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Club Members & Guests:

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. Track Workout "Optional": This is an update from earlier post. The formal workout at Washington-Lee HS is cancelled due to weather concerns. We cannot guarantee that the track will be open and the lights on, but if the snow continues to hold off (it is now 5:40, and NOT snowing), there is a good chance that the lights will be on. If that is the case, one of our group leaders will be at the track.

Sorry for the confusion -- it has been a day of erratic weather reports, and we once again seem to be the victim of predictions that have overstated the severity of the actual weather.

2. Club Challenge 10-Mile Runners Needed: As of this morning, DCRRC had 21 entrants in this Sunday's (2/24) Club Challenge 10-Miler. While this is a decent showing, a glance at the Howard County Striders website shows that we lag far behind a number of other clubs.

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).

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For more information, please contact Teams Coordinator Aaron Cheskis at aaron.cheskis@gmail.com

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3. 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.

4. 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!

5. 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.html

Howard County Striders (For Club Challenge entry):

www.striders.net

Code: cDsm55

Aaron Cheskis:

aaron.cheskis@gmail.com

Ed