June 2012

MONTHLY MEETING Thursday, June 12, 2012 7:00 pm

WE ARE A CLUB DEVOTED TO PHYSICAL FITNESS, ATHLETIC COMPETITION,HEALTH, AND FELLOWSHIP.

- Polly Corvaia, President

sojourn, geocaching and a Pacer led fun run. Bring the family and enjoy the opportunities that Blue Marsh Lake offers and help support the club too.Remember French Creek weekly trail maintenance is every Tuesday at 6:00 p.m. Meet directly across the road from the park office on Park Road. Questions, call Charlie Crowell 610-856-7372. Help if you can.

Congratulations to all the Pacers who ran 5K races to 100 milers this month. Nine AMAZING club members ran all of, or a heck of alot of, the Massanut-ten Mountain 100 Mile Trail Run. The overall ascent was 16,200 feet! With the runners throughout the day and night was a lot of WONDERFUL friends and family who ran with them through the dark or went to every aid station to resupply and encourage support. It was an incredible weekend of endurance running and friendship. Way to go everyone!

Come out for this third annual running of the only trail race with an age graded start (that we know of) on the east coast. What’s an age graded start? Typically the oldest female wave starts first. Then the next wave will start based on 5 year age groups, working back toward the younger (faster?) runners. Top age group performers have a legitimate shot at the overall title. Even if you aren’t out to win, the race is run on challenging yet very run-able trails. Challenge your families and coworkers to come out and compete on a “level” playing field.

We are happy to announce that the Pacers are participating in Blue Marsh Lake’s Get Outdoors Day on June 9th. The event promotes outdoor physical activities for the whole family. Activities and work-shops throughout the day include trail hikes, bike rides, bird walks, a creek

The Deena Andrus Memorial Run For the Ages 10K Trail Chase will be held on Sunday June 24th at Nolde Forest. A slightly modified course now includes a Nolde favorite, Middle Road and an off trail scramble at the end replacing the paved road climb. The post race raffle includes two round trip tickets from Southwest Airlines and a portion of the race proceeds go to the Friends of Nolde Forest, a non-profit group helping to maintain Nolde Forest.

UPCOMING EVENTS

6/9/12Blue Marsh Lake “Get Outdoors Day”Training “Fun Run” 5-6 Miles: 9:00 am

6/12/12General Meeting - Sokols 7:00 pm

6/24/12 Deena Andrus Memorial

Run For The Ages 10k Trail Chase

Every Tuesday - 6:00 pm French Creek Trail Maintenance

June 6, 2012Host: Liz Glass & Jeff George Address: 50 Smoketown Road, Mertztown June 13, 2012Host: Beth Auman Host Address: 224 Montgomery Avenue, Reading

June 20, 2012Run: Nolde Forest: Mansion Parking Lot Note: Rt. 625 may have detourHost: Ted Andrus Address: 6 Glen Hollow Ct., Cumru Twp. *Charity Run benefiting Mary’s Shelter

June 27, 2012Run: Blue Marsh - Church Rd. Parking LotHost: Ben ShultzAddress: 247 E 4th Street, Bernville

July 4, 20128:30 am Holiday Run at Nolde (Sawmill)

*Bring your favorite food and drink

Start time 6:15 pmwww.pagodapacers.com/training-runs

TRAINING RUNS

FROM THE PRESIDENT

7:00 pm - 7:15 pm Social/Snacks, 7:15 pm General Meeting

www.PAGODAPACERS.com

Reading Sokol Club411 Crestmont Street, Millmont

30 Years and Running

Sunday, June 24, 2012 - 9:00 amRUN FOR THE AGES

Raffle will include Southwest Airlne Tickets! Volunteers will be needed on Saturday, June 23 and Sunday, June 24. Contact

runfortheages@pagodapacers.com

If you have not already heard the great news, Girls on the Run (GOTR) is coming to Berks County! Girls on the Run is a 12-week program for young girls–– in grades 3 through 8–– creatively incorporating running with lessons about self-esteem, peer pressure and team-building. The organization, which functions as an after-school program and is led by certified volunteer coaches, also includes a community service project chosen by the girls and culminates with a 5K run or walk event.

The goals of GOTR are to encourage positive emotional, social, mental, spiritual, and physical development, empow-ering girls to believe in themselves, live a fit and healthy lifestyle, make wise decisions, avoid at-risk activities and give back to the community.

