Received an email this week from the folks with the Pigman Triathlon. The little town of Palo, IA has been hit very hard by the recent floods. From John Snitko: I spoke to a city official a few days ago to find out how best we could support them in this time of need. Their number one need is volunteers to help with the clean up process. Please contact John Burianek at 319-350-2684 if you are able to volunteer some of your time. John can be found at 110 Freeze Court in Palo. Not everyone can volunteer. If you would like to make a donation they are asking for gift cards from Hyvee, Lowes, Menards, Sams Club and Wal Mart. These are all businesses that are close to Palo. Of course a check will work too. The Pigman will match the first $1,000 of gift cards and or dollars that are donated. The easiest way to handle this is to send the gift cards and or checks to the Pigman Triathlon. I will make sure the funds and gift cards get to the right people. My mailing address is John Snitko, 939 Grand Avenue Court, Marion, IA 52302.
Olympic Track & Field Trials on TV tonight. 11pm. USA network. Women's 10,000m final is on the docket for this evening. BTW: Winona's Garrett Heath has qualified to run the 1500m which takes place later in the week. Here's a photo of Garrett running the Section 1 cross country meet in Owatonna from 2003. To Garett's right is Ben Puhl (Century, U of M).
Here's an article from the Duluth News Tribune about the new heat policy which was in effect for this year's race. With what happened last year at Chicago and Twin Cities, I'd imagine they'd be looking at doing something similar. I hope. Thank you to: Mike Schmitt (who also hosted), Larry Pederson (who also ran out and got tape), Tom O'Leary, Lin Gentling, Jean Murray, Ruth Murray for assembling the newsletter last night. Should be in the mail today. I'm hoping that September I'll actually be able to help. (I've not been able to help once this year yet.)
Congratulations to Steve DeBoer who now has more than 125,000 lifetime running miles. More info on running streaks on Run Every Day.
Coming for July and August: CardioVision 2020 presents Walk & Win 2008!Walk & Win is a walking program for the entire Rochester community. Simply walk or carry out similar moderate-intensity activities at least 30 minutes a day, five or more days a week. If you do 30 minutes of activity, mark it down on the Walk and Win card. After you fill out each physical activity card, send it in for the chance at a grand prize at the end of the campaign. The more cards you send in, the greater your chance of winning a grand prize. See the Cardiovision 2020 website for more details. Also, every Wednesday from 12:15 to 1:00 p.m., there will be an organized walks sponsored by our supporting organizations. The first walk, sponsored by the Rochester Honkers, will take place on Wednesday, July 2, at 12:15 p.m. in front of the Government Center. Join us for a walk to receive a free bottle of water and the chance for a prize drawing which will feature free adult Rochester Honkers baseball tickets.
Looking for a way to get your kids active? June 28th @ 12 pm - The Mutual of Omaha Drive, Chip & Putt Junior ChallengeThe Drive, Chip & Putt Junior Challenge, the world’s largest junior golf program, will swing into Rochester. Boys and girls ages 7-14 are invited to hit the links of Willow Creek Golf Course, 1700 48th St. SW. The event is free and fun for kids of all skill levels. Competitors will be divided into four age groups and will compete in driving, chipping and putting competitions. Multiple prizes will be awarded in each age group. Participants can pre-register at The Golf Channel or at the golf course.
That's it! Gotta run! You will probably see me at the Spartan 5K Spartan 5K in the morning ... Join me! I'll probably run over and then run home, so it won't be fast!
"Let us be grateful to people who make us happy. They are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom." --Marcel Proust
Cheers!
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