Expo
The Feaster Five Expo will be held at the Merrimack Valley YMCA in conjunction with on-site registration, number and tee shirt pick-up.
Where: 165 Haverhill St., Andover, MA 01810
When: Monday, November 23. Tuesday, November 24 and Wednesday, November 25 beginning at Noon
When you come for your number, be sure to check out the numerous vendor's booths. And don't miss our guest speakers:
Monday, November 23
5PM – Ryan Miller –Chi Running Instructor
Ryan is a certified Chi Running Instructor. Chi Running helps reduce or eliminate injury and pain such as: knee pain, hip pain, IT Band Syndrome (ITB), hamstring pulls, Achilles tendonitis, plantar fasciitis, soreness and fatigue. Conditioning your mind is just as important as conditioning your body. Ryan will show you how Chi Running can help you focus your mind, lift your spirit and open up your flow of chi.
5:30PM – Steve Cooper of Channel 7 News
Steve started his career at 7NEWS in August of 1999 as the business reporter and anchor for the 7NEWS on-air segment, The 7NEWS / Boston Business Journal Reports. Since then, he has been promoted to general assignment reporter and fill-in anchor, covering a wide variety of news stories including the DNC in Boston and countless snow storms across New England. Steve was the only New England reporter to broadcast live on board a duck boat during the Red Sox World Series victory parade. A runner and local celebrity, Steve has run the Feaster Five many times and presents an interesting perspective on running for health and fitness.
6PM - Dave McGillivray – Boston Marathon and Feaster Five Race Director and author of The Last Pick
As the founder and president of DMSE Sports, Inc., a special-event management company, McGillivray has produced or consulted on more than 750 mass-participatory athletic events throughout the world, including 20 Boston Marathons; the 2004 USA Women’s Olympic Marathon Trials; the 1990 Triathlon World Championship, the 1998 Goodwill Games Triathlon, and the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games.
Founded by McGillivray in 1981, DMSE Sports is a world leader in sports event management. DMSE specializes in creating, marketing and producing mass participatory athletic events throughout the U.S. and abroad. McGillivray is also an accomplished motivational speaker. More than 1,600 audiences from corporate executives to high school students have experienced McGillivray’s signature ability to engage and inspire listeners.
His 25+ year career in the sport of road racing and triathlon earned him the prestigious “Lifetime Achievement Award,” presented to him by Competitor Magazine. McGillivray was also presented with the prestigious "Race Director of the Year" award by Road Race Management, Inc., and sponsored by Running Times Magazine. In 2005 he was inducted into the Running USA Hall of Champions.
There is an intrinsic relationship between McGillivray and the sport of running. He is not only one of the world’s finest race directors, he himself is an accomplished athlete, perhaps best known for his extraordinary run across the United States from Medford, Oregon to his hometown of Medford, Massachusetts in 1978 covering a total distance of 3,452 miles, benefiting the Jimmy Fund and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.
Not one to rest on his laurels, he and ten other veteran marathoners ran across the country in May 2004 as part of TREK USA which raised money for five children’s charities. McGillivray has also completed eight Hawaii Ironman Triathlons and has run 119 marathons, including 36 consecutive Boston Marathons. He has run up the East Coast of the US and completed a 24-hour run, a 24-hour bike ride and a 24-hour swim, all for charity. In addition, each year McGillivray commemorates his birthday by running the number of miles that correspond with his age. What began with 12 miles at age 12 will be a 53-mile run on his next birthday, August 22, 2007.
Tuesday, November 24, 2009
5PM – Sharon Johnson – Nationally Ranked Triathlete, Triathlon Coach and YMCA Performance Training Director
Sharon is the Coaching Coordinator of TriFury triathlon team and founder of New England Triathlon Training. Sharon is one of Tri Fury's most accomplished athletes. She is a former member of Team USA, and has competed at the world championship level. She has repeatedly qualified for National and World long and short course championships. Sharon is a top ranked New England Amateur Triathlete and consistently USAT All American. She represented New Hampshire in 2006 at the "Best of the US" national championship race in Minnesota. She is a certified Pilates instructor, Spinning instructor, fitness instructor, certified in sports nutrition for health and performance, presently seeking USA Cycling Coach certification, and a USA Triathlon Certified Coach. She coaches and instructs athletes of all ages from beginner to elite level in a multitude of sports.
