WRR Feb 2012

The Wicked Running Register February 2012 • Priceless

EST. JAN 2010

Presidential Perspective Tim Short

The February Presidential Perspective reminds us why we all love the Wicked Running Register!

The lack of snow during February won’t be the only news that people will be talking about this year. That’s because WRC and more specifically our club newsletter, Wicked Running Register, picked up a national award from the Road Runners Club of America (RRCA)!

The Wicked Running Register received top honors for Outstanding E-Newsletter from the RRCA and we can all thank Michele Campbell for her outstanding work as the Editor of WRR — one of many reasons why the WRR was selected over several other very strong contenders.

Michele took over as Editor last year from Beth O’Grady who originally created the Wicked Running Register in 2010. The core foundation of WRR that Beth created was that the newsletter would be a monthly collection of contributions of any type from photos to kudos to random silly stuff. Beth reminded me this week that the reason why she created WRR was because in 2009 on the way home from Mill Cities Relay I asked her if she was interested in taking over the newsletter that I was working on at the time called The Wicked Weekly Update. Of course Beth said yes and as the saying goes, the rest is history. Now that’s delegating responsibilities!

I certainly want to thank Beth for her outstanding work and vision to bring WRR to life. Each month the WRR represents the best of what is happening with the club and our members. Each issue is packed with tons of great content that members submit. What I think makes our newsletter special is that each month you will find different members contributing something. Whether it’s a photo or a question to be answered by Mike Toomey, there is always something fun to read.

We live in the age of rapid updates of information. Whether it’s Facebook, Twitter or our website, one has to think, “Why would we ever need a newsletter?”

The WRR gives members a chance to sit back and learn something new about fellow club members that they might not have known before. It’s a document that captures the very essence of what makes WRC such a fun running club.

Congratulations to Michele Campbell; Editor of WRR and all the members of the Wicked Running Club! You’ve earned The RRCA Outstanding E-Newsletter Award!

Keep on running (and reading) Wicked Nation!

Important Notice to WRC Membership A recent change has taken place on the Board of Directors of the Wicked Running Club. John Mahoney and Tennille Doyle have traded Board positions. John is now Member at Large, while Tennille is now Membership Director.

John and Tennille both have the support of me and the rest of the Board of Directors. I know John and Tennille will both be fantastic in their new roles and I encourage all members of Wicked to drop them a congratulatory email.

You can email any membership-related questions to Tennille using the new membership@wickedrunningclub.com address. Please remember that the deadline to renew your membership dues is quickly approaching - March 1, 2012! Tennille is ready to answer any questions that you might have about getting your dues renewed.

If you have any questions about this board position change or other Wicked happenings, I encourage you to email me at tim.short1@gmail.com.

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Race Review Napoli City Marathon 1/29/12 James DeLuca

It is difficult to write a story about a bad race, but when you set an unrealistic goal a bad marathon comes with the territory and when you travel to Italy to run a marathon you really do need to write something about it.

I guess I should start with a little about Napoli (Naples). It seemed a bit like the Detroit of Italy. It was dirty, it was gritty and at the hotel we had a 4-inch thick steel door armed with 5 dead-bolts.

For all of that, Napoli had a certain charm to it. We ate lunch in a dimly lit pizzeria trattoria that was hidden away in an alley full of fruit stands and strings of laundry left out to dry and we had a delicious dinner in another alley where

we paid 12 Euro each to get in and they gave us an unlabeled bottle of wine and brought out a delicious 3 course dinner…none of us knowing quite what we had ordered until it arrived due to a complete lack of English on the menu.

There was a certain aroma of burnt diesel that seemed to hang over the waterfront where we were staying and where the race was scheduled to start, but I went to bed Saturday night hoping that the air would miraculously clear by morning.

Sunday dawned a bit cold for tourism but the mid forties were perfect for running a marathon; and the smell of exhaust even seemed diminished as I waited for the race to start in an ancient square that’s been modernized with a delicate touch of graffiti. I had only logged 13 miles in December and 23 miles in the first 28 days of January so I decided just to go for a walk around

James warming up. He said, “The only thing Wicked that I felt that morning was wicked unprepared.”

A not-so-welcoming 4-inch thick steel hotel door with 5 dead bolts. Yikes!

the square to warm up, fearing that if I ran any miles before the race I wouldn’t have anything left in the tank for the race.

After zoning out to the sound of a bunch of people talking in Italian I noticed that the rest of the runners started to run so I figured I should as well. My goal when I crossed the start line was to average a 4:20min/km pace, finish in 3:03:00 and qualify for the 2013 Boston Marathon.

