Members & Guests:
BLOG UPDATE: VOLUNTEERS AND PACE GROUP LEADERS NEEDED FOR SUN TRUST NATIONAL MARATHON:DCRRC is one of the area running clubs affiliated with the Sun Trust National Marathon and Half-Marathon (note the new corporate sponsorship. As the "home" club for Washington DC, we want to make a good showing, both competitively, and in supporting the race.
Volunteers are needed in several areas, listed here:
Saturday March 22, 1-4 pm: Work at Marathon office, 1725 Eye Street, NW, preparing packets for pre-registrants. Pizza will be served.
Friday March 28, 10 am to 9 pm: Work at registration at DC Armory. (Shifts are available, so you don't have to stay the entire time.)
Saturday, March 29: RACE DAY. (1) There are needs for course marshalls, water stop volunteers, and split-timers at key mile markers along the course.
(2) IN ADDITION, the Marathon is looking for PACE GROUP LEADERS in the 4 to 5 hour range. Your entry to the race would be "comped." If you have already signed up for the marathon and would like to serve in this capacity, please let the DCRRC president know. If you have not signed up and would like to so serve, also let me know.
For general volunteering tasks listed above, and for more information, please check this link:
www.nationalmarathon.com/volunteer_info.aspT-shirts, refreshments, and volunteer certificates will be available to all volunteers.
OTHER KEY NEWS:FIRST AND FOREMOST, THANKS TO RACE DIRECTOR PAT BROWN, RELAY DIRECTOR BOB PLATT, AND ALL THE VOLUNTEERS WHO MADE OUR 47th ANNUAL GEORGE WASHINGTON BIRTHDAY MARATHON SUCH A SUCCESS THIS PAST SUNDAY.
AS YOU CAN SEE FROM THE RESULTS PAGE, WE HAD A LARGE TURNOUT OF MARATHONERS AND RELAY TEAMS. IT WAS ALSO A LONG DAY FOR THE VOLUNTEERS, WHO DEMONSTRATED A COMMITMENT AS STRONG AS THAT OF THE ATHLETES. CONGRATS AND THANKS TO ALL. AND THANKS TO ALL THE ATHLETES WHO TRAVELLED, MANY FROM FAR DISTANCES, TO CONTINUE TO SUPPORT THIS RACE, ONE OF THE NATION'S OLDEST MARATHONS. 1. Club Challenge 10-Mile Runners Needed: As of Thursday, DCRRC had 26 entrants in this Sunday's (2/24) Club Challenge 10-Miler. This puts us in 7th place among the 13 local clubs competing. Let's see if we can move up!
Please register if you intend to run and have not already done so. And if you have not yet considered this race, please do so.
Website: www.striders.net
Entry Code: cDsm55 (Case sensitive).
For more information, please contact Teams Coordinator Aaron Cheskis at aaron.cheskis@gmail.com
2. 10K Training Program Starts Saturday February 23rd: The annual 10K training program, directed again by Peter Lamberton, starts this Saturday, 2/23/08, at 9:00 am in Falls Church. Details can be found under the "Programs" button to your left. This program is designed for novice and beginning runners, but also intermediates.
3. RRCA Coaching Certification Clinic -- June 28/29: The RRCA will sponsor a coaching certification clinic on Saturday and Sunday, June 28-29, in Arlington. DCRRC will pay the full cost of tuition for Club members who want to take the course, up to 10 registrants. This requires the commitment of an entire weekend, and completion of an end-of-course exam. Priority will be given to Club members who have coached previously in one of our training programs, and intend to continue coaching in the future.
Please contact the Club president ASAP if you are interested. Spots fill up fast!
4. Club Meeting and Banquet, March 30th: PLEASE REGISTER NOW AND SAVE THE DATE! Sunday, March 30, 2008, at 5:00 p.m., at Maggiano's at 5333 Wisconsin Avenue, Washington DC, near Friendship Heights Metro, is the date and place of our annual meeting, elections, and banquet. Keynote speaker will be Keith Dowling, former international class athlete and direction of the National Marathon. Other awardees and speakers will be announced over the next few weeks.
TO PRE-REGISTER FOR THIS EVENT, USE THE FOLLOWING LINK:
https://www.racepacket.com/secure/dcdin.htmlEd
