Week of 10/31/11 - 11/6/11: Rogue Racers Win 1st in Goblin Gallop Team Competition!

The Rogue Racers won 1st place in the Goblin Gallop 5K team competition today thanks to Keith, Sean, Peter, and Hannah.  The roads at Fairfax Corner were icy, and half of the team missed the start of the race, but we still managed to pull off the team win.  Way to go!

We also had Rogue Racers competing in the ice and snow at the Gettysburg 1/2 in Pennsylvania this morning and at the Marine Corps Marathon downtown.  Tom managed to run his 2nd fastest marathon, and fastest MCM, today in 4:11:00.  He said the best part about the race was getting to meet Drew Carey, who ran a pretty decent time of 4:37:10 (although not as fast as Oprah).  Full race results are posted on our website.

If anyone is looking for another 5K in November, please consider running the Multiple Myeloma Race for Research 5K.  My friend Shauna is raising money in honor of a family member, and all race registration fees will count towards her team total.  Click here to read more about Team Petesake.  For more information about other upcoming races that the Rogue Racers are participating in, please check the "Races" section of our website (and please let me know if the list needs to be updated).

Workouts for this week:

• Monday 10/31/11 - no group workout (Happy Halloween!)
• Tuesday 11/1/11 - 8:30pm at Fairfax HS track
• Wednesday 11/2/11 - 6:00pm at Chantilly HS track
• Thursday 11/3/11 - 8:30pm at Fairfax HS track
• Friday 11/4/11 - no group workout
• Saturday 11/5/11 - 8am at W&OD trail in Vienna (various distances)
• Sunday 11/6/11 - no group workout

Happy training, 

Holly

Week of 10/24/11 - 10/30/11

Next weekend is the Goblin Gallop 5K.  Please register online by Thursday, October 27th to be included as part of the team.  Kids can be registered on the team as well.  Use "Rogue Racers" when prompted for the team name, and "organization" when asked for the team type.  Kelly and I will be going to packet pick-up on Friday and would be happy to grab your packet and bring it to the Saturday morning run at the W&OD trail.  Please let us know via the blog by Thursday evening if you would like us to get your packet for you.

Also, we have several team members running the Marine Corps Marathon on the same morning.  In sticking with tradition, there will be a post-MCM lunch at Rio Grande when the marathoners make their way back to Fairfax.  Please let us know if you plan to attend... everyone is invited.

Workouts for this week:

• 10/24/11 - 6:00pm workout at Chantilly HS (Coach Peter will provide workout)
• 10/25/11 - 8:30pm workout at Chantilly HS
• 10/26/11 - n/a
• 10/27/11 - 8:30pm workout at Centreville HS
• 10/28/11 - n/a
• 10/29/11 - 8:00am workout at the W&OD trail (Packet pick-up after the run)
• 10/30/11 - Goblin Gallop 5K, Marine Corps Marathon, Gettysburg Blue-Gray 1/2 Marathon

Results for all races next Sunday will be posted to our website as soon as they are available!

Happy training, 

Holly

Week of 10/17/11 - 10/23/11

It's official!  The name of our spring road race will be... drum roll please... Run Rogue 5K.  Thank you to everyone for all of your votes these past couple of weeks.  Peter, Mandy, and I have been working hard to get the race planning started, and we will provide everyone with more updates as they are available.  Speaking of races, today's races are still underway, but results will posted on the website as soon as they are available.

Workouts for this week:

• 10/17/11 - 6:30pm workout at Chantilly HS (Coach Peter will provide workout)
• 10/18/11 - 8:30pm workout at Fairfax HS
• 10/19/11 - n/a
• 10/20/11 - 8:30pm workout at Chantilly HS
• 10/21/11 - n/a
• 10/22/11 - 8:00am workout at the W&OD trail (Distances from 4 - 8 miles)
• 10/23/11 - n/a

Happy training,

Holly

Week of 10/10/11 - 10/16/11

The race results are still coming in, but we already have great times posted for this weekend.  Adam ran 2:13:11 at the "Stonewall" Jackson 20-Mile Ambulance Run this morning.  The course measured a bit long at 20.2 miles, but he still managed a great time and 3rd place overall.  Adam's sister also set a 17 minute PR this morning in her second marathon just nine months after giving birth to her fourth child.  Peter and Sean both raced the Anthem Great Pumpkin 5K in Reston.  Peter ran 18:58 for 3rd in his division and Sean ran 17:28 for 3rd in his division as well.  I will post race times for the Steamtown Marathon tomorrow as soon as they are available.

If you haven't registered for the Goblin Gallop yet, please note that you have to be registered on the team prior to packet pick-up.  I've been able to recruit a couple of new runners, so it looks like we are really shaping up to have a great team (and hopefully the largest).  It will be great PR for our spring race, so please join the team if you are able.  When you register, put "Rogue Racers" as the team name and "organization" as the category.  Hope to see everybody there.

If you voted on a race name, you're going to have to re-submit your vote.  It was brought to my attention that Gone Rogue 5K is way too similar to Going Rogue, which is part of the title of Sarah Palin's book.  So please re-submit your vote using the poll to the right.

WORKOUTS FOR THIS WEEK:

• Monday 10/10/11 - NO GROUP WORKOUT
• Happy Columbus Day!
• Tuesday 10/11/11 - 8:30pm at the Fairfax HS track
• Check with Peter (via blog) for more details
• Wednesday 10/12/11 - NO GROUP WORKOUT
• Thursday 10/13/11 - 8:30pm at the Fairfax HS track
• Check with Peter (via blog) for more details
• Friday 10/14/11 - NO GROUP WORKOUT
• Saturday 10/15/11 - 8am at the W&OD trail

Happy training, 

Holly

Week of 10/3/11 - 10/9/11

The Rogue Racers had another great weekend of racing.  The results are still coming in, but Keith took 4th overall yesterday at the Green Circle 5K in Winchester and 2nd overall today at the ATMUF 5K in Vienna.  Tom and BethAnn set some amazing PR's at the Woodrow Wilson Half Marathon this morning and Barefoot Bob paced me to a 4th place overall female finish and my first division win this morning at the ATMUF 5K.  Check out the nice photo below of the Marymount students and the Vice President of the Virginia Physical Therapy Association (also a Marymount grad) with Keith in a Marymount T-shirt at the ATMUF 5K.

WOKROUTS FOR THIS WEEK:

• Monday 10/3/11 - 6:30pm at Chantilly HS
• Tuesday 10/4/11 - 8:30pm at Chantilly HS
• check with Keith or Peter for more details
• Wednesday 10/5/11 - NO GROUP WORKOUTS
• Thursday 10/6/11 - 8:30pm at Chantilly HS
• check with Keith or Peter for more details
• Friday 10/7/11 - OFF
• Saturday 10/8/11 - 8am at the W&OD trail
• check with Barefoot Bob for more details
• Sunday 10/9/11 - NO GROUP WORKOUTS

Happy training, 

Holly