What's New...

• Preliminary Challenge Series results are posted
• ORC Race into Summer 5K results are posted
• Membership renewals have been mailed

ORC Race Into Summer 5K

Thank you to all of the participants and volunteers that helped make the ORC 4th Annual Race Into Summer 5K a huge success.  We had yet another record turn-out for the event and the post race party.

Many thanks to the local businesses that donated equipment, food, gift certificates and other items - Track Shack, Fleet Feet, EMMI, Panera Bread, Publix, and Mellow Mushroom, among others. 

Congratulations to our overall winners:

Women:

1. Laura Conley - 19:01
2. Bryce Seymour - 20:19
3. Danielle Elliott - 20:27

Men:

1. Seth  Proctor - 16:39
2. John-Logan Hines - 16:44
3. Christian Ducas - 16:58

Full results are available here. 

ORC Club Competition

All 2008 - 2009 Challenge Series race events have been run, and preliminary results have been tallied.  If you have any questions or corrections on the below results, please contact Amy.  For more information on this fun club competition, click here. 

2008-2009 preliminary results:

Challenge Series - Overall / Age Group

Race to Win - Overall (Competition ends June 30)

ORC Membership Renewal

Membership for all ORC members renews annually on June 30.  Renewal forms were mailed on 6/22.  Please watch your "snail mail" box for information.  Once you receive the form, verify we have your correct contact information on file and return the form marked with any updates along with your payment to the Orlando Runners Club, PO Box 1134, Orlando, FL 32802.  If you have questions, please contact Amy.

ORC Scholarship Applications

Applications are no longer being accepted for the Charles M. Rowson, Jr. Memorial Scholarship.  This scholarship is available to graduating seniors in Orange, Osceola, Lake, Seminole and Volusia counties.  For more information, click here.  Recipients will be announced soon.

Annual President's Reception

Thank you Mike and Susan Zwer for hosting the annual President's reception to celebrate the 113th running of the Boston Marathon and thank our President and Board for their service.  Everyone had a wonderful time and enjoyed the food and drink. 

Corporate 5K - Volunteers Thanks

Thank you to everyone that volunteered at the annual Corporate 5K held at Lake Eola Park on Thursday evening, April 16th.  The Orlando Runners Club volunteers provided water to nearly 12,000 runners and walkers at this event.  In exchange for our efforts, the ORC Scholarship fund is a beneficiary of the race.  

Urayasu Exchange

The selection process for the 2010 Urayasu Exchange will begin shortly.  Watch for more information about how to apply to be posted here on our web site. 

The URC has recently created a blog to help ORC and URC members keep in touch.  To post a message or read what others are talking about, check it out at http://orcandurc.blogspot.com/.

For more information on our cultural exchange program with Urayasu, Japan, click here.

Sunday Morning Long Runs

If you are looking for company on a long run, join us at 7am on Park Avenue at Welbourne.  Distances and paces vary, but range from 5 to 18 miles.  For more information, please contact Jack Gallagher.

ORC Group Runs

ORC Group Runs are held on the 1st Tuesday and 3rd Thursday of each month.  The first Tuesday run starts from O'Boys BBQ in Winter Park at 7pm.  The 3rd Thursday run will rotate to different venues around Orlando. 

Volunteers are needed to host third Thursday runs throughout Orlando.  If you'd like to help coordinate a Thursday run in your area, please contact Michele by email.  Watch the Upcoming Events section or the Calendar for details each month.

"I believe people run marathons every day of their lives in one way or another, and we need to remember to give ourselves the finishers' medals we deserve."

--Zoe Koplowitz, author and marathon competitor  

Upcoming Races

• Watermelon 5K - July 4

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To join the ORC, simply complete and mail in your Membership Application or click here to register online. 

Upcoming ORC Events

• June 18 - Group Run, Cady Way Trail, Winter Park, 7pm.

• July 7 - Group Run  - Join us the 1st Tuesday of each month for a group fun run (course map).  Meet at 7:00 pm at O'Boys BBQ, 565 W. Fairbanks Ave in Winter Park. (directions)

• July 18 - ORC Annual Awards Banquet

Suggestions/Events?  If you have suggestions for the website or events you would like included, please email the webmaster.

Have news to share?  Check out the ORC Footnotes page for interesting information about the Club and its members.  If you have news to share, please email the webmaster.

Going somewhere?  If you are planning to run in an out of town race - let us know!  We've added a new page (here) for members to post the out of town races they will be participating in.  If you'd like to find out places to get a great pre-race pasta dinner, course info, or travel with other members of the Club, this is the place to start.  Email the webmaster with the race name, location, who will be attending and the date.

"Runners' Corner"  If you are an ORC member, send a note to the e-Letter editor to post or find a neighborhood run.  We'll publish your scheduled run in the next newsletter, or post a notice you are looking for a running partner.  Be sure to include the day/time of your run, location, distance and a way to contact you.  Regular neighborhood runs will also be posted on the Training Partners page of the website.

Marathon Survival Guide - Courtesy of Dan Arbuckle, find out how to prepare for that event you've trained so hard for.  This is a fun read with a lot of wisdom.

Have an injury or fitness question?  Ask the professional at ProFormPT

Click here to send a question to Ed Dullmeyer, PT, MBA, OCS, CSCS - Board Certified Specialist in Orthopaedics

Donations

The Orlando Runners Club is a non-profit corporation under the laws of Florida.  To make a tax deductible contribution, please click here.

Road Runners Club of America

The Road Runners Club of America is the national association of running clubs, running events, and runners dedicated to promoting long distance running as a competitive sport and as healthful exercise.  RRCA's mission is to represent and promote the common interest of its member clubs, events, and individual runners through education, leadership, programs and other services.  The Orlando Runners Club is a member club of the RRCA.  For more info, click here.

ORC Apparel Now Available

The ORC is happy to announce that we now have ORC shirts available for sale to our members.  Shirts are available in men's and women's cuts in sizes ranging from small to XL.  All shirts are $15 and will be delivered upon receipt of your order.  Shirts are made from a technical fabric from Sports Science^TM and have the ORC logo fusion printed on the front.  For more details, click here.