Thursday, January 6, 2011

New Group Runs! Check them out!

So how about as a new year's resolution, every club member attempts to attend at a minimum 1 group run a week? Stay plugged in and motivated thru the bad weather of winter by participating in a group run.

The club activity I am most proud of is the strength of our group runs. As a running club, at the core of what we do is run. Therefore, no better way to demonstrate that than to have lots of group run options throughout the city. We have had a number of new runs come online with the start of 2011 and several others than have grown in size and pace. I often hear a new member mention that they were shy about trying to come out to a group run because they were concerned about the pace. Please reach out to the contacts at each of these runs to learn more and/or show up to a group run and start your own revolution by leading. It only takes 2 runners to call it a group :) If we are not providing you with good options, let us know so we can work to help establish a run in a location/date/time that works for you.

Link to current list of group runs: Weekly Runs

Charlotte Area Group Run Listing
Members and non-Members are welcome to join us at any location. On weekends we attempt to rotate throughout the various parks in the Charlotte area. Look for Mr. Hydro on the weekends. We have moved to listing CRC and non-CRC events as we just want you to find a group and be happy on a run.

Have a run you want to have published? Want to be the contact person for a CRC run? Email run.charlotte@gmail.com
Nothing below fits your schedule or you are looking for some last minute miles? Rotating weekly long run not posted yet? Try us on Facebook

Monday
5:05am From the Dowd YMCA. 4-8 miles @ 7:45-8:45 pace. Contact John Cantrell jc9000@gmail.com
6:15am From Dowd YMCA. 4-5 miles @ 8:30 pace. Contact heather.wachtler@baml.com
6:30am From TrySports or McMullen from Rea Rd entrance. 6-8 miles @7:30 pace. Contact justinbreland@trysports.com10:00am From TrySports in Blakeney. 3-6 miles; all paces welcome. Contact http://www.trysports.com/location/charlotte

6:00pm From Dowd YMCA. 6 miles @ 7-7:45 pace. Contact Jocelyn Sikora jocelyn.m.sikora@bankofamerica.com
6:00pm From the Pineville-Matthews entrance of the McMullen Greenway. 4-6 miles @ 7-7:30 pace. Contact Brandon Hillis bhillis@learfieldsports.com
7:00pm From the University Run For Your Life store. 4 - 6 miles; all paces welcome; Drinks and dinner afterwards. Contact Kara kara@runforyourlife.com

Tuesday
5:30am From Miners Run from Old Bell McAlpine entrance on Sardis Rd. 8-12 miles @ 7-8:00 pace. Contact Megan Hovis meganhovis@gmail.com
5:30am From Mecklenburg Aquatic Center. 3 miles @ 8-9:00 pace. Contact Laure Dasse cherdass@gmail.com
5:30am From Lake Norman YMCA. 7.5 mile loop or track intervals @ 7-8:00 pace. Contact Todd Mayes todd.mayes@gmail,com
6:00am From Downtown Davidson CVS. 6 miles @ 8+ pace. Headlamp recommended. Coffee at Summit Coffee post-run. Contact Chad Randolph davidsonarearunningteam@gmail.com 6:30am From Water fountain at Christ Church on corner of Providence and Colville. 4-6 miles @ 9 pace Contact Lauren Robbins laurobbins@gmail.com

1:00pm From Belk Gym at UNC Charlotte. 3+ miles; all paces welcome. Contact Eimear Goggin emgoggin@uncc.edu, or check the UNC Charlotte Branch of the CRC Forum on the Campus News website for this week's runs.

6:15pm From TrySports in Blakeney 3-6 miles; all paces welcome. Contact http://www.trysports.com/location/charlotte

Wednesday
5:30am From Mecklenburg Aquatic Center. 5 miles @ 8-9:00 pace. Contact Laure Dasse cherdass@gmail.com
5:30am From Dowd YMCA. 8-12 miles. 7:15-7:45 pace.Contact Jason Martin jlmartin21@hotmail.com6:00am From Dowd YMCA. 6-9 miles. 7:15-7:45 pace. Contact Michael Kahn michael_s_kahn@hotmail.com or Jocelyn Sikora. Jocelyn.m.sikora@bankofamerica.com 6:00am From Dowd YMCA. 6-8 miles. 8:30-9 pace. Contact Jill Pritchard jillpritchard@gmail.com or Jill Michaud jillfm10@hotmail.com
6:00am From Downtown Davidson CVS. 6 miles at 8+ pace. Headlamp recommended. Coffee at Summit Coffee post-run. Contact Chad Randolph davidsonarearunningteam@gmail.com 10:00am From TrySports in Blakeney 3-6 miles; all paces welcome. Contact http://www.trysports.com/location/charlotte

5:45pm From Alexander Graham Middle School 1800 Runnymede LaneCharlotte, NC 28211 Track workout for ALL PACES Welcome on the oval of love!
Contacts caleb_boyd@yahoo.com and Emily Barrett, emilylpc@gmail.com
6:00pm From Promenade Charlotte Running Company. 4-5 miles; all paces welcome. Typically 10-11 min pace. 15% off purchases at store. Contact Aaron Linz amlinz@yahoo.com
6:30pm From Dilworth Charlotte Running Company. 4-8 miles; all paces welcome. 15% off purchases at store. Headlamp &/or reflective gear recommended. Contact Audra at the Charlotte Runners Meetup Group http://www.meetup.com/CharlotteRunners

