208 North Main Street ISSUE #10 Blacksburg, VA
On May 2nd (Sunday) the Dash for the Cure takes place at Margaret Beeks Elementary and will use the same 5K course that the Blacksburg Classic used. This event is a benefit for the American Cancer Society. VT Rec Sports, the Virginia College of Osteopathic Medicine and your friends at Runabout Sports are putting the event on. The event is for runners and walkers. You can join a team or participate individually. Each team needs five members minimum. A team can have as many members as they can get and team members don’t have to be affiliated with the group/ organization. The winning team will be judged by the five fastest runners times being added up. The team with the lowest time wins. HOWEVER. For every runner a team has they take one minute off their team time. So even someone walking will help their team time become better. Please come join us for a fun afternoon. Go to www.runaboutsports.com for entry forms and more information. There are entry forms also at McComas Hall and Runabout Sports.
CONGRATS to race director Katherine Phillips and the Blacksburg Striders for putting on a tremendous race in February. 440 people showed for the Blacksburg Classic 10 miler and 5K. For any participants that didn’t get a shirt they are now available at Runabout Sports.
• April 24th and 25th: IMBA Trail Building School. Help build trails with the Subaru/ IMBA Trail Care Crew. Meet at Gateway Park and Old Farm trail. Contact Chris Betz at 961-0674 or betzcb@msn.com, also information at friendsofpandapaspond.org
• April 24th: Family Fun Run (1 mile) @ 1:00 PM. Run takes place at Price’s Fork Elementary. Kipps Runnin’ Roos & Price’s Fork Running Rabbits are joining with Team in Training to fight Leukemia. $5.00 per family- money goes directly to Team and Training as they collect money for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.
• May 2nd: Dash for the Cure: Blacksburg Starts at Margaret Beeks Elementary at 1:00 PM for mile fun run. 5K starts at 2:00 PM. Please visit www.runaboutsports.com for an entry form and more information. ALL proceeds go to the American Cancer Society! Also has team categories: Open, ROTC, Greek, School (K-12), Residence Hall. Age group awards, team awards, great door prizes!
• Mountains of Misery (Century and Double Metric (125 miles) and Wilderness Road Ride (choice of 12, 33, 55 and 75 mile routes). The WRR cycling event takes place May 29th and Mountains of Misery on May 30th. Please visit www.CyclingDoubleHeader.com for more information.
• Summer Training Program: Mon-Sat at 9:00 AM Open to everyone that is over age 13. Program coached by James DeMarco: All abilities welcomed. Program starts June14th. More information coming soon. Cost will be under $15.00 for entire summer!
If you are experiencing burning pain in the ball of your foot it could be due to tight shoes (especially width). As a person runs the foot swells, if the foot becomes compacted, nerves in the middle of the foot become irritated and cause the burning sensation. An option to fix this problem is to alternate the laces skipping one to two holes. This will increase the volume of the shoe and give more room for the foot, eliminating the burning pain- hopefully.