Lancaster Striders

April 2015
Lancaster Striders
PRESIDENT’S COLUMN
SEA OF RED IN A OCEAN OF GREEN
Hello fellow Striders and join me in welcoming some new
officers to the Lancaster Striders. The installation of a new
Secretary, Treasure, web master and news editor was completed during the March meeting. Welcome aboard to Mark
Reist, Gary Guzek, John Barbaro and Katelyn McCadden.
As with change comes a change into the next season of running. Spring is in the air somewhere and the Shamrock 8K
once again continues to be the start of the Runner of the
Year (ROY) Series. Well the ROY thing worked out, but I
am still not sure mother nature is aware of how tired we are
of winter. With just over 3500 runners at this years Shamrock run, the Lancaster Striders had a good showing of 78
of its members. Of this group, seven were awarded ROY series points for their efforts. Now if the ROY series awarded
points for post race activities…..Striders would clean fair
well.
President
: Paul Schaefer
Vice-President : Mark Brautlacht
Treasure
: Gary Guzek
Secretary
: Mark Reist
WEB Master
: John Barbaro
News Editor
: Katelyn McCadden
INSIDE THIS ISSUE
President’s Column ................. 1
Strider Meeting Minutes……… 2
Featured Runner ..................... 3
Accomplishments .................... 4
Upcoming events ..................... 5
Strider Glider........................... 5
Over the next few weeks, I will start to look at forming the
Strider Glider Quarter Marathon (SGQM) group to start
planning for this years race that will be held on 31 Oct 2015.
Calendar………….………………… 6
The April Strider Meeting will be held once again in the
Elks lodge on 7 Apr 2015. Once the weather breaks we can
look at returning to Como park for our group run and meeting. Until then….run safe
 Shamrock Race Report…...2
SPECIAL POINTS OF
INTEREST
 Metz Memorial 5K………….3
 One Mile Race Series …….4
 Glider Umbrella …………...4
MARCH MEETING MINUTES
Meeting was held on 3 Mar, 2015.
Meeting was called to order by
acting president Paul Shaefer.
First order of business was a call
to members present to act on the
motion of elections. Motion to
elect the following officers :
Cheryl Pulinski and Craig Bloom enjoying Shamrock
post race gathering. Photo courtesy of Darrel McKenrick
RUNNING TIP
Stretching is a key component
of your running program that is
often left out. Stretching pre
and post run will prep you for
your run, prevent injury and
lower your hearth rate.
Pre Run Stretches– engage and
loosen muscles in your hamstring, hips, and calves.
1. Leg swings
2. Walking lunges
Paul Schaefer –President, Mark
Brautlach –Vice President, Gary
Guzek-Treasurer, Mark ReistSecretary, John Barbaro-web
master, and Katelyn McCadden–
Newsletter Editor
Motion was 2nd by Joe Hastreiter
followed by a 3rd from Kevin Pyc.
Vote called to members present
with a unanimous “yeas” with no
one opposed. Motion was carried
and officers were elected.
Special mention to Mike (DOC)
Curry and Ann More for their
hard work they performed while
holding their respective position
for the Lancaster Striders. On
behalf of all members…..THANK
YOU
Treasure Report provided by Gary
Guzek.
Mark Brautlach provided update
to the One Mile race series and
presented this month health tip
on “Sleep”. Mark also provided
information to those attending
the North Korean Marathon and a
special interest story featured on
page 4.
SHAMROCK 8K
Congratulations to the following runners: Denise Seelbach
and Stacey Curry for taking 3rd in their age groups. Linda
Gerbec, Mac Mackenzie, Edye Radice and Dan Gemmer for
taking 2nd in their age groups. Ron Fancher took 1st in his
age group.
Post Run Stretches-maintain a
healthy Range of motion.
1. Kneeling hip flexor
stretch
2. Standing calf stretch
3. Standing quad
stretch
Information on these stretches
and how they are performed
can be seen on youtube.com
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Photo courtesy of Darrel McKenrick
FEATURED RUNNER
FEATURED PR’S
1 MILE
5K – 29:15/9:16 pace
4 Mile10K 1/4 Marathon1/2 MarathonMarathonUltra
Mustache March 5K. Photo courtesy of Mark Reist
Aly Pyc
Hats off to the successful return of Aly Pyc to the race scene. Its been a long road for
Aly in her ambition to return to running. Some surgery, family illness and her husbands constant need to have surgery just to avoid shoveling snow has kept her from
doing what she has come to love. Her last race was the Tops 5K in August of 2013 and
has since then taken to the side lines waiting to heal up and set her goals on her return. That day finally came to her at the Mustache March 5K on 28 Mark 2015. In her
own words.
