Intervals Blog

As I wrap up my first year as the president of this incredible running club, I think about what I am thankful for and goals I have for this next year. First, I am thankful I can and want to run. It always makes me smile when I share with “non-runners” that I run. They…

by S. Nicole Davis, DPT In The Amazing and Adaptable Human Body, Part 1: The Damage and Repair Cycle, we learned how our body becomes stronger and able to run faster and longer through the process of micro-damage from running, followed by clean-up and repair by our body’s construction crews. To stay healthy however, …

by Brent Ayer Don Boyer may not have been born in Middletown, but he helped put the town on the athletic map. The sheer volume of his time in running-related activities — 60 years as a competitor and 50 years as a coach — tend to screen the quality. There was plenty of quality. The…

by Harriet Langlois Our FSRC race directors quickly learn that races have a lot of moving parts. We form our committees. We puzzle over promotion, sponsor recruitment, registration, shirt selection, course design, awards, and the all-important post-race food. And we worry. About registration numbers, shirt sizes, volunteers and – will runners like the race? What…

by Lou King Periodically I hear people asking about running routes. Where can I run? How far is it? What does the elevation profile look like? Do you have turn-by-turn directions? I hear this from people from out of town and from club members as well. The training leads have done a great job collecting…

by Roseann Abdu I’ve never been especially flexible. I remember being six years old in gymnastics and feeling this unfamiliar mix of envy and disbelief when the other girls in my group could practically wrap their legs behind their heads, while I struggled to get mine beyond a 90-degree angle. Since, not surprisingly, my days…

by Malcolm Senior    The first ABP Humber Coastal Half Marathon took place in the seaside resort of Cleethorpes on Sunday, September 3, 2017. It was a well-organized race from Tape2Tape with a great goodie bag (t-shirt, string bag, stick of rock, medal and voucher for an ice cream). The race start and finish was…

September – November 2017 Date              Race              Athletes / Results 11/23/2017 – Way Station Turkey Trot 5k:  Bill Duke 27:49; Harriet Langlois 25:31 (1st AG); Shannon Matthews 20:46 (2nd AG); Jamie Wisz 19:33; Ruth Taylor 22:15 11/23/2017 – Massapequa Turkey Trot:  Jenny Hallberg 19:05…

President – Jill Cameron Vice President – Eric Cameron Secretary – Nicole Davis Treasurer – Harriet Langlois Board of Directors – Brent Ayer, Pam Geernaert, Lou King, Mark Lawrence, Tim O’Keefe, John Stuart Calendar – Jenny Hallberg Competition – Shannon Matthews & Ruth Taylor Communications – Ann Shubert Community Liaison – Lou King Membership –…

Calling all Steeplechasers! Share your club news or running-related experiences, expertise or interests with us in the next edition of Intervals. Submission guidelines are as follows: 500-word max When possible, please submit 1-2 images (2 MB size-limit, per image) and include source info Send submissions to newsletter@sandbox.steeplechasers.org The deadline for the spring 2018 edition is…