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Cinci Runners' Important Updates
End of April 2012
Greetings!
A few quick updates:
  • RCGC Family Walk / Hike this Weekend
  • Memorial Day Race 36
  • Group Run Updates
  • Mile 22 Flying Pig Fluid Station
  • Blog, Facebook and Twitter Updates
  • New Board for Runners' Club of Greater Cincinnati
RCGC Family Walk / Hike
  This Sunday April 29, 2012 9:00 AM
Reminder! The first RCGC Family Walk/Hike in Cincinnati will be this Sunday, April 29th, 2012 at Mount Airy Forest from 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM. Meet at the large Treehouse located before you get to the Oval, on the right-hand side of the road. All families, adults and children of all ages are welcome to come. The walk will be a short beginners loop trail. For questions, call Gina Meyers at (513)706-1454 or meyersgm@rprunning.com or visit our website.
There will be some cool door prizes to give away! Don't miss it!

DETAILS

  • DATE: Sunday, April 29th, 2012 - Open to All.
  • TIME: 9:00 - 10:00AM.
  • PLACE:Mount Airy Forest, Cincinnati OH - Meet by the Treehouse.
  • DESCRIPTION: Starting in April, the Runners' Club of Greater Cincinnati will host a FREE once a month family walk / hike in Cincinnati. The first Family walk in Cincinnati will be Sunday, April 29th, 2012 at Mount Airy Forest from 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM. Meet at the large Treehouse (before you get to the Oval, on the right-hand side of the road). All families, adults and children of all ages are welcome to come. The walk will be a short beginners loop trail. For questions, call Gina Meyers at (513)706-1454 or meyersgm@rprunning.com or visit our website.

Memorial Day Race 36
  Monday May 28, 2012 9:00AM
Cincinnati's second oldest race is back this year at Armleder Park at 9:00 AM on May 28, 2012. 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 28, 2012
  • 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 21.
  • 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
 
There are three opportunities for you to run with the Runners' Club of Greater Cincinnati. We have a run that meets in Florence KY at 9:00 AM on Sundays. It is at Personal Impact, LLC at 71 Cavalier Blvd. Florence, KY 41042. Mileage will be posted on the club's Facebook group - please check for details.

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).

On Tuesday, Laura Wagner currently leads a group It meets at 6:30 PM at various locations around the Greater Cincinnati area. Contact Laura for details.

Weekly Group Run Details:

  • 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). Sunday Group Run Details
  • Northern Kentucky Group Run on Sundays at 9:00 AM - Beginning this Sunday April 15, the club will be running from Personal Impact Fitness at 71 Cavalier Dr. in Florence KY. Check-in is at 8:45 AM. Run starts at 9:00 AM. Mileage will be posted on the club's Facebook group - please check often for details. Call Ryan Smith at (859) 652-3839 or email ryan@personalimpactfitness.com for more information. Northern Kentucky Group Run Details
  • Tuesday Group Runs - Laura Wagner currently leads the group on Tuesdays. Currently they meet at 6:30 PM at various locations around the Greater Cincinnati area. Contact Laura for details. Tuesday Group Run Details
    • When: Tuesday at 6:30 PM
    • Where: Various locations around the City
    • Contact: Laura Wagner

Mile 22 Flying Pig Fluid Station
 
The Runners' Club of Greater Cincinnati has a fluid station at mile 22 of the Flying Pig Marathon. 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.
Note: If you want a t-shirt, be sure to sign up by today Friday April 27!

For 2012, the club will have a theme at mile 22. The theme is: What High School Did You Go To? Wear an article of clothing with your High School logo like a shirt, shorts, ballcap or the entire school mascot outfit to let everyone know running the Flying Pig Marathon what high school you went to!

To volunteer at our waterstop:

  1. Go to the Flying Pig Group Registration Page
  2. Fill out the information and follow the instructions
  3. Choose Runners' Club of Greater Cincinnati as your group on Step 2 of the registration process.
If you have any questions or problems, let us know.

Runners' Club Blog, Facebook and Twitter Updates
 
You have about 3 days left to answer the poll question on the blog:
How Many Years Have You Been Running?
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 635 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.

New Board for Runners' Club of Greater Cincinnati
 
At the Annual Meeting on April 9, the membership of the Runners' Club of Greater Cincinnati in attendance approved the following to serve on the club's board for 2012:
  • President: Gina Meyers
  • Vice President: Ryan Smith
  • Treasurer: Ryan Woolley
  • Secretary: Jascia Redwine
  • Trustees-At-Large:
    • Tom Glasscock
    • Todd Hofacre
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 and new club Vice President, Ryan Smith for giving us various tips on looking to prevent running injuries in the future and improving our running form.
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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