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WMAC sadly notes the passing of Eric Westerdahlwho was our WMAC club vice president. (posted in News July 17, 2008)  Eric at Monroe, 2006. Obituary in the Berkshire Eagle.
Marathon Study - participants wanted for surveyProf. George Wu of the Univ. of Chicago is investigating how people make decisions, and wants to ask you, "What on earth made you decide to run a marathon?", and later, "So, how'd it go?". You might win an iPod Nano or Garmin Forerunner GPS watch...(posted March 7, 2008) Letter to Participants The study involves completing 3 online surveys, one taking place roughly 2 months prior to the marathon and the final taking place after the marathon. Each survey should take no longer than 10 minutes to complete and will include a variety of questions pertaining to the marathon, your training, and your general running experience. Participants will be entered into a lottery offering prizes including an iPod Nano, Garmin Forerunner GPS watch, and a Nike running jacket. The study has been approved by the University of Chicago's Institutional Review Board (IRB). More information about the study (including a full listing of prizes), contact information, and an online registration form can be found here . We also hope that this research will be of interest to you, and we would be delighted to provide you with the results of our research when the study is complete. We look forward to hearing from you. Thank you for your time.
Sincerely,
Jolly Jaunt 5K in Pittsfield or Springfield - benefit for Special Olympics(posted November 9, 2007)
The Jolly Jaunt is a holiday themed 5k run that will be held on Saturday
December 1st at 9:30 a.m. PittsfieldThe Pittsfield race starts at the Crowne Plaza on 1 West St., with registration beginning at 8:00 AM. The entry fee can be paid up front or you can choose to raise the entry fee from neighbors and friends who would support the cause. The entry fee includes a long-sleeved t-shirt and entrance to the holiday after-race party, which will have lots of raffle giveaways! If you go to the Jolly Jaunt website and click on Berkshires, you can register on line and get more information. Age group awards a plenty!- from Darlene. SpringfieldThe Springfield race starts at the Basketball Hall of Fame on 1000 West Columbus Avenue, also with registration
beginning at 8:00 AM. There will be awards for the top male and female finishers in each
category. After the run there will be a holiday party in the Center Court room of the Hall of Fame with a
breakfast buffet, music and a holiday costume contest. Nipmuck note from Joe Schutz(posted June 7, 2007) This year in the Nipmuck Trail marathon I took a bad
fall early in the race. I tore my patella tendon. I'm
having knee surgery in a few days.
I just wanted to express my graditute to all the
runners and volunteers who were there to help.
Every runner who passed by on the turnaround asked if
I needed anything. A runner offered me advil, a
volunteer came back with a blanket so I wouldn't be
cold in the rain. The race director and another
volunteer became human crutches to get me out of the
woods on difficult trails. (Luckily it was only a 1/4
mile to the nearest road). A volunteer EMT helped
immobilize my leg.
Grand Tree schedule for 2007(posted December 11, 2006, from Rob Higley) The Grand Tree has grown from 17 races in 2004 to 24 races in 2006. Continued expansion could change the GT from a series to a mere race listing. So, to give Ken Clark and his fellow stoneheads a fighting chance to run all possible races in the series, and to give the rest of us at least fleeting aspirations of running most of the series and then doing really really well at Stone Cat, I've put some races that could be on the Grand Tree on a separate list of "Additional Worthy Races". This page also has some classics, like Escarpment, and gems, like Soapstone Assault, that don't fit the Grand Tree format because of limited entry, handicapped start, etc., as well as Bogie's MorFun Wapack and the Pineland Farms races. Suggest others if you feel strongly that they belong. Please run these races when you can, too - no GT points involved, but you will accumulate forest karma. The Greylock Marathon looks as if it will not be run in 2007, but it may rejoin us, if not in 2007, then in a later year. 
Dion Snowshoes Forgot your password?If there are any members who have forgotten their user name or password and were too shy to ask for it, there is a new link on our front page called Forgot your password? It is completely automated, so nobody (Senior Webmaster Perry included) will know you had to use it. [ed.- obsolete as of Sept. 2007] |