PTC events at a glance-updates and next events
Last web update
Young Life 5 K photos added
Next races
Lytle Law 5K, City Center NN Sat 17 May 10 AM
Next "Litter Getters"
8 June at 0800 am Sunday; Carol Bartram 867-8547
Next PTC meeting
June 17 th at Tabb YMCA, 7:30 PM
Next PTC socials

PICNIC Sun, 27 July; call Tracey Atteberry 812-1975

Next stuffings
Wednesday June 11th Laura Cvitanovich 784-0960
Vounteers needed for
Girls on the Run, Mariner's Museum 24 May 08:30
Scholarship Deadline!
this next week, 12 May 2008

ATTENTION PTC

If you make only one PTC Meeting a year, don't miss this one. DOWNLOAD: Next Track Club meeting will feature Dr. Mike Potter discussing VO2MAX. Flyer is in Adobe Acrobat format (.pdf)

Young Life Winners below

Young Life Men's WInner
2nd male
3rd Male
David Gerlach
David Lockhart
Alexy Popov

Above, clicking on the thumbnail will expand the photo on your computer...

Kristin Popp for a 2nd week! 2nd Female Mercedes D'Amico holds off Bob White
Kristi Popp
Emily Low
Mercedes D'Amico

Mercedes D'Amico has been running intervals. She held off Bob White at the tape for third in the woman's race...

By the way, her husband Andrew is no slouch either....check out his finish at young life! (First in his age group!) and Andy also does intervals...

Call Nina Stickles to volunteer at her cell 757-342-6739 and e-mail ninastickles@yahoo.com

Read George Nelsen's "48 Hours in Texas..." an ultramarathoning manifesto...

The next race is Girls on the Run (Trail?) on the Mariner's Museum/Noland Trail followed rapidly by the Yorktown Freedom Run on 26 May, Memorial Day.

New venue for the Rotary Freedom Run on Memorial Day. Here's the new link

http://www.yorktownrotaryclub.org

Young Life Finish
Above: The finish line of the Young Life 5 K held on the Mateson Trail near the old Sentara Health & Fitness Ctr
PTC PICNIC: Tracey A wants to announce that the PTC picnic will be July 27th at Bethal Park pavillion #5.
Below: Michele Hardin Smith at Young Life 5k 08 is going for 50 marathons in 50 states by August 2009. Follow her journey as she ticks off the races. She also finds time to volunteer!
Michele_Hardin Smith @ Young Life Hampton

The Runner's Source is our partner on Virginia's Peninsula for quality track and running gear. WWW.therunnerssource.com

phone: 757 223-4970 Fax 757 223-4914

Here's Doc Shay's next article, Part TWO in a series he promises.

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PTC HOTLINE 757-342-6739

This is Nina's cell phone number; e-mail her at ninastickles@yahoo.com

Want to volunteer but don't know how you can help? Download & Read this rundown of volunteer activities and see how you fit (Link is opposite).

2 Wheelchairs participated in this 5 K by the Bay race. good to see them back in the pack. Not that they were tardy. The chairs ran 1-2 overall for a blazing 13.44 and 13.45 time. Here's Joe Wheeler below coming through the chute at the Rehab Center finish. Joe FInished in 13.45 one second behind Mark Hartney. Assisting is Joe Harney while Chief Rob looks on.

Joe Wheeler in Chair #2


Volunteer for races, events, and socials: To volunteer to work a race, simply call the PTC Hot-Line at 757-342-6739. After the message, leave your name, phone number and the name of the race. The PTC race list is found under the link Races to the left. You WILL NOT be called back. Just show up on race day one hour prior to race start. You'll enjoy the volunteer experience, earn PTC Grand Prix points, get a race discount pass, and - usually - a race T-shirt.

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An artist's rendering of the new Sentara Health & Fitness Center

Sentara Health and Fitness Center, Hampton- have been our kind and supportive hosts for a number of years. Its a relationship that fits. PTC meetings are at their Hampton Health and Fitness Center.

Thank you Sentara!

Volunteer Coordinator, Nina Stickles and PTC President, Joe Harney confer on the volunteers for Young Life 08

President Joe Harney Nina Stickles

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