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10 SFRunningForum.com May 2017 Gold Coast Runners Sponsors Gold Coast Runners Sponsors Gold Coast Runners c/o Runner’s Depot 2233 S. University Drive Davie, FL 33324 954/474-4074 www.goldcoastrunners.org BOARD MEMBER REPRESENTATIVES President Renee Grant 954/474-4074 [email protected] Vice President Chuck Kirsch 954/474-2020 chkfi[email protected] Secretary Debi Esposito 954/749-8154 [email protected] Treasurer Sue Mann 954/473-1519 [email protected] Membership Terri Swanson 954/336-8367 [email protected] Newslatter Spencer West 786/261-9509 sdwest@[email protected] Social Events Myriam VanMalleghem 954/450-9762 [email protected] and Lucy Lanzar 954/471-6752 [email protected] At Large Lou Esposito 954/749-8154 [email protected] Hugo Radelat 954/540-7867 [email protected] CLUB MISSION: The purpose of the Gold Coast Runners is to promote, encourage, and upport the sport of running and walking through a network of people and resources engaged to educate the community on the benefits of the sport. A mile of fun for everyone By Reneé Grant In the early 1980s, U.S. high school state federations switched from the Mile to the 1600 meters because new tracks were 400 meters instead of 440 yards and thus, the 1600 meters (9 meters short of a Mile), due to convenience, unfortunately and sadly, replaced the Mile at high school State Meets (except Massachusetts and a few states that run the 1500 meters), but the Mile’s appeal did not and has not died because the Mile holds a special place in Track & Field and beyond. No running distance, or field event for that matter, has the history, the appeal, and the magic of the Mile. No other event has produced an equivalent of the sub-4 minute Mile standard in the sport, in the media and in the public’s mind. Put simply, the Mile still matters. No running distance, or field event for that matter, has the history, the appeal, the “magic” of the Mile. The Mile, like the 100 meters and the marathon, is a running event that most Americans know something about or have a general feeling for, and thus, there is a built-in awareness of and audience for the Mile. Continued on next page The word “mile” comes from the Latin “mille”, meaning thousand, and a mile was 1,000 Roman strides, a stride being two paces. A mile is equal to 5,280 feet or 1,760 yards or approximately 1,609 meters. Currently, the United States and Great Britain use the mile as a measurement unit. The mile became standardized as exactly 1609.344 meters by international agreement on July 1, 1959. The mile became “The Mile” near the end of the 19th century when professional foot racing became the most popular sport in England, and Walter George (GBR) was the Mile’s first superstar. Over the next 100 years, other great Milers followed such as Norman Taber (USA), Glenn Cunningham (USA), Herb Elliott (AUS), Jim Ryun (USA), Sebastian Coe (GBR), Mary Slaney (USA) and Hicham El Guerrouj (MAR), but it was Roger Bannister (GBR), in 1954, who cemented the Mile’s place in history with the first sub-4 minute Mile – a time many experts thought an impossible if not a deadly barrier to break, and to this day, Bannister’s iconic mark is the watershed moment for the Mile.
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Transcript of GOLD COAST RUNNERS Gold Coast Runners Heather · PDF fileSaturday Mornings – Weston Town...
Sunday Morning – Hollywood Beach Broadwalkwith the Hollywood Run Club, A-1-A & Garfield Street at Charnow Park. 7:00AM start. All paces, Runners & Walkers.
Sunday Morning – Vista View Park, DavieOn Boyscout Road (142nd Ave.) just North of Orange Drive. 7:00AM start. All paces. Up to 13 miles or as many as you’d like. Run the 1.25 mile trail loop with hills. A great workout! Park by Shelter #1.
Tuesday Evening – Hollywood Beach Broadwalkwith the Hollywood Run Club, A-1-A & Garfield Street at Charnow Park. 7:00PM start. All paces, Runners & Walkers.
Wednesday Evenings – Robbins Park, DavieJust North of Orange Drive on Hiatus Road6:00 PM – Meet by the bathroomsAll paces, 4, 5, or 6 miles. Stay after for the stretchOnly held during Daylight Savings Time!
Thursday Mornings– Vista View Park, DavieJust North of Orange Drive on Boyscout Road6:00 AM – Private GCR Hill TrainingAll paces, any distance. Enjoy an early morning workout on the hills before the park opens!
Thursday Evenings - 17th Street Causeway Runner’s Depot Run Club – Ft Lauderdale6:30 PM - Starts at Runner's Depot - Ft. Lauderdale1489 SE 17 St. Causeway, Southport CenterAll paces, 4-6 miles. Refreshments & raffles!
