January 28 Run: Bakery Square Coffee Tree for a Special Event

Special event this Sunday!  Run will be led by Sarah's friend Erika Strassburger, who has been chief of staff for Dan Gilman during his time as city councilman in District 8, and is running for the newly vacated seat. She'll be leading a run around district 8 - beginning and ending at Coffee Tree Roasters at Bakery Square - and will point out some of the happenings in the district. She is also eager to talk to us about the the burgh app connected to 311- that runners and walkers are particularly suited to use because we literally hit the streets and see things that people in cars may not.  Useful information on the move!

Joanne led a delightful Highland Park run that had so many runners and walkers that we took up an entire side of Enrico's.  I didn't catch the endorsements because, to be truthful, we were so loud.
But two items to impart:

• Joanne recommends training with "Triathlons for Everyone" - call Elite Runners and Walkers in Monroeville if you want to know more.  This involves swimming in a nearby lake, in Keystone State Park, in New Alexandria, PA, which all by itself sounds pretty cool.  
• Sara Spanjer from Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh and member of this list wrote in to inform us of their mission in Poland this upcoming summer, including a 55-mile bike ride from Auschwitz-Birkenau to the JCC Krakow. The trip is taking place over the Jewish Cultural Festival in Krakow.  More information here.