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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 or
find a neighborhood run. We'll publish
your scheduled run in the next
newsletter, or post a notice that 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.
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ORC Track Shack Group Runs |
The ORC Track Shack
Group Runs
are held on the 1st and 3rd Tuesdays
of each month. The first Tuesday run
starts from O'Boys BBQ in Winter Park at
7pm. The 3rd Tuesday run will rotate to
different venues around Orlando.
Volunteers are needed to host
third Tuesday runs throughout Orlando.
If you'd like to help
coordinate a Tuesday run in your area,
please contact Amy at
amyt262@yahoo.com. Watch the
Upcoming Events section or the Calendar
for details each month.
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Board Nominations Needed |
Do you want to be more
involved in your local running club?
Do you have some great ideas of events
the club should participate in?
Then now is your opportunity to let
others know what you want for your club.
The Orlando Runners Club is now
accepting nominations for the Board
of Directors and Officers to serve for
the 2007 - 2008 term. Elections
will be held after the July first
Tuesday run, and newly elected Board
members will be introduced at the Awards
Banquet on July 28. The new Board
goes into effect with the August Board
meeting for a one year term.
To nominate someone or volunteer for
a Board position, please send an email
to
president@orlandorunnersclub.org.
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Challenge Series Results |
We are near the end of the Challenge
Series and preliminary results are
posted through the Winter Park 10K.
Please review the
Challenge Series page and
email
Amy if you have any questions or
updates. If you've volunteered with
Track Shack at a Grand Prix event, you
get 5 points per race, up to 10 points
total, plus an extra 10 points for
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Upcoming Races |
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June 16 -
ORC 2nd Annual 5K - Blanchard
Park, Orlando
For More Races
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Mark Your Calendars for Future ORC Events |
Please mark your calendars for the following
ORC running and social events:
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June 5 - 1st Tuesday Group
Run - Meet at 7:00 pm at
O'Boy's BBQ, 565 W. Fairbanks
Ave, Winter Park.
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June 7 - ORC Board Meeting at
7:00 pm at Chamberlin's in Winter
Park.
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June 16 - ORC 2nd Annual 5K
- 5K at 7:30 am, Kids' Fun
Run at 8:45 am - Blanchard Park,
Dean Road, Orlando.
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June 19 - 3rd Tuesday Group
Run - TBD.
- July 28 - ORC Annual Banquet
- More details coming soon.
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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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ORC 2nd
Annual 5K Road Race
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Mark your calendars for
June 16 to participate in the ORC 2nd
Annual 5K at Blanchard Park
on Dean Road. This event was started
in 2006 to honor the 30th anniversary of the
Club. It will continue as an annual
event and is one of the key fund raising
activities for the Club's general fund.
The 5K race starts at 7:30 am. The
course is an out and back along the
paved trail in the park that runs along
the Little Econ River. The Kids' Fun
Run starts at 8:45 am and is free to all
children. Refreshments will be
provided after the race.
Awards will be given to
the top three male and female overall
finishers, the top three male and female
in each age group, as well as the top
male and female overall race walkers.
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Registration
forms are available on the
website which can be completed
and mailed in, or click here
to register online. Registration will
also be available on the day of the race.
Packet pick up will be on race day
only. Pick up your race number and
t-shirt at the race site between 6:15 am
and 7:15 am All paid
entrants will receive a custom designed
shirt.
Come join us for a great race and
meet other ORC Members.
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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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