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WELCOME 2012
WELCOME
2012 Amica Marathon, UnitedHealthcare Half Marathon, 5k We are honored to greet the marathon, half marathon and 5k runners competing in this weekend’s event and the thousands of visitors from across the country who are here to support them. All of you represent a remarkable range of athletes. As you pound the pavement and put one foot in front of the other in the pursuit of individual bests, Amica applauds you all! We’re thrilled to be here cheering you on. Have a great run! Robert A. DiMuccio Chairman, President and CEO Amica Mutual Insurance Company
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SCHEDULE OF EVENTS 2012 SATURDAY
SUNDAY
OCTOBER 12
OCTOBER 13
OCTOBER 14
ON-SITE REGISTRATION PACKET PICK UP HEALTH & WELLNESS EXPO
AMICA 5K
PARKING & SHUTTLE SERVICE
6:00 a.m. - 7:15 a.m. registration
5:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
7:30 a.m. race start
Full Marathon Participants Second Beach 475 Sachuest Point Road Middletown, RI 02842
FRIDAY
1:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. Newport Yachting Center 4 Commercial Wharf Newport, Rhode Island 02840
Brenton Point State Park Ocean Drive Newport, Rhode Island 02840 ON-SITE REGISTRATION PACKET PICK UP HEALTH & WELLNESS EXPO Noon - 7:00 p.m. Newport Yachting Center 4 Commercial Wharf Newport, Rhode Island 02840
Half Marathon Participants Aquidneck Corporate Park 31 John Clarke Road Middletown, RI 02842 AMICA MARATHON UNITEDHEALTHCARE HALF 6:00 a.m. - 7:45 a.m. registration 8:00 a.m. race start Easton’s Beach Rotunda 175 Memorial Drive Newport, Rhode Island 02840
PACKET PICK UP EXPO PARKING The Health & Wellness Expo will be conducted at the Newport Yachting Center on 4 Commercial Wharf in downtown Newport. There is NO PARKING at the Yachting Center. It is recommended that all participants park at the garage at the Newport Convention and Visitor’s Center at 23 America’s Cup Ave.
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Runners are HIGHLY ENCOURAGED to attend the expo to pick up race packets on FRIDAY OR SATURDAY.
Race packet, goody bag and t-shirt pick up will be available the morning of Sunday, October 14, but, because of the number of runners expected, we strongly advise all participants to plan ahead and pick up their race packets on Friday or Saturday at the Health and Wellness Expo at the Newport Yachting Center.
POST-RACE FESTIVAL BEER GARDEN 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Easton’s Beach Rotunda
ARRIVE EARLY Since there is no parking at the race start, we are providing complimentary parking and shuttles to the start. Please allow PLENTY of time to get to the parking lot, board the shuttle, travel to the start and stop off at bag check.
RACE DAY INFORMATION 2012 PARKING
MEDICAL
There is NO parking available at the start and finish area at Easton’s Beach.
Coastline Ambulance and RI DMAT (Disaster Medical Assistance Team) will be located along the course.
There will be complimentary parking for all participants at designated parking lots. In order to accommodate the number of runners, there will be separate parking lots for the marathon and half marathon participants. Full Marathon participants MUST park at Second Beach at 475 Sachuest Point Road in Middletown, RI. Half Marathon participants MUST park at the Aquidneck Corporate Park at 31 John Clarke Road in Middletown, RI. Please see the parking maps on page 8 and 9.
AID STATIONS Water and restrooms will be available at every aid station and at the start and finish. Gatorade, GU products, bananas and snacks will be provided at select locations on the course and at the finish. Please reference the course map on pages 6 and 7 for exact locations. Half: mile 2, 4, 6.5, 8, 9.5, 11, 13 Marathon: mile 2, 4, 6.5, 8, 9.5, 11, 13, 15.5, 17.5, 19, 20, 21.5, 22.5, 24
SHUTTLES
Gatorade located at all aid stations from mile 6.5 on.
Complimentary shuttles will provide continuous transportation for athletes and spectators to and from their respective parking lots from 5:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on race day.
INDIVIDUAL AWARDS
GEAR CHECK
• Top 3 Men/Women in each age group: (19 and under), (2029), (30-39), (40-49), (50-59), (60-69) and (70+)
Runners can check their gear at the race start area at the Easton’s Beach Rotunda. Runners must have their bib to retrieve their gear following the race.
