Dirty Red Runs ZOY!

2010 Team

I am trying to pull the team together and get some ideas of what we want DRR to be. It's been a little crazy the past few months with ultra marathon training and busy lives, but Team DiRTY ReD is a family! I am working on some team plans for 2010 and hope that you still want to be part of the team. In the next month or so, I will be organizing the team for next year. If you don't want to be a part of the team, let me know! Hopefully we can pull the family back together and live up to the DiRTY ReD Racing Name.

Good Luck to everyone who is running the Chicago Marathon!! Hopefully we will have some DiRTY ReD team shirts out there! : )

Misty

SUP?

Hey gang, what's up with Dirty Red? No new posts or news since July! Want about Dances With Dirt? I would have thought some news and pics would be up here by now! Anyways, just wondering SUP with the DR!

peace,
frogger

Men's or Women's Team Shirts

Does anyone need or want a team shirt? I am looking into getting some shirts printed but would like to know about how many.
Please email me if your interested in a shirt.

Misty

Group Runs Week of 7-12-09

Tuesday 5:45am Misty's ( 5.5 miles hills )
Thursday 5:45am Misty's ( 5-7 miles )
Friday 6:30am Southlake YMCA ( 8 miles )
Saturday 6:00am Fleet Feet Sports ( 10 miles hills )
Sunday 7:00am Dunes Wilson Shelter 18 miles

We are also trying to get together a 30 mile bike ride on Sunday after the run. Let me know if you would be interested!!

Misty

Group Runs Week of 6/29

Tuesday Morning 5:45am Misty's House 5.5 miles
Tuesday Evening 7:30pm Wheeler 6-8 miles

Thursday Morning 5:45am Misty's House 5.5 miles

Friday Morning 5:30am Southlake YMCA 8 miles

Group Runs for Week of 6/21/09

I know it's been a long time since anyone posted a group run, but now that everyone is back on the same schedule ( kind of ) it looks like there are some group runs that we can share.
Thursday Morning 6/25 5:45 am Misty's house ( 5 miles )

Friday Morning 6/26 5:30am Southlake YMCA ( 6-7 miles)

Saturday Morning 6/27 6:00am Fleet Feet Sports ( 10 miles )

Sunday Morning 6/28 6:00am 9 miles Cedar Lake ( meet by Misty's ) 7:30 am Bike 30 miles ( meet by Misty's ) Come for both or for one! Hope to see you out here!

Please feel free to post your group run or email me to add to this list. I will do my best to keep this updated!

Misty

DiRTY ReD tackles the Trail Run Extreme

DiRTY ReD Challenge

TEAM DIRTY RED . . . LOOKING FOR YOUR SUPPORT!

Hey TEAM DIRTY RED! I hope we are all well and running happy!

As some of you may know, I have been trying to figure out how my running group could run and stay fit with a purpose. I know that we all have our reasons for running, whether it be losing weight, staying fit or just for the friendships that we build. All of that is fantastic but I wanted a little bit more! I came across an organization that a friend told me about and we went to visit late, last year called STAND UP 4 KIDS! I didn't know what to expect when I collected the clothes and cooked food for the organization but was impressed, suprised and shocked all at the same time.

http://www.standupforkids.org

Did you know that there are more than one and a half million children, teenagers and young adults trying to survive on U.S. streets today and even though we are in a very meatless economy right now, we are still one of the richest countries in the world!

So, one of my good fitness friends Kate Deering from KateDFitness and I wanted to do SOMETHING to help this cause! We have come up with the DIRTY RED FITNESS CHALLENGE! Now, for us, this will include the following events 5K, 10K, 1/2 marathon, marathon, duathlon and triathlon. We are guessing this will be within a 6-8 month time frame and for every mile we run, bike or swim we will ask for a donation of $1!!! Now, throughout this fitness challenge, we will update our supporters, talk about our workouts, gear and challenges that lie ahead.

If you are interested in joining this challenge, please contact us at info@dirtyredgear.com or call us at 1.800.719.9403 ext. 1! If you want to put together different events in your area, that will be fine. We are working on a points system so that one person can win a series of prizes as we move through and finish this grueling challenge! We will let you know how to get started and direct you to your local Stand Up 4 Kids Organization!

Come on team! Let's Help and Stay Active at the same time!

Don't let them Run Away, let them Run with Us!

Nicol Akins

Sunday Group Run

There will be a group meeting at the Nature Center at the Dunes on Sunday at 7am. We are planning on running the ridge.
Dirty Red Racing will be at the Trail Run Extreme! If you are planning on running that race, please wear your team uniform. What a perfect race for Dirty Red to be at!
I hope everyone is enjoying this warm weather. Hope to see everyone soon!

