Muscatine Running Friends

2011-03-07T20:44:00.000-06:00

We have reached run #22 of the challenge. Here is a list of the runners and the routes they have completed :

Steve Hammann = 1-22,24,25
Kathy Whiteside = 1,4,11,12
Tony Carl = 1-26
Becky Eserhaut = 4,6,7,14,17,21
Paula Gillespie = 1-23
Jean Dragon = 2,9,11,15,16,18,19,22,25
Nancy Foxen = 1-23
Stacey Eberhard = 1-9,14,17
Jennifer Thompson = 1-22
Charles Potter = 1,7,10-16
Erin Roling = 1-22,25,26
Teri Miller = 1-6,8,9,11,13
Nancy Shell = 1-22,26
Sally Echelbarger = 4,10,14,17,21
Lisa Hughes = 1-25
Mario Garcia = 7-10,17,18,21,23
Lauren Gant = 1-24
Lori Eash = 1-3,6
Teri Lyon = 1-22
Bill Allen = 1-4,16,19
Peggy Bailey = 1-19
Terry Curry = 2,9.25
Jackie Liebmann = 1-17
Alex Dragon = 2,15,18
Becky Zeck = 1-13,16-22
Mike Each = 21,23
Daphne Donald = 1-12,14-22
Alma Brunson = 3,8
Angela Karkosh = 1-8,11,12,14,16,17,20,22
Chuck Prill = 17,21
Kevin Williams = 3,10,11,14,16-18,22,23,25-26
Mike Thomas = 11
Noel Spencer = 1,2,3,6,8,9,14,19,20,21,23
Rodney Kirk = 20
Bill Ryan = 1-3,6-8,12,17,21,22
Craig Phillips = 21
Terry Brendel = 2,14,15
Mike Donald = 11

Please let me know when you have completed a route. I will make sure to give you credit. If you would like me to send you a copy of a certain route, please e-mail me. Thank you. Teri.

Route #1 = 7.3 miles Route #7 = 7.6 miles Route #13 = 4.9 miles Route #19 = 6.4 miles

Route #2 = 6.5 miles Route #8 = 6.9 miles Route #14 = 7.5 miles Route #20 = 5.9 miles

Route #3 = 4.5 miles Route #9 = 5.4 miles Route #15 = 7.3 miles Route #21 = 7.9 miles

Route #4 = 7.8 miles Route #10 = 8.3 miles Route #16 = 5.6 miles Route #22 = 7.1 miles

Route #5 = 8 miles Route #11 = 6.5 miles Route #17 = 7.5 miles

Route #6 = 4.7 miles Route #12 = 5.2 miles Route #18 = 6.2 miles

The Running Friends Run This Town challenge of 2011

2011-02-15T13:53:00.000-06:00

We have reached run #15 of the challenge.

Here is a list of the runners and the routes they have completed :

Peggy Bailey - 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19
Becky Zeck - _,_,3,4,5,6,_,_,9,13
Terry Brendel - 2,14,15
Tony Carl - 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15
Mario Garcia - 7,8,9,10
Alex Dragon - 2,15
Paula Gillespie - 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15
Kathy Whiteside - 1,_,_,4,11,12
Jean Dragon - 2,15
Steve Hammann - 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,15,16,18,19
Noel Spencer - 1,2,3,_,_,6,_,8,9,14
Becky Eserhaut - 4,14
Lauren Gant - 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15
Daphne Donald - 3,9,10,14,15
Stacey Eberhard - 8,14
Teri Lyon - 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15
Bill Ryan - 1,_,_,6,7,8
Mike Thomas - 11
Nancy Shell - 1.2.3.4.5,6,7,8,9,10.11,12,13,14,15,16
Lori Eash - 1,2,3
Nancy Foxen - 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15
Teri Miller - _,2,3,4 Erin Roling - 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11
Charles Potter - 1,7,12,13,14,15
Jennifer Thompson - _,2,3,4,_,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15
Sally Echelbarger - 4,10,14
Jackie Liebmann - 1,2,3,_5,_,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15
Alma Brunson - 3,8
Lisa Hughes - _,2, 3,4,_,_,7,8,9,10,11,12,_,14,15
Terry Curry - 2,9
Angela Karkosh - 1,2,3,4,5,6,_,8,_,_,11,12,_14
Kevin Williams - 3,10,11,14

Please let me know when you have completed a route. I will make sure to give you credit.
If you would like me to send you a copy of a certain route, please e-mail me @ Teri Lyon. Thank you.

There will be no new routes for Saturday (February 26 ) and Sunday (February 27).

We will be using those two days as "catch up" days for anyone needing to complete a certain route. We will decide on the routes we run depending on who shows up and which routes are needed by the most people to complete. We may split up into groups to help as many runners "catch up" as possible. I will have a couple of maps of each route to pass out that day.

Let's have fun !
Keep Running ! Keep Smiling !

Teri

Run this Town!!

2011-02-06T20:49:00.002-06:00

Are you doing the "Run this Town" challenge?

I'M BAAAAAAAACK!!

2011-01-30T18:17:00.000-06:00

Ok, so I took a little break from blogging for the Running Friends. Not sure I'm gonna be back consistently but we will see how it goes. If you've got something you want posted on this blog email it to me here Stacey

Keep Running, Keep Smiling!!

UPDATES

2010-10-23T11:28:00.000-05:00

UPDATES FOR OCTOBER!!

Joe & Dave Timmsen, Mario Garcia, Jackie Liebmann, Danelle Much, and Jean Pfeiffer ran the Farmdale 30 miler in Peoria, IL on Saturday.

A message from Danelle :
Here is a website that has the results: http://www.ivs.org/. It was a fun run- a little hot for some of us- I like the heat, though. Mario did awesome. A few falls, some times of not feeling too good, and a little helping each other as well as other runners along. Overall it was a good run-Joe scared us a bit-we are glad he is ok, too!!!
Pretty day, pretty trails, nice people. Jean Pfifer was there, too. Her results are on that website as well.

Danelle

A message from Jackie :
Mario finished in 4:46... 4th overall... 3rd in men. I finished in 6:03... second female...12th overall. Dave finished 6:15...14th overall. Danelle 6:31... 21st overall. Jean 8:05.

Congratulations ultra-marathoners !!!

The 5k Muskie Grass cross country race was held this past Saturday at Discovery Park.

ERIC PRILL was the male overall winner !

NANCY FOXEN was the female overall winner !

1st place for age division : Karen Kruger, Charles Potter, Rick Pahl, Joann Jensen, Alma Brunson, Lisa Hughes, Peggy Bailey, Mike Batenhorst, Willie Leza, Sara Swanson, Mark Lofgren, Mark Sievert

2nd place for age division : Larry Prior, Bill Ryan, Paula Gillespie, Landon Walsh, Angela Karkosh, Kevin Williams, Teri Lyon

3rd place for age division : Terry Brendel, Tony Carl, John Ihle
Congratulations to everyone who ran the challenging Muskie Grass race. Thanks Chris and Nancy Foxen for all your hard work in putting the race together !

The 5k and 10k Nancy Kapheim Memorial race was held this past Sunday (October 10) in Rock Island.

NANCY FOXEN was the female overall winner for the 10k!

5k - 1st place for age division : Tim Armstrong, Matt Roling

- 2nd place for age division: Jean Roeder

- 3rd place for age division: Micaela Brunson

10k - 1st place for age division : Erin Roling, Chris Foxen, Theresa Walter, Eve Reynolds, Jodi Heth

- 2nd place for age division: Teri Lyon
- 3rd place for age division : Alma Brunson, Jo Faris

By the way... Nancy Shell was 1 second away from placing 3rd for her age division.

Congratulations to everyone that participated !

Congratulations Dell Wagner and Peggy Bailey for completing the Milwaukee marathon on October 3rd. Peggy qualified for Boston !

The 4-H race was held this past Saturday at Musser Park on the riverfront.

ERIC PRILL was the male overall winner !

NANCY FOXEN was the female overall winner !

1st place for age division : Charles Potter, Rick Pahl, Joann Jensen, Peggy Bailey, Sara Swanson, Mark Lofgren, Larry Prior

2nd place for age division : Mark Sivert, Tonya Armstrong, Madonna Novak, Quaseem Zahir, John Ihle

3rd place for age division : Terry Brendel, Tony Carl, Willie Leza

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Congratulations to Nancy Shell, Charles Potter, Nancy Foxen, Mario Garcia, Jason Wester, Steve Taylor, Teri Miller, and John Severs for completing the Des Moines marathon on Sunday, October 17th. Also... congratulations to Muriel Nauman, Patches Breed, Larry Sandhaas, and Julie Evans for completing the Des Moines half. Way to run !

2010-07-16T11:04:00.002-05:00

Party time ! The Running Friends are invited to a party at the Donald's house :

“After The Bix” Party

(Running the Bix 7 is not required!)

We will have plenty of food, drinks and fun. Please join us in a summer celebration!

Date: July 24, 2010

Time: 6:00 p.m.

Place: 1559 Washington St. Muscatine, Iowa

Questions: Mike or Daphne 263-1094

Let's catch up!!!

2010-07-13T10:19:00.020-05:00

So it's been awhile since the blog has been updated!! What have the "Friends" been doing?

TOMRV (Tour of the Mississippi River Valley). Two day, 200+ mile bike ride from Bettendorf to Dubuque and back. It rained both days but still had a great ride !

- June 19 (Saturday @ 8 a.m.) ----- St. Malachy's Steeple Chase - 4.65 miles - Muscatine

Tony Carl, Daphne Donald, Mario Garcia, Stacey Eberhard, and Andrew Carson met at the soccer complex, ran to St. Malachy's church, ran the Steeple Chase, and then ran back to the complex. (20+ miles) Wow, GREAT migration ! Thank you Paula Gillespie... you were much appreciated as their sag wagon ! Jackie Liebmann was the overall female finisher. Great run, Jackie ! Congratulations to all that ran !

Also, the church yard was a muddy mess. A man got his vehicle stuck in the yard. The Running Friends came to the rescue. Charles Potter and Chris Foxen got covered in mud?

Nancy Shell and Teri Lyon were the only Muscatine Running Friends that raced in Geneseo. Nancy is getting her "groove" back after breaking her wrist on Easter Sunday. She placed 2nd in her age division.

Several Muscatine athletes participate in the QC Tri. Congratulation to Connie Mann, Tonya and Tim Armstrong, Julie Evans, Dave Timmsen, Logan Guerra, Andrew Bennett, Jeremy Oepping, Ashley and Eric Schmeig, Eric Furnas, Becky Brooker, and Craig Oppel !

A message from Connie Mann : Subject: Lake Geode Challenge - July 17, 2010

We are pleased to announce XTERRA WETSUITS as the official wetsuit and wetsuit rental sponsor for the

2010 Lake Geode Challenge. As part of our partnership, race participants receive exclusive discounts on the
XTERRA WETSUITS product line, receive $10 off wetsuit rentals, and have the opportunity to win XTERRA WETSUITS at the race. Visit Xterra Wetsuits and use coupon code R-GEODE to purchase or rent the best selling triathlon wetsuit in North America!

A message from Chris Mann :

Hey guys! I hope your summer is going well! I just wanted to take the time to personally invite you to the 2010 Cyman Triathlon. The event will be on Sunday, September 12th, 2010 at 10am at Big Creek State Park. This race would be perfect for experienced racers and first-time triathletes alike. We have altered our course to provide one of the fastest (and easiest) courses you will EVER find with a 90% flat bike, 95% flat run, and 100% flat swim!!! Early registration fee is $50. Here is the link to the online registration:
CYMAN Triathlon 2010

I look forward to seeing you there and if you have any questions please don't hesitate to ask!
-Chris Mann
Iowa State University
Dietetics/Coaching
ISU Triathlon Club President

A Wednesday night group run ... 8 miles.

Our biking friends!!!

Charles Potter and Ernesto Venzor both ran Marathon to Marathon and Railroad Days 10k

Annual Migration to Grandview Freedom Run

1st place Male at Freedom Run in Grandview - Jaron Byrum

1st place Female at Freedom Run in Grandview - Jackie Liebman

10k Firecracker Run in East Moline. Record number of runners this year... 2000+ runners ! Mario Garcia and Vinton Cromer placed 2nd for their age divisions. Awesome job guys ! Thank you for being the carpool drivers, Daphne and Mike Donald ! Much appreciated !!!

WHEW!! I think I'm caught up until the next newsletter comes out.....TODAY!!!!

Until then, have a great RUN!!

(((( JUNE )))))

2010-06-09T18:38:00.001-05:00

Hello Running Friends,
Welcome to the month of June ~
HAPPY BIRTHDAY

Lori Belokopitovs    June 3 (Thursday)
Eric Walsh & Carlos Rondon
June 11 (Friday) June 13 (Sunday)

Joe Timmsen and Noel Spencer raced in a 5k in Cedar Rapids. Read Joe's message :

Noel, Jon Appelbaum, Anthony Krumbholtz, Brian Garrett (Retiree), and myself from MFD and Deputy Willy Leza from the Sheriff's office. Went to the Cedar Rapids Fire Dept's annual 5k. They have a team division for Public Safety agencies. MFD was first over Cedar Rapids, Waterloo, fire and police teams. I'm off to "Another Dam 50k" in Dayton Ohio this weekend. Enjoy Dam to Dam.
joe

Congratulations Muscatine Fire Department ! (Picture below) Good luck Joe in the Dayton, Ohio 50k !

Nancy Shell and Peggy Bailey ran a 10k in Texas last Saturday. Read Peggy's message :
Stonebridge Memorial Day Race - McKinney, TX
Nancy and I were both in the Dallas area for the memorial day weekend so we participated in a 5K / 10K race. There were 517 participants. We ran the 10K. Nancy placed 1st in her age group and I placed 2nd in my age group. Lots of fun!
Peggy
Congratulations ladies ! Way to run !

Charles Potter informed me of the following results in the Springfield duathlon this past weekend :
Saturday's Capital City Duathlon in Springfield, Illinois:
Tim Armstrong won his age group and was 11th overall.
John Fletcher was third in his age group and was 12th overall.
- Charles

Congratulations Tim and John !

Last Sunday was the Melon City bike races. Read the local results from Greg Harper :
Results of the 32nd Melon City Criterium, May 30, 2010 held in Muscatine’s Weed City Park. Beautiful hot Sunny day for bike racing. 569 entries from 24 states, Canada and the Ukraine.
Results for the Melon City Bike Club/ Harper’s Cycling & Fitness racing team:
Greg Harper finished 4th in the Masters 50+ and 16th in the master’s 40+
Bill Ford finished 22nd in the masters 40+
Chad Bishop 1st in the category 3 men’s race.
Jon Sulzberger finished 38th in the category 4
Josh Long finished 25th in the category 4.
The Memorial Day Weekend of racing finishes Monday in Rock Island at the Quad Cities Criterium.
Greg Harper http://www.muscatinecycling.com/MelonCityCriterium.html

Last Sunday, Chad and Becky Zeck ran a half marathon in Elkhart, WI. How did that go for the Zecks?

Upcoming races :
June 12 (Saturday @ 8 a.m.) ---- Race for the Cure - 5k - Moline, IL
June 12 (Saturday) ----------------- Marathon to Marathon - 26.2 miles - Storm Lake, 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
June 27 (Sunday @ 8 a.m.) ------- Hennepin Hustle - 5k - Colona, IL
July 3 (Saturday @ 7:30 a.m.) --- Freedom Run - 5k - Grandview
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

A message from Kent Ferris :

Hi Everybody! I know some of you, but I haven’t been to many races these past years. I’ve really enjoyed watching the Running Friends grow! It is truly amazing! My wife, Lori, and I read the updates and marvel at the races and runs y’all get in. My own “update” would be that I’ve hit the best stretch of running that I’ve had since 2003! I’ve slowly increased my mileage and am going pretty consistently again. Lori and I rotate who gets to go outside and who is on the treadmill (age of our kids and all). Enjoy your runs! Remember, KRKS goes on and on…
-Kent

Dam to Dam (Iowa's Distance Classic) - 5k or 20k - Des Moines, IA - June 5 (Saturday)
Here is a list of the times at Dam to Dam of the Running Friends :
Lee Hammerand 1:19:59   Teri Lyon 1:49:00
Joe Brown 1:32:30   Alma Brunson 1:55:12
Lisa Hughes 1:39:54   Mike Donald 1:55:30
Andrew Carson 1:45:30 Paula Gillespie 1:58:01
Stacey Eberhard 1:45:40   Charles Potter 2:04:46
Daphne Donald 1:45:54 Nancy Shell 2:13:21

Lee Hammerand placed 4th in his age division, Lisa Hughes placed 6th in hers. WOW !!!
Congratulations to all of the runners ! Awesome run !

Joe Timmsen... how was the 50k you ran in Dayton, OH last weekend?

June Bug Jog - 5k - Hampton, IL June 5 (Saturday @ 7 p.m.)
Eric Walsh & sons, Nancy Shell, Jim Tiedemann, Rodney Kirk, and I competed in the June Bug Jog. Everyone received awards for their age divisions. Yahoo ! (picture below)

This week's group runs :
Wednesday - 5 p.m. @ the Y (6-8 miles)
Saturday & Sunday - 8 a.m. @ the Y both days. I will not be there, riding TOMRV this weekend.
Charles Potter is running Marathon to Marathon this Saturday in Storm Lake. Good luck Charles ! Ernesto Venzor, are you also running this race?

Dave May sent information for an upcoming race that some of you may be interested in :
Lots of money to be won at this race. http://www.fifthseasonrace.com/index.php
- Dave

Terry Curry has suggested the first "migration" of 2010 :
Do we want to run to Grandview on July 3rd? And then run the 5K Freedom Run? Put it out there and see how many we get. - Terry

For the past 3 years we have met at the Musco parking lot before dawn and ran 12.5 miles to Grandview...
then we run the 5k Freedom Run. Who's game?

The Des Moines Marathon is Sunday, October 17th. (3 weeks after the QC marathon) Is anyone interested
in going as a group to Des Moines? Nancy Shell and Charles Potter are planning to run it. I would like to run the QC half and the full in Des Moines. Please let me know if you would like to go. I will set up hotel reservations. Thank you !

Green Bay report and other races...

2010-05-21T16:54:00.006-05:00

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 !

Kandice Tjebkes ran the Chicago Spring Half marathon this past weekend and also set a PR of 1:42. Way to run, Kandice !

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

Betcha' thought I'd never update this blog, huh!!

2010-05-11T21:35:00.001-05:00

Hello Running Friends,

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

Kandice Tjebkes May 11th

Danelle Much May 12th

John Appelbaum May 15th

Tonya and Tim Armstrong competed in the National Duathlon Championships last month :

Here is some info on the National Duathlon Championships:

The USAT National Duathlon Championships were held on April 24th and 25th in Richmond, Virginia. Over 1800 athletes competed in the two day event, which was the largest duathlon ever held in the U.S. The race consisted of a 5K run, 38K bike (3 loops), and another 5K run. Both 5K runs were the same course with hills and cobblestones! The bike course was an 8 mile loop that was ridden 3 times. The bike course had lots of turns, overpasses, bridges with slats (like Mississippi River bridge), wet roads, thorns, etc. It was a very technical bike course. This was the only qualifier for the World Short Course Duathlon Championship in Edinburgh, Scotland from September 3-5, 2010. The top 18 in each age group qualify automatically to go to the World Short Course Duathlon Championship, with unused spots on the team rolling down to 25th place. I placed 28th in the women’s 45-49 age group and Tim was 24th in the 50-54 age group. Tim still has a chance for a roll down slot to compete in the World Duathlon Championships in Edinburgh, Scotland. I hope he has a chance to compete there! Tim and I are also USAT Duathlon Commission co-chairs, so any ideas on how to promote duathlon and the number of duathlon races are appreciated! I also spoke at the first USAT Duathlon National Town Hall meeting where we reported what the commission is doing to the group of athletes competing at the National Championships. It was nice to meet other duathlon commission members that I had spoke to on the phone, but never met before. It was quite the trip!