From above the course must have looked kind of like a lopsided bow tie.

We started in Piazza Plebiscito at the center of the course, looped out to another square to the southwest, came back through the main square and out to another square to the northeast.

From there we ran back to the main

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“ There was a certain aroma of burnt diesel that seemed to hang over the waterfront where we were staying and where the race was scheduled to start...” square and repeated the two loops again. After those four loops we ran back out to the square to the southwest before returning to the main square for the finish.

This 5 loop course seemed like a good idea when I first heard about it. It was very spectator friendly because Sarah could wait in the main square and see me six times during the race without having to move. I did not count on how demotivating it is to be running away from the finish line twenty miles into a race.

In retrospect I was silly (a) to believe that I could finish a marathon after 35 miles of training over the previous 2 months, (b) to think that I could go out at a 4:20min/km pace and try to pick

it up from there and (c) to actually go out at a 4:30min/km pace and pick it up only 1km into the race.

I hit the half marathon mark at 1:31:21, a 4:19.8min/km pace, almost exactly my target. It didn’t last long.

At the 25km mark the medics grabbed me to take care of a bloody nose that I didn’t know I had. As I sat waiting for them to stop the bleeding, my knees both froze up thanks to miles and miles of uneven cobblestones (should I say kilometers and kilometers?). When they finally let me back on the course I couldn’t get anything going. I mixed walking and running (mostly walking) for the next ten kilometers. I was finally able to pick up the pace a little in the last 7km but by then it was too late.

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I had not run or trained smartly, so I finally crossed the finish line in 3:48:32 just happy to finish (and happy that Sarah had a panettone waiting for me as a post race snack) and wondering if my knees would be up to the task of working the clutch to drive back to Rome that evening.

Italy truly was amazing, but if you’re going to run a marathon in Europe you can find a much nicer race course than Napoli.

2 of 5 Cats Below average race course in a dirty city and no rosy glasses to look at the course with because of my poor performance.

If you would like to submit a race review, contact me, Michele Campbell, at newsletter@ wickedrunningclub.com.

ABOVE LEFT: James passing through the main square for the last time before finishing the race. ABOVE RIGHT: Post-race snacking Italian-style: James eating a panettone (sweet bread).

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Calling All Wicked Grand Prix Participants!

We are looking for suggestions for the naming of the 15 Grand Prix Teams in 2012.

Join us Thursday, 4/5/12 for a Good Cause Team Wicked Nation for the Run to Home Base Fundraiser with the Adam Ezra Group & Special Guests! Thursday 4/5/12 from 7 - 11 pm at the historic Nathaniel Silsbee House, 94 Washington Square East. Come enjoy a night of great live music, food, silent auctions and raffles all to support Team Wicked Nation as they raise funds for the Run to Home Base!

The Run to Home Base supports the amazing Red Sox Foundation/Mass General Hospital’s Home Base Program which helps vets returning from Iraq and Afghanistan that have post-traumatic stress disorders (PTSD) and traumatic brain injuries (TBI) and their families.

The Team Series utilized Cat names in 2011 and I am looking for new ideas from our members for 2012.

Criteria include they should all relate to a category (animal, etc.) and the ability to download pictures off the worldwide web (at no charge).

The deadline is March 15, 2012.

Please send your suggestions to welshhammer@gmail.com.

Our first race is the Olde Salem Greens 5k on March 25, 2012. Go Wicked!

Boston Marathon....in two Wicked Bites!

Run the Boston Marathon course over two days with club members!

Bite 1: Sunday, March 11 Leave from Salem Senior Center, 5 Broad Street, Salem @ 9:00 am and drive to marathon start in Hopkinton. Run the first half from Hopkinton to Wellesley.

We drop a car at our finish destination and all pile into another car to drive the beginning and reverse the process at the end (we’ll use more cars as required).

Please note: much of the area does not have a side walk or shoulder to the road, so we take advantage of strength and visibility in numbers.

We have been know to grab some delicious post-run food as well. We should be back in Salem around 2:30 - 3:00pm.

Let Tim Short know if you’d like to join the fun. Please email him at tim.short1@ gmail.com with your cell number, and whether you’d be willing to drive. This group run is open to all members of Wicked, whether you are running the Boston Marathon this year or not.

T-Shirt/Running Movie Night Saturday, March 3, 2012 Doors open: 5:30pm; Movie: 6:00pm.

