MARKET SQUARE DAY…. and OUR SATURDAY MORNING GROUP RUN… News…
We will be meeting at 7:30 instead of 8am in front of Runner’s Alley on Saturday, June 8th so that we can run and get back to town in time to cheer on our fellow CAA runners.  Good luck to everyone that is running.  Don’t forget to stop by Runner’s Alley for some incredible sales and deals.(your CAA discount is not available on sale items)
On Market Square Day, look for Cindy and Simon at the finish line, they will be selling CAA gear, including hats(to keep the rain out) and they will have some kid’s shirts.

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CAA SHIRTS
If you haven’t already heard the news, we now have blue short sleeve CAA shirts in both men’s and women’s sizes.  They are going fast, so go and get yours at Runner’s Alley for $15.  We also still have a few blue singlets left and lots of white singlets for $15.  Blue and White Hats available for $15 as well.  YOU can get them at Runner’s Alley, at the track workouts or Saturday morning runs from Runner’s Alley.  CASH OR CHECK ONLY!!!

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KID’s REPRESENT!! We have our kid’s t-shirts and  they look great on the kids…They are $7 a piece and we have a variety of sizes to choose from.

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TRACK WORKOUT: CHI RUNNING PRESENTATION….and core workout change
This week, June 11th, at the track, Chris Jankins, a fellow CAA member and certified Chi Running Coach, will be doing a short presentation on the benefits of Chi Running as well as giving some tips on how to adjust your running style to make it easier on your body!  We will meet at the track at 6pm…Core Workout will be AFTER the track workout this week…at 7:00!!!
Also, the weekly track schedule will be posted on our website shortly….

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Spirit of the Marathon 2 MOVIE….will be showing on June 12th at the theaters in Newington at 7pm. If you are planning on going, please contact  CINDY at cindy.hannon007@gmail.com for pre-movie or post-movie gathering information.

http://www.marathonmovie.com/rome/index.html

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MARK YOUR CALENDERS….
It’s that time of year again to gear up for the STRATHAM FAIR ROAD RACE…one of the best, hardest, hottest and most organized 5.7 mile race in the area…July 20, 2013… https://www.runreg.com/Net/3511
This is the 40th year of the race, so come and help us celebrate and wear your CAA gear for a chance to win a $25 gift certificate to Runner’s Alley.  Once again we will be competing in the RUNNING CLUB CHALLENGE…your participation really matters because we want to win the crown again!!!  CASH PRIZE to winning TEAM!!! and bragging rights!!
Free admission to the fair that day with your race number.
Come support our fellow member and race director Gary Rohr!

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CAA TEAM stuff….
Don’t forget when signing up for a race that you enter CAA under the team name!! Also, when signing up for the Seacoast Series to make sure you put down CAA under team! We want to win the Seacoast Series most participants prize again this year!
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Don’t forget our weekly runs:
Monday nights: BG’s at 6pm
Tuesday night: Track workouts at 6:15 Portsmouth High School(6:15 core work, 6:30 track)
Thursday nights: Runner’s Alley at 6pm
Saturday mornings: Runner’s Alley at 8am

LOOKING FOR A LOCAL RACE check out our calender in the left hand column.
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POOL STUFF:
This Sat. June 8th; 5:30-7pm the Portsmouth Pool is starting water polo. Come join the fun. Drop in fee is $12 or $45 for 4 visits. This is a great fundraser for SIPP and a new way to play in the pool. No experience needed, you will be taught all you need to know and everything will be reviewed each session. The session will run every Sat til July 27th. Bring your friends for some fun.