Tonya

Congratulations Tonya and Tim !

Larry Sandhaus and Danelle Much ran in the Ice Age 50 last Saturday :

For your use...how could you not like a race with sleet and rain and hail and mud and wind? Larry

Ice Age 50 Report

Looks like we missed out on all the fun ! Great run, Danelle and Larry !

May 9 (Sunday @ 7:30 a.m.) ----- Q. C. Distance Classic - 5k or 13.1 miles - Rock Island, IL

Results for the 5k : Ryan Kruger - 2nd overall / 1st for age division

Rick Pahl - 4th overall / 2nd for age division

Karen Jarvey - 1st for age division

Results for the half marathon :

Vinton Cromer - 1st for age division

Joe Timmsen - 2nd " "

Jackie Liebmann - 2nd " "

Dave Timmsen - 2nd " "

Eric Prill - 2nd " "

Chris Mann - 4th " "

Mike Batenhorst - 4th " "

Mark Lofgren - 5th " "

Ashley Schmeig - 5th " "

Several PR's took place : Joe Timmsen, Jackie Liebmann, Dave Timmsen, Alma Brunson, Stacey Eberhard and Teri Lyon. WAY TO RUN !

Also... Andrew Carson ran his first half marathon... under 2 hours ! Congratulations, Andrew !

Several of the Running Friends are leaving for Green Bay on Saturday morning @ 8 a.m. from Farm & Fleet. Please wish the following people "Good Luck" running the Green Bay marathon :

Nancy Shell, Noel Spencer, Mario Garcia, Chuck Prill, Paula Gillespie, Ernesto Venzor, Daphne Donald, Lisa Hughes, Steve Hammann, Mike Donald, Dave Hughes, Bill Ryan, Terry Curry, Jackie Liebmann, Kevin Williams, Vikki Curry, Mike Allbee, Jaime Williams , Charles Potter, Mike Thomas, Teri Lyon, Lavene Payne, Beth Thomas

31st Dam to Dam (June 5, Des Moines) - Iowa's Distance Classic. There is no other race like it in the Midwest. The 20 kilometer race now has over 6,500 entrants. Friends and relatives are encouraged to sign up now before the limit of 8,000 entrants is reached. The fee increases every Sunday this month. There is no registration after May 29 or at packet pickup on June 4. Visit DamtoDam.com for more information. The web site will soon be updated featuring not just one but two Dam to Dam posters that will be available for you at packet pickup. Also the featured band for the "party until noon" race day will be announced. The largest 20 kilometer in the country will enjoy the best Dam to Dam shirt in race history, Brooks socks to all 20k entrants, a finisher medal and as always wonderful, plentiful food at packet pickup and the finish area. The Dam to Dam results booklet sent to all finishers is worth the wait, a prized possession.

The 5 kilometer at 9:45 a.m. and youth runs at 10:50 a.m. completes a perfect running experience for the entire family.

Thank you from Cal Murdock, Dam to Dam assistant race director.

Running Friends registered for Dam to Dam :

Nancy Shell, Charles Potter, Daphne Donald, Mike Donald, Stacey Eberhard, Mario Garcia, Drew Carson Alma Brunson, Joe Brown, Paula Gillespie, Lisa Hughes, Teri Lyon

If interested in joining us, let me know so we can reserve more hotel rooms.

The 20th Annual Howl at the Moon 8 Hour Run/Walk

- Date: Saturday, 14 August 2010

- Kennekuk Cove County Park at 7am

- Age Group & Weight Divisions

- Race Director: Marc Reddy

- Sponsor: Lee's Famous Recipe

Mail-in registration and complete details available in the flier, or register online at Active.com here.

Running Friends registered for Howl at the Moon : Daphne Donald, Larry Sandhaus, Mike Donald, Noel Spencer, Joe Timmsen, Becky Zeck, Jackie Liebmann, Stacey Eberhard, Tony Carl, Terry Curry, Nancy Shell, Carmen Peterson + 2 friends, Steve Hammann, Mario Garcia, Danelle Much, Teri Lyon

Sandy & Dave May and Becky Hammann are going as our support team. Yahoo ! Who else would like to join us on this fun adventure?

A message from Terry Curry :

Thought the gang might be interested since we ran by it after it was moved. Watch Henry Jayne House Move on TLC May 20th TLC has tentatively announced that the March 24th Henry Jayne house move will air at 9 p.m. on Thursday, May 20th, on Heavy Haulers. Tune in to TLC (channels 51 and 751)

Top Running Friends of 2010 (January 1 - March 31)

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1) Nancy Shell = 27.5 points

2) Daphne Donald = 26.5

3) Nancy Foxen = 24

4) Paula Gillespie = 23

5) Peggy Bailey = 22.5

6) Tony Carl = 20.5

7) Mario Garcia = 20

8) Joe Timmsen = 17.5

9) Terry Curry = 16

10) Lisa Hughes = 14

11) Kevin Williams = 14

12) Charles Potter = 12.5

13) Jackie Liebmann = 12

14) Mike Thomas = 11.5

15) Tim Armstrong = 10

16) Alma Brunson = 10

17) Stacey Eberhard = 9.5

18) Craig Phillips = 9

19) Noel Spencer = 8

20) Dave Timmsen = 8

Each Wednesday, Saturday,and Sunday group run counts as 1 point. Being a carpool / sag wagon driver or hosting a Running Friends' party / run also earns you 1 point. Going to the races in a carpool group, running races, and going to Running Friends' parties will be counted as .5 point.

KRKS !

Teri

March...

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St Patrick's Day Run in Davenport

Joe Timmsen ran a marathon in Kentucky :
Land Between the Lakes Marathon Trail Run
March 13, 2010 - 6 a.m.
Joe is listed under "Who's Coming" for the Marathon.distance.
http://66.49.143.155/phpnuke/modules.php?name=Content&pa=showpage&pid=2

A message from Joe after the marathon :
Hola... it was a great race. I was pleasantly surprised with how nice the course was. It did nothing but rain the days leading up to the race.... I was expecting a lot of mud but it was in great shape. I did well and was real happy with myself. No puking. I was showered and on the road a little after 10 am and made it home by 5:30. One more state off the list.
Joe

CONGRATULATIONS JOE !!!

Upcoming races :
March 27 (Saturday) --------------- Clinton Lake Ultra - 30 miles - Dewitt, IL
(Good luck, Joe Timmsen, Nancy Shell, Dave Timmsen, and Danelle Much! Jackie Liebmann and Mario Garcia are on the waiting list.)
April 3 (Saturday @ 8 a.m.) ------ Easter Egg Scavenger Hunt for ALL Running Friends ! 6 - 7 mile run around Muscatine... beginning and ending at the Y. Not a race, no entry fee. Just a fun run !
April 10 (Saturday @ 9 a.m.) ---- Carl Sandburg College Run - 4 miles - Galesburg, IL
April 17 (Saturday @ 9 a.m.) ----- Hayes Hustle - 5k - Muscatine

April 17 (Saturday @ 8:30 a.m.) - Run for Renewal - 5k - Davenport

April 18 (Sunday @ 8:00 a.m.) -- Gilda's Run - 5k - Bettendorf

April 19 (Monday) ------------------ Boston Marathon

(Good luck, Terry Curry, Nancy Foxen, Jackie Liebmann, Tony Carl, Eric Walsh, and Jodi Heth !)

April 24 (Saturday @ 9 a.m.) ---- Steve's Old Time Tap Spring Chaser - 5k - Rock Island, IL

April 24 (Saturday) ----------------- Drake Half Marathon - Des Moines

(Good luck, Charles Potter !)

A message from Carmen Peterson :

I'd like to encourage everyone to come run the Carl Sandburg Run on April 10. They offer a 2 & 4 mile course. It's a nice scenic route that starts & stops at CSC. A lot of time & effort is put into this race & in recent years there has been a decline in numbers. It's a great race that you don't want to miss. Galesburg is only 65 miles (1 hour 15 min.) from Muscatine. It's a fast easy drive. I can help with directions. It would be great to see many of you there : )

http://www.grrc.net/sites/default/files/Galesburg_Road_Runners_Club_29th_Annual_0.pdf

Carmen petefamzoo@grics.net

I have reserved rooms at the Green Bay City Center Holiday Inn on Saturday, May 15th for people going to the Green Bay marathon (May 16). If you plan on joining us, please let me know soon so I can save you a room.

Here is a list of Running Friends going to Green Bay so far :

Lisa Hughes Carlos Rondon

Dave Hughes Lavene Payne

Charles Potter Mike Allbee

Nancy Foxen Joe Timmsen

Mario Garcia & friend Daphne Donald

Chuck Prill w/ wife Diane Mike Donald

Terry Curry Tony Carl

Vikki Curry Jackie Liebmann

Ernesto Venzor w/ wife Cheryl Nancy Shell

Mike Thomas Paula Gillespie

Beth Thomas w/parents Noel Spencer

Kevin Williams w/ wife Jackie Bill Ryan

Jaime Williams Teri Lyon

February

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Congratulations to all participants at the Try Melon Indoor Triathlon at the Muscatine YMCA on January 31 (Sunday). Thanks to all the volunteers. Brett Olson said there may be 2 added heats next year (starting an hour earlier) if they can get enough volunteers. I told him I would ask the Running Friends to help out if necessary. Well, what do you think? Are you willing to time a heat or two?

I hope to have a large group of Running Friends go with me to Des Moines on June 5th (Saturday) for Dam to Dam (Iowa's Distance Classic). They offer a 5k and 20k. We will get together sometime in May to discuss carpooling and hotel reservations. (Teri).

I am also hoping to get a large group of Running Friends to go back to Danville, IL. in August for the Howl at the Moon (8 hour run). A message from Joe Timmsen:
hola,
fyi : I emailed Kennekuk.com the other day in regards to Howl at the Moon registration. It opens on April 24th.
have fun,
joe

Anyone wishing to carpool to the Chili Chase, meet at Farm and Fleet @ 11:45 a.m.
Anyone wishing to carpool to the St. Patrick's Day Run, meet at Farm and Fleet @ 8:45 a.m.

Running Friends that have already registered for the Green Bay Marathon : (Sunday, May 16)
FULL                                                     HALF
Nancy Shell                                            Vikki Curry
Chuck Prill w/ wife Diane                        Paula Gillespie
Daphne Donald                                      Lisa Hughes
Mike Donald                                          Dave Hughes
Terry Curry                                            Lavene Payne
Charles Potter                                        Carlos Rondon
Ernesto Venzor w/ wife Cheryl               Beth Thomas
Bill Ryan
Noel Spencer
Mike Thomas
Teri Lyon
* Remember to let me know once you are registered so I can add your name to the list. We will have a
meeting sometime in late March to discuss hotel reservations and carpooling. Thank you !

A message from Connie Mann : (Thanks, Connie !)
In case you are wondering, there will not be a “Swing into Spring” Duathlon this year. (See email below.)
FYI - There are two races that have increased registration cost as of March 1st – Pigman Sprint Triathlon and Bluff Creek Triathlon. Pigman Long Course Triathlon registration cost increases on March 6th. Hope that helps. Here are the web sites.
http://www.pigmantri.com/
http://bluffcreektri.com/ (sprint triathlon and olympic distance triathlon)
- Connie

"Sorry to say we will not be putting it on as Jeff's timing business is really busy during that month. Our numbers were not enough to really support that race and my pool of volunteers has been maxed out with do putting on 4 races for the past 2 years."
Amy Castro

A message from Laurel Darren :
Hey Teri,
You guys got a mention in my column today in the Rock Island Argus/Dispatch. You can also view at www.qconline.com then type in Laurel Darren and click GO.
It is under RAGBRAI and TOMRV routes announced. I do a weekely column on the TRI, RUN, bike communities.
Check it out!!

Sincerely,
Laurel :)

Here is what Laurel wrote in her column about us : (Thanks, Laurel !)
—Muscatine group: As we continue through the winter weather, many runners are still outside pounding the pavement or snow. Among them is a very loyal group in Muscatine called the Running Friends. Their runs start at the Muscatine YMCA on Wednesdays at 5 p.m., and Saturdays and Sundays at 8 a.m. The latter is their long run day.
If you live closer to Muscatine and want to get involved with them, make an effort just to show up. Trust me, the group is filled with amazing, super sweet people who enjoy running.

                                              Lots of winter running going on!!

The FAB FIVE!!

Carlos Rondon

Wednesday Winter Running

BRRRY SCURRY

January!!

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We will be carpooling from Farm and Fleet @ 10:15 to the B-rrry Scurry on Feb. 6th:

The 29th Annual Clinton Community College B-rrry Scurry 4-Mile Race is at Noon on Saturday, February 6, 2010!

It’s time to begin training for the 29th annual CCC B-rrry Scurry Race. All runners and walkers receive the official, originally designed TECH race shirt, have their names listed in the Clinton Herald, are eligible for some great door prizes, free refreshments after the race, and entry into the LEGENDARY post-race party at Legends Sports Bar.

New for the 2010 race: ·

-TECH race shirt

-DISPOSABLE CHIP timing system - Participants will pick up their chips before race time, and there is no need to return them after the race.

-Bring a nonperishable food item - The community has supported Clinton Community College and the B-rrry Scurry Race throughout the years. It’s time to help the community by filling our area food pantries. Collection boxes will be placed throughout the building for your use.

· -Training Schedule Online – Visit our web site to find a training schedule to get you ready to run or walk the B-rrry Scurry – www.eicc.edu/brrry.

Visit our web site at www.eicc.edu/brrry to register and for more information.

Pictures from January:

Congratulations to everyone that ran in the 8k (4.96 miles) Frostbite Race at Scott County Park, Jan. 16th

Jackie Liebmann was first female finisher with a time of 33:31.
Jonathan Estabrook was first male finisher with a time of 28:01.
Mike Thomas was the third overall finisher.
Joe Timmsen was first for his age division. 5th overall
Dave Timmsen was first for his age division. 7th overall
Mario Garcia was 16th overall.
Rusty Brown was 17th overall.
Noel Spencer was second for his age division.
Lindsay Brunson was second for her age division.
Vinton Cromer was second for his age division.
Teresa Shepley was second for her age division.
Terry Curry was third for his age division.
Jean Roeder was third for her age division.
Mike Albee was third for his age division.
Teri Lyon was third for her age division.
Charles Potter, Alma Brunson, Madonna Novak, Jim Tiedemann, and Brian Shepley also ran the race and did very well ! As a matter of fact, Charles Potter took 11 minutes and 14 seconds off of last year's Frostbite race. Way to run, Charles !

Hello Running Friends

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Welcome 2010. May this year be wonderful for all !

Let's wish the following people "Happy Birthday" :

Shelly Maharry - January 2

Madonna Novak - January 11

HAPPY BIRTHDAY SHELLY AND MADONNA !

Congratulations to Lisa Hughes (age division winner), Mario Garcia, and Pete Wyatt for competing in the Kewanee Hard Core 5k on December 31st. Way to run !

Nancy Shell...Good luck at the Walt Disney World Marathon in Orlando, FL

(January 10 / Sunday)

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The following people are registered for the Green Bay Marathon (May 16, 2010):

FULL HALF

Nancy Shell Vikki Curry

Chuck Prill w/ wife Diane Paula Gillespie

Daphne Donald Lisa Hughes

Mike Donald Dave Hughes

Terry Curry Lavene Payne

Charles Potter

Ernesto Venzor w/ wife Cheryl

Teri Lyon

Two years ago, we had 24 Running Friends register for the St. Louis marathon. I'd like to have at least that many of us run in Green Bay. We will begin our marathon training this week. Once I have a final head count, I will reserve rooms at "The Loft" hotel in Green Bay. We'll carpool from Muscatine early Saturday morning (May 15) and return Sunday after the marathon. Come join the fun !

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Take a look at Tim Armstrong's latest fashion statement. Wow, what a cool pair of pants ! Tim claims he will be running a race in them sometime soon. Wonder if he REALLY will?

Merry Christmas, Friends!!

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MERRY CHRISTMAS RUNNING FRIENDS !

May your holiday be happy and safe ! Enjoy your family and friends !

Let's wish HAPPY BIRTHDAY to the following people :

Kent Ferris - December 23 (Wednesday)
Paula Gillespie - December 24 (Thursday)
Stacey Eberhard - December 25 (Friday)

... and we cannot forget Jesus' birthday. HAPPY BIRTHDAY DEAR LORD !

Lisa & Dave Hughes, thank you for hosting the wonderful Running Friends' Christmas Party in your lovely home last Saturday. Thank you to dear Nancy Foxen for putting together an awesome scrapbook with the most special collection of memories from all of you. Your kind words warmed my heart. Thanks to everyone, I am truly blessed with great friends.

Love... Teri

2009 Top Running Friends
1st) Jackie Liebmann = 113 points
2nd) Nancy Shell = 109
3rd) Nancy Foxen = 107
4) Paula Gillespie = 88
5) Mario Garcia = 83
6) Daphne Donald = 77
7) Terry Curry = 72
8) Tony Carl = 71
9) Lisa Hughes = 51
10) Joe Timmsen = 49
Laurie Eash = 47
Carlos Rondon = 43
Chuck Prill = 38
Chris Foxen = 37
Steve Hammann = 37
Charles Potter = 36
Pat Dipple = 34
Mike Donald =34
Stacey Eberhard = 30
Bill Ryan = 24

* Each Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday group run counted as 1 point.
* Extra points given to carpool drivers, sag wagon drivers, party hosts, race organizers, and blog maintainer.
* If you were out of town during a group run because of a race (5k, 10k, half, full, or ultra marathon)... you still received a point as long as I knew about the race.

This week's group runs :

Wednesday - 5 p.m. @ the Y
Saturday and Sunday - 8 a.m. @ the Y
(Remember to wear RED or GREEN for the month of December)

Upcoming events :

December 31 (Thursday @ 1 p.m.) - Kewanee Hard Core Run - 5k - Kewanee, IL

December 31 (Thursday @ 6 p.m.) - New Year's Eve Party - Terry & Vikki Curry's home (2923 Provence Lane)

January 1 (Friday @11 a.m.) - New Year's Day Run - 2 to 4.5 miles - Dell Wagner's home (400 E. 8 )

January 10 (Sunday) - Walt Disney World Marathon - 26.2 miles - Orlando, FL - (Good luck, Nancy Shell!)

January 10 (Sunday) - Fatass Run - 50k - McNabb, IL

New Year's Eve Party :

Host and Hostess : Terry (Kazar) and Vikki (Mrs. Kazar) Curry
Place : Curry's home at 2923 Provence Lane
Date : Thursday, December 31st
Time : 6:00 p.m. - ???
Attire : Come in a prom dress / tux, shorts & t-shirt, pajama pants, or just anything comfy !
Food / beverages : BYOB and favorite munchies to share

Let's celebrate and bring in the new year together ! FUN ! FUN ! FUN !

A message from Joe Timmsen about the race in McNabb :

I don't know if anyone is interested in the Fatass 50k in McNabb IL on Jan 10th. I was going to do it but may save my vacation time instead (possibly). Steve H. , Dave, and I did it last year and there were 5 or 6 people from Cornbelt that did this as well. It's close, it's cheap (I tried to give the RD $5 to cover for pizza and aid and he refused it), and it's an easy 50k. I believe there is an old race report on Stacey's blog if anyone is interested in it.

have fun,

joe

A message from Steve Cannon :

Hey there Friends,

2009 was a remarkable, life changing year for me. I wanted to take a moment to thank you for your friendship and support of "the run to cure cancer". Both mean a lot to me. I wish you and your families all a happy, healthy Christmas.

