


Dedicated to Sonia B, a quiet leader
Dear WOW Participants and Interested Readers,
It just amazes me how much information passes through in a week. Is it just me or is it overwhelming to others, too? If I don't act immediately or write myself notes, I can't keep all the data stored efficiently. I'm still struggling with managing my E-mails so, if I don't get back to you in a reasonable amount of time (say 2 days) please contact me again. I feel awful if I don't respond promptly but I don't yet have a system that allows me to prioritize well with E-mail. I'm working on it.
That said, please send me your personal stories, race information and fitness updates. I appreciate hearing about your lives and your fitness plans. I love learning about fitness news - all kinds of it and, as a new author for the examiner.com I want information. So...keep it coming. Just send a reminder if I'm seeming rude or unresponsive. I even try to check my spam on a regular basis.
Welcome to new members Kara, Sarah, and Brenna this past week. It's great to have new faces. I look forward to more workouts with each ofyou.
This past Weekend I got a chance to walk with Sonia B, all the way around Aquatic Park in Berkeley. Sonia, who recently completed The San Francisco Progressive Marathon on July 26 can keep up a heck of a pace! The great news is that Sonia is willing to assist with the walking section of The WOW Team! YEAH!! Sonia will be there specifically to encourage our walkers and provide that wonderful companionship that makes such a difference. Thank you Sonia.
From my understanding Sonia is planning on walking the American River Parkway half marathon next spring. CALLING ALL WALKERS!! JOIN NOW and get started training for your first half marathon. Of course you can do it!
Coach Stephanie hosts a WOW September potluck. Who can host one in October?
I want to invite all of you members and interested women and friends to a potluck dinner at my home in SF on Friday, September 25. Please RSVP for directions and details. I'd like to start doing one of these each month, just for the fun of it. Do we have any volunteers for October 30 or December 4?
CIM Update
We now have 2 teams registered for The CIM Relay and I believe most marathoners have signed up as well.
Here are the relay teams at this time:
Yolande s, Sarah T, Stephanie A, Filomena B and Ellen G, Gini H, Marly N, Heidi H. There is time for more teams or individual marathoners to sign up. Join us! I know that Jen W. is looking for a team. Who else is out there? Let me know. We need to register as a team for the relay. The cost per person is $35 plus the active.com fee plus the $10 bus fee, a total of $50 per person. I know Jen W is ready to sign up. Who else wants to create a third team?
Also, now is the time to procure your room. We have 4 rooms booked. Please let me know if you plan to book your own room or will share with our group. The sooner the better.
Examiner.com
I'm busy writing for the Examiner, all kinds of stuff regarding fitness. This week I've added articles about THE WOW Team and what's happening this week, The Peak Hike with Breast Cancer Fund, a weight loss article, a track article, and more. Please take a look at the site and sign up to receive E-mail notification of articles or get RSS feeds.
U.N. Peace Race on September 20
Our next "official event " is The 5K/10K walk/run at Cesar Chavez Park on September 20. I encourage all of you to come out and try it. The entry fee is minimal ($20). Please check out the details at raceforpeace . We did this last year and had a good time. You can start with the race and finish up with extra miles in the area. For those of you who did the fun run with WOW in July. This is the same course.
Note: Hold off for a day or two to sign up while I confirm if we can get a group discount or not. Thanks.
US Half or 10K WOW Discount = The discount code is WOW5 for $5 off all events. Full details below...
Please RSVP for your upcoming workouts at http://meetup.com/gowowteam
Have a good week. No, have a great week!
Stephanie
"Enjoy Life. This is not a dress rehearsal." - Anonymous
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