Winter Island Function Hall, Salem FREE! Come watch Hood to Coast, a documentary that follows four quirky teams on their epic journey to conquer the world’s largest relay race from Mt. Hood in Oregon to the Coast.

• Pizza and soda. (You may BYOB.) • Raffle and t-shirts from past races • $1.00 donation to the American Cancer Society is encouraged for any t-shirt Please join Salem Park, Recreation & Community Services and the Wicked Running Club for T-Shirt / Running Movie Night! Email Tim Short (tim. short1@gmail.com) with any questions!

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Wicked Grand Prix Series Update T.R. Ramsdell

Alright Wicked running maniacs, who’s ready to jump in and get started on the 2012 version of the Wicked Grand Prix Series? I know I am. After missing out on last years racing season due to injury and surgery, I’m chompin’ at the bit to get going. We had an amazing series in 2011, with 205 members taking part in at least one of our races. At our Winter Banquet recently, we handed out 95 awards for the individual series, the team competition, and a little something special for the 6 “Wicked Iron Runners” that managed to complete the entire series. Congrats to everyone for doing such a great job.

This year’s series will be similar, but different. Similar in the fact that there will be some regular races, and a couple relay races, but different in that we’ve mixed in a few new races to compliment our collection of old favorites, and we’ve also added another relay. Yup, due to popular demand, we’ve included The Lake Winnipesaukee Relay. I’ve haven’t run this one yet, but those that have, place it a close second to the Mill Cities Relay with respect to the level of fun and team spirit. Can’t wait to run this one with you guys. Back to our regular series of races. We’ve kept a bunch of oldies but added 3 new ones just to spice things up a bit. Our first “newbie” is the Patrick Downey 5k road course in May, put on by our very own Shannon Downey in memory of her brother.

The second is the Kupenda 5 mile trail race in June, and the third is the Green Stride Half Marathon in October. All in all, 8 regular series races ranging in

length from a 1 mile drag race, to a 1/2 marathon, taking place on roads, trails, and even a golf course. And just to get you a little out of your comfort zone, including the relays, we’ve spread them around into 8 different cities and towns.

Enough to satisfy anyone’s appetite.

Please check out the Wicked website for the complete series schedule and rules for the series.

But first, to kick off the series is The Olde Salem Greens 5k on March 25 (also affectionately known, at least by me, as Doug’s Hilly Hell Climb Extravaganza). This is a killer route on a golf course in Salem. Now, by killer, I mean it has a couple hills. OK a few hills.

Alright, basically, you’re either going up, or going down. Now before I scare you off with my colorful vernacular, I do kid a little. But not much. It is a great course and has a few bumps, but when you’ve finished, you’ve earned some major bragging rights! And of course, Doug Bollen knows how to throw a party, so post race refreshments will abound.

You’ll have a bit of a rest until we get to Shanny’s race in May, so I’ll tell y’all about that one a little later. But for now, get out there, take advantage of this amazing Winter 2012 weather that we’re having, and do a few hill workouts. I hope to see lots of “red” at the Greens 5k. C’mon, who’s in?

Join the fun in 2012!

Wicked Grand Prix Series Schedule March Olde Salem Greens 5K, Salem • 3/25/12

You LOVE hills!

May 2nd Annual Patrick Downey 5K, Peabody • 5/13/12 June Kupenda 5 Mile Trail Race, Wenham 6/16/12 July Yankee Homecoming 10 Mile Road Race, Newburyport • 7/31/12 August Derby Street Mile, Salem • 8/17/12* Lynn Woods Relay, Lynn • 8/22/12* September Lake Winnipesaukee Relay Weirs Beach, NH • 9/8/12* Lone Gull 10k, Gloucester, MA 9/16/12* October Green Stride 1/2 Marathon Newburyport • 10/21/12* November Wild Turkey 5 Miler, Salem 11/22/12 December Mill Cities Relay, Nashua, NH 12/2/12* *tentative dates Complete 6 of the regular 8 races to qualify as a series finisher. Relays are extra and reward you with big bonus points.

Questions?

Email Rich at welshhammer@gmail. com, or T.R. at mopartr@comcast.net.

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Question of the Month: Are you going to participate in a race series this year?

T.R. Ramsdell Vice President and Member I plan on running the entire Wicked Grand Prix Series this year.

2012 is gonna be my come back year.

I’ve missed running with you all.

Dave Long Member Wicked Grand Prix; Salem Road Race Series; North Shore Trail Series; YMCA Road Race Series; The “I might be involved in too many race series” series....