Wish I could have made the Xmas Jog and Bash. Can't wait to see the pics. Went out for my own little jingle jog just to be in the spirit yesterday. Look forward to our running paths crossing in 2010. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all the Muscatine Running Friends. What a great group!!

I'd like to ask your assistance. I was recently chosen as a Goal 0 team member (www.goal0.com). They are holding a video contest, "What Powers You" which I entered to spread the message in the fight against cancer. First place is 2 round trip to anywhere in the world and some awesome schwag. So, if you would like to help me promote my video that would be awesome. There are only five submissions and whoever gets the most 5 star ratings and favorites win. If I win this thing I am going to donate all the prizes to the Lance Armstrong Foundation to be put to the best use possible. What do ya think??? Will you help me promote my submission??? Send this to everyone you know. Let's make someone's dream vacation come true!!!!! Here's the page to go favorite and 5 star ( you click on the favorite and then also click on the 5th star bottom left below the video) http://bit.ly/5aYQVo
Thank you all for your help and MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!!!

Steve Cannon www.theruntocurecancer.com - Friend of "the friends"

A message from Dave May : (Thanks, Dave !)Menard's has "Winter Trax" traction aids that you put on your running / walking shoes for icy conditions. They are on sale until December 27. They have lots of them. Just inside the door near the shopping carts. http://www.asseenontv.com/prod-pages/wint_trx_ontv.html

These are the same design (coil springs) as the "Yak Trax". Menards are a lot cheaper $ 7.99 ( after $5.00 mail in rebate ) compared to almost $30.00 on-line at different places. http://www.yaktrax.com/testimonials.aspx

Jingle all the way...

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The 2009 Jingle Jog was a success ! We made it 7 miles spreading holiday cheer to all we met ...

We greeted and passed out candy canes to people at the Y, Fareway, First National Bank, Post Office, West Side Store, Bickford Cottage, Lavene Payne's home (sorry we missed you Lavene but very glad to see your daughter), Unity Hospital, Zion Lutheran Church, Pro-Hair Design, Hy-Vee Drug-Town, and Jesus Mission Church. We also greeted people on the city streets and even a postman !

Thanks everyone who helped spread the Christmas joy ! You're the BEST !

KRKS !

Teri

what's the news?

2009-12-16T21:07:00.005-06:00

Hello Running Friends,

HAPPY BIRTHDAY
Lori Ferris & Eric Furnas
December 18 - Friday December 20 - Sunday

Dear Kathy Whiteside, thank you for the wonderful caroling party last Saturday night. You have a beautiful voice, thanks for the solo. Everyone had a wonderful time !

The CBRC winter meeting was held last night at the Col Ballroom in Davenport. Vinton Cromer, Nancy Shell, Nancy Foxen, and I attended. Nancy Foxen and Rusty Brown received 1st place awards for the 2009 Cornbelt Race Circuit for their age divisions. Mario Garcia and I received 3rd place awards for our age divisions. (Rusty and Mario... we brought home your awards.) Congratulations to all Cornbelt runners !

Upcoming races :

December 19 (Saturday @ 8 a.m.) - Jingle Jog - YMCA - fun holiday run around Muscatine
January 1 (Friday @11 a.m.) - New Year's Day Run - 2 to 4.5 miles - Dell Wagner's home (400 E. 8 )
January 10 (Sunday) -Walt Disney World Marathon - 26.2 miles - Orlando, FL
(Good luck, Nancy Shell!)
January 16 (Saturday @ 1p.m.) - Frostbite Run - 8k - Scott County Park
January 17 (Sunday @ 7 a.m.) - Chevron Houston Marathon - 26.2 miles - Houston, TX
(Good luck, Kevin Williams!)
January 17 (Sunday @ 7:40 a.m.) ---- Rock & Roll Arizona Marathon - 26.2 miles - Phoenix, AZ
(Good luck Kandice Tjebkes and Stacey Eberhard !)
January 31 (Sunday @ noon) - Try Melon Tri - Indoor Triathlon - Muscatine YMCA
February 6 (Saturday @ noon) -------- B-rrry Scurry - 4 miles - Clinton
February 21 (Sunday @ 1 p.m.) ------- Chili Chase - 4 miles - Duck Creek Park, Davenport

Saturday is the Running Friend's 3rd annual Jingle Jog. We will meet at the Y @ 8 and run around town passing out candy canes... spreading holiday cheer. Wear red and put on your Santa / elf hats and bells on your shoes. Ho ho ho, Merry Christmas ! After the Jingle Jog, there will be a holiday party at Lisa and Dave Hughes' home @ 2 p.m. Lots of fun ! Please come and enjoy !

Lisa and Dave Hughes are opening up their home again this year for the Running Friends' Christmas Party. If you are planning to attend, please RSVP Lisa .

Thank you Lisa and Dave !

Who: Running Friends and Families
What: Christmas Party
When: Saturday, December 19, 2009 (2:00 p.m. - ?)
Where: Hughes’ Residence (2617 Canterbury Rd.)
Details: Hughes’ will provide pasta. Bring munchies to share and BYOB.

Joe Timmsen ran the Tecumseh Trail Marathon in Bloomington, IN. on Saturday, December 5.

A message from Joe:

Tecumseh was great. I'd recommend this run to others... it's probably my favorite marathon. I wasn't as fast as I'd like... last time I ran a 3:35, which I thought was pretty darn good. (But it didn't compare to Bill Ryan's time of 3:25(?) two years prior). I ran a 3:53 this time. It was good enough to place in my age group (must've been hard up for 35-39 year olds). Anyway, it's done ... this year I have done 17 races at 26.2 or longer. I think I did over 30 events total. Now, I'm attempting my biggest challenge to date... two weeks off. (Poor Kelly)

Joe

Congratulations, Joe ! You deserve at least 2 weeks of rest and relaxation.

To all of you that are going to register for the Green Bay Marathon:
Registration for the full is $65 now but will increase to $75 as of January 1st, 2010. (Half is $50, will increase to $60.) If you would like to train with us, we will be starting an 18 week training schedule on January 9th. The Green Bay Marathon is on May 16, 2009 (Sunday). Nancy Shell and I have registered... please let me know as you register so we can get a head count for the hotel reservations and carpool. Thank you !!!

Weekly update from Teri

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Hello Running Friends,

WELCOME DECEMBER

HAPPY BIRTHDAY
Jodi Heth Craig Phillips
December 2 (Wednesday) December 7 (Monday)

GOOD LUCK IN BLOOMINGTON, IN. AT THE TECUMSEH TRAIL MARATHON
Joe Timmsen
December 5 (Saturday)

John Fletcher competed in the Arizona Ironman on November 22 (Sunday). A message from John:

The swim went great as I was within 1 minute of my goal time. The bike started off good too. However, about halfway (mile 56) on the bike, I crashed when my front wheel went over the edge of the road. It separated my shoulder, gave me a hip pointer, skinned nearly my whole left side and took a chunk out of my finger. Despite the shock, I rode the remaining miles and was able to keep on my goal pace. The run started out OK as I was doing my pace (about 8 minute miles) but at mile 5 I had serious GI issues. Between there and mile 12 I had diarrhea 12 times and threw up once (doing both at same time!). I couldn't keep anything down, my left hip hurt with every foot fall and I was unsure if I could make it to the next porta-potty. So I went to the medical tent to get patched up and my second Ironman was no more.

( John, you gave it a valiant effort, we are all proud of you ! )

This week's group runs :

Wednesday - 5 p.m. at the Y. Wear your reflective vests and lights.
Saturday & Sunday - 8 a.m. at the Y. Color scheme : wear red or green during the month of December

Upcoming races :

December 5 (Saturday @ 9:00 a.m.) --- Tecumseh Trail Marathon - 26.2 miles - Bloomington, IN
(Good luck, Joe Timmsen!)

December 19 (Saturday @ 8 a.m.) ------ Jingle Jog - YMCA - fun holiday run around Muscatine

January 1 (Friday @11 a.m.) ------------- New Year's Day Run - 2 to 4.5 miles - Dell Wagner's home (400 E. 8 )

January 10 (Sunday) ----------------------- Walt Disney World Marathon - 26.2 miles - Orlando, FL (Good luck, Nancy Shell!)

January 16 (Saturday @ 1p.m.) ---------- Frostbite Run - 8k - Scott County Park

January 17 (Sunday @ 7 a.m.) ----------- Chevron Houston Marathon - 26.2 miles - Houston, TX (Good luck, Kevin Williams!)

January 31 (Sunday @ noon) ------------ Try Melon Tri - Indoor Triathlon - Muscatine YMCA

February 6 (Saturday @ noon) ---------- B-rrry Scurry - 4 miles - Clinton

February 21 (Sunday @ 1 p.m.) --------- Chili Chase - 4 miles - Duck Creek Park, Davenport

A message from Nancy Shell : (The entry forms are attached to this e-mail.)

If anyone is interested, I'm planning to run the Reindeer Ramble 5K, near Southpark in Moline, on Sunday morning, Dec 6, 9am. I have attached a copy of the signup sheet. I could carpool from F&F at 7:45am. I am also considering the Hot Chocolate Hustle 5K, Aledo, on Saturday morning, Dec 5 8am, but am undecided. I don't want to miss both weekend group runs. I am attaching the signup sheet for it also. Nancy

A message from Mike and Daphne Donald about a worthwhile event coming up this weekend...

2009 Holiday Home Tour
As many of you know, our son Ian was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes eight years ago. Our family continues to be involved with fundraising for diabetes research. We are very happy to once again host the Holiday Home Tour – Hope for a Cure in Muscatine. This is a great local event that helps to raise funds and awareness. Please let me know if you need tickets!
The 4th annual Holiday Home Tour – Hope for a Cure will be held on Saturday, December 5th from 2:00 – 6:00 p.m. in Muscatine, Iowa. Tickets cost $10.00 each and are on sale now at the following locations; Carriage House Carpet One (121 E. 2nd St.), Pro Hair Designs Salon & Spa (214 Chestnut), The Hall Tree (200 W. 2nd) Wine Nutz (208 W. 2nd), Elly’s Tea and Coffee House (208 W. 2nd) and Miller’s Florist (612 Hope Ave.). Checks may be made out to JDRF. Proceeds benefit the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. All ticket holders are eligible for one of the fabulous door prizes. Stop at Pearl Plaza during the tour, to see the door prizes and enter your name. Tickets are also available the day of the tour at any of the homes on the tour: Dr. Matt & Kim Sojka, 2696 Becky Thatcher Rd., Herm & Luann Ferreira, 3318 Tipton Rd., Paul & Robin Graettinger, 2012 Mulberry Ave., Tom & Vickie Anderson, 2010 Mulberry Ave., Laura Musser Mansion, 1314 Mulberry Ave., Dan & Linda Steele, 1420 Mulberry Ave., and Jerry W. Lange 1001 Mulberry Ave.

For more information contact Daphne or 563-263-1094.

Thanks,
Mike & Daphne
A copy of the Home Tour Poster is attached to this e-mail.

Lisa and Dave Hughes are opening up their home again this year for the Running Friends' Christmas Party.
Thank you Lisa and Dave !!!

Who: Running Friends and Families
What: Christmas Party
When: Saturday, December 19, 2009 (2:00 p.m. - ?)
Where: Hughes’ Residence (2617 Canterbury Rd.)
Details: Hughes’ will provide pasta. Bring munchies to share and BYOB.

Pictured below:

1) Four mile Running 4 the House fun run on Wednesday, November 25. Mark Lofgren is running for State
Representative (District 80). TeamLOFGREN.com

2.) Black Friday run around town... 9 miles.

3.) Saturday group run... 10 miles.

Keep Running ! Keep Smiling !

Teri

update...

2009-11-24T21:57:00.005-06:00

Hello Running Friends,

HAPPY BIRTHDAY
Dell Wagner & Tom Hanifan
November 24 - Tuesday November 30 - Monday

HAPPY THANKSGIVING TO ALL

Last weekend's races :

November 21 (Saturday)------------------ Turkey Trot - 5k - Muscatine Golf Course
Congratulations to everyone that predicted close to your time and won a turkey. Also, congratulations to the Grand Prix winners.

November 22 (Sunday) ------------------- IRONMAN - Arizona
John Fletcher, tell us about your adventure. There was s very nice news article about John in the Muscatine Journal last week.

This week's group runs :

Wednesday - 4:00 p.m. at Lofgren Investments Parking Lot (2915 Cedar Street) for Running 4 the House

Friday - 8 a.m. at the Y. "BLACK FRIDAY" Color scheme: wear black
Saturday & Sunday - 8 a.m. at the Y. Color scheme : wear purple

Upcoming races :

November 25 (Wednesday @ 4 p.m.) -- Running 4 the House - 4 miles - 2915 Cedar Street
November 26 (Thursday @ 8:30 a.m.) - Turkey Trot - 5 miles - YMCA, Davenport
December 5 (Saturday @ 9:00 a.m.) --- Tecumseh Trail Marathon - 26.2 miles - Bloomington, IN (Good luck, Joe Timmsen!)
December 19 (Saturday @ 8 a.m.) ------ Jingle Jog - YMCA - fun holiday run around Muscatine
January 1 (Friday @11 a.m.) ------------- New Year's Day Run - 2 to 4.5 miles - Dell Wagner's home (400 E. 8 )
January 10 (Sunday) ----------------------- Walt Disney World Marathon - 26.2 miles - Orlando, FL (Good luck, Nancy Shell!)
January 16 (Saturday @ 1p.m.) ---------- Frostbite Run - 8k - Scott County Park
January 17 (Sunday @ 7 a.m.) ----------- Chevron Houston Marathon - 26.2 miles - Houston, TX (Good luck, Kevin Williams!)
January 31 (Sunday @ noon) ------------ Try Melon Tri - Indoor Triathlon - Muscatine YMCA

Last week I forgot to list Jackie Liebmann's name as one of the Boston qualifiers that will be running in the 2010 Boston Marathon. Congratulations, Jackie !

Kathy Whiteside is having a holiday party at her home on Saturday, December 12th. She is requesting an RSVP.
We will carpool from Muscatine to West Branch. Anyone interested, please contact Kathy

The Whiteside Annual Caroling Holiday Party
To be held on Saturday, December 12, 2009
At 122 Bickford Drive, West Branch
At 7:00 in the evening
Please bring a snack to share, your favorite beverage,
your singing voice, and your good cheer!
Children welcome and encouraged to perform!

Here is a list of Running Friends that have sent Kathy an RSVP as of today :
Nancy Foxen, Nancy Shell, Daphne Donald, Paula Gillespie, and Teri Lyon.

Tonya Armstrong sent the message below from Bob Seebohar (Sport dietician). Last year Bob spoke at MHS. Several of the Running Friends attended his seminar. Very interesting and informative.

I am proud to announce that my new book, "Metabolic Efficiency Training: Teaching the Body to Burn More Fat", is now available! Here is a short description: Burn more fat and conserve precious carbohydrate stores while reducing the likelihood of gastrointestinal (GI) distress. That’s the simple bottom line of this book. Metabolic efficiency describes the relationship between fat and carbohydrate oxidation across a variety of exercise intensities. Many athletes are extremely inefficient at using their almost unlimited fat stores as energy during exercise and rely too much on very limited carbohydrate stores. The purpose of Metabolic Efficiency Training: Teaching the Body to Burn More Fat is to provide athletes of all ages, abilities and sports sound nutrition and training concepts that will improve the body’s ability to burn fat. This book will provide very specific nutrition and exercise recommendations that will guide you through each training cycle with the end goal of improving your ability to use fat as fuel.
Gone are the days of needing to consume a high amount of calories during training and competition. By improving your body’s metabolic efficiency, it is possible to significantly reduce the amount of calories you need during exercise. The end result will be improved health and
performance with significantly reduced chances of GI distress. To order your copy, visit www.fuel4mance.com and click on "Books/DVDs". Thanks!
Bob Seebohar, MS, RD, CSSD, CSCS
Sport Dietitian/Elite Triathlon Coach
2008 Olympic Sport Dietitian
2008 Olympic Triathlon Team Sport Dietitian
Email: coachbob@fuel4mance.com
Twitter: www.twitter.com/bobseebohar
Blog: http://fuel4manceblog.blogspot.com/

Wednesday and Saturday

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Click here for information about "Running 4 the House" a 4 mile fundraiser run for Mark Lofgren.

2009-11-07T09:20:00.001-06:00

Hi Running Friends,

I gave you a couple of weeks to persuade (bribe) other runners to vote for your favorite spring marathon. We still had a tie between Cleveland and Green Bay. I voted and chose GREEN BAY because I fear we will lose some runners due to the travel distance to Cleveland (520 miles).

On May 17, 2009, Nancy Shell, Mario Garcia, Jackie Liebmann, and I ran the Green Bay Marathon. It was a flat and fast course. Beautiful scenery. I know we will have a wonderful time at Green Bay in May of 2010.

Thank you everyone !

Teri

2009-10-28T18:05:00.002-05:00

Hello Running Friends,

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

Bill Ryan & Tonya Armstrong
October 28 - Wednesday October 30 - Friday

GOOD LUCK IN THE NEW YORK MARATHON
LISA HUGHES & LEE HAMMERAND
November 1 - Sunday

A message from Lavene Payne:

Hey Teri,

Could you pass on a message to everyone for me? I was cleaning out the car this morning, and I found a strobe light probably from
the Wilton Migration. If anyone lost one, I would be happy to deliver it.

Thanks, Lavene

Kandice Tjebkes finished 12 out of 330 in her age group at the Des Moines Half Marathon on October 18. Her time was 1:45:29. Awesome run, Kandice !

Becky Zeck and Kristyn Manjoine ran the Nike Women's Marathon in California on Sunday, October 18.
Read Becky's message:

My take on Nike Women's Marathon, San Francisco:

It was a great experience, the hardest marathon I've ever done and the most fun. The weather was amazing in the low to mid sixties and breezy. We ran through Fisherman's Wharf, by the Golden Gate Bridge and the ocean-front views were incredible. We decided
to run the marathon together and not race it. It was the sixth marathon for both of us and the slowest as well. The chocolate mile and the twenty-something men wearing tuxs handing you a Tiffany's box at the end all helped to make this a great experience. Without a
doubt the most moving thing about this race was the Team In Training posters and people, it was a very emotional and moving day. There are memories from this trip that will stay with me for a long time.

Gotta run
Becky

Last weekend's races :

October 24 (Saturday @ 8 a.m.) ------- run4water - 4 miles - Muscatine riverfront
October 24 (Saturday @ a.m.) ------- Race for the Cure - 5k - Des Moines

The Des Moines Race for the Cure was great. They had 25,800 participants--a new record attendance for them.

- Nancy Shell

October 24 (Saturday @ 10 a.m.) ----- Muddy Monster Cross Country Run - 5k or 15k - Cedar Rapids

I went to Muddy Monster in Cedar Rapids with Rick Pahl. I ran the 15k while Rick opted for the 5k... which was definitely the more competitive race of the two. I was 5th overall in my race. Rick had a stellar race and fought off a competitive field for 2nd overall.

- joe timmsen

- Rodney Kirk placed 3rd for his age division in the 15k. Congratulations Joe, Rick, and Rodney !

October 25 (Sunday @ 9 a.m.) --------- Pumpkin Dash - 4k or 8k - Credit Island, Davenport

- Jackie Liebmann and Ryan Kruger were the 3rd overall female and male finishers ! WOW !

