Newsletter October 1999'
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OCTOBER
1999
From the Pres’ Desk
What an unbelievable year! XSNRG members have been having great
results at a variety of races. Perhaps what is most amazing is that some 15
members raced in an Ironman event this summer within a few weeks of each other.
That is approximately 10% of the membership. For many of us, running a
marathon, 1/2 marathon , triathlon or other event may seem like it pales by
comparison to the accomplishments of these Ironman competitors. Actually I am
incredibly proud of all members who come out on Tuesday nights throughout the
year and put in hard workouts; those who run as best they can at all distances;
those who volunteer their time to assist in various races and other events such
as the Terry Fox Run; and others who donate blood in addition to everything
else they do. You should all give yourselves a pat on the back. Participating,
racing and giving all that you’ve got in tough circumstances tells me a lot
about what you are all about. Those Ironmen and Ironwomen in our club just show
how high we can all reach.
Remember, reach for the sky and it’s yours.
All the workouts, together with other club info can be found at our
website hosted by Bill James of Jamesgang. Check us out at: http://www.jamesgang.com/xsnrg.
Happy running,
John
E-Mail: jpetroso@fsco.gov.on.ca
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Club News
Hats are available at $10.00 each for either the white mesh with blue
lettering, or the brushed cotton blue hat with fuscia lettering. See Tim
Klassen or John Petrosoniak for the hats.
REMINDERS
It’s getting dark during our Tuesday night runs so wear your reflective
gear or lights. Be seen and be safe.
Remember to sign up for the 1999-2000 year. Please sign the waiver
attached to the membership renewal form. The fee remains at $30.00 for
returning members and $40.00 for first time members (includes a hat or
T-shirt). Tim does not want to get on your case if you haven’t signed up yet,
but he will if you don’t.
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XSNRG
Executive
President John
Petrosoniak
Treasurer Bill Sloan
Membership Tim Klassen
Social Bruce
Graham
Newsletter Gayle Webber
At-Large Michael
Brennan
Coach Joel
Bates
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Volunteers Needed
XSNRG is run by volunteers. The current executive have been in their
positions now for almost three years and are asking whether there are any other
club members who would like to pitch in and help or join the executive. You
don’t need experience, just energy. Come out and be part of the team!
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RESULTS
Grimsby 5 Miler
Nick Roberts 29:59
Rob Schatteman 31:01
Nick Grosdanis 32:42
MAO Schattemen 37:48
Lisa Bentley (2nd female overall)
McMaster University 5K
Derek De Ganne 19:03
Nick Grosdanis 19:16
Niagara Marathon
Nick Roberts 3:04:32
John Culhane 3:17:19
Deanna Lindsay 3:17:27
Rob Schatteman 3:26:55
Bruce Graham 3:29:55
Jana Marshall 3:30:47
Jonathan Atkins 3:31:36
Shiraz Kapadia 3:34:42
Bill Haust 3:39:10
Bill Sloan 3:39:11
Adrienne Stewart 3:40:57
Gayle Webber 4:00:18
Alana Guinane 4:06:36
Chicago Marathon
Ian Henderson chip 2:51:16
Ed Wong non-chip 3:11:41
Tim Hum non-chip 3:18:28
Andrea Currie non-chip 3:26:53
Marine Corps Marathon
David Silcox 4:05:27
Toronto
International Marathon
Anne Sauve
Bruce Graham
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QUALIFYING TIMES FOR BOSTON MARATHON
Age Male Female
18-34 3:10 3:40
35-39 3:15 3:45
40-44 3:20 3:50
45-49 3:25 3:55
50-54 3:30 4:00
55-59 3:35 4:05
60-64 3:40 4:10
65-69 3:45 4:15
70+ 3:50 4:20
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For Sale
Pair of HED CX 700c race wheels, with top-line Continental tires, rear
has Dura-Ace cassette, perfect shape, spare new tires also available, $550.00
For Rent
Trico Ironcase bike box for rent. Don’t let the airlines destroy your
bike. $25.00/week.
Call John for both at 416-222-8682
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The tribal wisdom of the Dakota Indians, passed on from one generation
to the next, says that when you discover you are riding a dead horse, the best
strategy is to dismount.
However, in modern business and government, because of the heavy
investment factors to be taken into consideration, often other strategies have
to be tried with dead horses, including, but not limited to, the following:
1. Buying a stronger whip.
2. Changing riders.
3. Threatening the horse with termination.
4. Appointing a committee to study the horse.
5. Arranging to visit other sites to see how they ride dead horses.
6. Lowering the standards so that dead horses can be included.
7. Appointing an intervention team to reanimate the dead horse.
8. Creating a training session to increase the rider's load share.
9. Reclassifying the dead horse as living-impaired.
10. Change the form so that it reads: "This horse is not dead."
11. Hire outside contractors to ride the dead horse.
12. Harness several dead horses together for increased speed.
13. Donate the dead horse to a recognized charity, thereby deducting its full original cost.
14. Providing additional funding to increase the horse's performance.
15. Do a time management study to see if the lighter riders would improve productivity.
16. Purchase an after-market product to make dead horses run faster.
17. Declare that a dead horse has lower overhead and therefore performs better.
18. Form a quality focus group to find profitable uses for dead horses.
19. Rewrite the expected performance requirements for horses.
20. Promote the dead horse to a supervisory position.
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Thanks to all who
participated and assisted at the XSNRG waterstation at this year’s Toronto
International Marathon:
John Petrosoniak
Tim Klassen
David Silcox
wife ofDavid
Nick Roberts
Ian Henderson
Dom C
Steven Grannan
David Muirhead
Peter Judd
Pat Murphy
Chris Scammell
Tom Da Silva
Stuart Bennett
Troy Austrins
Doreen Jans
Shiraz Kapadia
friend of
Shiraz
Deanna Lindsay
Connie
Caddotte-Fearn
Murray Fearn
Diane Hindman
Gayle Webber
friend of
Gayle’s (one other woman unidentified)
Ed Wong
David ?? from
MDRC
Jeff Cooper
wife of Jeff?
Bruce Graham
(after run)
visitors
Michael Brennan
Wayne Chee
Joyce Reynolds
Joel Bates
XSNRG WORKOUTS Dec. 28/99 to March 21800
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December 28, 1999 |
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January 4, 2000 |
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January 11, 2000 |
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January 18, 2000 |
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January 25, 2000 |
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