Thursday
5:30am From Lake Norman YMCA. 7.5 mile loop or track intervals @ 7-8:00 pace. Contact Todd Mayes todd.mayes@gmail,com 6:00am From Dowd YMCA. 7-12 miles @ 7-7:30 pace. Contact Kevin Ballantine Kevin.Ballantine@ally.com
6:30am From water fountain at Christ Church on corner of Providence and Colville. 4-6 miles @ 9 min pace Contact Lauren Robbins laurobbins@gmail.com

1:00pm From Belk Gym at UNC Charlotte. 3+ miles; all paces welcome. Contact Eimear Goggin emgoggin@uncc.edu, or check the UNC Charlotte Branch of the CRC Forum on the Campus News website for this week's runs.6:00pm (2nd loop at 6:30pm) From Corner of Morehead St. and Dilworth Rd. Two loops of 3.7 mile course. 7-8:00 minute pace. Group meets at Dilworth Neighborhood Grill for dinner and drinks after the run. Contact Chris Cummins cbc673@gmail.com

6:00 pm From Dilworth Charlotte Running Company. 4.5 miles (occasionally the 6.5 mile loop); all paces welcome. Headlamp &/or reflective gear recommended. Occasional carb-loading afterwards. Contact Eimear Goggin emgoggin@gmail.com
6:15pm From TrySports in Blakeney. 3-6 miles; all paces welcome. Contact http://www.trysports.com/location/charlotte

Friday
6:00am From Mecklenburg Aquatic Center. 5 miles at @ 8-9:00 pace. Contact Laure Dasse. cherdass@gmail.com

12:00 From Harris Express YMCA . 5-10 miles @ 8:00-9:00 pace. Contact Bryan.Manges@piedmontng.com

Saturday
6:30am From Queens and Providence Road (the gold statue guy - good parking) 9:30+ pace for 8-12 miles. Contact Fred Wood fmwjr@yahoo.com
7:00am From the Caribou Coffee at Cochran Commons in University. All paces welcome. Contact University City Road Runners ucrun.com
7:00am From the East Blvd. entrance to Freedom Park; 8+ miles @ 8 pace or 8+ miles @ 9 pace; run the 8-mile loop or continue on for more miles. Contact mailto:caleb_boyd@yahoo.comor Chris Bradle chris@endurobrand.com
7:30am From Track Behind Barnette Elementary and Bradley Middle School off Beatties Ford Rd. Contact Todd Mayes todd.mayes@gmail.com

** Weekly rotating long run (Sat or Sun) -- Please check our Facebook fan page. **
Sunday6:00am From Downtown Davidson CVS. 10+ miles @ 8 +/- pace. Headlamp recommended. Coffee at Summit Coffee post-run. Contact Chad Randolph davidsonarearunningteam@gmail.com 7:30am From the main parking lot of McAlpine Park, 8711 Monroe Rd. Stop in lot every 4-5 miles for hydration/nutrition. All paces welcome. We park in the lower left hand corner of the lot, near where a water fountain is located. Please be there a few minutes before 7:30, especially if you need to use the restrooms. Contact Larry Seavers larry.seavers1@gmail.com or Tom Torkildsen Tom.Torkildsen@wellsfargo.com

** Weekly rotating long run (Sat or Sun) -- Please check our Facebook fan page. **

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OTHER GOOD OPTIONS

Charlotte Runners Meetup Group
http://www.meetup.com/CharlotteRunners/
They offer run options that cater to a bit shorter distances for beginner and casual runners. We have crc members who get a run or two in a week with meetup and participate in our runs as well. A few of their runs are integrated into our full listing above. See their link for a complete list of runs.

CarolinaTrail Runner
Carolina Trail Runner & Mountain Biker meetup group. All skill levels and various runs. All off road. The new home of the "Almost 10k" group runs. http://meetup.com/CarolinaTrail

Icoachurun - Fort Mill
icoachurun run group in Fort Mill/Tega Cay area. They have several meeting times. Currently Tuesday am (545) and Sunday am (730) They are adding more times in January. All levels of running, walk/run beginners to marathon finishers. Led by club member Jamie Dodge http://www.icoachurun.com/

Fort Mill Fast Feet
Saturday at 8am, run from Fort Mill YMCA in Baxter Village.
Tuesday 9:15am at the Gold Hill YMCA, Tega Cay.
Monday run at 6pm at the Fort Mill YMCA in Baxter Village.
Contact club member Paige Kell Ynotrun@hotmail.com, All levels of runners, some are 7:00mm, most are 9-10mm all the way to a few 12 mm.

Rock Hill Striders (Our good buddies barely to the South)
http://rockhillstriders.wordpress.com/

Wednesday 5:30 pm at Charlotte Avenue YMCA, back of parking lot. 8 miles @ 7:30 – 8 min/mile
Thursday 5:30 pm at Charlotte Avenue YMCA, back of parking lot. 8 miles @ 7:30 – 8 min/mile
Saturdays 7:30am at the Springs Complex on Hwy 160 in Fort Mill. Any distance @ 8 + minutes.
Sunday 7:30 at the Winthrop Coliseum. 7, 8, or 10 miles @ 8 minutes or faster. There may be some groups at a slower pace, depending on who shows up.

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