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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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Nike Reuse-A-Shoe Drive |
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Donate your old, smelly
sneakers to the Nike Reuse-A-Shoe
program at the Nike donation bin through
February located at the Nike Factory
Store Orlando. Nike will recycle old
sneakers of all shapes, sizes, and
brands and use them to rebuild
playgrounds in New Orleans. We need
10,000 donated sneakers to build 4 new
basketball courts!
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Disney Marathon Volunteers
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The ORC will once again be
working the water stop at
Mile 24 of the Disney
Marathon, to be held on
Sunday, January 13.
For all of you who
volunteered to help, you will
need to pick up your
volunteer packets on Tuesday,
January 8th, at the monthly
Fun Run at O'Boys BBQ, 565 W.
Fairbanks Ave in Winter Park.
Packets can be picked up on
January 8th anytime between
6:45 - 8:00 pm at O'Boys.
The packets contain directions
and instructions for parking and
where we will meet to catch the
bus to take us to our assigned
areas. They also contain your
creditials which will allow you
to enter onto Disney property to
park.
If you are unable to pick up
your volunteer packet on January
2nd, please contact Theresa
Harter-Miles at thart33@worldnet.att.net or
Judy Kennedy at
kennedjj@yahoo.com to
make arrangements to get your
packets.
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New Member Benefit |
CoolFitWear.com
is offering a discount of 20% off all
merchandise to ORC members. CoolFitWear.com
is an online retailer specializing in
technologically advanced athletic wear,
including running tights and running
shorts.
Members need to enter the code
"ORC"" in the discount or coupon
field during checkout to get the
discount. The discount will apply
to the entire order. Shipping is
free on all orders; no minimum.
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Upcoming Races |
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December 29 -
Florida Marathon -
Clermont
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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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Dec 18 -
3rd Tuesday Group Run -
Meet at 7:00 pm at Fleet Feet,
Renaissance Center, Altamonte
Springs.
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Jan 8 - NOTE DATE CHANGE - 1st
Tuesday Group Run - Meet at
7:00 pm at O'Boys BBQ, 565 W. Fairbanks
Ave in Winter Park.
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Jan 13 - Disney Marathon Mile 24
Water Stop - Details TBD
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Jan 22 - NOTE DATE CHANGE - Meet
at 7:00 pm at Ken's House, 1387 Blue
Spruce Court, Winter Springs.
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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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Urayasu Runners Visit Orlando
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The ORC was pleased to
host our four guest runners and their
families from Urayasu, Japan:
Mr. Shigeyuki Yanagida,
and his wife, Emiko; Mr. Hiroki
Zaizen; Ms. Shoko
Nakano, her daughter, Akari,
and her son, Shotaro; and Ms.
Kaeko Muroi, her husband,
Yuusaku, her son, Ryosuke, and her
daughter, Asumi.
Congratulations
to Ms. Kaeko Murio who placed
2nd in her age group at the OUC
Half Marathon with a time of
1:35.
Thank you to everyone
that helped plan for, host or
entertain our guests and fellow
runners from Urayasu, Japan. The
weekend was a great success and
everyone had a wonderful time.
Special thanks to Tom Ward and
Michele Brackett for
planning and coordinating all the
events, and to the ORC members that
hosted runners in their homes:
Theresa & Tommy Harter-Miles,
Billy Kovaly,
Seth & Janice Elsheimer
and Dave & Ann Griffith.
And for all of you
who helped, here's a thank you note
from the Japanese:
Dear Tom and all ORC friends,
Last Sat, we all met with Ms Shoko
Nakano, Ms Kaeko Muroi and Mr Hiroki
Zaizen.
They brought us a lot of happy
memories and excitements. They all
said that you took care of them so
well and made them feel so grateful
during their
stay in Orlando.
We are also so happy to know about
it and glad to hear about you from
them.
Special thanks for your special
kindness!
We are looking forward to having
the opportunity of returning our
thankfulness.
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ORC Annual
Christmas Party
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The ORC 2007
Christmas Party was held Saturday
night, December 1st.
Many thanks to Vicki Bishop for hosting
the party once again at her house. We
had over 60 members and guests in
attendance, lots of great food and
drink, and fabulous entertainment by our
own Seth Elsheimer and his friends from
"Makeshift".
If you have any pictures to share,
please contact the ORC webmaster.
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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 |
Track Shack |
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Offering to all
runners a free Physical
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injury.
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