GKTC Newsletter: Issue 2, Vol.1

GOTHAM KNIGHTS TRACK CLUB NEWSLETTER
ISSUE 2, VOL. I

"I believe that runners are marked by an attitude that has at its core the belief that we can get better and that getting better is a worthwhile quest." - Running Times, June '07

NOTE: We are planning to meet up after the Health Kidney 10k on Saturday for a short group run in the park. We'll plan on meeting up at the Columbus Circle Fountain at 10am. If you're interested make sure to reply to this so we know to wait for you.

Ok, so issue 2 has been a long time coming, but as you well know, life happens. Many of us have been pretty busy lately and haven't had much time to update team information. Since our last letter we have picked up a few new interested members so slowly but surely it looks like we'll be able to field a scoring team soon.

GKTC Website
Still in the R&D phase but you can view it here: http://hammerrunning.com/gothamknights . You can kind of get an idea of where we are trying to go with it but in the future we'll have a one-stop shop for all things GKTC related.

Group Runs
Many of you are expressing interest in regular group runs which we would love to get started. It's looking like saturday mornings will be the best for most everyone's busy schedules. Most likely, group runs will take place in Central Park but from time to time we may meet up at the track for some non-traditional races.

Upcoming NYRR Club Points Races
We strongly encourage everyone to race in club points races. In order to score as a team we need 5 runners in the Men's and Women's divisions. We automatically get 1 point if we have 5 runners so don't worry if you are not in it to "race." These events are always a great way to get in a good training run.

(1) Healthy Kidney 10k - Saturday, May 19th (TOMORROW!) http://www.nyrr.org/races/2007/kidney/index.asp
If you haven't already signed up for this but are still interested make sure you get to NYRR before 7pm as the entry fee goes up on the day of the race.

(2) NYRR Mini 10k (Women only) - Saturday, June 9th http://www.nyrr.org/races/2007/mini/index.asp
36 Years of Celebrating Women
In 1972, the Mini was the world's only women-only road race. To understand how extraordinary this achievement was and to appreciate how far the Mini has come since then you must travel back to a time when distance running was a very different pastime than it is today.

(2) Father's Day Prostate Cancer 5mi (Men's scored only) - Sunday, June 17th http://www.nyrr.org/races/2007/r0617x00.asp
Join WABC-TV and 77 WABC in Central Park to honor all dads at this truly special annual event featuring a co-ed 5-mile race and fun kids races. Participants can help raise money and awareness in the fight against prostate cancer by forming a fund-raising team. Awards and special recognition will be given to prostate cancer survivors.

FetchEveryone.com
If you don't already keep a log of your running this is a great online site where you can track your running, racing, and cross-training workouts. Joe, Mark, Kirstin and I keep our running logs there and we encourage all other GKTC members to do so as well. There you can view eachother's workouts and get training tips. You can check my log out here: http://www.fetcheveryone.com/userprofile.php?id=3765

Training Programs
If any of our members would like me to put together a structured training plan for an upcoming race please let me know. I can tailor it to your current fitness level, race distance and goals. Just shoot me an e-mail or talk to me at the next race and we'll talk. Joe C. can attest to the fact that the training plan I put together for him leading up to the Cincinnati Flying Pig Marathon got him to the finish on only running 3 days/week!

"The plan provided the perfect synergy between running and cross-training that I needed to reach my goals" - Joe "The Caped Crusader" Curnutte

Other News
Hopefully we'll have more to add on the team singlet front by the next newsletter. If anyone has the free time feel free to play around with some website ideas. I've been thinking a blog-type format might be easier to update regularly.

Please forward this letter to anyone who may be interested in the team, or who to those for who I don't yet have an e-mail address.

Until next time keep putting one foot in front of the other,
John