Masters Corner: by Dr.
Mary Trotto
Despite bitter cold
winds and a temperature of 9 degrees wind chill, BTC once again had a
successful Latino relays. The women’s masters consisted of Helma Clavin, Joan
Ackerman, Pat Delaney, our honorary member, Hilory Boucher from NRC, Mary
Wagner and Mary Trotto. Managed to nip Massaqpequa, thanks to the speedy time
of Mary W who ran the fastest leg in a 14:55 (2-mile split time). The BTC
women placed first in a time of 1:41:43. Massapequa’s time was 1:43:15 and the
third place team, the Golden Girls were 1:44:15. The men found themselves with
an abundance of runners. Nine men showed up to run but only six could be on
the team. The guys decided who would run and the extra guys tried to add
themselves to other teams. Charlie Watts who had been biking, it has to be
freezing on the bike, decided to just continue biking. The men ran in the Over
the Hill Category and placed 2nd. The team members were Jose
Mendez, Mike Service, Joe Cordero, Ben Skura (way too young to be with these
old guys), Jay Masten and Tim Deleo. Their overall time was 1:16:10.
At the recent
snow-covered GLIRC trail relays BTC has three senior masters women’s teams made
up of: Mary Wagner, Rosemary (thinking of joining BTC) and Sue Kretzmer (team
1) ; Helma Clavin, Mary Trotto and Betty Horstmann (team 2); Betty Horstmann,
Joan Ackerman and Mary Wagner (team 3). Betty and Mary ran 2 different 2-mile
legs). All three teams finished within minutes of each other and Sue
Kretzmer’s team 1 won the money. You will have to ask Sue how she had to get
help from Betty and Helma to win this one!
I find it very
interesting about our club. When you call up members to find out if they would
like to run on a relay, their first reaction is usually, “Oh, I’m not running
fast.” I usually tell runners that they do not have to race the event hard;
after all, the fun is just in the running of the relay. Can you finish the
distance? I ask, “Then you can be on the team!” I am always more concerned
about having a team, participating and having fun. Yet there is something very
amazing that goes on. The BTC runners show up, they are excited to run, they
may have a few misgivings, which I try to assure them that it is just a fun
event “so do not kill yourself!” and the race goes off. And suddenly the same
runners who didn’t know how they were feeling and nervous about their running
come before my leg and say “hey, we’re in first place!” Are they saying that
to let me know that they don’t want me to “blow it!”
In any case, I am not
surprised that they are in first place. Because I seem to be the only one who
knows the quality of the runners we have on our team. In the senior division
both for men and women, BTC has the best runners on the Island. Marie Louise
Michelsohn, Helma Clavin, Joan Ackerman and Alex Finger are the fastest seniors
running on Long Island. I am in awe of them and they inspire me to keep
running. These ladies can run at 80% speed and still be the best in their
age. As for the men, it is much the same. Joe Cordero, Jose Mendez, Mike
Service, Charlie Watts, Blaine Lawson, Maury Dean and Warren Steinert are the
fastest senior men on the island. Even on their off day they can outrun most
guys half their age. In the masters division we have fantastic runners - Rudy
Afanador, Betty Horstmann, Mary Wagner, Phoebe Anderson, Lori McKeough, Chris
Katz, Judy Carroll, Pat Carroll, Z Denis, Joan Cook, Sue Kretzmer, Mary Fraker,
Carol Bozzi, Caryl Senn Grifiths, Kelly Stamm, Helen Visgauss, Dennis Michel,
Silas Murray, Tim DeLeo, Larry Eastman, Jay Satenstein, Alex Gonzalez and Frank
Notarstefano. Putting these great runners together on a team is bound to
product winning results even if they feel under the weather somewhat. But if
the runners beg off and don’t run, then we don’t have a team and we don’t stand
a chance. So BTC runners if I give you a call for a relay remember: It is just
to have a BTC team represented and to have fun. If we happen to place, well
that may happen just because of who you are!
To give a final
example, this past indoor season, getting a team together to run both for the
men and the women was very difficult. Once again I was herding cats! I would
get four runners and then I would have two then three then four again and back
to three, Oaff! The men were much the same. But I had to pre-register the
teams. I registered two men’s teams and one women’s team. Then I got a call
from the meet director, he wanted the names of the runners who were on each
team. I felt like saying to him, “I would like to know who the runners are on
each team!” In any case, on meet day we had one women’s team and two men’s
teams. The men placed and scored points for the team; the women not only
placed but set a new LITF Indoor 4x200m 40-49 record. The team members were:
Sue Kretzmer, Helma Clavin, Mary Trotto and Lori McKeough and for the men Joe
Cordero, Jay Masten, Charlie Watts, Jose Mendez, Rudy Afanador, Tim DeLeo, and
Silas Murray. Once again BTC scored the most total points for the season and
won the Soar Foot Cup. At the last meeting we celebrated with champagne and
all of the participants of the relays received Lottery Scratch Offs. Jose
Mendez and I won some money to boot!
