BR Girls Night Out will be on Friday, Feb. 10th!

Julie H — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 21:29:21 +0000

Save the Date!!! All of the Brea Runner GIRLS (so sorry guys!) are invited to our very 1st ‘Girls Night Out’. The date is Friday, February 10th at 6:30 p.m. Michelle has very graciously volunteered to host this event at her home and Nina has very kindly offered to coordinate the party for all of us! It will be a Potluck Appetizer and Dessert Party. Mmmmm!!! Since the date is so close to Valentine’s Day…the evening’s theme will be about sharing LOVE and FRIENDSHIP. This is going to be so much FUN!!! More details will soon follow…but, I have a request for you in the meantime. Please let Nina, Michelle or Julie know if you plan to attend, so that we may get a tentative head count. Thanks! You may leave a message in the blog or e-mail:

Nina: nina.visconti11@gmail.com

Michelle: scgirl@aol.com

Julie: julie@brearunners.com

TGIF Beer Night (Jan. 27)

Julie H — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 20:39:25 +0000

Pam B. just informed me that a few of our runners will be at Bootleggers in Fullerton this evening. EVERYBODY is invited to join them!!! Julia and her husband, Ben will be there at 6:30 p.m. Pam B. will be there closer to 7:30 p.m. and Ed and Kathleen are hoping to stop by also. It sounds like a fun way to start the weekend!

http://www.bootleggersbrewery.com/

Saturday Run (Jan. 28)

Julie H — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 17:19:50 +0000

We will meet in the parking lot of Yorba Regional Park at 7:00 a.m. Here’s the address: 7600 E. La Palma Anaheim 92807 We park in the dirt parking lot…just east of Fairmont. Those of us who are training for the Pasadena Rock ‘n’ Roll are scheduled to run 14 miles. This is purely optional and feel free to run whatever distance you are comfortable with. Those of you training for Surf City will obviously be running fewer miles than this. Since we’re running on the river trail…it is very easy to run any distance you want. Here are the directions for the 14 Mile Run:

Run WEST on the River Trail for 2 miles – you’ll cross the wooden bridge and continue running WEST

You will see Peralta Canyon Park on your left (2 mile point). Turn around here and head back running EAST

Continue running EAST and when you are just past the tunnel, there will be a fork on the trail

Veer LEFT up the hill and continue running EAST on the trail

Turn RIGHT on Gypsum Canyon Rd.

Enter the park and loop back under the brige and continue on the trail

When you get to the end of the RV Park, turn around and return to the Yorba Regional parking lot

Welcome Kevin B.!!! - Kevin ran with us on Thursday night. Nice meeting you!

Tinker Bell Half Marathon - Chris, Judy B., Liz W., Michelle, Pam B., and Sharon will all be running this race on Sunday. Happy Running to all of you!!!

Tinker Bell Support Team - If anybody would like to come out to watch the race and join our support team, we will be parking and meeting near the Denny’s on the NE corner of State College and Katella at 7:15 a.m. this Sunday morning. (There is also a Ballys Total Fitness, Carl’s Jr. and Starbucks in the same center.) We will then walk 1/2 mile to Lewis and Katella to watch the race. Let me know if you plan to come out and we’ll look for you!

“What distinguishes those of us at the starting line from those of us on the couch is that we learn through running to take what the day gives us, what our body will allow us, and what our will can tolerate.”
-John Bingham

Thursday Run (Jan. 26)

Julie H — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 17:09:17 +0000

We’ll meet near Snail’s Pace at 6:00 p.m. Let’s do the Modified Brea 8K, which will be good practice for anybody who is planning on running this race. By the way…the Brea 8K (Feb. 26) is a great local race! Finishers get to sample food from a variety of local restaurants. Yes…we all know that the BREA RUNNERS WILL RUN FOR FOOD!!! Pam L. picked up some registration forms for us. I’ll bring them to our runs.

http://brearunners.files.wordpress.com/2009/11/modified-brea-8k-5-1-mi.pdf

Welcome Michelle G.!!! Michelle joined our walkers, Kim and Ellen on Tuesday evening and did the entire Ed’s Run route. Great job to all of you!

Support Teams for Tinker Bell and Surf City - If anybody is interested in being on a support team for either of these two races…please leave a comment in the blog or e-mail me: julie@brearunners.com We will go out and cheer for our friends and hand out goodies to all of the runners. If you’ve never been a spectator at a race, it really is a lot of fun. Here are our support teams, so far:

Tinker Bell (Jan. 29): Ed John? Julie Kathleen Lisa ST Missy

Surf City (Feb. 5): Ed Julie Michelle Pam B. Rick S. Rosemarie

Winter Birthday Dinner - We didn’t forget about you…those of you who have a December, January or February birthday. We decided to wait until after the Pasadena Rock ‘n’ Roll. Our tentative date is Thursday, February 23rd. Pam B. has volunteered to be on the party planning committee. If anybody else is interested…please let me know.

