Welcome November!

November has arrived with cold weather running (well, at least in the mornings) and shorter days. Thankfully the FootRx walls are quickly filling up with nifty new apparel and accessories for those chilly and dark runs. New jackets, base layers, reflective gear, hats, mittens, and lots of those stylin'-yet-ever-so-functional compression socks are out of the boxes and ready to be put to use. Oh, and don't forget arm sleeves!






If busting out some new swanky cold weather gear is not enough to soothe your sorrow from bidding autumn farewell, here are a few things to help ease your winter transition:

- The new Mizuno Wave Rider 15 has finally arrived at the store! Literally, it just arrived 15 minutes ago. This should be enough to put a smile on quite a few Mizuno fans.

- For the month of November all in-stock kids shoes and past seasons cross country spikes will be 50% off!

- November 11-December 31st All Thorlo socks are "Buy 3 Get 1 Free"...Toasty toes and stocking stuffers, anyone?

- Wednesday, November 16th, Chi Running founder Danny Dryer will be giving a free talk on "The Little Things We Neglect as Runners." The talk will be from 6:30-7:30pm at the store. Please RSVP to aaron@footrx.com.

- Black Friday, which will be here before you know it, will boast a store wide sale! Keep an eye out for details later this month.


Happy Friday and congrats to all who completed the 2011 Cross Country Grand Prix Series!

Race Report from Oct. 29-30

Brookhaven 5K Run for Muscular Dystrophy, October 29, 2011, Matthews, NC
Don McMahill, 75, 31:03 - 1st AG

Lydia Odell ran the Greenville marathon Saturday, Oct. 29. She finished in a time of 3:30 and earned Master's Champion. She was the 6th overall female.

Curtis Rowe won his age group for the Haunted Half Saturday and was 15th overall in 1:26.

2011 Cross Country Series Final Results

Male Overall
1. David Workman
2. Curtis Rowe
3. Michael Anderson

Female Overall
1. Amanda Chase
2. Chris Pruitt
3. Terry Etterman

Male Master's (40+)
1. Duncan Sharrits

Male Grand Master's (50+)
1. Ron Wyant

Female Grand Master's (50+)
1. Brenda Canter

Male Senior Grand Master's (60+)
1. Jim Semon

Female Senior Grand Master's (60+)
1. Patricia Cowan

Teams:

Under 50
Michael Anderson
Terry Etterman
Chris Pruitt
Mishele Fields
Rob Fields

Over 50
Jim Semon
Rick Cochran
Keila Cochran
Brenda Canter
Pat Cowan

Cross Country Series Race #10 Results

Results from Montreat College 8k on 10-27-11

Males
1. Dave Workman 28:34
2. Eric Damtoft 28:49
3. Curtis Rowe 30:17
4. Ryan Kingrey 30:32
5. Oliver Mednick 30:35
6. Charles Williamson 34:13
7. Michael Anderson 35:10
8. The Sammy 35:12
9. Duncan Sharrits 35:23
10. Paul Fitzpatrick 35:31
11. Alex Barren 35:33
12. Anthony Schmidt 37:56
13. Ron Wyant 39:14
14. Albert Noah 41:33
15. Rick Cochran 43:03
16. Ralph VanPraag 43:03
17. Jim Semon 43:17
18. Michael Cope 51:45
19. Hank Caplan 56:12
20. Chris Young 56:16


Females
1. Amanda Chase 33:07
2. Johna Applestein 35:34
3. Maggie Friedline 36:30
4. Marie Orton 39:18
5. Jess Schaner 40:39
6. Terry Etterman 40:40
7. Chris Pruitt 41:29
8. Brenda Canter 42:57
9. Anna Pearl Jones 44:30
10. Sarah Hendricks 46:16
11. Patricia Cowan 46:50
12. Keila Cochran 46:56
13. Debbie Ford 50:10
14. Rose Caplan 56:11
15. Kathy Pressley 56:15
16. Donna Cope 1:00:14

FREE Chi Running talk by Danny Dryer

Come to Foot Rx Running on Nov. 16th at 6:30pm for Danny Dryers Talk on "The little things we neglect as runners."

The talk is free, but please RSVP to aaron@footrx.com before Nov. 9th.

Race Report from Oct. 22-23 & Prior

Raylene Morrow (pictured above) sent in the following race report:
the Myrtle Beach Mini Marathon was a blast. Weather was perfect. I was wanting to be under 2 hours but was 2:00:40 and one visit to the port-a-john. I ended up 26th in my age group. I was right on track and in the last 3 miles I felt I had made up for the potty trip. I got to the 13 mile clock in exactly 2 hours flat. I was feeling strong and just pushed on to the finish line. I took close to 17 minutes off 2010’s time so I am happy with that. Now recovery time : )


Dennis Duffy sent in the following Race Report:
"I went off the beaten path and ran the 1st Great Pumpkin Mountain Challenge in Fairview. It was a 10k-ish trail event with a couple of miles that were impossible to run – more of a tough hike with beautiful views from the top of Tater Knob. This reminds me of the Rock to Rock Race in terms of intensity and difficulty. The 1st place finisher was 59 minutes and change. I was 6th overall (out of 20 runners – there were also 20 or so hikers) with a time of 78 minutes and change. After two hour there were still 6 runners on the course and after nearly two and a half hours there were still 3 runners on the course. Based on talking with runners afterward I know there were at least 3 people running who had run Shut In before so it did attract some “hard core” trail runners. It was a lot of fun, great people organizing the race and I think it could develop a nice cult following in the future."

Andy Brouwer was 1st in his Age Group & 9th overall in 32:14. Rebecca Mayernick was 3rd female overall in 36:00. Dennis Duffy ran 41:47 and finished 73rd Overall & 8th in his Age Group in the Thomas Wolfe 8k. Albert Noah ran the Thomas Wolfe 8k in 42:06, a new PR! He was 75th out of 281 finishers. Melissa McCulloch was 2nd in her Age Group in 47:16.

Dan Mason finished 1st in his Age Group for the 1st time in the Run for the Horses 5k. Congrats Dan!

Ladies Night is THIS Tuesday!

Ladies Night is THIS Tuesday, October 25th from 6-9pm!

* 30% off all apparel!
* 15% off Shoes and accessories!
* Tasty treats from Flat Rock Village Bakery and The Appalachian Vintner - come early, these will go fast!
* Free Active Release Treatment (ART) demos from Myers Chiropractic & Functional Health's very own Dr. Brent Myers!
* Chance to win shoes, apparel, gift certificates, and more! All you have to do is show up!


See you there!