Fiene Breaks National Record

ERC president Kurt Fiene (shown in photo with Bill Sanders, right, after the race) broke his own national B3 blind half-marathon record on March 15 with a sensational 1:15:43 at the March Madness Half Marathon in Cary, IL. Fiene, 47, finished 5th overall. He was guided on a bike by fellow ERC runner Mark Montgomery. Fiene broke the record he set at the 1994 Philadelphia Distance Run, when he ran 1:15:58.

The US Association for the Blind's B3 category is defined as follows: "From visual acuity above 20/600 and up to visual acuity of 20/200 and/or a visual field of less than 20 degrees and more than 5 degrees in the best eye with the best practical eye correction."

Kurt also hold the B3 records for 8K and 10K. His 8K mark of 29:24, set at the 2003 Shamrock Shuffle, could be broken on March 29 at the same race. He also is eyeing sub-2:45 if conditions are right at the Boston Marathon on April 20.

Congratulations, Kurt!

Performance Training for Runners

Greetings fellow runners,

Along with our marathon training program, and our weekly Saturday runs, we are very pleased to let you know that the club is sponsoring a performance training program for runners. This program is not just for marathon runners it is designed to help any runner improved his/her overall fitness and performance. It includes both a track work out and core /flexibility training. The program will be lead by Charlie Kern the very highly regarded coach at York High School and top ranked athlete.

The training will be Tuesday nights from 6:30pm to 8:00pm meeting at the Prairie Path and Spring Road and then running to a local track. There is no charge to attend, we only request that you become a current ERC member.

Mark Montgomery