October 21st, 2017











The Mojo Chase Pac 

Running group moves to 8:00am at the store starting this weekend. 

First of all, congratulations are in order for some terrific performances this past weekend. I will start by congratulating Gabby and Tyler for competing in the Ironman World Championships on Saturday down in Kona, Hawaii.  On a hot and windy day they both represented themselves extremely well.  The following day in Louisville we shared the same gusty wind but the fluctuating temperatures made for a difficult race day.  At one point out on the bike course where I was cheering a couple of barricades blew across the road and almost took out a couple of bikers.  As the evening hours approached the temperatures started to plummet.  None of this slowed our crew as they continued to motor along.  I was most impressed with the attitude displayed by everyone.  Smiles were abundant and as I ran or rode alongside everyone I could tell they were both focused and determined, whether it was their first or fifth Ironman. Congrats go out to racer and coach Renee for leading the pack, Chris A who blew me away as he blew away his old PR, our first timers who rode and ran like rock stars - Gene, Paul W, Sharon, Rob, Shellie, John G, Jen B, and some of our salty veterans who all had great days - Lynn (PR), Steve B, Mike M, Linda G, Tom L, Joe G, Shannon, Shane and Mark H. Congratulations and you all have my respect for finishing and finishing strong on a tough, tough day.

Spring 2018 - Flying Pig 20th Anniversary:  I think the 20th running of the Flying Pig is going to increase local participation so please keep your eyes and ears open and invite everyone to join us for the spring training program.  We are working on details now and I have scheduled 2 training program information sessions (Saturday December 9th at 11am and Tuesday December 12th at 6:30pm) at the store.  We will start the program with our New Years Day run at Sharon Woods and then the first Saturday in January which is January 6th. 

Pub Run is back and better than ever (is that possible???). The date is Saturday evening November 4th and we will start at 5:00pm at the Dingle House.  The route for the evening is being modified and we'll publish that shortly in case you can't run but still want to join us.  Make your plans to come out for a great evening with your running friends.  Spouses and significant others encouraged to join us. 


A different kind of Father-Daughter dance! Congrats to Rachel & Tom Barth on their first marathon finish, the Columbus marathon!


 This group looks too good to have just run 200 miles!
      

Come to 
"Running 
for  a Better Community," a Meet the Candidate and fundraiser event for West Chester Township trustee candidate, David Corfman, at Mojo Running. Find out more about David, stories from the trails, his ultrarunning friends, and why he's running for trustee. No charge, donations to the campaign are accepted. Food, drinks, and campaign material will be plentiful!
Date: Saturday morning,  October 21
Time: 8:30 - 11:00 AM
Where: Mojo Running, 8777 Cincinnati Dayton Road, West Chester, Ohio

Other items of note:
> Running group - every Saturday at 8:00am from Mojo.  Tuesday night speed work with Coach Bob continues and is going strong at 6:30pm. We will meet at one of the Lakota West tracks and look for Coach Bob to announce the location and workout sometime before Tuesday morning.  


 


Santa Run  - Sunday December 10th at 11am                       



 



We will start/finish at the Streets of West Chester.  There are limited Santa Suits available but you can wear you best 'Ugly Sweater' and join in the fun.  Once we sell out of Santa Suits we will have a holiday shirt or a Santa Beanie available. We will also have the "Rein-dog" contest so bring your best furry friend and of course out Little Elves Dash is free and takes place at 11:45am. 

Come listen to some great Holiday music and get in the Holiday spirit! 





Race Calendar
 
Nov 4th       Indianapolis Monumental Marathon
Nov 4th       **Pub Run** 5:00pm start at Dingle
Nov 5th       NYC Marathon
Nov 11th     Saturday   Cincinnati Christian Athletic Boosters Run/Walk,
Nov 12th      Honor Run, Florence, KY
Dec 10th      Sunday  11am  Santa Run/Ugly Sweater 5K at the Streets of West Chester

Mojo Triathlon Club

Gabby fueling up to gobble up the competition
Gabby, getting it done at Kona!

 
Several of our Louisville participants doing themselves proud! 

Mojo Six Grand Prix Series - 2017    
 
Great job so far this season. The Pick6 contest has added a lot of fun competition to this years race activities.The next race in our Pick6 series is the Honor Run 5K and 1/2 marathon races.  Sign up and grab some points!

Here are our current standings and all categories are still wide open:
Age Group                   Male                             Female
<29                               Matt Garing                  Rachel Barth
30-39                            Scott Cupp                   Ashley Fitzpatrick
40-49                            Chris Bautista              Holly Ward
50-59                            Mark Brinkman            Joan Cameron
60+                               Mark Stansberry

It is still anyone's race in all the age groups!   Two races remaining! 