Happy Running

WE NEED YOUR HELP….we need 13 more ppl for this Sunday!!
Volunteer Opportunty on Sunday, June 2nd at 10:30 until about 11:45 at the “Will Run for Beer 5k” in Hampton, NH.  Please go to the link below to sign up…bring the kids/family, you know there will be treats for all!  http://www.doodle.com/r9fmdqpefwm3hd7w

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Great Bay Crossfit and CAA opportunity…free workout and a chance to see what the crossfit craze is all about!?
Great Bay Crossfit has offered to have an open house for CAA members Open House at the facility on Wednesday night, May 29th at 7:00pm and/or Sunday morning June 2nd at 9:00 am.
The class will be free to any Coastal runners and will include a short discussion of GBCF and what we do, a mobility segment, warm up, workout and a cool down. Both classes will be about an hour long and are available to any ability level.
If interested in signing up for one of these classes, please email Eric at to reserve a spot at eric.morris@greatbaycrossfit.com
FMI: about the facility, please go to http://www.greatbaycrossfit.com/.
It is located at 32 Nimble Hill Road, Newington, NH 03801

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Congratulations . . .
- Runner’s ALLEY/Redhook 5k…
Great job to everyone who participated in the Runner’s Alley/Redhook 5k…we unofficially won the team prize…HANDS DOWN!!  It was great to see all of the CAA gear running the race.  A big thank you to all the CAA people who volunteered as well…as we know, a great race isn’t great without volunteers.  Great team effort everyone.
- Vermont City Marathon…
Also, a congrats to our CAA relay team at the Vermont City Marathon, Halen Gori, Christine Houde and Steph Brewer who kicked some serious butt with a 3:17 finish and 2nd place out of 88 relay teams…Nice job ladies.  Also a special congrats to the other members who ran the Vermont City Marathon, Rick Day, Nancy White, Carla Cole, Andrew Martin, Suzanne Cook, Angela Bekkala and Michelle Young( I probably missed someone)…those were really tough conditions to run in and you guys all did such a GREAT job…congrats!

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CAA SHIRTS
If you haven’t already heard the news, we now have blue short sleeve CAA shirts in both men’s and women’s sizes.  They are going fast, so go and get yours at Runner’s Alley for $15.  We also still have a few blue singlets left and lots of white singlets for $15.  Blue and White Hats available for $15 as well.  YOU can get them at Runner’s Alley, at the track workouts or Saturday morning runs from Runner’s Alley.  CASH OR CHECK ONLY!!!

KID’s REPRESENT!! We have our kid’s tshirs and  they look great on the kids…They are $7 a piece and we have a variety of sizes to choose from.  Sybil will be selling them at the track workouts this Tuesday(5/28) and Saturday morning run on 6/1…

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PUB RUN/RA 10k Group….We will be having a pub run this Thursday night from Runner’s Alley at 6pm, we will also be inviting the Runner’s Alley 10k group to join us afterwards for beverages and food.  With the weather climbing up to 90 degrees this Thursday, wouldn’t a nice cold beverage taste good after a run?  We will most likely meet at the British Coat of Arms after the run, but that could change, so come to the run to find out?!

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Spirit of the Marathon 2….will be showing on June 12th at the theaters in Newington at 7pm. We will be organizing a gathering before the movie for those of you who are interested in attending. More details to follow.

http://www.marathonmovie.com/rome/index.html

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CAA TEAM stuff….
Don’t forget when signing up for a race that you enter CAA under the team name!! Also, when signing up for the Seacoast Series to make sure you put down CAA under team! We want to win the Seacoast Series most participants prize again this year!

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Don’t forget our weekly runs:
Monday nights: BG’s Boathouse at 6pm
Tuesday night: Track workouts at 6:15 Portsmouth High School(6:15 core work, 6:30 track)
Thursday nights: Runner’s Alley at 6pm
Saturday mornings: Runner’s Alley at 8am

LOOKING FOR A LOCAL RACE check out our Google calender in the left hand column.

Happy Running

Thank you to everyone who came out and supported to the Run for the Sol 5k on this past Saturday.  We had over 25 CAA members participating and showing their support and over 20 members wearing their CAA colors.  Congratulations to Beth Lindquist and Ryan Proulx for finishing 1st place overall. Congrats to Kristen Palleiko for winning the CAA SPIRIT raffle which was a $25 gift certificate to Runner’s Alley just for wearing her CAA gear!