Thursday Evenings – Coral Springs-Parkland Runner’s Depot Run Club – Coral Springs Starts at Runner’s Depot-Coral Springs5679 Coral Ridge Drive (954) 575-2090All paces, 3-5 miles. Refreshments & raffles!
Thursday Evenings - WestonRunner’s Depot Run Club – Weston6:30 PM - Starts at Runner's Depot – Weston1378 Weston Road, Country Isles Plaza All paces, 4 miles. Refreshments &raffles!
Saturday Mornings – Weston Town Center6:00 AM. 5-10 Miles, All Paces, 2 Water Stops
Runners and walkers - All paces Welcome!
Join us for a Group Runwith your Friends!
So many fun workouts to choose from!
Heather Kampf, a decorated runner for Team USA MN, offers these 3 tips for racing a mile:
1. Pick a goal time about a minute faster than your average 10K or Half-Marathon time. Remember, you are only running 1 mile vs. three in a 5K or six in a 10K.
2. Do 400 meter repeats at mile goal pace in training. “Quarters are just long enough to be hard, but short enough that you can run a few repeats and survive,” says Heather.
3. Split the race into 1/4s. Heather says the race is going to go by really fast so splitting the race up into quarters can help you plan. “Your splits should be pretty even. You should feel like you’re running faster in the second half to maintain your pace. I like to try and negative split the last quarter,” says Heather.
Heather runs and trains with Team USA MN, the Minnesota-based elite distance training program. She is also sponsored by Asics and Nuun Hydration. Heather holds numerous records and accolades. She was a nine-time All-American at the University of Minnesota, where she was the highest decorated Gopher women’s track athlete. She was also the 2016 USATF 1-Mile Road Champion.
Now you can give it a try this summer at the Sportstyle Mile on A1A (see below). It’s a great time to test yourself at a shorter distance and gain some speed at the same time!
If you have any topics of interest or runners you’d like to highlight, feel free to email [email protected] or message him on Facebook.
A mile of fun for everyone, Continued
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954/474-4074www.goldcoastrunners.org BOARD MEMBER
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Renee Grant 954/[email protected]
Vice PresidentChuck Kirsch 954/474-2020
SecretaryDebi Esposito 954/[email protected]
TreasurerSue Mann 954/[email protected]
MembershipTerri Swanson 954/336-8367
NewslatterSpencer West 786/261-9509sdwest@[email protected]
Social EventsMyriam VanMalleghem
954/450-9762 [email protected]
andLucy Lanzar 954/471-6752
At LargeLou Esposito 954/[email protected]
Hugo Radelat 954/[email protected]
GOLD COAST RUNNERSCLUB MISSION: The purpose of the Gold Coast Runners is to promote, encourage, and
support the sport of running and walking through a network of people and resources engagedto educate the community on the benefits of the sport.
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A mile of fun for everyoneBy Reneé Grant
In the early 1980s, U.S. high school state federations switched from the Mile to the 1600 meters because new tracks were 400 meters instead of 440 yards and thus, the 1600 meters (9 meters short of a Mile), due to convenience, unfortunately and sadly, replaced the Mile at high school State Meets (except Massachusetts and a few states that run the 1500 meters), but the Mile’s appeal did not and has not died because the Mile holds a special place in Track & Field and beyond. No running distance, or field event for that matter, has the history, the appeal, and the magic of the Mile. No other event has produced an equivalent of the sub-4 minute Mile standard in the sport, in the media and in the public’s mind. Put simply, the Mile still matters.
No running distance, or field event for that matter, has the history, the appeal, the “magic” of the Mile. The Mile, like the 100 meters and the marathon, is a running event that most Americans know something about or have a general feeling for, and thus, there is a built-in awareness of and audience for the Mile.
Continued on next page
The word “mile” comes from the Latin “mille”, meaning thousand, and a mile was 1,000 Roman strides, a stride being two paces. A mile is equal to 5,280 feet or 1,760 yards or approximately 1,609 meters. Currently, the United States and Great Britain use the mile as a measurement unit. The mile became standardized as exactly 1609.344 meters by international agreement on July 1, 1959.
The mile became “The Mile” near the end of the 19th century when professional foot racing became the most popular sport in England, and Walter George (GBR) was the Mile’s first superstar. Over the next 100 years, other great Milers followed such as Norman Taber (USA), Glenn Cunningham (USA), Herb Elliott (AUS), Jim Ryun (USA), Sebastian Coe (GBR), Mary Slaney (USA) and HichamEl Guerrouj (MAR), but it was RogerBannister (GBR), in 1954, who cemented the Mile’s place in history with the first sub-4 minute Mile – a time many experts thought an impossible if not a deadly barrier to break, and to this day, Bannister’s iconic mark is the watershed moment for the Mile.
