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The Grove Park Club
Doris Hicks, President
Rehoboth Ave
Rehoboth Beach, Delaware
19971
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A Couple Thoughts....
July '08
Summer Time, Summer Time! Sum-Sum Summertime..... (well, you know how the song goes!) Hope everyone is getting used to the heat by now. We've had a little bit of it already... and it's not even beginning I'm afraid. But hey... I never liked the cold weather so I shouldn't complain too much. OK, maybe a little. But anyway, it's great to get out and run without dressing up like the Michelin Man.
How many have ran races already this year? How many have not? I laced up my shoes and ran a rare (for me) race, the Masser 5 Miler. Lo and Behold! I placed 2nd in my age group. That was a surprise! My time was for me pretty good too. I checked my times for that distance and found that I broke my PR from 27 years ago!! Is that weird or what?
I hope everyone is having a weird start to the summer as well, and get out there and enjoy yourself!
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News From Joan
Joan's most recent newsletter....
Hello Everyone -
If you were with us last night than you already know how we continue to grow and grow. Lot's of friends received their incentive awards - congrats to Heather and Mary Beth for both getting their sweatshirts!! They received these warm weather clothes because they both have attended Grove Club 40 times!! Many others received their hats and shirts last night as well. Too many for this lil' ole brain to hold, but none the less congrats to everyone.
We have rec'vd about 40 responses to date for our annual Christmas Party at Fins. If you have not gotten yours in, please do let me know by responding to this email and I will be sure to add you to the list. Again, the party is Tuesday, December 11th immediately following our run/walk. No we don't go home and change, but do bring a santa hat or some Jingle Bells to add to the cheer  .
Well, most of the females in the group are starting to think of shopping lists for the big Feast we will be cooking in a week - just in case you want to run that feast off - come on out to the Grove Park on Saturday, November 24th for the Run For The Rose. Registration starts at 8am with the race starting promptly at 9am. If Saturday does not work, come out to Sea Colony on Sunday for the Turkey Trot - also starting at 9am. Either way, you will run off some of those calories - we need to do that so we can start shopping for the next holiday!!!
Speaking of which, just in case you need a little push to get you in the mood - Tim has a Jingle Bell Run scheduled for Saturday, December 8th at 9am - this race is in Lewes and begns at the Cape Henlopen State Park Fishing Pier. And just so you can get your heart and mind in great shape for the holidays  , this is a charity run that will benefit the Needy Family Fund. Please do bring canned goods to the race to donate and Tim will let you have two shirts in return. You can't beat that deal.
Hope to see you all soon. Joan Williamson, Grove Club Secretary
Humans were born to run, researchers say
By John Jurgensen, The Hartford Courant
To the Nike nation, the joggers in dogged pursuit of fitness or the finish line, the news will come as no surprise: The human body was built to run.
Wide shoulders. Narrow hips. Pronounced posteriors. Spring-loaded legs. These are some of physical features that work together to finish marathons. But theyre also the keys to a capability that emerged about 2 million years ago and may have guided the evolution of the human body.
The importance of running as an evolutionary force, say the researchers behind a report published today in the journal Nature, has been overlooked because humans are so much slower than other species.
Were absolutely pathetic sprinters, says Daniel E. Lieberman, a professor of biological anthropology at Harvard University. Going flat-out against horses, antelopes and other fleet-footed mammals, humans are sluggish, awkward and quick to tire.
But long-distance running is a different story. For one thing, its a relatively rare habit.
Primates (such as apes and monkeys) dont engage in that kind of behavior. Humans are completely alone in that, says the reports co-author, Dennis M. Bramble of the University of Utah.
And when it comes to going the distance, humans perform well in terms of speed and endurance. For example, fit joggers regularly run 10 kilometers or more, about the average distance traveled in a day by African hunting dogs. And although some horses and dogs can pull loads for much longer distances, they tend to do so only when being driven by humans.
Lieberman and Bramble studied the physical features that make endurance running possible and then looked for their appearance in the fossil record.
Among the design elements they found most compelling were the long, powerful springs in our legs and feet. The Achilles tendon and the tendon in the arch of the foot, for example, provide flexibility and stability while walking. But they only reach their full potential for storing and releasing energy at a run when they start to stretch and recoil.
We have these great springs in the lower legs, but the interesting thing is that no amount of walking will actually allow you to make use of these things as springs, Bramble says.
Weather
Interested in finding out the weather for an upcoming race? Look to the left, under ADMIN there is a little sun icon...click on it for a 10 day forecast for Rehoboth Beach. That will tell you if you should show up for that race or stay home!
From Tim Bamforth...
Tim Bamforth recently wrote in his running column for the Cape Gazette:
"The Grove Club continues to meet every Tuesday night at 6 pm at Grove Park in Rehoboth Beach and rain, sleet, wind, or two feet of snow does not keep that from happening. The hardest step in your training is the first step out the door."
How true....thanks, Tim
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