Atlanta Marathon Pictures

Here are some pictures of our runners taken on the day of the marathon.

Social Pictures

Pictures from the Team Asha social held on 7th October, 2007. (Dinner: California Pizza Kitchen @ Atlantic; Bowling: 300 Atlanta)

More Pictures

For those who missed out being in the previous group picture, here is another one.

Name the runners

Ok! We have been running as a team for about two months now. Lets play a little game. How many of the runners can you name in the above picture? Leave your response as a comment. Here are some suggestions:
1) Name the runners from left to right, as on the picture.
2) If you do not know the name of some one, leave a "blah" instead.
3) Post your comment without seeing the response from other people. [Remember Honor Code! :-) ]

Lets have some response people.

Shoe Clinic

Hey, we are planning on having another shoe clinic for those who haven't bought a shoe yet. It would be useful if you guys can give us a feedback. Please click on one of the options below. Likely date - 1st September.

Saturday Run

Fundraising Questions

There were a couple of fund raising questions raised by Jessica & Ryan, in the first post. Thought I will post these here, in case someone missed it.

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Jessica said...

Hey!
I had a question about fundraising. If people want to donate online, how do they indicate that they are sponsoring me for the run? And if the donations are given to me, can they still get a receipt for taxes? I've never fundraised before so I'm a little lost!
Thanks,
Jessica

July 5, 2007 11:56 AM

ryan said...

That is a really good question. I have never done fundraising either. I think though that we will be guided along.

I'm going to try to get people to donate a dollar a mile or something :)
Or maybe facebook groups.
Ryan

July 5, 2007 3:37 PM

Goutham said...

@ Jessica and Ryan

So each runner gets a personal fund-raising page, which you can individually maintain. And there will be a donate option on your page which will indicate that the donation goes to that particular runner.

For instance, try clicking the Donate button in my page from last year here

There is a separate field at the bottom, which indicates the "Runner". Once the donation is made, you will be notified from an Asha volunteer.

And yes, if they need a receipt they can indicate in this page. Or you can always let us know, and we will issue a receipt.

Ryan, Facebook is a good idea. It is good to reach as many as you can for small amounts. You can also take a look at some of the other runner's profile here

First Run and Special Sessions

Hello Team,

    The first run last Saturday was great; Good run Chris, Tammy, Jyothish and Karthik! This Saturday, the marathoners will run 4 and 5 miles. I hope you all are getting started on the weekday workouts as well.

     We have some exciting updates for you. We have two special sessions planned and so mark your calendars for the following dates:

Aug 18th, 11AM: Physiotherapists Chris and Liz will talk to us about running, the muscles involved and stretching tips. They will also answer questions from our runners.

Aug 25th, 11AM: Dietitian Page will talk to us about nutrition and diet necessary for running a marathon and will also answer your questions on the topic.

Sriram

Shoe Clinic Updates

The marathon training starts this week. A couple of weeks left for the half-marathon training. Isn't it time to get a new running shoe? Well, we just talked to the Phidippides store and all runners of Team Asha will get a 10% discount on any shoes that you purchase here.

The marathon runners can get the discount cards from us, when you start your training run this Saturday(14th July). The location and timing for the training run will be announced soon. We also thought of organising another shoe clinic close to the first week of August, for the half-marathoners. Do you (half-marathoner) guys want to buy your shoes before the training, or would you rather buy it on (or later than) the 12th of August -- the start of half-marathon training. Let us know!

Here is a sneak peek at one of the running routes, near Ansley Mall.

Training Schedule

Hey All,
We have had three information sessions so far, and we have 28 (and counting) people who have signed up. The training will start in a couple of weeks, and here we will post updates and news on the training program.

Training Schedules are up on Google Calendar. This is a suggested training program for beginners and advanced runnners. The training schedule can be adapted to suit your needs, or as per coach's instructions. You can click on the link to view, or click on the "Google Calendar" icon to subscribe.
1) Full Marathon Advanced
2) Full Marathon Beginner
3) Half Marathon Advanced
4) Half Marathon Beginner

Dates to remember:
14th July, 2007: Start of Full Marathon training.
11th August, 2007: Start of Half Marathon training.
22nd November, 2007: Atlanta half/full Marathon.

If you have any comments or suggestions, let us know.

Best,
Team Asha-Atlanta