- Daphne Donald and Rusty Brown were 1st for their age divisions ! Awesome !

- Mike Thomas was 2nd for his age division ! Yahoo !

- Tim Armstrong and John Fletcher were 3rd for their age divisions. Way to run !

- Also, congratulations to : Mario Garcia, Vinton Cromer, Becky Zeck, Alma Brunson, Chad Zeck,
Kristyn Manjoine, and Emily Donald. You ran a great race !

This week's group runs :

Wednesday - 5:00 p.m. at the Y (I will be there.)
Saturday - 8 a.m. at the Y (I will be there.) Wear a Halloween costume OR dress in orange / black.
Sunday - 8 a.m. at MHS (I will be there.)
- 1 p.m. at Scott County Park for the Governor's Run (I will be there.)

Upcoming races :

October 30 (Friday @ 5 p.m.) ---------- Screaming Pumpkin Marathon - Peoria, IL
October 31 (Saturday @ a.m.) ------- McNaughton Trail Run - 30 miles - Peoria, IL (Good luck Joe
Timmsen and Danelle Much!)
November 1 (Sunday @ 9:40 a.m.) --- New York City Marathon (Good luck Lisa Hughes and Lee
Hammerand!)
November 1 (Sunday @ 1:00 p.m.) --- Governor's Cross Country - 2 or 4 mile - Scott County Park
(Anyone wishing to carpool, meet at Farm & Fleet at 11:30 a.m.)
November 14 (Saturday @ a.m.) -- Shreveport, LA ultra marathon - 50k
(Good luck Joe Timmsen, Terry Curry, Nancy Shell, & Noel Spencer!)
November 14 (Saturday @ 10 a.m.) -- Hawk Hustle - 4 mile - Black Hawk College, Moline, IL
(Anyone wishing to carpool, meet at Farm & Fleet at 8:45 a.m.)
November 21 (Saturday @ 10 a.m.) -- Turkey Trot - 5k - Muscatine Golf Course
November 26 (Thursday @ 8:30 a.m.) Turkey Trot - 5 mile - YMCA, Davenport

A message sent from Connie Mann :

You will want to sign up for the Quad Cities Triathlon on November 1st!! Why, you ask? This race, in our back yard, has been chosen
as the ONLY qualifying race for the 2010 ITU Sprint Distance World Championships. Read below.

Registration for the 11th Annual Quad Cities Triathlon will open November 1st at 8 AM CST

The 2010 Quad Cities Triathlon has been selected as the only qualifying race for the 2010 ITU Sprint Distance World Championships.
The top 18 per age group- rolling down to 25th place will receive a spot on Team USA for the 2010 ITU Sprint Triathlon World
Championships in Budapest, Hungary on September 8-12. For more information about Team USA visit their webpage :
www.teamusatriathlon.org.

Be sure to register quickly, as you know the Quad Cities Triathlon sells-out. More information about The Quad Cities Triathlon will be
made available on our website, and once you register, you will receive updates. www.qctriathlon.com

Eric Sarno
Race Director
ericsarno@msn.com
608-209-1054

Keep Running ! Keep Smiling !

Teri

Recent races...

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Muskie Grass 5k

LOOK AT THE HUGE SNOW FLAKES!!!

4H Race

QCM

2009-10-02T16:51:00.004-05:00

CONGRATULATIONS CHARLES AND MARIO ON YOUR 40TH MARATHON!!!!!

SEPTEMBER 15

2009-09-18T06:56:00.002-05:00

Hello Running Friends,

Most recent information passed on to me by the Voice of Muscatine (Charles Potter) :

***The Pearl City Dash 5k has been cancelled for this Saturday***

The results of last weekend's races :

Saturday - Park to Park Half Marathon in Waterloo
Lee Hammerand's time : 1:20 - 1st in age division, 5th overall male finisher
Lisa Hughes' time : 1:43 - 4th in age division
Kevin William's time : 1:49 - 12th in age division
Saturday - Iowa Man Triathlon (1/4 mile swim, 5k run, 15 mile bike) - Scott County Park
Tonya Armstrong - first for age division
Julie Evans - first for age division
Saturday - Wild Cat Den 5k
Eric Prill - first male finisher
Jackie Liebmann - first female finisher (pictured below)
Sunday - Sioux Falls Half Marathon in South Dakota
Nancy Foxen's time : 1:29 - 1st in age division, 6th overall female finisher
Jodi Heth's time : 1:42 - 14th in age division
Sunday - Chicago Half Marathon
Terry Curry's time : 1:44 - 6th in age division

Congratulations to all of the athletes ! We are proud of you !

A message from Lisa Hughes :

We are hosting a cross country meet for middle school runners this year on Thursday, October 1 at Geneva Country Club/Golf
Course with the first race starting at 4:15 p.m. We are looking for some volunteers (on the course, handing out sticks, helping in
the finish chute, etc.) to help at the meet. If anyone is interested in helping, just email and let me know by Sept. 24.

Thanks.

Lisa dlhughes@machlink.com

Wild Cat Den

Water

2009-09-05T11:28:00.008-05:00

Walking4Water.

Because if we don't, who will?
Host: You and me.
Price: $20 registration fee, includes an "I Was Thirsty" t-shirt.
Date: Saturday, October 24, 2009
Time: 8:00am - 10:00am
Location: Muscatine
Street: Muscatine Riverfront, meet by the anchor.
City/Town: Muscatine, IA
Phone: 563-299-9999
Email: srandleman@gmail.com
Description
Hey everyone, come join us to walk/run to raise awareness and money to build a well in Africa so a village can have safe, clean WATER to drink. Water, something so simple... something we all take for granted in the US. Why WATER?*Unsafe water and lack of basic sanitation cause 80% of all sickness and disease, and kill more people every year than all forms of violence, including WAR. Will you look beyond yourself and what's happening in your backyard and walk with us in this cause?

"For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I WAS THIRSTY and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in," -Matthew 25:35

This is a 4 mile walk/run along the river. Please take a look at the videos and pictures...there is power in numbers and we can do something about this...because if we don't, who will?

http://www.youtube.com/user/charitywater#play/all/uploads-all/0/rphhfy4qCfc

one more migration...

2009-09-04T20:50:00.004-05:00

Labor Day Breakfast Bike Ride Meet @ 7:00 a.m. in the HNI Parking Lot
Ride to Illinois City Methodist Church for Breakfast - Cost is Donation

Tony Carl is planning to run (rather than bike) to the church for breakfast and back. He ran it last year and said it is about 8 miles from the HNI parking lot (corner of Oak and 2nd) to the church. We are meeting at 6:30 a.m.

Bike riders 7:00 a.m. --- Runners 6:30 a.m.
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A note from Charles Potter concerning the Dubuque Half Marathon:

Hello all -- One of my favorite races is coming up on Labor Day. That's the Dubuque Half Marathon. Miles 7-10 are very hilly. Good food at the finish line. You can find an entry form by googling "Dubuque Half Marathon" or "Mississippi Valley Running Association." (The formal name is "Dubuque Benefit Classic.") There's also a 5K, which is boring and perfectly flat. The
registration fee for the half jumps from 30 to 40 dollars after September 1, so anyone who's interested better jump as well. -- Charles
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Joe and Dave Timmsen will be running the Superior Sawtooth 100 by Duluth, MN on September 11th. Good luck Timmsen brothers !
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A message sent from Vinton Cromer concerning the Governor's Run:

You all should know that the organizers of Governor's Cross Country Run have canceled their event for this November. A notice is being written and will be submitted to Barb for inclusion in the October newsletter.

New difficulties with the Scott County Park Board and the park ranger influenced their decision. Apparently, the park is best used by people driving through and not touching anything. It would be terrible if 500 high school kids actually ran across the dead weeds and grass. I shudder at the irreparable damage they would cause.

A new condition of approval of the race was that the park management could decide to cancel the event, at any time, right up to the actual start of the race. Park restrooms would also be locked portapotties delivered, and all food would have to be catered by a professional.
A new $400 use fee was also added.

As a result, to continue our scholarship fund, we'll have to dig into our reserve funds for next spring's awards.

Note that the race is looking into new venues for 2010.

-Paul
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A message from Nancy Shell :
I am having a great time here in Denver. The Breast Cancer 3Day Walk is going GREAT! The weather is perfect--highs low to mid 80s and lows mid 50s. I have finished 40+ miles now. My running and conditioning have really paid off (thanks in part to my Running Friends). I have finished each day by 2pm after starting at 7am. I am feeling GREAT!! No blisters or feet problems at all. No sore leg muscles; just achy lower back from sleeping on the ground. No inflated mattress--definitely no room in my bag.Please tell everyone 'hi' for me. See you Wed evening or next Saturday morning.Love,Nancy ShellFor more information about the Breast Cancer 3-Day, or to register for the 2010 event, visit www.The3Day.org or call 800.996.3DAY today.The Breast Cancer 3-Day®. Because everyone deserves a lifetime®.

Last weekend annual Wilton migration:

Du-State-Du

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Stampede

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Kids Watermelon Stampede

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The Zeck Family

update...

2009-08-23T19:27:00.001-05:00

Trying to get caught up. Watermelon Stampede and HNI run pictures forth coming...Hopefully before Eager Beaver migration and 5K. Very busy month!!

The Howling continues...

2009-08-10T19:15:00.008-05:00

The AWARDS...

Women Howl at the Moon! Men whimper.

2009-08-09T19:02:00.015-05:00

Howl at the Moon 8 hour Ultra.

A recent Sunday group run.

Bix pix.

I'll get around to it...some day!!

2009-08-06T20:25:00.001-05:00

Still being a huge slacker in the blogging department....I'll post Bix pictures and others when I get back from Howl at the Moon!!

Stacey

Lots going on...

2009-07-25T16:31:00.006-05:00

I've been slacking as a blogger...Here's some photos from some recent stuff.

West Liberty fun run.

Lake Geode Triathlon...Teri Lyon, Tonya Armstrong, Nancy Foxen teamed up and received first place for their efforts! Great job ladies!!!

18 mile migration to West Liberty Fun Run.

The swinging bridge in Columbus Junction was a great photo op for Muscatine Running Friends who joined Katie Visco on her trek across the United States!!

And here it is people...this will be my "hotel" for the Howl at the Moon race.

Annual July 4th Migration

2009-07-08T22:00:00.001-05:00

The Wildebeest are at it again with their summer migrations.

He made it.

2009-07-03T09:01:00.004-05:00

from Council Bluffs to Muscatine...

Diane Huddle, Steve Cannon, Sylvia Bork (mom).

...with a little bit of help from some friends.

More pics from the "Quest"

2009-06-28T15:53:00.012-05:00

Donations to Nancy's 3 Day Breast Cancer walk can still be made by clicking on the link in the side bar!!

Quest for the Cure

2009-06-28T06:45:00.004-05:00

Congratulations to Ryan Clester for being the first to cross the finish line in the 5 mile run.
...and Eric Walsh for finishing 1st in the 10 mile run (with Mike Thomas a close 2nd).

2nd Annual Wildebeest Quest for a Cure

2009-06-12T15:59:00.001-05:00

June 27, 2009, Start time 8:00 am

5 and 10 Mile Courses: Races begin and end at the MHS Track, Muscatine, Iowa. Participants can walk, run or bike. Bikers will ride the 10 mile course twice

NON-REFUNDABLE ENTRY FEE: Minimum $10.00 donation. Checks made out to “Breast Cancer 3Day”.

SEND ENTRY FORMS TO: Nancy Shell, 2199 North Hill Road, Muscatine, IA 52761.

LATE REGISTRATION: 7:00-7:45am on race day.

AWARDS: Ribbons to first six overall finishers only in each event.

Door prizes, 50/50 raffle, and prizes for funniest socks, hat and most colorful running/biking outfit.

(SORRY T-SHIRTS WILL NOT BE GIVEN OUT.)

THERE WILL BE NO TRAFFIC CONTROL AND STREETS WILL BE OPEN TO TRAFFIC. THERE IS WATER AVAILABLE AT KENT STEIN, MUSSER PARK AND THE RIVERFRONT.

Join the Fight!!

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A message from Nancy Shell:

Please support me as I take an amazing journey in the fight against breast cancer! The Breast Cancer 3-Day is a 60-mile walk over the course of three days. Net proceeds benefit Susan G. Komen for the Cure and National Philanthropic Trust, funding important breast cancer research, education, screening, and treatment.The 2008 3-Day Walk in Chicago with my sister, Kathryn Keating, was amazing. I am planning to repeat it in 2009 in the first ever 3-Day Walk in Denver. With my daughter, Amy, living in Denver now, what a perfect reason to visit the city.Please help me in the fight to end breast cancer!!!

Click on this link to donate: http://www.the3day.org/site/TR/Walk/DenverEvent?px=1547261&pg=personal&fr_id=1310

(There is also a link in the sidebar)

Spotlight on "Fire Fighter" Joe

2009-05-28T11:05:00.002-05:00

by Jennifer Meyer of the Muscatine Journal

MUSCATINE, Iowa — The call of the outdoors has guided a Muscatine firefighter down more than one of life’s paths.Joe Timmsen joined the Muscatine Fire Department almost nine years ago, after he took a class to learn first aid for rock climbing.Timmsen also enjoys running on trails at area nature reserves. The hobby led him to begin participating in ultra runs, which are 26.2 miles or longer.
He recently took part in a 24-hour, 100-mile run with the Cornbelt Running Club.

Personal

Name: Joe Timmsen

Age: 38

Occupation: Firefighter, Muscatine Fire Department

Hometown: Muscatine

Q&A

Q: Describe the recent Cornbelt run.

A: It’s running around a track for 24 hours, to see how far you can get.

Q: Is it 24 hours of constant running?

A: You walk here and there. I did 100 miles in 21 hours ... I’d guess I walked 20 miles of it. You run slow.

Q: So you were on the track for 21 hours?

A: There are some people who try to do all 24. My brother does ultras with me, he wanted to get 100 out of the way in 24 hours.

Q: So what does it feel like after 100 miles and 21 hours of running?

A: There’s a lot of pain. I had blisters over most of the pad of my feet.

Q: How long have you been running ultras?

A: I did my first one three years ago.

Q: How did you get started?

A: Trail running — marathons are usually on pavement. I started running over at Wild Cat Den on the trails there and at Loud Thunder. Most of the trail runs are ultras.

Q: Do you just like to be outside?

A: Yeah. I do a lot of mountain biking and triathlons. I just kind of got into the ultra running from there. I love being in the woods, it’s good stress relief from work and keeps me in shape for the job.

Q: Are there any similarities between running 26 miles and being a firefighter?

A: I suppose the endurance, the tolerance for bad weather. Mostly, the running for me is relaxing.

Q: What kind of stresses do firefighters face?

A: I suppose you get a lot of stressful situations, the hours and everything. You don’t work that many days in a month, but sometimes 24 hours can be brutal — mentally and physically.

Q: How did you choose this profession?

A: I was in college, I had just finished my associate (degree). I took a break from college, and I took an EMT basic class and we had to do some ride time and I wasn’t quite sure what I was going to do. It was just to get some first aid for (rock) climbing. Then, the minute I got on the engine and the tones went off, I knew. I knew 100 percent that was what I was going to do, and I never looked back.

Marathon Mania

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Christie Clinic Illinois Marathon runners in the lobby of the hotel before the race.
Our lucky bus...#262

Nancy was hungry after the race and thought she might eat the finisher's medal

Lots of smiles at the post race party!!

Crazy McNaughton 50 mile Ultra Marathon runners....

Muddy, muddy mess!! And it looks like horses are on the trail leading the way...

Dave gives a thumbs up!
Joe just got done puking which means more points for the puke series...

Tony can't believe they gave him a medal for running 50 miles. He was just doing it for fun.

2009 RF Easter Egg Scavenger Hunt

2009-04-09T13:48:00.009-05:00

Beware: Houser Street Hill Raccoon

2009-04-05T14:58:00.002-05:00

Racing season is picking up...

2009-04-02T14:00:00.008-05:00

Hello Running Friends,

HAPPY BIRTHDAY DEAR VIKKI CURRY !
HOPE YOU ARE HAVING A WONDERFUL BIRTHDAY TODAY !

This week's runs :

Wednesday - 5:00 p.m. at the Y
Saturday - 8:00 a.m. at the Y (wear any pastel color for Easter ) Easter Egg Hunt run
Sunday - 8 a.m. at MHS

The end of March... 1/4 the way through 2009.

Standings for the Top Running Friends :

1) Jackie Liebmann - 41 pts. (perfect attendance, never missed a group run)

2) Nancy Foxen - 31 pts.

3) Nancy Shell - 26 pts.

4) Terry Curry - 24 pts.

5) Carlos Rondon - 19 pts.

6) Mario Garcia - 18 pts.

7) Tony Carl - 17 pts.
Daphne Donald - 17 pts.

8) Laurie Eash - 16 pts.

9) Paula Gillespie - 14 pts.
Chris Foxen - 14 pts.

10) Kathy Whiteside - 13 pts.

Each Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday group run counts as one point.

Congratulations to the Clinton Lake Ultra marathoners ! Joe Timmsen, Tony Carl, Nancy Shell, and Laurie Eash completed the 30 mile trail run last weekend in Dewitt, IL. Awesome job, runners !

Upcoming races :

- April 4 (Saturday) Easter Egg Hunt run @ 8 a.m at the Y. We will run together as a group and stop to hunt for eggs and clues to the next location. This is a fun run, not fast paced... slow and easy. It will be approximately 7 miles in distance, rest stop every 1 - 1.5 miles. Don't miss this run, it will be loads of FUN with lots of TREATS ... and a GRAND PRIZE GOLDEN EGG !

- April 10-12 (Friday-Sunday) McNaughton Park Trail Runs in Pekin, IL (50 & 100 ultra)
http://www.mcnaughtonparktrailruns.com/

- April 11 (Saturday) Christie Clinic Illinois Marathon in Champaign, IL (26.2 miles)
http://www.active.com/framed/event_detail.cfm?EVENT_ID=1595576&CHECKSSO=0

- April 18 (Saturday) Hayes Hustle 5k race @ 9 a.m.

- April 19 (Sunday) Gilda's 5k Run in Bettendorf @ 8 a.m. Anyone wishing to carpool, meet at Farm & Fleet @ 6:30.

- April 20 (Monday) Boston Marathon (26.2 miles)
http://www.bostonmarathon.org/

- April 25 (Saturday) Steve's Old Time Tap Spring 5k Chaser @ 9 a.m. in Rock Island, IL. Anyone wishing to carpool, meet at Farm & Fleet @ 7:15.

Last Saturday's group run. We ran 7 to 14 miles. (Charles Potter ended up with 16 +.)

Last Sunday's Running Friends at the Easter Seal's Race in Clinton.

Mark Lofgren placed 2nd for his age division. Good job, Mark !
Daphne Donald placed 1st for her age division. Way to go, Daphne !
Nancy Foxen was first overall female finisher ! A-W-E-S-O-M-E, Nancy ! (She received a huge rock to place in her yard and an entire running outfit.
Lindsey Brunson placed 2nd for her age division. Congratulations, Lindsey !
I was pleased with the 2nd place award for my age division. I could not catch Daphne !
Meet fun loving Jean Roeder. Jean is the race coordinator for the Easter Seal's race. She knows how to make the after-race party lots of fun ! Thanks for the good eats, great prizes, and the fun time, Jean !

Update...

2009-03-24T19:18:00.001-05:00

Hello Running Friends,

Good luck to the Clinton Lake Ultra Marathon runners. Joe Timmsen, Nancy Shell, Tony Carl, and Laurie Eash will be running a 30 mile trail run in Dewitt, IL on Saturday, March 28th. Have fun, be safe !

