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The Wicked Running Register • September/October 2014 • newsletter@wickedrunningclub.com
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September/October 2014 • Priceless
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Presidential Perspective T.R. Ramsdell The end. Fini. It’s over. Get outtah hee-ahh! This will be my last column as the Prez. Every month, I try to come up with some inspiring words to fill these pages. To be perfectly honest, I’ve had a few occasions when it was very difficult to come up with my usual “Get out there and run. Go Wicked!!” attitude. I’ve never been much of a writer, and struggled with it in school, so you can understand that I dreaded having to write those first couple columns for the WRR. I’d rather do almost anything than put words on paper and have them subject to criticism. What helped, was all the other writing that came along my way with all my different jobs in the club. Whether it be the WGP series write up, or rallying the troops for one of our relays, or a night out doing non-running stuff (amazing we actually do that sometimes). It all helped me become more comfortable. The monthly WGP updates were more of a “Get out and run, you’re doing great!” column, but I treated the Presidential Perspective column as a way to talk directly to you. Some were funny and very easy to write, some were not. But by far, without question, the toughest one I ever wrote was right after the Boston Marathon bombings. I still tear up if I re-read it. But back to happier times! So, I’ve been your President for 2 years. First, thank you! Over the past nearly 6 years that I’ve been a member, I’ve made 300 new best friends. Not just running friends, but some have become the kind of friends that you hang out with socially, or even vacation with. I’ve gotten to know your spouses, your children, sometimes entire families. I’ve seen you work hard towards a goal, whether it be a race PR, a new distance, or even to drop a few pounds. I’ve watched some of you guys come to your first track work out, and I’ve cheered for you as you kick it in near the finish line at a race.
I’ve set up seminars or guest speakers for you, and field trips for a fun run with another club. I’ve recruited you, and set up teams for many relay races, and watched you give 100% for your team mates. It’s been a great run (pun totally intended), but it’s time for me to go. Oh, I’ll still be around. I still have a lot of jobs in the club: WGP series co-coordinator, F4 race director, race committees, marking courses, and then there’s still the relay teams I set up, so you wont get rid of me that easily. In a few weeks you’ll be asked to chose the 2015 Board of Directors from another batch of candidates. Some have been here before, some are newbies, and a few others are sticking around for another year. Please take this seriously. This is the first time in our club’s 10 year history that we are having head to head elections. Doug will be sending out the Ballots via Survey Monkey. Please note that only members 18 or older are to participate in the election process. We want this to be as fair as possible, and given the number of families in our club today, it would be easy to “stuff ” a ballot box in favor of one candidate just using all the kids votes. I know everyone will play fair. To vote will only take a couple minutes, please take the time. All the candidates election speeches can be found in this issue of the WRR, or online at our Website, wickedrunningclub. com (did I really need to write that?) I’m very proud to have served as your President for the past 2 years. I hope that some of the things that we started together over the past 2 years, continues on, even without me. Thank you, thank you, thank you. So, for the very last time, I bid you adieu, T.R. President Wicked Running Club The best damn running club anywhere! :o)
Wicked Kudos From Ryan Gallucci: Thank you to Angel Green for running the Lone Gull race with me, my first ever 10K.
From Christin Shafer: I’d like to thank Bethany Adams, Val Mathews and Lynn McCarthy for inviting me along to train for Philly with them these past few weeks. I planned to run my first alone, but really find comfort in knowing Wickeds will be by my side for it! From Mike Paulin: Congratulations to Don Gallucci and Paul Goodwin for completing their first marathon, the Maine Marathon! Congratulations to Yvette Tetreault for her PR run in the Chicago Marathon! From Kelly Pheulpin: I want to thank Ann Sousa and all the amazing wicked members (slowest runner sets the pace) who have been joining me on Sunday’s as we try a new day to meet. The conversations and your company made the training for my ½ super easy and fun. I couldn’t have accomplished it without all of you!! From Val Mathews: I want to congratulate Mary Bruno on the birth of her beautiful son James, who arrived on his mother’s birthday!