Join the 2012 MRC New Runners’ Program

This is an affordable 10 week program designed to take you from walking to running a 5K. Registration includes all of the following:

• 10 week program with weekly runs beginning on February 7th:
  • Runs led by NRP mentors with information sessions on Tuesdays from 6:30pm – 7:45pm
  • Optional group run on Saturdays at 7:30am
  • Location in downtown Mebane.
• Programs starts with mostly walking, increasing running intervals each week on a set schedule.
• Weekly email with workout schedule, helpful articles, encouragement and more.
• Information sessions on stretching, goal setting, running your first 5K, nutrition and more from our volunteer mentors
• Registration for the Dogwood 5K in downtown Mebane the evening of Friday April 27th, 2012
• One year individual membership to the Mebane Running Club
• Program open to men and women 18 years and over, 16 years with parent / guardian’s permission.
• All fitness levels welcome! If you can walk, you can run!
• Important Note – Participants should consult their health care provider before beginning any new type of exercise or fitness program.

Questions about the program? Want to register?
Plan to attend a  New Runners’ Program Information Session!

Tuesday, January 17th 7 – 8pm Mebane Arts & Community Center
Saturday, January 21st 9:30 – 10:30am – Mebane Public Library

Click here to RSVP today for one of the information sessions.

Registration will be available ONLINE ONLY from January 21st – 31st.

Have more questions? Want them answered before an information session?
Send us an email here.

Check out the details of the program and how to register by clicking here. The program starts this Wednesday, December 14th, so sign up soon!

• Larry Knight  1:59:49   1:57:31   8:58/m 3rd M 65 – 69
• Katie Gandee 2:05:48   2:03:3   9:26/m
• Cathy O’Neal  2:22:31   2:20:14   10:42/m
• Ryan Edelson  2:24:38   2:17:48   10:31/m
• Joyce Gandee  2:48:55   2:41:59   12:22/m
• Wendy Edelson 3:25:13   3:13:04  14:44/m
• Jan Badstein   3:25:16   3:13:07   14:45/m

November 12th – Outer Banks 8k in Wilmington, NC

• Kristin Riley    54:12   53:44   10:50/m

November 12th – Run for Life 5K in Cary, NC

• Paul Phillips 23:39 1st M 50 -59

November 12th – Free to Breathe 5K in Greensboro, NC

• Sharon Cates

November 12th – Danville 8k & Half Marathon in Danville, VA

8k

• Barb Taylor 42:04  4th F overall, 1st F 40 – 44
• Mike Goddard   42:04  2nd M 30 – 34
• Holly Howell   47:30   2nd F 25 -29
• Jennifer Goddard  47:31  3rd F 25 – 29
• Beth Coble  53:46  3rd F 40 – 44
• Tammy Rice  52:13  4th F 45 – 49
• Beth Wilkerson  56:04   5th F  45 – 49
• Sandra Brown  1:02:08  2nd F 55 – 59

Half Marathon

• John Vance  1:59:40
• Adriana Tavernise 2:20:50 2nd F 40 – 44

November 7th – City of Oaks Half Marathon in Raleigh, NC
Full Results

• Paul Phillips 1:54:40   1:54:03  8:42/m

November 6th, 2011 – New York City Marathon

• Caleb Baker 4:28:57   10:16/m

November 6th, 2011 -  Battleship Half Marathon in Wilmington, NC

• Leah Hein  2:25:32   2:26:58

November 5th, 2011 – Savannah Rock n Roll Half – Savannah, GA

• Tracy Britt 1:48:58   1:50:15
• Lauri Daughtry  1:54  1:56:26
• Julie Rachlin  2:11:27  2:31:11

November 5th, 2011 – New York Road Runners 5K Dash NYC
Full Results

• Courtney Baker   23:28   7:35/m  33 out of 502 in AG

5K

• Jill Fricke  22:42 1st F 30 – 34
• Elaine Bixby  24:23  1st F 35 – 39
• Larry Knight  24:55 1st M 60+
• Jessica Bronson  27:24  2nd F 30 – 34
• Rod Snyder  27:39 1st M 40 – 44
• McKenna Snyder  27:40 1st F 1-19
  
