Hello Running Friends,
On Saturday, May 15th twenty eight Muscatine Running Friends carpooled to Green Bay, WI. Nancy Foxen sent us on our way with a big bag full of goodies... chocolate chip cookies, Sun Chips, and Rice Krispie snacks. Thank you dear Nancy... you are so very thoughtful ! We ran the Cellcom Green Bay Marathon on Sunday. There were several PR's set that day and some Boston / New York qualifying times :
PR's set by : Noel Spencer (4:00:37) Daphne Donald (3:54:38) Mike Donald (4:16:17) Kevin Williams (3:43:44) Jaime Williams (3:50:27) Teri Lyon (4:00:44)
Boston qualifiers : Terry Curry (3:45:52) Mario Garcia (3:28:13) Mike Thomas (3:11:19) Daphne Donald Teri Lyon
New York qualifiers : Lisa Hughes (1:42:36) Terry Curry Mario Garcia First time to run a half marathon : Mike Allbee (1:41:55)
Half marathoners : Mike Allbee Jackie Liebmann Lisa Hughes Vikki Curry Lavene Payne Dave Hughes Paula Gillespie
Full marathoners : Nancy Shell Charles Potter Chuck Prill Mike Donald Kevin Williams Jaime Williams Daphne Donald Terry Curry Ernesto Venzor Mike Thomas Noel Spencer Mario Garcia Bill Ryan Steve Hammann Teri Lyon
Charles Potter wrote an article for the Muscatine Journal, it appeared in yesterday's sports section.
Thank you, Charles ! Congratulations to everyone !
Check out the Cellcom Green Bay website : http://www.asiorders.com/view_event.asp?EVENTID=59921 Do you recognize the runner? Yes, it is Terry Curry. A celebrity !
Shelly Bell ran her first half marathon in Cleveland on Sunday. Great job Shelly!! Stacey Eberhard ran the full marathon in Cleveland.
Joe & Dave Timmsen will be heading to New Mexico later this week to run a marathon. Let's wish them both the best of luck ! GOOD LUCK JOE AND DAVE !!!
This week's group runs : (Color scheme for this week... wear yellow / gold. )
Wednesday - 5 p.m. @ the Y (6-8 miles)
Saturday & Sunday - 8 a.m. @ the Y both days. I'll be in Decorah on Saturday... be back on Sunday.
Upcoming races :
May 22 (Saturday) ------------------ Marathon in New Mexico
May 29 (Saturday @ 8 a.m.) ----- The Wild Five - 5k - Gold's Gym in Davenport, IA
June 5 (Saturday) -------------------- Dam to Dam (Iowa's Distance Classic) - 5k or 20k - Des Moines, IA
June 19 (Saturday @ 8 a.m.) ---- Maple City 4 - 4 miles - Geneseo, IL
June 19 (Saturday @ 8 a.m.) ----- St. Malachy's Steeple Chase - 4.65 miles - Muscatine
June 19 (Saturday @ 8 a.m.) ----- Paul Skeffington - 5 miles - Dewitt, IA
July 4 (Sunday @ 7:30 a.m.) ------ Firecracker Run - 5k or 10k - East Moline, IL
July 10 (Saturday @ 9 p.m.) ------ Moonlight Chase - 4 miles - Eldridge, IA
July 18 (Sunday @ 8 a.m.) --------- West Liberty Fun Run - 5k - West Liberty
July 24 (Saturday @ 8 a.m.) ------ BIX - 7 miles - Davenport
Our next out-of-town group adventure will be on Saturday, June 5th... Dam to Dam in Des Moines. DamtoDam.com Would you like to join us? If so, let me know. We will be leaving on Friday, returning on
Saturday after the race... 5k or 20k. Here is a list of Running Friends who have entered thus far :
Nancy Shell Charles Potter Daphne Donald Mike Donald Stacey Eberhard Mario Garcia Drew Carson Alma Brunson Joe Brown Paula Gillespie Lisa Hughes Teri Lyon
Is anyone interested in getting a group together to run the Des Moines marathon on Sunday, October 17th? Nancy Shell and Charles Potter have registered. It is not far for the group to carpool. I realize it is only a few weeks after the QC marathon but I plan to run the half in the Quad Cities and then the full in Des Moines.
Well... what do you think? Let me know so I can get rooms reserved for us. Thank you !
A message (picture below) from Carlos Rondon :
A special "Hello" from Seoul, South Korea to my Running Friends in Muscatine, Iowa! I was thinking of all my Running Friends today. I am sorry I was not able to join the group for the Green Bay marathon. But, hopefully I will join the group in another race. For now, I am wearing my Running Friends shirt at the gym in the hotel until I get familiar with the running places. I have been running everyday early in the mornings before going to work. I hope to make contact with some runners’ group soon. Today, I ventured to the Hang River and I discover one of the most popular biking paths. I saw some few runners. So, I will be running there soon. I have to take a taxi or get the subway to access the running places. So far I am doing baby steps to get familiar with the basics. The cultural shock is a real factor to manage in a daily basis.
- Carlos
"True friendship is like sound health; the value of it is seldom known until it is lost." - Charles Caleb Colton
Keep Running ! Keep Smiling !
Teri
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