Weekend Pacesetter (Feb. 19-21, 2010)

READ
Check out an article in Sunday’s Intelligencer on Steve Kendra and Bill Hardy’s training efforts for the Antarctica marathon (they leave next weekend). For a great pre-story photo, check out this story. http://bit.ly/bNKkG0.

BE CREATIVE
Joe Ahrens is a school principal in the Atlanta area and also team captain of the Tumornators for the ING Georgia Marathon. Here are some of his creative fundraising ideas that he implemented at his school.

• PJ Day – Several teachers on the team are holding “PJ or Comfy Clothes” days.  Students and staff can pay $1 to sport their lounge wear.  The PJ day at Ahrens’ elementary school on Monday, Feb. 15.,  raised nearly $400.

• Volunteer to teach – Ahrens has volunteered to step out of the principal office and teach in a classroom for a donation of $50.

• Shop With a Purpose – Ahrens connected with a local business to have a “Shop With a Purpose Day” and raised $75 for the Children’s Tumor Foundation.

SET A GOAL
How is that New Year’s Resolution holding out now? Here are some of our Endurance goals for the year…

• Trish: “To lose some of the holiday pounds I added and train for a half marathon later this year.” She’s hoping for the Rock ‘n’ Roll Philadelphia Half Marathon in September.
  Tip: Take more care about what she puts in her mouth, and to take time, four days a week, to workout or run at least 45 minutes
• Suzanne: “Exercising more and adding some light weightlifting to increase my metabolism.”
  Tip: Grab a buddy. “When someone is waiting for you – it helps keep you on track.”
• Beth: In addition to taking a power walk for at least a half hour each day, she wants to head to the gym too.
  Tip: Puppy love! With her cute dog, Bella, begging for a morning walk, how can Beth say no?
• Valerie: Eating healthy snacks.
  Tip: Be a garden goddess! As Christina Pirello says, “Can you grow it in your garden? Then don’t put it in your mouth!
• Molly: Get back to running 5k’s regularly and running 6-9 miles per week.
  Tip: After signing up for some of her favorite 5ks, Molly plans to reorganize her schedule to run on her day off
  *Did you know? Molly started with the NFE team in January and will be helping us with our marketing and plans for a team store!
• Bob: Run one marathon each month so that he may reach 49 marathons before the 2010 Athens Classic Marathon on his 50th birthday.
  Tip: It will be his ‘money run’ so he plans to have a goal of raising $50,000.
• Emily: To run her second marathon this fall.
  Tip: Keep a pair of running shoes in your car so you never have an excuse to fall behind in your training!
• Tracy: Complete an Olympic Aquabike event.  “These were just sanctioned by USAT for 2010 and are catching on in popularity.”
  Tip: Aquabike events are great for those of you who may have issues preventing you from pounding the pavement. Tracy hurt her back and has had to take time off of running. “This distance is approximately a one mile swim and 30 mile ride immediately following.”
• Steve: His goal for 2010 and his 51st orbit of the sun is two fold:  He’d like to see this team generate 2000 healthy happy satisfied participants. . .and $2 million in revenue to end this dreadful disorder sooner than later.
  Tip: To do all that while remaining, both physically and, perhaps more importantly, emotionally, healthy, happy and satisfied.