• Denise Snyder  27:41 2nd F 40 – 44
  
• Sam Bronson  27:51 2nd M 60+
• Tyler Lee   28:05 2nd F 20 – 24
• Anneke Brouwer  32:30
• Rebecca Thomas  31:09
• Lynn Briggs 38:47 (coaching kids)  1st F 55 – 59
• Ethan Brouwer 38:47
• Tammy Rice   40:43 (coaching kids)  1st F 45 – 49
• Sue Proctor 41:05 (coaching kids)  1st F 60+
• Jan Badstein  43:56

10K

• Paul Phillips  49:52  1st M 55 – 59 (2nd overall finisher)
• Bessie Mbadugha  54:56  2nd F 35 – 39

October 29th, 2011 – Mud Bug Run – Greensboro, NC
Full Results

• Tracy Britt     50:42 16:21/M
• Jason Britt    50:42 16:21/M
• Sherri Buckner  50:45 16:22/M
• Jenny Brownell

October 29th, 2011 – Beach2Battleship Tri in Wilmington, NC

• Ann Brady  Swim 57:07   T1 14:03  Bike  7:46  :46 T2 9:34   Run 5:53:34   overall 15:01:03

October 22nd, 2011 – Ridge to Bridge Marathon

• Alan Schumacher  3:56:28   3:56:38   9:02/m
• Richard Kohrman   4:13:46    4:13:57   9:41/m

October 22nd, 2011 – ATT 10 miler in Cary, NC
Full Results

• Elaine Bixby   1:28:09 1:28:19 8:50/m
• Joan Boone   1:43:16 1:43:26 10:21/m

October 8th, 2011 – Cannonball 1/2 Marathon in Greensboro, NC
Full Results

• Jill Fricke  1:40:24   1:40:11  7:40/m   1st F 30 – 34
• Robert Earhart  1:45:20   1:45:11  8:02

October 1st, 2011 – Carrboro 10K
Age group awards

• Richard Kohrman  7:29   46:28
• Casey Chopek   7:36   47:08
• Laurie Conteh  8:22   51:53
• Elaine Bixby  8:22   51:53
• Larry Knight   8:26   52:18  2nd M 65 – 69
• Heather Moore  8:57   55:35
• Valerie Myers  9:00   55:49
• Jessica Bronson   9:00  55:53
• Sam Bronson  9:39   59:51
• Leah Hein   9:55  1:01:34
• Lynn Briggs 10:02  1:02:18
• Tammy RIce 10:50  1:07:10
• Sue Proctor  11:14   1:09:42
• Sandra Brown   12:18   1:16:18

September 24th, 2011 – Retro Run 5k in Greensboro
Full Results

• Elaine Bixby  23:49  23:46  7:41/m  3rd F 35 – 39
• Linda Kroger   25:14  25:07  8:08/m  3rd F 30 – 34
• Charlie Kroger  25:14  25:06  8:08/m
• Katie Gandee  26:10  26:01   8:26/m  1st F 15 -19
• Tracy Britt  26:22   26:16   8:30/m
• Lauri Daughtry   26:26  26:22  8:32/m  3rd F 45 – 49
• Julie Rachlin    29:29    29:26   9:31/m
• Joyce Gandee 32:34   32:24   10:30/m 3rd F 50 – 54
• Beth Coble   34:57   34:48   11:16/m
• Sylvia Sichi  35:33   35:22   11:28/m
• Beth Wilkerson   36:01   35:51  11:37/m
• Lori Helgeson   36:32   36:22   11:47/m

Retro Run Photos from On the Mark Sports
September 24th, 2011 – Bands on the Run 5k in Hillsborough
Full Results

• Kim Glenn   26:14
• Stephanie Rankin 26:35  1st pl F 50+
• Bob Rankin 28:24 2nd M 50+

