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The July/August 2014 Newsletter of the Daytona Beachcombers Running Club

 

Hello Summer!!

 

 

Welcome to the Daytona Beachcombers Running Club Newsletter, 'The Beach Buzz'.  This is your newsletter, your  club, our community.  We welcome any and all  contributions  on running articles, your running stories, experiences and  training.   We will have sections on Nutrition, diet, recipes, runners profiles, race results and  calendar.  What would you like to see in your newsletter?  Let us know!  Newsletter information must be submitted by the 15th of the month preceding the newsletter publication.

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Running away from home!

 

We did!  Did what?  We repeated our 2013 trip to Germany/Austria.  Not getting enough of the beautiful countries of Germany & Austria, shortly after arriving back home in May 2013, we started planning our  2014 trip.  We knew the areas we wanted to repeat and the new ones to add to our 2014 adventure.

 
Our first ‘repeat’ was to Munich’s oldest brewery, Hofbräuhaus  Munich is Germany's beer capital, and the Hofbräuhaus is its ultimate beer hall. It comes complete with rivers of beer, cheap food, boisterous atmosphere, and raucous oompah music

 

 

 

While running in Munich's Nymphenburg Park ,which has acres and acres of paths and trails, I lost one of my favorite gloves.  To try and repeat our steps and look for it was almost impossible so sadly we left the park with one glove.  Returning the next morning for our run, there on a post at the entrance to the park, was my ‘one’ glove.  Someone had found it, put it on the post near the entrance so it could be seen by the person who lost it should they return. Well, that be me!  We did return and I was so ecstatic that someone would be so thoughtful.  That was the coolest feeling about the people of Germany.  I left a thank you note but will never know who the kind person was.

 
The Elbe Sandstone Mountains extend along the Elbe River from Saxony in SE Germany through Northern Bohemia in the Czech Republic. The mountains themselves are great for hiking and climbing, with spectacular views.  The views from the lookout platforms are stunning, 
 

 

Colmberg Castle was one of our favorites.  This family-run hotel in the medieval town of Colmberg offers traditional yet elegant rooms and a charming restaurant within a historic castle dating back over 1000   years.  Running in the town of Colmberg with its beautiful scenery and views was special.

 

 

 

Not even in our best cycling days could we have biked the Alps but it sure was fun to see all the cyclist out and wish ‘we could do that’.  Many of you could.  I guarantee you wouldn’t find a more beautiful place in the world to take your  cycling talents than the Alps.  Beautiful, challenging, unique and rewarding.     There are camps and tours for cycling the Alps.   I’m sure it would be an unforgettable experience if you are fit!  Just to travel the Alps and the hairpin curves in a car is totally exhilarating, exciting, thrilling, breathtaking!

 

 

While in Austria, Jerry surprised me with red roses in celebration of our 55th wedding anniversary.  We wined, dined and went for a bike ride

Beautiful walking/biking bridge around Lake Hallstatt in Obertraun, Austria

              Jerry cooling his feet in the ice cold lake!

 

 

Our three weeks wouldn’t have been complete without a trip to Zugspitze, Germany’s highest mountain,

Our trip was a memorable journey and well worth the repeat.

 
 Max Saylor is hiking El Camino Norte this summer.  He promises to submit an article of his adventure for our next newsletter.  Where did you go this summer?  We would love to have your article as well.
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Mountain Trails XC Camp is a cross country camp located atop the Cumberland Plateau in beautiful Sewanee, TN.  The camp utilizes the trails and facilities of Sewanee:  The University of the South.  Campers will have access to over 50 miles of maintained trails on the 13,000 acre campus  The University has been named the most beautiful campus in the US by the Princeton Review.  Camp is open to individuals as well as teams age 13-adult.  An adult distance running camp is also offered.
 
July 21-27, 2014.  A full 7-day camp experience open to campers age 13+.  Over 50 miles of trails available the camp experience
 
Camp Directors:  Michele & Joseph Dombrowski, 931-598-1518.  www.mountaintrailsxccamp.com
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Florida's Premier Road Race Series

 
The Track Shack Running Series is a six race series sanctioned by USATF, B-Tag scored and run on certified courses in distances of 5k, 5.2k, 5 mile and 10k. The Series begins in August and concludes in March. Following a Grand Prix format, the Track Shack Running Series uses a points-based system based on results from each race. Runners and walkers who score in the top overall or top age group positions receive points at each of the six events.  Points are earned by participating in any Track Shack Running Series event and placing in the top ten in overall or age group categories.  Individuals who finish at least  four races and accumulate the most points to receive awards and are recognized at the Running Series Award Ceremony. 

Your age group for the Running Series is determined by the age at which you enter your first Track Shack Running Series race.