GOTR-Berks is in the process of establishing as a local council and looking to partner with the great community groups that already serve our County. Pagoda Pacers is a natural fit to help us reach our goals, and we are looking for your input into how we work together. Do you have a young girl in your family that would benefit from this program? Do you have contacts in any of the school districts that could help us establish a program site? Would you be interested in being a running mentor for one of our girls? Can you volun-teer as a coach? Are you willing to make a donation? Help us help our girls learn how valuable a fit lifestyle can be!We look forward to launching our first program site in the spring of 2013.

For more information on how you or your daughter can get involved, contact Kim Rivera at gotrberks@gmail.com and like us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/gotrberks

GET BERKS COUNTY GIRLS RUNNING!

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LOCATION: Sokol Club - May 10, 2012Treasurer’s Report:The president reported the club is in good financial standing.Race Director’s Reports:Charlie Horse – Brett Lynch is looking for volunteers to help with the Charlie Horse. Please contact Brett Lynch to help. Race starts at 9AM. Run For The Ages – There currently are 40 applicants. Spon-sorship is close to the levels of previous years. If anyone has connections to businesses that can donate a raffle item, or items that can be used in a raffle, please contact Ted. Assis-tance will be needed both Saturday afternoon and Sunday (June 23 and 24). Ted will coordinate volunteer sign-ups at the June meeting. Upcoming: Grings Mill – August 5, Oley – November 4, Junior High Cross Country – October 20Scholarship: Emma Doughman, one of the two cross country scholarship winners, was listed in The Reading Eagle.Webmaster Report: Online Race Registration was discussed. Public Relations Committee: Blue Marsh Get Outdoors Day will be held on Saturday June 9. A poster of the Pagoda Pacer runs was made to have on display at the Get Outdoors Day. Pagoda Pacers will be one of the sponsors to help with the brochures for the Blue Marsh Get Outdoors Day. Volunteers will be needed to help with the Pagoda Pacer stand this day.Social Events: Unfortunately, the Wine and Cheese party will not be held this year. The Bear Creek event will be held on August 26. Information on a kayak day and a Lehigh Valley Velodrome day to come.Old Business: Pagoda Pacer volunteers helped at both Blue Marsh and Nolde Forest clean-up days. A thank you was received from Nolde Forest. The Barnyard Challenge will be held at Mike Yoder’s house. New Business: Discussed contacting Berks County about having runs in the parks.

Kutztown UniversityHead Cross Country Coaching Position AvailableSend Resume/Letter of Interest & Clearances to: Barb Richard 251 Long Lane Kutztown, PA 19530

The Hills’ Rock Massanutten Mountain MMT 100 Mile Run - 2012by: Jeff Hills

Continued

Okay so it’s been almost exactly 3 yrs. to the day since I started running. I had decided to get into shape when Kyle graduated from IUP. He had run Cross Country in High School and College so I thought it would be a way that I could help him get involved and meet some new friends since he hadn’t grown up in the area. Fast forward to Now….he has since moved to Yuma, AZ (Hot-test City in the US) he’s teaching Art, nominated for Teacher of the Year and now the Head Coach of the Yuma High School

.maeT yrtnuoC ssorCWhen he moved last July ’11, it was one of the hardest things I ever had to deal with – saying good bye to my son/my train-

.rentrap iks ym/yddub gniFor at least a week after he moved the only way I could communicate with him was via Text – I wasn’t ready to speak without getting emotional (aka/crying). After he moved we both looked

.rehtegot nur ot nalp dluoc ew taht owt ro ecar a rof dnuoraAnd what we found was The Zane Grey 50 Miler, Payson, AZ which was billed as one of the hardest 50 Milers in the country on April 12 followed by MMT 100 Miler (a Pacer favorite) just 3 weeks. after Zane Grey which he agreed to be my Pacer on May 12-13 since he did not yet, until Zane

Getting Kyle to MMT was going to present a problem. He had obligations that he needed to take care of at school

going to be able to catch would be 7PM that night that

-riving in Baltimore at 9:30AM – Sat. followed by 2-1/2 hr. drive that Jeff Merritt (Kyle’s older/surrogate brother) had agreed to pick him up and get him to the race sometime early Sat. afternoon.

The plan had been for Kyle to sleep whenever and wher-ever he could so he would be fresh and wide awake for our journey when he would begin to Pace me at Camp Roosevelt (mile 64 of 103.7 miles). Well best laid plans were out the window – Kyle enjoyed the company of the many Pagoda Pacers that he hadn’t seen for quite some time and further got caught up into the race mania that in effect never allowed him to close his eyes since what turned out to be Thurs. night. What was suppose to be the

My adventure began abruptly at 2:45 AM Sat. after a night of a few short restless naps. Finally the day and time had come to just run – no more tapering, carbo-loading and no more waiting! The air was cold, crisp, drenched with heavy dew. We were soon off to the races at exactly 4AM and couldn’t have been happier.

