Corktown and Irish Storm Troopers!

What a day for a race.  It was a perfect picture day to run in the D.  The sun was out, the crowds were huge, almost as big as the lines for the port-a-potties, and STR was out in full force for the Corktown 4 miler and almost 2 mile walk.  Vinnie, Nordberg, Snap, Dave "The Tank", Todd "Z", Chez and newest member Skates, along with special guest runners Megan and Brittany all dominated the 4 mile course.  Carter, making his STR race debut, and I torn up the almost 2 mile walk.  A special thanks to Sam, Jordan and Callan for coming out to cheer us on.   After the race, we enjoyed hot dogs, snacks and a few cups of Irish cheer while watching the St. Patty's day parade.  It was a great day, where else can you run and see Irish Storm trooper, only in the D.

East Coaster Rolls On!

Brian "Big Fella" (blue hat, blue coat) representing STR on the east cost in the Road Runner's Club of America Maryland Club Challenge n February 22nd in Columbia, Maryland.    Brain was able to dominate the 10 mile HIILY course with a time of 1:35:03 which was good enough for 494th place overall!  Nice work Big Fella, especially when Sister Mary Saucony right on your heels.  Brian is off to great start to his season.  He is on his way to becoming an Ironman this summer in Louisville, KY.  Best of luck, enjoy the training!

Running Fit Super 5K

STR started out the 2009 racing season in PR Style. I represented STR alone at the Running Fit Super 5K in Novi, MI. The event was the morning of the SuperBowl and provided a great start to a day of gluttony.

The weather was perfect for a 9:00a start. I went out pretty fast and struggled up the hill on 11 mile road to finish in 26:32, a 5K PR for me!

Running Fit puts on a pretty good race and the food after was just the start to a bad day of eating. I skipped the hot wings (hot wings at 9:30 in the morning) and grabbed just a couple of tootsie rolls (I am not in second place in the FTC II for nothing!!).

Good luck to everyone running in their first event of the year. See everyone next at the St. Patrick's Day Corktown Race, March 15th.

Also, be on the look out for the Inaugural STR 10K Pub Run around Royal Oak and Ferndale on Saturday, April 25th!

FTC Update

Our 9 Flat Tire Challengers are off and rolling, and after the first month the leaders posted some impressive numbers. The top 5 lost 90% of the total weight for the group, but it is too early to rule any of the challengers out. Mindy is out to an early lead with a 4.02% loss, followed by Nordberg (3.7%), Chez (2.88%), Ice Dog (2.77%), and Big Fella (2.23%). The group lost a total of 36.5 pounds, 1.89% of our starting weight. The bottom four need to bring their A-Game in February to get back into the mix, or send care packages of cookies and brownies to the top 5.

 

If you don't have a race scheduled, plan one during the challenge to help you focus. For the Michigan group, the Corktown 4-miler is coming up in March, Martian is in April, and River Bank Run is in May. Brian is training for a half marathon soon and an Ironman this year, so you know he is focused. Keep it up everyone, three more months to go!

 

FTC II

There are 9 STR members who are taking the challenge to let some air out of their spare tires in the 2009 Flat Tire Challenge. Shawn " The Ice Dog", "Chez", Dave " The Tank", "Vinnie", Mindy "I am not a runner", "Nordberg", Brian "Big Fella", "Not so little" Mac, and the "Dominator" will be on the four month deflation journey. Mac is back to defined his title as flattest tire. Last year he had to go all the away to Africa drop enough pounds to beat out Mindy for the title. This year he plans on shoveling a lot of snow in Traverse City to drop the lbs. The FTC will award the top three members who loose the highest percentage of body weight. Good luck to all.

Gobble, Gobble

STR had another fine showing at the Detroit Turkey Trot. Chez dominated his first ever race with a 29:17 for the 5k. Vinnie put the hammer down to cross the 5k line at 28:05 and Theo with her last race before another knee surgery with and impressive 29 minutes of one ACL running. The 10K course was dominated by; Dave "The Tank" rolled on with a 52:17, Nordberg with "I hope my foot does not hurt after this" 58:39, and Ann "Sammy" with a steady pace to cross the line at 1:01:10 followed by Allison Mills with a 1:02:27 Way to go! You guys started off the holiday season on the right foot.

STR teams up with MAS

STR is proud to announce a partnership with Michigan Adaptive Sports (MAS) for the 2009 season. MAS is an educational organization established for the purpose of providing sports, recreation and physical fitness opportunities for persons with disabilities. STR hopes to provide MAS with volunteers for their events and clinics and help raise some funds so they can continue their efforts in providing their incredible programs to even more people with disabilities. This winter, MAS will be holding several learn to ski/snowboard clinics at Pine Knob and a learn to race weekend at Shanty Creek Resort. MAS also offers other programs throughout the year such as water skiing, kayaking, and hand biking. For more information about MAS go to www.michiganadaptivesports.org .