5:30PM - Bill Rodgers – Winner of the Boston Marathon, New York City Marathon and Fukuoka Marathon
Bill is a former American record holder in the marathon who is best known for his victories in the Boston Marathon and the New York City Marathon in the late 1970s. Rodgers won both races four times each between 1975 and 1980, twice breaking the American record at Boston with a time of 2:09:55 in 1975 and a 2:09:27 in 1979. In 1977 he won the Fukuoka Marathon, making him the only runner ever to hold the championship of all three major marathons at the same time. Rodgers is also the last U.S.-born winner in the men's or women's open divisions of the New York City Marathon to date; the two subsequent American winners were born in Cuba (Alberto Salazar) and Eritrea (Meb Keflezighi).
Rodgers' most remarkable year on the road racing circuit came in 1978 when he won 27 of the 30 races he entered, including the Pepsi 10,000 meter nationals (with a new world road 10K best time of 28:36.3), the Falmouth Road Race, and the Boston & New York marathons. Rodgers is also the former world record holder for 25 kilometers. Track & Field News ranked Rodgers #1 in the world in the marathon in 1975, 1977 and 1979. 28 of the 59 marathons Rodgers ran were run under 2:15. In all he won 22 marathons in his career. He came to be referred to by sportswriters and others as "Boston Billy". Rodgers was inducted on December 3, 1999, in Los Angeles, California to the National Track & Field Hall of Fame located in Indianapolis, Indiana. In 1998, Rodgers was inducted in the first round to the National Distance Running Hall of Fame in Utica, New York.
Kristina Pinto, Ed.D. – Merrimack Valley Striders Coach
Kristina Pinto holds a doctorate in Human Development and Psychology from the Harvard Graduate School of Education. Her scholarly background is in psychology, child and adult development, education, research methods, anthropology, gender studies, and sociology. Kristina has worked as a college instructor in psychology, research methods, and women’s studies at the undergraduate and graduate levels.
A marathoner herself, Kristina is Merrimack Valley Striders’ newest coach and is a huge asset to the coaching team. Her blog, “Marathon Mama”, showcases her interesting perspective on life and running. She has recently returned from running in the remote and treacherous Australian Outback.
Wednesday, November 25, 2009
5PM - Nate Jenkins – 2007 RRCA Roads Scholar
New York Roadrunners’ Duncan Larkin said: “Nearly every running picture of 27- year-old Massachusetts native Nate Jenkins paints the same picture: a pained yet indomitable competitor either in the lead or desperately struggling to take it. These pictures hearken back to other pictures (grainier ones) of legends from Massachusetts’ storied running past--icons such as Johnny Kelley, Bill Rodgers, and Bob Hodge. ….Jenkins will follow in the footsteps of these famous runners when he competes in the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Men’s Marathon in New York City.” Nate finished 7th in the trials, and continues to burn up the pavement. A graduate of UMass Lowell, Nate lives in Andover.
5:30PM - Dick and Rick Hoyt – Father/Son Marathon and Ironman Triathlon Team
Dick Hoyt was asked "What inspires you?". Here is his reply: "It's actually my son. He can't talk, he can't use his legs, but he loves life. He graduated from Westfield High and Boston University. He lives by himself in his own apartment. To me, he's the athlete, and I'm just loaning him my arms and legs so he can compete." Inspiration. When we think about what Dick and Rick have accomplished, and continue to accomplish, it simply seems humanly impossible. Their story is astonishing. We are deeply honored to have them as our special guests at our Feaster Five Road Race. If you take a few moments to watch the video again, it will change the way you look at life today. http://www.teamhoyt.com/
