Sunday, February 24, 2008

Extra-terrestrial Enquirer!

Beyond Runners escape frigid temps and migrate south

Natalie Dale went from a steaming 80 degrees to a freezing 8 degrees after running the AIA Marathon in Ft. Lauderdale February 17 and returning to the February 23 training run. Natalie ran a 4:22:24 and is now fully heat acclimatized. Jeff Datillo was treated to perfect temps of 53 degrees in South Carolina at the February 16 BI-LO Marathon as well as a Boston qualifying finish. Jeff ran a new PR of 3:10:17 thanks to ideal conditions and tips from personal training guru Ken Dettloff. When asked if he would visit Beantown this year, Jeff’s response was “Now, I'm tempted to run Boston this April since I'm already trained, but this is not optimal on the home front with the baby coming March 28th.” “hmmmm.” Julie Wojtaszek enjoyed 85 degree weather at an all inclusive resort in Mexico, but did not run a marathon.

Our reflective vests and blinking lights were in the news along with Cindi MacDonald’s rendition of a chilly Wednesday night run. The Beyond Marathon Training program was featured in a “Cool Running” article in the Kalamazoo Gazette’s Outdoor section on Saturday, February 23. Also featured were allied forces from the SHufflers and Borgess Run Camp.

Welcome to new Beyond participants Daniel Launt and Michele German! Welcome back Julie Steeby!