Tampa 26.2

Marathon Program Complete – Next – The Marathon!

Saturday morning dawned at 3:30 a.m. for our New York and Marine Corps Marathoners:  Brunie and Jill, Caren, Tina, Sandi, Mitul and Naty.  It was a picture perfect morning with a full moon peeking through clouds and, yes, could it be, slightly dryer (dare I say cooler) weather.  The enthusiastic runners gathered and took to the streets of Temple Terrace to accomplish their last LONG, and I do mean long, runs for their upcoming marathons.  All thoughts of the long summer months were long gone as they focused on their goal:  26 miles. Congratulations Marathoners!  We wish you fleet feet as you head to your  runs knowing that You Can Do It!  You have exhibited all the great things about Galloway Training, and all the best of our Tampa Galloway Program:  You supported each other through every mile unselfishly.  Linda and I are so very proud of each of your achievements.  And, look forward to every story, and every piece of bling!  Bring it home!  Have fun!  Washington, DC, and New York City await you!!!  And right here let me mention that Jan of the 12 MMs was our very first marathoner.  She really took the hit over the summer months, completed all her miles no matter what obstacles were thrown in front of her, and  sometimes on top of her when it rained or when the sun shone mightily.  While we were ushering runners through their 26 miles on Saturday, Jan was in Minneapolis getting ready to line up at the start line of the Twin Cities Marathon.  Congratulations Jan!  You competed in a field of about 4000 runners coming in in 5 hours and 40 minutes!!!!  WoooooooooHoooooooo!  WAY TO RUN!  Bring the bling, and we have some of our own bling to present to you.  Safe travels until we welcome you back! Iris and Linda

Jeff Galloway Monthly Newsletter – July 2009

Jeff’s latest newsletter is now available:

http://www.jeffgalloway.com/resources/newsletter.html#article9

Jeff Galloway Training Program Kick-off THIS WEEKEND

Meet Jeff Galloway

THIS Sunday, May 31, 2009

Tampa:

1PM

Running Center

14308-E N. Dale Mabry Hwy

813-908-1960

Lakeland:

5PM

FITniche at Lakeside Village

1421 Town Center Dr. (next to Kohl's)

863-613-5390

ALL ARE WELCOME! Bring your running questions and your friends.

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Tampa Galloway Training Program

For all the details, check out www.tampa262.com

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Lakeland Galloway Training Program

Contact Brendan for more information at 407-690-7069 or runwalklakeland@yahoo.com

Our first Training Run will be June 6th for the Half and Full Marathon Programs

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Sign up online for either Tampa or Lakeland and save $5

For Tampa:

http://www.active.com/framed/event_detail.cfm?event_id=1415334

For Lakeland:

http://www.active.com/framed/event_detail.cfm?event_id=1415294

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The Galloway Way can help you achieve your running goals in 2009. Jeff's method will get you to the finish line smiling and injury free. Runners of all abilities and experience levels are encouraged to join the Program!

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Program Director’s Update for 5/23/2009

Hello Fellow Runners,
Short and sweet for this Memorial Day Weekend.  The group will be meeting at 5:50 a.m. for 6 a.m. take off - the usual place.  So come on out and bank some miles so you can partake of that holiday barbecue on Sunday and Monday.  Mileage will be chef's choice.  If you're maintaining, get in your 8-10 miles.  Linda will be there.  Charlene will be there as Janet will be going lakeside.  Don't miss out on your miles and be sure and get them before the promised wet weather drives you indoors.  Be sure and communicate with your group leaders and to Linda, whether or not you will be there.

I will not be in TT running this weekend.  Truly I will miss you.  I will be attending a wedding at 3 o'clock at the Gazebo in the park across from the country club.  Okay.  We have been discussing the relative virtues of planning a wedding outside in May in Florida.  It looked fine until this week.  Now, all those alternative plans are being discussed.  While I would run in the rain with not too much encouragement, I truly cannot believe I would take my strappy little sandals slogging through wet grass to stand under an umbrella when there would be a perfectly good place to be otherwise.  And, of course, this is not my son's wedding, so the incentive to appear to be doing a triathlon in a dress, just isn't there.  I am doing the wedding cake for this wedding, and am delivering it to the reception where perhaps, I am thinking, I will not be able to make it to the nuptials as setting up the cake and making sure the catering is in order will take
a HUGE amount of time??  What do you think - would that work??

