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Dear
Runner,
This is your
Member E-Letter
explaining what is
currently happenning
with the Orlando
Runners Club as well
as running news,
social events,
races, and
"happenings" in
Florida.
Please forward this
on to anyone that
you think would be
interested in
joining the Orlando
Runners Club.
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Local
Runners Corner |
If you are an
ORC member
looking to
schedule a run
or find a
running partner
in your area,
send a note to
the
e-Letter Editor
to post a
neighborhood
run. We'll
post your run
or that you are
looking for a
running partner
in the next
newsletter. Be
sure to include
the day/time of
your run,
location,
distance, and a
way to contact
you.
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Corporate
5K Volunteers |
Mark your
calendars
for the
annual
Corporate 5K
to be held
at
Lake Eola
Park
on Thursday
evening,
April 16th.
The Orlando
Runners Club
needs to
provide 50 volunteers
to work the
water
stop at this
event. In
exchange for
our efforts,
the ORC
Scholarship
fund is a
beneficiary
of the
race.
So plan to
bring
your friends
and family,
volunteer,
then stay
and enjoy
the
post-race
party.
To volunteer
or for more
information,
please
contact the
ORC at
volunteer@orlandorunnersclub.org.
Be sure to
include your
name, email
address,
phone number
and shirt
size.
Thanks for
your
support!
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ORC
Race Into Summer 5K
Artwork Contest |
 The
4th
Annual ORC
Race into
Summer 5K
is scheduled
for
June 13
at
Jay
Blanchard
Park
in Orlando.
The ORC is
looking for
submissions
of artwork
to be used
on this
year's race
shirts and
advertising.
Entries must
be received
by
March 31
in high
resolution
electronic
format that
can be
submitted to
the printing
company. If
you or
someone you
know has an
artistic
talent, send
your design
to Michele
at
mtb40@aol.com.
You could
win a great
prize, and
be
recognized
at this
annual
event.
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ORC Board
Positions |
The Orlando
Runners Club
currently
has two
openings on
our Board of
Directors.
If you would
like to
become more
involved in
Club
business,
influence
event
decisions
and provide
a service to
your Club
and
community,
please
contact
Michele at
mtb40@aol.com
or attend
our next
Board
meeting on
March 4.
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ORC 2008 -
2009 Challenge
Series and Race to
Win |
Have you been
participating in
the
Challenge Series
races lately.
The standings
for the
Challenge
Series should be
posted on the
website soon.
Also, don't
forget the
Race
to Win
club
competition. Anyone
can win,
whether you
are first or
last, as
long as you
are an ORC
member and
make it to
the finish
line. To
report a race,
email Seth at
sethe@pegasus.cc.ucf.edu
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Mark Your
Calendars for Future
ORC Events |
Please mark your
calendars for the
following ORC
running and social
events:
- Mar
3 - 1st Tuesday
Group Run -
Meet at 7:00 pm
at O'Boys BBQ,
565 W. Fairbanks
Ave in Winter
Park.
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Mar
4 - ORC
Board
Meeting -
7:00 pm,
Loacation
TBD.
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Apr
16 - Volunteer
with the ORC
at the
Corporate
5K
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For more
information
about the
Orlando Runners
Club, check out
our website or
drop me a note.
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Japanese
Cultural Exchange
Program
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Welcome
Home Runners
--
As most of you
know,
the Orlando
Runners Club in
conjunction with
the City of
Orlando
participate in a
cultural and
friendship
exchange program
each year with
our sister city,
Urayasu, Japan,
and the Urayasu
Runners Club.
As part of the
exchange
program, four
Orlando
Runners recently
traveled to
Japan to run in
the Tokyo Bay
Urayasu City
(Half)
Marathon.
Congratulations
to Bob
Butterfield, Liz
Lee, Jason
Maderer,
and
Lindsay Newell
on completing
the Half
Marathon on
February
1st. They all
had a great race
and a wonderful
trip. Look for
pictures to be
posted on our
website soon.
For more
information on
the Cultural
Exhcange
Program, click
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ORC Road
Trip to Gasparilla
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Many ORC
members and
friends are
traveling to
Tampa on
February 28
and March 1
to
participate
in various
events as
part of the
Gasparilla
Marathon
Weekend.
To welcome
all of our
members to
the Tampa
Bay area the
ORC will be
hosting a
gathering at
Four
Green Fields
( 205
Platt Street)
in downtown
Tampa on
Saturday afternoon,
Feb
28th, from
3-5
pm.
Come have a
pint and
toast your
15K finish
or get some
liquid carbs
in
preparation
for the
marathon or
half-marathon.
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Road
Runners Club of
America
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 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.
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