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 2016 Partners for their generous support: NY Custom PT & Performance, Upper East Orthopaedics PC, RunnerClinicNYC, Body Balance Integrated Massage Therapy, SDL Performance Chiropractic, Bauer Dental Arts, Brooklyn Roasting Company, Strava, and Fitletic, Inc..

Updates

• Our annual party is on January 28, 2017! See info and RSVP here: https://www.meetup.com/dashing-whippets/events/235889381/
• The first team points race of 2017 will be the Washington Heights 5k! Register here: http://www.nyrr.org/races-and-events/2017/nyrr-washington-heights-salsa-blues-and-shamrocks-5k
• See the rest of the team points schedule here: http://www.dashingwhippets.org/racing/
• If you’re running Ted Corbitt, RSVP here: https://www.meetup.com/dashing-whippets/events/235600829/
• RSVP for the Ted Corbitt cheer station here: https://www.meetup.com/dashing-whippets/events/235756676/
• The Manhattan Half Marathon is nearing capacity. Register here if you want to do it: http://www.nyrr.org/races-and-events/2017/nyrr-fred-lebow-manhattan-half
• If you got into the NYC Half, RSVP here: https://www.meetup.com/dashing-whippets/events/236143701/
• Sarah organized a volunteer opportunity with Girls on the Run on December 11: https://www.meetup.com/dashing-whippets/events/235790789/
• The first NYRR Night at the Races is on 12/15 at the Armory. Info here: http://www.armorytrack.com/gprofile.php?do=view_event&event_id=10544&mgroup_id=45586&year=2016 and RSVP here: https://www.meetup.com/dashing-whippets/events/235694940/
• We are doing a run to view the Christmas lights in Dyker Heights on December 18. RSVP here: https://www.meetup.com/dashing-whippets/events/235896043/
• We traditionally run from Prospect Park to Coney Island for the Polar Bear Plunge on January 1. RSVP here:https://www.meetup.com/dashing-whippets/events/235695044/

Results
Results – thanks a ton to Martina, who is writing up the results! If you have any results and would like to be featured on our Weekly Wag, make sure to email her.
Make sure to help us fill out our results database by entering your non-NYRR results here: http://www.dashingwhippets.org/race-result-submission-form/

• At the 2016 NYRR Jingle Bell Jog, both the women and the men placed third!  Lauren Lopez (27:15) placed 7th in her AG. She was followed by Maggie Zhang (30:25); Daniela Alvarado (30:51); Jessie Zaccaro (31:04) and Serena Hui (31:41).  Mary Haskins (33:37) and Penelope Christophorou (34:20) placed 3rd and 6th in their AG.  William Washer (21:47) placed 5th OA and 2nd in his AG. He was followed by Stephen Seeler (25:35); Timothy Mottau (25:52-10th AG); David Valentino (25:58) and Michael Miller (26:05-8th AG).
• At the 2016 NYRR Pete McArdle Cross Country 15K in Van Cotlandt Park, MacLean O’Donnel placed 2nd OA, finishing in 53:27. Jordan Rose (58:45) placed 4th OA and 2nd in his AG. John Obrien (1:17:16) placed 7th in his AG. Jerlyn Thomas (1:22:51) placed 9th in her AG.

2017 Points Races

• Washington Heights 5k: http://www.nyrr.org/races-and-events/2017/nyrr-washington-heights-salsa-blues-and-shamrocks-5k
• UAE 10K (April 9)
• Brooklyn half (May 20)
• Queens 10k (June 17)
• Team champs
• Percy sutton
• 5th Ave mile
• Bronx 10m
• Staten Island half
• NYC Marathon
• Ted Corbitt

Apparel

• Singlets: http://www.meetup.com/dashing-whippets/events/224233045/
• Retro short sleeved t-shirt: http://www.meetup.com/dashing-whippets/events/229637616/
• Long Sleeved Shirts: http://www.meetup.com/dashing-whippets/events/226224627/
• Jackets: http://www.meetup.com/dashing-whippets/events/227073583/

Training Plans

• Fall Plan: http://files.meetup.com/1454408/DWRT_TrainingPlan_LateFall2016_15KXC.pdf
• Spring marathon, NYC Half, and short distance plans coming soon!

DWRT on Strava

The DWRT have adopted Strava as our key community-building platform. Please feel free to join (it’s free) and link your GPS watch, or log and monitor your workouts. You can set any workout as “private,” or you can share your routes and give kudos and comment on our friends’ workouts. Please join the team’s group, as our target is to have 300 of our teammates participating on the platform by December.
Deals from our partners:

• Russ is continuing his special rate of $60 for acupuncture for members at RunnerClinicNYC through the end of 2016. Email him at to make an appointment.
• Body Balance NYC is offering a special for members only through December 20 as well. See their site for details:http://bodybalancenyc.com/office-information/dashing-whippets-promotions/
• Dr. Levine is offering 15% off ART. See here for info and to make an appointment: http://www.drstevendlevine.com/

DWRT’s Wellness Partners

Thank you again to our team’s Wellness Partners. This month, we are pleased to welcome Body Balance Integrated Massage, one of New York’s finest sports massage therapists. Body Balance Integrated Massage joins our roster of top Wellness Partners, which include Upper East Orthopaedics, P.C., RunnerClinic NYC, NY Custom PT & Performance Center, SDL Sports and Performance Chiropractic, and Bauer Dental Arts. We encourage all teammates to get to know our Wellness Partners, who are committed to keeping us healthy, strong and fast.

DWRT’s Team Sponsors

We could not do what we do with our Sponsors. Please join us in thanking and recommending our Team Sponsors: Fitletic, Inc., HomeAdvisor.com, Strava, Inc, and RunnerClinic NYC.