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Peak Performers and Friends
Weekly Email
October 10, 2014
on't let that beautiful new Dodge Challenger with plates of ENVY tempt you to stop running - (although,
one tiny ride couldn't hurt:))
Instead, BE that race machine - for all of the work that you do to increase your speed and endurance you are closer than you think!
Hey, have a great weekend, don't you just love the cold?
But wait, if you don't love it, the Dome is open to Anchorage Running Club members from 6:00 pm to
7:00 pm on Wednesday evenings through March, starting October 15th. The fee is the Anchorage
Running Club membership fee, so make sure you are paid up on your dues:-}
This week's menu:
**SATURDAY, OCTOBER 11th**
GROUP RUNS
Totem Run:
Meet at the Earthquake Park parking lot at 8:00 am for an 8.25 mile out and back, on the trail or on the
road, let your hill training dictate the route. Coffee afterwards at City Market - always a good time!
City Market Run:
Meet at City Market for a 6-8 mile run depending on weather conditions, ask for Sara K., Coffee at City
Market afterwards - the more the merrier!
Happy Fun Group - Anchorage
The Happy Fun Group will meet each Saturday during October in the parking lot for the Russian
Jack Chalet. You can access Russian Jack from DeBarr Road about a block west of Boniface
Parkway. We will meet at 9:00 AM, we go out for a half-hour then turn around and run
back. We usually go to breakfast afterward for those interested. Happy Fun Group is a diverse
group so you usually can find someone that runs or walks at the same pace you do. If you have
any questions email Rich Wenrich at rjwenrich@aol.com or phone him at 223-8337.
RACES/EVENTS
Run The Rock – Kodiak
Meet 11 am – Bear Valley Golf Course
5K – flat, paved, Race time 12:30 pm
Entry fee: $15/$20 late
Contact: Pam Foreman 486-3181; pam@kmxt.org
Sponsored by: Kodiak Public Broadcasting Corp
Serious runners, joggers, walkers welcome
Register on-line @ www.kmxt.org/run_the_rock/
Post race BBQ included
Run The Rock – Kodiak
Meet 9:30 am – Bear Valley Golf Course
10K – mountain pass, out & back, unpaved road
Race time 10 am, Entry fee: $25/$30 late
Contact: Pam Foreman 486-3181; pam@kmxt.org
Sponsored by: Kodiak Public Broadcasting Corp
Serious runners, joggers, walkers welcome
Register on-line @ www.kmxt.org/run_the_rock/
Pre-race spaghetti feed & post-race BBQ included
Run The Rock – Kodiak
Meet 9:30 am – Bear Valley Golf Course
13.1 miles – mountain pass, out & back, unpaved
road, Race time 10 am, Entry fee: $40/$45 late
Contact: Pam Foreman 486-3181; pam@kmxt.org
Sponsored by: Kodiak Public Broadcasting Corp
Register on-line @ www.kmxt.org/run_the_rock/
Pre race spaghetti feed & post race BBQ included
Run The Rock – Kodiak
Meet 7:30 am – Entrance of Fisheries Research Center
26.2 miles – varied, challenging, scenic, on road, half paved
Ends at golf course pro shop
Race time 8 am, Entry fee: $60/$65 late
Contact: Pam Foreman 486-3181; pam@kmxt.org
Sponsored by: Kodiak Public Broadcasting Corp
Register on-line @ www.kmxt.org/run_the_rock/
Pre race spaghetti feed & post race BBQ included
USATF Certified Course
**TUESDAY, OCTOBER 14th**
Bonny Sosa Tuesday Night Race Series – Anchorage
Meet 5:30 pm – Service High. Check website to confirm
Distances up to 10K, Race time 6:30 pm
Entry fee: $5/$2 kids/$10 family or
$30 family/$60 adult/$16 youth season pass
Contact: Outdoor Recreation 343-4217; www.muni.org/parks
Sponsored by: Anchorage Parks & Recreation
Farm, Lightning & Munchkin Leagues, Register on-line @
https://apm.activecommunities.com/municipalityanchorage/Home
A Healthy Futures Series Event – www.healthyfuturesak.org
**EVERY TUESDAY**
McGinley’s 5K PUB RUN – Anchorage
Location: 645 G Street, Ste 101 – This event is every Tuesday - 1st Group runs
at 5:30 and 2nd Group starts at 6:00 – Register for free at Skinny Raven
Sports starting at 5:15. Many prizes to give away with a different vendor every week –
another way to kick the mid-work week blues!
**EVERY WEDNESDAY**
Run or Walk with Friends” – Anchorage
Meet 6pm – Westchester Lagoon – Meet Wednesdays throughout the year. Walk or run with friends for
1 hour on the Coastal Trail.
or
6 to 7pm – The Dome – Every Wednesday through March. Walk or run at the Dome each Wednesday
for an hour. There is no fee with membership to Anchorage Running Club.
Contact Anchorage Running Club www.anchoragerunningclub.org. Sponsored by ARC.
Anyone interested in having a group run or other running-related message listed in the PP&F
Weekender can submit the particulars by email to Akpeaksmail@gmail.com. Or you can contact
Margaret Stroble at zmail.stroble@gmail.com or Pat Shipley at rpshipley@