By Tim Short
Hello Wicked Nation!
Our very own Wicked Running Register (Michele Campbell – Editor) has won the Outstanding E-Newsletter Award for 2011 from the Road Runners Club of America! This is a huge honor and I’m so happy for Michele but also for our club to be recognized nationally for our efforts in the running community. In 2011 the Wicked Running Club was also instrumental in securing the RRCA Runner Friendly Community designation for Salem.
Congratulations to Michele and to YOU the members of the Wicked Running Club who give Michele tons of awesome content each month for the Wicked Running Register!
To view the complete list category winners please visit: http://www.rrca.org/services/news-entry/national-running-award-recipients. As a RRCA member club, I encourage all members to take a few minutes to check out the RRCA website.
If there are any members that have questions about the Road Runners Club of America, I encourage you to get in touch with me or the Massachusetts RRCA State Rep John Childs who also happens to be a member of Wicked! John has been a great source of information for Wicked over the past few years and I’d like to thank him for all the support he has given to us.
Don’t forget, the deadline to get in your stuff for February’s WRR is this Friday.
[Update] The foundation for our award winning Wicked Running Register was created back in 2010 by Beth O’Grady. Before Beth launched WRR, we didn’t have anything close to a real club Newsletter. Beth gave lots of her energy and time into developing the WRR during it’s first year. Michele has certainly taken WRR to the next level, but I also want to thank Beth for creating the original Wicked Running Register. The Wicked Running Register is a great example of how awesome our members really are.
The 2012 version of the Wicked Grand Prix Series has been determined! There are some exciting changes this year that we hope leads to greater participation than previous years. The Grand Prix Series is an internal club series where members compete against each other at events chosen by the Board of Directors annually. The purpose of the series is to increase member participation in the club, have fun, and provide opportunities for members to get together at races in the local area.
The races were chosen to represent a wide range of distances at different locales throughout the area. The distances vary from 1 mile to a 1/2 Marathon, enough to satisfy any runner. There are a total of 11 races in the series, 8 regular and 3 relays. We have estimated dates for events not posted yet. T.R. Ramsdell and Rich Tabbut are returning this year as race co-coordinators after a successful series in 2011. Also returning this year are both the Individual Grand Prix series and the Team Grand Prix series. The purpose of the team series is to ensure that all runners, regardless of ability, can compete against each other in a team format. Please feel free to email T.R.and Rich with questions, comments or suggestions!
2012 Wicked Grand Prix Series Schedule
March
May
June
- Kupenda 5 Mile Trail Race
- Where: Wenham, MA
- Date: 6/2/12 *tentative date*
July
August
- Derby Street Mile
- Where: Salem, MA
- Date: 8/17/12 *tentative date*
- Lynn Woods Relay
- Where: Lynn, MA
- Date: 8/22/12 *tentative date*
September
- Lake Winnipesaukee Relay
- Where: Weirs Beach, NH
- Date: 9/8/12 *tentative date*
- Lone Gull 10k
- Where: Gloucester, MA
- Date: 9/16/12 *tentative date*
October
- Green Stride 1/2 Marathon
- Where: Newburyport, MA
- Date: 10/21/12 *tentative date*
November
- Wild Turkey 5 Miler
- Where: Salem, MA
- Date 11/22/12
December
- Mill Cities Relay
- Where: Nashua, NH
- Date: 12/2/12 *tentative date*
For the second year in a row the Wicked Frosty Four wasn’t so frosty! The record breaking 770 registered runners who took part in the New Year’s Day race didn’t seem to mind the mild temperatures. In fact, the overall male and female winner set new course records! Eric Sofen (21:25) and Christine Koch 24:59 dominated the field.
The Frosty Four was also a Road Runners Club of America State Championship Race. Road Runners Club of America is the oldest and largest national association of running clubs, running events, and runners dedicated to promoting running as a competitive sport and as healthy exercise. The goal of the RRCA Championship Event Series is to shine a spotlight on well-run events and to award top performing runners in the open, masters (40+), grand masters (50+), and senior grand masters (60+) categories for both men and women. Learn more about the RRCA by visiting www.rrca.org and their fan page on Facebook.
Full race results and RRCA State Championship results can be found at coolrunning.com. Photos from the race can be found on the Wicked Frosty Four Facebook page. Don’t forget to click “Like” while you are looking at the pics. We will also be adding more media to the Wicked Frosty Four Website.
A big thank you to all the volunteers from the Wicked Running Club who helped make the 5th Annual Wicked Frosty Four a super success this year.
We hope to see everyone back in Salem, Massachusetts on Tuesday, January, 1 2013!
Here is the 2012 Board of Directors for the Wicked Running Club:
President: Tim Short
Vice President: TR Ramsdell
Secretary: Dawn Cobak
Treasurer:Rich Tabbut
Clothing Director:Jay Carraro
Membership Director: John Mahoney
Members at Large: Alison Phelon /Tennille Doyle
Past President:Shari Hewson
Please wish them continued success in the upcoming year.
Thank you to Melissa Jaynes, Michele Campbell, Amber Woolfenden, Peter Raymond and Stephanie Hagyard for their time and commitment to the Board of Directors for 2011.
By Rich Tabbut
Co-Grand Prix Coordinator
The 2011 Wicked Grand Prix was a total success! We had 2/3 of the club, 205 members take part in race distances from 1 mile to the 30k on Labor Day weekend. T.R. and I extend our thanks to the club for your support during the year and the overwhelmingly positive feedback we have received in 2011. “The purpose of the series is to increase member participation in the club, have fun, and provide opportunities for members to get together at races in the local area” We believe the series met the goals we set at the beginning of the year.
Congratulations to the 2011 team champions Cougar with 830 points! They were followed closely the Jaguars with 800 points and the Lynx with 790 points. Kudos to WRC Grand Prix champs Billy Jackson and Annie Rose Willis.
| Grand Prix 2011 Division Award Winners |
Minimum Six Races Completed |
| Wicked Runner |
Ind Pts |
| Series Champion |
|
| Billy Jackson |
687 |
| Annie Rose Willis |
475 |
| Female Youth Open |
|
| Wendi Marciano |
469 |
| Catalina Dominick |
373 |
| Cimbria Dominick |
289 |
| Female Sub Master |
|
| Melissa Jaynes |
303 |
| Amber Woolfenden |
262 |
| Michele Campbell |
261 |
| Female Master |
|
| Dawn Cobak |
321 |
| Shari Hewson |
304 |
| Alison Phelan |
242 |
| Female Senior |
|
| Donna Greenberg |
243 |
| Dorthy Preston |
235 |
| Marie Gesnaldo |
168 |
| Male Sub Master |
|
| Christian Nolin |
672 |
| Tim Short |
638 |
| Brad Gates |
562 |
| Male Master |
|
| Aaron Toleos |
476 |
| Don Gallucci |
454 |
| Frank Lanzillo |
420 |
| Male Senior |
|
| Ricahrd Tabbut |
630 |
| Rick Marcinao |
598 |
Ironmen/women who ran every race in the series:
Billy Jackson, Chris Nolan, Hammer, Rick Marciano, Jay Carraro, and Amber Woolfenden
Final 2011 Grand Prix Overall Results
Final 2011 Grand Prix Division Results
Final 2011 Grand Prix Team Results
The Wicked Grand Prix Series Awards will be given out at our annual banquet on February 4, 2012. We are in discussions regarding what form the awards will take. Please e-mail any ideas to myself or T.R.
Please e-mail any corrections to me at welshhammer@gmail.com. The corrections will appear in the final series results
Have a happy and safe holiday season! See you in 2012.
