Boston Send-Off Party

BOSTON MARATHON SEND-OFF PARTY!!

SATURDAY APRIL 9th 9:30 - 11:00 am
@ DILWORTH RFYL

• bagels & coffee

• Boston Adidas apparel to raffle off

• get an intimate look at Boston from store owner and Boston finisher ... Tim Rhodes!

rsvp kim@runforyourlife.com Kim Bruno RFYL, 2422 Park Road, Charlotte, NC 28203

www.runforyourlife.com

A World Record-Sized Thank You

This will probably be the most difficult blog I've ever written, because I honestly don't think there are words that can accurately describe my feelings about this past weekend's 100x5k World Record Attempt.

When I look back on the events of this past weekend, the biggest thing that stands out to me is what a turning point this experience was for Charlotte Running Club. Truly, I can say this was a team effort and I think that everyone who was a part of it would agree. This wouldn't have happened without the efforts of every single person involved. This past weekend, Charlotte Running Club went from being a collective of individual runners to being a team and for me personally, it was awe-inspiring to watch. So many new friendships were formed. People put themselves through lack of sleep, time away from family, being outside in miserable weather and many probably deviated from their training plans all just so we could meet our collective goal. Thank you just isn't sufficient, but know it is meant with the deepest sincerity.

There are some individuals that should be thanked specifically. Ben Hovis was the mastermind behind the plan and sacrificed hours of what I'm sure was an organizational nightmare and he did a fantastic job. Aaron Linz put up the initial money for the timing system and was a fearless leader all weekend (and posted one of the fastest times of the event!). Providence Day School was gracious enough to let us use their facilities to host the event. The guys from Lee Timing, LLC were incredibly professional and stayed positive the whole time although they got very little sleep. Charlotte Running Company provided the awesome T-shirts commemorating the event.

To everyone that ran a leg of this event, I am just blown away by how smoothly everything went. Everyone showed up on time and ready to run, regardless of time of day or the conditions they were faced with. To all alternates, thank you for your flexibility and willingness to jump in at a moment's notice. To everyone that volunteered and supported, this event TRULY would not have happened without you! I, for one, learned that counting laps is not as easy as it looks! To spouses, significant others and kids of people involved, thank you for understanding how deep our passion is for running.

This past weekend will not be one I will soon forget, so I will say once more, even though it just doesn't sound like enough, on behalf of the board of Charlotte Running Club, to everyone involved...

Thank you!

Emily Barrett
Social Director

CRC: World Record Holder!

Charlotte Running Club's 100x5k World Record is in the bag! With an average 5k time of 18:30 (5:58/mile), our club runners brought this one home decisively! Huge congratulations to all the runners who didn't let rain or wind or darkness or cold hold them back. Also many thanks to all that came out to support us!

The Museum Mile

CHARLOTTE MUSEUM MILE TO BE RUN IN UPTOWN CHARLOTTE ON APRIL 23, 2011
Race Presented by Hendrick BMW, Hendrick Mini and HendrickCars.com

On April 23, 2011, starting between 7:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m., near the corner of 12th Street and North Tryon, participants will run 5,280 feet passing the McColl Center for Visual Art, Discovery Place, and Spirit Square, and ending in front of the Bechtler Museum of Modern Art and the Mint Museum of Art. Levine Avenue of the Arts will be closed for post-race festivities. The Charlotte Museum Mile will benefit the Arts & Science Council. Entry fee for the race is $25.
Runners will be divided into age and gender categories based on projected running time, with races starting every 10-15 minutes. An official pace car and clocks every ¼ mile will alert runners to their pace. The fastest runners in each division will receive medals with the overall winners will receive cash prized and be crowned the Fastest Man in Charlotte™ and Fastest Woman in Charlotte™. Any man or woman breaking the world record will win a BMW 1 Series convertible provided by Hendrick BMW. Each participant will receive a performance race shirt designed by Charlotte artist Ashley Lathe.



