The Wicked Running Register December 2010
Est. Jan 2010
Priceless
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QUOTE OF THE MONTH “It's very hard to understand in the beginning that the whole idea is not to beat the other runners. Eventually you learn that the competition is against the little voice inside you that wants to quit.” -Dr. George Sheehan “When the days are too short, chances are you are living at your best.” -Earl Nightingale
WICKED KUDOS
In perhaps one of the biggest Wicked race turnouts of the year, a massive Wicked clump of runners met at the Gazebo on the Salem Common prior to the Wild Turkey 5 Mile Run on Thanksgiving Day morning. This race, which arguably brought the running boom back to the City of Salem, had a record 1,541 registered runners and 1,358 finishers- with top Wicked finishers Dave Long 10th overall, and Annie Rose Willis 9th woman. With such massive support from the local running community, this race remains the largest race on the North Shore. For complete race results and finishing times, check the Wicked website or coolrunning.com. In related news, Turkey Race Director Doug Bollen was inspired by the President’s pardon of the national turkey, and decided to pardon everyone not wearing Wicked clothing at the race. Congrats to the hard core runners who participated in the Stonecat Marathon and Ultra Marathon Saturday, 11/6/10. This race gives “eat and run” a whole new meaning, with food and drink stops along the way (bring your ID to show you are legal drinking age). Some Wicked finishers are pictured left, but more participated including Karen Giroux who completed her first ultra and wrote a race review later in this newsletter. If you intended to run the Stonecat Marathon but didn’t sign up before it closed, better start training even harder as starting next year it is only an ultra.
Congratulations to the 2010 Salem Park and Recreation Race Series finishers who completed all six Salem races, earning a cool race series hoodie in the process! Modeling their cool swag are Sue Keezer and Alison Rourke far right, and Mike Fitzgerald and Robin Lermond near right.