Monday, October 1, 2018

Juneau Park Beer Run 5K



"There is not mountain too great, when you have reason to climb." - unknown

I am way behind on my blogging. Life has been so busy. I started a new job at the beginning of August and I am deep into training for the New York marathon. That has not left much time for writing.  My brother also moved over seas and he asked me to clean his house and get it ready for sale.

He left me piles of things to try and sell for him. So it seems every spare minute has been filled.

I did the last race in the Beer Garden 5K on August 23rd. This race was in Juneau Park.  Solomon Juneau was one of the founders of Milwaukee. A replica of his cabin sits in this downtown Milwaukee Park.

This course goes south along a bike path, down a steep hill and continues north on the bike bath until the turn around. Then it is back up the rather steep hill and back to the finish.

I always have a strategy for each race.  I have some competition in my age group so I knew I would have to move as fast as I could if I wanted to take first in my age group.  I decided to race this event as a tempo run.

I warmed up and then as soon as the gun went off, I  ran at tempo pace, which is about 80 percent speed.

I like courses with hills, because when most people are walking up the hill, I run. I gain an advantage on the competition. I tell myself that I am strong and I like hills.   It was a perfect night for a run.

I felt strong the entire time finishing first in my age group with a time of 29:49.

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Chris Wodke
Founder & Manager Team CMT
www.run4cmt.com

Chris is a triathlete and long distance runner. She is a three time participant of the Boston Marathon.  In 2012 she finished 2nd at Boston in the Mobility Impaired Division. She was on the course in 2013 when the bombs exploded.

She has appeared three times at the Paratriathlon National Triathlon Sprint Championship. She was the 2012 and 2014 National Champion Paratriathlon Open Division Champion.

In 2014 she was the PC Open Champion at the Duathlon National Championship and at the Aqua bike National Championship in 2016. She represented Team USA at the Aquathon ITU World Championship in Chicago in 2015i, Cozumel in 2016 and Denmark in 2018. In 2018 finishing 5th in the 60 to 64 age group.

 In 2014 she represented the U.S. as a paratriathlete at the Pan-American Triathlon Championship in Dallas, Texas.  She has won state championships in cycling and triathlon as a senior Olympian. In 2017 she placed 2nd in her age group at the Winter Triathlon National Championship, earning a spot on Team USA for the World Championship.

She travels around the country raising awareness of CMT.

She is the author of the book, “Running for My Life” that details her experience as a CMT affected athlete and the book “Soup Sundays, A Journey Toward Healthy Eating”.

You may visit her author page at:
http://www.amazon.com/Christine-Wodke/e/B00IJ02HX6

Team CMT is a group of athletes and supporters working to raise awareness and to find a cure for CMT. We have 218 members in 39 states. We also have members in Australia, England, Scotland, Canada, Vietnam, Turkey, Finland, France, Ireland, Poland, Iran, Norway and Sweden. If you wish to join us visit our web site; www.run4cmt.com or www.hnf-cure.org

CMT or Charcot-Marie-Tooth is the most commonly inherited peripheral neuropathy. It affects over 155,000 Americans (as many as MS).  It is a disease of the nerves that control the muscles. It is slowly progressive, causing loss of normal function and or sensation in the lower legs/feet and arms/hands.

Symptoms include; muscle wasting in the lower legs and feet leading to foot drop, poor balance and gait problems Atrophy in the hands causes difficulty with manual dexterity.

Structural foot deformities such as high arches and hammer toes are common.

Poor tolerance for cool or cold temperatures and many people have chronically cold hands and feet.

Additional symptoms may include fatigue, sleep apnea, breathing difficulties and hearing loss.

Additional Link
Follow CMT affected Paratriathlete Timmy Dixon
http://cmtamputee.wordpress.com/

Follow CMT Author Chris Steinke
https://cmtandmesite.wordpress.com/2017/01/30/what-is-charcot-marie-tooth-disease/


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