1.
45th Annual GW Birthday
2.
10K Training Program Begins Saturday
3.
Upcoming DCRRC Team Opportunities
4.
New Weeknight Group Runs (Tuesdays and Thursdays) in Partnership with Pacers
5.
Snowball Series
6.
Hill Workouts
7.
Saturday Long Runs
8.
Wednesday Night Track
Workouts
9.
Club Attire for
10.
11.
Volunteers Needed
12.
Other
13.
Club Email
1.
45th ANNUAL GW BIRTHDAY
- COED (Three runners any
age. Relay team must have at least one female runner)
- Open Men (Three male
runners any age)
- Open Women (Three female
runners any age)
- Masters Men (Three male
runners at least 40 years old)
- Masters Women (Three female
runners at least 40 years old)
The first relay runner will run approximately 9.7 miles, the second will run
approximately 7.3 miles, and the final runner will complete approximately 9.2
miles.
Both races begin
concurrently at
Packet Pickup will be on
Saturday, February 18th from
Directions
to the
Volunteers Needed! WE STILL HAVE A GREAT NEED FOR
VOLUNTEERS. If you can help out—even for a few hours—please contact Pat
Brown at pbrown@mitretek.org.
2.
10K TRAINING PROGRAM BEGINS THIS SATURDAY, FEBRUAY 18th
Once again, the DC Road
Runners Club is partnering with the Arlington YMCA for a 10K training program.
The program will begin
Saturday, February 18th and last twelve weeks, with the goal race
being the Arlington YMCA Mother’s Day 10K, a race which DCRRC co-sponsors with
the YMCA. (Program participants may choose to run other 10Ks, of course, but
the program fee includes a free entry in the Mother’s Day 10K on
The cost for the 10K Training
Program is $40 for DCRRC members (non-members pay $52, as their fee includes a
DCRRC membership). Runners will meet at the Arlington YMCA on Saturday,
February 18th at
Groups will be formed based
on runners’ experience, abilities and goals. All levels of ability will be
accommodated. Participants should come to the first meeting prepared to go for
a short run. Runners will have access to the locker room facilities each week,
including showers, towels and sauna. Bagels and Gatorade will be provided each
week, as well as high quality coaching advice.
For more information, please
contact Kristin at 10Ktraining@dcroadrunners.org. Go to www.dcroadrunners.org,
Programs, 10K Training Program.
3.
UPCOMING
RRCA/Columbia Ten Miler
(February 26)
Cherry Blossom Ten Mile
(April 2)
If you are interested in
participating on a club team for any (or all) of these events, please read the
details below and email me the requested information.
Thanks,
Aaron Cheskis
a_cheskis@comcast.net
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RRCA/Columbia Ten Miler
February 26,
http://www.striders.net/races/rrca/
This is the DC and MD RRCA
club challenge race at ten miles. This is scored similar to a cross country
race with at least the first 12 men and 3 women per club scoring for their
team. If each club has more than the minimum number of finishers the scoring
will then go deeper. If you are interested in running, please email me
your name, expected finishing time and tell me if you would like to carpool to
Online registration can be performed at www.racetrakonline.com.
Please follow the steps below:
Select Registration. A list of upcoming races is displayed.
Select Club Challenge. A registration screen allowing selection of Individual
Registration is displayed.
Select Individual Registration and select Continue. The Waiver screen is
displayed.
Read the Waiver and follow its instructions. Note: you must check "I
Agree" and then Continue to move to the next step.
The Registration - Individual Screen is displayed.
Complete all required fields and select “Save” when done.
To register for a team, a Team Password (unique for your club) is
required. For DCRRC, this is: cDsm55
Passwords are case sensitive, so please enter exactly as provided above.
Also, please note that you can view registrants for your club team (or any
team) by selecting the View Teams option and selecting the team you wish to
view.
Cherry Blossom Ten Mile
April 3,
Cherry Blossom has team
competitions in the following three categories: open male, open female, and mixed masters. Registration for this event has
already closed. If you want to participate on a club team for this event please
and are registered as an individual please email me by FEBRUARY 27th
with your name, bib #, expected finishing time, and team category preference.
(The club does not have the ability to enter runners in the race who are not
already registered.)
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April 19,
For the Boston Marathon there
are four team categories: female open, male open, female masters, and male
masters. We can only enter one team per category but have unlimited spots on
the team. Registration for this is open and will continue until the field size
reaches 20,000. If you want to be on a club team, please email me with
your name and bib number, if available, once you register as an
individual. Please pass this information along to me by MARCH 30th.
_____________________________________________________________________________
4.
Tuesday nights at
Thursday nights at
Meet at the store by
Starting immediately!
If you have any questions,
please email president@dcroadrunners.org or
call Pacers at
5.
SNOWBALL SERIES
The Snowball Series is a
series of eight races, each of which counts toward series points. Points are
awarded in 5-year age groups, beginning with 14 and under, and ending with 80
and over.
The rules are as follows:
1) Your age on the day of the
first series race you run is your age for the entire series.
2) Points are awarded to the
top twenty places in each age group. The first place runner in an age group
receives 20 points, second place earns 19 points, etc.
3) You must be a DCRRC member
on the day of the race to earn points for that race. In the event of a tie, the
winner will be determined by the victories in head-to-head competition. If
there is still a tie, the time difference in those same head-to-head races will
determine the winner.
