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Running and
Walking Friends
Just in time, our annual Holiday Gift guide
Two Clinics this week
F-M Hornets head back to Portland
Upcoming Events
High School Running
by Kaitlyn Richards
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Newsletter Volume 483 - November 30, 2009
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Running and Walking Friends
Syracuse Inner Harbor the finish of Ironman Syracuse
 Have you heard there will be an Ironman 70.3 race right here in Syracuse in 2010? We are proud to announce that Fleet Feet Sports, Syracuse will be the “Official Run Course Sponsor” for the event. That’s right, your headquarters for everything running and multi-sport will be out along the entire 13.1 mile run course!
The race will take place on September 19th 2010, starting in Jamesville Beach and finishing in Syracuse’s beautiful Inner Harbor. Ironman 70.3 Syracuse will be one of twenty-four Ironman 70.3 races hosted in the United States with 50 qualifying slots to the 70.3 World Championship in Clearwater Florida. Ironman 70.3 races consist of a 1.2  mile swim, a 56-mile bike and a 13.1 mile run, which adds up to 70.3 miles of total racing.
You will be able to find Fleet Feet Sports at all of the festivities on race weekend. So whether you are racing or cheering others on, come join us in celebrating the inaugural Ironman 70.3 Syracuse on September 19th, 2010.
People interested in racing at Ironman 70.3 Syracuse can receive a $50 coupon by entering IMSYRCLUB2010
as a coupon code
use this link for registration
This coupon is available to the first 500 people, so sign up before this offer runs out.
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Just in time, our annual Holiday Gift guide
The Fleet Feet Sports Holiday Gift Guide is now available and will help make your shopping easier this Holiday Season.
What is great about the Gift Guide in 2009 is that it is full of completely different products than last year and many items new to Fleet Feet Sports within the last month.
If you are not sure what to get the runner or walker on your list, check out the SPIbelt, which is an expandable pocket you attach to the waist or arm: perfect to carry a few items like a cell phone, iPod, energy bar or just about anything else.
Trigger Point Massage Tools may be the best product we have seen in 10 years. The feedback we are getting from customers is amazing, as Trigger Point Tools have been helping increase flexibility and reducing soreness and pain. The staff at Fleet Feet Sports can demonstrate how effective Trigger Point can be.
There are many other great new products, just check out the Gift Guide to see them all. Print out a copy and bring it with you to Fleet Feet Sports where we offer free gift boxes, and gift card boxes complete with Balega Socks and other goodies with all in-store gift card purchases of $25 or more. |
Two Clinics this week
Have you been considering purchasing a GPS or Heart Rate Monitor? Or have you already got one but don't know how to use all its features? Fleet Feet Sports is here to help. On Wednesday, Fleet Feet will host our always popular Tech Night starting at 7:30pm. Our staff will be on hand to answer all your questions about Garmin, Suunto, Timex, Polar, and the Nike Plus system. Space for this event is limited so please RSVP by calling us at 446-1444.
Snowshoe Clinic
 Winter is just around the corner, which means shoveling, lots of layers, and Snowshoeing. On December 3rd, Fleet Feet Syracuse welcomes all to our SNOWSHOE Clinic. Whether you are curious about snowshoes or have made a recent purchase and have a few questions, come join us at 7:15 pm for an informational meeting. You can learn more about Crescent Moon and Dion Snowshoes along with all of their advantages for the snowy conditions to come. We will have several Fleet Feet Experts to help you with any question you may have and even an outdoor runway for you to test the snowshoes out, pending snow of course.
Everyone that attends will receive a coupon for $20 off any purchase of Snowshoes. All attendees will also be entered into a prize raffle for some of our in stock hats and gloves, and SmartWool Socks. A drawing will be held for a grand prize of any in-stock piece of clothing. So on Thursday, December 3rd at 7:15pm come join Fleet Feet Sports to learn a little more about this growing sport and win some prizes to help get you through this long winter. To RSVP for this event or if you have any questions please contact the store at 315-446-1444.
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F-M Hornets head back to Portland
Color the Nike Cross National New York State Championships Green. The F-M Hornets Girls’ and Boys’ teams both finished first and qualified for The National Championships in Portland Oregon next week.
For the 3-time defending National Champion Hornet Girls, they out ran rivals Saratoga Springs and won 41-77. Freshman Jillian Fanning (18:44.2 4th overall) paced F-M, with Katie Sischo, Molly Malone, Mackenzie Carter and Hannah Luber all scoring.
Brendan Farrell led the Boys F-M team who bested Burnt Hills 63-105. Paul Merriman, Mark McGurrin, Andrew Roache and Joe Hartnett all scored for the Hornets.
Also in the Boys’ race Liverpool finished fifth, Baldwinsville 8th and Tully was 20th. |
Upcoming Events
This Saturday is the 20th Annual Reindeer 5k Run in Oswego. You can run as an individual or as part of a harnessed team of 5 to 8 people. Prizes will be provided by Man in the Moon Candies. Sign up online until December 3rd or register at the Oswego YMCA until 8 PM on Friday December 4th. No Race Day registration for this event.
This Sunday is another Coldfeet Run at Fleet Feet Sports. This series sponsored by Brooks had more than 65 people turn out for Week 1. Come join us this winter for our ever popular Runs/Walks. We will be holding free workouts at the store each Sunday morning beginning at 8:30 a.m. and will last 11 more chilly weeks.
Just as we had last year is the very rewarding point system. Each of our Fleet Feet sponsored events could earn you points for some cool prizes. There are several different ways to earn these points, such as: attending a Sunday run/walk, participating in a race (Resolution Run, Chilly Chili, MidWinter Blues Run), a Fleet Feet snowshoe race, or running/walking with a group member during the week.
So if you want to win prizes, stay active and meet a lot of new people come join us this winter at Fleet Feet Syracuse. |
 High School Running by Kaitlyn Richards
This Thanksgiving I decided to become a part of my annual neighborhood Turkey Trot. It was the tenth year anniversary of the “event,” and since my dad and some other kids from the neighborhood were participating, I decided to tag along. I recruited my brother and his friend to join us too, bringing the total number of participants up to eight. 
Thursday morning at nine o’clock, I left the warm confines of my house with my brother and dad and headed up to the meeting place at my neighbors’ house. The rest of the runners trickled in after us, and by around 9:15 we were on our way.
The full route is a whopping eight miles long, four miles out to Tuscarora golf course and back. We all started out at a similar pace, with my friend and I taking the lead, confident we wouldn’t get lost on the fairly straightforward path. We soon began to pull away from the rest of the group, and two of the eight decided to turn around and head home at the mid-way point instead of the four-mile.
 The six remaining runners chugged it up the steep hill near Boom Boom Mex Mex and all the way down the road until we hit the turnaround. It was near this point that the realization hit us that we still had four to go. I have not run over three miles a day since cross-country came to a close, so my body was feeling a little tired.
We worked through any of the little issues we had and finished together as one group, sticking around for a little while afterward to catch our breaths, chat, and feel good about what we had just accomplished, and what was about to come. After some time, we headed back to our houses, ready to spend the rest of the day eating more food than we could imagine. |
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