We want to thank Dr Titko from The Center for Foot Care for sponsoring our Pick Six series along with Dr Welland, DDS. 

2017 Mapping Project

Pin Your Race

The Map is back!  Run a half, full or ultra marathon or half or full Ironman grab a pin and take a stab.  Let's see just how adventurous we are as a group!

Pin #1 - Marathon: To Khuu / Houston, TX  
Pin #2 - Half Marathon:  Tiffany B / Charleston, SC
Pin #3 - Half Marathon:  Orlando
Pin #4 - Half Marathon: Halle & Scott Cupp / New Orleans, LA
Pin #5 - Half Marathon: Mojo's / Austin, Tx
Pin #6 - Half Ironman: Perry H / Havana, Cuba
Pin #7 - Half Marathon: Joan C &Ann B / Birmingham, AL
Pin #8 - 50K: Tina F / Antelope Canyon
Pin #8 - Half Marathon / Hai Sam / Phoenix, AZ
Pin #9 - Half Marathon / Ashleigh & Tina / Lexington, KY
Pin #10 - 200 Mile Ultra / Dave Corfman / Peoria, Il
Pin#11 - Paris Marathon / To Khu & Dave Callon / Paris, France
Pin#12 - Florida 70.3 IM / Hai, Doug, Dan, Perry, Lynn, Ashlynn / Haines City, FL
Pin#12 - Boston Marathon / Maddie, Mark, Jim, ... / Boston, MA
Pin#13 - Illinois Half Marathon / Mark S, Erica (BQ/PR) /Champagne, Il
Pin#14 - Half Marathon / Mark S / Grosse Ile, MI
Pin#15 - Nashville Half/Full Marathon 
Pin#16 - Half Marathon / Coach Bob / Columbus
Pin#17 - Half/Full Marathon / Mojo Nation / Cincinnati Flying Pig
Pin#18 - Half Marathon / Mickey T / Sarasota Music Half
Pin#19 - Half Marathon / Maddie A / SanAngeles, WA
Pin#20 - Half Marathon / Hai Sam / RocknRoll San Diego
Pin#21 - IM Muncie 70.3 / **group** - Matt Beiser 
Pin#21 - Half Marathon / Mojo Maddie / North America Discovery 1/2 / Seattle, WA 
Pin#22 - Half Marathon / Mrs Mojo / Nightglow 1/2 Marathon / Vancouver, WA 
Pin#23 - Half Marathon / Jennie & Nate Harris / Portland, OR
Pin#24 - Delaware 70.3 / Group effort - who wants to pin Delaware, OH?
Pin#25 - Marathon / Jim Found / Fargo, ND
Pin#26 - Marathon / Jim Found / Lubec, Maine
Pin#27 - Half Ironman / Group effort! / Steelhead, MI
Pin#28 - Little Miami Half / Group effort! / Morrow, OH
Pin#29 - Marathon / Jim Found / Anchorage, Alaska
Pin#30 - Hamilton NightGlow Half/Full / Hamilton OH
Pin#31 - Ironman 70.3 World Championships / Chattanooga, TN
Pin#32 - Marathon / Nick / Omaha, NE
Pin#33 - Half Marathon / Jennie & Nate Harris / Boulder, CO
Pin#34 - Marathon / Jim Found / New Hampshire
Pin#35 - Marathon / Serena Krause / Erie, PA 
Pin#36 - Marathon / Ann, Mo, Doug, Chris / Minneapolis, MN
Pin#37 - Marathon / Andrea & Mike / Chicago, IL
Pin#38 - Marathon / Rachel & Tom Barth / Columbus
Pin#39 - Ironman / One of our 1st-timers / Louisville
         
PR's to celebrate at our next in-store run group: 

Congrats to Mark Lund on a new marathon PR! 3:04:58

PR's to celebrate: 
James Williams - Half Marathon
Gene Zegar - Ironman
Paul Williams - Ironman
Sharon Crall - Ironman
Chris Anderson - Ironman
Rachel Barth - Marathon
Tom Barth - Marathon

Who else PR'ed that I am missing???  I want to hear that bell ring loud and often on Saturday.


If you have PR'ed or have a pin to add to the map, don't be shy.  Our group is so large and active I can't keep track of everyone so help me out and enjoy your moment to shine! 


Paul Heintz
paul@runmojo.com
Mojo Running


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