Fall is here!!!

It seems that fall is in full swing, one of my favorite times to run with cool but often not cold weather.  I wanted to share with you all another uplifting story, because well, we all could use more of that in our lives.  Runner’s World shares the story of a disabled runner who found both community, and encouragement from a local run club, that she can do far more than people ever imagined.

Group Run: We will meet at the Community Gym in Cedarburg 7am Saturday morning, and head out on the “Rustic Road Route.”  It should be a great time of year to enjoy all the colors on that scenic route.  You can see the full route if you follow the group run link to our website.  There will be water and gatorade on the route, but feel free to carry what you need also.

Good luck to Doug, Kati, Lexi, Juan, Rosa, and Nicky who will all be at the Fall 50 this weekend.  Represent Run Ozaukee well, and have a blast!!!

Per usual, hang around after our run for a cup of coffee at Fiddleheads!!!

Bill@Run Ozaukee

We get to do this

First of all I want to say congratulations to all of those who completed marathons this past weekend!!!  As always just to toe the start and cross the finish lines is doing something that a very small % of people have ever done, so enjoy the accomplishment.  It is a humbling reminder that we get to do this, that we are blessed with bodies, and resources so that we can run these races and enjoy this journey together.

As a great reminder of this, Nike made a surprise appearance at a University of Oregon cross country meet, with a huge surprise for one special athlete, who takes very seriously the blessing of running.  Grab some tissues and take two minutes to watch it.

Group Run: We will meet at the Community Gym in Cedarburg 7am Saturday morning, and head North on the “Grafton Route.”  You can see the full route if you follow the group run link to our website.  There will be water and Gatorade on the route, but feel free to carry what you need also.

Per usual, hang around after our run for a cup of coffee at Fiddleheads!!!

Bill@Run Ozaukee

Lakefront time

Good luck to all those running this weekend:

Lakefront: Doug Temple, Josh Bobinski, Craig Toerpe, Ryan Young, Erik Halling, Rebecca Severe, Nora Miller, Juan Carranza, Rosa Gomez, Cody Mather, Dan Cumisky, Chris Eifert, Chrissy, Dan Janssen, Michael Merry, Chris Amundsen

Chicago:
Julie Charles, Oscar Charles, Kyle Hoops

Group Run: We will meet at the Community Gym in Cedarburg 7am Saturday morning, and head North on the “John Taylor Route.”  You can see the full route if you follow the group run link to our website.  There will be water and gatorade on the route, but feel free to carry what you need also.

Run, Run, Run: Summer and fall are traditionally race time, so please let us know what races are on your schedule, so we can cheer you on!!!

Per usual, hang around after our run for a cup of coffee at Fiddleheads!!!

Bill@Run Ozaukee

They said the F word

Yesterday the weather person dropped an F bomb: Frost.  As in there is a good chance of frost on Saturday away from the lake.  It is that time where the winds are changing, and truly I was excited to put on long sleeves the other day to run in the near 40 degree morning.  Looks like some great racing weather ahead.

Congrats to Mike Merry, Chrissy on completing the Brewers mini marathon last weekend, and only one more week till Lakefront Marathon for so many of you!!

Group Run: We will meet at the Community Gym in Cedarburg 7am Saturday morning, and head North on the “Kaehler’s Mill Route.”  You can see the full route if you follow the group run link to our website.  There will be water and gatorade on the route, but feel free to carry what you need also.

Per usual, hang around after our run for a cup of coffee at Fiddleheads!!!

Bill@Run Ozaukee

Welcome to the Midwest!!

Well this week we have gotten near 90, 60 and most everything in between, because we are in the midwest and that’s how we roll.  Most days there have been wonderful windows to get out and sneak in a run, so I hope you have enjoyed the 3 seasons in the last 5 days as you have been out logging miles.  We are quickly approaching both the Lakefront Marathon and Brewers Mini-Marathon, good luck to all our runners doing both, if you can please let me know I want to give you a shout out in our weekly email before your big race!!

Group Run: We will meet at the Community Gym in Cedarburg 7am Saturday morning, and head East on the “Path/Grafton Pool/John Taylor Route.”  You can see the full route if you follow the group run link to our website.  There will be water and Gatorade on the route, but feel free to carry what you need also.

Per usual, hang around after our run for a cup of coffee at Fiddleheads!!!

Bill@Run Ozaukee

What is up with those mosquitoes?

I love running in this cool weather, but man it feels like some of my runs the mosquitoes are so thick they may carry me back home…but I digress.  This week is our 9th Annual Lakefront Build-Up Run on Saturday.  The event is now closed if you have not already RSVP’d.  Runners please be to Concordia by 5:45 to hear about the route, logistics, and get any questions answered that you may have,

Volunteer at the Run Ozaukee Water Stop at the Lakefront Marathon
It’s that time of year again. Once again a combination of Run Ozaukee, Be3/Z-Force will help to man the water stop at mile 20 of Lakefront Marathon. We are looking for volunteers again this year to help out on Sunday October 7^th. Please let John Taylor know if you are interested or if you know of anyone that may want to help.

If your children are interested in helping that is great we will find places for them.  For more information please contact John Taylor. There is a registration form you need to complete to volunteer at the race, and he will direct you to all that information.

Run, Run, Run: Summer and fall are traditionally race time, so please let us know what races are on your schedule, so we can cheer you on!!!