First race of the year & I finished in 42:40, well below my expected time of 45 min. I
was able to run the whole course with only a few slow downs to a walk to catch my
breath & just like a dog with a bone I dug back in. On my final "kick" I didn't know if
my legs would hold up, but I kept saying to myself you are almost finished, you are
not slowing down stupid! So I dug in gritted my teeth barely remembered to breath &
I got the great finish I was pushing for. So very happy after the last year & a half of
medical struggles & finally feel strong! - Aly Pyc
Anyone who has ever had surgery or a long break from running knows all to well the
difficulties associated with returning. That constant reminder of what you use to do vs.
what you can do. Aly found the way to return and return she did. Congratulations to
you and we all look forward to seeing you at the races. Welcome Back.
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ONE MILE RACE SERIES
Post Race one man welcoming committee
MARCH
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Congrats to all the Around
the Bay Runners.
Jude McCadden PR his 1/2
marathon 1:33:13/7:06 pace
Shamrock ROY Points
Denise Seelbach
Stacey Curry
Linda Gerbec
Mac Mackenzie
Edye Radice
Dan Gemmer
Ron Fancher
This race series will be
challenging to say the least.
Probably one of the hardest
race distances you will ever
run and train for, while
cursing yourself for doing
it. So why not have a whole
series of 5 races dedicated
to this pure misery distance. The first race will be
in West Seneca on 22 July
followed by the GBTC track
mile run on 4 Aug. The
Mueller mile on 13 Aug
with two more to follow.
The Lancaster Strides will
be hosting a one mile race
in this series with a tentative date of 27 Aug at Como
Park. The last of the races
will be in Lockport sometime in September.
Mark Brautlacht is leading
the way on the Striders involvement and will pass
along more information as
STRIDER GLIDER UMBRELLA
Did you ever wondered why Umbrellas were given away during
the Strider Glider? From the distant Netherlands, residents in
the town of Purmerend have been under attack from a eagle owl.
The latest attack inflicted serious head wounds on a athlete
while running with his trainer. The Town issued and advisory
recommending citizens to arm themselves with an Umbrella to
ward off any future attacks. The Strider Glider Race Committee
took this warning serious….and now you know. Run Safe while
in the Netherlands.
HEALTH TIP: SLEEP
The average adult requires 6-9 hours/day of sleep.
A good night sleep will decrease stress, decrease inflammation and repair those sore running injuries and aches.
Anyone wishing to report a
PR or accomplishment.
Please email
Roosterm@roadrunner.com
Alcohol interferes with the sleep process.
TV and computer use before bed will interfere with the
sleep process.
Naps to make up sleep time is better than sleeping in late.
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STRIDER GLIDER QUARTER MARATHON
The 2015 Strider Glider Quarter Marathon
will be held on October 31, 2015. In the
next few weeks an announcement will be
sent out looking for volunteers to form a
race committee. If you have any input into
the race , please share. This is your race
Striders and your input matters.
Be sure to follow the Lancaster Striders
WWW.LANCASTERSTRIDERS.COM
FACEBOOK PAGES: LANCASTER STRIDERS
STRIDER GLIDER QUARTER MARATHON
Dates and Races to Remember
JAMES METZ MEMORIAL 5K RUN
30 May 2015
Place: Keysa Park Lancaster NY
Time: 10am
Cost: Pre-registration $25.00
Day of Race $30.00
The James Metz Memorial Fund’s
mission is to provide kids of all ages the chance to experience full
lives that create strong bonds with
their friends and families through
the sport of basketball. Combined
with the Lancaster community, the
Metz family will revitalize the basketball courts at Keysa Park.
www.jamesmetzmemorialfund.org
19 APR—Canisius College Shoes For
The Shelter—ROY race
20 APR—Boston Marathon
NEXT MONTHS NEWSLETTER
The Bunny Hop 5K race report. This race
has a nice little Strider history to it and
should make for a nice article to read.
Feature report on different ways to lace you
shoes. A demonstration will be given at the
May Strider Meeting.
Race Directors Feature. Will put a list of
Strider members who are also Race Directors.
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May 2015
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Wed
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GBTC Grand
Island 1/2
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Strider
Meeting
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Heritage Centers Foundation 5zK
Chris Griswold
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John Beishline
5K
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Buffalo
Marathon
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James Metz
Memorial Run
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