Couldn't leave without reminding one and all:  Kickoff is right around the corner.  May 31st.  1 p.m. at the Running Center.  You can sign up online if it is time for you to, and if you signed up last year in April, it is.  There is $5 off for new signs and alumni if you do so before kickoff.  And many of you have done just that:  Linda and I thank you so much.  We truly are looking forward to having a really good next year.  Can you believe it is our second year already!  I've, of course, remarked more than once that it seems like just a couple of months ago that we were stressing over kickoff, and here it is again!!  I'm sensing a pattern here...But Linda and I make a really good team, and we've got this thing down.  At least, right now, it seems like it is going along great.  By Tuesday, I should pretty much have the nails of my right hand gone.  And I want to know how come stress doesn't burn calories - there is no fairness in that.
Have a truly wonderful holiday weekend.  Remember our friends and loved ones in the armed services and all that they have given for us to be able to gather this Saturday morning and the ones to come.

Happy Running!
Iris and Linda

Tampa Galloway 2009 on May 31st

Tampa Galloway helps runners just like you get to the finish line injury free, with a smile. We’re inviting you to join us and

get going!

Meet Jeff Galloway

The Authority on injury-free running, Best selling author, Runner’s World Columnist

At our Program Kick Off

May 31^st 1 p.m.

Running Center Tampa Bay

14308-E N. Dale Mabry Hwy

813-908-1960

Visit us and sign up on Tampa Galloway www.tampa262.com or www.jeffgalloway.com

Iris Smith and Linda Pazdzinski, Program Directors

Tampa Galloway Training Program

3:1 Group Leader Update for 4/11/2009

HAPPY BIRTHDAY CHARLENE !!!!!

This Saturday is Charlene’s Birthday – everyone come and sing a round of Happy Birthday to You!!!!

This week, I will not be in TT.  I must go up to our Lake House and clean.   The ladies from my church will be up there the following weekend and I have not been up at the lake in about 2 months.   This means that the collection of dust is very thick and the dead bugs have accumulated!!!!   There is a definite need for Spring cleaning.

I know that Maria signed up for the Croom Trail, so good Luck Maria, we will be waiting to hear all about it.

Have a great time this weekend, you should try to keep your base miles of 8 – 10.    We did about 9 last weekend.  

Janet

Program Director’s Update for 3/28/2008

The time will be 5:50 a.m. and you know the place.  The weather should be nothing short of spectacularly perfect.  And mileage will be base miles or chef's choice.  Be sure and check with your group leaders and check www.tampa262.com to see last minute doings posted there before heading out to TT.  This would be a great time to start looking around for your next goal - half marathon or marathon or anything in between. Kickoff for next season will be May 31st, Sunday.  Thank you Bill Davison for opening The Running Center to us for this year's kickoff.  Honestly, I thought we just had kickoff a couple of months ago, and here it is again!  We count on you to get the word out and let's keep this great group going.  The Gasparilla Expo got us a lot of really good exposure.  Linda and I and everyone who manned the booth spoke to a lot of folks and got our message out there.  So let's keep it going.  We'll be getting flyers to you in the next few weeks to spread around.  Anyplace you can think of would probably be a good place. Speaking of kickoff and new members, please be mindful of anyone with bright shiny new shoes and techie clothes showing up in the parking lot.  Linda and I have had lots of inquiries from new runners and getting-back-into-it runners wanting to come try us out.  So if there's a new face looking for a pace group, direct them to Linda (or me). I guess everyone has heard that 2010 will be Gasparilla's last gasp.  Okay, sorry about that, couldn't resist.  If you've never done this Tampa signature marathon, next year may be your year.  Give it some thought. Check out Jeff Galloway's newsletter on crosstraining by aquajogging.  My brother has encouraged me for a long time to try this, and now Jeff is advocating this really good way to water jog to help out your running.  And we're getting into the summer months when being in the water will feel really good. Janet and Charlene, 3:1 group leaders, Mary and myself will be running the Whidbey Island half marathon on Sunday, so we won't be joining you in Temple Terrace this weekend.  The weather has ameliorated from the snow showers and 30 degree temps promised earlier, to lows in the 30s and highs in the 50s.  Much easier to deal with!  The scenery and the run sounds spectacular.  My son camped at Deception Pass, the upper part of Whidbey Island, several years ago and his comment was:  Mom, that place is crazy beautiful - I'm so jealous!!!  We, however, will not be doing the glacier camping that he did on Mount Ranier. Maybe we will look out and see Mount Ranier. Enjoy your run.  Get out there and have some fun with your buddies.  5:50 a.m. is the time.  The parking lot behind the library.  And go have a cup of coffee after! Iris and Linda

Program Director’s Update for 10/11/2008

Hi everyone,

    For those of you running Chicago, the big day is almost here.  The weather should be 61-76 degrees and partly cloudy.  It looks like you will not have a heat wave like last year.  Good luck to all of you heading out this week and enjoy your run in the windy city. 