Tim Short President and Member I’ll certainly be participating in the Wicked Running Club Grand Prix Series! I might try to jump into the North Shore YMCA series and the new Yukan Triple Threat looks very interesting.

Tennille Doyle Membership Director and Member This year I’m doing both the Salem Road Race Series and our very own Wicked Grand Prix series....my goal is to complete ALL of the races in each series.

Yes, that’s 19 races!

Peter Gagnon Member Yes. The Salem Race Series, YMCA North Shore race series and also the BAA Distance Medley 5K, 10K and Half Marathon. If I can talk myself into it, the Wicked Grand Prix Series.

Dawn Cobak Secretary and Member The Wicked Race Series of course - so I can win another awesome trophy and hopefully one of those cool windbreakers!

Don Gallucci Member Is that a trick question?

I am definitely doing the Wicked Grand Prix Series! My goal is to also qualify in the Salem Road Race Series and the North Shore YMCA Road Race Series.

Michele Campbell Member Going for the Wicked Grand Prix and the North Shore Trail Series.

Rich Tabbut Treasurer and Member Wicked Grand Prix Series; Salem Road Race Series; North Shore Y Road Race Series.

Amber Woolfenden Member New England Running Company North Shore Trail Series.

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New Member Spotlights: MICHAEL PAULIN Beverly, MA Joined Wicked because: To meet some great new people (so far so good!) and local training partners.

Favorite race: Holyoke St. Patrick’s Day 10k (including post-race festivities of course!)

Favorite Distance: Half-marathon

LISA KELLY Salem, MA Joined Wicked because: Looking to meet new friends to run with.

Goal for this year: Continue to stay around 3:00 in Boston and try a half-ironman triathlon.

Favorite Race: To date I would say the Devil’s Chase.

Secret talent: I barely have any non-secret talents... but I can play a mean game of beanbag toss at a tailgate or backyard BBQ!

Favorite Distance: To date I’ve run mainly 5Ks but I did like the 5 mile race on Thanksgiving.

When I’m not running I like to: Do anything outdoors... hike, bike, walk the dog, head to the beach, etc.

Goal for this year: To run a 1/2 Marathon and get the Salem Series jacket!

JOHN GORDON Peabody, MA Joined Wicked because: I wanted to be able to have the support and motivation of being able to run with others who love this sport as much as I do.

Favorite race: The Harpoon 5 Miler Favorite Distance: 5 Miles Goal for this year: To be able to complete my first Marathon.

Secret talent: Auto Detailing and Carpentry When I’m not running I like to: Be out on the open road with my R.V. traveling and camping with my family.

THANKS to Ann Sousa for helping with new member profiles. Contact Ann at aesousa@verizon.net to be featured.

Secret talent: How sad, I can’t think of anything.

When I’m not running I like to: Take pictures.

BELOW LEFT: Michael gives a thumbs up after meeting new friend Tigger at Disney. BELOW RIGHT: New member John Gordon with Ann Sousa at this year’s Stew Chase in Lynn.

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Wicked Kudos From Peter Gagnon: Thank you to Michele Campbell (that’s me!) for working out a time in the last crazy week of December to get me gear for my first Wicked race on 1/1.

Kudos to Tennille Doyle for completing her longest run ever, 9.28 miles, on the way to her first half marathon, and for then completing her first half in Hyannis. A huge thank you to all of the Thursday night NRFTW runners for making me feel so welcome.

From Melissa Jaynes: Kudos to Annie Rose Willis for showing me a new Danvers route. Welcome back to Frank Lanzillo. Thank you to Alison and Kerry Phelan for giving me a Lynn route with only right hand turns! Safety in circles ;) From T.R. Ramsdell: Congrats to our WRR editor, Michele Campbell, for winning the RRCA award for outstanding e-newsletter.

We knew she was good, now everyone knows it. Whoo-Hooo! Editor’s note: Awwww. Thanks.

From WRC mascot Miles Fartlek: Kudos to the BAA for making this Year’s colors red and black....next goal... change the unicorn in their logo to a cat.

From Dawn Cobak: Thank you to long run pals Shari Hewson, Sarah Carrier, Nicole Quinn and Allison Rourke for making the big miles easier by providing constant comic relief, or at least for laughing at my insanity the whole time, you’re laughing with me, not at me, right? Thank you to the Wicked Board of Directors for being awesome when I, last minute, needed to bring my kids to the meeting this month :-). Congrats to Caitlyn

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Gaglione for making a huge running comeback after Baby Ben! My baby was 6 years old before I started running again, kudos to you sweetie!