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Volunteer Opportunity on Sunday, June 2nd at 10:30 until about 11:45 at the “Will Run for Beer 5k” in Hampton, NH.  Please go to the link below to sign up…bring the kids/family, you know there will be treats for all!
FMI:  http://www.doodle.com/r9fmdqpefwm3hd7w

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Great Bay Crossfit and CAA opportunity…
Great Bay Crossfit has offered to have an open house for CAA members Open House at the facility on Wednesday night, May 29th at 7:00pm and/or Sunday morning June 2nd at 9:00 am.

The class will be free to any coastal runners and will include a short discussion of GBCF and what we do, a mobility segment, warm up, workout and a cool down. Both classes will be about an hour long and are available to any ability level.

If interested in signing up for one of these classes, please email Eric at to reserve a spot at eric.morris@greatbaycrossfit.com

In addition, Eric will be visiting us on Tuesday night, May 21st at the track workouts to lead our pre-track core workout and to answer any questions you may have about Crossfit and the CAA Open House. For more information about the facility, please go to http://www.greatbaycrossfit.com/.

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If you haven’t already heard the news, we now have blue short sleeve CAA shirts in both men’s and women’s sizes.  They are going fast, so go and get yours at Runner’s Alley for $15.  We also still have a few blue singlets left and lots of white singlets for $15.  Blue and White Hats available for $15 as well.  YOU can get them at Runner’s Alley, at the track workouts or Saturday morning runs from Runner’s Alley.  CASH OR CHECK ONLY!!!

KID’s REPRESENT!! We have also order tshirts for our best supporters!  The kids…CAA kids size tshirts will soon be available for our young supporters at $7 a piece and we will have a variety of sizes to choose from.  Sybil will let you know when they are in and how to get ahold of yours!

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RUNNER’S ALLEY NEWS:
Runner’s Alley is looking for volunteers for the Runner’s Alley/Redhook 5k on Sunday, May 26th.  If interested in helping with the course, registration, food and/or finish line, please email Stephanie at stephanie@runnersalley.com.

Also, Runner’s Alley does have more “Boston Strong” sweaty bands in stock.  They are also selling Runner’s Love Boston tshirts with 100% of the proceeds going to the ONE FUND for the Boston Marathon bombing victims.

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CAA TEAM stuff….
Don’t forget when signing up for a race that you enter CAA under the team name!! Also, when signing up for the Seacoast Series to make sure you put down CAA under team! We want to win the Seacoast Series most participants prize again this year!

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Don’t forget our weekly runs:
Monday nights: BG’s at 6pm
Tuesday night: Track workouts at 6:15 Portsmouth High School(6:15 core work, 6:30 track)
Thursday nights: Runner’s Alley at 6pm
Saturday mornings: Runner’s Alley at 8am

LOOKING FOR A LOCAL RACE ?
Check out our calender in the left side column.

Happy Running.

Just a note to say what an amazing running community we have.  After the awful events at the Boston Marathon, we came together in so many ways.  We came together to make sure all CAA friends that were running or watching were safe.  We came together to give each other a shoulder to lean on or to give a much needed hug.  We came together to run in unity and strength. We came together to show our support for those who have passed and those who were injured.  We came together, we will move forward, running stronger.

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Thank you to all that came out on Sunday to help with the Earth Day New Castle clean-up.  About 15 of us set out on the streets of New Castle along the course.  We ended up with over 7 bags of garbage and 5 old, washed up lobster traps.  An amazing event that we will continue on a yearly basis.

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Track Workouts...well, if you missed Week 1, don’t fear, you are NOT too late to start track workouts, actually it’s never too late.  Track workouts begin at 6:30 at the Portsmouth High School.  Come early to warm-up.  This year we are offering some core/agility work prior to the workout.  If you are looking to add another element into your workout come at 6:15 to check it out.  If you would like to take part in the 6:15 core/agility workout, please come early to get a few laps in prior to our workout.
TRACK WORKOUTS happen in the rain…yes, you can not use that as an excuse!
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Newton Natural Form Running Clinic
Saturday, 4/27 @ 10:00am
Portsmouth
Michael will be in Portsmouth on the morning of the 27th with some demo Newtons for you to try as he takes you through a natural running form clinic. Come dressed for a run!
Please Sign Up in advance!  Go to www.runnersalley.com

