September 30th, 2017











Deer Creek finale!  Well done ladies and we want to wish Marissa best of luck as she moves on to her next adventure in life. 


Running group is back on for this weekend, 7:30am at the store.  We want to wish our Twin Cities group the best of luck as they head north to race this weekend and also Shawn down in NC at his 70.3. Our Chicago group is in taper mode, but Columbus, Louisville, NYC and Indy still have some work to put in. Not sure what to tell the crazy people doing Bourbon Chase except maybe take it easy on the samples come race day.  The weather looks great for a run this weekend so enjoy the morning.  

I have another favor to ask of everyone as part of the running group.  Last week we had 4 new people which is great for this time of the year.  What we need to remember is that many of these folks are new to running or new to distance running. Feel free to have conversations with them regarding bodyglide, Gu/Boom, salt tabs, water belts....I know we had some chafing, dehydration, and bonking going on from some of our newbies and no need to learn things the hard way when we have so much talent and experience in the group. 
 
We are beginning to work on a new training schedule for next spring. We will focus on the Flying Pig as it is the 20th anniversary and I think it is important to support the hometown race in a big way.  However, I am taking suggestions for a fall 2018 destination race!  Who has some ideas to share? 

For those of you who like the 'bling'!

(and don't forget the Hamilton NightGlow medals are in if you didn't get yours on race night)


The next generation of rock stars....



For those who have the Boston marathon as your goal you may have seen the statistics from yesterdays BAA announcement.  Qualification times have not changed recently but just because you qualify doesn't mean you are automatically in.  In 2017, you had to run 2 minutes and 9 seconds faster than your qualifying time to get in. For next years race you had to run 3 minutes and 23 seconds faster.  It looks like the field is speeding up and it will be tougher to get in which just means that you need to commit to your training, stay focused and get stronger yourself in order to meet the tougher requirements.  We are here to help you at Mojo Running!   

Reach Out Lakota Celebrity Waiter Dinner - Thursday October 5th 6-10pm, contact Doug Ward to join the Mojo table or you can sign up online.    


Product Alert!!!
If you have tried Oofos, you love them!  Now we are introducing the Oofos Clog - same great supportive footbed and great for the winter months to keep those toes warm and the plantar away!  Can be worn with or without socks.  Comes in black, or black! 


Other items of note:
> Running group - every Saturday at 7:30am from Mojo.  Tuesday night speed work with Coach Bob is back on and going strong. 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.  


 


Coaches Corner                          


Nutrition - eat a good breakfast!  Best advice you'll ever get!   

 


(those are not my 2 pepsi's in the background! Not sure where they came from...) 



Race Calendar
 
Oct 1st        Saturday   Twin Cities Marathon 
Oct 7th        Chicago Marathon
Oct 13th      Friday/Saturday  Bourbon Chase 200-mile relay
Oct 15th      Columbus Marathon
Oct 15         Louisville Ironman 140.6
Nov 5th       NYC Marathon
Nov 11th     Saturday   Cincinnati Christian Athletic Boosters Run/Walk,
Nov 11th      Indianapolis Monumental Marathon
Dec 10th      Sunday  11am  Santa Run/Ugly Sweater 5K at the Streets of West Chester

Mojo Triathlon Club


SAVE THE DATE!  -  Saturday evening, October 7th from 6:00pm - 10:00pm behind Mojo in the Kona-Cave Lounge we will hold our club END of the YEAR TRIATHLON PARTY, combined with our send-off party for Gabby & Tyler who are headed to Kona on October 15th.  The club will provide hot dogs & hamburgers, last name A-L bring an appetizer and M-Z bring a dessert and it is BYOB for everyone.  I hope you can join us, share some stories and with this year's Kona qualifiers good luck as they take on the IM World Championships. We also have some updates and exciting news to share about next years club activities and plans. 

If you are a member of USAT (required to race) then you should have received an email in the last week asking you to vote for members of the National Board of Directors.  I want to ask everyone to exercise your right and vote for our own club member Mark Hecquet in his quest to represent the MidEast region on the BOD.  Mark is the Executive Director of the Butler County visitors bureau and has been instrumental in bringing, and bringing back the USAT Youth Jr Nationals to VOA as well as many other national level events and sporting events.  Mark will be instrumental in not only growing the youth programs locally and nationally but also focused on growing the sport for us age-groupers and those new to the sport.  Mark is part of our race committee for next year's MojoMan triathlon and very involved in our club. Please support Mark's run for the Board. Voting runs through Oct 15th so don't miss out on the opportunity to vote.  


Smiles and thumbs up on a hot day
  

Louisville IM 140.6 on October 15th.  Anyone interested in heading down to L'ville to support the team please contact me as I know we will have a group of STM's there to cheer our Ironmen and Ironwomen on. We have a good mix of veteran Ironmen as well as a couple of first timers looking to add the title 'Ironman' to their name! 

Here is who I know is racing: John Griffin, Gene Zegar, Sharon Crall, Paul Williams, Steve Barr, Chris Anderson, Mike Morse, Renee Zegar, Jen Blied, Shane, Marti Blied, Shelli Beumer, Joe Garret, Mark Hecquet, Linda Gilbert, Tom Lee - we have a nice blend of experience and virginity in this group and I am very excited to spend the day chasing these amazing people around the course in Louisville on October 15th.
  



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 Kings Island 1/2 and 1/4 marathon races.  Sign up and grab some points!

The following Mojo runners have earned their Pick6 shirts and should pick them up at the store: 
Scott Cupp
Danielle Smith
Tina Fields
Troy Embree
Mark Brinkman
Tom Barth
Gwen Wehner

Mojo Pick Six is a year-long event to promote participation in local races, have fun as a running club, expand the running group, and have some friendly competition.  You can sign up at any time but you must be signed up before any of your race results count towards our year end awards.  We also 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#27 - Little Miami Half / Group effort! / Morrow, OH
Pin#28 - Marathon / Jim Found / Anchorage, Alaska
Pin#29 - Hamilton NightGlow Half/Full / Hamilton OH
Pin#30 - Ironman 70.3 World Championships / Chattanooga, TN
Pin#31 - Marathon / Nick / Omaha, NE
Pin#32 - Half Marathon / Jennie & Nate Harris / Boulder, CO
Pin#33 - Marathon / Jim Found / New Hampshire
Pin#34 - Marathon / Serena Krause / Erie, PA 
         
PR's to celebrate at our next in-store run group: 
I know with the amount of races recently we have some music to play this upcoming weekend. Who needs to ring the bell or pin the map???

Carly celebrating her first (of many) triathlon PR's and Joan pinning Mt Tremblant 140.6! 

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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