Happy New Year!

I know it's been a while since this blog has been updated... I've been pretty lax about it this past year, and I apologize for that. I'll be updating this more regularly in 2010, at least that's one of my resolutions. :-)

2010 is shaping up to look much like the end of 2009. Schedule of classes for Q1 2010 is as follows:

• Monday 5:45pm: Jen
• Tuesday 11:45am: Bob
• Wednesday 5:45pm: Kristin
• Thursday 11:45am: Jen

Be warned, folks - Kristin's 1 hour class is still to come! More details as I get 'em!

Hope you all had a great last couple weeks of 2009, and that 2010 shapes up to be a good year! Now to burn off all the holiday excess!!

Spinning: New instructor schedule

Hi folks,

Just a quick schedule update! Now that the warm weather is here, outdoor activities are calling a few of your instructors away for sunnier venues... Kristin will be back at softball in the evenings, and George will be golfing on Thursdays.

The schedule for May through June:

• 6:30am - Paul (sleepyheads, no need to change your routines)
• 11:45am - Bob
• 5:45pm - Me (Jen)

The schedule may change as work and other activities get in the way, of course.

Upcoming Event: Summer (Run 4) Fun

If interested, let me know and I'll contact Jeff (the run co-coordinator):

This email is to inform you of the date for the 2nd annual Summer (Run 4) Fun; a great 5K trail run throughout Greeley Park in Nashua, NH. This year's event will be held on June 6 at 9AM (Hopefully we will have some cooler weather than last year). Please see the attached flyer for details and feel free to spread the word to others.

2nd Annual Summer (Run 4) Fun - 2009
Greeley Park, Nashua NH - June 6, 2009, 9am

Great 5k Trail for walkers AND runners through Greeley Park
Registration starts at 8am
T-shirts for first 100 registrants
$5 flat entry fee

Come for the race, stay for fun with the entire family:

• Kids entertainer Marcus Gale
• Bounce Houses
• Martial Arts Demonstrations
• ...and more!

Upcoming Event Reminder: Ride to Read - Sunday 5/31

Well, the HTML rendered horribly, so here's the basic info...

The Adult Learning Center's Annual Ride to Read has been moved up this year to late Spring: May 31st

Cycle Routes: 100, 50, 25, and 5 mile
New this year: 3 mile walk
Walkers 12 and younger receive prize incentives every 1.2 mile.

Raise $250 and registration fee is waived.
Price incentives for all participants who raise $750.

More information at the Adult Learning Center site

Energy Bars and Salmonella - Recall List

The guys at the Team Cross Runs blog have done their homework regarding the Salmonella outbreak and its relation to some popular energy bars. If you eat any of these energy bars on a regular (or even infrequent) basis, you may want to check out the recall list: PowerBar is safe, Clif Bars Recalled

(Please note that Clif Bars aren't the only ones affected, and the recall is voluntary)

Running in Winter

It's incredibly difficult to get motivated to go outside to run when the weather is cold and snowy. Many runners have a love/hate relationship with their treadmill this time of year (love to run, hate the treadmill!). If you're thinking of heading out for a run when it's frigid out, but don't know what to wear (too much? too little?), this blog post has some tips: Winter Running (from the Team Cross Runs blog).

Me, I'm still deciding if I should get the Yak Trax.

Ride to Read: Save the Date! (5/31/2009)

SAVE THE DATE
MAY 31, 2009
SUNDAY







Registration Information: www.adultlearningcenter.org
Contact Information: drosenstock@adultlearningcenter.org
(or call 603-882-9080, x211)

Routes: 100, 50, 25, and 5 miles
New this year: 3-mile walk

Raise $250 and the registration fee is waived
Prize incentives for all participants who raise $750

Run the Wild Rover Series!