  Welcome back to Lynne and Jeff coming back from The St. George Marathon in Utah.  We are looking forward to hearing about your stories.  I hear the weather was not so good.  But, any marathon you finish is a good marathon.

  For those of you running fall marathons and half-marathons, you might be wise to review the marathon day checklist in your Galloway book starting on page 115.  It is good information that you might want to use when you pack so you don’t forget anything.  I always encourage runners to wear your shoes and carry on your running clothes and gear.  You can always buy what you need at the expo, but it is not a good idea to use anything new for the race.  The new shirt may look really cool, but the chaffing you may receive will stay with you a while.  You just don’t know!!  It is also a good idea to get everything ready for the race the night before.  Actually, you might want to do that before you go to the expo, just in case you forgot something.  Most of the interval watches have an alarm on them.  It is a good idea to set your watch and an alarm clock in case you accidently push the snooze button.  It is so exciting getting ready for the big day.  Non runners just don’t understand this.

  The Breast Cancer Marathon is offering a special $10 registration discount for Galloway members from October 16, 2008 through October 31, 2008.  Here is information you can use to register on active.com. 

Name of Coupon code:  Galloway October
Price or percentage off: $10
Start Date:  October 16
Expiration Date:  October 31
Good for all categories:  Marathon and Half-Marathon

Within Active –during the registration process:

1. On the payment page in checkout, enter ‘Galloway October’ in the box next to "Coupon Code".

2. Click "Redeem"

If you are running the breast cancer marathon, you will be running 9-11 miles this weekend.  Anyone running New York will be running 23-26 miles.  Please check with your group leaders if you need someone to run with you.  Remember, no one runs alone. 

  Tina is running in the Chicago marathon this weekend and needs someone to fill in for her for hydration.  Would anyone like to volunteer to put out one or all the coolers? 

  I hope you all enjoyed the breakfast provided by Iris last weekend.  Linda is anxious to hear about it. 

  Enjoy the wonderfully cool weather this weekend and each morning.  It is staying dark a little later now, so the flashing lights are helpful to keep you visible.  Check out the website at www.tampa262.com if you did not receive an email from your group leader and while you are there, check out Jeff’s blog about his marathon.

  We will meet everyone running short miles at 5:50 behind the library or in the school parking lot.  Enjoy the cool air.

Iris and Linda

Program Director Update for 9/6/2008

STAND UP TO CANCER

I believe all of you already has if judging your support of me over these past 2 years is an indicator.  I salute you!  I thank you from the bottom of my running shoes and beyond!  You can never know what you did for me and for my beloved Ron and my dearest Jarrett.  I keep all those treasured moments close to my heart always.  Some moments I have in pictures and some in snapshots that pop into my head at seemingly the oddest moments.  Like when I flipped over my calendar page on August 30th and read that it was 2 years that day since my chemotherapy pump had come off for the last time.  Jarrett reminds me that that pump, for which I did not have an endearing name, may have saved my life.  And, I remind him, that I listened to it pump chemo into me for 72 hours straight until it ran dry believing there was no sound loud enough to drown out its rhythmic noise.  Except perhaps Kill Bill 1, 2 and 3.  Did I ever tell you I did a 24 hour KB marathon?  Better than a Valium lick for clearing the mind!  Ahhhhh...Such fond memories!  But I digress......I'm going to stand on my soap box now:

If you're of an age, have a family history or have any kind of a weirdo symptom - go get that colonoscopy.  The very worst part is preparing for it.  It seems with our incredible technology they ought to be able to give you scrubbing bubbles that taste like something good; or, provide a hypnotist that will make you think it does.  All that aside - there is nothing you can drink that would make not drinking it worth abdominal surgery and 6 months of chemo.  Worse - a year without running!!!!  Trust me on this!  If you need an ear to listen, or a hand to hold, I've got two of both and they can be on loan.

Tomorrow night, check out Stand Up to Cancer.  All the channels will be carrying it at the same time.  Tune in and tune in!  I'm definitely going to check out Lance Armstrong because he's doing what we're doing:  Living Strong!

Okay.....Think I'm done with that for a bit.

BACK TO MARATHONING AND HALF MARATHONING

NYC Bus Information:

We (Galloway) are again offering charter buses to shuttle our members to near the marathon start line.  Please pass the following information along to your members:

We have reserved 2 buses which will depart around 6:30 AM to 6:45 AM (we will finalize exact departure time closer to the race date) for the NYC Marathon.  The bus will pick everyone up near the Plaza Hotel ( 5^th Ave between 58-59^th streets) on Sunday, Nov 2, 2008. The buses are for runners only, not family members. No one without a bib number will be allowed into the start area on Staten Island .