For example: Annie is 24 years old and will turn 25 years old on September 1st. The first race is on August 16. Because she is 24 years old at her first Running Series race she is eligible for points in the 19-24 age group for the ENTIRE Running Series.

 
    Individual race results reflect your age on race day.

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2015 Virgin Money London Marathon

Lottery Announcement

 
Marathon Tours & Travel announces a Lottery system for their package for guaranteed entry to the 2015 London Marathon, April 26, 2015.  Lottery will open July 1 to July 15.  For more information on the lottery visit :

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14th Annual Gainesville Senior Games

October 3, 2014 – October 12, 2014

 

The Gainesville Sports Commission announces the 14th Annual Gainesville Senior Games Presented by UF Health will take place on October 3-12, 2014! This year’s games includes the following events : archery, basketball, bowling, cycling, golf, swimming, table tennis, track and field, a 5K race and new this year… Billiards!   This local Senior Games is sanctioned by the Florida Sports Foundation and is a qualifier for the Florida State Championships. If you are 50 and older and enjoy competition, the 14th Annual Gainesville Senior Games is for you!  

For more information contact:  Matt Crimmins, Event Manager, Gainesville Sports commission,          352.338-9300, email:mcrimmins@gainesvillesportscommission.com
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Run The Summer, Rule The Fall

 

A strong cross country team is built in the off-season.  So athletes, get started with the Saucony 500 Mile Challenge.

Runner's will be motivated to log their mileage online, reach training benchmarks and unlock rewards in pursuit of a 500 mile summer.

Register at: 500MileChallenge.com   

 
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Walt Disney World® Marathon Florida’s Finest

Team search

 

 

Search of Florida residents to race Walt Disney World® Marathon as Florida’s Finest Team Member

 

The Walt Disney World® Marathon Weekend takes place January 7-11, 2015.

 
The search for the 2015 Walt Disney World® Marathon Florida’s Finest Team begins, and once again are seeking your assistance to find the best athletes to represent Florida. For the selected athletes and their guests, this is a truly exciting, wonderful and fun adventure.  Since the very first Disney Marathon, each year ten Florida runners have been treated as elites as they - and their guests – are provided a fabulous weekend at Disney World, with very special amenities.
 
The marathon race committee will select Florida residents to compete in the race as part of the Florida’s Finest Team. 
 
Download information here:  2015 Florida's Finest
 
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MOSQUITO REPELLENT
 

This got rave reviews including places in the world where the mosquito's are the worst!
 
 
For those of you with Mosquito invasions. Here's an easy & pleasant repellent recipe you can make at home:


Combine in a 16 oz bottle:
15 drops lavender oil
3-4 Tbsp of vanilla extract
1/4 Cup lemon juice.
Fill bottle with water.
Shake and ready to use as a topical spray. 
 

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Important Information About Vitamin D!

 

 

Vitamin D prevents osteoporosis, depression, prostate cancer, breast cancer, and even effects diabetes and obesity. 

 Vitamin D is perhaps the single most underrated nutrient in the world of nutrition. That's probably because it's free: your body makes it when sunlight touches your skin. 

Fifteen facts that are important to know about vitamin D and sunlight exposure: 

1. Vitamin D is produced by your skin in response to exposure to ultraviolet radiation from natural sunlight. 

2. The healing rays of natural sunlight (that generate vitamin D in your skin) cannot penetrate glass. So you don't generate vitamin D when sitting in your car or home. 

 3. It is nearly impossible to get adequate amounts of vitamin D from your diet. Sunlight exposure is the only reliable way to generate vitamin D in your own body. 

 4. A person would have to drink ten tall glasses of vitamin D fortified milk each day just to get minimum levels of vitamin D into their diet. 

 5. The further you live from the equator, the longer exposure you need to the sun in order to generate vitamin D. Canada, the UK and most U.S. States are far from the equator. 

6. People with dark skin pigmentation may need 20 - 30 times as much exposure to sunlight as fair-skinned people to generate the sam e amount of vitamin D. That's why prostate cancer is epidemic among black men - it's a simple, but widespread, sunlight deficiency. 

 7. Sufficient levels of vitamin D are crucial for calcium absorption in your intestines. Without sufficient vitamin D, your body cannot absorb calcium,rendering calcium supplements useless. 

 8. Chronic vitamin D deficiency cannot be reversed overnight: it takes months of vitamin D supplementation and sunlight exposure to rebuild the body's bones and nervous system. 

 9. Even weak sunscreens (SPF=8) block your body's ability to generate vitamin D by 95%. This is how sunscreen products actually cause disease -by creating a critical vitamin deficiency in the body.

 10. It is impossible to generate too much vitamin D in your body from sunlight exposure: your body will self-regulate and only generate what it needs. 

