Freedom Walk & Run 5k: Columbus Ohio

Operation Homefront of Ohio is proud to announce Freedom Walk 2010 to be held on Saturday, September 10, 2011 - Mcpherson Commons Nationwide arena Area!

Join our continuing national tradition to reflect on September 11th, and renew your commitment to freedom, the values of our country and to honor our veterans, past and present.

During the month of September citizens across the country join together in walking to establish a tradition to renew our commitment to freedom and the values of our country, to honor our veterans, past and present, and reflect on the lives lost on September 11. Funds raised in conjunction with Freedom Walks will go to support the mission of Operation Homefront.

http://www.active.com/running/columbus-oh/operation-homefront-ohio-freedom-walkrun-2011

Walk, Run & Roll 5k

Volunteer for the Uptown Pumpkin Dash 5k - Marysville Ohio

With the upcoming Uptown Pumpkin Dash 5k on Thanksgiving Day, 2011, we will be looking for some volunteers to help us.  If you not going to participate and would like a cool shirt just like the runners and walkers will get then why not volunteer for an hour.

We are looking primarily for volunteers to help us with parking coordination, race day registration, finish line assistance and course marshalling (directing participants along the course).  All easy work.

If you can help, follow this volunteer link.  We'll receive your information and will be in contact with you about a perfect role.

Pumpkin Pies - Uptown Pumpkin Dash 5k - Marysville, Ohio

One of the more exciting aspects of the Uptown Pumpkin Dash will be the pumpkin pies we'll have on race day for participants.  We'll have 300 pumpkin pies to give to the first finishers of the race, courtesy of our sponsor, Community Markets in Marysville.

Speaking about Community Markets, we are also going to be asking participants to donate a canned item to one of our two charities, Marysville Food Pantry.  If you can, please support our sponsor by purchasing your donated item from them.  When at all possible, stop by their store and pick a few things up.  I think you'll like the store and the friendly staff.

Community Markets
700 Milford Avenue

Race for the End: Poverty 5k - Hilliard, Ohio

The 2nd Annual Race for the End Poverty 5k will take place at Homestead Park in Hilliard, Ohio on Saturday April 30th.

This year sees a change in venues from Glacier Ridge Metro Park in Dublin to a more central location in Hilliard.

This year the presenting sponsor will be The Limited.


For more details about the race please visit the race website at Speedy Sneakers Racing

For more information on the sponsoring organization:  International Development Collaborative

International Development Collaborative (IDC) is a non-profit organization that encourages the creation of sustainable entrepreneurial micro-enterprises in rural villages of developing countries.  IDC provides rural villages the opportunity to sell their products on an international scale.  IDC achieves its social objective by assisting villagers to develop their communities economically and to raise their standard of living.

Visit their website at http://www.idcvillage.org/

Hope to see you all there.

Uptown Pumpkin Dash 5k - Marysville, Ohio

 We are excited to announce the inaugural Thanksgiving Day event in Marysville, Ohio.  The Uptown Pumpkin Dash 5k will take place on Thursday November 24, 2011 in the beautiful Uptown District of Marysville.

Here are the details

When:  November 24, 2011
Where:  Uptown District, Marysville Ohio
Start Time:  9:00 a.m.
Distance:  5k
Timing:  Chip Timed event by Speedy Sneakers Racing

Registration Fees:  Range from $20-$30
Website:  http://www.speedysneakersracing.com/

In addition to the race, we will be raising money for the Memorial Meals Program and the Marysville Food Pantry.  When registering please consider a doantion and as always 100% of your donation will go to charity.  On the day of the race, please bring a canned food item to the event.

Many thanks and we look forward to having you

Care to Walk 5k - Frazeysburg, Ohio

Registration is now open for the Care to Walk 5k.  The event will be held at the Longaberger Homestead in Frazeysburg, Ohio on Saturday October 30 starting at 9:00 a.m.

The first 100 registrants will receive a special Longaberger travel mug.

You can register by visiting Speedy Sneakers Racing

Special Announcement: Ipico Sports Timekeeping

Special Announcement:  Beginning in spring 2011, Speedy Sneakers Racing will begin offering chip timing services to augment our existing manual timing service.  The new offering will allow us to service larger races while still being able to assist our smaller races.

We have chosen to use Ipico Sports Timekeeping.  Ipico is an award winning timing system that has been used in the London Marathon, the Bolder Boulder 10k and the Nike Women's Marathon to name a few.

For more information about Ipico visit their website - IPICOSPORTS
For a quote, please visit Speedy Sneakers Racing

Race for the Cure - Columbus, Ohio

The Columbus edition of the Race for the Cure is about to take place this Saturday, May 15.  What started out as an 800 runner/walker event held at Ohio State University a few years ago has grown into one of the largest events in the country. 

Some 45,000 or more runners and walkers are expected to line up on Saturday morning to wind their way through 3 miles of downtown Columbus to finish in front of the State Capital.

What's really fun about this race, are the people who come out to cheer you.  At various parts of the course you will be greated by a rock band and who can forget the bikers reving their engines at about the last mile.

This race is not about running fast times, but rather about contributing to the efforts of those who are trying to make break throughs in cancer treatment, or who are trying to make others more comfortable in their last days.

So, if you are near Columbus this Saturday come on out and witness the party.

Thanks EAS

Thanks to EAS for sponsoring us with Myoplex drinks for all finishes.  We appreciate your support.