As we proceeded out of the start and up the dirt road the “Three Amigos – Phil, Eric & Myself” fell into place and a good pace (Eric leading most of AM) which we’d maintain

and alternate leading for the better part of the race.

As we started our climb up Short Mtn. (not so short – believe me) I realized that one thing (there’s always that one thing)

I forgot – change the bat-teries on my head lamp. I would have been better off carrying an oil lamp.

By the time we reached Elizabeth Furnace (mile 33) the pads on my feet were starting burn and I shred-ded my ankles from nego-tiating the rocks kicking my

.teef gnisoppo htiw selknaThe residual damage to my feet were the result of my last Ultra (Zane Grey) that Kyle and I had run just 3 wks. earlier. At Shawl Gap (mile 38) my crew took care of my feet. See that thing hanging there I told Kyle – cut it off, is what Karen Rule

.gniyas em derebmemerWe tried to clean and apply bandages to both ankles but they fell off before I could run _ mile down the road. Mole skin was applied to the pads of my feet which provided some relief.

Up to this point the run was enjoyable the scenery spectacular and the 3 Amigos were upbeat, well at least 2 of the 3. Shortly after leaving Elizabeth Furnace we came across a 4-5 Ft. black snake that came, unbeknownst to Phil, within inches of left foot while it tried to cross the trail. After a few moments of trying to coax the snake across the trail the use of a few branches guided the snake back into the woods.

The beautiful bright sunny sky now started taking it’s toll – it was Hot! We were going to have to be judicious to drink enough

didn’t fair so well vomiting on the side of the trail ultimately end-ing their race.

The 4 mile section between Indian Grave and Habron Gap (54 miles) though easy seemed to go on forever. I couldn’t wait to re-unite with my crew and re-apply moleskin add gel inserts to my shoes. Each little pebble on this section just seemed to hit that one very sensitive spot on the pad of each foot. To make things a little more interesting on this rather benign road sec-

as the driver barreled down the road kicking up dirt, dust and pebbles that peppered us as he passed. Surprisingly the driver of the truck must have known Phil and started to back up to

.ecar eht fo ecnalab eht rof sehsiw tseb sih dnetxe ylsuoivboTurns out – he didn’t know Phil, just saying! Upon rounding the turn we could see our Crews (what a welcome sight) and what looked like the rest of our Wed. Night Running Group lined up along the stretch of road. I’m not sure how many Pacers, Fam-ily & Friends were there but I can tell you it was so awesome to see them all!

The climb (9.8 miles) to Camp Roosevelt (mile 64) is grueling, tough and steep. Shortly after starting we were met with a run-ner heading towards us – Phil told him he was going the wrong way – unfortunately his day was done. I neglected to take my

station in time. Of course not having run this section before

began to question whether I’d make it in time. By now I could only drink water, no more Gatorade for me. I was still do-ing most of my fueling on trail alternating between Gels and

trick. All day long I kept telling myself I would re-lube at each

become a severe brush burn on my inner thigh. Now all I thought about was picking up my Pacer, my son – Kyle (the Desert Warrior). We arrived still at light – thank God! Kyle

didn’t take too much time and off we went after a brief lube

Now the adventure begins for Father and Son. The 6 mile climb to Gap Creek (69.6 miles) was our next destination on some rocky stream bed of a rough road and single-track switchbacks through a few campsites. Pretty tame stuff as compared to what I had already run and what we were going to be faced with later. Would Kyle be able to run at my ratch-eted down pace, push it or take off and leave me for dead were all thoughts that came to mind.

As we started our climb up Jawbone on our way to the Visi-

a little tired. The ridge along Kerns Mountain is grueling up, over, down, around and repeats over giant boulders pep-

section my feet were killing me, I tried to run on the edge of the road where what little grass/ dirt would provide at least some relief. Approximately _ of the way down the road Kyle and I were running side by side - we either hit some sort of time space continuum or were abducted by aliens or truth be told we actually fell asleep while running. Seriously one of the craziest things ever – did you ever nod off behind the wheel and jerk your head back awake? I did this time but only while running, and told Kyle “Oh my god I just fell asleep” and his reply was “me too”. That was some crazy stuff – the

coffee with a little bit of sugar which brought us both back to life, what a life saver.