The cost is $15 per person. Persons reserving a seat should send their check made payable to JFG to:

Galloway Productions

4651 Roswell Road , I-802

Atlanta , GA   30342

PLEASE INCLUDE AN EMAIL ADDRESS AND PHONE NUMBER FOR EACH AND EVERY INDIVIDUAL WHO WILL OCCUPY A SEAT WITH THE CHECK.  If you are paying for multiple seats, please provide the names and email addresses for each person!!!!!  We need a complete list in order to reconcile the names with the seats.   

Upon receipt of payment, we will email each person a confirmation email. There are a limited number of seats available.  All reservations are first come, first serve.  Don¡¯t delay!

Questions? Contact Susan Kolbinsky at socks@jeffgalloway.com or Darlene Miller at darlene@jeffgalloway.com.

Breast Cancer Marathon Hotel Information, etc:

It¡¯s that time again.  The BCM is just around the corner. There have been quite a few changes from last year.  The start time has been moved to 7:30 AM this year¡¦.of course it will probably be 40¢ª instead of 80¢ª this year.  The host hotel AND expo will be at the Hyatt Regency Jacksonville Riverfront.  We are again planning a Galloway reception, and a pre-marathon pep rally at the Jacksonville Landing.  Bottom line is no driving all over Jacksonville to attend events.

We have secured a room rate of $129 at the Hyatt.  I realize this is more than last year¡¯s room rate, but the hotel is much nicer and is a very reasonable rate for the area.  We have a 200 room block for Galloway .  Please pass the following information along to your members:

• Members should call reservations at 800-233-1234
• IMPORTANT - The rate is good for Friday, February 13 and Saturday, February 14 in two day stay only.
• The block code is ¡°dons¡±.  It is listed as the Galloway group as a subblock for the marathon.  If they ask for any other name, they will be charged the higher rate. 
• Ask for individual reservations and give a credit card to hold each reservation.  If they are making multiple reservations, they need to give a separate name and credit card to hold each reservation.

If they encounter any problems and are unable to get a resolution from the Reservations Department, ask them to let you know so you can contact Jeff Long at jlong@hyatt.com.  Please do not give this email address to everyone, but keep it so you can try to attempt to resolve any problems first.  If you cannot resolve the issue, then let me know and I will try to solve the problem before I pass it on to the big guns.

Gymboss:

In case you haven¡¯t heard of our new toy, we now have a new interval timer that beeps and vibrates.  The timer can be set for up to 99 laps (which if you run as slow as I do means you have to restart it at least once on a long run) and can be set to vibrate and beep or just do one or the other.  We have tested it here on several runs and it passed with flying colors.  We sell the Gymboss online for $19.95.  Group Leaders (no matter what program size) can purchase the Gymboss for $12.95.  In order to purchase the Gymboss at the reduced price, you must send the attached form back to our office either by mail with a check, or pay by credit card and fax it to us at 404-252-3971. These things are very popular.  We seem to be selling out as fast as they come in.  

(I can give you a copy of the form if you would like one.  Just let me or Linda know.)  I did check out the Gymboss website, it looked interesting and easy to use.  It even lets you download easy to read, easy to follow instructions in English!  If you do not want or need a Garmin, this is a very low cost alternative to even the Timex watch.

Okay, that's it for now.  Be safe.  Hydrate for those long runs, and even the shorter ones.  Hold hands when you cross the street.  And, I know when you're running on the right side of the road!

Iris

5:1 Group Leader Update for 8/30/2008

Good evening all –

Sorry for the relatively terse email – we are getting ready for a party Thursday night to celebrate Joe’s departure for 9 months in Japan – and getting ready for his Sunday departure. Work is chaotic and Therese is very busy at her job also so we are running a tight schedule.

It looks like a couple long runs this week-end. From the emails, I’ve gathered:

• Jeff: 17 – last 14 fast – with the weather I’ll be trying to hold them below 9:00 minutes.
• Lindsay: 19

Anyone else going long?

Lindsay –we can start early – 4:20am– and get your 9 in before the group arrives at 6:00AM. Lynn and Leo have agreed to come out at 5:15am and run 4 with us. Then we can meet the rest of the group at 6:00am

So I think with everyone else is coming at 6:00am. Meet us at the 10 mile mark and we’ll head out there.

See you tomorrow!!!

jlo