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Testimonials:
The
Parkway Running
Club receives great feedback
about Walter's Run. Please don't hesitate to
contact us with any comments, suggestions and (most importantly)
kudos! Here are a few recent testimonials:
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Active.com reviews of Walter's Run 2011 are
here
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The gentleman who wrote
this letter loved
the amenities and family friendly atmosphere of Walter's Run.
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This thank you note was sent to PRC from one of
Walter's Gang who recently attended a
week of running camp on a Walter Burgess
Scholarship.
I would like to take this time to
thank the scholarship committee for awarding me the Walter Burgess
Scholarship to the American Running camp. I had a great week,
meeting a lot of athletes and coaches from all over the country.
Even though people were from all over the place, it goes to show you
how small the running world is. The coaching staff was great and
motivating. One of the coaches remembered a former C.M. athlete from
years back who gave him a C.M. t-shirt. I was able to run with Matt
Centrowitz Jr., which was pretty awesome, as well as train with top
collegiate runners. The campus was really nice, but more
importantly....the food was awesome! I definitely felt challenged,
well conditioned and ready to start my xc season. Thank you again
and although I am injured right now, I will make every effort to
attend Walters Run in December.
Respectfully, Ryan R. Catholic Memorial School '13
Editor's note: Matt Centrowitz Sr. is a running camp coach and
former Olympian. Matt Centrowitz Jr. won the bronze medal in
the 5k at the World Championships in 2011.
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This letter
was written by
one of
Walter's Gang -
a young runner who is a recent recipient
of a Walter's Run scholarship to the
Newport Running Camp
(now the American Running camp)
in his memory.
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Please take a moment to read
Running's Everyman, A tribute to a runner who
made the sport better by Don Allison, December 2003.
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Here is Karyn's
story. She is using Walter's Run 2010 to get back after a long
injury. We will be sure to give her a loud cheer at the
race!!!
At the end of
October (running the Mayor's Cup), I tore my meniscus in my left
knee in two places, fluid leaked into the back of my knee, caused a
cyst, etc. Result was surgery at the beginning of November (very
discouraging when I was in good shape and psyched about my Boston
Marathon 2011 entry). I decided I needed to have a goal, and I
figured a semi-realistic one was to be ready to walk/jog a 5k by
mid-December (about 6 weeks post surgery). So of course I chose
Walter's Run. Ten days after surgery I got in the pool and started
swimming. And a week later I started stationary biking. And the next
week was elliptical. Now I'm doing all three (not simultaneously)
and this week I'll try to treadmill SLOWLY to see whether that
works. The goal is to cross the finish line at Walter's Run. If I
can do that, I think I can build up to Boston. So thanks for
providing a goal. It's really kept my spirits up during an otherwise
really crappy 5 weeks!
See you next weekend.
We dedicate this race to Walter Burgess
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