Now we were off to climb Bird Knob (81.6 miles) which I had remembered to be very steep with what seemed to be many false tops from last year when I paced Phil. For awhile I thought we went off course and were heading back in the wrong direction. Kyle assured me we were on course and we continued. We arrived at the remote aid station on top of the mountain and enjoyed a quick cup of home made New England Clam Chowder…yum!

The following gravel road section seems to go on forever, surely we missed our turn we thought, stopped, paused and continued until we were almost at the bottom when we could

During the climb back to the ridge we met a friend Peppy Le Pew (skunk) that sauntered out of the woods 4 ft. in front of us. We stopped, backed up and waited for him to pass all the while praying his tail would never rise. Not too much later (within the hour) I barely missed stepping on the head of a Copperhead as he angrily negotiated his way off the trail. By

the time we got to the Picnic area (87.9 miles) I had lost what little lead I had built on the runners behind us. My feet were burning we had walked much more of the course than I had hoped to.

As we left the Picnic area for Gap Creek (96.8 miles) we had an opportunity that allowed us to get back on the run and we took advantage of it. The climb to the ridge on this section of switchbacks is extremely steep and never ending one of the many vivid memories I had from pacing last year was when Phil said, “Do you see that up there” and I replied “What that helicopter” and he willfully told me no – that’s a head lamp of a runner - that’s where were heading. At one point I (hard to believe) fell on one of the steep sections having to grab on to and hugging a rock as my right side dangled over the edge. Once again Kyle had to bend down grab my shirt with both hands to pick me up and dust me off. As we entered the road section we could see numerous glowing yellow lights and a lot of bats, we thought, which turned out to actually be the eyes Whip Poor Wills lit up by

aid station.

As we arrived, we were once again so warmly greeted by the (B.D.P.C.M.- Best Damn Pacers Crew Members) you could ever ask for. Kyle and I were ready to wrap this ad-venture up and as I said for all to hear “Splash and Dash” out of the aid station…..until I saw 2 coolers…SWEET TEA…which stopped me in my tracks! Surely I had time to enjoy 2 cups of this southern elixir.

line and we pushed the pace a bit. At some point during this portion and certainly my favorite comment from Kyle during the race was “Dad you’re totally Bad Ass” which I’m assuming is a good thing and hopefully not because he ran behind me? When we hit the road section we were continu-ally looking over our shoulders to see which Pacer would be barreling down behind us. How close was Phil, Beth had been running strong all weekend and we heard Mike

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We ran most of the road section with a few short walk

27:09:20. Shortly thereafter the rest of the Pagoda Pacers,

place – Congrats!, rolled in – Phil, Beth, Mike and Lori all

other. What an incredible testimony to the strength of our Club.

It really and truly doesn’t get much better than this as a par-ent - I couldn’t have done it without Kyle. He knew when I needed to talk and I think even more importantly when I didn’t. I’m so proud to call him my son, my running buddy, my best friend and now my Pacer!

Jeff Hills’ MMT 100 Mile Run - Continued from page 3

THE PAGODA PACERS, READING, PA, PRESENTS THE UNIQUELY DIFFERENT***DEENA ANDRUS MEMORIAL***

“RUN FOR THE AGES”Age-Graded 10K Trail Race

(START TIME STAGGERED BY AGE GROUP)

SUN, JUN 24, 2012 9 A.M. ENTRY LIMIT: 300BEAUTIFUL NOLDE FOREST - READING, PA(Portion of proceeds go to the Friends of Nolde Forest, a non-profit group helping to maintain Nolde Forest)

"where anybody might win the race!"Come out for the third annual running of the only trail race with an age graded start (that we know of) on the eastcoast. Top age group performers have a legitimate shot at the overall title. Even if you aren’t out to win, the race is runon challenging yet very runnable trails in beautiful Nolde Forest, has great schwag and virtually no bottle necks.Challenge your families and coworkers to come out and compete on a “level” playing field… Hey ringers: Here’s achance to show off a little by passing the whole pack!

What’s an age graded start. Those who have more than a few of grey hairs or have yet to hit puberty will get a headstart based on age and gender. Typically the oldest female wave starts first. Then the next wave will start, based on 5year age groups, working back toward the younger (faster?) folks. Wave starts will bounce back and forth betweensexes, as the handicap derived from the World Masters Association dictates. The actual handicap for each division isposted at www.PagodaPacers.com and will be declared final for 2012 a month prior to start. That means you startwith your age group (call them your competition if you like). Your handicap division may or may not start withanother handicap division. For example, it’s possible that 60-64 year old men might start at the same time as 50-54year old women. Or maybe not.

