The Wicked Weekly Update

CLUB NOTES… official club biz and reminders-

-Group Runs: Wicked offers 3 official organized runs during the week. If you are looking for a group of people to run with on different days or at different times feel free to email the club at wicked@googlegroups.com.

Saturdays 8am at Forest River Park

Mondays 6:30pm starting near Salem State South Campus (for details email john@wickedrunningclub.com)

Tuesdays/Thursdays 5:30 starting at the Front Street Café.

-Our next Board meeting is April 6, 2009. Meetings at held at the Salem Senior Center and start 6:30pm.  All Club members are welcome to attend.  If you would like to suggest an item for the agenda, please email Tim Short @ tim.short1@gmail.com

-Our next Grand Prix race is the Ring Around the Neck 5 mile run in Marblehead on April 26th, 2009.

Here is some info

Marblehead, MA 2:00PM Shubies Market, 16 Atlantic Ave (Oceanviews throughout race in beautiful, historic Marblehead.)
Contact: Jeanne Smith (Lynch van Otterloo YMCA), 40 Leggs Hill Road, Marblehead, MA, USA, 01945. 1-781-990-7004 To register on line: http://www.runreg.com/racersresource/events/register.asp?eventid=1841

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Race Results

Run to Register 10k        Kerry Gertz 1:15:50

Eastern States 20 mile    Bruce Campbell 2:27:32

Billy Shea 3:05:18

Melissa Jayens 3:08:30

Karen Giroux 3:22:16

Sharon Tassel 3:29:33

April Fools 4 Miler           Beth Clancy 28:28

Tribe Baseball 5k            Dave Long 17:00

Tim Short 18:05

Billy Prentiss 25:51

From Melissa Jaynes

5 Wicked club members, and 1 friend, ran the Eastern States 20 mile Race this past Sunday.

The race was an all day event, the group left Salem at 7:30 and returned around 4. The logistics were the time consuming part. The drove to New Hampshire and parked, took a bus to Massachusetts where they chilled for a couple of hours in a gymnasium–okay, most went back and forth on what to wear, snacked (yeah for cookies), packed gear, and made frequent bathroom trips. Here is the group waiting, and well, keeping their minds off the 20 miles in the rain upon us:) From left to right: Bruce Campbell, Billy Shae, Karen Giroux, Sharon Tassel, Anne McDonough-Hughes (Melissa’s friend), and Melissa Jaynes.

The race started at 11. This is the Eastern States race because it takes you along the coast (almost all is on the coast) from Kittery, Maine to Salisbury, Massachusetts along route 1A in New Hampshire (aka Ocean Blvd). Here is a sample of some of the scenery and the lovely weather the group endured/enjoyed. Bruce swears it was great weather, and he should know he has run the race 12 of the last 14 years.

For many runners, this was a training run for Boston, but Melissa and Anne had different plans, their purpose of the race was to actually try and race the 20 miles and see what marathon pace would look like–oh, and Melissa had never run 20 miles let alone raced it. IT WORKED!! Melissa and Anne started around 9:50 for three miles, picked up to 9:40 for a couple more, and then then coasted for about 5 on 9:20s before pushing the 9:15s and under. They even came under 9:00 for two of the miles! The ladies did a great job of keeping themselves in check with the pace (“not too fast now ladies, you have hours ahead of you. . .”) and really enjoyed the race. This is quite an accomplishment–especially with pools in their shoes starting at mile 2 (yes, 10% in and everyone was soaked–except maybe the guy in the trash bag).

Melissa specifically would like to thank Wicked runners.  She says:  I have to give a shout out to my running club–these New Englanders have overwhelmed me with their support. I received e-mails and Facebook page messages before the race and tons after! Billy Shae even greeted her at the finish (and he was absolutely freezing) with a much needed hug at the end of the race–ok, I might have looked like I needed a little support standing as my legs were on auto pilot. You would think I already ran the marathon. This has me even more psyched for the marathon and I just can’t wait.

From Deb Touchette

The 10th Annual Spring Dance

To benefit the

Saturday, April 25, 2009

8 p.m. -Midnight

Knights of Columbus

94 Washington Square, Salem

Dance music by DJ Dan
*Cash Bar    *Snacks   *Raffles
* Hourly door prize drawings at 9, 10 and 11 p.m.

Come early and get three chances to win!

