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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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NEEDED
- Disney Marathon
Volunteers |
The ORC
needs you, your
family and
friends to
help us at Water
Stop #24
at the
Disney Marathon
on
Sunday, January
10, 2010.
This is a big
volunteer effort
as we need
60
volunteers
and we are way
short of our
goal. And
the deadline to
sign up is
September 30th,
so register
today.
As a
volunteer, you
will receive a
windbreaker,
food and
beverage, and a
one-day theme
park ticket.
If you aren't
running Disney,
then help the
ORC support
those who are.
PLEASE
NOTE: ALL
VOLUNTEERS
MUST
REGISTER
ONLINE BY
SEPTEMBER
30TH, AND
THEN TURN IN
YOUR WAIVER
FORM. DON'T
DELAY,
REGISTER
EARLY TO
ASSURE YOUR
PLACE AS
VOLUNTEER.
REGISTRATION
INFORMATION
To ensure that
you are properly
scheduled with
our group, be
sure to
select the shift
under the
ORC group's
name. The
registration
deadline is
September 30,
2009.
Group's name:
Orlando Runners
Club
Group's date:
1/10/2010
Group's
location: Water
Stop #24
Group's time:
5:45 am - 1:30
pm
REGISTRATION
LINK:
To
register online, click
here and
complete the
online
registration
form.
The
registration
instructions
and the
waiver form
are posted on
the ORC
website.
Also,
after
you
register
online, please
send an
email
with
your
name,
email
address,
jacket
size, and
phone
number
to Michele
at
mtb40@aol.com
to
confirm
your
registration.
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Urayasu
Exchange -
Application Deadline
Extended to Sept 30 |
Applications
are
still being
accepted for
selection of
runners to
represent
the
ORC
and
City of
Orlando
at the Tokyo
Bay
Urayasu City
Half
Marathon
in
February
2010.
Applicants
must be
18 or
over
with a
valid
passport,
able to
complete
a half
marathon
in 2:30
or less,
and a
member
of the
Orlando
Runners
Club or
a
resident
of the
City of
Orlando.
If you
qualify
and are
selected
as one
of four
runners
(one
male and
one
female over
40 and
one male
and one
female
under
40) you
will
travel
to Japan
on a
trip of
a
lifetime.
Travel
expenses
(airfare
and
lodging)
are paid
for,
meals
and
personal
expenses
are the
participant's
responsibility.
To
download
the
application
form,
click
here.
(Deadline
for
applying is
September
30.)
For
more
information
on
our
cultural
exchange
program
with
Urayasu,
Japan,
click
here.
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Japanese Runners to
Orlando |
As part of the
Urayasu Cultural
Exchange
Program, the ORC
just received
word that
Japanese runners
will be coming
to Orlando for
the OUC
Half Marathon.
More details
to follow
soon, but if
you are
interested
in being a
host family,
please send
an email to
Michele at
mtb40@aol.com.
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Upcoming
Races |
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* - Challenge
Series Race
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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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Sept
17 - ORC
Thursday Group
Run -
Meet at
Mulligan's
Sports Bar
(corner of
Wekiva
Springs Rd
and SR 434)
in
Longwood.
The run
starts at
7:00 pm.
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Sept
18
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National Run
at Work Day
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Motivate
your
co-workers
to get out
and run or
just walk.
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Sept
19 - ORC
Annual
Picnic -
Kelly
Park/Rock
Springs. Details
above.
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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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Offering to all ORC
members - a free
Physical Therapy
consultation
regarding any
running injury.
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Visit ProFormPT
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Thanks Fleet
Feet for your
support.
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Fleet Feet Sports
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ORC Annual
Picnic - Sept 19
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Mark your
calendars to
come us for food
and fun at the
ORC
Annual Picnic
to be held on
Saturday,
September 19th
at Kelly
Park/Rock
Springs.
This is always a
fun activity for
our ORC members
and families.
Please
RSVP
by
September
15th to
our ORC
Picnic
Chairman,
Lindsay
Newell at
lnewell06@gmail.com. We
need a
head
count to
reserve
the
tubes,
so
please
RSVP.
So make your
plans now to
bring
family,
friends and
your cooler
to Kelly
Park and
have fun
with the
ORC. Don't
forget your
swimsuits!
As a active
member of
the ORC you
receive the
following:
hamburger or
hotdog,
fries, ice
cold drink,
and an inner
tube to
float down
the river!
(Cost is
free for ORC
members;
non-members
are $8 per
person.)
The park
opens at 8
am, so come
anytime, but
once the
park fills
up, you
can't get
in. Lunch
will be
served
around
noon.
No alcohol
is allowed
in Kelly
Park.
Entrance fee
into the
park is per
vehicle, $3
for
1-2 people
in car, and
$5 for 3-8
people in
car.
Location:
Kelly
Park /
Rock
Springs
400 East
Kelly
Park
Road
Apopka,
FL
Directions:
From I-4
exit 92
follow
SR 436
west 6.5
miles
and
merge
into US
441.
Continue
North
(west)
for 0.7
miles to
center
of
Apopka.
Turn
right on
435
(Park
Ave/Rock
Springs
Road) at
Walgreens.
Follow
435
north 5
miles to
T-junction,
turn
right.
Park
entrance
is 0.2
miles.
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2009-2010 Club
Competition
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The
2009-2010
Club
Competition
is on!!
Mark your
Calendars.
The first
race in the
competition
is Saturday.
Challenge
Series races
are as
follows:
9/12/2009
- Autumn
Rock
n'Run
5K -
7:30
am /
Casselberry
9/26/2009
-
Miracle
Miles
15K
- 7
am /
Arnold
Palmer
Medical
Center
10/18/2009
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UCF
5
Miler
- 7:30
am /
UCF
Main
Entrance
11/15/2009
-
Founders
Day
10K
-
7:30
am /
Celebration
12/5/2009
-
OUC
Half
Marathon
- 7:30
am /
Lake
Eola
1/23/2010
-
Seasons
52
Park
Avenue
5K -
7:30
am /
Winter
Park
2/20/2010
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House
of
Hope
Run
Around
the
Pines
5K -
7:30
am /
Showalter
Field,
Winter
Park
2/27/2010
- Wekiva
Real
Florida
5K *
limited
entries
-
sign
up
early
TBD
/
Wekiva
Park
3/13/2010
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Winter
Park
Road
Race
10K
- 7
am /
Winter
Park
5/15/2010
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Blue
Ribbon
5K
- 6
pm /
Sanford
Race
to
Win
competition.
This
program rewards
runners
not
for
finishing
first,
just
for
finishing.
Anyone
can
win,
whether
you
are
first
or
last,
as
long
as
you
are
an
ORC
member
and
make
it
to
the
finish
line.
Each
mile
of
racing
earns
a
point,
and
at
the
end
of
the
year
(July
1 -
June
30)
we
will
recognize
the
top
male
and
female
with
the
most
points
and/or
the
most
total
events.
Note:
Races
and
points
are
not
recorded
automatically.
Each
participant
is
responsible
for
timely
reporting
his
or
her
own
races
to
the
Race
to
Win
Scorekeeper
within
30
days
of
the
race.
Grace
period
for
reporting
all
July
and
August
races
is
September
30th.
So
send
in
your
results
now.
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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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Please Support
the Businesses who
Support the ORC
Special Thanks
to Track Shack
for Supporting
the ORC for over
30 years. We
value your
friendship and
support.
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