4) One must run three races
to qualify for an award. A runner's top five races will count in the total
scoring for the series.
An awards ceremony is held in the spring and the top three finishers in each
age group are presented an award.
There are THREE races left in
the 05-06 Snowball Series:
Saturday, February 25th at
Sunday, March 12th at
Sunday, March 19th at
6.
HILL WORKOUTS
Please mark your calendar
with the following hill workouts (each beginning at
7. SATURDAY
LONG RUNS
The Club holds weekly runs
from
** Have you noticed the
“alternate route” we’ve added each week? This is a shorter run of
approximately 5-7 miles for those not wishing to do a run as long as our
traditional “long run.” The alternate run is catching on quickly, so if
you show up, you’ll have others to run with—going your distance and your
pace. See you on Saturday!
** And did you see that we
are famous? See: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/02/09/AR2006020900671.html
(This was last Friday’s Weekend section of the
8.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT TRACK WORKOUTS
Here's the inside track on
setting PRs: Whether you are attempting your first
half-marathon, hoping to qualify for the Boston Marathon, or pursuing an
Olympic Trials QT for 10,000 meters, our speed sessions will help you meet your
running goals. To feel the burn--and have fun doing it--join us for our
Wednesday night track workouts, starting at
Our weekly track workouts are
held at
Directions: From
Washington DC, take I-66 east to the
Glebe Road exit, turn right on Glebe, right on 15th Street for about 0.4 miles,
to Stafford Street, turn right and cross over I-66 and the school is on your
left. >From
From Alexandria, take
Metro: Washington-Lee is also a short walk from both
the
9.
SINGLETS, T-SHIRTS, HATS, RUNNING SHIRTS, SWEATSHIRTS & BRA TOPS FOR
Club singlets are available
for $25, payable to DCRRC.
Club sweatshirts are
available for $21.
Club hats are available for
purchase for $10.
Cotton t-shirts are also
available, both short ($5) and long-sleeved ($7.)
Podium t-shirts (Brooks) are
available for $15.
Shimmels (long bra tops) are available for $27.
For details, please visit our
website at: http://www.dcroadrunners.org/merchandise.html,
or contact Kristin at DCRRC_Clothes@DCRoadRunners.org
10.
We continue to compile a list
of club members doing major races. Please send your name and race info to
Tina at tina_slivka@yahoo.com. If you would like to get in
touch with other people doing your race, please include your email address as
well. We will not list your email address unless you specify that you would
like it included.
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February |
Race
Name |
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DCRR
Member |
email |
Notes |
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Hilton
Head 1/2 |
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Shaw,
Kevin |
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Five
Points of Light 1/2 |
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Reaves,
Brian |
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Five
Points of Light 1/2 |
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Leslie
Graham |
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March |
Race
Name |
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DCRR
Member |
email |
Notes |
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National |
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Borja, Rhea |
Rhea Borja [borjar@yahoo.com] |
1st
marathon |
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National
1/2 |
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Reaves,
Brian |
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National
1/2 |
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Leslie
Graham |
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Shamrock |
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Shaw,
Kevin |
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April |
Race
Name |
Race
Date |
DCRR
Member |
email |
Notes |
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Heaney,
Patrick |
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May |
Race
Name |
Race
Date |
DCRR
Member |
email |
Notes |
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June |
Race
Name |
Race
Date |
DCRR
Member |
email |
Notes |
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Kapson,
David |
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Results from
Half
Toni
Diegoli
Richard
Rapine
RB
Brill
Jay
Wind
Ben
Richter
Anders
Ryerson
Please send additions or
corrections to Tina at tina.slivka@nextel.com.
** We have a strong suspicion
that our members have been under-reporting their races this spring! Let
us know what you are doing so we can CHEER YOU ON. Thanks.
11.
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
Belle Haven 25K Volunteers –
If you can help out on the morning of Saturday, February 25th,
please contact race director John Haubert at Haubertjohn@yahoo.com.
DCRRC Board Members – It’s
not too early to begin to consider whether you might be a future board member
of the DC Road Runners Club. If you are interested in
serving as president or a different board position, please contact Susan at president@dcroadrunners.org
or Paul at Thompsonp@ndu.edu. It’s a great time to get
involved.
12.
OTHER
From DC Road Runners Club:
This year’s Annual Meeting and Awards Banquet will
again be help consecutively on the afternoon and evening of the Cherry Blossom
10 Mile—Sunday, April 2—at the Clarendon Grill in
From DC Road Runners Club and Pacers:
Pacers has two stores—one in
From The Montgomery County Recreation Department:
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Strength Training and Stretching for
Runners Space is Limited! |
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STARTS The Montgomery County Recreation
Department will hold
STRENGTH TRAINING Course #: 145890 REGISTRATION BEGINS For more information see: STRENGTH TRAINING FOR RUNNERS Steven Horwitz,
DC, CCSP, CSCS, USAW Email: runner@youcanbefit.com Telephone: |
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From the National
Run to register for the
National Marathon and Half Marathon at www.NationalMarathon.com. Race
participants can look forward to 13.1 or 26.2 miles of roadways and parkland
through the Nations Capitol and
With the sun rising over RFK
and the Cherry Blossoms set to bloom this will be the most beautiful half
marathon in the country!
Participate in this new event—be a part of history as DC starts a new marathon and half marathon tradition!
Student Seeking Participants to Provide Data for a Masters Thesis
13.
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