shirt design!!!

here is the design for the front of our shirts this year!
I think my friend Josh did a fabulous job. Thanks Josh!

(sorry for the delay)

Aaron

Official Start Time!!!

Hey everyone, we just got notification of our official start time...

10:30 am! which is great, we should have no problem finishing in time to enjoy all of the finish line festivities!

So we should all plan on meeting the night before to get everything all ready! Exciting!

-Aaron Barborka

Items of Business!

Hey Everyone! less than a month to go! Well even less than that! only 3.5 weeks! Anyway i thought that we better get some team business taken care of... So here it is:

New runners! : Adam miller unfortunatelly has suffered some hip injury and will no longer be able to run with us, and since he missed out last year because of school, he will be one of our sleepless drivers! (This may already be old news to some) Adam's running spot has been filled by our cousin Brooke Deccio! Welcome aboard Brooke!
Ryan Cameron has also suffered an ankle injury and will also be out of the race. We are sad to see him gone because he is a fantastic runner! But he has been replaced by Jenessa and Caitlyn's friend Rogan from Wenatchee WA! Welcome Rogan.

Van Drivers: Because Shelly Miller is the "mother" of this operation, we want her to have first priority to be involved, since she hates things that start with "r,u,n" and loves things that start with "C,O,K,E" we though it best to allow her to get no sleep, (She'll be drinking all that caffeine anyway) so she will be a driver! Thanks Shelly for loving Diet Coke, and for being with us!
Again as already mentioned Adam will be a driver as well due to his injury that prevents him from running. Woot!

Team Shirts: Our shirt design is currently underway, it is going to be totally awesome, so dont worry about it. The only thing that has been asked is whether we want to do short sleeve or long sleeve shirts. The thought behind long sleeve is that we could put something down the sleeves. So if you are totally against one or the other let me know before june 1. (I am ordering the shirts on the 1st) Also The colors we have to choose from are pretty simple( the cheapest we can get them), which gives us the choice either RED or Royal BLUE. I thought RED would be cool, its a good looking red. But again if you've got some gang heritage that doesn't allow you to wear red, make it known. (June 1st!)
The shirt design is going to look like a Steve Miller Band tour shirt, so we can do a couple of things on the back: please make a comment and vote for what you want....

1: A list of the names of each of the team members (Looking like the cities of the tour)
2: A shorter list of the cities that each of us are from (again like above)
3: Epistemology = the art of running
4: You live in a world of illusion

Where everything's peaches and cream
We all face a scarlet conclusion
But we spend our time in a dream
5: Team number (117)
Wasatch Back 2010
6: If you have any brilliant idea, you can add that as your vote.
PLEASE VOTE BY JUNE 1ST THAT IS NEXT TUESDAY, LESS THAN 1 WEEK!

NEW TEAM SPONSOR!!!!! : We are so grateful and absolutely thrilled to hear that Mark and Kathy Miller have generously decided to sponsor our team! This will be so wonderful for us! THANK YOU MARK AND KATHY MILLER! YOU ARE OUR HERO'S!!! MUCH THANKS TO BOTH OF YOU FOR EVERYTHING!
Be sure to say thanks over and over for what they have done for us!

FOOD: We have already mentioned food, if you want to bring some of your own things that's great! But one of the biggest problems we faced last year while running was that no-one really got anything good to eat other than pb-j and granola bars.
It is very important that we eat something GOOD! We have thought about maybe making pasta salad, or something like that, easy and good. We can also stop at a Subway or something like that and each person can get a sandwich to bring with them, but we do need to get some real stuff besides just pb-j and granola bars.
We will have water and Gatorade, cliff bars, power bars, fruit snacks, fruit... but again we need to have at least 2 good meals for each person, so that could be a subway and pasta salad. Just let us know what to get! thanks


LIST OF THINGS TO DO: (THIS INCLUDES EVERY MEMBER OF THE TEAM!!!!)

1. Vote for your favorite color of shirt, short or long sleeve, and back of shirts! (3 things)
2. Thank Mark and Kathy for being so good to us!
3. Post about your runs! Get excited about the race!!!! 22 days to go! ITS HERE!
4. Food ideas.

ATTENTION!!!!!

We have a sponsor!!! $1000 has been generously pledged to sponsor our team by Kathy & Mark Miller. Erin also is really excited about being the driver of Van #1, using the Miller's Jeep Commander.

