I
recently joined the Badgerland Striders, which is Milwaukee’s main running club
and the 7th largest running club in the NATION. I went and saw this awesome speaker tonight at the monthly club meeting which was held at the Pettit Center after the dedication of the new track.
Dr.
Brant McCartan who is a foot specialist in this area. He actually ran
Boston this past April. He talked a little bit about how Boston came
together to help out the runners and spectators after what happened. I’m
not going to say too much on that subject because I don’t want to get facts
wrong, it’s not my story to tell, and as a runner, or just a human being, it’s still
hard to grasp.
He
talked about the dangers of shoes being too big/too small, how to get properly
fitted and the proper socks. He said you should go with a synthetic sock
because it wicks the moisture away from the foot and prevents blistering and
other disgusting ailments all of us runners know about but cringe to talk
about. He was a great speaker and it was nice to hear his opinions on
several topics that I was a bit confused about.
After
he was done, we continued with the normal monthly meeting, discussing the
dedication of the new indoor track, which was paid
for with the money the Striders’ made throughout the year. We
will be having a 20k dedication race in December for it.
Work on the NEW track at the Pettit, Photo Courtesy of Tom Held |
We also
discussed recaps of races the club has hosted in the past couple months.
There’s a point in every meeting where the club director asks for “any new
medals” and people get to stand up and talk about the race medals they’ve received
since the last meeting and basically brag about how awesome they are.
Sounds lame, but I love this idea.
I met
some great people at the meeting and since I was a newbie, I had to stand up
and introduce myself and talk about races that I’ve done and what my goals
are. The club director came over and personally welcomed me to the
club and said “we’ll get you to the marathon in 2014.” It was nice to be
around other weirdo runners like myself for once. I’m counting the days until
the next meeting!!!
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