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2007-2008 Board Nminations; FH 10K; Wed. Workout

Club Members and Guests:

1. Board Nominations: The following slate of officers and directors will stand for election at the Annual Meeting on March 25, 2007:

President: Edward Grant

VP Operation: Kerry O'Bren

VP Races: Joe Racine

Treasurer: George Getek

Maryland: Aaron Cheskis

Virginia: Ian Clements

DC: Rob & Judy Wolfe

At-Large: Robin Martz

At-Large: Ben Richter

Membership Secretary: Toni Marie Diegoli

In lieu of a Newsletter Editor, Bill Bondurant, our website manager, will also serve on the Board.

Nominations to contest any of these seats can be submitted through the petition process outlined in the Club's by-laws. Due to the moving up of the annual meeting to March, and the short time available, deadlines for such submissions will be extended until March 22nd. Toni Marie Diegoli will be responsible for preparation of ballots.

2. BOARD MEETING MARCH 12: The Board had a productive meeting, discussing the budget for 2007-2008, annual awards, and other items. Minutes will be posted on the website. I will have more to say in a forthcoming blog about key items to be discussed at the Annual meeting, and a draft of the proposed budget will be posted on the website before the meeting.

3. 10K at Fort Hunt: Sunday March 18: The final Snowball Series race will be held Sunday, March 18, at Fort hunt Park. See Race Schedule for details. A few volunteers are needed. Please contact race director Matt Pyle if you can help.

4. Banquet and Elections: Our Club's annual meeting and banquet will take place on Sunday, March 25th, at the Clarendon Grill in Arlington, starting at 4:00 pm. As promised, we have a very exciting speaker: Chris Lear, author of "Running With the Buffaloes" and "Sub 4:00: Alan Webb and the Quest for the Fastest Mile." Chris is a native of New Jersey, and ran at both The Pingry School and Princeton University, where he was a teammate of All-American Scott Anderson, a regular participant in the Club's Wednesday night workouts.

5. 10K Training Program: Our "goal" race for the 10K training program is the Capitol Hill 10K in May -- so there is still plenty of time to get in shape. More information is available under the "Programs" button to your left. Please contact program coordinator Peter Lamberton if you are interested in joining the group as a coach or as a runner. plamberton@yahoo.com

6. Wednesday Workout: This week's workout will be repeat 1000Ms at 5K pace, with a 400M recovery jog. The 400M should be quite lesurely, to allow adequate recovery. 5 repeats is the usual maximum. See you at the track!

Ed

Track Workout Cancelled; Meeting March 12

Club Members and Guests:

1. TRACK WORKOUT CANCELLED: There is a scheduled lacrosse game tomorrow evening, March 7, at Washington-Lee HS. There also is snow predicted. Due to these conditions, there will be no track workout. The good news is that we will have access to the track on March 14 and 21. The track will be closed to us on March 28, but due to the early arrival of Daylight Savings Time, we will be able to use the trail that evening. Thanks, ERG

2. BOARD MEETING MARCH 12 at 7:00 pm.

The semi-monthly meeting of the DCRRC Board will take place Monday, March 12, at the Silver Diner in Clarendon.

Agenda items will include a preview of the Club's Annual Meeting and Banquet (see details below), with a finalization of the slate of candidates for the 2007-2008 Board. The slate will be posted here immediately after the meeting.

We also will have a discussion of the proposed budget for 2007-2008. All are welcome, but if you plan to come and are not a regular attendee, please send an email so we know to expect you.

3. 12K at Burke Lake: Sunday March 11: The penultimate Snowball Series race will be held Sunday, March 11, at Burke Lake Park. See Race Schedule for details. VOLUNTEERS ARE NEEDED! Please contact race director George Getek if you can help. ggetek@aol.com

4. Banquet and Elections: Our Club's annual meeting and banquet will take place on Sunday, March 25th, at the Clarendon Grill in Arlington, starting at 4:00 pm. As promised, we have a very exciting speaker: Chris Lear, author of "Running With the Buffaloes" and "Sub 4:00: Alan Webb and the Quest for the Fastest Mile." Chris is a native of New Jersey, and ran at both The Pingry School and Princeton University, where he was a teammate of All-American Scott Anderson, a regular participant in the Club's Wednesday night workouts.

Thanks to Lana Leung for securing our reservation at the Clarendon Grill. And thanks to the others who have stepped forward to volunteer.

But more volunteers are still needed. Please contact president@dcroadrunners.org if you can help.

5. Annual Awards: In order to make this as transparent a process as possible, please submit nominations no later than March 10th for annual awards in the following categories: Outstanding Runners (both male and female categories); Most Improved Runners (M and F); Outstanding Masters Runner (M and F); Volunteer of the Year (just one).

Please, do not hesitate to nominate yourself! It is a difficult task to sift through the accomplishments of our hundreds of active members to make these selections.

Nominations can be sent to the "president" email address posted above.

6. Annual Election: A proposed slate of candidates for the various Club offices and the Board will be posted here no later than March 11th. If you would like to be considered, or know of someone who would serve well in one of these capacities, please let us know.

7. 10K Training Program: Over 40 runners showed up on Saturday for the start of the 2007 10K program. Congrats to all of you for braving the chilly weather. Although bad weather might be in the forecast this weekend, eventually things will get nicer -- and the program is still open for new participants! Our "goal" race is the Capitol Hill 10K in May -- so there is still plenty of time to get in shape. Please contact program coordinator Peter Lamberton if you are interested in joining the group as a coach or as a runner. plamberton@yahoo.com

8. 25K Race: Congrats also to the more than 100 runners who braved truly difficult conditions at last Saturday's Belle Haven 25K. And thanks to the numerous volunteers who made this race possible, particularly race director John Haubert. Full results are now posted.

Our next race is the Burke Lake 12K on Sunday, March 11th, directed by Club Treasurer George Getek.

9. New Club Benefit: RacePacket. By now, some of you may have received in the mail a copy of the latest RacePacket. This is a new benefit for Club Members. RacePacket will now include a two-page Club Newsletter (look for it just before the results pages toward the back of the magazine).

Look for RacePacket in your mailbox six times a year.

10. Club Challenge 10-Miler: As we all know, this event was cancelled due to snow. The Board will consider several options to make this race more attractive to DCRRC participantsin future years, including avoiding a scheduling conflict with one of our own races that weekend, and perhaps allowing participants to score Snowball Series points.

11. Henry Heymann, RIP: Several Club members have written to note the passing, on February 8, of longtme DCRRC member Henry Heymann. Henry, a graduate of Princeton University, World War II veteran, and career Foreign Service Officer in the State Department, started running at age 50, and continued well into his 80s. Searching the web, I found several letters of Henry to the alumni magazine of his beloved alma mater. Henry was a man of great intelligence and commitment both in service to his country and to his many interests, such as conservation.

Ed