October 28th, 2017











Can you say    'Bourbon'       

Running group remains at 8:00am until springtime.  Please start pulling out your lights and reflective gear for your early morning and/or evening runs.  And after my morning run today I would suggest you look for those hats and gloves as well!

Good luck to PWade over in Indy this weekend running the Tecumseh Trail Marathon and to those participating in the Stone Steps 50K/27K on Sunday.  The Tecumseh is one of my favorite all-time races and something we should consider doing for 'fun' after our fall marathons next year. 

If you are running Indianapolis on Saturday November 4th and want to join the group for dinner on Friday at 6:30 at Iaria's Italian Restaurant (317 S. College Ave) you need to email Ashley V at ashley.valentine@ghd.com. He could only get a reservation for 12 people so it is on a 1st come, first serve basis.  Good luck everyone and we'll see you when you get back in town for the Pub Run. 

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.  I'm working on a contest to reward whoever brings the most new runners out to join our group next spring.  Stay tuned for details...

Pub Run is back and better than ever (seriously???). The date is Saturday evening November 4th and we will start at 5:00pm at the Dingle House and our 5th and final bar with be El Nuevo bar/restaurant where we have arranged for a mexican buffet for $11 including many mexican delights.  Money for the buffet will be collected at Dingle.   Make your plans to come out for a great evening with your running friends.  Spouses and significant others encouraged to join us.  If you don't run or walk you can also opt for the vehicular mode of transportation.


Cathy C representing at Marine Corps Marathon

And not to be outdone, Tom & Sheila celebrating post MCM!

 AnnB with a 2nd place finish at last weekends race!

Ohio State 4-miler      

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
 
Oct 29th      Stone Steps 27K/50K Trail Run,  Mt Airy 
Nov 4th       Indianapolis Monumental Marathon
Nov 4th       **Pub Run** 5:00pm start at Dingle
Nov 5th       NYC Marathon
Nov 5th       Tecumseh Trail 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 finishing strong in Kona!
  
 
I think these 2 have been taking 'smile' lessons from Renee!  Either that or the sight of that finish line makes you one happy Ironman!  
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! 

The Pick6 committee will be meeting this week to discuss end of the year plans and possible changes to our 2018 contest.  If you have suggestions you would like to get to the race committee please email Doug Ward at ddwrun40@aol.com

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: 

Impressive any way you look at it: 3:04:58, a 12-minute PR, a 15-minute PR and a PR while running in gale force winds! 

PR's to celebrate: 
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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