Current postings from members looking to schedule a run or find a running partner in their area.

Join Paul for a 5K group run on Thursday 7/20 in downtown Orlando. Meet at Mills Market on the corner of Mills and Gore at 7pm. Contact Paul at pyacobellis@hotmail.com.

Ken runs Mon, Tues, Wed, & Fri at around 8:30 am in The Highlands, Winter Springs (lots of shade). Contact Ken at dobmeier@yahoo.com.

KhaazRa who currently lives in Orlando near Good Homes Road is interested in running with the Club. He is currently in Puerto Rico, but is interested in running with a partner when he returns. Contact KhaazRa at maaranuk@bellsouth.net.

Send your Local Runners Corner posting to Michele Brackett at mtb40@aol.com with the time and place you want to run and be sure to include an email address for runners to contact you.

By: David Warren

The City of Orlando has a Sister City Cultural Exchange Program with Urayasu, Japan. Each year, the Urayasu Runners Club (URC) sends four select members to participate in Orlando’s OUC Half Marathon in early December. In return, the Orlando Runners Club (ORC) chooses four ORC members to travel to and compete in the Tokyo Bay Half Marathon in early February. This year, Dave Virtus, Terttu and Karl Barsch, Amy Tatum and I had the honor and privilege of being a part of this meeting of cultures.

Since this was my first time in Japan, I looked forward to seeing what the country was like. I knew that I liked the guest runners who visited us from Urayasu last December. Miyuki, Taka, Yumiko, and Masa are very decent, kind, and interesting people. They were a pleasure to have in Orlando. I learned from my trip that Japan is full of people who share many of their qualities. Japan is very clean. Japanese are very friendly and warm. They are also interested in culture and art. Here is my story of the cultural exchange.

The final results are in for the 2005-2006 ORC Challenge Series. The standings are posted on the ORC website. Please review your points and let us know if you see a problem. Remember you get the following:

• 5 points for volunteering a race, 2 races max.
• 10 additional points for volunteering at the Outback race.
• You must have run 3 races to receive an award.

• Saturday, July 22nd - Teal Ribbon 5K, St. Cloud
• Saturday, August 5th - Moss Park Forest Run, Orlando

Please mark your calendars for the following running and social events where members of the ORC will be in attendance. If you are a member, please wear your Orlando Runners Club Shirt.

 

• Monthly Group Run/General Meeting - Next Run and General Meeting is Tuesday, August 1st at 7:00 pm at O'Boys BBQ, 565 W. Fairbanks Ave in Winter Park.
  
   
• Monthly ORC Board Meeting - Next Board Meeting is Thursday, August 10th, at 7:00 pm, at TLC Offices, 1717 S. Orange Avenue, Orlando.
  
   
• ORC Annual Awards Banquet - Saturday, July 22, at 6:30 pm, at the Elk's Lodge, 12 North Primrose in Orlando.