Brittany’s Garage Sale - Brittany and her husband, Jason will both be participating in the ‘Fight for Air Climb’ to raise awareness and funds for the American Lung Association. They will be racing up 63 stories of the AON building in downtown LA. They decided to have a garage sale to help raise funds for the American Lung Association. If anybody has anything that they would like to donate to their garage sale, which will be held on Feb. 4th…please let me know. I’ll collect the items and make sure that Brittany gets them before the sale.

Running Downhill - Thanks to Raquel for sending me this article about proper technique for running downhill:

http://www.active.com/running/Articles/How-to-Run-Downhill.htm?int=23-45

“Remember the feeling you get from a good run is far better than the feeling you get from sitting around wishing you were running.”
- Sarah Condor

Tuesday Run (Jan. 24)

Julie H — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 21:45:02 +0000

We’ll meet near Snail’s Pace at 6:00 p.m. We have a hill run planned. For those of you who want a shorter run or want to eliminate the big hill, just take a look at the map to find an alternate route.

Ed’s Run (5.3 miles)

Welcome Laurette!!! Laurette came out with Missy to run the Nixon Trail with us on Sunday morning. It was nice meeting you!

Here’s a quote which I’ve included as a source of inspiration…and not to induce guilt, should you decide to skip the big hill:

“Many people shy away from hills. They make it easy on themselves, but that limits their improvement. The more you repeat something, the stronger you get.”
- Joe Catalano

Sunday Run (Jan. 22)

Julie H — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 14:11:59 +0000

It’s 6:00 a.m. on Saturday morning…and it’s raining pretty steadily. We’re going to cancel our Saturday run.

If anybody is free to run on Sunday morning, we will be meeting at Tri-City Park in the East parking lot at 7:00 a.m. We’ll do the same route that we had planned for Saturday.

Saturday Run (Jan. 21)

Julie H — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 06:08:30 +0000

We’ll meet at Tri-City Park at 7:00 a.m. We park in the east parkng lot just off of Kraemer. We’ve got a 12 mile run planned, but you can easily adjust the mileage according to your training needs. We’ll start with Missy’s Run, which takes us to the Community Center and we’ll continue with Lori’s Run from there. We will have to run around Tri-City Lake at least once to get closer to 12 miles.

There’s an 80% chance of rain on Saturday. If it’s pouring outside…consider the run canceled. If it’s just sprinkling…we’ll still plan on meeting. In the event that our Saturday run is canceled, several of you said that you would like to run on Sunday instead. So, if we don’t run on Saturday, I’ll post the information in the blog regarding a Sunday run.

Missy’s Run (6.25 miles)

Lori’s Run (5.12 miles)

Happy Birthday Pam L.!!! Pam’s birthday is on Saturday, the 21st. We hope that you have a wonderful birthday, Pam!

Funny Runner Pics - Lan sent me these pictures of runners, which I’m sure most of us can relate to:

http://www.chayden.net/Runs/Adidas/

Tuesday/Thursday Morning Runs - Denise’s work schedule has changed and she won’t be able to join us for our week night runs for the next 4 months. Denise is still planning on running the same route as us…only on Tuesday and Thursday morning at 10 a.m. I plan on joining her from time to time for a daylight run. If anybody else is interested in joining Denise…please let her know or send me an e-mail with your cell phone # and I’ll pass your # and e-mail address on to Denise.

Thursday Run (Jan. 19)

Julie H — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 17:59:43 +0000

We’ll meet near Snail’s Pace at 6:00 p.m. Let’s try to remember to park in the Lamps Plus parking lot. Thanks!

Sharon’s Run (4.76 miles)

Our Newer Running Friends - I’ve been slacking a bit and haven’t been as diligent about gathering Emergency Contact Information and signed Waiver of Liability forms from some of you. If you haven’t turned in a waiver, please click on the ‘About’ tab at the top of the blog…scroll down and click on the link for the waiver. I would greatly appreciate it if you would print it, read it over, sign it and bring it with you to your next run. Also, several of us keep a list of all of our runners’ cell phone numbers and emergency contact information in our vehicles or stored in our phones…just in case a problem should ever arise. If you haven’t sent me this information or if any of the previous information submitted has changed, please e-mail it to me at julie@brearunners.com

Name:

Cell Phone #:

Emergency Contact Name:

Emergency Contact #:

Birthday: (No need to include the year. Everybody gets a shout-out in the blog on their birthday.)

