| NEW PRODUCT |
 |
|
November was a crazy and busy month at STRIDERS; We hope everybody had a great Thanksgiving Day Holiday. We received a lot of new shoes from Nike, Brooks, Asics, Salomon, Pearl Izumi, Altra and Mizuno in addition to a cool new GPS watch from Timex. GU also released some new flavors of gel. We noted all our favorite running shirt slogans while watching the Ogden Marathon sell out in record time. Lot's of great stuff currently on sale through the Christmas holiday at STRIDERS. You can read all about it at www.stridersrunningblog.com
|
| | |
| DECEMBER SPOTLIGHT RUNNER - TOM REMKES |
|
Hello,
2011 is coming to a close; along the way we've introduced you to some amazing runners and very good friends. The 2011 grand finale is our December Runner Spotlight, Tom Remkes. We see a lot of hard core runners at STRIDERS, but Tom takes "hard core" and "runner" to a whole new level. Seriously, I couldn't make his running resume up because nobody would believe it and I'm not that creative. The following is all true and documented, believe it people:
In 2011 alone Tom ran three marathons (Surf City 3:22, Ogden 3:26 & St. George 3:31), two 50 milers (Squaw Peak, OV50), three 50K's (Moab, Speedgoat, El Vaquero Loco) and SIX 100 milers (Buffalo, Bighorn, Leadville, Lean Horse, Wasatch, Bear). 2011 wasn't an anomaly for Tom, he's been at it with this kind of race schedule since 1997 when it all started with the Silver State 50 miler. Since then he's ran the Wasatch 100 15 times, Squaw Peak 50 15 times, Hardrock 100 a couple of times and he's one of a handful of runners to have run the Ogden Marathon every year. I'm pretty sure he's getting close to the St. George 20 year club too. The really crazy thing is Tom gets faster with every year. Who can do that other than SUPERMAN? Even Superman has his weaknesses, but as far as I can tell Tom Remkes has no weakness.
Tom is one of the nicest guys you'll ever meet, he comes from a great family and is vital to the running community here in Utah. We're certainly fortunate to know him at STRIDERS. He's a living legend; a hall of fame runner and a role model for many people. Thanks Tom, you're the best. For more info on Tom visit www.stridersrunning.com, you can look at Tom's ultra running results at www.ultrasignup.com and www.athlinks.com It's amazing and humbling |
|
| UPCOMING RACES AND EVENTS |
|
|
Registration for the 2012 Winter Racing Circuit is currently available online at www.strideracing.com or in person at STRIDERS. We also have details and a downloadable form available at www.stridersrunning.com Here are the 2012 WRC dates:
February 11th 5K (Dee Events Center, WSU)
February 25th 10K (Dee Events Center, WSU)
March 10th 10M (Dee Events Center, WSU)
April 7th Half-Marathon (South Fork to Red Moose Lodge, Eden)
April 28th 30K (Red Moose Lodge, Eden)
There are still VIP spots available 2012 Ogden Marathon. More info at www.ogdenmarathon.com
Registration is available online for the 2012 Buffalo Run 100mile, 50mile, 50K, & 25K. Registration, training dates and all the details at www.buffalorun.org
The NORTHERN UTAH TRAIL SERIES (NUTS) will be back in 2012! Details coming soon at www.northernutahtrailseries.com
Here are some races we recommend for 2012:
February 11th - WRC 5K (Weber State)
February 25th - WRC 10K (Weber State)
March 10th - WRC 10M (Weber State)
March 17th - Canyonlands Half Marathon (Moab)
March 23rd-24th - Buffalo Run 100M, 50M, 50K & 25K (Antelope Island)
April 7th - WRC Half Marathon (Red Moose Lodge, Eden)
April 21st - NUTS Gib Wallace Memorial Trail 10K (Ogden)
April 21st - Salt Lake City Marathon, Half Marathon & 5K
April 28th - WRC 30K (Red Moose Lodge, Eden)
May 5th - St. George Ironman
May 19th - Ogden Marathon, Half Marathon, Relay, 5K, Kids K
May 28th - Memorial Day Classic Half Marathon, 5K & Kids Mile (Syracuse)
June 2nd - Squaw Peak 50 mile (Provo Canyon)
June 2nd - Fully NUTS Trail Half Marathon (Ogden Canyon)
June 9th - Gerald Anderson Memorial 5K (Morgan)
June 9th - Utah Valley Marathon (Provo)
June 15th-16th - Utah Ragnar Relay
June 30th - NUTS Wolf Mountain Trail 10K & 5K (Ogden Valley)
July 14th - Farmington Festival Days Half Marathon, 10K, Trail 10K, & 5K
July 24th - Deseret News Marathon & 10K (Salt Lake)
July 28th - Speedgoat Trail 50K (Snowbird Resort)
August 4th - BAIRGUTSMAN (Fruit Heights)
August 10th-11th - 18 Hours of Ogden Trail Relay (Ogden)
August 18th - Skyline Mountain Marathon (Ogden Valley)
August 18th - Park City Marathon & Half Marathon
August 18th - HURT in the DIRT (Ogden)
August 25th - Top Of Utah Half Marathon
September 1st - Huntsville Half Marathon & 5K (Ogden Valley)
September 7th-8th - Wasatch 100 (Kaysville to Heber City)
September 8th - Classic 10K & 5K (Layton)
September 15th - Top of Utah Marathon (Logan)
September 22nd-23rd - XTERRA (Ogden Valley, Snowbasin)
September 29th - BEAR 100 (Logan to Bear Lake)
September 29th - Layton Marathon, Half Marathon, 10K & 5K
October 6th - St. George Marathon
October 13 - HAFB Firehouse Run - 15K, 10K, 5K & Kids K
October 20th - Mountain View Trail Half Marathon (Antelope Island)
October 27th - OV50 (Mt Green to Ogden Valley)
November 10th - Antelope Island Trail 100K & 50K
For a full list of Utah running events, be sure to visit www.utahrunning.com
HAVE A WONDERFUL DECEMBER AND HAPPY HOLIDAYS!
John and Kristin Wojciechowski
801-728-9121
striders@stridersrunning.com |
| | |