September 17th – Autism Society of NC 5k in Greensboro, NC

• Bessie Mbaduglia   25:39   1st F 30 – 39

September 10th, 2011 – Mebane on the Move
5K Full Results

• Jonathan Brunger  19:30  19:30   6:18/m   1st pl M 25 – 29
• Elaine Bixby  24:05   23:59   7:46/m  1st pl F 35 – 39
• Alan Sharpe   24:09  24:01  7:47/m  2nd pl M 40 -44
• Lauri Daughtry  25:02  24:49  8:05/m  1st pl F 45 – 49
• Mike Goddard   25:08  25:00  8:06/m
• Barb Taylor  25:11  25:04  8:07/m  1st pl F 40 – 44
• Larry Knight  25:51   25:41   8:20/m  1st pl M 65 – 69
• Kim Glenn  26:09   26:03   8:26/m
• Bessie Mdadugha   26:34   26:31   8:34/m 3rd pl F 35 – 59
• Jessica Bronson   27:31   27:22   8:53/m  2nd place F 30 – 34
• Tyler Lee   27:33   27:25   8:53/m
• Amy Mock   28:18   28:10   9:08/m
• Sam Bronson  28:44   28:38    9:16/m   2nd pl M 65 – 69
• Leon Rice   29:35   29:24   9:33/m
• Ken Weeks   29:42   29:07   9:35/m   3rd pl M 40 – 44
• Holly Howell   30:13   30:05   9:45/m
• Jennifer Goddard   30:13   30:06   9:45/m
• Jim Jo Carter   30:18   30:09   9:46/m
• Joyce Gandee   30:20   30:10   9:47/m  1st pl F 50 – 54
• Joan Boone   30:22   30:12   9:48/m    3rd pl F 55 – 59
• Jenni Brunger  32:02   31:49  10:20/m
• Beth Coble   33:45   33:10  10:53/m
• Jenny Brownell (and Brooke)   34:27   33:43   11:07/m
• Kathy Colville   34:33   33:52  11:09/m
• Courtney Doi   34:33   33:52  11:09/m
• Leslie Strong 35:19  34:37   11:24/m
• Katie Redmond   36:23   35:53   11:44/m
• Michelle Weeks   45:02    44:16   14:32/m
• Lynn Merrill   48:10    47:41   15:32/m

10k Full Results

• Jean-Pierre Joubert   45:44  45:22   7:23/m  3rd pl M 30 – 34
• Jill Fricke   46:37   46:31   7:31/m  2nd pl F 30 -34
• Richard Kohrman   46:39   46:32   7:31/m 1st pl M 60 – 64
• Robert Earhart   47:08   46:46   7:36/m
• Bonnie Joubert   49:28   49:05   7:59/m
• Steve Gray   49:55   49:18   8:03/m
• Laurie Conteh 54:37   54:28   8:49/m
• Casey Chopek   54:57   54:57   8:52/m
• Valerie Myers   58:16   57:55   9:24/m  3rd pl F 40 – 44
• Julie Rachlin 1:04:21   1:04:03  10:23/m
• Leah Hein  1:06:33   1:06:02   10:44/m
• Alicia Tanner1:14:40   1:13:58  12:03/m
• Melissa Graham  1:16:06   1:15:39   12:16/m  1st pl F 55 – 59
• Lori Helgeson  1:19:47   1:19:23   12:52/m   3rd pl F 50 – 54

2011 MRC at Mebane on the Move

2011 MOTM - Rebecca & Beth

2011 MOTM - Courtney & Kathy

2011 MOTM - Amy

2011 MRC - Sam

2011 MRC - Leon

2011 MOTM - Holly

2011 MOTM - Jennifer

2011 MOTM - Joyce

2011 MOTM - Denise leading the 10k

2011 MOTM - Jenny & Brooke

2011 MOTM - Kathy

2011 MOTM - Caleb Master of Ceremonies

Additional topics will include:

• Winter Social aka ‘Running of the Lights’ committee
• 2012 New Runners Program committee
• Nominating committee for 2012 Elections
• Charitable giving
• Race participation
• MRC Ambassadors
• By-law amendments
• and more!

If you cannot attend the meeting, but want to serve on a committee or comment on the by-law changes, please comment below or send an email to mebanerunning@gmail.com. They will be presented at the meeting.

(Oh…and please print out a copy for yourself to bring to the meeting. We will have limited copies available. Thanks!)

2011.9 MRC Proposed By-Law Changes

I just arrived in New England for the third and final summer of my graduate program. I have been attending graduate school in Western Massachusetts for the past two years, and in August I will have my master’s degree. It has been 27 months of leaving the hot summers of the North Carolina and attending school in New England during the summer (the best time of year), which I get to enjoy from the inside of the library.

