Shenandoah Fitness

The weather is not quite as cold and I'm starting to see more people out running and biking. March is the beginning of the race season for both running and biking, so take a look at our event calendar and plan on participating in some of the upcoming races.

Happy New Year to everyone! Hopefully 2009 will be a healthy and fit year for all of our visitors. There are lots of activities in the coming spring months within the area, so keep an open eye.

I'm looking forward to the New Market Firecracker 5 miler tomorrow. This is about as close as you get to a home race for me, so wish me luck! Hopefully I'll see a bunch of you there tomorrow.

Another month gone by... The weather isn't too terribly hot in the valley yet, so check out our upcoming fitness events and come out and participate. As always, if you know of another event that we don't have listed, tell us about it and we'll make sure it shows up in our event calendar.

Occurs On	Event Name	Location
7/4/2008	14th Annual New Market Firecracker 5-miler	New Market, VA
7/4/2008	3rd Annual Downtown Academy Mile	Lynchburg, VA
7/10/2008	Shenandoah Valley Track Club Summer Track Meet	Harrisonburg, VA
7/12/2008	Battle at Burke Farm	Culpeper, VA
7/19/2008	Annual Percival's Island 5-Miler	Lynchburg, VA
7/19/2008	Clay L Seller Memorial 5K	Singers Glen, VA
7/24/2008	Shenandoah Valley Track Club Summer Track Meet	Harrisonburg, VA
7/26/2008	8th Annual - Wilderness 101	Coburn, PA

Where did May go? Weren't we just writing about events upcoming in May? Oh well, time flies, I hope you were able to participate in some events in May. June looks to be even busier. Check out the following events and try to participate in at least one event this month. If you know of another event that we don't have listed, tell us about it and we'll make sure it shows up in our event calendar.

Occurs On	Event Name	Location
6/1/2008	Massanutten Hoo-Ha!	Keezletown , VA
6/1/2008	Peaksview Park Race	Lynchburg, VA
6/3/2008	Lynchburg Summer Track Series Week 1	Lynchburg, VA
6/7/2008	Old Dominion 100 Mile Endurance Run	Woodstock, VA
6/7/2008	Run With Grace 5K & 1mile Fun Run/Walk	Roanoke, VA
6/10/2008	Lynchburg Summer Track Series Week 2	Lynchburg, VA
6/14/2008	7th Annual Run for Justice, 5K Run/Walk, 10K	Danville, VA
6/14/2008	Uncle Billy's Day Two Miler	Altavista, VA
6/17/2008	Lynchburg Summer Track Series Week 3	Lynchburg, VA
6/21/2008	Annual Presbyterian Homes 5K	Lynchburg, VA
6/24/2008	Lynchburg Summer Track Series Week 4	Lynchburg, VA
6/26/2008	Shenandoah Valley Track Club Summer Track Meet	Harrisonburg, VA
6/28/2008	Cougar Challenge 5K & 2 Mile Fun Run	Shenandoah Junction, WV
6/29/2008	Rappahannock Ridge Rumble	Fredricksburg, VA

May looks to be an active month for both riders and runners here in the valley. Check out the following events and try to participate in at least one event this month. If you know of another event that we don't have listed, tell us about it and we'll make sure it shows up in our event calendar.

Occurs On	Event Name	Location
5/10/2008	Trail Nut 10K and Half-Marathon	Bedford, VA
5/10/2008	Yee-Ha! Downhill Race 2008	McGaheysville, VA
5/17/2008	Fat Tire Frenzy at Falling Creek	Bedford, VA
5/18/2008	5th Annual Central Virginia Bike Festival	Forest, VA
5/18/2008	Queen City Century	Staunton, VA
5/18/2008	Queen City Century	Staunton, Virginia
5/24/2008	Appalachian Power Festival 5k/10K Run	Roanoke, VA
5/26/2008	11th Annual Central Virginia Kidney Association (CVKA) Memorial Day 10K	Lynchburg, VA
5/31/2008	The Super D	Keezletown , VA

Spring is officially here, the weather is getting warmer, and we're starting to see more events in our area. Check out the following events and try to participate in at least one event this month. If you know of another event that we don't have listed, tell us about it and we'll make sure it shows up in our event calendar.

Occurs On	Event Name	Location
4/5/2008	Charles Town Rotary 5K Fun Run/Walk	Charles Town, WV
4/5/2008	Spring-Into-Summer 5K	Blacksburg, VA
4/6/2008	Just The Right Gear Dragon’s Back	Craig County, VA
4/12/2008	Apple Bud 5K	Stephens City, VA
4/12/2008	Star City Women's 5K	Roanoke, VA
4/12/2008	Tulip 2 Mile Run/Walk	Berkeley Springs, WV
4/17/2008	Massanutten Thursday Trail Work	Massanuten, VA
4/19/2008	2008 Fodderstack 10K	Flint Hill, VA
4/19/2008	Heart Havens 5K Run & Fun Walk	Winchester, VA
4/19/2008	University Bookstore Hokie Hope 5K/Run Walk	Blacksburg, VA

Need help with your motivation while training? Have a hard time remembering your previous workouts? Checkout our free training log and start keeping track of all your health and fitness activities. This training log is one of several features we are using courtesy of the Fitness Partners website and we're very excited about it. Check back in over the coming weeks as we expand the training tools we offer.

Check out the 25th annual Star City Women's 5K, one of the area's first and longest running all women running events. The race is on Saturday April 12th with registration starting at 7:45AM and the race at 9:00AM. So ladies come out and be part of the 25th running of this historical race and gentlemen come out and cheer the ladies on!

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