There's a lot to blog about, but the first thing I wanted to talk about is a web page that is a favorite of mine.
The McMillan Running Calculator
If you enter your best time in one distance race it will calculate how fast you should be able to run other races. It's pretty accurate for distance runners, but the sprints don't correlate near as much.
I wanted to put up a link to the Ragged Mountain Running Shop. While they're not an official sponsor or anything they've been very supportive in helphing us get this club organized and they provided some of the "swag" we've given away at meetings.
Finally, one thing I noticed that might be a tiny advantage to being a member of our club is that you can run in some events as a member of this club. It adds a little class when it says that you are running for the
Orange Running Club vs. just as "unattached." It might be neat to enter some races as a team with members from here. Helen Gilliam is running in a track meet in Pennsylvania around July15 and if anyone else would like to go, I'd be glad to have them come along. All the runners could be listed as "Orange Running Club."
There are also some relays in the Charlottesville Track Club's All-Comers track meet this summer and it might be fun for four of our members to enter as a team.
The McMillan Running Calculator
If you enter your best time in one distance race it will calculate how fast you should be able to run other races. It's pretty accurate for distance runners, but the sprints don't correlate near as much.
I wanted to put up a link to the Ragged Mountain Running Shop. While they're not an official sponsor or anything they've been very supportive in helphing us get this club organized and they provided some of the "swag" we've given away at meetings.
Finally, one thing I noticed that might be a tiny advantage to being a member of our club is that you can run in some events as a member of this club. It adds a little class when it says that you are running for the
Orange Running Club vs. just as "unattached." It might be neat to enter some races as a team with members from here. Helen Gilliam is running in a track meet in Pennsylvania around July15 and if anyone else would like to go, I'd be glad to have them come along. All the runners could be listed as "Orange Running Club."
There are also some relays in the Charlottesville Track Club's All-Comers track meet this summer and it might be fun for four of our members to enter as a team.