-Todd Weisse

Head Coach

toddweisse@williamsburgtrackclub.com

Galerie Richard opens its second exhibition in Chelsea, New York on October 20th, 2011 with a new body of work by Carl Fudge, entitled The Black Country.  

Reception : Thursday October 20th 2011. Dates : October 20th to November 26th 2011.

Location : 514 W24th Street. Ground Floor. Hours : Tuesday - Saturday 10am to 6pm.

Kari Smith hammered the Chicago Marathon, going through the half in 1:31:20 and finishing in a personal record of 3 hours 6 minutes and 53 seconds.  Coach Todd Weisse was very happy with Kari’s performance and is looking forward to the next goal, to break 3 hours.  

Kari’s husband, Andrew Smith, ran a 3:38:26.

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Josh Kotran 4th

Andrew Ruvkun 5th

Campbell Weaver 6th

Egan McClave 13th

Iain Laufer 14th

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by JEREMY BUSCH

Setting the precendent for the day, WilliamsburgTC coach, Lauren Laroche, won the Norway Run (1.7 mile) in a time of 9:40!

Then, for the Greta’s Half Marathon, the Williamsburg Track Club team put on a clinic. Megan Foster, in her brand new WilliamsburgTC gear, rocked a 1:25:19. Carl Fudge ran a personal best of 1:30:14, which is a 6:54 pace. Neal Post, who is getting back into the swing of things, threw down a 1:30:16. Norbert Kuls used the race as a test for the NYC Marathon, and he ran on pace for a 1:41:34.  Carine Sudres ran an evenly paced 1:48:02 in preparation for a fall marathon.  

All-in-all, a stellar day for WilliamsburgTC as a team!

Members of our WilliamsburgTC Training Club, ran well also:

Andrea Kent: 1:37:03

Nina Parks: 1:43:20

Janine Smith: 1:43:36

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You ever notice when a coworker returns from vacation and they look so tan and rejuvenated.  Or better yet, when you, yourself, return from a restful week reading on the beach, and you look around on your first day back at work, and you almost feel guilty for feeling so rested.  Almost as if it is inhuman to feel so recharged. And then just a few days later you are back to normal, looking as ragged and worn as everyone around you.  It is true, the city that never sleeps is full of people that never sleep.  It’s tough. And as marathon season approaches, one of the smartest things you can do to prepare for race day is to rejuvenate your body and mind by getting more ZZZ’s.  Because let’s face it, you could head to the starting line with all the mileage and speedwork in your legs and flop because  body is exhausted from life.  How much sleep should you be getting? Here is a good rule of thumb offered by Dr. Noakes, from his book, “The Lore of Running”

GET ENOUGH SLEEP

Although the amount of time that people sleep can vary quite remarkably, with some sleeping as little as 4 hours per night, the average person sleeps between 7 and 8 hours per night.  With harder training, the amount of time spent sleeping definitely increases. 

Many runners get too little sleep because they fail to allow for the time that running takes out of their day.  If you are running 2 hours per day and sleeping an extra hour every night, then you have “lost” 3 hours per day, and whatever you would normally do during that time must give way.  In others words, you need to budget three hours per day for running. 

p.329 The LORE of Running by Dr. Tim Noakes 

Want professional guidance for your Marathon preparation?  Sign up for WilliamsburgTC Online Coaching by emailing JeremyBusch@williamsburgtrackclub.com 

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-Todd Weisse