Last summer, I was so overwhelmed with school that running (and yoga) were second to my seemingly endless articles to read, papers to write, and presentations to give. I bought a new pair of sneakers to start the summer. I sadly put 5 miles on them before returning to home. Two of those miles occurred in Mebane, while I was home on my break in July.

This summer I made the resolution to run more. I know that it is a great way to clear my head and relieve stress. This has been an element in my research focus.

I resolve to get out more. How else will I get to enjoy the beautiful New England summer? I look forward to speed work on the track and enjoying a long trail run before class. On Monday, I will start the training program for the 10K during Mebane on the Move. I will be submitting my thesis that day. I may even be wearing my running clothes and go out for a celebratory run.

I am a runner in graduate school, but most of all, I am a runner.

So, would you like to be my running partner? I will run in the small New England town, which is home for 10 weeks. You run in Mebane, or wherever you may be this summer. I will see you briefly in July and then again in August, when I am running to help myself come back to my real life.

5K Results

• Elaine Bixby  22:44  22:42   7:03/m
• Casey Chopek   23:12  23:06  7:27/m
• Caleb Baker  23:39   23:36   7:37/m
• Lauri Daughtry   24:44  24:42  7:58/m
• James Wilkerson   24:51  24:48   8:00/m
• Barb Taylor    24:52  24:48   8:00/m
• Rebecca Brouwer   25:58  25:55   8:22/m
• Mike Goddard  26:06  26:02  8:24/m
• Larry Knight  26:10   26:06  8:25/m
• Beth Payne   26:36   26:33  8:34/m
• Holly Howell  27:18   27:13   8:47/m
• Leon Rice  27:23   27:17   8:48/m
• Adriana Tavernise  28:11   28:03  9:03/m
• Cathy O’Neal  28:23  28:15  9:07/m
• Katie Gandee  28:58  28:54   9:19/m  2nd place F 15 – 19
• Joyce Gandee  30:12  30:08   9:43/m
• Leah Hein   30:21   30:15  9:45/m
• Sam Bronson   31:52  31:41  10:32/m
• Tom Perciaccante  33:23  33:12  10:43/m
• Mandy Rice  33:33  33:27   10:47/m
• Barbara Fuentes  34:19  34:09  11:01/m
• Tonya Davis  34:46  34:32  11:08/m
• Sylvia Sichi  35:03  34:53  11:15/m
• Anneke Brouwer  35:06   35:04  11:19/m 2nd place F AG
• Lori Helgeson  36:01  35:51  11:34/m
• Kim Main  36:58  36:44  11:51/m
• Ethan Brouwer  37:36  37:35  12:07/m
• Lynn Briggs  37:39  37:35  12:07/m
• Tammy Rice  38:15  38:08  12:18/m (pacer)
• Jennifer Newsome  39:11  39:01  12:35/m
• Kimberly Thompson  39:28  39:20   12:41/m
• Cindy Allmond  40:25   40:19  13:00/m
• Carri Deeney   42:12  42:00  13:33/m
• Elizabeth Oxendine   44:03   43:43  14:06/m
• Penny Troxler – Walker  44:45   44:27   14:20/m
• Shanon Wilson  44:46  44:31   14:22/m
• Lynn Merrill  45:45   45:26   14:39/m
• Carey Holland  47:24   47:16   15:15/m
• Jan Badstein   47:35   47:21   15:15/m
• Charlie & Linda Kroger

10K Results

• Tracy Britt

June 11th, 2011 – MackFest in Burlington
5K Results

• Nikki Michaels

10K Results

June 18th, 2011 – Running of the Bulls 8k in Durham
Full Results

• Larry Knight
• Cathy O’Neal
• Valerie Myers
• Melissa Wood
• Leah Hein

I recently returned from a short getaway to Oregon. My husband and I were even lucky enough to see the state championship track meet at Hayward Field at UO, in Tracktown, USA. We packed our running clothes and sneakers; I even broke my cardinal rule of not wearing my running sneakers for walking purposes. Instead of taking in a run in Portland and taking advantage of the first sunny day in months, my husband and I attended a yoga class.

Who could blame us, spending roughly 7 hours in a plane, was certainly feeling it. It was just what we needed that we returned the next day. We even learned a few new things that could “help the runners in the class,” as was pointed out to us. I think it was because my husband was wearing a “RUNTRIAD” shirt. Needless to say, we covered about 16 miles of walking over our trip. I thought that I was going to run, but instead I did yoga. I returned to my mat.