This week's group runs :

Wednesday - 5:00 p.m. at the Y
Saturday - 8:00 a.m. at the Y (wear any color of blue )
Sunday - 8 a.m. at MHS
OR
Easter Seal's 4 mile run in Clinton @ 8 a.m.
Anyone wishing to carpool, meet at Farm & Fleet @ 6:15 a.m.
(let's wear our red Running Friend's singlet)

Mark your calendars :

Our annual Easter Egg Hunt run is scheduled for Saturday, April 4th. Our running journey will begin @ 8 a.m at the Y. We will run together as a group and stop to hunt for eggs and clues to the next location. This is a fun run, not fast paced... slow and easy. It will be approximately 7-8 miles in distance, rest stop every 1 - 1.5 miles. Don't miss this run, it will be loads of FUN with lots of TREATS ... and a GRAND PRIZE GOLDEN EGG !

Some of you may have read this story and seen the video. No matter how many times I view it, it brings tears to my eyes. Truly inspirational :

A son says to his father: "Dad, would you be willingly to run a marathon with me?"
The father, despite his age and a heart disease, says "YES".
And they run that marathon, together.
The son asks: "Dad, will you run another marathon with me?"
Again father says "YES".
They run another marathon, together.
One day the son asks his father: "Dad, would please do an Iron Man with me?"
(Now just in case you don't know, 'The Iron Man' is the toughest triathlon in existence; 4k swim, then 180k bike, and finally a 42k run.)
Again father says "YES".
Now, please click on following site and experience the unimaginable moving story :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VJMbk9dtpdY
(Team Hoyt: Dick & Rick Hoyt è Father of the century)

Pictured below :
Last Saturday's group run. The distances varied from 7 to 20 miles. Nancy Foxen ran a 20 miler. Mike Each, Bill Ryan, and Mario Garcia stayed with Nancy most of the way. Great job runners ! Welcome to the Running Friend's group, Jennifer Thompson !

Last Sunday's group run. The distances varied from 5 to 20 miles. Daphne Donald, Noel Spencer, Kathy Whiteside, and I ran a 20 miler. Great run !
Scroll to the bottom of the page. Nancy Shell spent last week in Colorado visiting her daughter, Amy. Here is a picture of Nancy at the top of Pike's Peak. Notice the Running Friend's bag hanging on her arm. Cool !

Thank you cartoon editor, Dave May.

Keep Running ! Keep Smiling !

Teri

Marathon volunteers needed or race is off By Mike Monson

2009-03-17T14:23:00.002-05:00

Tuesday, March 17, 2009 12:32 PM CDT
CHAMPAIGN – The first-ever Illinois Marathon won't make it to the starting line if more volunteers don't step forward.

Champaign police say they've told event organizers that they will pull special-event permits necessary to hold the April 11 marathon if organizers don't come up with more traffic-control volunteers at 225 intersections along the marathon route.

Local officials have set an April 1 deadline – two weeks away – for event organizer Casmar Events of Fargo, N.D., to provide assurances that they have the volunteer network in place. Volunteers are needed to protect the 7,600 runners who have signed up for the event, which also includes a half marathon, a 5K and a marathon relay.
"We're in a little bit of a desperation mode," said Mark Knutson, executive director of Casmar Events. "Quite honestly, we need another 150 (volunteers) to be safe."
Currently, there are about 150 traffic volunteers, but Knutson said he needs at least 250 and would like to have 350 to assure runner safety. Extras are also needed because not all volunteers can stay for the entire six or seven hours the event will last, he said.
"Volunteers make sure runners stay on course and make sure runners are protected from traffic," he said. "It's a great opportunity from a volunteer standpoint in that it puts you right on the course and in the middle of the race."
Champaign police Lt. Jon Swenson said city officials are committed to the event and have spent considerable time helping put together a traffic plan. But if there aren't enough volunteers to hold a safe event, then participants deserve enough lead time to cancel travel plans and reservations, he said.
"There's people coming from all over the continental United States and four foreign countries, and it's not something you can cancel on a moment's notice," Swenson said. "We indicated our concerns to them about the urgency to get their volunteers secured so we know we're prepared to move forward with the event."
The decision to set a deadline was made last Friday in consultation with Police Chief R.T. Finney and City Manager Steve Carter, Swenson said.
Swenson said local police will cover about 70 high-volume intersections along the marathon route through Champaign and Urbana. But there are 241 other intersections that need volunteers to make sure cars don't interfere with the race and put runners in jeopardy.
Of those 241 intersections, 16 have low enough traffic volume that they could probably left unstaffed, he said, but the other 225 will need volunteers.
Knutson said that if the Illinois Marathon can't get the needed volunteers, refunds would be made to entrants.
The marathon would be a tremendous boost to Champaign-Urbana's economy and local residents should help out, said Lucas Thurman, executive director of the Champaign County Sports Commission, which works to attract and retain local sporting events.
"This is an event that I think will put our community on the map for sporting events," Thurman said. "We only see this event growing, and it's something this community should embrace and get behind. And it's a unique opportunity for volunteers that they will enjoy."
The marathon will attract thousands of out-of-town residents, benefiting local motels, restaurants and retailers, he said.
To volunteer
The Illinois Marathon, scheduled for April 11, needs at least 100 more traffic-control volunteers over the next two weeks, or city officials say they will cancel the event by withdrawing special-event permits.
Volunteers can sign up by clicking on the "volunteers" tab at http://www.illinoismarathon.com/, or they can call volunteer coordinator Mary Anderson at 369-2308 between 5 and 9 p.m. or Bonnie McElwee at 344-4160.
Event organizer Mark Knutson said that, to encourage more volunteers, the marathon will pay $18 to not-for-profit organizations for each volunteer they provide who agrees to work a six-hour shift.
Volunteers would need to be in place by 7:30 a.m., a half-hour before the planned start of the 8 a.m. race.

It's March!!

2009-03-11T12:54:00.004-05:00

Hello Running Friends,

HAPPY BIRTHDAY CHUCK PRILL!!
Chuck will be celebrating his birthday on Sunday, March 15.
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Wear GREEN for this weeks Saturday run.
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Also on Saturday is the St. Patrick's Day 5K in Davenport @ 10 a.m.
(anyone wishing to carpool, meet at Farm & Fleet @ 8:30 a.m.)
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Good Luck to the Curry Clan as they run the St. Patick's Day 5 mile race in St Louis on Saturday.
Bring back hardware, KAZAR! Have fun, be safe!
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More upcoming races:
-March 28 (Saturday) Clinton Lake Ultra Marathon in Dewitt, IL (30 mile trail run)
http://www.secondwindrunningclub.org/Clinton/Clinton.htm

Running Friends that are signed up: Joe Timmsen, Nancy Shell, Tony Carl, Laurie Eash

-March 29 (Sunday) Easter Seal's 4 mile run in Clinton @ 8 a.m.
Anyone wishing to carpool, meet at Farm & Fleet @ 6:15 a.m.

-April 10-12 (Friday-Sunday) McNaughton Park Trail Runs in Pekin, IL (50, 100, and 150 miles) http://www.mcnaughtonparktrailruns.com/

Running Friends that are signed up: Joe Timmsen, Tony Carl, Laurie Eash, Dave Timmsen

- April 11 (Saturday) Christie Clinic Illinois Marathon in Champaign, IL (26.2 miles)
http://www.active.com/framed/event_detail.cfm?EVENT_ID=1595576&CHECKSSO=0

Running Friends that are signed up: Nancy Shell, Danelle & Mike Much, Stacey Eberhard, Kate & Noel Spencer + brother, Nancy Foxen, Mario Garcia, Jackie Liebmann, Teri Lyon

-April 18 (Saturday) Hayes Hustle 5K race @ 9 a.m.

-April 20 (Monday) Boston Marathon (26.2 miles)
http://www.bostonmarathon.org/

Running Friends that qualified / signed up : Terry Curry, Kathy Whiteside, Daphne Donald, Joe Timmsen, Mario Garcia.

Saturday @ 7 a.m. We ran 6 miles in the pouring rain before meeting up with the rest of the group.

Saturday @ 8 a.m. The group finished 10 more miles. Rain, rain, and more rain !
Sunday morning @ 8 a.m. Another very wet day. We were soaked after our 7 mile run.
Peggy Bailey and her daughter Rebecca participated in the 5k Allen Eagle run in Allen, Texas last weekend. Peggy received 1st place for her age division. Way to go !

Keep Running ! Keep Smiling !

Teri

February 24th Update

2009-02-25T20:16:00.007-06:00

It was a cold and windy Saturday morning...
Tony, Kathy and Daphne decided Sunday mornings are for running 20 milers.
Everyone else decided chili at the Chili Chase sounded good!!

Nancy Foxen finished 2nd, Jackie Liebmann finished 3rd (overall female division)
Joe Timmsen finished 6th, Mike Thomas finished 8th (overall men's division)

We have some awesome runners in Muscatine. Congratulations to everyone that participated.

Hello Running Friends,

Happy birthday to you ! Happy birthday to you !
Happy birthday dear Jackie ! Happy birthday to you !
Jackie Liebmann will be celebrating her birthday this Saturday, February 28th.

Have a great day, Jackie !

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Color scheme for Saturday ... wear any bright color!

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A message from Joe Brown:

Master's Swimming will begin this week at the Y.

Monday Night 6:30PM

Tuesday Morning 6:00AM

Wednesday Night 6:30PM

Thursday Morning 6:00AM

The morning practices I will have to leave around 6:45AM. My goal is to get this started and be around as much as possible for first couple weeks, so that I can stress good technique. I will also be training myself, so eventually I hope to write workouts and make them available to everyone interested. Joe jlbrown@muscatine.k12.ia.us

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A message from Connie Mann:
Pigman Sprint Triathlon is filling up quickly. Registration cost will go up on February 27th!
Pigman Long Triathlon (Half Iron). Registration cost will go up on March 7th.

RACE DATES: Web site has been updated. http://www.muscatinemultisport.blogspot.com

If you have any information, pictures, etc., please forward them to me.

I have posted some upcoming races to help you start planning your season. Please send me race dates that you don’t see listed.

Thanks!

Connie cmann@machlink.com

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An upcoming race:

The 5k St. Patrick's Day Run on Saturday, March 14th @ 10 a.m. in Davenport.
Anyone wishing to carpool, meet at Farm & Fleet @ 8:30 a.m.

Weekly Update.

2009-02-10T19:50:00.006-06:00

Hello Running Friends,

Happy birthday to you ! Happy birthday to you !
Happy birthday dear cartoon editor, Dave ! Happy birthday to you !

Dave May will be celebrating his birthday on Thursday, February 12.
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This week's runs :

Wednesday - 5 p.m. @ the Y
Saturday - 8 a.m. @ the Y (color scheme - wear red for Valentine's Day )
Sunday - 8 a.m. @ MHS

Also this Saturday - After our morning run, we are meeting at the Button Factory for a Valentine's luncheon. (Wear red.) Everyone is invited to enjoy fun conversations and great company ! The Boston marathoners, Clinton Ultra marathoners, and the Champaign marathoners can discuss their upcoming events. Happy Valentine's Day to all !
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Our next upcoming race :

The 2009 CBRC Chili Chase 4 Mile Run/Walk is on February 22, 2009. There is still time to register and take part of a fun event.
You can register at www.getmeregistered.com or drop off entry form at Running Wild. If you would like to volunteer for the event
or have any questions. Please call me at Running Wild 563-323-7025. I hope you all can make it and bring some friends.

Thanks,
John Parker
CBRC

Anyone wishing to carpool to the Chili Chase at Duck Creek Park in Davenport, meet at Farm and Fleet @ 11:45 a.m. (1 p.m. race time. )
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Tonya Armstrong sent this wonderful news :
Brett Guerra made the Iowa Junior Triathlon Team as one of the elite members ! CONGRATULATIONS, BRETT !
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Tonya Armstrong and Terry Curry thought this would be interesting for us to watch :
Subject: Nutrition periodization free audio seminar I was asked by a fellow coach to do an audio interview about nutrition periodization and will be doing Tuesday, February 10 at 6pm MST. I am speaking about Nutrition Periodization for athletes as well as a few other topics such as supplementation.
The great thing about what he is doing is that he has collected a group of experts to interview on a bunch of different sport related topics. It is absolutely free to listen to these interviews as he is trying to provide some good education to athletes and coaches.
This link will provide more information. Be sure to tune in Tuesday night for my audio interview!
http://www.triathlonsummit.com/bob
Feel free to pass this onto anyone whom you think would benefit. Thanks!
Bob
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A message sent from Connie Mann :

Tonya Armstrong has succeeded in finding a coach for a Master’s Swim Group. Joe Brown is employed as a teacher at the Muscatine High School. I don’t know all of his credentials, however I do know that Joe is an assistant coach for the Muscatine High School Swimming and is also a triathlete.
This program would be a structured fitness swimming practice and would be for adults of all ages and ability levels. The practices would include lap swimming and also stroke technique. There may be a fee involved but we won’t know until locations, dates/times are determined.
The question(s) to you:
Are you interested in this program?
What days and times would work for you?
How many times per week would you like to swim?
Please contact Tonya Armstrong by email ASAP and let her know if this is something that interest you.
tonya_armstrong@grainprocessing.com

Connie Mann
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Joe and Dave Timmsen ran an ultra marathon in Texas on February 7 (Saturday). Read Joe's message :
Hola,

As promised here is a brief race report on the Rocky Raccoon Ultras in Huntsville State Park, Texas. The RR has a 50miler and 100mile race. It's flat and technical single track and the course has a nice flow. The weather was AWESOME!! Sunny and Mid to high 70's. The 100mile runners start at 6am and run 5 20 mile loops. The 50milers (Dave and I) started at 7am and run 3x 16.7 mile loops.

The first pic is of me at the entrance to the park. Unfortunately, we saw no gators but Dave had an Armadillo cross the trail in front of him. The 2nd pic is of Dave and I waiting to start at the starting line. I don't have a finishing pic but just imagine the same pic of us doused in salt and very pale skin and a glazed over look in the eyes.

I ran a good race up to mile 38 when I cramped pretty bad... One of the guys at the aid station doused me in ice water and gave me a bunch of succeed tabs. Dave came through after about 10 minutes and caught up with me. Contrary to my urging... Dave wouldn't continue without making sure I was okay. So Dave ended up walking the next 5 miles with me. ( Dave would've probably been under 8:30, he ended up at 9:15). I was finally able to talk him into ditching me at the last aid station with 4.5 miles left.

After watching Dave run off I felt a little better and was able to run in the last few miles. I ended up with 9:32. I ran into a familiar face... which I'll save that story for the next training run.

All in all it was a fantastic race. Dave had an excellent first 50. I was able to knock Texas off the race list.

Excellent job at the Burry Scurry!

have fun,
joe

Congratulations to the Timmsen brothers ! Scroll to the bottom of the page to see their pictures.
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Saturday morning group run! Great weather!!

Saturday afternoon at the B-rrry Scurry. This is cute little Keagan Eberhard. She is waiting patiently as her 4 year old brother Reece is running the 4 mile race. Yes, a four year old ran a f-o-u-r mile race! *Note from the mom "ok, he did get carried a little bit by his dad and at one point he was on all fours crawling. Still he did an awesome job! His time was 1 hour 4 minutes."
Just before the awards ceremony at the B-rrry Scurry. Congratulations to :

Nancy Foxen, 2nd female finisher, 1st for her age division. PLUS... she beat the past record for female finishers at the B-rrry Scurry ! AWESOME !

Jackie Liebmann, 5th female finisher, 1st for her age division.

Terry Curry and Teri Lyon third place in their age division.

Nancy Shell, Stacey Eberhard, and Mario Garcia, 4th for their age divisions.

Rocky Raccoon Ultra...Joe Timmsen.

Dave & Joe before the Rocky Raccoon race.

February 9th...

2009-02-08T19:41:00.001-06:00

Happy Birthday Teri !!

Lots of Running Friends News!!

2009-01-28T15:14:00.008-06:00

Hello Running Friends,

In last week's newsletter I forgot to mention that John Fletcher received 1st place for his age division at the Scott County Park 8k Frostbite Footrace. Congratulations, Fletch ! You rock !
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Happy Birthday Terry Curry (a.k.a. KAZAR... leader of the Wildebeests)!
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This week's runs :

Wednesday at the Y @ 5 p.m. (carry lights and wear reflective vests)

Saturday at the Y @ 8 a.m. (color scheme for the day - any shade of blue)

Sunday at MHS @ 8 a.m.
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February 7 - 4 mile B-rrry Scurry in Clinton @ noon. Meet at Farm & Fleet @ 10:15 a.m. to carpool.
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February 7 - Rocky Raccoon Ultra Marathon in Huntsville, TX (Good luck, Joe & Dave Timmsen!)
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February 22 - 4 mile Chili Chase in Davenport @ 1 p.m. Meet at Farm & Fleet @ 11:45 to carpool.
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March 28 - Clinton Lake Ultra Marathon in Dewitt, IL ( 30 mile trail run )

http://www.secondwindrunningclub.org/Clinton/Clinton.htm

Running Friends that are signed up : Joe Timmsen, Nancy Shell, Tony Carl, and Laurie Eash
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April 11 - Christie Clinic Illinois Marathon in Champaign, IL

http://illinoismarathon.com/

Running Friends that are signed up for the Champaign marathon / bus trip :

Nancy Shell
Nancy Foxen
Teri Lyon
Danelle & Mike Much
Noel & Kate Spencer
Noel's Brother

We are traveling with Larry Sandhaas' QC running group. FUN ! If you are interested in joining us, it's not too late. Contact Nancy Shell for more information. ShellNancy@stanleygroup.com
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April 20 - Boston Marathon http://www.bostonmarathon.org/

Running Friends that have qualified and are registered :

Terry Curry
Kathy Whiteside
Joe Timmsen
Daphne Donald
Mario Garcia

The Boston group is gathering to discuss their plans for the marathon. They are meeting at the Button Factory @ noon on February 14th... Valentine's Day. We are invited to join them during their luncheon. Let's show them our support!
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Is anyone interested in competing in a triathlon? Tonya Armstrong sent this website for us to look at. We could get a Muscatine group to travel together to compete. If interested, contact Tonya.

tonya_armstrong@grainprocessing.com

http://www.hy-veetriathlon.com/

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PIE Fund Raiser (for Joe Mann’s Race Across the West 1,040 miles – June 2009)
Homemade Pecan / Pumpkin Pie / Cherry Pie / Apple Pie = $13.00 each

Contact Connie : cmann@machlink.com or call 263-9403 to order.
This PIE Fund Raiser will be ongoing for the next few months. _________________________________
Pictured below: 1 - 20 ) Muscatine Y Try Melon Triathlon on Sunday, January 25th.

1) Tim Armstrong / Joseph Brown (not pictured) - winners for male team with a time of 48:54.

2) Winners for age divisions : Connie Mann - 56:26, Chris Mann - 44:15, Kelsey (Chris' friend from ISU), and Eric Furnas - 52:20

3) Erin Carl, John Fletcher, and Mike Thomas (not pictured) - winners for coed team with a time of 42:52. 4) Hailey & Jeremy Oepping - winners for family team with a time of 47:43. 5) Kurt Sanger, Randy Kemper, and Mario Garcia - winners for business team with a time of 47:30. 6) Brett Guerra - overall female winner with a time of 50:46. AWESOME BRETT !
Other Running Friend winners for their age divisions were :
Dave Hurlbut - 54:39, Joe Timmsen - 50:58, and Alma Brunson - 1:10:36.
Charles Potter, Chuck Prill, Tony Carl, Dell Wagner, and the Zeck family also competed. Congratulations to all of you !

