September Newsletter

Welcome to September! Can you feel it? Of course you can! Fall is in the air, the runs are getting a little easier, and soon the leaves will start changing color and Coach Jake will be wearing a beanie 24-7!

This is going to be another exciting, and unique month for our family as we head back into peak race season. We start with the Race 4 Freedom 5K on Saturday September 6. With most of our family participating in the event, there will be no official group run.

If you are not running in the 5K, the suggested mileage (on your own) are as follows:

5K: 1–2 miles
10K: 3–4 miles
Half: 11 miles
Full: 18 miles

After the shakeout run (from Scheels) on Thursday September 4, we are gathering at Old Chicago (in the Town East parking lot) to celebrate Betty, Danielle, and Coach Jake’s birthday(s).

Both Coach Jake and Coach Tony will be in Colorado, along with several other family members, on the weekend of September 20-21 to compete in the Pikes Peak Ascent! We are planning on having an official group run that Saturday with other Board Members leading the charge.

Even if you are not attending the event, there is a special commemorative TJ’s running logo that you can put on running gear of your choice, available for purchase in honor of Coach Jake’s mom who we lost in March, as Pikes Peak was one of her favorite places to visit and relax.

On Friday September 29 and Saturday September 30, Coach Tony is doing his Treadmill Takeover as we continue to raise funds for ICT S.O.S. and the Great World Race. Tony will start running on a treadmill at Planet Fitness at 6 p.m. Friday and continue for 24 hours until 6 p.m. Saturday! Our group run that Saturday morning will start at Planet Fitness so we can all encourage Coach Tony and help him achieve his goal, and/or keep his sanity!

Happy Birthday!

Shannon Fredrickson — 9/2
Stephanie Costello — 9/3
Betty Balton — 9/6
Danielle Martin — 9/7
Coach Jake — 9/7
Steve McDonald — 9/7
Michael Obermeyer — 9/10
Beth Bowdoin — 9/11
Michelle Green — 9/16
Susy Ellis — 9/20
Scott Brown — 9/20
Lena Balton — 9/22
Kelly Cotera Fonseca — 9/26

📸 A Look Back at August