Welcome to this week’s edition of our weekly news and events roundup of all things Whippet-related.
Brooklyn Half Registration:
- The Brooklyn Half opens for registration on Wednesday, January 22 at noon. It will fill quickly (maybe within an hour or two) and we won’t be able to get anyone in after it fills, so sign up ASAP when it opens! https://www.nyrr.org/races/
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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:
- Al Gordon 4M: https://www.nyrr.org/races/
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Board Member Nominations
Please nominate DWRT members for consideration to be on the board in 2020. We expect to have 4 vacancies on the board and will fill those along with the 7 people who are remaining on the board for another year. The 11 person board will be voted on as a slate at the annual membership meeting during the first quarter of 2020.
Being on the DWRT board does not bring an expectation of raising funds or donating a certain amount like some other nonprofit boards. Instead, in addition to being a governing board, the board is a “working board” as well. This means that board members are expected to contribute time to do the administrative work of the team, including being responsible for helping with team finances, legal work, organizing committees for social events and social media, etc.
The board meets once a month (typically the third Wednesday of the month at 8:30 pm) for at least an hour via Google Hangout and expectations are to attend each of those meetings. Members contribute several hours of work per month managing various aspects of the team. We expect board members to be visible members of the team by attending events regularly and being supportive of other members.
Nomination form here: https://forms.gle/
Please submit nominations before the end of January! Also, please see information on the board in our bylaws here: http://dwrt.wpengine.com/wp-
Other Updates
- DWRT Track Meet registration is open. See here: http://trackmeet.
dashingwhippets.org/ - Entry for the NYC Marathon opens on January 30th: https://www.nyrr.org/races/
2020tcsnewyorkcitymarathon - The annual winter party will be on January 25. There are only a few tickets left! RSVP and buy tickets here: https://www.meetup.com/
dashing-whippets/events/ 267241092/ - The coaches are now providing an individualized coaching option. Please see information here: http://www.dashingwhippets.
org/private-coaching-and- nutrition-consultations/ - Laura is hosting a nutritional seminar on January 29 at Finish Line. See info here: https://www.meetup.com/
dashing-whippets/events/ 266761705/ - If you are doing the Manhattan Half this weekend, RSVP here: https://www.meetup.com/
dashing-whippets/events/ 267998028/?isFirstPublish=true - If you are doing the NYC Half, RSVP here: https://www.meetup.com/
dashing-whippets/events/ 267998131/ - If you are doing the Boston Marathon, RSVP here: https://www.meetup.com/
dashing-whippets/events/ 267998199/?isFirstPublish=true - And the Brooklyn Half here: https://www.meetup.com/
dashing-whippets/events/ 267998054/ - If you are doing the NJ Marathon and want to do it under the team name, the team code is “dwrtnj”.
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.
2020 Points Races
a. Washington Heights 5K (full): March 1 (https://www.nyrr.org/races/
b. UAE Healthy Kidney 10K (full): March 28 (https://www.nyrr.org/races/
c. Run as One 4M: April 26 (https://www.nyrr.org/races/
d. Brooklyn Half: May 16 (https://www.nyrr.org/races/
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/
dashing-whippets/events/ 266745994/ - Arm sleeves: https://www.meetup.com/
dashing-whippets/events/ 266745971/ - 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/
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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
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/
dashing-whippets/events/ 267390669/ - Boston Advanced: https://www.meetup.com/
dashing-whippets/events/ 267390575/ - NYC Half Advanced: https://www.meetup.com/
dashing-whippets/events/ 267390596 - NYC Half Intermediate: https://www.meetup.com/
dashing-whippets/events/ 267390602 - New Jersey Advanced: https://www.meetup.com/
dashing-whippets/events/ 267390586 - New Jersey Intermediate: https://www.meetup.com/
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The coaches are now providing an individualized coaching option. Please see information here: http://www.dashingwhippets.
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 Discount: https://www.meetup.com/
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 2020 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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