• Top 3 Open Men/Women
• Medals will be given to all finishers of the Amica Marathon and UnitedHealthcare Half Marathon.
RACE TIMING INFORMATION
SPECTATORS
The Amica Marathon, UnitedHealthcare Half Marathon and 5k will use the B-Tag timing system. This is a disposable timing tag that is attached to the back of your race bib. All runners will receive their B-Tag at registration.
The post-race recovery area will be located at the finish line area at Easton’s Beach. The post-race celebration will include music and a recovery area with food and one complimentary beer at the Narragansett Beer Garden for all participants of legal age.
TIME LIMITS The race course will be secured for six hours. The time limit to finish the Amica Marathon is six hours while the time limit for the UnitedHealthcare Half Marathon is three and one half hours. Walkers are welcome so long as they complete the course within the time limits.
PHOTOGRAPHS FinisherPix will be photographing the entire race. All runners will be photographed. To view your photo, enter your bib number at www.finisherpix.com, or visit amicamarathon.com following the race. Enlargements can be ordered through FinisherPix. Additional race photos will be published on the Amica Marathon Facebook page immediately following the race.
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FACES IN THE CROWD 2012 We asked our runners why they were running the 2012 Amica Marathon and UnitedHealthcare Half Marathon.
GARY D. I survived cancer and survived a heart attack in January of 2011. Running makes me feel that I can beat anything.
Newport Pell Bridge with a beautiful sunrise backdrop. She would have loved the sunrise over the water; not so much the running. Since then, I have been running, swimming and volunteering
SARAH KORENBAUM
CMSGT. BRUCE MATTHEW KIMBALL I’m honored to be able to run the UnitedHealthcare Half Marathon with the man I love. I’m sure there are many folks who will be running with friends and family but, perhaps, what makes us a bit unique is that after completing a sixmonth deployment to Afghanistan, my fiancé will have only been back in the states for barely 48 hours when we line up with the rest of the runners! Bruce has served our country in the United States Air Force for more than 26 years and, recently, we had the privilege of celebrating his promotion to chief master sergeant, which less than one percent of Air Force personnel achieve. We are extremely excited to be kicking off his homecoming/promotion celebration by running the half marathon together! Welcome home, CMSgt. Bruce Matthew Kimball, and thank you, Amica Insurance and UnitedHealthcare, for such a beautiful location and family-friendly event!
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On July 25, 2012 a community lost an amazing man who touched the heart of so many people. He was a wonderful husband, father, friend and inspiration to everyone who knew him. His name was Mark Vandette. He was 32 years old and fought a long battle with colon cancer before leaving behind a wife, a four-year-old daughter and a two-yearold son, as well as parents, siblings, extended family members and countless friends. His faith and hope were beyond comprehension and so admirable. I am running in his honor and to raise money to support his beautiful wife and children. I am running for hope. As I mentally struggled through some runs, I remember why I am running and each step becomes effortless. I am honored to say I knew Mark and was fortunate enough to witness his strength, both physical and spiritual through his journey. And, on October 14, I hope to show my strength by running for him and his family.
MICHELLE DUSO Any race could be a life-changing event. I’m running the half marathon to honor one, celebrate many and save countless others. We lost my mom to cancer about a year ago after a nearly 23-year battle with varying forms of the disease. Mom was my biggest supporter, fiercely cheering my efforts both on and off the road. She encouraged me to take risks and to boldly seek the next adventure. She was the most graceful, life affirming and awe-inspiring person I have known. To celebrate Mom’s birthday last year, I ran with thousands of people over the
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in her name to raise money to provide care, comfort and community for people impacted by cancer. Before returning to the race that started it all, I’m returning to Newport to take on my first half marathon. Mom would have told me I was crazy, then asked what time she should arrive to see the race and hug me at the finish. Although the training can sometimes be challenging (I’m so not a runner), and many days the distance seems long, I’m all too aware that the fight against cancer is even more so. I feel privileged to take on this adventure in honor of the magnificent Gloria Jean, and all the cancer warriors who humble and inspire me. It’s a bonus to know every mile I reach will raise critical funds for the fight against cancer (via DetermiNation).
