Welcome to this week’s edition of our weekly news and events roundup of all things Whippet-related.
Races Nearing Capacity
If an upcoming race is nearing capacity and you want to do it, make sure to register! It’s almost impossible to get in once the race fills up. The following races are nearing capacity:
- Washington Heights 5k (first team points race of the year): https://www.nyrr.org/races/
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Other Updates
- If you have guaranteed entry for the Brooklyn Half, you must claim it between January 8 and January 15. If you don’t, you can sign up on January 22. Information is here: https://www.nyrr.org/races/
2020popularbrooklynhalf - The annual winter party will be on January 25. RSVP and buy tickets here: https://www.meetup.com/
dashing-whippets/events/ 267241092/ - Please nominate members for awards here: https://forms.gle/
reAWQ735uEzxQuRy6 - Please enter any results we are missing to our database so we can do a 2019 year in review. Here’s the link: http://www.dashingwhippets.
org/race-result-submission- form/ - Laura is hosting a nutritional seminar on January 29 at Finish Line. See info here: https://www.meetup.com/
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2020 Points Races
a. Washington Heights 5K (nearing capacity): March 1 (https://www.nyrr.org/races/
b. UAE Healthy Kidney 10K: March 28 (https://www.nyrr.org/races/
c. Run as One 4M: April 26 (https://www.nyrr.org/races/
d. Brooklyn Half: May 16
e. Queens 10K: June 21
f. Team Champs: August 1
g. 5th Avenue Mile: September 13
h. Bronx 10M: September 27
i. S.I. Half: October 11
j. NYC Marathon: November 1
k. Ted Corbitt 15K: December 13
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:
- Pom pom hats: https://www.meetup.com/
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whippets/events/224233045/ - Short Sleeved Shirts: https://www.meetup.com/
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Training Plans
- Winter short distance plan: http://dwrt.wpengine.com/wp-
content/uploads/2019/12/DWRT_ TrainingPlan_Winter2020_ ShortDistance.pdf - NYC Half Marathon Plan: http://dwrt.wpengine.com/wp-
content/uploads/2019/12/DWRT_ TrainingPlan_NYCHalf2020_v2. pdf - Boston Marathon Plan: http://dwrt.wpengine.com/wp-
content/uploads/2019/12/DWRT_ TrainingPlan_Boston2020.pdf
Coming in January: 2020 New Jersey Marathon Plan
If you would like to use the team’s plans via the VDOT program (it’s a really cool app that makes training much easier), RSVP here:
Winter/ Spring Short Distance: https://www.meetup.com/
Boston Advanced: https://www.meetup.com/
NYC Half Advanced: https://www.meetup.com/
NYC Half Intermediate: https://www.meetup.com/
New Jersey Advanced: https://www.meetup.com/
New Jersey Intermediate: https://www.meetup.com/
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.
Picky Bars: https://www.meetup.com/
SkratchLabs:https://www.
DWRT Chapters
We now have four chapters of the team! If you have friends in Boston, Westchester, or NJ, please send them the following links:
- Boston: https://www.meetup.com/
dashing-whippets-boston/ - NJ: https://www.meetup.com/
dashing-whippets-new-jersey/ - Westchester: https://www.meetup.com/
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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
- Therapeutic Sports Massage, Sarah Sanborn LMT: https://www.sarahsanborn.com/
massage/ - Real Estate: RoomUnity is a tech-enabled real estate company serving buyers, sellers, renters, working alongside investors. www.roomunity.com
- Automobile: Volvo Car USA. https://www.volvocars.com/
Thank you also to our friends at Amity Hall and Running Warehouse!
Our friends at Ragnar are providing $100 off DWRT team registrations to 2020 overnight Ragnar Relays. See “deals and discounts” on Meetup, here:
https://www.meetup.com/
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