Runners can registers at http://www.QueenCityTiming.com/.
If you would like more information about the Charlotte Museum Mile, please visit our website http://www.charlottemuseummile.com/ or contact Marc Gustafson at (704) 724-0440 or marcgustafson@hotmail.com.

Running with the Leprechauns

St. Patrick's Day, March 17th, 6:00pm - The St. Patrick's Day Run/Sharksbite Revival/Run with the Leprechauns from the Charlotte Running Company was a great success! Thanks to Scott for letting us take over, and to Dana for coming up with a great box of prizes and the clock and the water and everything.




Thanks to Bill Shires and the other Proper Runners TM for coming out and adding to the air of athletic seriousness, and to the UNC Charlotte runners (Jon and Carolyn and Frank) who ventured out, and to Audra of the original Sharksbite group, and to The Usual (Thursday) Suspects especially Susi and Jeri who brought ... liquid carbs ... and to everyone who showed up - hope to see you all again soon.





That was just a regular Thursday night for us ... no REALLY!

Eimear, emgoggin at gmail

Like to Breathe?

If you like to breathe when you run, then this is the event for you!

Clear Air Carolinas will host the 2nd annual x-c 5k Run For Clear Air at McAlpine Creek Park on Saturday May 14th, 2011. The goal of the event is to bring together runners and walkers to raise awareness of Charlotte's air quality and to support Clear Air Carolina's education and advocacy programs.

Register at cleanaircarolinas.org; more information on the Charlotte Running Club's website under Featured Races; and look out for upcoming contest information about how to win 2 free entries!

Omega and CRC Group Run Sunday March 6th

March 6th from 2-5pm
Join Charlotte Running Club at Omega Sports (http://www.omegasports.net/locations/charlotte-arboretum.php ) in the Arboretum shopping center from 2-5pm.

Schedule
2.25pm Group picture
2.30pm Group Run – All paces welcome. We will do a 4 mile loop and then go out for an additional loop for anyone interested in a few more miles.
4pm – Raffle for 2 FREE entries into the Bulldog 5k!!! (http://www.charlotterunningclub.org/ under Featured Races for more details about this great local race)
4pm – Omega will be doing some prize drawings as well. Yahoo!!!

All CRC members will receive 10% off purchases and 10% of your purchase will go to CRC.
Mr. Hydro will be there and looking forward to seeing you. Come to run and/or come to hang out.

It's b-a-a-ck! The old Sharksbite run!

OK, this is SPECIAL*. (No, really!)

If you follow Master Runner Bill Shire’s blog, you may remember a recent entry lamenting the lack of what he called “signature runs” in town, and recalling the glory days of Tim Long’s Thursday Sharksbite run from the Dilworth Charlotte Running Company. That run is still going on, and we’re having a SPECIAL* commemorative reprise on Thursday March 17th (St. Patrick's Day, for all you unfortunate non-Irish people out there). Bill is going to run, the Charlotte Running Company is on board and will arrange for a clock and water and tiny prizes (thanks, Scott and Dana!), and it’ll be more fun than you can shake a stick at (whatever THAT means ... ). Tim thinks it’s a great idea, and sent a link to the first St. Patrick’s Day run he put on here 7 years ago – do you know any of the runners? I'm making version 5.0 of my not-yet-world-famous Guinness bread with Added Antioxidants (i.e. dark chocolate) and I don't know who could ask for anything more ... oh, and there's a SPECIAL* prize if you show up in an old Sharksbite shirt!

You can enter by sending me an e-mail, or just show up (but it would be nice to have some idea of how many to expect).

Thursday March 17th, 6:00 pm, at the Charlotte Running Company, Dilworth
ALL the cool kids will be there, as well as me, Eimear, emgoggin@gmail.com

P-P-Possible Post-race Pick-me-up in Picasso's?

* your idea of SPECIAL may not be exactly the same as mine ... just sayin'