New for 2012:1) New date: Sunday, June 24 this year versus Labor Day weekend.2) Slightly modified course now including Nolde Forest favorite Middle Road and an off trail scramble at the

end replacing the paved road climb.3) Huge post race raffle will include a pair of Southwest Airline tickets

Complete form below, sign it (under waiver on back), write check to "Pagoda Pacers A.C."Mail to: Run For The Ages: Questions? Contact Race Director: Ted Andrus

5 Glen Hollow Ct. Teds737@aol.comReading, PA 19607 610-603-9393

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Last Name_________________________________________ First Name___________________________________________

Street Address____________________________________________________________________________

City ________________________________________ State______ Zip_________ Sex: M F Race Day Age _____

Date of Birth_____/____/_____ (if under 18, parent or guardian must be present at race)

Email _____________________________________________________ Already get Run Update eNewsletters? ___ Yes ___ NoPRINT CLEARLY ** APP MAY BE COPIED ** SIGN WAIVER ON BACK

Specially made awards to: Top Ten overall finishers regardless of sex or age. Fastest uncorrected time. Plus fastestM and F in the following age groups:

12 & under, 13-15, 16-19, 20-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69, 70+***Awards are specially designed for this race by Nolde Forest Pottery***

Gift Certificates from Chester County Running Store in Pottstown for overall top three $50/$30/$20

REGISTRATION/ENTRY: Reg. opens at 7:30 a.m., We race at 9 AM. Fee is $25 w/ hat and bag if postmarked bySaturday, June 9th, 2012. Afterwards, $30 (inc. day of race) while hats and bags last, $25 when gone. WARNING:FEW extra hats/bags printed other than those ordered by prereg entries. We race in rain or other inclement weather.Race director reserves the right to delay the start of the race due to mega foul weather or other unforeseencircumstances. Check www.pagodapacers.com scroll bar for postponement info if weather is hurricane-like race day.No refunds, no mailed hats, bags or awards; no whiners, no alcohol (Nolde Forest Rule). Bring Cash/Check; no ATM.

YOU GET: Great Schwag! Last 2 years had unique tote bag and tech runner’s hats! Expect something similar thisyear. Indoor registration & toilets, food at the finish, HUGE post race raffle, two water stops, finish place postedimmediately & results on www.pretzelcitysports.com then www.pagodapacers.com in 1-2 days. Other surprises notyet finalized.

COURSE: A wheel measured, well marked 10K course over the beautiful trails in Nolde forest. VERY pretty andscenic with less ankle busting rocks than most other Berk’s parks. You’ll scramble over some rocks and go off trail toget dirty too. The race will start in front of the Environmental Education Building and head directly in the forest afterminimal time on pavement. Most trails are wide enough for easy passing. The finish will be right near the start infront of the Nolde Mansion. A map of the course is on the Pagoda Pacer website and will be available before the race.

LOCATION: Race held in Nolde Forest, Cumru Township, Berks County, PA, just south of Reading PA. The racewill start and end near the Nolde Mansion. Note: Enter via Main Entrance, NOT the SawMill Parking Lot!!

DIRECTIONS: 6 miles south of Reading, on PA Rt. 625 (New Holland Rd). 2 miles south of PA 724 and 3 milesNorth of PA 568. Address: Nolde Forest Environmental Education Center 2910 New Holland Rd Reading, PA 19607

PARKING: Parking near the mansion is extremely limited. Please, please, please carpool and get there early! Wewill have volunteers directing you where to park to use every available space. Please follow their directions.

IMPORTANT NOTE FOR PARENTS: If your child is 17 yrs old or less, and wishes to run, you MUST be presentfor the duration of the race. You may also run (we encourage it!). It is highly doubtful that your child may get hurt, butif he/she does, medical personnel can ONLY treat him/her with your permission.

Optional Online Registration Available on www.pretzelcitysports.com(closes at midnight, Wed Jun 20, 2012, nominal service fee applies)

With A Start Like This Your Grandmother May Beat You!

A PAGODA PACERS A.C. EVENT!