TABITHA DELLAPIETRA My husband and I are running in the UnitedHealhcare Half Marathon as we celebrate our fifth wedding anniversary. Last fall I went to Central Park to cheer on some friends running in the NYC Marathon, and I have a goal to run it myself before I’m 40. We were in Atlantic City having breakfast one morning
FACES IN THE CROWD 2012 shortly after that and thought maybe we should look at some half marathons to run as stepping stones, since we’d only run five milers before. When we saw that the Amica Marathon was on our anniversary it was a done deal! My husband had wanted to propose to me on our fifth anniversary of dating on the roof of the Hotel Viking, but I put up a fight about going to Newport for our anniversary. My thought was, if we go to Newport for our fifth anniversary of dating, ‘IF’ we ever got married we would have to do something even better to celebrate our fifth wedding anniversary. Needless to say, I ruined his plans and he proposed in a restaurant in NYC. Now that our fifth anniversary is here, there’s no place else we’d rather be than Newport, and running the race together is going to be a great way to celebrate, as will the couples massage the day after!
STEPHANIE MANUEL In 2007 I was hospitalized with an uncontrollable fever. I was in the hospital several days when it was found I had Lyme disease. It attacked my nervous system and I could barely move. After leaving the hospital I suffered severe joint pain, fatigue and muscle pain. I was unable to work my regular fulltime job for more than a year. I could only make a half-day without going home and sleeping. I saw several specialist who loaded with me pain medication, nerve mediation and antidepressants. This went on until 2010: pain fatigue,
frustration and depression. My husband, a Marine Iraq War veteran, suggested I exercise. He pledged $100 to my favorite charity, Pug Rescue, if I completed a 5k. I went to my doctor, and we made a plan to take me off the medication and I started walking/ running right after that. I completed my 5k six months later, and I have never stopped running since. To date, I have run three half marathons (including last year’s), two triathlons and more than 12 5k runs. I no longer take any medications and have no need for an antidepressant. This marathon means, emotionally, a huge victory in a fight against an illness that was crippling me. I know if I can do this I can conquer anything that is thrown at me.
CRAIG KAUFMANN I am hoping to finally run the UnitedHealthcare Half Marathon this year after several medical setbacks. I was registered to run in 2010, but I developed iliotibial band syndrome and, due to pain and the need for physical therapy, was unable to participate. The following year, 2011, I was registered; however, over the summer, I was diagnosed with malignant melanoma on my left foot and needed surgery. This year, I am back on my healed feet (after eight weeks on crutches) and looking forward
to a great run. I joined the Ronald McDonald House of Providence’s Running Club this year, which has really helped me get into proper running shape after my setbacks.
SHARON-CINDY MEISTER For me, running is a family affair. I started running in January 2010, after my younger brother, Bruce, kept bugging me to do it. I am not athletically inclined or coordinated (I’m the kid who used to hide my sneakers so I would be excused from gym class), and I have asthma, so I never thought it was something I could do or would want to do. But, just to shut my brother up, while out for a walk one day, I ran, for literally 10 seconds. Then I did it again and again and, nine months later, I did my first race, the 2012 Disneyland 5k, with my brother pacing me the whole way. The next day, he ran the half marathon and, when I met him at the finish line, I said I wanted to do a half marathon; the energy of the runners and supportive crowd was something I wanted to be a part of. So Bruce said we could do the 2011 Rock n’ Roll Arizona Half Marathon together, and I started training. One week before the race, while out on a bike ride, Bruce was hit by an RV and suffered a concussion and two minor fractures to his vertebrae. Needless to say, he would not be running this race with me, so I was on my own. With the support of friends in the area I did my first half marathon, and I was hooked. My brother recovered quickly and seven months later, completed his first full Ironman. Bruce is an inspiration to me, as a mentor and coach. I’m a slow run/walker, but since that time, I’ve completed a total of 14 races. I recently added CrossFit to my routine to help build strength, mobility and endurance in order to improve my running performance.
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FACES IN THE CROWD 2012 As far as my asthma goes, this coming January will be three years since I started running and two years being completely off any asthma medication.
