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Mark Your Calendars Dave Dunham as guest speaker for the June membership meeting. Topic: Trail Running and Orienteering Date: June 18 Location: Nashua High School South Time: immediately following the track workout and cool down Stick around after the track workout on June 18th and find out how trail running differs from road running and how orienteering differs from both. Dave will show some trail and orienteering shoes and will provide maps and instruction on how to read them. At the end, members can try a simple O-course that Dave will set up. Personal Safety Course As a follow-up to his safety discussion at our May monthly meeting, Ken Stimson of the Merrimack Police Department has agreed to conduct a standard personal safety course at a future date if there is enough interest among GCS members. The approximately 3-hour course will be held in the evening on a weeknight (date to be determined) and will be a mostly hands-on demonstration of various techniques that can be used to thwart personal attack. Attendees will be grouped in pairs, so consider signing up with a friend. All members age 14 and over are invited to attend. Participation is limited to GCS members only. If you are interested in attending this class, please contact Michelle Poublon at m.poublon@comcast.net or call 595-2239. Aloha Fellow Striders, Our annual GCS Mountain series race is fast approaching. Pack is hosting both the USTAF mountain series and NH Grand Prix Series this year. Last year 225 runners completed the course. This year we expect over 400 runners. The increase in runners coupled with the lost of MRM's volunteers will require more GCS members volunteers at this year's race. Volunteers are needed in all aspects of the race, included several transport vehicles to shuttle runners to and from Temple Mtn and Wilton H.S. Please contact me to assist at Pack. Thank you for your help. Damian Rowe Home 654-8117 Cell 318-9490 JP Morgan Chase Corporate Challenge Gate City Striders will be helping out at the JP Morgan Chase Corporate Challenge in Boston, MA 26-June- 2008. Location: Boston Common (the Gate City Striders do finish line, water, so we'll be at the start/finish line with is the northwest side of Boston Common next to a huge ornate gate adjacent to Boylston Street (very close to the exit from the Boston Common Garage). Parking: In the Boston Common Garage. Note that access to the garage is limited during the race, so to park in the garage you should arrive by 6:00pmat the latest. June - July 2008 Striding Along 6
(Continued from page 6) Task: Finish line water. Arrival: Volunteers should arrive by 6:00pm. The race starts at 7:15pm, about 12000 people are expected to run. When you arrive, find me or other Gate City Striders at the finish line area. I will have a sign-up card to be filled out by everyone. Departure: 8:30pm Benefit to Gate City Striders: The club gets $30 per volunteer. Car pool from the 99 leaving at 4:30pm. Rich Stockdale rstockd@gmail.com Track Workouts Track workouts through week 10 (Wednesday June 25) have been posted to the website. Select Workouts, then Track and Trail Workouts, then 2008 Spring Track Workout Schedule. New State Record Holders Most of us look forward to entering a new age group, especially when we are at the last year of our present age group. There are exceptions of course. When one reaches my current age group, we would rather not see that new age group appear, but then again at least it’s better than the alternative. Cathy Merra apparently can’t wait to join the Senior Age Group as she has been rewriting the age 49 records in every race this year. Her PEND- ING record in the Half Marathon broke the current record by about 4 minutes. Next came the 10K where she broke Jane Levesque’s record by about 2 minutes. The 6K followed where she broke Pam Hall’s record by over 2 minutes. Finally, at the 12K she not only broke Pam’s record at that distance by over 4 minutes but also set a new American age 49 record for the distance. What’s left for her? Only Ann Sipka’s very fast 5K and 8K records. I believe her marathon will be out of State and will not qualify for a State Record. Just wait till she hits the Senior age group. Other Gate City Strider record setters so far this year include RaeLyn Crowell in the Half Marathon. In the 6k we have Lindsay Wright and Dad Mike, Karen Pattelena, Ben Platt, Randy MacNeill, Steve Tomasi, Trevor Ward, Bill Spencer, and Bob Welts. Judi Moland, although running for GDTC, also set a new age 62 record at the 12k. June - July 2008 12 Full-Spectrum Vitamins 65 Ionic, Plant-Derived Minerals www.VemmaNewEngland.com Increased Energy* Powerful Antioxidants* Get That Competitive Edge… Try it today! Chris and Julie Lins Independent Distributors 22 Farrwood Drive, Hooksett, NH 03106 603.210.2799 * Statements not evaluated by the FDA. Striding Along 7
Page 1 and 2: In This Issue June ‐ July 2008 Is
Page 3 and 4: Editor’s Note If you haven’t no
Page 5: Club News & Upcoming Events Fitness
Page 9 and 10: June - July 2008 Striders in Action
Page 11 and 12: June - July 2008 The Rearview Mirro
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Page 15 and 16: Hey Gate City race volunteers, than
Page 17 and 18: Runners Recycle for Foster Care Kid
Page 19 and 20: Summer Running Program Youth Summer
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