From Val Mathews: Thanks to everyone who worked so hard to coordinate such a great winter banquet, and congrats to all the award winners!

From Tennille Doyle: Thanks to my current Board of Directors buddies for making my first Winter Banquet awesome! Tim Short, T.R. Ramsdell, Rich “Hammer” Tabbut, Dawn Cobak, Shari Hewson, Alison Phelan, John Mahoney and Jay Carraro ... looking forward to an awesome 2012 with you guys! A HUGE thank you to Paula Renzi Gibbs for helping me get my longest run ever done....9.28 miles. Thanks for the much needed conversation and support!

From Julie Arrison: Kudos to Karen Aalto for giving Franklin Park Coalition Team Member (who was not wearing any FPC gear) Carleen Tucker a push at Mile 12 ...

Karen was just out there being friendly and awesome!

From Amber Woolfenden: Thanks to the Wicked Board for the awesome trophies and coat!

From Rich Tabbut: Kudos to Tennille Doyle, new Wicked Board of Directors Membership Director extraordinaire. Tennille has taken on the roles of Co-Webmaster, Social Activities Coordinator, photographer and many other roles in only two months.

Keep up the awesome work! Editor’s note: Let’s not forget cheerleader. Thanks Tennille for your support during the Hampton Half!

Seen and Heard on the Run RUNNER’S HIGH? NOT SO MUCH Warming up for the D5K with Kenny Hewson, who said “I don’t get the runners high. I’d rather paint a room the same color all day than run.” We love that you run, Kenny, and hope you feel the high one of these days!

DIRECTIONALLY CHALLENGED After arriving at the Hampton Half, late and confused from getting lost, (yes, lost), Michele Campbell and Amber Woolfenden declared that they didn’t know how they got lost because they had smartphones. To which Mickel McClish replied, “Smartphones are only as smart as the people using them!” A good laugh was had by all.

Editor’s note: Mary Bruno is not allowed to leave Michele and Amber unsupervised ever again!

OH NO, OZONE! T.R. Ramsdell to Julie Arrison: “There’s a hole in the ozone above my house from the Aqua Net I used to use ... I was beautiful.”

HEARD IN HYANNIS “The Wicked Running Club is the friendliest running club. No matter where I am I see the red and white; you guys are always smiling and having so much fun together. It seems like such a great club to be a part of.”

“Oh, you run with Wicked? I’m jealous.

You guys put on some of the best races in Massachusetts.”

Editor’s note: True, and true. Cheers!

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Q&A

Ask the Coach

With Mike Toomey

From Chip Tuttle: Easing back into training after a 6-week layoff for hamstring tear, longest break since summer of ’08. Any general advice on returning from injury or specific advice on hammies?

When returning from injury, I advise all my runners to embrace the 30 minute rule.

To me, 30 minutes gives you your biggest bang for the buck. You get huge benefits with little risk for injury and the risk/reward is in your favor. For the hammies, you may want to try backwards running and make it part of your daily routine. Backward running doesn’t put that much strain on your knees, but it does stretch and strengthen the hamstrings and quadriceps, resulting in improved balance between the two muscle groups From Tennille Doyle: I’m thinking about trying some trail running this year, how critical is it to have proper trail shoes?

The trails are a great way to make life a little easier on the legs while running, and trails offer a nice change of scenery. Your regular shoes should be fine on the trails unless you really plan on going all-in on trail running and racing. I used to log about 80 miles a week in Lynn Woods with my trusty Asics, with no problems at all!

From Val Mathews: What advice can you give about breathing techniques? I try to time my breath with my steps, and to slow my pace when I start to feel out of breath, but sometimes I find myself walking to catch my breath when I can’t find the right technique to control it while continuing to run.

I got this from my time working with Jack Daniels. Most athletes use a 2-2 breathing rhythm. That is they breathe in for two steps and they breathe out for two steps. It is recommended to practice all kinds of breathing patterns, just to become familiar with them and to note your body’s reaction. Try the 3-3 breathing rhythm, 4-4 breathing rhythm and try unequal breathing rhythms such as 3-2 and 2-3. If you use the 2-2 breathing rhythm and you experience a stitch then switch the breathing rhythm to start on the other foot or switch to a 3-3 breathing rhythm until the stitch subsides.

Long term analysis conducted by Jack Daniels has found that athletes in races up to and including the 10K use the 2-2 breathing rhythm at the start of the race and after completing about two-thirds of the race they switch to a 2-1 breathing rhythm.