Misty

DiRTY ReD Tackles Clinton Lake

Clinton Lake is another success for the DiRTY ReD Racing Team. Even with the unexpected cold tempature, wind and rain, the team proved once again, that 30 miles is "not that far"..
Congrats to Mike Groce for his very first distance longer than 17 miles! Who needs to run a marathon when you can run an ultra, right? Bob Sweitz ran an awesome race, he is ready to sign up for The Dances With Dirt 50 miler in September. Congrats to Josh for doing your measly 30 miles! Good luck on your 100 miler in a few weeks. Your team will be cheering for you! Frank, great job as always! Noelle and Brian, welcome to the land of ultra running! Great job!
We had a great time in DeWitt this weekend. I hope the rest of the team wants to join us there next year. Team DiRTY ReD Indiana is well known down at Clinton. Next time we will need some more red shirts!

Great job team!
Misty

Clinton Lake Ultra Trail Marathon

Summer Speedwork

Southlake YMCA Speedwork Class

Start Date: April 15th
Time: 6:15pm
Where: Wheeler Middle School ( outdoor track )
Sign Up at the Southlake YMCA. Cost is $30.00 for Y members and $50.00 for non members.
Limit 25 runners

Let me know if you guys are interested! I will make sure I save some spots for the team.

Misty

Dirty Red Mountain Rats

Here is a four day stage race that D.R.R.T. could dominate, in several age categories.
Check out the video, adventure seekers. Dirty Red in the mountains, anyone?

http://www.geminiadventures.com/mtrats.html

DiRTY ReD Dirty's Up

Ice or sand, which one is harder to run on? Crazy Run!




Sub Zero Wind Chills and Josh is still smiling!







Front Row ( from left to right) Deborah, Rose, Cass
Back Row ( from left to right) Betty, Jill, Jen, Misty, Trish, Mike, Bob

Posting Group Runs and Last Minute Changes

With over 20 runners that participate in group runs throughout the week, group run time changes can be difficult. In order to be consistent, I am asking you guys to email me with any restrictions in the normal group run schedules for the following week. I will post group runs by Monday morning. Please make me aware of any time preferences by then.

Also, if added group runs are posted, please email me with the additional runs instead of posting them. I would like to keep the "Group Runs" for the week within the same post. I can edit the blog if needed.It keeps it much cleaner and also keeps the post current.

We are working on membership forms and they will be out shortly. If anyone has any ideas or suggestions on how we can make the team better, let me know. Dirty Red is made up of all of us, not just a few people. I would love to hear any and all feedback, good or bad. 2009 is going to be an exciting year, so get ready to DiRTY Up!

Thank you for being a part of the BEST racing team in Northwest Indiana!!

Misty

The Girls

DiRTY ReD Night Out

Misty, Jill, Mike, Jen and Trish not running!

DiRTY Up!

Two layes running pants, 3 layers running shirts, 2 hats, mittens......$500.00

Minus 7 degrees, dark, icy......

Dirty Red Friendship.........Priceless!

THE DARKSIDE

Those of you considering running Ice Age, May 9th, here is the link to the site.

http://www.badgerlandstriders.org/IA50/index.html

Also, see below link for additional ultra information.

www.run100s.com/

By the way, if you did not know, Ultra running is considered the "darkside" of distance running.
Run just one ultra..................... and you understand.

Time For Encouragement

All Ultra-Runner Veterans and Ultra-Runner Novices:

"If you get tired in a trail race, lie down in the middle of the trail in such a way that no one could pass you, without waking you up ------- it will insure your finish line position."

Dunes Run

Doing 14 or whatever we can fit in is fine with me of course. See you all at Jen's Sunday am. 7:15am.

Oh, The Weather Outside Is Frightful.....

It's time to go indooors Dirty Red. Join me if you can at Merrillville H.S. 's indoor track on Thursday, 15 January, for a warm workout of four 800's. A mile and 1/2 warm up and cool down will give us a nice five mile total. Be ready to run 6:30p.m. ish.
If this works well, we should continue an indoor workout for another 5 weeks or so. Since we are all distance runners, the emphasis will be on repeats of greater distance, increased numbers and shorter recoveries.

Running Log

Didn't know how many of you log your runs, but here's a great site with a free service.
www.runningahead.com

Very user friendly, good chart/reporting tools, track PR's for any distance, records all types of workouts (i.e. swimming, bike, weights, etc...)

Later.

New Year's Poem by Frank Johnson

It was new Years Eve, Just past noon
Everyone was anticipating year 2009 soon

2008 will soon be in the past
but true Dirty Red will still run so fast

The miles are gone and too many to add
But new ones await so don't get too sad

Jill was successful and will be Boston Bound
So if you look for her in April, thats where she will be found

Fast Jen had her good year and conquored them all
But, Clinton this year..man will it take a fall.

Misty our Red leader was inspiring all year.
so when you see her running, stop and give her a cheer.

Brian is Brian and every year is the same
he will run at 100 and make the Red Hall of Fame.

Jim turned to ultras and finished them all
he should take a big bow and keep standing tall.

I give my name of "Rock" to Betty this year...
she finished her ultra after getting hit by a deer.

as for me...what's next?. will I go forever?
Most likely so, as I see the end as never


So new races in 09 are sure to abound.
keep searching the net to see what is found.

May Happiness and health tonight come with your beer.
so tomorrow starts, I hope, for everyone A happy New year!!

Frank.