Happy holidays to everyone! Welcome to this week’s edition of our weekly news and events roundup of all things Whippet-related.

The Dashing Whippets Running Team thanks our 2015 Team Sponsors for their generous support of the club: RunnerClinicNYC, Generation UCan, Revolution in Motion, and Fitletic, Inc.

Training Plans
We’ve put out three spring training plans for the Washington Heights 5k, NYC Half, and Boston Marathon. The NJ Marathon will be out very soon, but follow the Boston Plan for now as a base-builder until then.

• Washington Heights 5k: http://files.meetup.com/1454408/DWRT_TrainingPlan_Winter2016_5K10K.pdf
• NYC Half: http://files.meetup.com/1454408/DWRT_TrainingPlan_Winter2016_NYCHalf.pdf
• Boston Marathon: http://files.meetup.com/1454408/2016%20Boston%20marathon%20training%20plan.pdf

Updates

• The run to Coney Island for the Polar Bear Plunge on New Year’s Day is going to be a blast. We should have several pace groups, so RSVP here:  http://www.meetup.com/dashing-whippets/events/227257273/
• The Washington Heights 5k will probably start to reach capacity soon. This will be the first points race of the year, so definitely register now if you are planning on doing it. It would be awesome to get a strong team registered for it to start off on the right foot!  http://www.nyrr.org/races-and-events/2016/nyrr-washington-heights-salsa-blues-and-shamrocks-5k
• If you are planning on attending the annual party and awards, make sure to RSVP here. http://www.meetup.com/dashing-whippets/events/227142344/
• We are hoping to have a permit for our track meet on May 14 and our road race on August 13, so save the dates. May 14 will be the same date as the Healthy Kidney 10k, so don’t register for that if you’d like to run at our meet (which I hope you do!).
• Queens Distance Runners is putting on the first ever Queens Marathon on April 30. You can register for $80 if you do so before midnight tonight. Information here:  https://nycruns.com/races/?race=qdrqueensmarathon
• Mark your calendar for January 28 at noon to register for the Brooklyn Half Marathon. This race may sell out within hours, so don’t delay registering when it opens:  http://www.nyrr.org/races-and-events/2016/airbnb-brooklyn-half
• We are fielding a volunteer water station at the NYC Half. This will count as a +1 for the NYC Marathon in 2017 and the team will get 1 marathon spot for every 20 volunteers we get: http://www.meetup.com/dashing-whippets/events/227253882/
• If you are doing the Boston Marathon, RSVP here so I know to add you to the Boston Marathon team Facebook page:  http://www.meetup.com/dashing-whippets/events/225237024/

Press Digest

• 2016 Boston Marathon Celebration Jacket Presented at RunBase:  http://www.runnersworld.com/running-gear/2016-boston-marathon-celebration-jacket-presented-at-runbase
• Running with Autism: A Father and Son Bond on the Roads:  http://www.runnersworld.com/ask-coach-jenny/running-with-autism-a-father-and-son-bond-on-the-roads
• Year in Review: Remembering Runners Who Died in 2015:  http://www.runnersworld.com/general-interest/year-in-review-remembering-runners-who-died-in-2015
• Why Coaches Matter:  http://www.runnersworld.com/sweat-science/why-coaches-matter
• The Year in Running:  http://www.runnersworld.com/general-interest/the-year-in-running
• The Case for Carb Loading:  http://www.mensjournal.com/health-fitness/nutrition/the-case-for-carb-loading-20151229
• 5 Foods to Soothe Your Aching Muscles:  http://www.runnersworld.com/zelle-nutrition/5-foods-to-soothe-your-aching-muscles

Points Races

• Washington Heights 5k: http://www.nyrr.org/races-and-events/2016/nyrr-washington-heights-salsa-blues-and-shamrocks-5k
• Brooklyn Half:  http://www.nyrr.org/races-and-events/2016/airbnb-brooklyn-half

Apparel

• If you’re interested in purchasing a singlet, please see info here: http://www.meetup.com/dashing-whippets/events/224233045/. We are currently trying to replenish several sizes.
• And you can purchase a short sleeved tech shirt. Info here: http://www.meetup.com/dashing-whippets/events/224383630/
• For long sleeved shirts, see here: http://www.meetup.com/dashing-whippets/events/226224627/
• For team jackets, see here:  http://www.meetup.com/dashing-whippets/events/227073583/