by Sybil Carven, May 16, 2008
May 18, 2008 (Sunday)
by Sybil Carven, May 5, 2008
by Sybil Carven, April 26, 2008
Seacoast Road Race Series...starts this Saturday with the Children's Museum 5k...if you are participating in the series please don't forget to put down CAA as club name...there is a club participation award and we want to win it again this year!!... www.proportsmouth.org/seacoastseries.cfm
Races:
Children's Museum 5k
Runners Alley/Redhook 5k(sign up early, might close out!)
Market Square Day 10k
Portsmouth Harbour Trail 5k
Saunders at Rye Harbor 10k
Fox Point Sunset 5 miler
Great Island 5k
Great Bay 5k
by Sybil Carven, April 25, 2008
by Sybil Carven, April 21, 2008
by Sybil Carven, April 10, 2008
by Sybil Carven, April 5, 2008
by Sybil Carven, March 23, 2008
In this email you will find...
1. Pub Run Series
2. Eastern States Waterstop
3. Runner's Alley Beginner 5k/10k program
4. Congratulations to Greg Pratt and family
5. Track Workouts
6. CAA Website improvements
7. Weekly Runs
8. Upcoming Races
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STILL LOOKING FOR YOUR HELP....WATERSTOP VOLUNTEERS...Eastern States...a CAA tradition, we have been hosting this waterstop for 9 years...and of course it is always the loudest and best waterstop on the course..!!...This year the race is Sunday, March 30th ...we will need you to arrive at Foyes Corner around 11am and you should be done around 12:00, children, parents siblings are welcome. CAA will receive $250 for their volunteer efforts. Don't know where Foyes Corner is?...let me know and I will give you directions.
If you are interested in helping out, please email me at sybil.carven@comcast.net
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RUNNER'S ALLEY BEGINNER'S RUNNING PROGRAMS
Do you know anyone that has always wanted to run a 5k or 10k but just couldn?t stick with the program? Now?s the chance!! Sign up for the Runner?s Alley 5k or 10k training group and be sure to cross that finish line!
Informational meeting and signup Wednesday, March 26th, 6pm Runner?s Alley, 104 Congress St., Portsmouth.
5k Training Group will train for the Runner?s Alley/Redhook 5k on May 25th. 8 Weeks-$59.00.
10k Training Group will train for the Market Square Day 10k on June 14th. 10 Weeks-$79.00.
Your Signup fee includes the following:
*10% Discount on all full priced purchases at Runner?s Alley
*8 or 10 week supportive training program
*Short sleeve technical Runner?s Alley shirt
*Race Entry Fee
*Proper shoe fit advice
*Stretching and strengthening techniques
*Nutritional advice
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Congratulations to Greg Pratt and his wife Kate on the birth of their baby girl, February 11th...Deryn Angelina joins the ever growing CAA family of little ones!
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Tuesday, April 22nd at 6pm...TRACK WORKOUTS BEGIN....look for some new additions to the program including tempo runs and time trials. We will be doing a Beginner Seminar again this year for anyone who is interested in starting track workouts and have never done them before. The Beginner Seminars will be held the first two track workouts....
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Our website continues to improve, but we need your help...
In a continued effort to improve our website and provide the members with resources and information...we would like to add a section to the website for "Running Publications"...so if you have read a book or have a favorite book about running, training, nutrition, cross-training, etc. that you would like to recommend to your fellow CAA members, then please send along the title, author and a brief summary on the book and why you recommend it...continue to check out the website for new features and information www.coastalathletic.org If you have something you would like to share, please let us know at coastalrunner@comcast.net.
Also, we are looking for a member that is a graphic artist to help spruce up a few things on the website...if you are interested in helping us, please contact andy.gagnon@gmail.com
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WEEKLY Runs ...now with the time change...the night time runs are in the daylight...so check out >>>>
Monday night runs from Redhook Brewery, 6pm, 4 mile loop...and cold beverages to follow(please note this Monday is St. Patty's Day, what a great place to be)
Thursday night runs from Runner's Alley at 6pm continue to grow, 4-5 miles around beautiful downtown Portsmouth...a few cocktails to follow have been reported in recent weeks!!!
Saturday mornings...always a great way to start your day...8am from the front of Runner's Alley, lots of different distances and paces to chose from...a nice fresh bagel from The Works rounds out this great morning of running!
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Some Upcoming Races to consider...more are listed on our website www.coastalathletic.org
March 29th, Annual April Fool's 4 mile Road Race,Salisbury, Ma...http://xenia.unh.edu/wcrc/
April 6th, Great Bay Half Marathon, Newmarket, NH www.locorunning.com
April 13th, Annual Red's Shoe Barn Race for a Better Community, 5miles 10am ....http://www.runreg.com/RacersResource/events/register.asp?eventid=1599
Looking to GET A LITTLE DIRTY?!....here's the race for you
Muddy Moose, April 20th, Wolfeboro, NH, 10am, Kingswood Regional high School
www.ferguscullen.com, choose from a 4mile or 14 mile race, which both start together but then the two paths diverge in the woods, and which one you take makes all the difference. These trail races go along dirt road, logging roads, single track and snowmobile trails. The 14 mile race involves short steep hills, logs, roots, water and mud.
Something to add?...pls email us at coastalrunner@comcast.net
That's all for now...Happy Running
Sybil
by Sybil Carven, Mar. 16, 2008
23rd Annual Children's Museum of Portsmouth 5k Road Race and 12th Annual Fun
Run is on Saturday May 3rd. This year the museum is one of the races in the
Seacoast race series. We will also be the first race in the series. The
museum is looking for volunteers to help out at the race. Some of the tasks
are course monitoring, start/finish line help, Fun Run coordinators,
hospitality tent and set-up/clean-up. T-Shirts will be provided for all
volunteers. If interested please contact Gabe Doleac Volunteer Coordinator
at 436-3853 or gdoleac@childrens-museum.org
Saturday
May 10, 2008
CAA 1st Annual Charity Run Portsmouth, NH. 8:00am, Runner's Alley. We are asking people to donate any amount of money they want to $5, $10, $20.
Tuesday
April 22, 2008
Track Workout Starts Portsmouth, NH 6:30pm at Portsmouth High School. Coach Dan and Paul help you get faster.
Saturday
Apr. 26, 2008
Out of Hibernation 5K Portsmouth,
NH 9:00AM, Masonic Lodge - Corner of Middle and Miller, 351 Middle St (Fun downtown Portsmouth run, Red Sox tickets raffle, awesome T-shirts, prizes)
Stronger, Faster, Higher
Changing Speeds to Go the Distance
By GRETCHEN REYNOLDS
Published: April 17, 2008
SARA HALL experienced an instructive epiphany in 2006.