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

Team Survey

We are going to close our team survey soon. If you would like to, please fill it out here:http://tinyurl.com/y2l9gfnj

Updates

• Make sure to register for Team Championships (https://www.nyrr.org/races-and-events/2019/nyrr-team-championships-5m) and the Bronx 10M (https://www.nyrr.org/races-and-events/2019/new-balance-bronx-10-mile) as these are the next open team points races!
• If you haven’t run a NYRR race under the team name in the last 12 months (a requirement to run team champs!), there are only a few open options left and they are nearing capacity. They are:
• Mini 10k: https://www.nyrr.org/races/nyrrnewyorkmini10k
• Pride Run: https://www.nyrr.org/races/frontrunnersnewyorklgbtpriderun5m
• Brooklyn RUN 5k: https://www.nyrr.org/races/nyrrbrooklynrun5k
• 10M Marathon Training Run/Race: https://www.nyrr.org/races/tcsnewyorkcitymarathontrainingseries10m
• The Mini 10k cheer zone information is here: https://www.meetup.com/dashing-whippets/events/261646798/
• RSVP here and sign up for the VDOT short distance plan! https://www.meetup.com/dashing-whippets/events/261461914/
• Check out the recently released short distance plan here: http://dwrt.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/DWRT_TrainingPlan_SpringSummer2019.pdf
• The first run of the NJ branch of the Whippets is this Sunday! Check it out here:https://www.meetup.com/dashing-whippets-new-jersey/
• I’ve cross listed a run that our Westchester branch is holding in Rockefeller State Park on June 8 here: https://www.meetup.com/dashing-whippets/events/261935756
• Eric Passmore is holding two trail runs in June. One is in Sandyston, NJ on June 9. Info here:https://www.meetup.com/dashing-whippets/events/261771637/
• Another is at Minnewaska State Park on June 29: https://www.meetup.com/dashing-whippets/events/261794312/

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

• Over 300 Dashing Whippets ran the 2019 Popular Brooklyn Half!  Ingrid Wells (1:19:38) and Khia Kurtenbach (1:19:52) led the Open Women’s Team to 4th place, placing 9thand 4th in their AG. They were followed by Grace Bowen (1:21:39); Samantha Creath (1:21:42) and Kathleen Servidea, who placed 5th in her AG with a time of 1:24:09.
• The Open Men’s Team took 5th placed thanks to Alexander Arslan (1:09:44); Jeremy Arthur (1:10:23-5thAG); Ryan Prout (1:11:30-6th AG); Spencer Zidarich (1:12:38) and Kyle Oppenheimer (1:15:17).
• Chris Dawes (1:17:31) placed 3rd in his AG and led the Men’s Masters Team to 2nd place. He was followed by Jordan Wolff (1:17:50) and Fabien Philippe (1:20:31).  On the Women’s Masters Team, Satomi Sugishita (1:40:45) placed 7th in her AG.  Alison Lindsay (1:24:11) and Meghan Hom (1:55:58) placed 6th and 8th in their AG.  Azwad Sourav (1:18:13) and Ralf Holzer (1:21:33) both placed 2nd in their AG.

2019 Points Races

• NYRR Queens 10K (full): https://www.nyrr.org/races-and-events/2019/nyrr-queens-10k
• Team Championships: https://www.nyrr.org/races-and-events/2019/nyrr-team-championships-5m
• New Balance Bronx 10 Mile: https://www.nyrr.org/races-and-events/2019/new-balance-bronx-10-mile
• NYRR Staten Island Half: https://www.nyrr.org/races-and-events/2019/nyrr-staten-island-half
• TCS New York City Marathon: https://www.tcsnycmarathon.org/plan-your-race/run-in-2019
• NYRR Ted Corbitt 15K: https://www.nyrr.org/races/nyrrtedcorbitt15k

Apparel
All of our apparel is now at one spot at our sponsor, Finish Line Physical Therapy at 119 West 23rd Street, 3rd Floor.

To order gear:

• New Nike Singlets: https://www.meetup.com/dashing-whippets/events/250551263/
• New Balance Singlets (only women’s sizes left!): http://www.meetup.com/dashing-whippets/events/224233045/
• Short Sleeved Shirts: https://www.meetup.com/dashing-whippets/events/259249085/
• Long Sleeved Shirts: https://www.meetup.com/dashing-whippets/events/255667525/
• Gloves: https://www.meetup.com/dashing-whippets/events/238649882/
• Running caps: https://www.meetup.com/dashing-whippets/events/243577377/
• Jackets: https://www.meetup.com/dashing-whippets/events/246714945/

Training Plans

• Spring/Summer short distance plan: http://dwrt.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/DWRT_TrainingPlan_SpringSummer2019.pdf

Injury Questions for Finish Line Physical Therapy
Have an ache or pain? Ask our new strength and mobility coach, Emmi Aguilldard, about it here to receive advice ASAP! http://bit.ly/DWRTinjuryq

Running Warehouse
If you shop for running gear at http://www.runningwarehouse.com, make sure to use the team discount code for 15% off. If it doesn’t work online, some brands don’t allow it through the site, but you can get the discount if you call in your order. Discount here: https://www.meetup.com/dashing-whippets/messages/boards/thread/51962123

BOA Shorts Discount Code
If you want some cool running apparel, check out the 20% off code at this great shorts/running clothes maker: https://www.meetup.com/dashing-whippets/boards/thread/51227248. Check out their site here: https://www.boausa.com/

Rabbit Apparel Discount Code
We have a new team discount code for Rabbit Apparel, which has some really nice looking shirts, singlets, and other running apparel. Here’s the site:https://www.runinrabbit.com/ And the code is here: https://www.meetup.com/dashing-whippets/boards/thread/51263666

DWRT’s 2019 Wellness Partners and Sponsors
For health and wellness needs, please consider our Wellness Partners. Thank you, Wellness Partners!

• Sports acupuncture: RunnerClinicNYC www.runnerclinic.com
• Physical therapy: Finish Line Physical Therapy www.finishlinept.com
• Physical Therapy: Sloane Stecker Physical Therapy http://sloanestecker.com/
• Sports Podiatry: Lori Weisenfeld, DPM www.loriweisenfelddpm.com
• Orthopedic Sports Massage, Sarah Sanborn LMT: https://www.sarahsanborn.com/massage/
• Banking: First Republic Bank https://www.firstrepublic.com
• Real Estate: Karen Burman https://www.elliman.com/real-estate-agent/karen-burman/396

Thank you also to our friends at DermalMedix, Amity Hall, and Running Warehouse!

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