Cinci Runners' Updates
Summer 2011
Greetings!
In this issue:
  • 43rd Annual Summer Cross Country Series
  • RCGC 8-Week Speed Training Program begins June 23
  • A Midsummer Night's Trail Run - August 11
  • Runners' Club Blog, Facebook, and Twitter Updates
  • Upcoming Races
RCGC Summer Cross Country Series Update
  Every Thursday at 7:00 PM until July 28
Every Thursday until July 28 is the RCGC Summer Cross Country Series. The 2011 Series is at the scenic Valley View Nature Preserve by Pattison Elementary School in Milford.
No entry fees! No awards! Just the satisfaction of a hard workout with your friends.
Congratulations to last week's top male David Bea and top female Rachel Bea. David ran a series course record 18:38 and Rachel ran a female series course record 19:09 for week 2.

CROSS COUNTRY SERIES INFORMATION

  • DATE: begins Thursday June 9, 2011 and continues to Thursday July 28
  • TIME: 7:00 PM
  • PLACE: Valley View Nature Preserve, Milford OH. Ample parking available at Pattison Elementary
  • INFORMATION: 8 3.1 mile races every Thursday beginning on June 9 and ending on July 28. No entry fees! No awards! Just the satisfaction of a hard workout with your friends.Call Dr. Stacy Osborne, race director since 1987, at 513-351-6300(days) or 513-563-7155(nights) or Mike Smith, meet manager, at 513-531- 8008(days) or contact Dave Ackerman at ackerman_d@milfordschools.org.

RCGC 8-Week Speed Training Program
  Begins June 23
The RCGC will be hosting an 8-week speed training program for beginners and intermediate runners and run/walkers starting this Thursday June 23, 2011 at 6:30 PM at Tower Park in Ft. Thomas. Those interested in improving your race times, speed, agility, and strength, come out and join us on the track! Speed workouts will include 400 & 800 repeats, mile repeats, ladders, timed 1 mile runs, and more. Speedplay adds variety to your weekly workouts, helps improve your race time, and helps you become a physically and mentally stronger runner. Meet some new runners and walkers. Sessions are open to non-members as well - bring a friend along! If we get enough interest, we will continue with a second session through the fall.
Meet at the Armory Gymnasium on Cochran Ave. (off of Douglas St.).
For more information about the program, call Gina Meyers at (513)706-1454 or email meyersgm@rprunning.com. More Information.

DETAILS

  • DATE: Every Thursday beginning June 23, 2011
  • TIME: 6:30 PM
  • PLACE: Tower Park, Ft. Thomas KY
  • DESCRIPTION:Join us on the track! Speed workouts will include 400 & 800 repeats, mile repeats, ladders, timed 1 mile runs, and more. For more information about the program, call Gina Meyers at (513)706-1454 or email meyersgm@rprunning.com.

A Midsummer Night's Trail Run
  Thursday August 11, 2011 6:30 PM
Join the Runners' Club of Greater Cincinnati on August 11 to go "Over Hill, Over Dale, Through Brush, Through Briar" in A Midsummer Night's Trail Run in Mount Airy Forest at 6:30 PM! Awards to the Top 5 Males and Top 5 Females Runners and to the Top 5 Male Master(40 & over) and Top 5 Female Master(40 & over) Runners. Racing fliers must be received by August 6, 2011. Online registration available through August 6, 2011.

RACE DETAILS:

Runners' Club Blog, Facebook, and Twitter Updates
 
There a few days left to answer the poll question on the blog:
What is Your Favorite Local June Race?Answer now.
The Runners' Club of Greater Cincinnati has a group on Facebook. It recently hit 500 members. If you have a Facebook account, go ahead and join the club group. For the latest updates about routes, follow us on Twitter.
Upcoming Races
 
Below is list of upcoming races for the next couple of weeks. Check the club calendar for a few more races in the summer.

Saturday June 25

  • Hyde Park Blast, 8:00 am, Hyde Park Square, Cincinnati OH, www.hpblast.com.
  • Better Bodies for Breast Cancer 5K Run/Walk/Stroll, 8:00 am, Better Bodies Fitness Center, Ft. Mitchell KY, http://ihavewings.org.
  • Sprint for Spines 5k Run/Walk, 9:00 am, Kestral Point, Winton Woods Park, Cincinnati OH, Steve Prescott, www.sprunning.com.
Friday July 1
  • Madeira Mile, 6:30 pm, Madeira Presbyterian Church, 8000 Miami Ave, Madeira OH, Event Flier.
Saturday July 2
  • Greenhills 5k Pioneer Run, 8:00 am, Greenhills Commons, Cincinnati OH, www.pioneerrun.com.
Monday July 4
  • Conquer the Hill 10k, 8:00 am, Evendale Recreation Complex, Evendale OH, Kim Pielage, www.evendaleohio.org.
  • Greendale 4th of July 5k Run/Walk, 8:00 am, Greendale Park, Greendale IN, Don Connolly, www.racedmc.com.
  • 4th of July Spectacular 5k Run/Walk, 8:00am, Colerain Municipal Complex, Colerain Township, Greg McCormick, www.runningtime.net.
  • Edgewood Independence 5k Run/Walk, 8:00 am, Presidents Park, Edgewood KY, Steve Prescott, www.sprunning.com.
  • Campbell County YMCA Firecracker 5000, 8:15 am, Tower Park, Ft. Thomas KY, Campbell County YMCA.

About Cinci Runners' Updates
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Cinci Runners' Updates is a periodic e-newsletter produced by the Runners' Club of Greater Cincinnati. For 35 years, the Runners' Club of Greater Cincinnati(RCGC for short) has promoted competitive running, recreational running, and walking and enhanced physical fitness in the Greater Cincinnati area. Membership is open to anyone who can put one foot in front of the other at least three times in a row and cough up the yearly dues which run $20/Single and $25/Family. For more information check out the membership page.
 

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