 11. If it hurts to press firmly on your sternum, you may be suffering from chronic vitamin D deficiency right now.  

12. Vitamin D is "activated" in your body by your kidneys and liver before it can be used. 

 13. Having kidney disease or liver damage can greatly impair your body's ability to activate circulating vitamin D.  

14. The sunscreen industry doesn't want you to know that your body actually needs sunlight exposure because that realization would mean lower sales of sunscreen products. 

 15. Even though vitamin D is one of the most powerful healing chemicals in your body, your body makes it absolutely free. No prescription required. 

 On the issue of sunlight exposure, by the way, it turns out that super antioxidants greatly boost your body's ability to handle sunlight without burning. Astaxanthin is one of the most powerful "internal sunscreens" and can allow you to stay under the sun twice as long without burning. 

 Other powerful antioxidants with this ability include the super fruits like Acai, Pomegranates (POM Wonderful juice), blueberries, etc. 

 Diseases and conditions cause by vitamin D deficiency:

 * Osteoporosis is commonly caused by a lack of vitamin D, which greatly impairs calcium absorption. 

 Sufficient vitamin D prevents prostate cancer, breast cancer, ovarian cancer, depression, colon cancer and schizophrenia. 

 "Rickets" is the name of a bone-wasting disease caused by vitamin D deficiency. 

 * Vitamin D deficiency may exacerbate type 2 diabetes and impair insulin production in the pancreas.

 * Obesity impairs vitamin D utilization in the body, meaning obese people need twice as much vitamin D. 

 * Vitamin D is used around the world to treat Psoriasis. 

Vitamin D deficiency can cause schizophrenia. 

 * Seasonal Affective Disorder is caused by a melatonin imbalance initiated by lack of exposure to sunlight. 

 Chronic vitamin D deficiency is often misdiagnosed as fibromyalgia because its symptoms are so similar: muscle weakness, aches and pains. 

 * Your risk of developing serious diseases like diabetes and cancer is reduced 50% - 80% through simple, sensible exposure to natural sunlight 2-3 times each week. 

 * Infants who receive vitamin D supplementation (2000 units daily) have an 80% reduced risk of developing type 1 diabetes over the next twenty years.  

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Michael Dineen 2 Sharon Lay 1
Ralph Howard 3 Clint Hayworth 2
Arthur Lirot 9   85 yrs. young! Caleb Roberts 3
Adam Lager 9 Ryan Sullivan 3
Howard Vann 12 Ben Bookhardt 4
Jim Marshall 12 Jayson Ness 4
Jenna Brennan 12 Susan Urff 5
Nicole Dodd 13 Stu Sardeson 6
Joyce Whitney 14 Sam Bookhardt 8
Joseph Seravalli 14 Deb Trainor 9
Brian Fredley 15 Phyllis Ware 11
Emily Norman 15 Sam Brumenschenkel 12
Sue O'Malley 15 Sami Bay 12
Nan Dalton 16 Barbara Reid 12
Tim Snook 17 Ruth Doak 14
Omar Adams 18 Josh Montee 16
Rick Snyder 20 Melissa Taylor 17
Kayle Fisher 20 Tom Farrell 19
Bobby Bay 26 Glen Hendrickson 21
Hollie Newnam 26 Jerry Hiatt 26
Seth Roberts 27 Jack Dailey 26
    Larry Siegel 31

Who will be moving up into a new age group this coming racing season?  Join with me in wishing Arthur Lirot a very Happy Birthday on his 85th!  Still running!  Still going strong!  Congratulations Arthur!  On    August 15, Ben Bookhardt will move into the 15-19 age group; Tom Farrell turns 65 and Larry Liegel 35!  Congratulations and Happy Birthday to all of you!

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Frozen Yogurt Covered Blueberries

 

If you want to treat yourself to a cold, refreshing summer snack – then try this Frozen Yogurt Covered Blueberries!  This recipe combines the health benefits of Greek Yogurt with the sweetness and vitamin   pack of blueberries.

 
Recipe for 2:  1 container (6 oz) fresh blueberries, 1 container (6 oz) non-fat  blueberry Greek yogurt.  You can also use Vanilla, honey and strawberry flavors.
 
Wash blueberries in cold water.  Line baking sheet or a tray large enough to hold your blueberries with wax paper. 
 
Use a toothpick to dip each blueberry in the Greek yogurt.  Swirl around.  When the blueberry is nicely   coated with yogurt, place it on baking sheet.  Remove toothpick.  Repeat until all the blueberries are coated..
 
Put tray in freezer for at least an hour.  After an hour you can remove the blueberries and place in ziplock for easier storing.

Low calorie, fiber-filled treat filled with protein

Serve by itself or as a topping for simple cakes & sorbets.