We have also been thinking about the food situation. When Hayley ran in the AZ Ragnar everyone brought their own food, or purchased it while on the road. It might be easier, less wasteful, healthier, and even easier if we refund everyone a portion of their money to provide their own food. I personally would rather bring my own food and supplements. If this isn't feasible then Myself, Eric, Erin, and Hayley would like to buy our own food as a group.

Anyway, we really like the picture for the shirts! Looking forward to this run.

*Monte

Hey everyone hope your training is going well as we come down to the wire. We have picked up our 12th runner from here in wenatchee. He is a great kid, name is Rogan Clay. Father was just put into our new Stake Presidency. He should fit in just fine, lets make sure that we welcome him. Just a reminder to get lots of hills in our workouts, and do a 2 a day at least once a week. Lets make sure that we stay well hydrated with lots of stretching. We dont need any injurys before the run. Well happy running everyone, lets make sure that we are out there at least 4-5 days a week before the run.
The old geezer

shirt ideas?

[picture ideas]

quotes for on the back/front:

You live in a world of illusion

Where everything's peaches and cream
We all face a scarlet conclusion
But we spend our time in a dream

or

Epistemology = the art of running

I think maybe a picture on the front and quote on the back? or vice versa depending on the quote.

Had a couple of really good runs the last two days. Lots of hill climbing. Starting to feel the groove and get excited about the race. Time is closing in on us pretty quick. Hope everyone is staying healthy and getting ready to peak at the right time. I hope we are starting to do a couple of 2 a days, at least on saturdays and doing lots of hills. Well everyone keep of the good work, start increasing your mileage these last few weeks and we should do pretty well. Good luck
The old geezer

And the winner is...

Steve Miller's Runners !!!!

Looks like last year's name was the favorite so we'll keep it.

If you have any good ideas for decorations or a preference on color of shirts. Leave a comment.

Exhausting

I just pushed my two boys in the jogger for 55 minutes. I definitely forgot how hard it is to run with the jogging stroller. I'm glad that I got out though, and the boys had fun!

*Hayley

FINAL Team name

Alright team, lets decide on our name and move forward. I have talked to a few of you and so this is what I think we should do. Lets vote on these three names:

• Steve Miller's Runners (same as last year)
• ONYD - Oh No You Didn't
• 11 young guns and an Old Geezer

Everyone needs to vote by leaving a comment on this post by SATURDAY MAY 15TH.

Then we can move forward with our team shirts if we want to that again this year and van decorations.

I hope everyone is doing well and training hard. We can't wait to see you all soon.

-Megan

Food Requests

Ok, so I have some food requests... : )

*Chocolate Muscle Milk (I brought this last year and everyone seemed to like them.)
*Peanut butter and honey sandwiches
*Apple Sauce
*Original Pringles

I also wanted to let you guys know that I have a Cricut, so if you want me to cut anything out in vinyl I can do that. Just fyi.
Are we set on vans and drivers?

*Hayley

Hi! Thanks for the welcome! Why aren't we using steve millers band for a name again this year, like you did last year? OR we could use ONYD! (oh no you didn't!) as a name!

Anyway, I'm really excited, and have been running 3-5 times a week. I still don't feel great about my progress, but I'll start going more frequently, and longer distances. Today I ran 4 miles, but stopped 3 times to walk for a bit. Stopping to walk is my biggest frustration, but I have a hard time breathing sometimes, so feel like I need to slow down for a minute.

Any suggestions, toss them my way!

Brooke Deccio

Barefoot Running

My new shoes!

I have been plagued with a knee injury for the past 16 months. It is nothing that is overwhelmingly painful, but it has been a hinderance in my training for various races. I have tried several different kinds of running shoes, and numerous different knee braces and nothing really helped. Well, I bought these Vibram five finger shoes for myself as an early Mother's Day gift and I love them! I have been running with them this past week and I am officially converted. I ran 6 miles today, and my knee didn't start to get sore until 5 miles in. It usually starts to get sore at around 3 miles. These shoes definitely aren't for everyone, especially if you have sensitive feet, but I hate wearing shoes so "barefoot running" seems like a perfect fit for me.
Anyway, you can look up the benefits of barefoot running if you think that it is something that you might like. I love them!

Keep up all of the good work team!! Only 5 weeks left!!

