If the shoe fits...

"God gave you the shoes that fit you, so put em on and wear em'..."-Eminem

Brooks hooked me up with the shoe that fit me and did I ever wear "em."  Since their debut to the running world in July 2009, I have owned 10 (now 14) pairs of the Launch.  Weighing in at 9.3 ounces, I wore them for everything.  Wearing them at work from time to time, sporting them out with jeans and shorts, and obviously for running.  Running nearly 300 miles per pair for a rough estimate of 3000 miles so far.  Those 3000 miles consisted of 2 ultras, 1 marathon, multiple half's, numerous trail runs, at least one mud run, and more training runs then I can even attempt to count. This running sneaker is by far my favorite trainer of all time! It saddens me that it has been discontinued and I'm not sure how I will get over this. One thing is for sure running won't be the same.  When I caught wind of it's early retirement on the Brooks Facebook page I literally ran into the other room to grab my wallet so I could order more, as if they would be sold out in a matter of minutes like a hot movie ticket or the Broad Street Run.  Now, the next problem I'm left with is how do I spread my last pairs out...Do I start mixing in other trainers till I find what ultimately can't replace the Launch, but will become the "have to do shoe?"  Time will ultimately tell that tale. Now, I would like to thank the people of Brooks for introducing me to the Launch, the sneaker that had taken me places, special places. One can only hope that you will give this amazing award winning running sneaker it's proper retirement party.  Here's to the very best in it's category; here's to you Launch, here's to you!

The Launch's biggest fan,

CT

Track Recap

Whenever we have a timed mile like we did tonight, I get the same amount of moans and groans, but never any quitters.  You all put aside your dislike for the timed mile and focus your energy to running your hardest every time and it doesn’t end there.  Once done with your mile, you all help out either by timing the other group, writing down times, calling out times, or just by cheering each other on.  After all that you go and work hard at the rest of the workout.  Way to put forth the effort group, I know it’s not always easy, but always worth it. 

Speedsters in attendance:

Allyson, Kevin, Tim, Jimbo, Joe, Jay, Rich, Brian, Charlotte, Haydee, Rod, Steve, Eric T, Eric Stern (first time out this season, welcome back!), Cory, and Denise.

Thanks for attending and for all your help tonight!

Workout:

1 mile warm-up

Stretch

1 mile hard

6x400 (400)

1 mile cool down

Breaking News:

Tonight was our last workout up in New Hope for this summer; also tonight’s speed workout is the last one on Tuesday night’s for summer.  Because after 92 percent of you voted for Council Rock South on Thursdays and working out some bugs with the Council Rock school district we will officially be using Council Rock’s Track on Thursday nights at 6PM.  We will move the hill workouts to Tuesday evenings starting next week.  

I’ll see you all out at Council Rock North on Thursday at 6PM for Hills.

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Speed workout tonight at 6PM New Hope Solebury Track

Sweet 16!

Tonight’s weather was just right, and compared to what we ran in on Tuesday it could be considered perfect.  Rod said that the reason for the big turnout (16) tonight was because Allyson was out for her first Hill Workout this season, but we all know it was because of the great weather.  It’s been nice having Allyson healthy and back out with us, and not just because I have a steady helper again, which is great, but also because she is healthy enough to workout.  There have been so many injuries this year that the Chinese might want to rename this year the year of the “Wounded Dragon.”  It’s not just our running community, just take a look at the Phillies (if anyone is still watching them).

Digging Deep tonight:

Allyson, Paul, Jimbo, Dawn, Andrea, Charlotte, Denise, Rod, Haydee, Renee, Mike, Rich, John, Kevin, and Eric.

Workout:

1 mile warm-up

2x800 (800)

4x400 (400)

1 mile cool down

Total of 6 miles

Great Job tonight Speedsters! Have a great weekend and Happy Fathers Day to all the Fathers.

Reminders:

• We need more people for bowling on July 14^th all are welcome this is not a Speedsters only event.  Please try and get your money in for this if you’re joining us.

• We need more participants for the Track Meet so if you have not signed up please do so by the end of this month.

• If you have not paid for your membership please do so.

Or Run In The Rain…

The rain came and so did the Speedsters!  We had 16 total runners come out and run in the rain tonight.  My original plan was to have us do a Timed Mile tonight, but after I saw the weather forecast was calling for all rain, I decided we should go with a short workout to get us in and out quickly.  It was almost as if the rain was playing games on us tonight, at times it seemed as if it was tapering off only to really pick up moments later.   

The rain was not the only thing that showed up this evening, the following Speedsters came out and ran in the rain: Allyson, Eric, Charlotte, Rich, Jay, Joe, Glenn, Brian, “Lightning” Rod, Cory, Steve, Haydee, Denise, Kevin, and Jimbo.

Workout:

1 mile warm-up, stretch, 12x300 (100), 1 mile cool down

Announcements:

Our very own Activities Director and one of the sweetest of people that we all have had the pleasure of getting to know Denise Coll got engaged! Denise got engaged and is really taking the next step with Bill Manley a very nice gentleman.  Congratulations to you both!

Steve Cickay also made an exciting announcement tonight; Steve had been working hard to get elected to the Continental Congress and succeeded as the newest Delegate of the Continental Congress.  Congratulations and good luck on your new venture.

The Speedsters are now officially on the World Wide Web: http://www.buckscountyspeedsters.com please check us out.  Brendan Johnson worked hard on this and it turned out great.  Thanks Brendan, I’m not sure where you found the time to create a website for us, while planning a wedding and buying a new house.  Thank you also to Harris who had a part in this, will be taking it from here, and will be keeping it up to date.

Reminder:

Hills on Thursday at 6PM meeting at Council Rock South.

The Streak Has Sadly Ended

I would like to begin this post with some sad sad news; Rod “Water bottle” Messenger after making 19 consecutive workouts ended his “Perfect Attendance” streak.  We had a moment of silence for him before we got started hammering the hills.  Speaking of hills we had a very small turnout, but we did have both Brenner’s out together for the first time ever!  We did 6x400 meter repeats.  Joining me was as I previously mentioned Harris and Dawn Brenner, Rich, John, Kevin, Paul, Charlotte, and Haydee.  Thanks for coming out and hammering the hills. 

A few reminders:

•  If you have not signed up for the Track Meet please do so ASAP.  We only have enough participants to field one team.

• All last season Speedster Wear is now on sale BUY 1 GET ONE FREE! 
•  Please sign up for the Bowling Bash even if you don’t bowl come out and hang out all money raised   goes toward the track meet. ($25 per person)
•  If you have not turned in your membership please do so at your earliest convenience thank you.

Enjoy your weekend and I hope to see all of you in New Hope at 6PM Tuesday.