Congratulations to Paul Joss for his PR at the IMS Arizona Half Marathon on Sunday, February 19, 2012. “The course is flat and fast and the conditions were perfect.”
Paul finished up 36th out of nearly 1000 competitors with a time of 1:36:05. Great job!
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How about we get together a GRR team to help keep Connecticut’s trails clean? See below for details and email info@glastonburyriverrunners.com if you want to get involved as a team.
The Farmington Valley Trails Council will hold its 3rd annual Trail-wide Clean-Up Day on Sunday, April 15th from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM. (The rain date is Sunday, April 22nd.) The 2011 Clean-Up Day drew nearly 100 volunteers last year at four staging areas across the eight towns in the Farmington Valley that encompass the northern part of the Farmington Canal Heritage Trail. The trail now has 26 continuously paved miles from Farmington to Southwick, MA. Volunteers will also clean up the Farmington River Trail, which has almost 10 miles of paved trail.
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There will be a GRR board meeting on Tuesday March 6th at 6PM in the Riverfront Community Center on Welles Street, Glastonbury.
The agenda will be available a few days before the meeting. All are welcome to attend.
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By Dawn Emanuele
Despite the threat of snow almost 40 dedicated and motivated people showed up to begin their 5k training journey on Saturday, February 11th. They completed 1.25 miles with warm ups, run / walk intervals and a cool down.
Our session started with an explanation of our program, a brief talk from Erik Emanuele welcoming the beginners and about proper footwear (coupon provided from Fleet Feet), a group of nine GRR volunteers (thank you!!!) came to assist and support the beginners and Nathan Cropper led the group through their stretches to close out our first session.
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Beginners!
Your first session of the Run Diva Run 5K Training WILL be held this Saturday 11th despite the snow forecast. Meet at 8am in the parking lot of Riverfront Park, Glastonbury.
Don’t get jumbled up with the walking group, which meets under the gazebo! Dawn Emanuele and her team of coaches will be there to look after you.
Wear sneakers, warm training gear and if possible a hat and waterproof jacket.
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NAME: Margaret Rorrio “GRIT”
AGE: 40 (shhh….)
MARITAL STATUS: Married
CHILDREN: No
OCCUPATION: Realtor
RUNNING HISTORY: I have lost about 140lbs and I have rheumatoid arthritis.I started running about 3 yrs ago. I would run from tree to tree. That was all I could do. I joined GRR maybe 2 yrs ago or so.
I was awarded inaugural Inspirational Role Model of 2011 the by the Hartford Marathon Foundation. You can see me on Fox News online.
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Congratulations to Margaret Rorrio, who competed in her second CrossFit Relentless throwdown last Saturday, February 4th. She came 14th out of 20 women, after coaching the Rockin’ Walkers that morning.
If you don’t know what this is all about, check out the CrossFit website or go by Margaret’s description:
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A personal plea from Erik Emanuele
There are many things going on with GRR as well as the community. As most of you know we have new groups starting, the Diva Race committee has held their first meeting (planning and organizing is in full swing), GRR has new officers that are all getting acclimated, new committees are being formed and organized and we continue to see membership grow with many new enthusiastic people.
The main reason for this article is simply to call upon our entire club to help out and volunteer. We need help. With growth comes more responsibility. There are new committees that need members and existing committees that need some help and reinforcements. Many committee members have been working on there committee for a couple of years and could use a hand.
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Have a heart – help our new runners
From Dawn Emanuele
Hello all fellow club members. Do you remember when you finished your first 5k? I do and I remember what an accomplishment that was for me. I know how very thankful I was to the GRR people that supported me through that process. Someone was always there for me two days a week to help me meet weekly goals and complete my first race ever.
After completing my first 5K and knowing how much it helped me, I volunteered to help with the next couple groups of couch to 5K members but had taken a break from the organization, however helping when I could. I will be organizing this next group again and I am looking forward to it. It is a very rewarding experience to give back. I know some of you have helped occasionally and it’s been greatly appreciated.
I am reaching out to you once again for your occasional support with the 9-week beginner training program leading up the Diva Run on April 15. If you can help out one or multiple times between 2/11 and 4/10, please email me. We meet at 8am on Saturdays at Riverfront Park and 6pm on Tuesdays at Rotary Field.
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Deb Dauphinais advocates for bike- and runner-friendly paths in Glastonbury
By Deb Dauphinais of Bicycles East
Both local and state advocacy groups have been working on new walking and bicycling paths that will also provide new places for running.
Sometime this spring, we will see the completion and grand opening of a 1 mile section of greenway, extending from Smith Middle School to Bell Street. This greenway will be paved to provide access to all people who choose to enjoy it, with a narrower stonedust sidepath on one side. This section of greenway is the first of what is anticipated to be a longer connection across town.
Several years ago, Glastonbury Bikeways, a local non-profit group, along with much support from town staff, created the Glastonbury Master Bicycle Plan which was later endorsed by the Town Council. The plan includes both east-west and north-south connections across town, using both on-road and off-road segments.
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Check out Margaret’s flyer for the Spicy Green Bean Run Diva Run on April 15th! More importantly, print it off and stick it in your window, or send it on to friends.
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