Sorry I havent posted anything in a while. Been just a little busy. That whole church thing is always getting in the way. Oh well what are you going to do? I finally started getting some miles in, knee feels for the most part ok except the downhill running is still no good. Hopefully that will be resolved before the run. Ran a hard 5 last night, felt like 10, plan to do 6 tonight and 7 tomorrow. That should tell me where I really stand. It sounds like we want to go with a family oriented name. That sounds great but lets firm it up this week so we can start on the decorations. Everyone needs to put their 2 cents in by saturday and we will choose sunday. We also need to decide on the food. That needs to be much better than last year. Well there is lots to do, but lets make sure that we are all out there running almost everyday and dont forget the hills. Everyone needs to welcome Brooke our cousin as the newest member of the team. We think we have a replacement for Ryan and will know this week. Todd is a great kid from Twin and will do well. Have fun

The old Geezer

Ps my vote is for 11 young things( guns) and an old geezer

One More Thing

Congratulations Ashlee for finishing your first 10k! That is really exciting!!! Congrats to Jenessa too!
That's a bummer that Adam won't be able to run, but we are really glad that he will still be a part of the team as a driver.
And, one more thing about the sponsorship. I just want to make it clear that I am not going to be upset if the team ends up taking the sponsor from Go-Girl; Monte and I would just prefer to keep the team name family oriented, but we will be happy to participate either way.
*****
As far as training goes...
I had a really good run on Monday. I did a bootcamp style run which included some mileage, push-ups, and stair running. It felt great, but it was HOT!
I am really looking forward to doing a nice long run, probably around 8 miles, this Saturday.

*Hayley

I don't want to start a controversy here, but I kind of agree with Monte, and it's not because I have to- because I usually don't! ; ) I thought that having all family members on the team this year, and having a name that tied into that, was a big focus of our team. I feel like by being sponsored by this company we are losing the family focus. I guess I don't really see the point in having a sponsor if they are not going to help out monetarily. I don't really care about a free t-shirt because Ragnar gives us t-shirts as well. I think that we had a great time last year as The Steve Miller's Band and I would like to keep the name tied into something that signifies our family ties. I just don't want to feel like we are losing our identity as a family team so we can get some free t-shirts. Just my 2 cents.
Also, with Adam not running, are we in need of an additional runner?

*Hayley

Well I accomplished something this weekend I never thought I would do, I ran and finished a 10K!!! Also a big thanks to Jenessa for running with me and pushing the last mile. Now I know I can do it and will keep pushing myself. I am going to try to start running twice on Saturdays and would encourage everyone else to do the same. In the training for the race it says to run twice on Saturdays and doing it every other Saturday!

Unfortunately Adam is not going to be able to run with us this year and we are sad. He really wanted to run, but with his hip injury he just cant do it. He has good and bad days, and running doesn't help it any. BUT, he will be driving for us, so he will still get to come along for the great adventure.

On our team name and sponsor...yes I know they aren't able to help out money wise pay for our entry fee, or gas as of yet, but all in all I thought it was a great idea. It gave us a team name, shirts, hat etc. I know it is all pink, and girly(sorry guys)but I also thought it would be fun and somewhat humorous to have us all advertising for GoGirl and to have there logo on our van and what not. I don't know, I own a Go Girl so I am somewhat partial to it. I like it, so I will give it a thumbs up!

I am getting excited for the race and hope everyone else is. I took a look at and my legs the other day and got nervous and excited haha. I'm lame I know :) It's getting close, little over a month left! Keep working hard everyone!!

Ashlee

Thumbs Down

Great Idea getting a sponsor! However, I'm just not sure that this one is very ideal. If we are not getting any money to cover the entry fee, gas, food, etc... then I'm not sure I would call them a true sponsor and be required to wear a pink shirt with stand-up feminine urination product information all over. Could just be me though.... I guess I just don't see the point.

What's wrong with the names submitted previously, or even the name we had last year??

My Entry fee check is in the mail. You should have it shortly. Please don't ask me to support women peeing into a bag, in public, standing up, just because the restroom is dirty.

Thanks again you guys. Let us know if we can help in any way.

Side Note:
Mark & Kathy Miller are looking for a head count and date of arrival list for anyone that will need room and board in Park City those two days. Of course everyone participating and driving will be counted (12-16 people?), but if you know of any other family or friends that will be in town and will either need a place to crash at the house or will be joining us for meals after the race, please let us know or them know.

Monte

	To know you are one with what you are doing, to know that you are a complete athlete, begins with believing you are a runner. George Sheehan