opening of the pool party and meet our number one daughter
who is home for the weekend. This is Memorial Day Weekend.

Where 2923 Provence Lane
When May 24, 2008 6:00 p.m. until ???????????????
About Opening the pool
What to bring BYOB - Snacks are welcome
Color for the Day What ever you please!!
Safety You may want to bring your water wings if you don't swim
Wearing apparel Swimsuits required

There is a prize for the person who brings the best "B".

Terry

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Good luck to Becky Zeck and Tony Carl ! Becky is running a marathon in Madison, Wisconsin and Tony is running a marathon in Rochester, Minnesota. (Both are running on Sunday, May 25th.) Have a wonderful time !

Marathon to Marathon is less than 4 weeks away. If there is anyone interested in joining us, please let me know and I will save you a room at the Amerihost hotel. We will be having a Storm Lake meeting at the Button Factory @ 12:30 a.m. on Saturday, May 31st to discuss final plans.

I have some news to pass on. Stacey sent me an e-mail announcing that Kandice Tjebkes is carrying twins... a boy and a girl ! Congratulations Kandice and Jeff !

More news... Nancy Shell has been keeping very active. She walked / ran in the Relay for Life on Friday night through early Saturday morning. With just a couple of hours of sleep, she ran the Marion Arts Festival 5k. Later that day, she met with her sister and walked a 10 mile training course. On Sunday morning, she ran 11 miles with our group and then later went hiking at Wild Cat Den. Joe Timmsen claimed that she deserved an award... I believe Joe called it an "Over-achiever" award. Nancy claimed Joe deserved it for all of the ultras he participates in. I had to be the judge and ruled them both to be deserving of the OVER-ACHIEVER awards ! Nancy and Joe, you are doing great !

Last Sunday, May 18th, Mario Garcia ran the Green Bay marathon. He did EXCELLENT ! He finished in 3:30:59. Way to run, Mayito !

Carlos... have a happy and safe trip to / from Venezuela this week.

If you haven't been to the Running Friend's blogsite lately, check it out. http://runningfriends.blogspot.com/ Stacey, you are doing an amazing job. Thank you !

Keep Running ! Keep Smiling !

Teri
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The top picture is from Friday night's Relay for Life at MHS. We ran 5 miles around the track for support of the cancer survivors and in the memory of the loved ones we have lost to cancer. Thank you everyone !

The middle and last pictures are from Saturday's (before and after)group run around town. We ran down to the boat show at the riverfront to take a look. Some returned later to enjoy the festivities. Charles Potter (a.k.a. Voice of Muscatine)spent a large portion of his day working ... interviewing and reporting on the activities at the riverfront. Great day for a boat show ! GREAT DAY FOR A RUN !