The Wicked Running Register February 2010
Est. Jan 2010
Priceless
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QUOTE OF THE MONTH “If you want to become the best runner you can be, start now. Don’t spend the rest of your life wondering if you can do it.” - Priscilla Welch, masters great who won the 1987 NYC Marathon at age 42
WICKED KUDOS From Melissa Jaynes: “Shout outs to all of the Wickedly goofy runners from WRC that showed how we New Englanders do it through the sleet in Florida. Congrats to all who ran the half, full, or were nuts and ran the Goofy Challenge!!!” (Read more about the Disney Goofy challenge from Team Touchette in Review Your Run) From Alison Phelan: “To all the WRC members who volunteered at the Frosty Four. Thank you - you were all so helpful and a great bunch of happy runners to work with!” ”Happy Birthday to Kerry, my ‘sweet 16 y.o.’ daughter, who is having a birthday on February 18th!” From Doug Bollen: “Great job by Eileen Dunn directing the Olde Salem Greens Snowshoe Classic.” From Amber Woolfenden: “Wicked Thanks to the Sistahs who got me running again at the Wicked Frosty Four. Special thanks to Kathey Moskal for staying with me during the run!” Wicked In the News… The Salem News that is, with a headline over the masthead on Saturday, January 2, Page 1 with a teaser to read about the Frosty Four in the sports section. We got bumped from the lead by the cold water dunkers down the Willows…argh! We also got a shout out on page 1 of the Salem Gazette with a continued page of some cool photos, with space also shared by the plungers- drats! From Tim Short: Thank you to all the Wicked Runners who donated their old, tired, and somewhat stinky shoes to the Nike Reuse-A-Shoe Program. Happy birthday to John Mahoney (front row center) who started his birthday by doing a Salem Willows loop with WRC friends. John is one of the most unselfish runners in the Club. He started the Monday night “slow runs” with the catchy slogan “no pace too slow”, and stands by the principle that no one in the Club should ever run alone unless they choose to. So if you you’ve ever thought of running with the Club but worry you may be too slow, trust us, you won’t run alone if John can help it! L to R back row: Debbie, Annie Rose, Jay, Ann, Doug Front Row: Moe, birthday boy John, Tim Photog: James Deluca.
Retraction: In the January newsletter I erroneously reported the hibernation of the Thursday Night Salem Common running group which meets at 6:45 p.m. Apparently they are still on the run! Join them Thursdays, 6:45, at main entrance to common near Hawthorne Hotel, and post run at the Engine House, and see Mia’s invite to all under Running Personals.