Fight For Air Climb – Brittany will be participating in the American Lung Association’s Fight For Air Climb. This will not only be fantastic training for her Great Wall Run, but she will be helping to raise funds for the American Lung Association. She will be one of hundreds competing to make it to the rooftop of the AON Center…the 2nd tallest building in LA (63 floors/1,377 steps). John said that this is the building where he works. Let’s hope the elevators NEVER break down!!! If anybody would like to help support Brittany by making a contribution to the American Lung Association…Brittany’s personal page is below:

Brittany’s American Lung Association Personal Page

Also…if anybody knows of any stairs in the Yorba Linda area where Brittany could get some training in…please leave a comment in the blog for her. Brittany is a stay-at-home mom and doesn’t get a lot of ‘ME’ time. So, if you know of a park that has a lot of stairs, that would be great since she can run stairs while the kids play.

Congrats Judy B.!!! - Judy just ran the Los Angeles 13.1 race last weekend in 1:53:15. This is a new PR for her! She’s getting faster and faster with each 1/2 marathon.

Tuesday Run (Jan. 17)

Julie H — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 20:22:04 +0000

We’ll meet near Snail’s Pace at 6:00 p.m. Let’s please try to park in the Lamps Plus parking lot, closer to Alphagraphics and Dr. Andersen’s office (which are closed in the evening). The new Snail’s Academy classes started last week and the parking lot can get a bit crowded. We want to be considerate and leave enough parking spaces for them, as well as for the customers shopping and eating in the center. Let’s do Jenna’s Run IN REVERSE since I think it might be fun for us to run UP Bastanchury hill. But, if you really don’t want to run uphill and want a shorter run…you can return on Rolling Hills instead.

Jenna’s Run (We’ll be doing it in reverse.)

Happy Birthday Helen H.!!! Helen’s birthday is on Tuesday, the 17th. Enjoy your special day, Helen!

Knott’s Coaster Run 10K - Missy spoke to the race director for this race and she found out that we are able to get a 10% discount on this race (and an extension on the lower registration fee that went up on Jan. 16th) if we submit all of our registration forms and checks together. From what I understand…the course does not go through the park, but everybody get’s Boysenberry Pie and a cute medal at the finish line! Yes…I will run for pie!!! Let’s all do the 10K as a group run! Here’s what you have to do:

-Print the registration form and fill it out

-Make a check out to Renegade Racing for $31.50 for the 10K (If anybody wants to do the 5K…the discounted fee is $24.30)

-Please give your registration form and check to Julie or Missy by this Saturday, Janurary 21st. (You may still register on your own later at the regular price.)

http://renegaderaceseries.com/images/stories/coaster_run2/2011/KCR12-WebApp.pdf

Brea 8K - Pam L. picked up some extra Brea 8K registration forms. Thanks, Pam! If anybody would like one…I’ll bring them to our runs. You can save 10% by writing this discount code on your registration form: Bootcamp12 The registration forms can be turned in to Snail’s Pace or the Brea Mall.

Stretching/Foam Roller DVD - Michelle wanted me to pass along this information since some of the runners in our group had an interest in it. It is an instructional DVD that involves intervals of foam rolling and stretching for a total body massage, flexibility and recovery. Michelle said that she does Part 3 of the DVD and it’s great! (You can also purchase it through Amazon.)

http://www.spinervals.com/products/item192.cfm

We Really Were Born to Run - I read this article in the LA Times this morning and thought I’d share with you:

http://www.latimes.com/health/la-he-fitness-running-joints-20120116,0,6252512.story

Saturday Run (Jan. 14)

Julie H — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 18:57:51 +0000

We will be meeting in the Mercury Insurance parking lot at 7:00 a.m. The address for Mercury Insurance is: 1700 Greenbriar Lane in Brea. Greenbriar Lane is the first street just north of Imperial Hwy. right off of Associated Rd. You can increase or decrease your mileage very easily on this route. Just take a look at the map.

Rich’s Run at Nixon Trail (10 miles)

Welcome Rosanna!!! Rosanna ran with us for the first time on Thursday evening. It was nice meeting you!

Arizona Rock ‘n’ Roll - Karen, Monica, Missy and Rick N. will be running the 1/2 marathon on Sunday. Margaret will be running the full marathon. I believe this is State #22 for Margaret in her quest to run a marathon in all 50 states. Happy Running to all of you!!!

13.1 Los Angeles Half Marathon - Judy B. is doing another consecutive half marathon this weekend. Have fun!

Rock ‘n’ Roll Lucky 13 Discount - You can save $13 on the Rock ‘n’ Roll Pasadena 1/2 if you register TODAY, Friday the 13th. Just enter the coupon code: Lucky13 There are 20 of us signed up to do this race, so far. It should be a FUN one!!! The Lucky 13 discount may apply for other Rock ‘n’ Roll races, as well.

http://runrocknroll.competitor.com/2011/09/pasadena/18383_18383

Most Marathons Run in a Year - Here’s an interesting article that Rick S. sent:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/01/03/most-marathons-run-in-a-year_n_1182303.html?ref=email_share