SHAWN BURDETTE I’ve been a runner for nearly two decades, but only recently a marathon competitor. My wife encouraged me to finally step up and run a marathon last fall. The Amica Marathon will be my third race in just over a year. I’m 37, and my best marathon so far is 3:22. For this race, my wife, who is doing the half marathon, and I decided to run for charity (http://www.crowdrise.com/runningfortheracers). Many people do charity running for many different reasons. For us, the recent death of our beloved greyhound, Berkeley, was our inspiration. Osteosarcoma is particularly prevalent in greyhounds and, since they are one of the few animals that get bone cancer, they are often used as model systems. Osteo is also a childhood cancer, so our charity is dual-purpose. My wife has been very active in greyhound adoption for almost a decade, so she also knows many other families who have had to deal with cancer in a beloved pet.
ticularly inspired and thankful to OSU because they provide (and provided to us) free chemotherapy drugs to greyhounds with cancer. Running for the OSU Foundation is a great way for us to thank them for their help in our time of need. We even made custom T-shirts featuring one of our favorite photos of Berkeley at the beach. The photo is not from Newport, but it certainly seemed appropriate given the setting of the Amica race.
It’s a constant feeling of walking under water or with an anchor tied around one leg. That’s how I feel every day. Walking sometimes feels funny; my balance is always off. When complications of spinal surgery 10 years ago resulted in permanent nerve damage on my right side, I was devastated.
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I vowed to finish my first race in less than 30 minutes. And I did, finishing at 28:58, placing top 10 in my age group. I was ecstatic and signed up for another race that same day. I improved my time with each 5K I did, finishing in 27:21, 26:52, 26:39 and 25:00. I improved in just a few months’ time. It was exhilarating. Since then I have continued to participate in various other road races, including my first HM in September. I was never considered an athlete. I was that shy kid in school who dreaded gym class and was always picked last on teams. But when I discovered I could run, I realized that there is an athlete in me. With my husband’s tremendous support, I’ve come a long way since that 16 minute mile. And I plan to keep on going.
AMALIE PARK
In supporting the OSU Greyhound Program, funds will support studies of greyhound cancer and are helping other hounds suffering from the disease. In addition, the research there benefits human health by letting science learn more about the cancer. We were par-
But one day, toward the end of 2011, at the age of 35, I decided I would give it another shot. I signed up for a 5K scheduled for New Year’s Day. On December 4, 2011, I took that first step and I never looked back. My first time out I could barely run a quarter-mile, and when I finally reached a mile it took me 16 minutes. That didn’t stop me.
It could have been worse. I could have been paralyzed on one side of my body. So I walked everywhere, every chance I could. I would walk for miles, for hours. I tried to run, but could never get past the end of the block. So I stopped, and thought, “I can’t do this.”
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I love to run. It doesn’t matter how slowly or how fast I go. It doesn’t matter if, because of my ‘disability,’ that it feels like I’m dragging my leg with each stride. I love how free I feel when I’m out there, the camaraderie of fellow runners and the idea of competing against no one but me, always striving to be the best I can be.
SPONSORS 2012
SPONSORS 2012 Partners & Sponsors
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CHARITABLE PARTNERS 2012
CHARITIES 2012 Charitable Partners
RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE OF PROVIDENCE
THE MARCH OF DIMES
The Ronald McDonald House of Providence provides programs that directly improve the health and well-being of children and their families. Our two core programs are the Ronald McDonald House and the Family Room at Providence’s Hasbro Children’s Hospital. Both are designed to keep families close during hospitalizations.
The March of Dimes is the leading nonprofit organization for pregnancy and baby health. With chapters nationwide and its premier event, March for BabiesSM, the March of Dimes seeks to improve the health of babies by working to eliminate birth defects and premature birth and fighting to lower infant mortality.
Research shows that a family presence in the hospital helps children heal faster. Our programs are unique in that they allow for families to spend additional time with a sick child, help ease financial burdens, provide a sense of normalcy to families and keep families together during times of medical crisis.
THE JAMES L. MAHER CENTER
The 2011 Amica Marathon weekend will kickoff on Saturday, October 15, with the Amica 5k to benefit the James L. Maher Center. Based in Newport, the center promotes the general wellbeing of individuals with disabilities. The Maher Center provides diagnosis, treatment and counseling to parents, and teaches skills to those with both mental and physical disabilities. In addition, this non-profit organization coordinates and advocates for programs on behalf of individuals with disabilities.
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Health care is rapidly changing. UnitedHealthcare helps you stay ahead. Are you up to speed? UnitedHealthcare focuses on ways to help members stay healthy while keeping costs down. And, we believe exercise is not only good for the body, but for the mind and spirit, too, helping every person grow healthy. That’s why we’re proud to sponsor the UnitedHealthcare Triple Crown of Running and salute the participants, as they improve their health, each step of the way.
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