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    CAA News, 3/1/2010

    Just a few quick things….

    Tuesday night…if you are interested in planning a road race, you might be interested in attending this Race Director’s Roundtable discussion…
    Race Directors’ Roundtable Discussion
    Tuesday, March 2, 2010
    7:00pm-9:00pm
    Saunders At Rye Harbor
    15 Harbor Road, Rye, NH 03870
    $15 – Appetizers will be served; cash bar
    This meeting is for new race directors, as well as those interested in improving or
    growing existing races. The purpose of the meeting is to offer suggestions and foster
    discussion of various aspects of organizing a road race.
    for more info….http://www.apiipa.com/announcers/files/RDRoundtableFlyer.pdf
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    Interested in exploring the world of triathlons?…there are two great tri clubs in the area that would be a great place to explore and polish your triathlon abilities!!!
    This Thursday night open house for a new triathlon club, Ventro Triathlon Club….http://ventotri.weebly.com/index.html
    Another tri-club that has been established for a few years…Riptide…http://www.riptidetri.com/

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    This SATURDAY BAGELs after the run….if you have never come to our Saturday morning run, you don’t know the fun you are missing…come check it out….run 4, 6, or 8 miles and join us for bagels after the run…depending on the weather we will meet in front of the store or at Bagel Works!…we will buy the bagels and you come and eat them!…hmmm sounds good

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    Mt. Washington Road Race lottery registration has opened up…3/1 – 3/15….if you have never done this race…it’s worth the challenge…it’s only one hill!….

    http://www.mountwashingtonroadrace.com/

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    It’s March 1st…and spring is right around the corner…so why don’t you start the race season off on the right foot and run the St. Paddy’s Day 5 miler…http://www.paddysfivemiler.com/html/raceinfo.html

    NOT RUNNING the race AND WOULD LIKE TO HELP WITH THE WATERSTOP???? First CAA sponsored waterstop of the year….come help us with the waterstop at Mile 2…please let me know if you can help…your help is greatly appreciated by all of the thirsty runners!…sybil.carven@comcast.net

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    CHECK OUT OUR NEW WEBSITE www.coastalathletic.org and answer the CAA poll question of the month….www.coastalathletic.org….it looks awesome!!  thanks Andy for all of your hardwork creating our new home!…

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    HAVE YOU RENEWED?  there are still quite a few of you who haven’t…. PLEASE … All memberships run January to December…. thank you to everyone that has taken the time to renew!!  If you haven’t renewed by March 15th, I will assume you wish to terminate your membership and I will remove you from the membership list…thank you
    You have options in order to renew your membership…

    1.  ONLINE…www.coastalathletic.org

    2.  Stop by Runner’s Alley and drop off a check/cash, please make sure you have your name attached to the cash so that we know who it is from…YOU DO NOT NEED TO FILL OUT AN APPLICATION IF ALL OF YOUR INFORMATION IS THE SAME!!…

    If you have any questions, please feel free to email Sybil at coastalrunner@comcast.net .
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    Happy Running!

    March 1st, 2010 / Comments Off


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  • How to Train for the Boston Marathon

    By Patrick McCrann
    Marathon Nation

    For Active.com

    A good Boston cycle will have three, maybe four long runs depending on how much time you have to train and your ability to recover.

    A typical three-long-run schedule might be 18 miles, 20 miles, 22 miles, with each of these efforts separated by a shorter run with more tempo effort (approximately 12 to 14 miles).

    A more advanced four-long-run schedule mile alternate 18 miles, 20 miles, 18 miles, 22 miles. In this case, the advanced athlete can pair the 18/20 and 18/22 weekends, separating these two week blocks with just one shorter weekend run as outlined above.

    The Boston Taper

    We generally recommend that your last long run is about 21 days out from race day ... (Read More)


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  • How to Push Past the Pain, as the Champions Do

    By GINA KOLATA
    NYTimes.com

    My son, Stefan, was running in a half marathon in Philadelphia last month when he heard someone coming up behind him, breathing hard. To his surprise, it was an elite runner, Kim Smith, a blond waif from New Zealand. She has broken her country’s records in shorter distances and now she’s running half marathons. ... Read article

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