December 7, 2005

1. DCRRC Member of the Week

2. Next Race – Bread Run 10K

3. Saturday Long Runs

4. Wednesday Night Track Workouts

5. Club Attire for Sale

6. Fall Races - Marathon Coordination

7. Volunteers Needed

8. Other

9. Club Email

1. DCRRC MEMBER OF THE WEEK

This week’s member of the week is Rolland Elliott. Rolland is a frequent participant and volunteer with the DC Road Runners Club. He’s been a member for many, many years, and he has been a race director for nearly as long as he’s been a member (he directs the Steve Thompson Belle Haven 15K in recent years.) Most recently, Rolland was contacted by the race director of the Gar Williams Half Marathon which was held last weekend because Gene, our usual race director, was to be out of the country, and he was checking to see if Rolland could step up to direct the race with his usual finesse. You know the end of the story—Rolland said YES and directed more than 200 runners and volunteers from Belle Haven and indeed, the race went on as planned. Thank you to Rolland for pulling this one off for us and congratulations on being the DCRRC Member of the Week!

2. NEXT RACE – BREAD RUN 10K – THIS SUNDAY

Date: Sunday, December 11 at 10:30 a.m.

Place: Glen Echo Park, Glen Echo, Md.

Race Directors: Bob Thurston and Delabian Rice Thurston, thurret@aol.com

Registration: Registration starts one hour before the 10K start (9:30 a.m.)

Entry Fee: Entry fee is either a loaf of bread (to be given as age group awards) OR $1 for members, $5 for non-members. Free for contributing members.

Directions to Glen Echo Park: Take Capital Beltway to exit 41 (Clara Barton Parkway) and go about 2.5 miles to the Glen Echo/MacArthur Boulevard exit. Go left on MacArthur a half mile to the Glen Echo entrance on the left.

Other information: 10:00 a.m. -- 2 Mile Fun Run (shorter, FREE race accompanying the "main event").

The 10K race is Snowball Series Race #2.

3. SATURDAY LONG RUNS

The Club holds long runs from Iwo Jima on Saturday mornings, beginning at 8 a.m. This week’s run is the 12.5 mile RFK loop… the name speaks for itself! For more information and to see Saturday Long Run reports, go to http://www.dcroadrunners.org/longrun. Please send questions concerning the Saturday Long Runs to David Kapson at davidkapson@gmail.com. Join us at Whitlow’s on Wilson for breakfast after the runs!

4. 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 7:15 p.m. Personal training advice is available from the USA Track & Field-certified coach, as well as from the many other "regulars" who have experienced the highs and lows of training, injuries, and competition. Novice runners are always given a workout suitable to their level of fitness. This is the best place in town to meet other committed runners dedicated to improving their level of performance.

Our weekly track workouts are held at Washington-Lee High School in Arlington.

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 Vienna and points west in Virginia, take I-66 east to the Fairfax Drive exit, follow Fairfax Drive for about 0.8 mile to Stafford Street, turn left for about 0.3 miles and the school is on your right.

From Alexandria, take Glebe Road going north until turning right on 15th Street, and proceed as from DC.

Metro: Washington-Lee is also a short walk from both the Virginia Square and Ballston Metro stations on the Orange Line.

5. CLUB SINGLETS, T-SHIRTS, HATS, RUNNING SHIRTS, SWEATSHIRTS & BRA TOPS FOR SALE

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

6. MAJOR RACES – WITH RESULTS

Please send your name and race info to Janet Abbate (abbate@computer.org). For races after January 1, please send your name and race information 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.

RESULTS

Marathon of the Palm Beaches (December 4):

Greg Chaconas 4:06:33

Congratulations, Greg!

UPCOMING – Good luck to Ben!

Honolulu Marathon (December 11):

Ben Richter

7. VOLUNTEERS NEEDED

NEWSLETTER – We need someone who can do LAYOUT. Please contact president@dcroadrunners.org if you have this skill in your bag of tricks. Thank you.