It's not often easy to get outside to exercise in the winter unless you have something or someone dragging you outside to do it (or the occasional flukey nice day, but I'm not counting on that). The Wild Rover Series is a set of three Merrimack Valley road races on three consecutive weeks in February and March that seem like they'll be fun enough to brave the cold (with nice destinations to head to once the races are over!):

1. The Frozen Shamrock 3-Mile Run (February 22nd), sponsored by J.P. McBride's Irish Pub in Haverhill, MA
2. The Claddagh Pub 4-Miler (March 1), sponsored by the Claddagh Pub in Lawrence, MA
3. The Hynes Tavern 5-Miler (March 8), sponsored by the Hynes Tavern in Lowell, MA
   

Not that a series of road races sponsored by local Irish pubs just before St. Patty's Day isn't fun in and of itself, but if that isn't enough to motivate you, check out the bling! This is the first year that all three finishing medals for the races fit together to form a Claddagh. Very cool idea, and if you're into the race bling (like I am), it's reason enough to sign up.

You can sign up for the series through active.com (registration is $60 for the series, $25 individually, or $30 individually on race day). If you'd like to sign up and hang out with some of the PTP folks who are also running, just let me know!

As I hear about more events, I'll post them here... if you have any you'd like to share, please let me know and I'll spread the word!

Spinning 2009! Sign up today!

Hi folks!

As you probably already know, today marks the end of classes for the 2008 season. Thanks to everyone for making 2008 a fun year!

Classes for 2009 start on January 6th: $40 for the year, or $10 quarterly if you don't want to commit to the full year. The calendar (see the link to the right) has been updated with the class and instructor schedule:

Tuesday:

• 6:30 AM: Paul
• 11:45 AM: Bob
• 5:45 PM: Jen

Thursday:

• 6:30 AM: Paul
• 11:45 AM: Jen
• 5:45 PM: Kristin S.

Reply back to me via email if you're interested in signing up. If I don't hear from you, I'll assume you won't be signing up and I'll remove you from the email distribution (I'm not interested in spamming anyone).

Thanks, everyone, and have a great holiday season! See you in 2009!

The H-List is Ready! (and other miscellaneous stuff)

Hi folks,

I've been a slacker lately and haven't posted much... hopefully I'll get the blog and Twitter feed back up to snuff for the 2009 season.

It's great to see all the new faces! Welcome!!

The H-List is complete... and what does "H" stand for? HILL! :-)
The profile will be posted on Google soon, and I'll update the blog with the link when it is.

Reminder: the December 11th class schedule is 6:30am and 5:45pm ONLY. Due to the free lunch, the 11:45am class has been cancelled.

We'll be meeting soon to figure out a plan for the 2009 Spinning season, and I will, of course, keep you updated when we have it worked out. Stay tuned!

Blog update, new music, and request for your "H" songs!

Hi folks,

Just wanted to let you know that I'm working on restoring the "Links of Interest" section, but I don't remember what links were previously there (just mine, unfortunately). I'm specifically looking for Kristin's profiles, but if there was anything else there you wanted, please let me know!

I've also re-posted my class profiles, but I haven't updated the spreadsheet yet to include the last couple. I hope to get to that in a few days. There will be a new session tomorrow (16 Sept): "Out and Back" (with a twist). I can't take any credit or blame for this one, other than liking something I found online and deciding to try it out. :-)

I'm hoping to do one more class of newer music, unrelated to any theme, and then back to the alphabet. Next letter: H. Feel free to leave your suggestions in the comments! :-)

Thanks!

Ride to Read - September 14!

Just a reminder that the Ride to Read event is coming up on September 14 (link goes to the BAE Community site, click on the picture for a more readable version). Anyone who would like more information, please contact me and I'll get you in touch with Ken Carpenter, who is organizing the ride.

Goodbye summer!

Well, the new Fall session starts up on September 8, and the evening classes are back on the roster (at 5:45pm this time around). We're still on the lookout for instructors (primarily to help cover the 6:30am class, but any time is OK), so if you know of anyone who's interested in helping out, please let us know.

I hope to have some new music for the 11:45 class to celebrate the start of a new season. We'll keep the fingers crossed. :-)

I also ran across this link last night. If they can do that, I'm sure we could harness enough juice to at least power the disco ball. ;-)

Time for a Do-Over!

Hi folks,

Just an informational post to say that the blog is on its way back, but we're starting back over from square one. I'll be working over the next few days to repopulate the blog with the links (calendar, spinning profiles, music, other links of interest), but we've lost our post history.

Just bear with me and in a few days, we ought to be back up. Thanks! :-)
-- Jen