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -WAIVER: I know that running a trail race is a potentially hazardous activity. I should not enter and run unless I am medically able and properly trained. I alsoknow that there will be traffic, hazards, debris and poor footing on the course and assume the risk for running on it. I also assume any or all other risks associatedwith running or attending the race including but not limited to falls, contact with other participants, the affects of the weather, getting lost, wildlife & insect attacksand all such risks being known and appreciated by me. Knowing these facts, and in consideration of your accepting my entry fee, I hereby for myself, my heirs,executors, administrators or anyone else who might claim on my behalf, covenant not to sue, and waive, release and discharge the Pagoda Pacers, all municipalitiesin which the event is held, the race director, course officials, all other organizations directly or indirectly associated with the race, any and all sponsors includingtheir agents, employees, assigns or anyone acting for on their behalf, or anyone else associated in any way with the race, from any or all claims or liability fordeath, personal injury or property damage of any kind of nature what so ever arising out of, or in the course of, my participation in this event(s). This waiverextends to all claims of every kind or nature what so ever, foreseen or unforeseen, known or unknown. By entering this race, I am granting permission to PagodaPacers A.C. to use any pictures or likenesses of me secured at the event in any way they see fit without review, restriction or compensation. BY SIGNING THIS, IATTEST THAT I HAVE READ AND UNDERSTAND THIS WAIVER :

Signature________________________________________________ date ____ /_____ /2012(must be signed by parent instead if under 18)

Insurance provided by Road Runner Clubs of America

Age and family: Age…hmmm, well I still feel like a teenager, but if you need a number I'm 31. My husband Jon and I will be married eight years on May 29 (anniversary presents are welcome, ha ha). We have our little baby, Deliah.She is four years old and she is part australian herding dog and part ger-man short haired pointer.Born and raised: The "big" metropolis of Re-inholds, PA, so I haven't fallen to far from the tree.Years running: From all the stories I've heard about me as a baby, I would have to say shortly after I started walking. Were you a jock in high school: Yes, I played soc-cer, basketball, swim-ming and cross country.My inspiration is: My uncle,Tony DoddsAh-Ha moment: Being diagnosed with a carci-noid tumor. It changed my life forever. It made me re-evaluate my life and I real-ized that the things I was focusing on in life weren't really important and that the most important things in life that you should never take for granted are your family, friends and faith.Fav running related book and/or movie: Born to RunDo you keep a journal: When I feel like it.When the run gets tough, I tell myself: Why am I dumb enough to follow Swamp again?When the run is going well I think about: How lucky I am to

have great running friends. Also, I think about how lucky I am to have the ability to run.I feel this, about hills: Its a love/hate relationship.Do you prefer long, slow runs or do you prefer fast, hard ones:

Thats a little personal don't you think? Oh wait, I mis-read the question…I prefer long, slow runs so I can talk to people and have fun.Do you stretch before or af-ter: Whats stretching?Lite or Lager: Not into the Nascar beers. Give me a good stout or IPA and I'm a happy girl.Vanilla or chocolate: Dark chocolateRecovery tips: Drink up!Toughest race and why: Stone Mill 50mi I mean 55mi because it was 54.7mi of runnable misery with

laughs. Oh and did I men-tion the race director is quite the comedian as he took

Best race ever and why: Jay Peak 50K in Vermont. It was the most beautiful and varied terrain I have ever run through. The aide stations rocked and I was with two good friends.Proudest moment: Finishing Stone Mill 55mi raceHappiest moment: To many to decide on one.I love this quote: Live for today because yesterday is gone and tomorrow may never come.Advice to others: Live with no regrets and if you put your mind to it, you can accomplish anything.

26.2 Things You Always Wanted To Know About PACER PROFILE: Jessica Gockley But Were Afraid To Ask

RACE RESULTS Email your results to Karen Rule: raceresults@pagodapacers.com

Third Thursty Thursday 5K (4/19/12)5/310 Jimmy Blandford 18:09 1st M40-4910 Dee Koutsourais 18:34 1st Female13 Nick Seitzinger 19:15 3rd M20-2918 Duane Renninger 19:55 3rd M40-4919 Alan James 19:58 4th M40-4923 Dana Seitzinger 20:4031 Jeff Fussner 21:2734 Raine Fussner 21:32 1st F40-4945 Mel Marinaccio 22:13 1st F50-5962 Troy Seitzinger 23:0763 John Guth 23:08114 Mark Reedy 25:46119 Rich Haley 25:58122 Mary Boggs 26:04150 Kathy Seitzinger 27:26203 Jesus Rodriguez 29:13267 Janet Oberholtzer 34:10282 Judy Anttonen 36:24 2nd F 60+

Hyner View Challenge 25K (4/21/12)32/946 Jeff Merritt 3:01:4971 Kyle Shenk 3:19:3998 Garry Rarer 3:28:3299 Marhsa Latimer 3:28:32107 Pete Groth 3:30:26315 Caroline Hills 4:13:43 5th in Age group316 Eric Delahaye 4:13:45450 Dan Munn 4:39:56