For the upcoming Grand
Prix series I am asking for BTC runners to give me a call just the day before
the race to tell me if they plan to run. They can also tell me if they plan to
run it hard or just for the fun of it. Those that are racing the course will
be placed in their category: Open or Masters, those who just want to run the
course for fun will be stepped down to fill in the Open team. We always have
lots of master runners be we are often short in the Open category. Remember
finishing means you score for the team, not your place. Once again my number
is 631-979-8445 and you can just leave a message if I am not home. The grand
prix schedule is given below. Last year the teams earned $300 from placing in
the grand prix and this year I know we could have more teams placed if we are
just better organized.
The following members
of BTC have joined LITF and declared BTC as their team affiliation: If your
name is not on this list and it should be please give me a call. If you have
not as yet joined LITF for 2005, then please consider joining. Joining LITF
not only supports our sport but it is also important for LITF to offer programs
for young children at a reasonable cost. Even if you are not running
competitively you can still join and support the sport of running. Parents,
coaches, volunteers, spectators, race directors, officials and athletes all
make up the running community. Join LITF and be part of this great community!
| Ackerman, Joan | Nesbihal-Cordero, Susan |
| Afanador, Rudy | Notarstefano, Frank |
| Anderson, Phoebe | Pellegrino, Frank |
| Carroll, Judith | Pellegrino, Lisa |
| Carroll, Patricia | Salamone, Randy |
| Casey, James | Satenstein, David |
| Clavin, Helma | Satenstein, Jay |
| Cordero, Joe | Satenstein, Pat |
| Delaney, Patricia | Senn-Griffiths, Caryl |
| Deleo, Timothy | Service, Michael |
| Deninno, Nicholas | Stamm, Kellie |
| Denis, Rosa Zoila | Steinert, Warren |
| Eastman, Larry | Trotto, Mary |
| Gonzalez, Alexandra | Visgauss, Helen |
| Hollmann, Richard | Wagner, Mary |
| Horstmann, Betty | Wagner, Mary |
| Kretzmer, Sue | Watts, Charles |
| Krummenacher, Ernest | Yzaguirre, Jay |
| Krummenacher, Michael | |
| Lawson, Blaine | |
| McKeough, Lori | |
| Michel, Dennis | |
| Michelsohn , Marie-Louise | |
Congratulations goes out to Marcello
Watson (Bantam Boy Division)
He did very well at the recent LITF
Indoor Championships
In the 55M he not only came in first
but he also set a new LITF record in a time of 8.4 sec.
In the 200m, he tied for 2nd
in a time of 32.4
In the Long Jump, he placed 2nd
with a distance of 3.23meters
Way to go, Marcello!
For those of you who
missed the February meeting, this is one of the handouts that I gave out. The
other handout on cycling your training is too long for the newsletter, but if
you would like a copy, I can email it to you. Just give me a call.
If you run for one
hour at the pace below, you will burn the following calories based on your body
weight:
Weight in lbs 10min/mile 9min/mile 8min/mile 7min/mile
200 920 1000 1150 1285
190 877 950 1120 1225
180 840 900 1025 1175
170 780 850 970 1115
160 740 800 900 1018
150 685 750 850 954
140 650 700 800 890
130 600 650 750 827
120 550 600 700 764
110 500 550 625 700
100 450 500 575 650
If you weigh less than
100 lbs., 0r more than 200 lbs you can adjust the calories accordingly.
Similarly if you run slower than a 10 min/mile or faster than a 7 min/mile you
should be able to make a reasonable estimate based on the values given in the
table.
Calculate your caloric
need:
take 10 x body weight
in pounds = REE
multiply it by an
Active Factor:
activity male female
light (no exercise 1.5 1.4
That day)
moderate (a day 1.7 1.5
when you do a moderate
workout includes
weights)
very active (reserved 2.0 1.8
For race day or hard
running)
Your
REE______________X Activity Factor _______________=____________TEE*
*TEE = your total
energy expended for the day in calories.
Speakers/Presentations
for 2005 at our monthly meeting:
March:
Harold Schwab from 2nd Wind - the sneaker store.
April: Dr.
