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Page 24 FROM THE HMRRC RECYCLING COMMITTEE HMRRC is having Shirt/Sneaker Drives Upcoming drives will be held at: - Race For The Cure (10/6) � Empire State Plaza Concourse - The Hudson Mohawk Marathon/Half Marathon Expo � Hotel Albany (formerly the Crown Plaza) � Only at the expo on Sat, 10/6 - Hairy Gorilla Half Marathon and Squirrelly 6m (10/28) � Thacher State Park - The Stockadethon Expo (11/10) � Gazette Newspapers Building Many, many thanks! � Jeff Andritz, Rox Gillen, and Brian Dillenbeck Road and Trail Talk Magazine ARE Website: A Quick Guide *Has appeared in previous issues of the RATT* The ARE Website provides a tremendous resource for club members to get involved and truly be part of the organization. Here’s some information on how the site works. The site is composed essentially of two zones: one for the public and one just for members. The public zone includes the homepage and the links found there, including pictures, race results, race schedule, running routes, and more. Some of these areas have special features only members can utilize. For example, only members can use the results search and find pictures of specific club members. The members’ area, however, contains all the excitement and gives life and credence to our name – the Albany Running Exchange. Accessing the Members Area If you joined the club online, you created your own username and password. If you joined via mail, you should have been emailed your access information. If you need your access information, contact us by emailing are@albanyrunningexchange.org Okay, so I’m logged in… now what? Above all else – feel free to click around and explore! There’s plenty to do and information to find – the most popular and functional things you can do once connected include: See what runs/ events are being offered Click on “ARE Event Calendar” and click on the name of an event that interests you. You will see who posted it (the event “Leader”), basic event information, a roster of who is attending, and also a chat for the event. Want to go? Click the “Sign Me Up” button and you’re now listed. Event leaders can email that group specifically – so if you plan on attending, it’s a good idea to sign-up. Track your race results and PRs Once logged in, go to the results for a race you ran and click the green arrow on the right side. This adds it to your race history, which is viewable by clicking “Race Information” – “My Racing History” from the top navigation. Communicate Have a question or a comment? Put it on the ARE Chat located on the members page. Looking for a running partner? Put it out there!
Page 25 Book Review Eat and Run: My Unlikely Journey to Ultramarathon Greatness by Scott Jurek Review By Miriam Hardin My brain was on fire. My body was burning up. Death Valley had laid me out flat, and now it was cooking me. My crew was telling me to get up, that they knew I could go on, but I could barely hear them. I was too busy puking, then watching the stream of liquid evaporate in the circle of light from my headlamp almost as fast as it splashed down on the steaming pavement. It was an hour before midnight, 105 incinerating, soul-sucking degrees. This was supposed to be my time. This was the point in a race where I had made a career of locating hidden reservoirs of sheer will that others didn’t possess, discovering powers that propelled me to distances and speeds that others couldn’t match. But tonight, roasting on the pavement, all I could summon was the memory of a television commercial I had seen as a child. First there’s an egg in someone’s fingers and a voice that says, “This is your brain.” Then the owner of the hand cracks the egg, and as it sizzles and crackles onto a hot skillet, the voice says, “And this is your brain on drugs.” I saw that image in the scorching nighttime sky. I heard the disembodied voice. But what I thought was: “This is my brain on Badwater.” Scott Jurek begins the first chapter of his memoir Eat and Run at mile 70 of the 2005 135-mile Badwater UltraMarathon. Two weeks before, he had won the Western State 100 Mile. Maybe it was just too soon. Maybe he would have to drop from the race. It’s a great story, but you won’t find out how it ends until chapter 14. Don’t let that deter you, though. It’s worth the wait, and you won’t be bored while getting there. Jurek began his “unlikely journey” as a self-described Minnesota redneck. No one would have guessed that a scrawny kid raised on hunting and fishing would someday be known not only for being an ultramarathon champion but also for fueling his running and recovery with a plant-based diet. Jurek takes his readers through that journey in short, accessible chapters that end with tempting recipes. Also included throughout Road and Trail Talk Magazine are his tips on training and running form. His stories are compelling and will resonate with runners of all levels. Jurek was something of an accidental ultra runner, as he initially got into running as a way to stay in shape for Nordic skiing during the off-season months. His plant-based diet came out of his quest for improved performance and recovery. Having reached a point where he could not train any harder, he had begun to look to his diet. Through research, trial and error, and making gradual changes, he discovered that a minimally processed, plant-based diet allowed him to train harder, perform better, and recover more quickly than on his more traditional standard American diet. There is more to running than the actual running, and that “more” is something that Jurek explores throughout his narrative. That “more” ranges from the spiritual, mind/body realm to the more concrete forging of relationships that make personal losses more bearable. Being part of the running community is clearly something he treasures and he is eager to give something back to that community when the opportunities arise. If you ever happen to run an ultra that Scott Jurek is running in, chances are he will greet you at the finish line. This is a tradition he began early on, when he neglected to book himself a place to stay following a race. He set up camp at the finish line and greeted each runner who came across. Ever since, he has done this as a sign of respect for his fellow runners. Also, he has a blast doing so. If you run in an ultra that Scott Jurek is not running in, there is also the possibility that you will meet him volunteering at one of the aid stations. If so, you will be in very good hands, as he also happens to be a physical therapist. Verdict: Highly recommended!
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