Week 2-What Team Spirit

Well week 2 was pretty interesting with the cold and rainy weather but what great team spirit!!!  See you on Wednesday or Saturday!

Week Two Has Begun

What a difference a week makes. Just a smidge rainy on Monday huh? Well now you have the extreme. That's one of the great benefits of the ever-changing weather in our area. You will be prepared to run in any climate on Boilermaker Sunday. A wonderful job by the some 40 runners that braved the rain to join us. By the way, last week was an all time record for runners on the first day. Joe lost count after 100 (and yes he can count higher!).
Cudos though for running through tough conditions. Everyone did well. I now expect everyone that can, to blog. Lets get some talking going. We are a team people! There are Wednesday and Saturday runs. Next week we are at the finish line.
Here's a quick tip....on the up hill...pump your arms. It may sound funny, but trust me it works.

Week One Has Arrived!

Welcome one and all to the 12th year of our Go The Distance program. Hard to believe but the Boilermaker Road Race is just 12 weeks away. No worries you first timers, we will have you ready. We had our first run with the new crew on Monday and I have to say I was very pleased. Once again we have an enthusiastic team ready for the challenge. I cannot stress enough to make sure anyone who reads this and is running for the first time....make sure you are drinking plenty of water. The warm weather is very rare this time of year. Anyone sore after the first run? Hope you iced any sore knees or ankles. Cudos to many of my former Go The Distance runners for coming back to run with us. We must have had 70 runners with us on Monday. It was great to see familar faces. Don't hesitate to pass along the stories to the new runners...make them feel at home. Another special thanks of course to my partner in crime Joe Wilczynski. Without his dedication to this program, we would have collapsed long ago. Week two is coming up fast, any questions, just blog, thats what we love to do. See you next Monday at ECR International!

Welcome To GO THE DISTANCE!

Welcome to the 2008 Go The Distance Season. This blog was set up for you to track our 2008 Go The Distance participants and for you leave comments of support for them. Throughout this blog, we will be profiling each participant, their progress while adding in tips and advice if you are interested in becoming a runner also.

Along with our ground-breaking blog, "Blogging" The Boilermaker, we will have complete coverage of the 2008 Boilermaker Road Race.

Here is the 2008 team:

• Mary K. Hamlin
• Tricia Usyk
• Joseph Carona
• Anne Sheehan
• Christopher Jackson
• George Markwart
• Kimberly Wilder
• Carol Steele
• Tammy Chilluffo
• Kellie Rowlands
  

Check back throughout the next few months as these ten people make 2008 their year to GO THE DISTANCE!