Tuesday, March 16, 2010

March 14, 2010 - St Patricks Irish Traditions 5k


CC's 2nd Annual St Patrick’s Irish Traditions 5k, “Celebrating Active Friendship-Love-Loyalty” at Como Lake, St Paul, MN, Sunday, March 14, tripled in size and success.

Our 2010 St Pat's 5k was the 3rd of 11 Holiday Run Events presented by Charities Challenge in 2010, where we celebrate the Power of RxExercise to improve lives and even relationships.

Race results, which will be kept at CC’s web site, are available at http://wayzataresults.com/roadraces/2010/StPatricksDay5k/index.html

To find St Patrick’s Irish Traditions 5k musical slideshow go to http://www.charitieschallenge.org/cceventphotos/2010%20Holiday%20Run%20Series/

Notice the Holiday Run theme repeatedly seen in the slideshow: “Miles o’ Smiles”, because RxExercise does improve lives and relationships!

I was particularly cheered by the images I saw, and some that I was lucky to capture with my camera, of families and friends sharing their Friendship-Love-Loyalty, the Irish Traditions of the Claddagh Ring, ‘round Como Lake.

I so enjoy seeing so many active, loving family-friends sharing happy-healthy walking/running activity on and around special Holidays, smiling, laughing, dancing, singing and hugging, because of shared RxExercise.

Thanks to all the CC Race Event Workers (CCREW) volunteers who make CC Event so enjoyable for so many others:
Jeanne DeMartino, Don Soule, Mary Pat Flynn, Laura Westlund, Kent Spellman, Mary Lunzer, Karen Kinnear, Bridget McClatchey, Mary Riches, Jason Denen, Amy Kohout, Rick Recker, Scott Beesley, and racer-turned-course-marshal, Andrew Hanselman. GO CCREW!

Thanks, again, to 2010 Holiday Run Series KIND Sponsors, David & Pam Glass of Black Bear Crossings Café http://blackbearcrossings.com/ , and the California Dried Plum Board.

Additional thanks to Bronze Level Sponsor financially supporting the event, Ann Larkin, Xango Independent Distributor http://www.annlarkin.mymangosteen.com/distributors/annlarkin/contact.asp
(Ann is a happy runner who ran the 2002 Dublin Marathon as part of a charity team coached by CC Coaches Gary & Jeanne!)

Thank you to music-man Sishir Chang of The Serfs http://www.myspace.com/mnserfs for live music, and graphic artist/illustrator Laura Westlund for her lovely Irish Traditions honoring shirt logo design.

And, thanks to professional timer/scorer/records-keeper, Josh Gerber of http://www.wayzataresults.com/ and pro-announcer, Gaylen Morse of Morsound, for making our St Pat’s 5k a classy, first-class racing experience for over 300 participants. 20% of the participants were first-time racers who we hope will keep up all those happy steps, partly as a consequence of how they enjoyed Sunday’s experiences.

Next up, please join us for
1. The 3rd Annual "Easter Sunday – Rise ‘n’ Shine 5k" on Sunday, April 4, at Como Lake, the 4th of 11 Holiday Run Events. http://charitieschallenge.org/html/easter_sunday_rise__n_shine_5k.html
2. The 5th Annual Challenge Obesity 5k - Celebrating Effective RxExercise, and the RRCA MN State 5k Championship http://charitieschallenge.org/html/challenge_obesity_5k.html

Keep GOING IRISH…All the way to Dublin, Ireland in October!
Keep walking & running, and stay motivated by joining our RxExercise Ambassador Team to the 2010 Dublin Marathon, taking advantage by tomorrow, Wednesday, March 17, St Patrick’s Day, with the St Patrick’s Irish Blessing special “Fast Start” special promotion.

Join the CC Dublin Team by tomorrow and receive a $500 credit toward your fundraising goal of $3750 total needed to travel expenses-paid http://www.active.com/running-membership/anoka-mn/dublin-marathon-rxexercise-ambassadorship-by-charities-challenge-2010-sl480

Charities Challenge will help Dublin Team Members achieve both the training and CC fundraising goals to allow each RxExercise Ambassador’s CC Team Member’s expenses-paid travel to a grand finish line in Dublin. I’ve coached hundreds of others to 5 Dublin Marathons, and I’m eager to introduce many more to Ireland’s grandest marathon experience. Join CC’s Dublin Team now and run Ireland in October, 2010! http://charitieschallenge.org/html/cc_traveling_rxexercice_ambass.html
Keep up your daily RxExercise, live well, and meet life's challenges with more strength and happiness.

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