8. OTHER

From Girls on the Run of NOVA:

Girls on the Run of NOVA is looking for a Program Coordinator. A brief description is below and more details are available at: http://www.girlsontherunofnova.org/. Girls on the Run is a life-changing learning program for girls age eight to twelve years old. The program combines training for a 3.1 mile running event with self-esteem enhancing, uplifting workouts. The goal of the program is to encourage positive emotional, social, mental, and physical development.

Girls on the Run of NOVA - Job Description for Program Coordinator:

The Candidate should bring the following skills and/or experience to this position:

* Four-year college degree
* Managerial experience
* Ability to multi-task
* Excellent organizational skills
* Excellent written and oral communication skills
* Flexibility and Ability to adapt to change
* Proficiency in MS Word, Excel, and preferably Access (for management of the database)
*

The Candidate must also be:

* Comfortable working with administrators
* Passionate
* A strong supporter and believer in the GOTR mission and program philosophy
* A role model

The Program Coordinator will be responsible for activities in Fairfax, Arlington, Loudoun, and Prince William counties, including program development, contractor/coach management, and administrative management. This position will report to the Executive Director.

Salary – low $30,000s with benefits

Forward a cover letter and resume to Rebecca@girlsontherunofnova.org

From Save the W&OD Trail:

TO: W&OD Trail Friends, Neighbors and all who enjoy the Trail

RE: Critical Events

Over a year ago we celebrated together when Dominion Virginia Power announced that they would NOT use the W&OD Trail as their preferred route for the new 11 story high, 240 kV electrical lines. Unfortunately, given the way that the legal rules are written, the State Corporation Commission recently stated that they must, by law, consider the W&OD trail as a route since Dominion Virginia Power owns the easement on the W&OD Trail.

What does this mean?

* It means that the only way to protect the W&OD Trail is through the legal battle that has already begun.
* It means that without a strong, dedicated legal campaign that the W&OD Trail and its 26,000 trees will be destroyed.
* It means that 110 foot high towers and high voltage lines will destroy the backyards of the over 400 homes along the W&OD Trail.
* It means that our regional park, the place where YOU bike, run, walk, ride your horses or rollerblade with your friends and families will be lost.

Save The Trail is the only registered non-profit organization that was formed to protect the W&OD Trail in this legal battle. Our attorney, Jack Rust, is engaged and fighting to win. But we need your help to do so. The deep pockets of those who wish to destroy the W&OD Trail have already engaged in multiple legal motions, increasing our costs. In addition to our legal fees, we must hire outside experts to offer testimony about the benefits of our regional park.

We must raise $50,000 before December 31st, 2005.

Without your tax deductible donation TODAY, the battle to save the W&OD Trail will be lost. This is a unique time in all of our lives. We only have today to save the Trail.

Please send your tax deductible donation to:

Save the Trail, Inc. (make the check payable to: Save the Trail, Inc.)

PO Box 13

Hamilton, VA 20159

For more information, please visit www.savethetrail.com or please call 703-779-1865.

From Road Runners Club of America:

Help Wanted: Part-time Bookkeeper - The RRCA seeks a part-time bookkeeper in our Columbia, MD office for no more than ten hours a month at a maximum rate of $25/hour. Duties include reviewing all AP & AR for accuracy, filing all accounting records, reconciling bank statements and payroll reports and other accounting duties as requested. Candidates should have three or more years of bookkeeping experience, attention to detail, and an interest in working for the RRCA. Interested parties may apply by sending a cover letter and resume via email to Jean Knaack at execdir@rrca.org or fax to 410-290-3893. Only qualified candidates will be considered. This is a great opportunity for independent bookkeepers, “retired” accountants, or stay-at-home parents looking for a few hours of work a month.

From DCRRC:

The newsletter covering 10.5 months of DCRRC activity is DONE! Rejoice. While you wait to receive it in the mail, go to www.dcroadrunners.org and you’ll see it listed on the scroll bar. You can click and pull it up—in color—and view it now!

Does anyone have one of the club’s orange Gatorade containers? If so, please email president@dcroadrunners.org.

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