7) Tony Carl running his first few laps... only 30 some to go ! 8) Kelsey (Chris' friend from ISU) finishing up her last last laps to win for her age division. 9) Julie Evans took 3 minutes off her time from last year ! Way to go !

10) Dave Hurlbut waiting patiently for the gun to shoot off to begin his pool laps. 1st place for age division. 11) Brett Guerra's younger brother finishing up his final laps on the track. 12) Mikayla Timmsen (Dave's daughter) completing her 40 laps. 13) Mark Evans pedaling his way to 7 miles. 14) Dave Timmsen eagerly awaiting to begin. 15) Mike Thomas giving it his all on the final lap. Winning 1st place for the coed team. 16) Brett Guerra looked strong to the very end. First female overall. Wow ! 17) Tim Armstrong makes running look so easy! Winning 1st place for the male team. 18) Jeremy Oepping kept a steady pace for the 2.5 miles, winning 1st place for the family division. 19) Jean Pfeifer ran the track to help win 3rd place for the family division. 20) John Fletcher working up a sweat on the bike. Coed team finishing 1st place. 21) Last Sunday morning group run. We ran 7 miles. It snowed the entire time. 22-23) Last Saturday's group run... before and after our 12 mile run. Is it spring yet? Thank you cartoon editor, Dave May ! Keep Running ! Keep Smiling !
Teri

Frostbite.

2009-01-21T20:12:00.006-06:00

Last Saturday morning group run.

Last Saturday afternoon 8k Frostbite Footrace at Scott County Park. Congratulations to:
Nancy Foxen - first female finisher
Jackie Liebmann - second female finisher
Joe Timmsen - third male finisher
Nancy Shell, Daphne Donald, Terry Curry, Teri Lyon, Jodi Heth and Vinton Cromer (age division winners)
Hello Running Friends,
Did anyone go out for a run last Thursday? (-20 degrees at 7 a.m.) BRRR !
This week's group runs :

Wednesday @ 5 p.m. at the Y

Saturday @ 8 a.m. at the Y (Color scheme - let's wear orange or pink)

Sunday @ 8 a.m. at MHS
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This Sunday, January 25, is the Muscatine Community Y’s Try Melon Tri.
There is a need for many volunteers. If you can help out in any way (timer, registration, lap counter, kitchen help), please contact Mel Steckel at the Muscatine Community Y - msteckel@muscatiney.org or by calling her at 263-9996.
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An upcoming race - Clinton 4 mile B-rrry Scurry @ noon on February 7:

HELP! We need somebody. HELP? Not just anybody.” We need YOU! You are invited to be a part of the 28th Annual B-rrry Scurry Race on Saturday, February 7, 2009! This is one of the area’s favorite winter events, and all runners and walkers are invited to “Come Together” at our celebration. This year we hope to lead participants down “Penny Lane” where they can enjoy “Strawberry Fields Forever” as we stir up memories of the beginning of the British Invasion, which began with the Beatles landing in New York on February 7, 1964. We hope you join us for our B-rrry Beatle Mania event! Give me a call if you have questions, or take a “Magical Mystery Tour” of the B-rrry website at www.eicc.edu/brrry for all the pertinent race information, a mail-in registration form and a map of the course. You can register online and save a little cash. The website is www.signmeup.com. The B-rrry Scurry Committee appreciates all the support from the running community. Don’t be “The Fool on the Hill,” come join the fun. “With a Little Help from My Friends” we can make this the best race ever. Register today!

Happy Holidays to you from the B-rrry Scurry Committee.

Let's carpool to the B-rrry Scurry. Meet at Farm and Fleet @ 10:15 a.m.
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Another future race : Davenport 4 mile Chili Chase @ 1 p.m. on February 22

Let's meet at Farm and Fleet @ 11:45 to carpool to the Chili Chase.
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Little Keagan Eberhard has Girl Scout cookies for sale. Let's show her our support :

Girl Scout cookies are $3.50 per box.

Caramel deLites
Peanut Butter Patties
Shortbread
Thin Mints
Peanut Butter Sandwich
Thanks-A-Lot (shortbread dipped in fudge)
Lemonades
Daisy Go Rounds (reduced fat crispy cinnamon)

Thanks,
Keagan Eberhard

Send your orders to : tomandstacey@machlink.com

Thank you !!!!!!!!
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Sunday, January 11th. The McNabb, IL. Fat Ass 50k Race. Congratulations Steve, Joe, and Dave !

Keep Running ! Keep Smiling !

Teri

What are the Running Friends doing these days?

2009-01-14T08:27:00.004-06:00

Hello Running Friends,

Jeremy Oepping is celebrating his birthday today - January 13th. Happy birthday Jeremy !

This week's runs :

Wednesday - 5:30 p.m. @ the Y

Saturday - 8 a.m. @ the Y

Sunday - 8 a.m. @ MHS

Also on Saturday... the 8k Frostbite Footrace @ 1p.m. in Scott County Park. Anyone interested in carpooling? Meet at Farm and Fleet @ 11:30.

If anyone would like to join Larry Sandhaas' QC Running group on their chartered bus to / from the Champaign, IL. marathon on April 10-11th please contact Nancy Shell: ShellNancy@stanleygroup.com

At this time there are 3 Running Friends signed up... Nancy Shell, Nancy Foxen, and me. Come join the fun, you have 12.5 weeks to train !

Here is Larry's blog:http://qcrunner.blogspot.com/2009/01/il-marathon-update-11009.html(He included the Running Friend's blogsite on his !)

Steve Hammann, Dave Timmsen, and Joe Timmsen ran in the McNabb, IL. Fat Ass 50k race last Sunday. A message from Joe:

Hola,

Dave, Steve, and I all met up at Mc Nabb. There were 5 people from cornbelt as well. I thought it would be a good long run before my next ultra on Feb 6th. To be honest I was psyched to have a group to run with so it'd be easier to get a long run in... but I wasn't excited about the 50k itself. I pictured three 10 mile out and backs on paved road running along barb wire fence looking at empty cornfields and nothing else (shudder). It wasn't like that. It had a few small hills to break the monotony, it was country road in wooded river bottom. It was somewhat picturesque and very enjoyable. We had a light dusting of snow so it even felt a bit like a trail run. It was nice. Steve and I both did 50k as well as 3 people from cornbelt. Dave and 2 others from cornbelt opted to get warm after 21 miles or so... (this also made it easy for Dave to drive me home since he wasn't puking and I was... Thanks again Dave)

have fun,

joe

Congratulations Steve, Joe, and Dave !
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Shirt.

2009-01-13T15:48:00.002-06:00

This shirt has been a lot of places on the backs of Running Friends. Here it is on Lavene in NEW ZEALAND!! Hope you are having fun Lavene!!!

Marathon training anyone?

2009-01-06T20:06:00.008-06:00

Hello Running Friends,

Happy Birthday (belated) Dave Hurlbut ! Sunday, January 4

Happy Birthday Madonna Novak ! Sunday, January 11

Is anyone interested in joining us for a spring marathon in Champaign, IL. on April 11th? We have over 14 weeks to train. We will be riding a chartered bus with a Quad-Cities' running group. It will be fun! Let me know if you'd like details.

This week's runs :

Wednesday at the Y @ 5 p.m. (carry lights and wear reflective vests)

Saturday at the Y @ 8 a.m. (color scheme for the day - yellow / gold)

Sunday at MHS @ 8 a.m.

January events :

Scott County Park Frostbite Race - 1 p.m. Saturday, January 17

Muscatine Y Try Melon Triathlon - noon Sunday, January 25

Check out this interesting nutrition website :

http://www.nutristrategy.com/

Pictured below :

1) Happy #21 Anniversary to Terry and Vikki Curry ! They hosted a wonderful New Year's Eve party for the Running Friends. Thank you Curry's for the fun time !

2) Dell Wagner's New Year's Day run. Nice morning for a run with good friends.

Thanks, Dell !
3) Last Saturday's group run. Taking advantage of the nice weather, we ran 10+ miles.
Thank you cartoon editor, Dave May !

Keep Running ! Keep Smiling !

Teri

Back to Business...

2009-01-02T20:12:00.002-06:00

Hello Running Friends,

Below are some marathons I want to mention that are coming up this spring that may interest you :

March 28 - The Clinton Lake Ultra Marathon in Dewitt, IL ( 30 mile trail run )

http://www.secondwindrunningclub.org/Clinton/Clinton.htm

Running Friends that are signed up : Joe Timmsen, Nancy Shell, Tony Carl, and Laurie Eash
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April 10-12 - McNaughton Park Trail Runs in Pekin, IL (50, 100, and 150 miles)

http://www.mcnaughtonparktrailruns.com/

Running Friends that are signed up : Joe Timmsen, Laurie Eash
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April 11 - The Christie Clinic Illinois Marathon in Champaign, IL (26.2 miles)

http://www.active.com/framed/event_detail.cfm?EVENT_ID=1595576&CHECKSSO=0

Running Friends that are signed up : Nancy Shell, Nancy Foxen, Teri Lyon
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April 20 - The Boston Marathon (26.2 miles)

http://www.bostonmarathon.org/

Running Friends that qualified / signed up : Terry Curry, Mario Garcia, Joe Timmsen, Daphne Donald, Kathy Whiteside
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Would you please let me know if there are other Running Friends registered for these marathons so we can get a complete list? If there is anyone else that would be interested in joining us for one of these races, please contact me. Joe Timmsen has details of the 2 ultra marathon trips, Nancy Shell has details of the Illinois marathon trip, and Terry Curry has details of the Boston marathon trip.

Keep Running ! Keep Smiling !

Teri

WHAZZZZUUUUP!

2008-12-31T19:47:00.006-06:00

Hello Running Friends,

HAPPY NEW YEAR !

This week's runs are as follows: (One more time this year... wear red for the season.)

Thursday @ 11 a.m. at Dell Wagner's home - 400 East 8th

Saturday @ 8 a.m. at the Y.

Sunday @ 8 a.m. at MHS.
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Wednesday night, Terry and Vikki Curry are hosting a party for us : (Fun, fun, fun !)

Curry's are having a New Year's Eve party ! To ring in the New Year and help us celebrate our
21st wedding anniversary. And they said it wouldn't last!!!!

We have friends coming in from Alabama who have a wedding anniversary on New Years Day, so if you stay long enough we can celebrate theirs too!!

December 31st ............ 6:00 p.m. to ???

BYOB ...................... Snacks are welcome

2923 Provence Lane ..... Please RSVP

Terry tcurry@mpw.org
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Thursday morning, Dell Wagner is having his annual New Year's Day run :

New Year’s Day Run ......... January 1, 2009 @ 11:00 am
2 to 4.5 Mile Fun Fun/Walk ........... No Times / No Fee

Starting & Ending at 400 E 8th St. ..... Refreshments After

RSVP to Dell Wagner ... wagnerd@machlink.com or 263-8804

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Pictured below :

Last Saturday's group run. It began as a mild morning but within the first mile of our run it started to rain. After 6 miles we returned back to the Y... soaked and cold. BRRR ! Welcome to the group, Mike Each !

Thank you cartoon editor, Dave May !

Keep Running ! Keep Smiling !

Teri

Stuff ...

2008-12-26T20:20:00.005-06:00

This week's runs are as follows: (Wear red, wear your bells.)
Saturday @ 8 a.m. at the Y.
Sunday @ 8 a.m. at MHS.
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An invitation from Terry and Vikki Curry :
Curry's are having a New Year's Eve party ! To ring in the New Year and help us celebrate our 21st wedding anniversary. And they said it wouldn't last!!!! We have friends coming in from Alabama who have a wedding anniversary on New Years Day, so if you stay long enough we can celebrate theirs too!!

December 31st...... 6:00 p.m. to ???
BYOB.............. Snacks are welcome
2923 Provence Lane... RSVP by 12-29-08

Merry Christmas everyone.
Terry tcurry@mpw.org
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An invitation from Dell Wagner :
New Year’s Day Run
January 1, 2009 @ 11:00 am
2 to 4.5 Mile Fun Fun/Walk
No Times / No Fee
Starting & Ending at 400 E 8th St.
Refreshments After
RSVP to Dell Wagner wagnerd@machlink.com or 263-8804

Merry Christmas!!

2008-12-26T13:23:00.004-06:00

Merry Christmas to all the running friends. (sorry I'm a day late...for some reason I was busy yesterday!!)

Daphne, you didn't tell me it wouldn't take long and I would regret the drum set!! I have a pounding in my head that won't go away...

Stacey
(toenails are for sissies)

The Top 10 minus 2

2008-12-23T20:56:00.002-06:00

Here are the top 10 running friends (minus 2) and the score keeper, Teri.

Iowa winters...

2008-12-23T20:24:00.002-06:00

Never underestimate your Running Friends. Here we are posing for our picture after pushing this semi out of a snow bank. The driver was happy he didn't have to call his boss to help him get unstuck.

'Tis the Season...

2008-12-16T20:43:00.008-06:00

Hello Running Friends,

Only nine days until Christmas. Soon we will be welcoming in 2009.

We have two special birthdays this week: Lori Ferris (December 18) and Eric Furnas (December 20)

Happy birthday Lori and Eric ! : )
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This week's plans:

Wednesday @ 5p.m. at the Y. Let's aim to run 5-6 miles. Wear reflective vests and carry lights.

Saturday @ 8 a.m. at the Y. The Jingle Jog ! Wear your Santa hats, dress in red, and make sure to have bells on your shoe laces. I have a red duffle bag filled with candy canes to pass out to the public. We will run through Fareway, the Clark House, the library, beauty salons, etc. (Open for more suggestions.)

Saturday @ 2 p.m at Lisa and Dave Hughes' home. The Running Friend's Christmas Party:

Who: Running Friends and Families
What: Christmas Party
When: Saturday, December 20, 2008 (2:00 p.m. - ?)
Where: Hughes’ Residence (2617 Canterbury Rd.)
Details: Hughes’ will provide sub sandwiches. Bring munchies to share and BYOB.
Questions: Call 264-8577 or email dlhughes@machlink.com
Sunday @ 8 a.m. at MHS. Let's aim to run 6-8 miles. __________________________________________________________________________
A note from Kazar:

The "Wildebeest Running Friends" will be airing on Channel 9 on Wednesday and Thursday at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. this week.

Channel 9 schedule of events : http://www.mpw.org/pdf/Schedule.pdf
Terry CurryManager, Marketing and Sales
MPW Cable

Thanks for the interview, Terry !
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________Have you checked out the Running Friend's blogsite lately? http://runningfriends.blogspot.com/

Thank you for doing such a great job with the blogspot, Stacey Eberhard !
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Pictured below:

1) We met at the Y on Saturday and ran to Farm and Fleet.

2) We purchased toys at Farm and Fleet "Toyland" and ran to Krieger's Motors.

3) The Hawkeye Hauler was parked in Krieger's Motors parking lot. We donated our toys to "Toytime"/ Salvation Army. DeWayne Hopkins interviewed each of us on KWPC radio. Fun time, great friends !
4) The MHS band concert on Saturday afternoon. Our very own Charles Potter (a.k.a. Voice of Muscatine, a.k.a. The Running Piano Tuner) narrated "The Night Before Christmas". Awesome job, Charles !
5.) Do you notice something wrong in this picture? This individual ran with us on Sunday morning and did not realize the mistake until after running 8 miles ! Too funny ! (Want to guess who this is? )

Thank you cartoon editor, Dave May !

Keep Running ! Keep Smiling !

Teri

Happy Birthday Noel!!

2008-12-11T15:28:00.001-06:00

BRRRRR....December

2008-12-11T15:20:00.007-06:00

Hello Running Friends,

Brrr ! 'Tis the season for cold weather and snow ! 'Tis also the season for Noel Spencer's birthday ! Happy birthday, dear Noel ! (Thursday, December 11)
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This week's runs are as follows:

(Wear red or green for the entire month of December. Time to put the jingle bells on your shoe laces.)

Wednesday - 5 p.m. at the Y (wear reflective vests and lights)
Saturday - 8 a.m. at the Y (bring $$$ to buy a toy for "Toy Time". We'll run to Farm and Fleet to purchase a toy and then carry it across the bypass to Krieger Motors where the Hawkeye Hauler is parked.)
Sunday - 8 a.m. at MHS
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A message from DeWayne Hopkins (re: last Saturday's Freezin' For Food, this Saturday's Toy Time):
Good Morning Friends,

As some of you may be aware, this time of year is the time that I spend inside a semi truck (trailer) doing this thing we call "Freezin' For Food." What is that you ask? Using the vehicle that is used by the University of Iowa to carry the football equipment to and from out of town games, I will be spending that rest of the week in the cold hoping that you folks will bring me some non-parisible food items that will be delivered at the end of the week to the Salvation Army. Folks, I don't do this to attract attention to myself, I do it myself to bring attention to the needy. The truck is parked at Hy Vee Food Store and you can't miss it, it's very big! Please don't just read this email and shrug it off. We need your help. The number of needy people this year is staggering over years past. That means that those of us that can afford a little more should try to give a little more. I'm reaching out to each and every one of you to please think and then act! I'm at the truck from 8am to 6pm every day this week and until noon on Saturday. Freezin For Food is what it's called and I can assure you that it is cold out. Please make it worth my while to spend all week outdoors in the truck. I do it because I care, not because someone is making me.

Next week we are at Krieger Motor Company for the 8th annual Toy Time campaign and believe me, just as critical as raising awareness for food donations, kids need toys for Christmas. Stop by the truck this week or next week please. Make a difference in someone's life right here at home because that's where everything goes, right here in our community. Please tell a friend, involve your church, your small group, your political party, your club, your email address book, let's get people movin', OK?

Thanks for reviewing and if you receive more than one email there must be a reason for that. No apologies forth coming.
DeWayne M. Hopkins General ManagerPrairie Radio Communications AM860 KWPC - 93.1 MAC FM KMCS 3218 Mulberry Avenue Muscatine, Iowa 52761 Email: GM@VOICEOFMUSCATINE.COM

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On November 29th, Brett Guerra competed in the Footlocker Cross Country race in Kenosha, WI. Brett was 3rd overall for her age division with a finishing time of 19.34. Congratulations, Brett ! Awesome run !
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Last Saturday (December 6), Terry and Vikki Curry ran in Memphis, TN. Terry ran the St. Jude's full marathon in 3:53:43... qualifying for a 2nd time this year for Boston ! WOW ! Vikki ran the St. Jude's half marathon, shaving 10+ minutes off her St. Louis half marathon time ! Way to go ! Congratulations to the Currys !
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Last Sunday (December 7), five Running Friends competed in the 5k Reindeer Ramble in Moline , IL. A message from Nancy Shell :

JoeTimmsen won first in his age group and second overall. Jackie Liebmann got first in her age group. Jackie's friend, Sy Schmelzer, received second in his age group. I got first in my age group. Mario Garcia ran it too.
The results should be posted soon on their web site: http://rockriverstriders.com/ReindeerRamble/Reindeer.html
I'm going to do the Jingle Bell 5K in Bettendorf on Sat, Dec 13, so I will miss the group run to get Toys for Tots. I plan to drop of toys on my way out of town Sat morning. The people who ran the Reindeer Ramble get $10 off the entry fee to do the Jingle Bell 5K and the race raises money to help the Arthritis Foundation.
Nancy A Shell Designer Stanley Consultants, Inc. 225 Iowa Avenue Muscatine, IA 52761 Fax # 563/264-6658
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If interested in watching the Running Friend's interview from November 25th, go to the following website for the schedule of shows : http://www.mpw.org/pdf/Schedule.pdf

Thank you again, Terry Curry and Chad Bishop !
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Mark your calendars for December 20th...
The Jingle Jog around town begins at the Y @ 8 a.m. Wear Santa hats, elf hats, jingle bells, etc.
The Running Friend's Christmas Party at Dave and Lisa Hughes' home will be from 2 p.m. - ???
Please RSVP so Lisa will know how many sandwiches to order. dlhughes@machlink.com

2008-11-25T10:20:00.002-06:00

Happy Thanksgiving, Running Friends !!!