See you all at the Race for the End:  Poverty 5k.  Dublin, Ohio June 5, 2010 at Glacier Ridge Metro Park.  You can register at www.speedysneakers.com/racing

New Logo for the "Run for the End" Poverty 5k

Take a look at the new logo for the Run for the End:  Poverty 5k.  It's pretty awesome and I can't wait to see how it'll look on the race t-shirts.

June 5, 2010

Glacier Ridge Metro Park

9:00 a.m.

George Roulett - FrontRunner - Thanks

Thank you to George Roulett of FrontRunner in Columbus, Ohio for coming out to talk to our group in Dublin this morning.

George spoke on the topic of injuries and specifically the common causes of injuries.

Here are the high-level points of the talk

Five Common Causes of Injuries

1.  Overuse - running too much, too fast or over training
2.  Tight or fatigued muscles
3.  Muscle imblance
4.  Bad running surfaces, too hard, too soft, too slippery
5.  Improper foot strike - over pronation or under pronation

Thanks again and if you are interested in attednding one of our meeting, take a look at our schedule on our club website at http://www.speedysneakers.com/

Speedy Sneakers Walking and Running Clubs for Women.

Westerville Speedy Sneakers - 2010 Season Kick off

Westerville Speedy Sneakers Walking and Running Clubs for Women kicked off the 2010 season today at Sharon Woods Metro Park.

After a short speech by Peter Engelbrecht, Jessica Kielmeyer the group leader led club members out for a great workout.  Conditions were perfect to start off the season.  Hopefully there will be more good weather after a winter of cold, ice and snow.

If you are interested in joining Speedy Sneakers, but missed the kick off don't dispair new members can join anytime of the year. 

Speedy Sneakers offers it's members the opportunity to walk or run with others who are of equal ability and fitness.  We are currently training for the Race for the Cure which will take place on May 15 in Columbus.

Interested members can get more information on our website at http://www.speedysneakers.com/

George Roulett - FrontRunner - Westerville, Ohio

George Roulett of FrontRunner will be speaking to the Westerville Speedy Sneakers Walking and Running Club for Women on Saturday April 24, 2010.

The talk will be held at Sharon Woods starting at 7:45 a.m.  All attendees will be eligible to win a $25 gift certificate.

See our website or Facebook page for more details.

Sharon Woods Metro Park Profile: Westerville, Ohio

Sharon Woods Metro Park will be the new home of the Westerville Speedy Sneakers Walking and Running Clubs for Women.

Located off Cleveland Ave, it's situated on 762 acres which includes a lake (Schrock Lake).  The park has a fabulous mix of paved and nature trails so that all types of runners and walkers can enjoy running and walking in a variety of beautiful settings.

In a few weeks, on Saturday March 20th, 2010, Westerville Speedy Sneakers will begin a new era.  Join us as we startup this new club.  We hope that we'll have the same success in the new club as we have with our first club location in Dublin.

If you are interested in joining, visit our club page Speedy Sneakers.

Spring Time is on it's Way

With all the snow and ice you sometimes wonder if spring will ever get here.  Here is a little daily inspiration.

New Feature: Guest Columnist

A new feature has been started on Speedy Sneakers.  We'll have a guest columnist and our first is Diane Raymond of Blue Sky Gym.  Diane is an ACE-Certified Personal Trainer and holds undergraduate degrees from Ohio State University in Exercise Science and Journalism. 

You can read Diane's first article of many more to come at SpeedySneakers.com

Dr. Dana Winchester - April 17, 2010

Dr. Dana Winchester of the Winchester Institute will be our guest speaker on Saturday April 17. Dr. Winchester is well known in the Columbus area for public speaking and health promotion. She has been featured on Fox news and published in newspapers and magazines. We are looking forward to hearing her

Speedy Sneakers Racing and Facebook

Speedy Sneakers now has a fan page on Facebook.  Join us on Facebook by going to our website at www.speedysneakers.com/racing and keep up to date on all that is happening with Speedy Sneakers.

Speedy Sneakers Racing is affiliated with Speedy Sneakers Walking and Running Clubs for Women with locations in Dublin and Westerville Ohio.

Start Training Now

If you are looking for a successful spring this year perhaps even running a personal best time then nothing will be more important than to start training now. You still have time to begin building up your training to avoid getting injured and to actually become fit for the onslaught of 5k that will predominate this spring time.


So what do you do? Start slowly; run for 10 minutes if that is all you can do. Run every other day, add a day each week, and add more 2 minutes to your running time. Whatever you do, do it slowly and methodically and you will find success.

I know that many times the urge to run hard, run far and run fast lingers in our mind as we feel that this is what we should be doing. Maybe it is, but not right now. Right now is all about building up your mileage and the time you spend running. Even the most elite of runners follow this method to ensure their success.

To help you along the way, here is a great tip. Write down on a piece of paper your spring time goal, find a race that you want to run and write down the date, place and time. Put the piece of paper in a place so that you can see it every day. I think two places work best, the bathroom mirror and the refrigerator. Every time you see your goal you will think about it and hopefully if you are motivated enough you will do something about it, like go for a run.

So what are you waiting for? Now is the time to start running.

By: Speedy Sneakers Walking and Running Clubs for Women. With location in Dublin and Westerville, Ohio we are dedicated to promoting women’s health and fitness through running and walking programs. Visit us at www.speedysneakers.com