NEW BOARD MEMBERS ELECTED for 2008: Rick Barlow, Bob English, Chris English, Steve Hanken, Louis Irwin, Julie Landrigan, Bill Lobb, Milton Lyons, Rob Mason, Jan Mohler, Dave Quarles, Joe Stein, Nick Sudzina, Rich Wills.
NOVEMBER/ December: Please try to attend the December 13th meeting for a "Christmas party atmosphere" ...bring a desert for 4! DOOR PRIZES and The Fleetest Food Awards will be given out, and members will elect the 2008 board: Nominee's are:Rick Barlow, Bob English, Chris English, Steve Hanken, Louis Irwin, Julie Landrigan, Bill Lobb, Milton Lyons, Rob Mason, Jan Mohler, Dave Quarles, Joe Stein, Nick Sudzina, Rich Wills, + 1-2 open slots.
Hopefully the new board will elect a president in January. It has been a honor to serve LRC, and I must say a final thank-you to the board and members that served during my term. We have seen over the past two years: Membership Growth-now 177 (135 families); website updated, newsletter monthly, increased local races with record 600+ Mayfair attendance, RRCA info and convention attended, new equipment purchased, ONLINE membership and registrations, and even taxes paid! Progress will continue with the new president and your help.
OCTOBER: Mark your calendars for Nov. 10- Lake to Lake 10K, and Nov. 24 Christina 5K. You can register ONLINE for both- but notice that Christina uses the NEW management tool: ABOOMA. You can also renew or join LRC now ONLINE with ABOOMA. As we learn more, we will have more valuable info for members. If you are a LRC member and have not been receiving your monthly newsletter- please let me know at Lirwin1@tampabay.rr.com . Do you know a person who will be a good LRC BOARD MEMBER - or perhaps its you! Elections are going to be held at the Dec.13 meeting for the 2008 Board. Nominations will be taken at the Nov. 8th meeting...see you there!!!
SEPTEMBER: Tho Watermelon 5K Series finished with 299 runners (series averaged 261 runners). An amazing 91 runners did all 4 events (now you can go on vacation!). See results page for more details. The next LRC event is a NEW race series: The Aching Quad - 4 races in 24 hours on Sept 28 and 29 - guaranteed to be a painfully good time!.
AUGUST: On August 18th, I attended the South Florida RRCA State Meeting at the very tropical Fern Nature Center in Coconut Creek (near Pompano). Greater Ft Lauderdale Road Runners hosted and were instrumental in putting this event together. Obtained some valuable information about Abooma which is a free club service for online registration and membership (will bring to board in September); and learned that RRCA will ban Ipods and headphones for races next year due to safety and insurance issues, and that certified courses expire in 10 years but can be re-certified fairly easy. A group run was at North Ft. Lauderdale Beach area Sunday morning.
JULY: Hope you will join me in prayer for Dave Quarles who hurt his knee in a Motorcycle Accident. He may need surgery and be out of racing for a year, but he still is able to show up and help us at the Watermelon series! Now thats dedication! Our LRC board is about to make a major decision on purchasing a chip system. These range in price from $6500 to over $20,000 depending on if you want just Finish or both Start and Finish, and brand chosen. A meeting is set July 30th to make final decision- will keep you posted.
JUNE: Hello from Kunming, China. This is my 7th business trip to China in 2 years. Sorry to have missed the 2nd Watermelon 5K-hopefully a few of you missed me! I ran for the first time in a week today and it felt great! (I had popped something in my left Quad during a physical therapy session for my back and was giving my leg -and body- a rest.) I ran around the big city block (>1 mile) near my hotel so not to get lost. Running in China streets is full of sights and smells, with many Chinese looking at this funny bald guy in shorts! Most look at you like a foreigner, some smile and say "hello". I should be back home July 3rd – probably won’t do any 4th July races due to jet lag! Hope to see you at next LRC meeting July 12.
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