The Courier Times Kiwanis Sesame Place Classic 5K, benefiting the Dick Dougherty Scholarship Fund for area high school students, has a local flavor that makes the race a tasty family event and a treat for those who participate. This year's race takes place at Bucks County Technical High School in Fairless Hills for the first time. At its essence, it's about people across the community coming together for fun or competition (your choice). Past winners among the usual thousand plus runners range from the 15 year old who won last year's men's race (Bensalem freshman Kyle Franchize) to the mother of four who won the women's race 10 years ago (Upper Makefield's Nancy McAlister). McAlister personifies much of what the race is about. A top competitive athlete, having scorched a blazing 3:10 Boston Marathon and having crushed duathlons and Half Ironman (winning her age category at the 2008 St. Croix race), Olympic distance and Sprint triathlons, she represents the high end runners who turn out for the Sesame Place Classic. But she was also just one of many moms in the crowd, soaking in a great family event. Even though she has retired from racing (for now, I suspect), I caught up with her to get her views on what a truly "Bucks County" experience the Sesame Place Classic 5K is. "The greatest thing about the Sesame Place Classic is how it instills in our youth how important it is to get out there and exercise," she said. "It helps you to start a healthy lifestyle at a young age. "And it is such an enjoyable race. Fast course, incredible energy, along with a fun family atmosphere. "They really do a wonderful job promoting the race, which, in turn, draws a huge crowd and great competition. But I also love the family atmosphere and having my parents, husband and children there to watch me. Hopefully my children will be inspired to run/race for special causes in the future." I asked her how it felt to cross the finish line as the winner and she laughed. "It always feels incredible to cross the finish line, whether it's a marathon, Half Ironman or 5K. It's even better when you finish in first place with a PR. But the best part when I won was getting my picture taken with Bert and the Cookie Monster!" In the spirit of the scholarship benefiting race, McAlister donated her winnings back to the cause, noting "I truly enjoy helping and giving to others . whether it's my time or monetary donations. It's something that makes me feel really, really good about myself. I am so fortunate to be able to help the kids who benefit from the scholarship money and truly need the money in order to have the opportunity to obtain a college education." When pushed to see if she'll come back to race Sesame Place sometime in the future, Nancy shared she is indeed retired, but "I love to run, there is nothing like a long run on the canal . it's my home away from home . I have logged thousands of miles there over the years . it's such a happy place. "I have retired from racing for a while and started a new career as a CNA (certified nursing assistant) at Chandler Hall and in retail sales at Luna Chick (in Newtown). Maybe in a few years, I will get back out there and resume racing . but for now, I just love to go out and run six or seven relaxing miles." Packets can be picked up through Saturday at the Barnes Noble at the Oxford Valley Court. The $22 registration fee includes a T shirt (while they last, so register soon!), refreshments, a one day free admission to Sesame Place in Middletown and trophies awarded by tightly divided age categories. 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You just finished the Warrior Dash, which is the most popular of a new rash of obstacle races (known to many who run them as "mudders") and which expects to host some 1 million people this year at 65 events around the world. It's a competitive three mile run a microchipped race traversing muddy trails, 30 foot tall wooden obstacles, cargo nets, slides, and balance beams (and, in the case of the recent Maryland Dash in which we participated, around and over the jumps of a motocross track). But, always, the race ends with that liquid slap of mud in the face, The Pit. The Dash is not as difficult as races like Tough Mudder (the second biggest mudder featuring 12 miles of run walking over ski slope hills), nor is it all that harrowing. The terrain is hilly, but not mountainous, and the obstacles are manageable for anyone who can do a few pull ups. And while there's nothing here that's any more strenuous than your weekend 10K road race, the Warrior Dash nevertheless generates an atmosphere of we just survived a war camaraderie everywhere. Muddy friends, arm in arm, stream out of the finish line all day there are waves of about 500 runners every half hour and they're chatty, sharing stories of their slips and falls, lost shoes, and favorite obstacles as they're hosed off by the water trucks, or grabbing their free beer at the tent. Taxi 12s Low,RENTON, Wash. Leon Washington takes pride in owning a share of the NFL record for most career kickoff returns for a touchdown, especially considering the devastating broken leg he had to overcome before he could get there.Washington pulled even with Cribbs last week when the Seahawks return specialist busted free for a 98 yard kickoff return for a touchdown in the fourth quarter of Seattle's 24 21 loss to Miami.It was his first kickoff return for a touchdown in nearly two calendar years since he took three back for touchdowns in his first season with the Seahawks in 2010. But that was before kickoffs were moved up to the 35 yard line and returns became less common.How much so? In the 2010 season, when Washington took two kickoffs back for touchdowns against San Diego and one later in the season against San Francisco, he had 57 total kickoff returns, the most of his career. Last year, that number dipped to 43.Through 11 games this season, Washington has brought the ball out of the end zone just 18 times. Yet for most of the season, Washington and Seattle special teams coach Brian Schneider have felt the return game was on the verge of a breakthrough.They just would have preferred it was part of a Seattle victory.During the bye week we did a tremendous job of identifying what we do best and getting back to that, Washington said. . You look at the play, you get a hole that big something has to be happening right. It was good to see us go out and execute.Despite his limited number of chances, Washington is third in the NFL, averaging 31.9 yards per kick return, which if it continues would be the highest return average of his career. He's never topped the 27.5 he averaged in his second season with the New York Jets and the success this season could be another sign that Washington is fully back from the broken leg he suffered in 2009.Washington still remains grateful to Seattle coach Pete Carroll and general manager John Schneider for making the trade that brought him to Seattle during the 2010 draft and gave him a second chance after his injury.It's special in the sense that seeing where I came from, four touchdowns with the Jets, four touchdowns with the Seahawks coming after a devastating broken leg. So it just goes to show the fortitude that you have to have to come back from that and also the opportunity that you have to have, he said. What Pete Carroll and John Schneider (did) trading to bring me over here and give me an opportunity was huge.The Seahawks go to Chicago this week, but there won't be a matchup of two of the most dynamic kick returners in football Washington and the Bears' Devin Hester because Hester is out with a concussion. Washington, though, understands how important special teams could be in a game that's of huge importance to both teams.Seattle is trying to hold on to the final wild card spot in the NFC, while the Bears are just one game ahead of Green Bay in the NFC Central.That's what it's going to come down to, who can win the field position battle, who can give their offense better room to work with and who can give their defense a better field to work with, Washington said. Having a big special teams play could be huge for both sides.
