May 17, 2010
- MMM MORPHS INTO FITNESS FRENZY!
- ANOTHER RECORD FOR MMM…550
- COLLISION OF RUNNERS REPORTED!!
- MAYNARDS OFFERS TWO NEW BEERS ON MONDAY
- SPECIAL DRAWING IF YOU PICK UP TRASH ON MONDAY
- WOULD YOU RATHER SPIN THAN WALK/RUN?
- MMM ATHLETES GET DISCOUNT FOR “MEET ME DOWNTOWN”
- WANT TO WALK/ RUN LATER IN THE SUMMER???
- 5:45 RUNNERS START…MAKES ROUTE SAFER
- BECKY WELP TO TALK ON “FATS: GOOD, BAD AND IN BETWEEN”
- NEW/ ADDITIONAL/ OPTIONAL ROUTE FOR RUNNERS
Please thank our MMM sponsors:
The Running Shop/ Worldly Soles
Southern Arizona Roadrunners (SAR)
TMC Healthcare
The Mountain 92.9
Carondelet Health Network
Tucson Electric Power
Rosemont Copper
Maynards Market and Kitchen
CHECK MMM NEWSLETTER ON WEDNESDAY TO SEE NEW SUMMER (AND BEYOND) FITNESS OPTIONS…ALL DOWNTOWN…ALL WITH A/C. KEEP WATCHING WEBSITE AS NEW ACTIVITIES ARE ADDED. IT’S A FITNESS FRENZY!!!
Collision of runners was reported…Runners (or perhaps a runner and a walker) who were going in opposite directions apparently collided on Monday night. We urge you to be very careful passing walkers and runners in both directions. Remember, this is not a race! Collisions do not bring about bonding!
Try a couple of great beers from Oregon…Session Lager and Session Black. Stay for a beer and BBQ on the patio. Burgers/veggie burgers $4, Cheeseburgers $5. Join friends at the community table on the patio or inside the Market. Individual tables are reserved for full service dining from Maynards menu.
Special drawing for those who pick up trash on Monday…The third Monday is our regular “clean up downtown” night. Everyone who takes a trash bag (gloves provided too) on the route, and returns to Maynards with a bag of trash, will be entered into a special drawing for two $25 gift certificates! Let’s keep our downtown beautiful!!
Would you rather spin than walk/run in the summer months?…O2 Modern Fitness/ Cycle Works is offering a special MMM Spinning Class for only $5 (with your MMM hand stamp.) Check in just like always and then get a great workout from 6:00 to 6:45 or 7:00 in their air-conditioned studio about a block away on Broadway. They will even give you the “MMM 15 minute warning”, giving you time to shower if you like, and be back at Maynards for the drawing…or a five minute warning, and have time to get back sweaty, just like the rest of us. What a great alternative to running in the heat! Stay tuned, as there are even more options coming soon.
MMM Athletes get discount for Meet Me Downtown…here is another opportunity to support downtown running. The TMC Meet Me Downtown 5k Night Run and Walk was the precursor to our Meet Me At Maynards – race director Randy Accetta has a goal of getting 2,000 participants to run and walk, so won’t you please support this great event? You can register via mail or in person; see http://azroadrunners.org/races/detail/mmd for details.
Randy has also created a special MMM discount, so you can sign up online at http://tinyurl.com/2010MMDgroupdiscount. The half-price offer is good through May 15th, with an additional discount through May 25th.
This race is all about promoting our city as a great place to live and play – participants receive a free t-shirt with great artwork, a free ticket to a film at the Fox, a free family friendly film by Cinema La Placita, 2-4-1 drinks at downtown restaurants, and great food from Downtown area eateries. Beneficiaries include the Tucson Children’s Museum, the Fox Theater, Cinema La Placita, Imagine Greater Tucson, Greater Tucson Leadership, and the TMC Children’s Miracle Network. Many thanks to the Southern Arizona Roadrunners for their commitment to our region!
Want to walk/run later in the summer?…If the summer heat makes you long for a later start time, check in anytime from 5:15 to 7:00 and run whenever you like. Please be back before dark…or carry a flashlight!
Early bird runners are making the route safer…Starting runners just before the walkers, at 5:45, is making the route less congested. In addition, we are sending the 6:00 runners the opposite direction. This makes for a safer situation. We hope you like it.
Becky Welp, R.D…will give a short and interactive training talk on Monday. Meet Becky in the Market at 6:45 to hear about, “Fats: Good, Bad and in Between”. Leave your name at the desk…if you win the drawing we will come find you.
Runners, check out OPTIONAL new route…This is an additional option for runners who prefer to run uninterrupted by traffic or the crowds. It is basically an out-and back run.
Under underpass on 4th and up the stairs to pedestrian bridge over 4th
And continue toward Rattlesnake Bridge. Run 2,3,4,5,6,7 miles, or………..
Rattlesnake Bridge .5 mile
Far side of Basket Bridge 1 mile
Kino exit 1.5 miles
Norris Ave./ Aviation Bikeway 2 miles
Country Club/ Aviation Bikeway 3 miles
Turn around when you are ready and run up 4th Ave. to University, cross over and return to Maynards…adds one mile to the return run.
YOU MUST CHECK MMM WEBSITE FOR DISCOUNT DETAILS….Your route guide will list participating businesses and phone numbers…but no details. You will find up-to-date discount specials on the website only. It’s easy…just click on the “MMM Discounts” tab at the top of the homepage each Monday.
Parking is always free after 5:00 PM in the Madden Media lot…345 E. Toole, just west of Maynards. You can park in the Pennington Street Garage for a $2 flat rate after 5:00 PM.
The Running Shop and Worldly Soles, our exclusive shoe sponsors have provided gift certificates for our 2010 drawings. Look for one of these gift certificates every week. The Running Shop/Worldly Soles has offered a special/ additional gift certificate just for those who pick up trash on the 3rd Monday of each month. Be there!!!
Get Out!!
Jannie and Dave