Bill@Run Ozaukee

Lakefront Marathon is coming

The Lakefront Marathon is coming soon, and we have information for you below whether you are running and need to get a 20 miles run in, or you want to help at the Run Ozaukee Water Stop.

Volunteer at the Run Ozaukee Water Stop
It’s that time of year again. Once again a combination of Run Ozaukee, Be3/Z-Force will help to man the water stop at mile 20 of Lakefront Marathon. We are looking for volunteers again this year to help out on Sunday October 7^th. Please let John Taylor know if you are interested or if you know of anyone that may want to help.

If your children are interested in helping that is great we will find places for them.  For more information please contact John Taylor. There is a registration form you need to complete to volunteer at the race, and he will direct you to all that information.

Lakefront Marathon 20 mile build up run
Date: Saturday, September 15th
Location: Meet at CUW – Parking Lot B (right next to Lake Michigan)
Start Time: 6:00AM
End Location: Milwaukee Art Museum
Mileage: Roughly 21 miles…but who is really counting?! (This is the last 20ish miles of the Lakefront Marathon Route)
Water Stops:  Gatorade and Water will be provided along the route by a support vehicle.
Transportation provided back to CUW as long as you RSVP.

Please RSVP by Monday, September 10th so appropriate provisions can be made for all our runners.

Group Run: We will meet at the Community Gym in Cedarburg 7am Saturday morning, and head East on the “Fire Ridge Route.”  You can see the full route if you follow the group run link to our website.  There will be water and Gatorade on the route, but feel free to carry what you need also.  Thank you to Kati for setting out the buckets this weekend, as I (Bill) will be in Geneva, IL running the Last Chance BQ race, looking forward to seeing you all soon.

Per usual, hang around after our run for a cup of coffee at Fiddleheads!!!

Bill@Run Ozaukee

Lakefront Marathon water stop

Hi,
It’s that time of year again. Once again a combination of Run Ozaukee, Be3/Z-Force will help to man the water stop at mile 20 of Lakefront Marathon. I’m looking for volunteers again this year to help out on Sunday October 7^th. Please let me know if you are interested or if you know of anyone that may want to help.
If your children are interested in helping that is great we will find places for them.  For more information please contact John Taylor. There is a registration form you need to complete to volunteer at the race, and he will direct you to all that information.

Bill@Run Ozaukee

PSL, really?

I am not sure your thoughts on the afore mentioned beverage, but Starbucks has released earlier than ever the Pumpkin Spice latte, which to me says fall.  Fall for us means race time, long runs, and much more relaxing running conditions, so get out and enjoy cooler temps for your runs. No matter your feelings on PSL, it appears that this week signals that temps are eventually going to move closer to sweatshirts and jeans weather, maybe.

Group Run: We will meet at the Community Gym in Cedarburg 7am Saturday morning, and head South on the “Meekwon Golf Course.”  You can see the full route if you follow the group run link to our website.  There will be water and Gatorade on the route, but feel free to carry what you need also.

Run, Run, Run: Summer and fall are traditionally race time, so please let us know what races are on your schedule, so we can cheer you on!!!

Lakefront Water Stop: It’s that time of year again. Once again a combination of Run Ozaukee, Be3/Z-Force will help to man the water stop at mile 20 of Lakefront Marathon. I’m looking for volunteers again this year to help out on Sunday October 7^th. Please let me know if you are interested or if you know of anyone that may want to help.

If your children are interested in helping that is great we will find places for them.  For more information please contact John Taylor. There is a registration form you need to complete to volunteer at the race, and he will direct you to all that information.

Per usual, hang around after our run for a cup of coffee at Fiddleheads!!!

Bill@Run Ozaukee

Read to the bottom- lots of good stuff here

Let’s get right to it, lots to update you on this week:

Badgerland Half Marathon– This weekend a number of our runners will be running the Badgerland Half Marathon at Estabrook Park in Glendale.  It is a low key race that utilizes portions of the Oak Leaf Trail, and finishes with a full hot breakfast in the beer garden, with free beer (feel free to bring your own stein or mug).  We have a number of runner that will be there, so be sure to say hi, and grab a beer and breakfast with other Run Ozaukee members if you head down to run it.

Columbus Marathon Bib– Keith Sohr, one of our own has suffered an injury and will not be able to run the Columbus Marathon as he had hoped.  He is not able to defer the entry, but could transfer it to another runner, and he is more than willing to talk about sharing the cost of the race, if you wanted to run it.  Send Keith a note ([email protected]) if you want more information.

Running Clinic– Another Run Ozaukee runner, Rob Meilbeck has recently completed his advanced degree in Physical Therapy, and is now working with Fyzical Therapy and Balance Centers, who are putting on a workshop for runners at Real Health and Fitness in Cedarburg on Monday August 27th 6:30-7:30pm.  You need to RSVP to hold your spot, so be sure to sign up soon if you want to attend.  A flyer with more information is attached to this email.

Group Run: We will meet at the Community Gym in Cedarburg 7am Saturday morning, and head North on the “John Taylor Route.”  You can see the full route if you follow the group run link to our website.  There will be water and gatorade on the route, but feel free to carry what you need also.

Run, Run, Run: Summer and fall are traditionally race time, so please let us know what races are on your schedule, so we can cheer you on!!!

Per usual, hang around after our run for a cup of coffee at Fiddleheads!!!

Bill@Run Ozaukee