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So Beckman tracked down and attended a course in San Jose, Calif.While studying, he had a brainstorm: If people were willing to fly to San Jose for training, surely they'd be willing to visit Las Vegas to upgrade their skills."It put a bug in my ear as far as a possible need, and a niche for me," Beckman said.Thus was born the idea for Beckman's new business, Solar Institute of Nevada. His school's first class is scheduled to begin May 17.Beckman's path to entrepreneurship is a common one today. With nearly 14 percent unemployment in Southern Nevada and no job growth in sight, legions of locals have decided that opening their own business is the only way they'll get back to work.In 2008, the Clark County Business Licensing division issued 6,804 new licenses. That figure jumped to 10,064 new licenses in 2009. So far in 2010, the division has granted more than 1,000 new licenses a month.Experts credit the recession for the spike in fledgling businesses."People are frustrated with the unemployment rate and their prospects for becoming employed, and they look at starting a business as an alternative," said Gregory Twedt, chairman of the Southern Nevada chapter of the Service Corps of Retired Executives, a volunteer business counseling group. "Historically, that's happened in almost every recessionary period people become entrepreneurs."Dave Archer, chief executive officer of Nevada's Center for Entrepreneurship and Technology, said he also sees surging interest in business startups at his group's annual Entrepreneur Expo, held in Reno and Las Vegas each fall. The trade show, which brings together services for business owners, has seen a 20 percent jump in attendance each year since it launched in 2007. Almost all of that attendance growth has come from people who want to start companies, rather than from people who already own businesses, Archer said."At some point, people run out of employment options, and they think starting a business might be the remaining option for them," Archer said. "If job hunting's not working, they might say, 'I always had an idea to start a business, and now might be the time to do it.'"But launching a company brings perils aplenty.Most new businesses don't post profits or even earn revenue, and many of them will fail in their first year, said Raj Tumber, a business counselor with SCORE. And that's before you consider the costs of just getting started. You'll pay approximately $600 just for a state and a local business license, and if you're operating in more than one town, you'll need multiple licenses. It all can total more than $1,000, and that's if you don't use an attorney. If you're not landing sales, you could lose money on your business licenses alone."When most people first start looking at opening a business, 100 percent of them think they're doing the right thing and their idea will fly," Tumber said. "That's until they get into the process and see the costs involved. As they keep going further and further, they realize there's a lot more for them to learn."That's where groups such as SCORE come in. Small Business Administration, with which SCORE is affiliated. From October to February, the group's local chapter held about 1,100 individual counseling sessions, 400 e mail consultations and 33 workshops and seminars.SCORE also just implemented a training program designed to help people vet their business idea for its viability before they invest in a launch. SCORE's mission? To fill in the gaps for entrepreneurs who lack basic training in business areas, such as finance and marketing. They don't want to discourage hopeful entrepreneurs, but they do want aspiring business owners to understand their prospects, recession or not."If you have a good business idea and you have the educational training and wherewithal to make it happen, now's as good a time as any to open a business," said Twedt, a former software executive who started a successful company in the middle of a recession. "If you're just very desperate and you don't have a good business idea or a well thought out plan, then it's never a good time to start a company."For Beckman, who worked with SCORE as he prepared to open his first business in 22 years as an electrician, "waiting on other people" has been the toughest part of opening his company. "Because it is a step by step procedure, you can be stuck dead in the water waiting for that next approval."For example, before Beckman could get a county business license to open his vocational technical school, he needed approval from the Nevada Commission on Postsecondary Education. To obtain that, he had to develop a curriculum, document his knowledge and ability to serve as an instructor and complete loads of paperwork. And the commission meets only four times a year, so he couldn't appear before the agency until February.Once he earned the commission's approval, Beckman had to wait on building inspectors and municipal licensing agencies. And they're busy these days, too."They were telling me, with the way the economy is, a lot of people are going into business for themselves. They're (the agencies) pretty overloaded," he said.Nor did Beckman anticipate all the smaller expenses, such as fire extinguishers, that come with launching a company."It's all been brand new to me," he said. "Sometimes it's been frustrating, but it's always been exciting."After all his hard work and patience, no one has signed up for Beckman's first class. But SCORE advisers prepared Beckman for that possibility, and he plans to goose attendance with a marketing plan that includes a promotional packet he'll distribute to the area's electric general contractors in coming days and weeks. He'll also visit with the state Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation to see if they could use his school's services.Despite the ups and downs, opening the Solar Institute of Nevada has been worth the effort, Beckman said, and he thinks other well prepared entrepreneurs will enjoy the startup process as well."It'll be the most fun they've ever had in their lives," he said. 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