August 9th

7, 15, 21, 19, 1 â€" these are the numbers (and cipher) that greeted our crowd of 65 runners and walkers along the Lake Anne course this past Saturday.  With Dennis H. up to his usual antics, those of us meandering thru the course began trying to figure out what the question may be that would be answered by these numbers.  Find the answer on page two of this report.

The morning started with no less than 5 visitors:  Jackie, Debbie, Gene, Nicole, and Alex followed by a vague acknowledgment by Kelly N. about an eternal 25th birthday.  Also of special interest was the annual request for volunteer help with the Reston Triathlon on Sept. 9th.  Sign up now to volunteer @   restontriathlon.org  .

In customary fashion the walking group outnumbered the runners by 2/1 today.  The weather was exceptional for this time of year and begged us to finish our workout ASAP so we could gather for breakfast at the town center.  After a time of leisure in outdoors we went scurrying about with our Saturday tasks before meeting back at Donna’s house for the 1st JFK meeting of the year to initiate coordination of runners and more importantly the crew who do all of the real work each year.  

August 10th.  

With only 45 runners and walkers showing up at Hunter Woods Village Center, it appeared a significant portion of the club was at the Leesburg 10k & 20k trying to maintain pace with Deedee L.  Nobody should have bothered, as Deedee left no room for doubt as to her physical prowess by establishing a substantial new age group record in 1:26:28 for the 20k.  Many others represented themselves and the Reston Runners with impressive results and age group standings.  For detailed information see the:   Leesburg 10k & 20k  

Krissy provided the only real announcement of the day as she deftly raised her hand to acknowledge herself as a first time visitor.   Then, with no other significant news, Dave Breese attempted to provide turn by turn instructions before the boisterous crowed simply showed their backs to him and headed out of the parking lot in a semi-orderly fashion.  There was no pushing or shoving but I think a few were tempted as the club funneled onto the trail.  The run was on the old Thursday night course with the option to run as many loops as you desired with most opting for a change of scenery by alternating directions each loop.  This is a great 6+ mile loop course as water was strategically located near mid-point by Gungadin Joe at the South Lakes High School.  With water and cookies every 3 miles, a mostly shaded trail, and moderate temperatures this weekend, it is my belief that the right choice for the weekend was to simply log the training miles instead of chasing Deedee in Leesburg.

The weekend running and walking crowd thinned as the morning wore on leaving but a scant few to gossip at the Reston Town Center Fountain.  One such person was Mike B. a recent transplant to Chantilly who has meshed well with the club embracing our eccentric tendancies like JFK as well as participating in the idle banter around the breakfast tables.  Mike has just recently completed several years work in the non-profit sector as an event coordinator and is excited by the prospects of a larger social environment within the DC suburbs.  

Until next time - Dave

Cipher answer is on page 2