Matt's 10K Run to Fight Hunger

Have Fun And Help Feed The Hungry All at the Same Time!

Join Matt Ketterman and friends on July 7th, 2012 to run/walk 10k to celebrate Matt's 21-year running streak. Matt's run at least one mile every day for the past 21 years! That in itself is enough to celebrate, but Matt wants to give back to the community by helping to raise funds for the Second Harvest Food Bank of Western NC.

The registration is free for the race. All Matt asks is that you give a donation to Second Harvest. Every dollar raised will buy 12 cans of food! That's amazing! Matt's goal is to raise $5,000. That will by 60,000 cans of food!

PRICE: FREE
LOCATION: Off-n-Running Store (3731 Lawndale Dr. Greensboro, NC)
DATE: July 7th, 2012 at 7:30 AM
COURSE: Greenway
REFRESHMENTS: Provided by Got You Floored, Inc.
REQUEST: Your donation here will help Second Harvest Food Bank of Western NC

Goal: $5,000 in donations to Second Harvest!

To Donate Click Here!

The RunnerDudes Do Battle at Battle!

I try really hard to keep RunnerDude's Blog and RunnerDude's Fitness separate. From time to time, I'll mention my running and coaching business and today is one of those times that I'm beaming with so much pride that I just have to share.

Saturday, 20 of my runners participated in the Battle of the Triad Half Marathon and 5K in Kernersville, NC. This is a great race put on by our awesome local running store Off'n Running Sports. Eleven of the runners are from my current half and full marathon training program at RunnerDude's Fitness and the other nine runners are from my fitness walking and beginning running corporate programs over at Volvo Financial and Volvo Trucks. Nine of my half and full marathon trainees won or placed in their age group and six of the Volvo runners won or placed in their age group in the 5K. For most of the Volvo runners it was their very first 5K!

My half and full marathon trainees were under RunnerDude orders not to run the half any faster than their marathon race pace (my goal to keep injuries at bay, plus give them a chance to do a pretty long distance at their marathon race pace giving their bodies a chance to get acclimated to their race paces). So, no telling what they would have done if they had ramped it up to their half-marathon race paces.

Pictured above are my half and full marathon trainees who participated in Battle, many of them holding their hard-earned age division awards. So, proud of you guys!!!

If you're in the Greensboro area, I'd love to have you join us in some race training! Also, if you work at Volvo Financial or Volvo Trucks in Greensboro, our next Fitness Walking, Beginning Running, and Intermediate Running groups begin on September 12th! Email me at runnerdudeblog@yahoo.com if you're interested in joining one of the groups.

Women's Morning Run Out!

Calling all women! Love to run? Love to walk? Love Fitness? Love a good sale? Love to have fun? If so (and you live in the Greensboro, NC area) be sure to stop by Off'n Running Sports for the Women's Morning Out Saturday, October 16th from 8:00AM to 10:00AM! Off'n Running is located off Lawndale at 2201 Joan Avenue in Greensboro, NC.

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During the event, everything will be 20% off in the store. There will be food, door prizes, and several vendors as well as some group runs heading out at 8:00AM.

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Vendors include and door prizes from: Brooks, Moving Comfort, Sodderbug, Avanti Spa, Coaching from g3 Triathlon Training, RunnerDude Fitness, Piggies in a Blanket, Arbonne, Holly’s Intuitive Touch Massage, The Mouse Connection, YouTimeSolutions, New Garden Medical Associates & Skirt Sports, Kayla Robinson DPT, and HFS at Proehlific Park.

I'll be at the store around 8:20. I'd love to meet you and answer any questions you may have about services offered at RunnerDude's Fitness such as the Beginning Running Group starting on October 19th and spring 2011 half- and full-marathon trainining kicking-in in November and December! 

Emily Boles: Undercover Runner

I've posted on running safety before and back in November, I wrote about "5 Key-Storing Tips for Runners." But this morning, while reading Eddie Wooten's weekly column "Running Shorts" (my Wednesday morning ritual) in our local newspaper (The News & Record), I was provided with a wonderful example of exactly why we need to be so vigilant about our safety when running. In the article "Remain Vigilant for Key Thieves," Eddie describes an experience one of our local runners "Emily" had at a local park while waiting for some fellow runners for a scheduled run. [Click here] to read about Emily's courageous adventure.

In the article, Emily makes some good reminders for all runners to heed:
• Don’t leave anything of value in view inside your vehicle.
• Keep your key tied to your shoelaces or the drawstring of your shorts or in a pocket.
• Buy a key pocket (Off ‘N Running sells them) or store the key in your fuel belt.
• Women should run with partners or in groups.

Thanks to Emily for being an undercover agent on behalf of all runners and thanks to Eddie for sharing Emily's story!