Rumspringa Half Marathon (4/21/12)4/162 Scott Thomas 1:26:59 1st M Master10 Duane Renninger 1:35:40 2nd M40-49102 Paul Makurath 2:10:41

St. Lukes Half Marathon45 Scott Thomas 1:24:56 1st M45-49130 Troy Seitzinger 1:32:13251 Raine Fussner 1:37:59260 Jeff Fussner 1:38:171668 Kathy Seitzinger 2:05:262048 Vera Kochan 2:11:08

RACC 5K Run (4/15/12)5/168 Duane Renninger 20:04 1st M40-4977 Polly Corvaia 28:09 3rd F50-59

Broad Street 10M Road RunSteve Koch 59:26Dee Koutsourais 1:04:05Troy Seitzinger 1:07:09Jamey Hutchinson 1:18:30Rain Fussner 1:12:23Jeff Fussner 1:12:23

Gettysburg Marathon (4/29/12)240 Danyelle Whalen 4:21:23241 Michael Whalen 4:21:23

Pittsburgh Marathon (5/6/12)Bill Hockley 3:54:23Garry Rarer 4:00:38Marsha Latimer 4:11:20

Massanutten Mountain Trails 100 Mile Run (5/12-13/12)3 Jimmy Blandford 20:31:12 1st M Master29 Jeff Hills 27:09:2032 Phil Lechner 27:35:59 5th MMT finish33 Beth Auman 27:57:40 4th Female35 Mike Yoder 28:34:1236 Lori Johnson 28:50:56 1st F Master

Erik Leeds 54 milesRick Moyer 64 miles

Lehigh Valley Road Runners Summer Series 5KJeff Fussner 22:12Raine Fussner 22:15

On the Ground 5KJudy Anttonen 35:30 1st 70+

Trooper 5K (4/7/12)Judy Anttonen 39:01 1st 70+

Hempfield Triathalon (4/15/12)Judy Anttonen 2:12:37 1st 60+

Lady White Rose 5k (4/21/12)Judy Anttonen 36:36 1st 70+

DAP 5K (5/2/12)Judy Anttonen 36:20 1st 70+

Ovarian Cancer 5K (5/5/12)Judy Anttonen 35:36 1st 70+

Miles for Mom 5K (5/12/12)Judy Anttonen 35:45 2nd 60+

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06/02/12Philadelphia, PA Wissahickon Trail Classic 10k 10k-TR 9:00 AM Phil Ranly, 215-259-3329. phil@ranly.net

Pete Michener, 267-968-2891 wisstrailclassic@gmail.com

06/02/12Hamburg, PA The Extreme Mad Dash 5 Mile Trail Race 5M-TR 9:00 AM www.bluemountainwildlife.com

06/02/12Schuylkill Haven, PA 5k Run or Walk for the Walk In 5k-R 9:00 AM nena@walkinartcenter.com

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06/02/12Kreidersville, PA Kreidersville Covered bridge Challenge 10k and 5k Runs 10k/5k-R 9:00 AM kcbchallenge@gmail.com 484-505-6282

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06/02/12 Reading, PA Run with the Bulldogs 5k 5k-R 9:00 AM Nicole Cincinnati 610-927-9815runwiththebulldogs@gmail.com www.pretzelcitysports.com

06/02/12Chalfont(Peace Valley), PA AJ10K 10k and 5k Runs 10k/5k-R 8:00 AM www.ajfoundation.org www.pretzelcitysports.com

06/02/02Barto, PA Friends for Life 5k Run/Walk and Kids 1/2 Mile Run 5k-R 9:00 AM Kathy Drury 610-754-0686

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06/03/12Reading, PA Gary W Redner Memorial 5k Race 5k-R 9:00 AM Alexis Foreman 484-248-5870

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06/06/12Pleasantville(near Oley), PA Marc McKently Memorial 5k Run 5k-R 7:00 PM Rebecca Shade 610-858-0090 www.pretzelcitysports.com

06/09/12 Chalfont, PA Chalfont Challenge 5k 5k-R 8:30 AM www.bucks5kseries.com

06/09/12Lebanon, PA Run for Their Lives 5k Run and 1 Mile Fun Run 5k-R 9:00 AM Shelly Hitz, 717-273-6242

shelly.hitz@afcaids.org www.pretzelcitysports.com

06/09/12Pleasantville,near Oley, PA Pleasantville Bridge 6k 6k-R 8:00 AM Ron Horn 610-779-2668

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06/09/12 Maytown, PA Kiwanis 5k Run/Walk 5k-R 9:00 AM Ben Osterhoutkiwanis5k@gmail.com www.pretzelcitysports.com

