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Cinci Runners' Important Updates
April 2011
Greetings!
Taxes finished and the Flying Pig will be here soon. A few quick updates:
  • Flying Pig Waterstop
  • Memorial Day Race
  • Group Run Update
  • The Runners Club of Greater Cincinati Presents the Weight Watchers Walk-It Day 5K
  • Change in Leadership
  • Blog, Facebook and Twitter Updates
Flying Pig Waterstop
  Waterstop Volunteers Wanted!
Once again the Runners' Club of Greater Cincinnati will have a waterstop at mile 22. Mile 22 is where the marathon really begins for the marathoners and your support and encouragement means plenty to them. If you are running the marathon, please encourage your friends and family to help out. If you're not running, join us for a little fun and help us help the runners at mile 22. If you want a t-shirt, be sure to sign up by Friday April 22.

To volunteer at our waterstop:

  1. Go to the Flying Pig Website Volunteer Page.
  2. Click to Sign-up with registered group
  3. Select the Runners' Club of Greater Cincinnati, use the password RCGC (case sensitive).
  4. Fill out the form.

If you have any questions or problems, let us know.

Memorial Day Race 35
  May 30, 2011 9:00AM
Cincinnati's second oldest race is back this year at Armleder Park at 9:00 AM on May 30, 2011. Since most runners are swimming in T-shirts, the club has decided to make the Memorial Day Race T-shirt for 2011 an optional purchase. It will be a technical shirt for the preregistration price of $10.

RACE INFORMATION

  • DATE: Monday, May 30, 2011
  • TIME: 9:00 AM
  • PLACE: Otto Armleder Memorial Park, 5059 Wooster Road, Cincinnati OH
  • PREREGISTRATION: $11.00 General Public and $7 Runners' Club Members / Age 21 and Under. Technical Shirt available for $10. Preregistration ends Monday May 23.
  • INFORMATION: Spectator friendly flat 5K (3.1 Mile) Course. Real bathrooms. Food, awards and doorprizes follow the race. Get the flier or register online.

Group Run Updates
  Hyde Park Group Run Moves to Tuesdays
Starting on Tuesday April 19, the weekly Hyde Park Group Run moves from Wednesday to Tuesday evening. Join us for a 3-5 mile runs.
Do not forget about the club's other runs on Saturday and Sunday!
There is a Saturday run that meets from the near Westside. Meet at 7:45am and run starts at 8:00 am. Please join us. All paces are welcome. 
The Sunday Run starts from the Courtyard Marriott in Florence KY. Pace Group sign-up at 7:45 AM in hotel lobby, runs start at 8:00 AM sharp. Route maps available in distances from 1 mile to 13.1 miles. Meet and warm up in hotel lobby. Free parking at the hotel, free water fill-up, use of bathrooms, and free coffee!

Weekly Group Run Details:

For more information check out our calendar or email us.

The Runners Club of Greater Cincinati Presents the Weight Watchers Walk-It Day 5K
  Sunday May 22, 2011 10:00AM
Celebrate the completion of the Weight Watchers Walk-It Challenge on Sunday, May 22, 2011 at 10:00 AM at Lunken Playfield by participating in a noncompetitive 5K walk presented by the Runners' Club of Greater Cincinnati, RRCA, and Weight Watchers. T-shirt guaranteed to all participants who sign up by May 2. Day of event registration opens at 8:00 AM and costs $20.00. You can register online at RunSignUp.com or RRCA.org.

INFORMATION

  • DATE: Sunday, May 22, 2011
  • TIME: 10:00 AM
  • PLACE: Spirit of '76 Shelter, Lunken Playfield, Cincinnati OH
  • Registration: $15.00 if you sign up by Monday May 2. $17 until May 19. $20 on Walk Day. You can register online at RunSignUp.com or RRCA.org.

Change in Leadership in the Club
 
At the club's Annual Meeting on April 11, the membership of the Runners' Club of Greater Cincinnati in attendance approved the following to serve on the club's board for 2011:
  • President: Terry Elliott
  • Vice President: Gina Meyers
  • Treasurer: Ryan Woolley
  • Secretary: Todd Hofacre
  • Trustees-At-Large:
    • Tom Glasscock
    • Chris Higginbotham
    • Dave Reid
    • Laura Wagner

If you have any ideas, want to wish the incoming board well or something that you would like the new board to accomplish for the coming year, attend the next board meeting on Monday April 25 at 6:30 PM at the Courtyard Marriott in Florence KY.

Runners' Club Blog, Facebook and Twitter Updates
 
You have until Monday to answer the April question on the blog:
What Flying Pig Event will you be doing?
Answer now! If you delete these emails,the information contained in them will also be on the blog and/or the club website.
The Runners' Club of Greater Cincinnati has a group on Facebook. It has about 500 members. If you have a Facebook account, go ahead and join the club group.
For the latest updates, follow us on Twitter.

If you delete the email,this information will also be on the blog. Do not forget to check out the club website.

About Cinci Runners Updates
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Cinci Runners' Updates is a periodic e-newsletter produced by the Runners' Club of Greater Cincinnati. For 35 years, the Runners' Club of Greater Cincinnati(RCGC for short) has promoted competitive running, recreational running, and walking and enhanced physical fitness in the Greater Cincinnati area. Membership is open to anyone who can put one foot in front of the other at least three times in a row and cough up the yearly dues which run $20/Single and $25/Family For more information check out the membership page.
 

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