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CAA “Team” Race….
As a running club, each and every member has one race or many races they truly believe in and want to support.  There are so many races it is impossible for CAA members to put their support behind all of them as a team.  So last year we decided CAA would pick one race a year that we would band together and put our support behind as a “team”…one of the smaller races in our area that could really use our support.  This year we decided that because of our connection with Portsmouth High School and our track workouts being held at the track for 6 months out of the year, that we would pick the Run for the Sol 5k…on May 11th at 1pm at Pease…it’s a race that raises money for solar panels for the highschool…. http://runforthesol.com/.  We hope you can join us for a day of racing and team support. If you wear your CAA gear, hat, shirt, singlet…you will be entered into a raffle to win a gift certificate to Runner’s Alley…Show your team support and wear your colors!!!

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Weekly Runs:
Monday nights at BG’s Boathouse, 4 or 6 miles, meet at 6pm
Another option for Monday night is Redhook Brewery, at 6pm, which is a meeting of various running clubs in the area, 4-5 miles.

Tuesday nights/track workouts at Portsmouth High School at 6:30pm

Thursday nights from Runner’s Alley at 6pm 4-5 miles.

Saturday mornings from Runner’s Alley at 8am, lots of options from 4-8 miles.  Our biggest group of the week, lots of pace and friendly faces!

Always looking for people to host runs in other areas or trail runs.  If interested, please email us at coastalrunner@comcast.net

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We have lots of new members and new faces at our runs, if you don’t recognize someone, please say hello and make them feel welcome!

Happy Strong Running….
CAA Board of Directors….

BostonMarathon Course Training Run…Saturday, March 16th…
Join us for a long run on the Boston Marathon course!

Looking to preview the Boston Marathon course? Want to try your legs on Heartbreak Hill? Just looking for a change of scenery for a  Saturday morning run?

On Saturday March 16th Coastal will be hosting a supported long run on the Boston Marathon course. The run will start in Wellesley at 9:00 am, head to the top of Heartbreak Hill at Boston College and then back to Wellesley. The full out and back is 21 miles, but it can easily be shorted for those looking to run a little less. Coastal will be providing water and gatorade at a few places along the way. If you’re interested in joining us or have questions email Molly Betournay at mollybetournay@gmail.com or Brian Betournay at bbetournay@gmail.com. Details will be sent to those who plan to attend in early March.

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FUN RUN…Sunday, March 17th from BG’s Boat House…at 2pm..we will have a social run from BG’s followed by a few (green) beverages on the deck if the weather allows if not, we will drink indoors!  This will kick off the Monday night runs from BG’s…so starting Monday, March 18th, the Monday night runs will meet at BG’s…and will offer a 4-5 mile out and back course or a 6 mile around the loop course. Don’t forget to park in the parking lot across the street from the restaurant.  Join the group on the deck (in the nice weather) or inside for a beverage!

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VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES

Click on the link below to sign up for one of the 2 upcoming waterstops. Feel free to not only bring yourself, but waterstops are great opportunities for other family members to help out, especially the kids!  You will receive an email with directions and more detailed information as the waterstop approaches.  Thank you in advance for your help.

Eastern States 20 miler, Sunday, March 24th

http://www.doodle.com/qs3bt3v9a2ffexwq

Great Bay Half Marathon, Sunday, April 7th

http://www.doodle.com/e3y6u76pcey2kvx4

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Weekly Runs continue….
Saturday mornings from Runners’ Alley at 8am… 4, 6, and 8 mile options, variety of distances
Monday nights… to change to BG’s Boat House…March 18th
Thursday nights…part of the Winter Warriors… 6pm from Runner’s Alley

TUESDAY night track workouts start April 16th after Boston Marathon…at 6:30 at the Portsmouth High School….

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News from Runner’s Alley…

10k and 5k Beginner Training sessions begin soon from Runner’s Alley…for more info go to http://www.runnersalley.com/events.html

Don’t forget…all CAA members get 10% off non-sale items at Runner’s Alley…with CAA membership card.

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We appreciate all of you that have renewed your membership for 2013 and look forward to seeing more renewals in the near future.
Happy Safe Running,
CAA Board of Directors