 

Star Berry Cobblers

8 Cobblers

Ingredients

·         Biscuits:

·         1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour

·         1/3 cup sugar 

·         1 1/4 teaspoons baking powder

·         1/2 teaspoon salt

·         6 tablespoons unsalted butter, chilled, cut into small pieces 

·         1/2 cup milk 

·         Filling:

·         8 cups (2 lb.) mixed berries 

·         3/4 cup plus 2 Tbsp. sugar 

·         3 tablespoons all-purpose flour

·         1 1/2 tablespoons lemon juice

·         1/2 teaspoon cinnamon, optional

·         3 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted 

 

Make Biscuits:  Pulse dry ingredients in a food processor.  Pulse in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.  Add milk; process for 30 seconds until dough forms a ball.  Wrap dough in plastic wrap; refrigerate for 1 hour.
 
Preheat oven to 425° F; butter 8 1-cup ramekins.  Make filling:  Bring berries, 3/4 cup sugar, flour, lemon  juice and cinnamon, if desired, to a boil over high heat.  Lower heat; simmer for 5 minutes.
 
Roll dough into a 1/2-inch thick circle.  Cut out 8 stars with a 3" cookie cutter.  Divide filling among ramekins; place biscuits on top.  Brush stars lightly with butter; sprinkle with 2 Tbsp. sugar.
 
Place ramekins on a foil lined baking sheet and bake for 25 minutes.  Cool for 15 min before serving.

                                                                    

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Dribble & Bits
 

Annual Cubs Night • May 10, 2014 • At the Jack

 
Yea!  It didn't rain!  Beautiful evening.  The Beachcombers had a 'full' house in the Bullpen!  The food seems to get better every year, the beer flowed and the camaraderie was shared by all!
 

 

Glen & Susan

Howard & Jean

Karen & Joel

Susan & Landy Blank

Hibel Family

Joel, Chris & Nate

Rachael, Josh & Zeke

Karen & Kasey

   

Full House

The Newnam's

National Running Day • June 4, 2014

 
Held annually on the first Wednesday in June, National Running Day is a day when runners nation-wide declare their passion for running.  This is a coast to coast celebration of a sport that is simple, inexpensive, and fun.  It is the perfect way for longtime runners to reaffirm their love of running and for beginners to kick-off  a lifetime and life-changing commitment.  Several Beachcombers and friends met at Andy Romano Park in Ormond, ran/walked together then enjoyed  refreshments and a bite to eat at Dimitri's.
 

 

 
 

 

RAGBRAI

The Register’s Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa

            

 

RAGBRAI, The Register’s Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa, is an annual seven-day bicycle ride across the state.  Heading into its 42nd year, RAGBRAI is the oldest, largest and longest recreational bicycle touring event in the world and Pat Marshall and her two daughters, Megan & Amy, will be doing it together.  They will be joined by Pat's brother, Mike who will be driving the support van.

The seven-day total mileage for RAGBRAI averages 468 miles while the daily mileage averages 67 miles.

With months of training she is ready!  Pat is not afraid to take on the challenges!  She doesn't let life slip by.  She does it all!

 

After their ride, they will convene in Salina, Kansas to celebrate Pat's Moms 90th birthday and family reunion!  Over 90 family members are expected at this wonderful celebration!

 

Looky at the new addition to the Sullivan Family.  Isn't he about the cutes little thing you have ever seen?  He's a Goldendoodle born April 7 and has captured everyone's heart.  Lindsey and Sheila made the trip to Tenn. to pick him up.  So far he's had several names from Roger to Yogi to ?  I'm calling him Doodles.
 

 

And look what Mark & Judy have!  A new grandson!  Joey!   Their first.  Born June 14, 2014 - he's brand new.  Judy and Mark are just busting with happiness!  Isn't he beautiful - and tiny?!  We just may see these two pushing a baby jogger in the neighborhood!  Congratulations!
 
to our new members and welcome back Ginny Gawthorpe!  Spikes has Ginny back on the roads after being off 'forever' with ankle problems!
 

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Bits & Pieces & Words

 

“If you set a goal for yourself and are able to achieve it, you have won your race. Your goal can be to come in first, to improve your performance, or just finish the race its up to you.” – Dave Scott, Triathlete

 

“Run if you can, walk if you must, crawl if you have to – just don’t stop.”

 

“Whether you think you can or can’t, You’re right” – Henry Ford

 

‎”Minds are like parachutes – they only function when open.”

 

“The beauty of running is its simplicity; the beauty of runners is that we all have a similar drive to improve. We are either trying to run a personal best, or toeing the line for the first time, which will snowball into a future of trying to run personal bests. We road racers are a tight community of mileage-happy, limit-pushing athletes.” - Deena Kastor, American record holder in the marathon & half marathon

 

‎”Satisfaction breeds mediocrity” – nuff said

 

‎”The will to win means nothing without the will to prepare.” -Juma Ikangaa, 1989 NYC Marathon winner

 

 

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