WakeOBX gears up for 2008
It's only half way through January and our illustrious group has already had two meetings to plan the year and discuss how to attract more active members.
The first meeting two weeks ago attracted all the beer drinkers, since it was held at Foothills Brewery on a Friday evening. We established that the Shamrock Half Marathon/Marathon in Virginia Beach (March 16) was a good first goal. A few decided to team up and do the Lewisville duathlon in February. People chugged down their beers, rushed home, registered for the Shamrock race and hunted for hotels that still had rooms, with an ocean view and no bugs. Most everyone was successful. Attendees included: Bill and Lynn, Carolyn and Mark, Ron and Susan and Karen.
In the interest of being an inclusive group, a second meeting was held in the ZSR Library Johnson Room yesterday, with pizza (no beer, middle of the work day :-( ). We were really pleased to have two new athletes join us: Welcome Doris and Mary Beth.
Although we are a loosely formed organization (well, we are not much of any kind of organization), Bill did produce minutes of the meeting, which I include here:
The first meeting two weeks ago attracted all the beer drinkers, since it was held at Foothills Brewery on a Friday evening. We established that the Shamrock Half Marathon/Marathon in Virginia Beach (March 16) was a good first goal. A few decided to team up and do the Lewisville duathlon in February. People chugged down their beers, rushed home, registered for the Shamrock race and hunted for hotels that still had rooms, with an ocean view and no bugs. Most everyone was successful. Attendees included: Bill and Lynn, Carolyn and Mark, Ron and Susan and Karen.
In the interest of being an inclusive group, a second meeting was held in the ZSR Library Johnson Room yesterday, with pizza (no beer, middle of the work day :-( ). We were really pleased to have two new athletes join us: Welcome Doris and Mary Beth.
Although we are a loosely formed organization (well, we are not much of any kind of organization), Bill did produce minutes of the meeting, which I include here:
present: susan, lynn, carolyn, doris, mary beth, karen, mary, bill, pizza, pop, cake.
much discussion ensued about lack of agenda -- not susan's fault. absent same, here follows a summary of discussion items, maybe not in order:
1. first, a wakeobx organizational history: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GLxgw5JDQ_4
2. also, http://www.shamrockmarathon.com/site3.aspx is filling up fast.
3. here's a good ~5 mile loop around wfu http://www.usatf.org/routes/view.asp?rID=182544
4. but here's the best route-mapping tool evah: http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/
5. couple wakeobx'ers are down for http://fsseries.com/duathlon_winston_salem_short.php
6. random training schedule (for old people): http://www.halhigdon.com/senior/Senior.htm
7. batting around a notion of an idea for a concept of an official "wake the library" 5k.
8. learn it, love it, live it: http://backpacker.trimbleoutdoors.com/ViewTrip.aspx?TripID=5748
9. some might still try: http://ncraces.com/Crystal_Coast_Race.php
10. meeting adjourns, right on time.
next meeting: sat, jan 19, 11 am, salem lake trailhead, run/walk/bike as self-directed.
respectfully submitted by,
--wpk
posted by Susan at 11:49 AM
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