Ianniello Speaking on Peak Performance
Upcoming free Clinic:
Caryl Senn will be offering a free clinic on Running Biomechanics: This
will be a 2-hour clinic on June 3rd from 7-9pm. This clinic will
include both information about good running mechanics, and hands on
evaluation. During the second hour the staff PT’s will evaluate your gait,
flexibility, running shoes, etc. Since Caryl is a member of our club, she is
offering BTC members to opportunity to sign up first before she opens it to the
general running community. Caryl is looking to host about 25 people at this
clinic. If you are interested in attending, please call her office at Flex
Physical Therapy 516-4263 and tell them to sign you up for the June 3rd
running clinic. For those of you who do not know Caryl, she is a member of our
club, a track and field coach at Farmingdale College and a Licensed Physical
Therapist. Caryl is also a nationally ranked pentathlete and is still
competing and setting national records.
Meetings in May and
June: if anyone has a suggestion for a speaker or would like to present a topic
let me know. If you have done a unique or different type of event and would
like to tell us about it, shoe slides, etc. The floor is yours!
July and August: These
meetings are usually hosted by someone from the club at their house; or part of
the annual Northport v Bohemia Softball Challenge.
Sept and October: open
see June
November: The winter
Fashion show
December: Our Annual
Christmas Party
Membership News
March 2005
By Estella Clasen
Work and family
obligations have kept me from attending the last couple of meetings. I had to
check out the website to get some updates. I see that Larry Eastman finished
an impressive eighth place out of 370 in his age group at the Rock and Roll
Marathon. I suspect there are more great performances from the club. Please
call in any special events in your life to me at 631-803-0586.
Bob Clasen’s father
suffered a stroke and is in intensive care. This is one of the reasons you
have not seen Bob or me lately. We look forward to seeing our running friends
when life settles down for us.
Congratulations to Ben
Skura and Sue Williams who became to proud parents of Violet Rose on January
14th. She weighed 8.2lbs. and was 20.5 inches long. We expect to see Ben
pushing Violet in the baby jogger as soon as she is old enough.
Best wishes for a fast
and complete recovery to Dr. Bob Lawrence who fell and broke his femur.
Personally, I am not
able to run anymore. After 25 years of competing in road races it looks like I
may have to hang up my racing flats. I still have pain in my knee if I try to
run. Looks like walking and dancing will be my main activities. This does not
mean that I am leaving the club. The people in the BTC have a special place in
my heart. It was the congenial nature of the club that first persuaded me to
join the BTC. I couldn’t find a friendlier, more caring, supportive, and fun
group to be with.
Please make sure you
have sent in your membership dues. The club would hate to lose you as a
member. Please send your $20 check made out to BTC to me at 3 Cedar Street,
Bellport, NY 11713.
I have one
Entertainment book left for sale. Give me a call if you would like to purchase
it. The book is well worth the $20.
All members are
invited to our summer track workouts. Our tentative starting date is
Wednesday, June 22nd.
You are invited to
California's Longest Party on October 15-16, 2005
during The Relay. As featured in Runner's World (February) cover story,
12-member teams run 36 legs through 36 cities from the wine country,
across the Golden Gate Bridge at midnight under a full moon to
the beach.
Please forward this invitation to your club members and friends.
Hope that you will join us for a little (199-mile) run!
In the long run, organ donation saves lives.
www.TheRelay.com
650.508.9700
Long Island Blood
Service Blood Drive
I know I keep asking
you for blood but I get very little response. Maybe now is the time in your
life when you will consider a donation. Long Island has a critical need for
blood donations. The “Second Chance” Athletes for Life Blood Drive is planned
for Sunday, March 20, 2005. The information is as follows:
Date: Sunday, March
20, 2005
Time: 9:00 am to 2:30
pm
Location: Long Island
Blood Services, 905 Broadhollow Road (Rte 110 - just north of Northern State
Parkway)
Directions to Melville Center - Southern State Parkway to exit
32N. Travel north on Rte 110 for approximately 4 miles. The Blood Center is
just past Northern State Parkway, in a small strip mall on the left-hand side.
LIE eastbound to Exit 49N.
Take Rte 110 north. Proceed approximately 11/2 miles north on Rte 110. The
building is just past the Northern State Parkway in a small strip mall on the
left-hand side.
LIE westbound to Exit
49N. At first traffic light make a right onto Pinelawn Rd. Proceed to Rte 110,
take a right and continue as above. Northern State Parkway to Exit 40N, Rte
100. Get to the left and make a partial U turn at the first light into the
parking lot. The Blood Center is in a small strip mall.
The Bohemia Center
WILL NOT be open that day!
