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Cinci Runners' Updates
April 2013
Greetings!
In this issue:
  • Memorial Day Race 37 Registration Open
  • Group Run Updates
  • Flying Pig Fluid Station
  • Runners' Club of Greater Cincinnati Board Selected For 2013
  • Home To Haiti 5k Run / Walk
  • Runners' Club Blog, Facebook, and Twitter Updates
Memorial Day Race 37 Registration Open
  May 27, 2013 9:00 AM
Registration is now open for Cincinnati's second oldest race behind the Thanksgiving Day Race. The Memorial Day Race is back at Armleder Park at 9:00 AM on May 27, 2013. Since most runners are swimming in T-shirts, the club has decided to make the Memorial Day Race T-shirt for 2013 an optional purchase. It will be a technical shirt for the preregistration price of $10. Get the flier or register online.

RACE INFORMATION

  • DATE: Monday, May 27, 2013
  • 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 20.
  • INFORMATION: Spectator friendly flat 5K (3.1 Mile) Course. Real bathrooms. Food, awards, doorprizes, and Kids Fun run follow the race.  Get the flier or register online.

Group Run Updates
 
The Runners Club of Greater Cincinnati has two group runs to get you ready for the upcoming spring and summer running season. Nonmembers are always welcome to attend our group runs.
We have a Saturday Group Run at 8 AM at Lunken Playfield. Meet on the trail next to the farmer's market. We will run 3-5 miles, all paces welcome. Call Gina Meyers at 513-706-1454 for questions/information.
There is a Sunday run that meets at Miami Whitewater Forest. Meet at the Visitor Center at 8:15am and run starts at 8:30 am. Please join us. All paces are welcome.Note:All vehicles entering Hamilton County District Parks must have a valid Motor Vehicle Park Permit($10 annual; $3 daily).
 Weekly Group Run Details:
  • Lunken Group Run on Saturdays at 8:15 AM - Meet on the trail next to the farmer's market at Lunken. For more information, call or text Gina Meyers at 513-706-1454.
  • Miami Whitewater Group Run on Sundays at 8:30 am - Club runs from Miami Whitewater Forest. Check-in is at 8:15 AM at the Visitor Center. Runs start at 8:30 AM. Contact Gina Meyers at 513-706-1454 or email her at meyersgm@rprunning.com for more information. Please Note: All vehicles entering Hamilton County District Parks must have a valid Motor Vehicle Park Permit($10 annual; $3 daily). 
Flying Pig Waterstop
  Fluid Station Volunteers Wanted
The Runners' Club of Greater Cincinnati has 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 enjoy watching people suffer, mile 22 is definitely the place to be.

To volunteer at our waterstop:

  1. Go to the Flying Pig Volunteer Registration Page.
  2. Click the Sign-up with registered group.
  3. Find and select Runners' Club of Greater Cincinnati from the group list.
  4. Complete volunteer information.
  5. Use rcgc as the group password when asked near the end of the form.
If you have any questions or problems, let us know.

Runners' Club of Greater Cincinnati Board Selected for 2013
 
At the Annual Meeting on April 8, the membership of the Runners' Club of Greater Cincinnati in attendance approved the following members to serve on the club's board for 2013:
  • President: Kat Fischer
  • Vice President: Ryan Smith
  • Treasurer: Ryan Woolley
  • Secretary:Rebecca Homan
  • Trustees-At-Large:
    • Lisa Bodine
    • Rob Bodine
    • Tom Glasscock
    • Seamus Gordon
    • Gina Meyers
If you have any ideas or something that you would like the new board to accomplish for the coming year, send an email to cincinnatirunning@gmail.com or attend the next board meeting(check the club website for details). Special Thank you to our featured speaker Harvey Lewis III for sharing his experiences at the Badwater Ultramarathon at this years Annual Meeting.
Haiti To Home 5k
  May 18, 2013 9:30 AM
This 5K race is a great family friendly event to help a local family (the Spichers) adopt a child from Haiti. The race runs through England-Idlewild Park and features great awards from Tri-State Running Company! Register online at www.haititohome5k.org by May 1st to ensure a t-shirt. Cost is $25 for adults during preregistration; Registration on race day costs $30.
For more information, visit www.haititohome5k.org.

Race Details

  • DATE: Saturday, May 18, 2013
  • TIME: 9:30 AM
  • PLACE: Idlewild Park, Burlington KY
  • COURSE: Gently rolling 3.1 mile course on the paved trails at Idlewild Park. It is an out and back.
  • AWARDS: First overall Male and Female runner.
    Also to the top finisher in the following age divisions
    Run Divisions: 9 and under,10-12,13-14 15-16,17-19, 20-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-59, 60-69, 70 and over.
    Walk Divisions: 19 and under, 20-29, 30-39,40-49, 50-59, 60 and over.
  • REGISTRATION: Preregistration available through Monday May 13 for online registration. Packet pickup will be held at Tri-State Running Company on Thursday, May 16th from 5-8 pm and Friday, May 17th from 3-6pm. Race day Registration opens at 8:00 AM and ends 9:15 AM at Idlewild Park.
  • RACE INFORMATION: Visit the Haiti to Home Website for race information.

Runners' Club Blog, Facebook, and Twitter Updates
 
Be sure to check out the poll question on the club blog! We want to know:
What Flying Pig Event Are You Doing?
Voting ends soon so answer now! Recently, the Runners' Club of Greater Cincinnati added an RCGC Facebook Page. Please go over and "Like" the page. It includes an RCGC Store that has the gear bags & magnets on it plus more things to come. Let us know the types of things you would like to see on the page.
For interaction, join our Facebook Group. Currently, it has over 800 members where we share upcoming races, training tips and much more. If you have a Facebook account, go ahead and join the club group.
For real time updates, follow us on Twitter.
If you miss any of the updates, go over to the club blog.
Do not forget to check out the club website for information on group runs and upcoming events.
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 over 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.
 

Contact Information

phone: 513-594-8203
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