06/09/12Wilmington, DE Andrew Mein's Excellent Adventure 10k+/- Trail Run ~10k-TR 8:00 AM www.veloamis.org

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06/09/12 Newtown, PA RunWalkBark 4 Dreams 5k 5k-R 9:00 AM shannon@sunshinefoundation.org215-396-4770 www.sunshinefoundation.org

06/09/12Hershey, PA The Elegance Challenge 1.5 Mile Run 1.5M-R 8:00 AM

Amanda Chmiola-Eshenour 717-319-5623

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06/10/12Somerset, NJ Take the Lead 5k Run & 1 Mile Fun Walk 5k-R 9:00 AM 908-947-1712

bballard@gshnj.org www.active.com

06/10/12 Maple Glen, PA Oy Vey 5k 5k-R 9:00 AM Elisa Heisman eheisman@bethor.org

06/10/12 Newtown, PA I Run for Food 5k 5k-R 9:00 AM Shir Ami 215-968-3400runforfood@comcast.net shiraminow.org

06/12/12Birdsboro, PA Trottin' Tim's Tuesday Evening 5k Series Race #3 5k-R 7:00 PM Irene Ziemer, 610-568-4911

ziemer@dejazzd.com www.pretzelcitysports.com

06/16/12Philadelphia, PA 1/2 Sauer 1/2 Kraut 13.1 Miles and 26.2 Miles Races

13.1/26.2-R 7:30 AM Stephan Weiss 717-484-1127

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06/16/12 Pottstown, PA Run for Kacey 5k 5k-R 9:00 AM Bill Karounoskarounos@pobox.com http://kaceyrose.org

06/16/12Grantville, PA PA Warrior Triathlon & Duathlon

.4M-S/15.4M-B/3M-R or 3M-R/15.4M-B/3M-R 7:00 AM John Cressman

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06/16/12 Quarryville, PA Bob Bard 5k 5k-R 9:00 AM Adrienne Wilk 717-413-8445awilk613@gmail.com www.braintumor.org

06/16/12North Wales, PA Mary, Mother of the Redeemer Catholic Church 5k Run 5k-R 9:00 AM kimlogan121@comcast.net www.pretzelcitysports.com

06/16/12 Kempton, PA 5k Hawk Mountain Hill Climb 5k-R 10:00 AM beltz@hawkmountain.org610-756-6961 www.pretzelcitysports.com

06/17/12Lancaster, PA Smith's Challenge 10k Trail Race for Men Only 10k-TR 10:00 AM rbergman@dejazzd.com

aimeeharmon@yahoo.com www.active.com

06/17/12 Horsham, PA HPHA 5k 5k-R 8:00 AM Pete Cgoate 215-343-0659farm1742@aol.com www.clubwebsystems2.com

06/21/12Reading, PA Third Thirsty Thursday Evening 5k Summer Race Series Race #3 5k-R 7:00 PM Ron Horn 610-779-2668

rhornpcs@aol.com www.pretzelcitysports.com

06/22/12 Philadelphia, PA Philly Tri, (6/22-6/24)

Sprint /Olympic SW/BR www.phillytri.com

06/23/12Palmerton, PA Bouncing Buns "Clothing Optional" 7k Trail Race 7k-TR 10:00 AM Ron Horn 610-779-2668

rhornpcs@aol.com www.pretzelcitysports.com

06/23/12Schwenksville, PA Sandy Sellers Copley Memorial 5k 5k-R 9:00 AM Charlotte Sellers 215-941-9340

csrncharlotte@comcast.net www.sandyswish.org

06/23/12 Lancaster, PA Lilies for Lily 5k 5k-R 9:00 AM Marykay Reber, 201-289-2088marykayreber@yahoo.com www.runningguru.com

06/24/12Reading, PA Pagoda Pacers Deena Andrus Run for the Ages Age-Graded 10k 10k-TR 9:00 AM

Ted Andrus, 610-603-9393 teds737@aol.com

www.pagodapacers.com www.pretzelcitysports.com

06/26/12Pottstown, PA Tuesday in the Park 5k Series 5k-R 7:00 PM www.runccrs.com www.runreg.com

06/30/12 Medford, NJ Independence 5k & 10k races 5k/10k-R 8:30 AM www.striderindepedenceraces.com

06/30/12 Valley Forge, PA Run for Africa 5k 5k-R 9:00 AM James Kerkula, 610-935-9100 x115jmaes_kerkula@yahoo.com www.brynmawrrunningco.com

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