Thank you to everyone who came out to work the waterstop at Saunders, a great waterstop and cheering section. Saunders Road Race donated $250 to CAA for our efforts.
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Are you planning on running Cape Ann 25k, the Monday of Labor Day weekend? If so, there is a group of CAA people heading to Gloucester to run the race and if you are interested in carpooling, email Vicki Arel at sk8fans@metrocast.net.
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ANNUAL CAA end of summer family picnic… every September, we gather to have our annual picnic as a kick off to the fall and a goodbye to summer. This year we are staying on the New Hampshire side of the bridge and will be gathering at Four Tree Island, which is located by right before Peirce Island in Portsmouth. The picnic will be 4-6pm, CAA will provide hamburgers, chicken, hotdogs, paper goods and drinks. We are asking people to bring something to share, dessert, salads, appetizers, etc. We will have games for the kids. http://www.cityofportsmouth.com/peirce-island/four_tree_island.html/
Location: Off Marcy Street in the Portsmouth South End. Turn down Mechanic Street after the Prescott Park gardens and over the small bridge to Peirce Island.
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Races recommended by your fellow CAA members:
Celebrate Pink 5k Road Race, Saturday, September 15th at 9:00, Portsmouth
http://www.celebratepinkevents.org/5k/index_home.htm
Kittery PTA Seaside 4 miler, Sunday, September 23rd at 8:30, Fort Foster, Kittery Point, Me.
http://kitterypta.org/events-fundraisers/seaside-4-miler/
Project Safety Association 5k road race, Saturday, September 29th at 8:30, Portsmouth High School
http://www.projectsafetysau52.org/2012-Road-Race.html
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Interesting article on the good ole’ ITB Syndrome…
http://sweatscience.runnersworld.com/2012/06/strengthening-not-stretching-to-deal-with-iliotibial-band-syndrome/?cm_mmc=NL-TrainingExtra-_-973372-_-07102012-_-Strengthen%2C-or-Stretch%3F
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REPRESENT THE CLUB…
Don’t forget to get your CAA singlets at Runner’s Alley for $15, blue or white available…and get your CAA performance hat(white/blue) at the same time($15)…Great way to represent our team at your next event or weekly run!
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Our weekly runs have something for everyone….
Monday nights: BG’s Boathouse, Rt. 1B, 6pm…4-6 miles! There is also a group that meets at Redhook Brewery from a variety of local clubs at 6pm.
Tuesday nights: Track workouts at the Portsmouth High School, 6:15 warmup, 6:30 workout starts…NEVER TOO LATE TO START COMING!
Thursday nights: Runner’s Alley 6pm 4-5 miles…
Saturday mornings: 8am Runner’s Alley, 4,6 or 8 mile options, a variety of paces!
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SHARE YOUR NEWS…please send some us information to share with the club…recipes, upcoming races, running tips, triathlon tips. It’s all great stuff to share with our fellow runners.
That’s all for now…
Happy Running…