For races longer than 10k the 2-2 breathing rhythm is used for the whole distance, perhaps shifting to a 2-1 breathing rhythm in the last minute or two for the sprint finish. Breathe through the mouth!

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TRAIN WITH TOOMEY 8 Week Spring Running Clinics Session 1: 3/15 - 5/3 • Thursdays (6:30pm) • Cost is $75 ($65 for Wicked Running Club Members) • Ideal for ALL levels and will focus on events from 5k to Half Marathon Session 2: 5/17 - 7/5 • Thursdays (6:30pm) • Cost is $75 ($65 for Wicked Running Club Members) • Ideal for ALL levels and will focus on events from 5k to Half Marathon 12 Week Marathon and Half Marathon Running Clinic Session: 7/19 - 10/4 • Thursdays, workouts (6:30pm) and Saturdays, long runs (7am) • Cost is $125 • Ideal for ALL levels and will focus on marathon and half marathon REGISTER: http://mypersonalrunningcoach.com

Coach Toomey (center) with Franklin Park Coalition Boston Marathon Team members: Dale Libkin, Julie Arrison, Owen Kendall, Jason Carraro and Paula Renzi Gibbs (l to r).

Chip Tuttle will receive a free Toomey Sports shirt for having a question published in the WRR. Contact Mike at mike@mypersonalrunningcoach.com to get your gift!

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Where in the World is Wicked?

Disney, Hyannis, and Hamilton

Denise Ramsdell (left) and daughter Courtney at the Disney World Half Marathon 2012.

Wow. And this is only some of them. A Wicked cool and big group went to the Cape to dominate the Hyannis Half. Congrats to all who ran a PR -- there were a lot of them that day!

While many Wickeds were running Hyannis, another Wicked contingent showed up at 15 Walnut in Hamilton to celebrate Caron Weiner’s and Judy Glock’s birthday. Let them eat cake!

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Wicked Board 2012

If you have questions, comments, suggestions, or just want to say “hello” feel free to email us:

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Fun SHOTS! Wicked Caught on Camera

President: Tim Short tim.short1@gmail.com Past President: Shari Hewson shewson@cellsignal.com Vice President: T.R. Ramsdell mopartr@comcast.net Treasurer: Rich Tabbut welshhammer@gmail.com Secretary: Dawn Cobak dmcobak@gmail.com Membership Director: Tennille Doyle tennilledoyle@gmail.com Clothing Director: Jay Carraro scoobysnaxe@aol.com Member-at-Large: Alison Phelan alphelan2@gmail.com Member-at-Large: John Mahoney reconfig@gmail.com

Non-Board Positions Newsletter Editor: Michele Campbell newsletter@wickedrunningclub.com Grand Prix Series Co-Coordinator: T.R. Ramsdell mopartr@comcast.net Grand Prix Series Co-Coordinator: Rich Tabbut welshhammer@gmail.com

Amber Woolfenden (left) and Mary Lester Bruno on a cold, long run at Bradley Palmer.

Cat About Town and WRC mascot Miles Fartlek had a blast at the first Wicked Social event of the year... bowling!

Wicked Scholarship Applications Now Available!

The Wicked Scholarship Committee is thrilled to announce that applications are now being accepted through May 1, 2012.

The Wicked Running Club will be awarding four scholarships to area high school or collegiate runners in the Spring of 2012. Funding for the scholarships is made possible from the revenue generated by the Wicked Frosty Four road race put on by the Wicked Running club each New Year’s Day. Consideration will be given to runners of all abilities who meet the eligibility requirements.

Eligibility requirements to receive a scholarship from the Wicked Running Club are: • Essex County, Massachusetts resident at time of application; • Participation in a cross country or track distance running (>800 meters) program as a high school senior; • Acceptance to a college or current enrollment in a college.

Scholarships will be awarded based on a combination of academic achievement, contributions to their team, volunteer/community work and quality of application and essay. Preference will be given to residents of Wicked Running Club member towns.

Webmasters: Tim Short, Tennille Doyle tim.short1@gmail.com tennilledoyle@gmail.com

Applications are available online at: http://wickedrunningclub.com/wrc-annualraces/wicked-frosty-four/wicked-scholarship/.

Social Activities Coordinator: Tennille Doyle tennilledoyle@gmail.com

For any questions, please contact the Scholarship Committee Chair, Paula Renzi Gibbs, at prgibbs@comcast.net.