Tom Hanifan will be celebrating his birthday on Sunday, November 30th. Happy birthday, Tom !

This week's runs :
Wednesday - 5 p.m. at the Y ... (wear your reflective vests and lights)
Thursday - 5 mile TURKEY TROT - 9 a.m. in Davenport
Friday - BLACK FRIDAY - 8 a.m. at the Y (wear black)
Saturday - 8 a.m. at the Y (wear any bright color)
Sunday - 8 a.m. at MHS

Check out the Running Friend's blogsite, created and maintained by Stacey Eberhard :
http://runningfriends.blogspot.com/ Thank you, Stacey !

A message from Daphne and Mike Donald :
Running Friends, as many of you know, our son Ian has Type 1 diabetes. He was diagnosed 7 years ago when he was 13. This is an annual fundraiser that we do to raise awareness and funds for research. Please take a minute to read the following, you might really enjoy touring these beautiful homes. THANKS!
Daphne & Mike

The third annual Holiday Home Tour – Hope for a Cure is being held on Saturday, December 6 from 2:00 – 6:00 p.m. This year we have eight fabulous homes including:

Tom & Ann Meeker, 101 West Mississippi Dr.,

John & Joni Axel, 208 West 2nd,

Mark & Ann Henthorn, 801 West 3rd,

Bill & Marci Stephens, 900 West 3rd,

Dave Armstrong, 200 Ash St.,

Dave & Kelly Peak, 1211 East Mississippi Dr.,

Michael & Molly Kraig, 116 Lord Ave.,

John & Julie Jindrich, 1314 Smalley Avenue.

Tickets are on sale now at Carriage House Carpet One, The Hall Tree, Pro Hair Designs Salon and Spa, Wester Drug Store, and the Lock Shop. Tickets are $10.00 each - checks can be made to JDRF (Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation). If you purchase a ticket before December 6th, you can put your name in a drawing for a door prize. During the tour, tickets will be
available at each of the homes and at Pearl Plaza, 208 West 2nd. For more information contact Daphne at 263-1094 or djdonald11@machlink.com

Mark your calendars, December 20th :
8 a.m. - JINGLE JOG
2 p.m. - RUNNING FRIEND'S CHRISTMAS PARTY at the Hughes'

Pictured above :
Happy birthday, Dell Wagner ! (November 24th)

Dell Wagner's 60th Birthday Run on Sunday. Great turnout !

Some of the 2008 Grand Prix winners. Congratulations to all !

Happy birthday, Margaret Stych ! (November 22nd)

Last Saturday's Turkey Trot run at the Municipal Golf Course. Wonderful company, fun time !

Keep Running ! Keep Smiling !

Teri

Thank you cartoon editor, Dave May !

Weekly newsletter...

2008-11-18T13:53:00.003-06:00

Hello Running Friends,

Happy #60th birthday Dell Wagner ! (November 24)

A message from Dell :

JUST A REMINDER - IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO CELEBRATE MY BIRTHDAY ON NOVEMBER 23, PLEASE CALL (263-8804)
OR SEND ME AN EMAIL dwagner@machlink.com SO WE CAN HAVE A HEAD COUNT FOR THE AMOUNT OF CAKE AND
DRINK WE WILL NEED.

REMEMBER, YOU DO NOT NEED TO RUN TO CELEBRATE. THE RUNNING WILL BEGIN AT 10:00 A.M. (400 E 8th) AND WE
WILL SERVE CAKE AFTERWARD. YOU CAN JUST COME FOR THE PARTY!!!!!

PASS THE WORD ALONG TO OTHERS WHO MAY NOT APPEAR ON THIS MAILING LIST.

THERE IS NO DEADLINE FOR ENTRY, BUT IT WOULD BE NICE TO HAVE YOUR POSITIVE RESPONSE BY WEDNESDAY,
NOVEMBER 19.

PLEASE COME AND JOIN THE FUN IF YOU CAN.

THANKS
DELL
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This week's group runs:

Wednesday (November 19) - Meet at the Y @ 5 p.m. (Wear your reflective vests and lights for safety)

Saturday (November 22) - The 5k Turkey Trot @ 10:30 a.m. at the Muscatine Municipal Golf Course

Sunday (November 23) - Dell's 60th Birthday Run @ 10 a.m. at 400 East 8th Street

Tuesday (November 25) - Wildebeest Show at MCC. (Starting at 4:15)

A message about the Wildebeest Show :

My fellow Wildebeest, I am planning on airing another running show on Channel 9. It is all taped and not live so if you want to edit things
out we certainly can. I will be the host and promise not to embarrass anyone. It is going to be on Tuesday, November 25 beginning as early as 4:15 or whenever you can get there. It will be
at MCC. Come and share some of our greatest moments on migration this year. We had one heck of a year if you
think about. Some of you have already responded, thanks. This will be fun! It was the last time. Please let me know about what time you think you can be there. I plan on telling the tail (pun intended) of the
Wildebeest. If you don't come, you know we will talk about you!!! Thanks and have a great day. Kazar (a.k.a. Terry Curry)
Phone: (563)262-3440
E-mail: tcurry@mpw.org
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Last Saturday, Mario Garcia and Vinton Cromer participated in the 4 mile Hawk Hustle in Moline. They
are strong runners, I am sure they ran a good race. Congratulations Mario and Vinton !

Mario Garcia... good luck in Urbandale at the Living History Farms cross country 7 mile race on Saturday,
November 22. Run like the wind !
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Sent from Terry Curry :

YOU MIGHT BE A RUNNER IF ...

- You call all other sports cross-training.
- You can say fartlek without giggling.
- You know the location of every public drinking fountain within 20 miles of your home.
- The thought of signing up for a 401K seems like a daunting task.
- Your nightmare used to be about being seen naked in public, now it;s about missing the bus to the start line.
- You can convert kilometers to miles in your head.
- The question "How many Grandma's have you done?" is not the slightest bit dirty.
- Acronyms like PR and DNF are verbs.
- You've ever been asked "How long was that marathon you ran?"
- You consider running 3 miles to be a warm up.
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Keep Running ! Keep Smiling !

Teri

A few more...

2008-11-05T10:19:00.003-06:00

I couldn't fit all the Governor's cup pictures on the last post so here are the rest of them and Saturday's group

Weekly update...

2008-11-05T09:55:00.003-06:00

Hello Running Friends,

Two special birthdays to announce : Mark Sievert (November 6) and Lavene Payne (November 10) . Happy birthday Mark and Lavene !
__________________________________________________________________________ This week's group runs :

Wednesday (November 5) - Meet at the Y @ 5 p.m. (Wear your reflective vests and lights for safety)

Saturday (November 8) - Meet at the Y @ 8 a.m. (Color scheme - wear red) We'll go for our usual Saturday morning run, stop by the radio station for an interview, and then to McDonald's for lunch...

I have an opportunity for the Running Friends I'd like to run by you. Our Sportsdirector, Zach Ulin, wants to attend the Penn State-Iowa game on Saturday, November 8th. That means he needs someone else to do the Toyota Sports Show that morning from 10 to 11. I suggested a Running Friends show. We could talk about how we enjoy running and the benefits of running. We could talk about how running is for everyone and anyone, not just the gifted. We could branch out into swimming, biking, and triathloning. We could invite some cross country folks to participate. Maybe Nancy, Chris, and Lisa might be interested in being radio stars broadcasting to thousands and thousands of listeners. Or at least two or three. We could tell stories about wild and weird things that have happened to us while we've been running -- and we all have some. I think it could be a lot of fun and a service we could do for the community, but we would need some people to commit to it -- and I think you are a prime suspect. Are you interested? Would you run this by the group and see if anyone is interested in becoming a Radio Star? We could run from 8 to 9:30, stop at the station to do the show, run back to the Y, and go to McD's for lunch.

Charles Potter Director KWPC AM 860KMCS FM 93.1VoiceOfMuscatine.Com

Sunday (November 9) - Meet in the Fareway parking lot @ 7:00 a.m. to carpool to the Pewterman Pentathlon in Cedar Rapids. This unique event combines five different disciplines of running -- a 5K run, quarter mile run, one mile run, 100 yard dash, and a ten mile run -- in that order and all in the same day! Each participant MUST COMPLETE ALL FIVE EVENTS to become a “Pewterman Pentathlete!” WHERE: Washington High School -- South Parking Lot - Forest Drive & Cottage Grove Avenue SE -- Cedar Rapids, IA Locker room and showers open – byot. Refreshments & snacks provided to all participants TIME: The 5K will begin at 9:00 am. The amount of rest between each of the five events is about 15 minutes. The duration of the Pewterman is dependent on the number of competitors, but should last no more than four hours.
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Another Wildebeest interview opportunity :
Terry Curry will be interviewing some of the local runners at MCC on Wednesday, November 19. If you would like to be a t.v. star, contact Terry Curry - tcurry@mpw.org
Terry CurryManager, Marketing and SalesMPW CableMuscatine, IA 52761Phone: (563)262-3440
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Reminder of upcoming events :
KWPC Sports Talk - We will meet at KWPC from 10-11 on Nov. 8 after our morning run.
Pewterman Pentathlon - 5k, 1/4 mile, 1 mile, 100 yard dash, and 10 miles (Cedar Rapids @ 9 a.m. on Nov. 9)

The Hawk Hustle - 4 mile cross country run (Moline, IL. @ 10 a.m. on Nov. 15)

Wildebeest Interview - We will meet at 5:30 or 6:00 p.m. at MCC on Nov. 19

Turkey Trot - 5k run (Muscatine Municipal Golf Course @ 10:30 a.m. on Nov. 22)

Dell Wagner's 60th Birthday Run - 400 E. 8th Street @ 10 a.m. on Nov. 23

Turkey Trot - 5 mile run (Davenport @ 9 a.m. on Nov. 27)
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Is anyone interested in running a half marathon in Osh Kosh, WI on April 18, 2009? We could get a group together and carpool. Think about it...

Subject: Oshkosh Half Marathon & 5K open for business!Registration is now open for the 2009 Oshkosh Half Marathon & 5K Run/Walk, set for Monday, April 18th, 2009 at 8:00 a.m. This 3rd annual event will again host the Lionhearted Kids. Event on Friday, April 17th, 2009 at 6:00 p.m.Register early and take advantage of the early bird pricing. Half Marathon $30, 5K $15, and Kids $8 if registered before February 28th, 2009.To register online go to active.com or for more information please visit our website at www.midwestsportsevents.com, email us at info@midwestsportsevents.com or call us directly at 800-429-8044.
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Congratulations to :

Ernesto Venzor - Indianapolis Marathon on October 18th. Awesome job, Ernesto !

Danelle Much and Larry Sandhaas - North Face Endurance Challenge (trail run) on October 25
in Madison, WI. Danelle ran a half marathon and Larry ran 50 miles. You two did great !

John Fletcher and Shannon Von Muenster - the Wine Country Half Marathon on October 26
in Healdsburg, California. They ran past over 30 wineries but were going too fast to stop! Shannon
is running the California International Marathon on Dec. 7. John is officially in off-season now.

Mario Garcia - Indianapolis Monumental Marathon on November 1st. Way to go, Mayito !

Congratulations also to Brett Guerra for finishing 18th at the state Cross Country meet on November 1st. She ran AWESOME in Fort Dodge!!CONGRAT'S BRETT!
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Pictured below :

The Governor's race at Scott County Park last Sunday. Joe Timmsen, Nancy Foxen, Noel
Spencer, Brett Guerra, Mario Garcia, Stacey Eberhard, Carlos Rondon, and Nancy Shell taking
their turns at the rope. Guess how many made it over the creek without getting wet? (Look closely at Nancy Foxen's swing... see the poor guy in the water with the yellow shirt on? Nancy nailed him with her swing !) If the rest of the group had followed Danelle Much and Larry Sandhaas they would not have had to cross this creek. Know why? They got lost and blazed their own path through the woods!

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Keep Running ! Keep Smiling !

Teri

Weekly Newsletter.

2008-10-31T21:02:00.004-05:00

Hello Running Friends,

Today, October 28th is Bill Ryan's birthday.

Thursday, October 30th is Tonya Armstrong's birthday.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY DEAR BILL AND SWEET TONYA !
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This Saturday, we will meet at the Y @ 8 a.m. (Color scheme: black and orange for
Halloween.)

On Sunday, we are traveling to Scott County Park for the 2 or 4 mile Governor's Run. If
anyone is interested in carpooling, meet at Farm and Fleet @ 11:30. ( 1 p.m. start time )
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Congratulations: Terry Curry - first place for his age division in the 10k Trick or Treat Trot Chicago on Oct. 26)

Jackie Liebmann and Gretchen Spies - first place for their age divisions in the 8k Pumpkin Dash (Davenport on Oct. 27)

Mario Garcia, Vinton Cromer, and Peggy Bailey - second place for their age divisions in the Pumpkin Dash

Rusty Brown - third place for his age division in the Pumpkin Dash

Congratulations also to Jennifer Kent and Kristyn Manjoine for completing the Marine Corps Marathon (Arlington, Virginia on Oct. 26) Jennifer qualified for Boston... again !
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Good luck: Mario Garcia - running the Indianapolis Monumental Marathon on November 1.
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Reminder of upcoming events : KWPC Sports Talk - For anyone interested in telling of experiences, advice, and goals set for running / biking / swimming. We will meet at KWPC from
10-11 a.m. on Nov. 8 after our morning run.

Pewterman Pentathlon - 5k, 1/4 mile, 1 mile, 100 yard dash, and 10 miles
(Cedar Rapids @ 9 a.m. on Nov. 9)

The Hawk Hustle - 4 mile cross country run (Moline, IL. @ 10 a.m. on Nov. 15)

Turkey Trot - 5k run (Muscatine Municipal Golf Course @ 10:30 a.m. on Nov. 22)

Dell Wagner's 60th Birthday Run - 400 E. 8th Street @ 10 a.m. on Nov. 23

Turkey Trot - 5 mile run (Davenport @ 9 a.m. on Nov. 27)

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Keep Running ! Keep Smiling !

Teri

HAPPY HALLOWEEN !!!!!!
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Pictured below: Nancy Shell and her daughter Amy participated in the 5k Race for the Cure in Des Moines this past weekend. Approximately 25,000 people ran/walked for this wonderful cause. Good job, Nancy and Amy !

Some of the Running Friends hanging out after the Pumpkin Dash on Sunday.

Last Saturday's group of runners being silly before our morning run. Fun group !

This week's update....

2008-10-22T07:36:00.002-05:00

Hello Running Friends,

Busy, busy October ! I hope life is treating you well.

Weather permitting...

Wednesday, let's meet @ 5 p.m. at the Y. Let's aim to run for one hour.

Saturday, let's meet @ 8 a.m. at the Y. It seems like "forever" since we had the group together for
one of our weekend runs. Color scheme? Wear orange for Halloween. Let's aim to run 7-8 miles.

Sunday, Pumpkin Dash 4k or 8k race on Credit Island @ 9 a.m. Who wants to carpool? If interested,
meet at Farm and Fleet @ 7:45 a.m.

Hey Runners and Walkers,

This year's 4th Annual CBRC Pumpkin Dash is in less than a week. You have time to still register. Please drop your entries off at
Running Wild or mail them to the CBRC Office. We have online registration at www.getmeregistered.com. We have a 8K and 4K
Run/Walk as well as Children's race. We have long sleeve tech tees to the first 500. I hope you all can make it and bring some
friends to run with. If you want to volunteer feel free to email me at pjppark@aol.com or call Running Wild at 563-323-7025.

I hope to see all you there,

John Parker
CBRC
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Have fun and good luck Terry and Vikki Curry as you run the Trick or Treat Trot 10k race in Chicago
on Sunday, October 26 !

Also this weekend... Nancy and Amy Shell are walking in the Race for the Cure in Des Moines. Go girls !
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Read the message from Charles Potter. It sounds like fun ! We'll go for our usual Saturday morning run
from the Y on Saturday, November 8th, stop by the radio station for an interview, and then to McDonald's
for lunch...

I have an opportunity for the Running Friends I'd like to run by you. Our Sportsdirector, Zach Ulin, wants to attend the Penn State-Iowa
game on Saturday, November 8th. That means he needs someone else to do the Toyota Sports Show that morning from 10 to 11.
I suggested a Running Friends show. We could talk about how we enjoy running and the benefits of running. We could talk about how
running is for everyone and anyone, not just the gifted. We could branch out into swimming, biking, and triathloning. We could invite
some cross country folks to participate. Maybe Nancy, Chris, and Lisa might be interested in being radio stars broadcasting to
thousands and thousands of listeners. Or at least two or three. We could tell stories about wild and weird things that have happened
to us while we've been running -- and we all have some. I think it could be a lot of fun and a service we could do for the community, but
we would need some people to commit to it -- and I think you are a prime suspect. Are you interested? Would you run this by the group
and see if anyone is interested in becoming a Radio Star? We could run from 8 to 9:30, stop at the station to do the show, run back to
the Y, and go to McD's for lunch.

Charles Potter
News Director
KWPC AM 860
KMCS FM 93.1
VoiceOfMuscatine.Com
3218 Mulberry Avenue
Muscatine, Iowa 52761
Ph:563-263-2442
Fax:563-263-9206
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If you want to try something new, enter a pentathlon. The Pewterman Pentathlon in Cedar Rapids will take place
Sunday, November 9, 2008. This unique event combines five different disciplines of running -- a 5K run,
quarter mile run, one mile run, 100 yard dash, and a ten mile run -- in that order and all in the same day!
Each participant MUST COMPLETE ALL FIVE EVENTS to become a “Pewterman Pentathlete!” and receive
an event t-shirt. Last year, ten Muscatine runners competed and had a wonderful experience. If you would
like to join us, let's meet in the Fareway parking lot (closed on Sunday) @ 7:00 a.m.
About the event ...

WHERE: Washington High School -- South Parking Lot - Forest Drive & Cottage Grove Avenue SE --

Cedar Rapids, IA Locker room and showers open – byot. Refreshments & snacks provided to all participants

COURSE: The track events (quarter mile, 1 mile, 100 yard dash) will be held on the all-weather quarter

mile Washington track. The 5K is a tough and hilly road run. The ten mile course repeats the 5K course,

includes a cross country segment through Bever Park and ends with reversing the original 5K loop --

very demanding and challenging!

TIME: The 5K will begin at 9:00 am. The amount of rest between each of the five events is about 15

minutes. The duration of the Pewterman is dependent on the number of competitors, but should last no

more than four hours. Water will be available on both the 5K and ten mile runs.

COST: $20.00 ($18.00 -- $2.00 Discount to CVRA Members) Checks payable to CVRA

RACE DIRECTOR: Nick Gearhart 2015 Blake Blvd. SE Cedar Rapids, IA 52403

319-364-6567 (H) 319-363-6840 (W) nickgearhart@hotmail.com

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Let's backtrack...

Mario Garcia ran the Detroit marathon on Sunday, October 19. He was pleased with his time... under
3:40. Great job, Mayito !

Congratulations Steve Taylor on completing the Des Moines marathon this past Sunday, October 19.
Your goal was to "just finish comfortably". I am certain you did ! Way to run, Steve !