* 50/50 Raffle- split the pot!

Ticket Donation: $20

Return order form below by April 17 and your tickets will be mailed to you.

INFO: Beth O’Grady, 978-745-5949, email bethogrady@yahoo.com or stephenogrady.com

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NAME:___________________________________________________________

Mailing Address:___________________________________________________

Day Phone: _____________________ Email: ____________________________

Number of Tickets ____________ Amount Enclosed at $20/each__________

I cannot attend the dance, but please accept the enclosed donation:_________

Return to:  Stephen M. O’Grady Foundation

c/o Beth O’Grady, 329 Jefferson Ave. , Salem, MA 01970

Donations payable to: Stephen M. O’Grady Scholarship Foundation.

Please write a separate check for dance tickets and 50/50 raffle.

From Tim Short

Bentley School 5k

PROCEEDS TO BENEFIT

STUDENT ENRICHMENT ACTIVITIES

Race Director and Wicked Running Club member: Nicole Parsons

Time: 9:00AM

Date: Saturday, May 2, 2009

Locations: Bentley Elementary School, 25 Memorial Drive, Salem, MA

Entry Fee: $15.00 adults/$10.00 children.  Applications accepted the day of race until 8:30am at race site for an additional $5.00.  Sign up before date or mail application to the Bentley School c/o Road Race, 25 Memorial Drive, Salem Ma 01970, for more information e-mail bentleypto@comcast.net

Register online at:

http://www.active.com/page/eventdetails_print.htm?event_id=1678029&assetId=df1351a5-b4b3-4376-a218-0fbbbdb3863a

From Doug Bollen

Salem Park & Recreation Present:

Encore movie showing of the Steve Prefontaine Documentary

Inspirational movie

Thursday, April 16 at 7:00pm at 5 Broad St (Senior Center)

Showing:

Fire on the Track! Steve Prefontaine documentary (The best documentary on his life, Linda Prefontaine-sister of Pre)

Perhaps the greatest US runner!

Steve “Pre” Prefontaine
International Track Star – Hometown Hero – Running Legend

1951-1975

“To give anything less than your best is to sacrifice the Gift.”–Steve Prefontaine

More from Doug…

Salem Park, Recreation & Community Services Department

Present:

The Derby Street Mile Run!

Friday, August 21, 2009

in Salem , Mass, 7:00pm & 7:15pm

Race starts on Fort Ave & finishes at Pickering Wharf !

Entry fee: $14 pre-race day $15 on race day,  USTFA Certified code MA07017JK

Awesome Technical short sleeve shirts given to first 300 entrants!!

NEW this year- two races, enter your choice “Family or Competitive” Run

Competitive run 7:00 pm – Top 3 in age groups will receive awards in Competitive run

Family Run 7:15pm – all runners in Family run will receive medals

Post Race: at Waterfront Hotel & Suites – refreshments, water, soda, and fruit

Information: Contact the Salem Park , Recreation & Community Services (978) 744-0180 or

Email: dbollen@salem.com

From Rich Tomlins

Tewksbury Run a Pleasant Mile 5k race and 1 mile kid’s fun run, to benefit Tewksbury Memorial High School Scholarship fund. Sunday April 26th at TMHS. Prizes for top age group winners. Fees: $15 pre register-$20 race day and $10 for students. Race information and registration form can be found at

http://www.coolrunning.com/engine/1/index.shtml or  http://www.glrr.net/races/Pleasant_mile_5k/index.html

map route  : http://www.usatf.org/routes/view.asp?rID=5423#reviews

From Tim Clarke

Boston Marathon .  . .in three bites.   3rd Bite

As previously announced we are coordinating the running of the Boston Marathon course over three different days this winter / spring season.

Our last run with be Saturday, April 11th.  Leaving from my office @ Waters & Brown – 281 Derby Street, Salem (parking lot in the rear) @ 10:00 am.  We will drive into Newton and run the last 8 or 9 miles (Newton -Wellesley Hospital though the big hills and to the finish) of the Marathon route.  Typically we drop a car at our finish destination and all pile into another car to drive the beginning and reverse the process at the end (we’ll use more cars as required). We should be back in Salem in the 2:30 – 3:00 range.

Let me (timfclarke@aol.com) know if you’d like to join us, your cell # and whether you’d be willing to drive.

Your Wicked Tour Guide,

Tim Clarke

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