Roughly ten years ago, I stepped into my first yoga class. It was a free class offered at the student recreation center. I was a junior in college and was interested in trying something new. My roommate and I found ourselves giggling our way through our first class. We were not familiar with yoga etiquette; we showed up late and whispered to each other.

Over the next few years, I researched yoga and the benefits of having a practice. I read magazines and books; I attended classes, and noticed that my practice deepened. I found that yoga was effective of maintaining a relatively low level of stress, as I am typically a “high-strung” person. When things became overwhelming for me, I would retreat to my mat. My husband even noticed the positive impact that it had on me. My first job post-undergraduate degree, I was known to retreat to an empty conference room to sit quietly or breathe while in handstand, you usually heard my boots hit the wall with two thumps, but you would be amazed at your perspective of things while upside down.

I strive to wake early for a few sun salutations to start my day. (The times I do something to that effect, I notice a huge difference in my day, and you would think that would be a motivation. I, however, enjoy my sleep.) I do have a somewhat regular home practice. I don’t practice everyday. But I enjoy taking classes. My favorite part of class is having some direct me so I can deepen my practice; this is why I think that videos can be beneficial. A yoga class offers a chance for someone to adjust you while you are in postures, to make sure that your form is correct and not at risk for injuring yourself. There is nothing worse than injuring you in yoga class!

I did! I sprained both of my ankles (at the same time) in class trying to be a “yoga hero.” I was in side plank on my right and moved over to side plank on my left, somehow I managed to put enough pressure on both my ankles to injury both of them. I was not paying attention in class and moved too quickly. I also didn’t properly give myself time to heal; my recover was twice as long as it needed to be.

I even ran on my ankles! (Oh the lessons, I have learned!)

Last winter, I became a runner. Now, I didn’t wake up one day and say, “you know I think I am going to go for a run today.” This decision was a few years coming, after attending several of my husband’s races, and attempting the Couch to 5K program twice. (I completed it successfully in 2010. Third time is a charm.) I did not have the usual new runner injuries. I did IT band stretches and felt nothing. If my hamstrings were tight, it was nothing that a few down dogs and a forward fold couldn’t handle. My breathing was never an issue, if I worked too hard and my breathing became shallow, I concentrated on 3-part breath while I ran. I was (and still am) a slow runner. I turned my focus to running, and slowly let go of yoga. My yoga mat started to gather dust.

I started to notice small differences in my performance. My flexibility was no longer what it was, I finally discovered IT band pain. My habit of ending each run with a short yoga sequence that helped with my stretching was falling by the wayside. I rushed my stretching and I thought I was good to go. I felt fine. But I lost the focus of my practice and taking care of myself. I also neglected my cross training. Even though yoga is a great way to cross train, I did not have a regular yoga practice.

But I wasn’t fine. Now, you could make an argument either way about the effects of yoga had on my running depending how you feel about yoga. I noticed the correlation between yoga and running for myself. I think on of the great things about yoga, it is deeply personal practice. You may encounter people in a class who feel they are in competition with other on how deep you can go into Warrior II. Each day is different; your flexibility varies each time you practice, as does the right and left side of your body. Think about how your running changes through out the week.

I am an advocate of developing a yoga practice, because any one can do it. When I hear, “oh I’m not flexible enough for yoga,” I have learned that is another way of saying, that “I’m not ready.” That is ok. I truly do believe that if we decide to start a yoga practice, we come to it our own time.

Also, if you would like it, it could have a deeper spiritual meaning. There is a school of thought that addresses the spirituality component of yoga and without it the practice is not truly yoga. I don’t completely agree with that, as prayer and mediation can take many forms. I do believe that once you step onto your yoga mat, that is your time. How you use your time is completely up to you.

As runners, we are all at different stages, 5Ks to marathons. As yogis, I find it to be the same as well. I read Runner’s World as well as Yoga Journal; they both have equal places in my house. I know that when I run in the woods, I need to be alert of the potential dangers, but also enjoy the quiet time of reflection and nature. I take comfort in knowing that yoga has taught me to present in the moment. I am grateful for teachings of yoga and how it has influenced my running.