Happy New Year ladies of
Arvada Running Club. A round of applause
to all our racers in 2012. To those who
braved sleet, snow, and ice with the spring races; to those that ran through
near scorching temperatures of heat exhaustion and delusional stamina with the
summer races; to those that lost toe nails and suffered nausea on downhill
races in the fall, and to those that ran through torrential rain storms and visible
loss of limbs to freezing temperatures with early morning races during the
winter.
Then there were those that trained silently at home,
always following our website and posts, but never faltering on their running
days. Many of us ran races for a cause;
for friends who lost their lives to cancer or other terminal ailments, for
survivors whom we know or are, and for charities close to our hearts. Many of us were making comebacks from
injuries suffered along the way, there were those celebrating achievements from
kicking a bad vice or habit, yet so many of us ran because we enjoy hitting the
pavement as it makes us complete. We
enjoy the exhilaration of competition, the motivation we derive from being part
of a band of women who “get one another”, but better yet, we enjoy representing
the fine group of women known as the women runners of the Arvada Running
Club.
These are all true testaments and statements of character
to what a woman runner is and we are privileged to know all of you. Here’s to a
good year in 2013 ladies, and we hope we all find resolution to our goals. We hope to see you back again for the winter
session. To the ladies who we haven’t
seen in a while, please join us, we wish you were back with us.
In addition to some winter racing, let’s count on some
distance runs this month in and around Arvada.
As always, we rely on aide station volunteers and running leaders.
January 1 - If you feel you may not be too groggy after
your New Years Eve celebration, join us for the 5K 3W Arvada Resolution Run. We had a great turnout last year; let’s try
for a great showing again this year.
January 6 – This morning marks the beginning of our
winter session. We’ll meet at Goddard
School at 8:00 am. We’ll run Candelas,
so an aide station volunteer is needed at the top of the hill.
January 12 – Quicker Quaker 5K run in Lafayette. A tasty bowl of Quaker oatmeal with all the
fixings awaits you after the run. This is also the beginning of the Colorado
Runner race series if anyone would like to enter this year.
January 13 – We will meet at the dog park at 8:00 am. If
the trail is open (free of snow) we will run the Fairmont Trail, if there is snow,
we will run the reservoir. Please bring
your own liquids for this run.
January 19 – Frosty’s Frozen 5 miler or 10 miler. Wendy and Cindy are being honored as Colorado
Runners of 2012. Let’s get a huge showing
of support that morning for these two ladies.
More information to follow.
January 20 – Polar Bear 5k in Wash Park. Always a favorite run for those who do not
mind driving to Wash Park. We will have the rest of the group meet at Goddard
School at 8:00 am. We’ll have two
options; a 9 mile run around Standley Lake so we’ll need an aide station
volunteer, or we will have a modified run of a 4-5 miler in the neighborhood
(with or without the big hill, your choice).
January 27 – The Yeti Chase 5K and 10K in Lakewood, CO is
one option. The other option is to run the Ralston Creek Trail. We will meet behind the Apex at 8 am where
the sidewalk begins to the trail, please run with a buddy or with a group when
running this trail. You mandate your own
distance, so you will need to carry your own liquids. After this run we will have the book club
‘meeting’ at Wendy’s house (12562 W. 75th Place). The
book is called “Into Thin Air” by Jon Krakauer. Please bring a snack to share. We will have a
sign up on Facebook for RSVP’s when the date gets closer. If you will be running the Yeti Chase that
morning and would still like to be able to make it to the book club meeting,
let us know on the Facebook site and we’ll adjust the meeting time to later in
the day to accommodate everyone.
It’s never too late to plan
for our Arvada’s own ½ marathon. February
10 – Arvada’s Ralston Creek ½ marathon and new this year is the 5k. If you
would like a training plan for the last few weeks before this half marathon, please
let Trisha know, ltkrapes@msn.com.
