Coffee talk 3/23/09

Pour your coffee and settle in, the coffee talk is about to begin...

I think everyone agrees that it was a fantastic race this weekend. Great course, great post-race snacks, great friends. There is no better feeling than running a "wicked fast" (true Rhode Island adjective, or is it adverb?) 5K. With that said, Team Newman placed 4th out of 35 teams. Thank you to Steve Sears for leading our team to victory. Erin was right when she said he IS Forest Gump. Jill Lifrak was second with an outstanding time, looking like she had just taken a light jog down the street when it was all over. Joe Lifrak came in third for Team Newman and wasn't too far behind his lovely wife. Lori Keough you better never tell me again that you are not fast. Lori came in fourth for Team Newman with Lisa Letourneau in fifth. These two ladies have the longest legs and a great stride to go along with them. Gary Tracey came in seconds behind Lisa and did an outstanding job with his first 5K. Courtnee Munson didn't think she had 25 minutes in her but she did. Ran like the wind that was blowing that day. Nice job, Court. Rich Baudreau, a newbie to Team Newman, ran a fabulous 5K and looked great doing it. Rich is an awesome guy and a terrific athlete. Thanks so much for running, Rich. The Cox race is May 3. Are you in? Joe Caruso, you are the best. I knew you could do it. There is absolutely nothing wrong with your time and we want you running with us again very soon. You know where to find us. I think your next race should be May 3 as well. Stacie Tracey ran the race of her life on Saturday. Hoping to break 29 minutes, she ended up at 27 minutes and made it look easy. Great race, Sta. Lynda Britt, you ran a 1/2 marathon last week and a 5k under 30 minutes this week. You are officially on the circuit. Way to go, Lynda. Cox is just around the corner and we want to see you there with bells on. Mindi Kelley, we didn't get a chance to see you but your time says it all. Nice job on Saturday. Will we see you on the course in May as well? Erin Sears you are obviously on the road to recovery. You ran a great race on Saturday and we hope to see more of you during training runs and at our next race. Nice job. Brenda Booth you are awesome. You ran so well on Saturday. I hope you plan to do another 5K in May. Liz Fasteson you just keep getting better. For someone who runs once a week, you are amazing. Chris Ross is was great to see you out there running in the time that you did. Keep it up. May is just around the corner. Pam Sluter I am so glad you ran with the team. You were fantastic as was your outfit. You totally dressed for the part. Jill Levin, you ran your first 5K and you ran it with your sistaz! Congratulations on an outstanding time and race. You were great. CJ Jasionowski you amaze me. You work 60 hours a week, take care of 3 kids and run a 5K in the midst of all of it. Way to go, girl. Lori Kiley-Garcia, I am so proud of you. How long have we been talking about you running a 5K? I knew you could do it. Now the rest is easy. Just keep runnin'. Cynthia Corbett, you are getting better with every race. The 1/2 marathon is easily within your reach. Monique Francouer, way to go girl. I knew you could do it. I promise it gets easier every race. Pat Messore, so proud of you. You are officially a Sole Sister and we expect to see more of you when your schedule permits. Maria Anthony, great race. Another official Sole Sister. Please join us for training runs when you can. Michelle Polk, you weren't on the roster but you are always part of the team. Great race. Looking strong and feeling good. Bill Mahoney we know you are from Riverside, not Grafton. I would love to find the other Bill Mahoney's time but I can't seem to locate it. Bill Mahoney ran 24 minutes on Saturday. Great PR Bill. Now please tell me that you plan to run a 1/2 in May. I know you have it in you.

For those that were unable to run due to schedules or sidelines, we missed you. Keep in mind that this is not the final race. We have a couple of others coming up that promise to be just as fun. As always, the party begins after the race so if you can't race, you can always come to the party. We are equal opportunity runners.

Gotta keep this one brief as well. We will be running long Friday and Saturday this week. Walk/Run is scheduled for Saturday. As always, please r.s.v.p. with your intentions so we can plan our routes. Long run this week is 10 but we can always shave off a mile or two or four...it's all good.

Keep on keepin' on...

Joyce