A note from Kathy Whiteside. (Kathy ran the San Francisco marathon on Sunday, October 19):

I had a fantastic time in San Francisco at the Nike Women's Marathon to benefit the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society! We
raised over 18 million for cancer research!! There were 20,000 runners (mostly women). I got to meet and talk to Kristin
Armstrong (Lance's ex who writes for Runner's World and runs marathons). It was awesome!!!

I stayed with my two friends who were running their first marathons so we came in a little under five hours with breaks but it was
fun! The course was VERY hilly and challenging and I am still tired and recovering from Quad Cities so it was fine with me! I
got my Tiffany necklace at the end and that was worth it!!

Looking forward to seeing the Running Friends very soon!

Kathy
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Keep Running ! Keep Smiling !

Teri
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The pictures below...

1) Nine Running Friends carpooled to Peoria on Friday, October 17. We ate at an Italian restaurant by
the name of Avanti's to "carb up" for the next day's adventure.

2) Saturday, October 18th. Time to leave the hotel, it's 5:45 a.m. First, let's get a group picture.

3) It's 7:25 a.m., we have 5 minutes to spare before our 33 mile Farmdale trail run. Why not take
another picture?

4) Nancy Shell received the largest stone for the Farmdale run. Her stone reads, "The Ultimate
Ultra Runner". Even though Joe Timmsen came in 2nd overall (just missing 1st by seconds) and
Nancy Foxen came in 5th overall, Nancy Shell's stone was larger. Joe and Nancy F. are FAST,
finishing in 4:33 and 5:17 but Nancy S. spent 10 hours covering the 33 miles of trails, her persistence
paying off... she is the ULTIMATE ULTRA RUNNER !

5) Celebrating our accomplishment with a sip of champagne. (Courtesy of Terry Curry.) Thank you,
Joe Timmsen for organizing this run. Thank you, Stacey Eberhard and Terry Curry for driving.
I am so very proud of everyone for finishing the 33 mile Farmdale trail run. We completed another goal,
what's next?

Peggy Bailey and her sister (Debbie) ran a 5k Race for the Cure while in Dallas this past weekend.
Good job, girls !

Not another picture!

2008-10-08T15:04:00.002-05:00

Hello Running Friends,

Congratulations Dave Hurlbut and Vinton Cromer for qualifying for Boston this past weekend in Portland Oregon. How many other Running Friends have qualified for Boston this year? (Terry Curry, Nancy Foxen, Mario Garcia, Joe Timmsen, Kathy Whiteside, Daphne Donald, Bill Ryan, Eric Walsh, Mike Thomas, and Lee Hammerand.) Congratulations to ALL !
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On Wednesday we will meet at the Y @ 5 p.m. Let's aim to run 5-7 miles.

Volunteers are needed for a cross country meet on Thursday, the 9th. If you are available and would like to help out, please contact Lisa Hughes. dlhughes@machlink.com

Read Lisa's message :

Muscatine is hosting a cross country meet on Thursday, October 9 at Discovery Park. The first middle school race starts
at 3:45 p.m. with Varsity, JV, and Fresh/Soph high school races starting at 4:30 until 6. We are in need of helpers to ensure
that the meet runs smoothly. I am especially concerned about having enough volunteers available at 3:30 or before to help
with parking/traffic control and having people out on the course to direct runners for the middle school races. Please let me
know if you can help at any time during the meet.

Thanks.

Coach Lisa Hughes

This Saturday is the 5k MHS Boy's Cross Country Race at Discovery Park @ 9 a.m. Hope to see you there !

This Sunday is the 5k or 10k Nancy Kapheim Memorial Classic in Rock Island @ 8 a.m. If interested in carpooling, be at Farm and Fleet at 6:30 a.m.

I want to wish Tony Carl "GOOD LUCK" at the Chicago marathon this Sunday !
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Keep Running ! Keep Smiling !

Teri

The reasons we run...

2008-10-01T05:49:00.005-05:00

The pictures below were taken at the QC marathon on Sunday, September 28th. Several Running Friends ran in the 5k, half and full marathon. To each and every one of you that participated ... CONGRATULATIONS !

#1) Becky Hammann received first place for her age divison in the 5k. Way to go Becky !

#2) Vinton Cromer, Dave Hurlbut, Johnny Colazo, Nancy Rupe, and Paula Gillespie. Johnny is holding a 2nd place plaque for his age division in the half marathon. Congratulations Johnny !

#3) Dell Wagner, Mike Batenhorst, Mike Thomas, Paula Gillespie, Noel Spencer, Peggy Bailey, Teri Lyon, and Becky Hammann. Mike Thomas ran the full marathon under 3 hours ! Awesome job, Mike !

#4) I am thrilled for these two women : Daphne Donald and Kathy Whiteside qualified for Boston !!! YAHOO !!! (Daphne completed her first full marathon.)

#5) Mario Garcia, Cora Mattie, Kelly _____, Dell Wagner, Peggy Bailey, Teri Lyon, and Johnny Colazo. (Cora completed her first full marathon.)

#6) Terry Curry received a well deserved 3rd place plaque for his age division for the full marathon. (Are there IV bags hanging behind Terry? Guess how many liters it took to rehydrate his body?) Glad you're okay, Kazar !

#7) Nancy Foxen received a 3rd place plaque for her age division. Nancy girl, you are the sweetest of the sweet !

#8) Mario Garcia, Laurie Eash, Charles Potter, Teri Lyon, Terry Curry, Nancy Shell, and Nancy Foxen. Charles completed his #38 marathon ! Great job, Charles ! (Laurie completed her first full marathon.)

- Mike Donald also completed his first full marathon. I am very proud of all of you first time marathoners ! I am also proud of the runners that qualified for Boston... Nancy Foxen, Joe Timmsen, Daphne Donald, Mario Garcia, Kathy Whiteside, Eric Walsh, and Mike Thomas. You are all an inspiration to us !

- Stacey Eberhard ran in the Omaha marathon on the same day we ran the QC marathon. Good job, Stacey !

Marathon Ike

2008-09-16T20:04:00.006-05:00

We paid for a marathon. We ran the race route that was marked out for us. We can and will call this a marathon. Congratulations to everyone that was courageous enough to take on MARATHON IKE!!

Running Friends toasting after completion of the Lewis and Clark Marathon (10 miler). We celebrated in the hotel hallway for about 4 hours!!

In case you don't get the email....

2008-09-02T18:48:00.008-05:00

Trail run at Sunderbruch on Saturday morning. There were a few spills...a little football...but no one got hurt!!

Sunday group run.

Run with Carl.

Hello Running Friends,

I hope everyone had a nice Labor Day weekend. Welcome September !

* Our weekday practice runs have changed. We will no longer meet on Thursday nights. We will meet on Wednesday nights @ 5 p.m. at the Y. Since the track workouts have not been very popular, we are now going to begin at the Y and run the streets in town. We will meet at the same place as Saturday mornings... at the Y in the hallway by the pool area.

* Saturday and Sunday morning runs will remain the same. Saturdays @ 8 at the Y and Sundays @ 8 at MHS.

This Saturday we will not be meeting for our usual practice run though. The Wildcat Den trail run is scheduled at 8 a.m. Hopefully I will see all of you there ! Is there anyone interested in biking to / from Wildcat Den before / after the race? If so, let me know. Bill Ryan wanted to know if there was going to be a "migration" to Wild Cat Den. Is there anyone interested in running to the race? What about running home from the race?

This Sunday we will meet @ 8 at MHS for our usual practice run. We will aim for 8 miles.
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Good luck to John Fletcher as he heads to a half Ironman race outside of Minneapolis on Sunday, September 7th. John will be swimming 1.2 miles, biking 56 miles, and running 13.1 miles. GO JOHN !
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Only 12 days away from the St. Charles marathon. There are 11 Running Friends signed up to run the half / full marathon. If there is anyone else interested in joining us, the deadline for registration is September 7th.
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Let's backtrack : Last Sunday, Steve Hammann ran trails near Fairfield, IA. Steve managed to finish 50 miles of trails ! WAY TO GO !

On Labor Day, Charles Potter and Joe Timmsen ran the Dubuque half marathon. Joe Timmsen was the 4th overall male finisher. GREAT JOB ! Joe informed us that Eric Walsh was 3rd overall male and Mike Thomas was the first male to cross the finish line. I have not heard from Charles yet but I am certain that he crossed the finish line smiling. : )

Also on Labor Day was the Run with Carl race in Bettendorf. Muscatine runners did very well. Nancy Foxen received a trophy for being the 2nd overall female finisher, Vinton Cromer came in first place for his age division, Nancy Shell and Jackie Liebmann came in second for their age divisions, and Mario Garcia came in third for his age division. CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL !
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Keep Running ! Keep Smiling !

Teri

from the Lyon Den

2008-08-27T19:11:00.009-05:00

Hello Running Friends,

The last week of August brings with it two special birthdays :

Happy birthday Joe Timmsen (August 27) and Peggy Bailey (August 30)!

Our weekly practice runs :

Wednesday (track) and Thursday (streets) @ 5 p.m. Meet at MHS.

Saturday... you have a choice. Some of us are meeting at Farm and Fleet @ 7:30 a.m. to carpool to Sunderbruch Park in Davenport to run trails. We will be back to Muscatine sometime around 11. Paula Gillespie and others are meeting at the Y @ 8 a.m. to run here in town. Afterwards, everyone is invited to the Button Factory for lunch @ 1 p.m. Those of you that are going to St. Charles, we will be discussing the final plans for our trip. Anyone interested in running the St. Charles marathon or half marathon, it's not too late. The deadline for registration is September 7th.

Sunday morning @ 8 a.m. Let's meet at MHS. On Sunday morning, Steve Hammann is traveling to Fairfield, IA to run 50 kilometers (31 miles) of trails... unless he decides to run the 50 mile course instead. Go Steve !

On Monday, September 1st (Labor Day):

Charles Potter and Joe Timmsen (?) are running the Dubuque half marathon. A 5k is also offered. Anyone interested in joining them?

Mario Garcia, Nancy Foxen, and I are heading to Bettendorf for the 7:30 a.m. Run with Carl 5k / 5 mile race. We will be leaving from Farm and Fleet @ 6 a.m. if anyone would like to carpool with us.

Keep Running ! Keep Smiling !

Teri
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Special note: Lavene Payne, thank you so very much for driving the support vehicle while we ran to Wilton. Also, thank you Tom and Stacey Eberhard for hauling our bikes to Wilton. We have a wonderful group, I am thankful for each and every one of you !

We met at the Y @ 4:45 a.m. to migrate to Wilton

Some of the Running Friends lining up before the Eager Beaver race in Wilton.

Group photo after the race.

Wildebeest "Groupies"

2008-08-25T05:47:00.005-05:00

Our biggest fans showed up in Wilton for the Eager Beaver run to cheer us on...(their favorite Wildebeest is Nancy!!)

Ouch!

2008-08-24T17:12:00.005-05:00

Nancy is doing well after her bike accident yesterday. Scraped up and bruised yet still smiling.

We love ya Nancy girl !

(Important safety message from John Fletcher)
Everybody who also rides needs to use this as an unfortunate reminder to wear helmets because things can happen in the blink of an eye.

Fletch

the bright side of my day....

2008-08-18T07:49:00.002-05:00

I was able to get finishing line photos of most of the Muscatine Running Friends and others at Du State Du...

crossing the line...

2008-08-18T07:40:00.003-05:00

and they walked....

2008-08-15T15:54:00.002-05:00

The Chicago 3-Day Walk was amazing! I have never been to anything so positive and upbeat. I loved every minute of it. I met a lot of wonderful people. The police department of one of the suburbs we walked through all wore pink shirts on Saturday to honor and support us.
A group of 12 men are walking all 14 of the 3-Day Walks this year around the country. (The Chicago walk was the first of them.) The men call themselves the 60-Mile Men. They made a calendar (partially nude) similar to the Calendar Girls from England. I bought one of their 2009 calendars. It is wonderful. They are not all hunks but Mr. June is a stud. It may be June all year at my house next year. My sister and I met Mr. June. He offered to help us with our tent. We got our picture taken with him.

Besides all the volunteers encouraging us each day, family and friends were able to cheer us at "Cheering Stations". It was awesome to walk through a large group of cheering people who were giving us treats, shaking our hands, thanking us for walking, and hugging us. And strangers along the streets would honk their cars and wave, kids would have tables along the course passing our drinks, etc.

My sister and I ended up raising about $6000. The highest amount raised by one of the walkers was almost $150,000. Altogether the Chicago 3-Day walk raised $6,100,000 to help fight cancer and find a cure. Isn't that amazing!!!

Our feet got sore, especially at the end of the first day, and we were tired each night but it was a good tired. We were really "pumped up" by the time we finished at Soldier's Field on Sunday afternoon. It was a very emotional closing ceremony. I think it was very good for my sister to see so many people working so hard to fight cancer.

I have some great pictures I would love to show people when time.

Take care,

Nancy

A note of interest.....

2008-08-12T11:37:00.002-05:00

Women's Olympic Marathon is scheduled to be run on 8-16-08 at 6:30 p.m. - Channel 6 or 706 in HD

Men's Olympic Marathon is scheduled to be run on 8-23-08 at 6:30 p.m. - Channel 6 or 706 in HD

Weekly from the Lyon Den

2008-08-06T20:23:00.003-05:00

Hello Running Friends,

August has arrived ... it's been a warm one so far !

Happy Birthday to:

Charles Potter (Saturday - August 9)

Laurie Eash (Saturday - August 9)

Steve Hammann (Sunday - August 10)

Lisa Longtin ( Monday - August 11)

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This past Saturday, Nancy Foxen, Mario Garcia, Brett Guerra and Joe Timmsen ran the Crimestoppers race in Moline. All did very well ! Way to go ! Congratulations !
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This week's practice runs:

Wednesday and Thursday at MHS @ 5 p.m.

Saturday at the Y @ 8 a.m. (Anyone interested in running a long run,
be there at 6:30 a.m. We'll be back at the Y by 8 to run 7-8 more miles.)
(Color scheme : Let's wear yellow/gold.

Sunday at MHS @ 8 a.m.

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This Friday night @ 7 p.m. is the 5k Durant Dusk Hustle.

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Next Saturday (the 16th) is the Watermelon Stampede @ 8 a.m.

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Next Sunday (the 17th) is the Du-State-Du at Loud Thunder.

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On Saturday, August 23rd, we will be having a meeting about the St. Charles marathon at the Button Factory @ 12:30. We will discuss carpooling, hotel accomodations, etc. Everyone is invited to join us.

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A message from Nancy Shell : (Wishing you well, Nancy !)

My sister, Kathryn Keating, and I leave this Thursday, August 7th, for Chicago. We will be joining thousands of women and men on Friday morning at the Northbrook Court Shopping Center to begin our Breast Cancer 3-Day Walk. Opening ceremonies begin at 6:30am with community stretching. There will be "pit stops" every few miles and lunch served during the day. We can not run on the course so I won't be doing any running, unfortunately. They will be making sure we drink lots of fluids and stretch at every stop.
My walker ID is 1547261 and our tent address will be G99.

On Friday, August 8th, we will be walking through the Chicago Botanic Gardens, Winnetka IL, and Mallenckrodt Park on our way to our camp site. Our camp site appears to be on forest preserve land near the Des Plains River near Des Plains IL. We will be encouraged to eat first upon reaching camp, then to shower in "shower trucks" being provided for our use. There will even be entertainment both nights in camp.

On Saturday, August 9th, we will leave camp and walk in a large loop through the suburbs of Des Plaines, Mt. Prospect, and Arlington Heights. On Sunday, August 10th, we will be bussed from camp to the Skokie area. From there, we will walk into downtown Chicago, past Lincoln Park and Zoo, Millennium Park, the Art Institute of Chicago, the Field Museum, and finish with a victory lap and closing ceremonies in Soldier's Field at 4:30pm.

This trip is something my sister and I have wanted to do ever since she fought her battle with breast cancer in 2002. It has been our dream and goal! Kathy and I plan to celebrate her six cancer-free years while on the journey and have the time of our lives. We also want to thank and show our appreciation with every step we take to everyone who donated to us and helped make this possible. I have raised $3500 for the walk and my sister raised almost $2500. When we started in April, we never thought we would raise almost $6000 to help find a cure for cancer. We will be wearing shirts the first day which list all our corporate sponsors. On the third day, I will be wearing a pink shirt on which I have written the names of every person who donated or helped me. There are over 100 names on it!! That's a lot of help that I have had!!!

Kathy and I will be making it a very memorable trip together--the culmination of our dream. We will be going to Medieval Times in Chicago the night before the Walk begins. On Monday, the day after the Walk finishes, we will be touring the Frank Lloyd Wright home and workshop in Oak Park before we return to Iowa. We both have an interest in his life and work.

Teri, if anyone is interested, this is a link to the "Supporter Guide" web page. There is supposed to be a LIVE webcam showing walkers each day on the course. I don't know how well it will work. If I see the cameras, I will be sure to wave.

http://08.the3day.org/site/PageServer?pagename=CH_Supporter&autologin=true&JServSessionIdr009=k3p7ynhdo2.app320b
And I am taking a camera and hope to have photos to share from our journey.

Below is a map of the course but it doesn't show the detail of exactly what streets we will be walking. It's just a general map to show where in the Chicago area we will be walking.

Sincerely,
Your friend always,
Nancy Shell

2008-07-30T17:52:00.002-05:00

Weekly Newsletter from the Lyon Den

2008-07-30T17:50:00.000-05:00

Three very special people having birthdays this week:

Mike Donald - July 30th

Sue Calegan - July 30th

Becky Hammann - July 31st

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MIKE, SUE, AND BECKY !!!
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This week's practice runs will be as follows:

Wednesday and Thursday @ 5 p.m. at MHS (5-7 miles)

Sunday @ 8 a.m. at MHS (12+ miles) Color scheme? Let's wear orange.

We are not meeting at the Y on Saturday because we should show Lisa Hughes our support by participating
in the Summer Shuffle @ 8 a.m. at MHS. Proceeds go to the Muscatine Middle School Cross Country program.
Go Muskies !
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This Friday night @ 7 p.m. is the 5k Durant Dusk Hustle.
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Thank you Mike and Daphne Donald for opening your home to us last Saturday. Everyone had a wonderful
time at your fish fry !
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Terry Curry... Be safe while in Orlando, FL. Happy running, see you soon !
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Keep Running ! Keep Smiling !

Teri
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Congratulations to all Ragbrai riders and Bix runners !

2008-07-28T07:16:00.003-05:00

Great job to all you BIXers. According to the QC Times the number of entrants was the smallest group it has been since 1990. Great opportunity for those that are claustrophobic!

miscellaneous...

2008-07-17T19:53:00.004-05:00

It's the racing season so be sure to check out the upcoming events. New this year is a fund raiser for the Muscatine Middle School Cross Country program. There are 4 distances that can be run by an individual or a team. They are 2 miles, 1.5 miles, 1 mile, and .5 mile. Contact Lisa Hughes for more information.

Terry Curry reminded me to let everyone know that there is a price increase on August 1st for the St. Charles marathon. He also said that if you sign up by this date that you will get a personalized bib with your first name on it. We are planning to leave on September 13, running the marathon on the 14th, and returning on the 15th. There will be a meeting in the next few weeks to discuss carpooling, hotel accommodations, etc. Let me know if you are interested in joining us.

Don't forget..... Party (and Fish Fry) at the Donald’s. Saturday, July 26, 2008,6:00 p.m. 1559 Washington St. Come and celebrate. . . Mike’s birthday, the Bix Race, summer, whatever you want!

West Liberty

2008-07-17T19:50:00.002-05:00

Great job to every one that ran at the West Liberty race.