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CCRC mid September News

Home Made

Food, that is. This Wednesday Sept 24 the Wed night run group will be running the Colorado Trail north from Angel of Shavano trailhead on CR 240 West of Salida.

It is the last Scheduled food run of the summer, so its time to start your eating frenzy in preparation for winter. Bring your best. We will meet at Exerflex at 5:15 or you can just go to the trailhead to meet us there 5:45-6.

The fall colors are starting to go off up there, and it should be nice. We can show you a new loop type run out of there. (< 5 miles long)

Helping

On Saturday Sept 27 at 9am, Salida High School is hosting its first home cross country meet in many years. Starting and finishing near Franz Lake.

The CCRC is planning to help with this, by providing timers, course monitors, sweep people on bicycles etc.

There will be 4 races starting at 9 a.m. Middle School girls and boys run 1.5 miles and then HS girls and boys run 5km

We need you to help volunteer to help and to watch these races at the same time.

Volunteers need to be there @ 8:30 and it should only take a couple hours. The work is very easy and you might be inspired or help a future CCRC member.

Please let us know in advance if you want to help, by replying to this or calling Tom at 539-4112.

Hashing

We are still on for the Salida Hash House Harriers outing on Sunday Sept 28 meeting at the F street bridge in Salida at 2pm

Plan on a fun time moving with a group in the hills for an hour+.

Halloweening

On Friday, Oct 31, the CCRC will be conducting the 6th Goblin Gallop Kids 2km fun run starting at 3:30pm at Longfellow Elementary school.
We need CCRC people to help with this, mainly to be there on that day. It is a fun time to see the goblins gallop in their Halloween outfits, and if you are there you might as well put yours on early to test its effectiveness on a large group that just might run from you AND FEAR CAN BE A GOOD THING!!!!

Huffing

Just a little bit, at the annual Two Turkey relay on Saturday November 15, and you need to be in Riverside Park at 9:30 a.m.

This is a fun 2 person, 2 mile relay event that may have a new twist this year. You should plan to be there for this. Look for more information in the future.

Hypothermia?

Has not happened yet and probably will not at the 20th annual Turquoise Lake 20 mile Snowshoe run up in Leadville on January 3, 2009. If you are reading this we know you can finish it, and then people will think you are really cool! Look for more information in the future.

Still Planning: fall annual downhill run…some other weekend runs…the annual banquet?...

SEPTEMBER CCRC news

Eat and run on Wednesday night

This Wednesday, Sept. 3, will be an eat and run night for the club. We will probably go to the Browns waterfall. Or some point out there.

We have another one of these scheduled for Sept 24 at Angel of Shavano. Meet at 5:15 at exerflex. Bring some food, or just yourself and come run/walk or visit.

Hash coming to Salida

A Hash House Harrier group from Colo Springs will be having a hash run in Salida on Sunday Sept 28 starting at 2 p.m. meeting at the F Street bridge.

The template for a hash run is loosely based on hare hunting. One or more hashers (the "hares") lay out a running trail, that the rest of the club (pack or 'hounds’) follows. The trail may include false trails (check-backs or CB), short cuts (or splits), breaks, and checks (a marking on the trail that requires the pack to search the area to discover the correct direction of the trail. These features are designed to keep the pack together regardless of fitness levels or running speed.

The idea is for this hash to be 3-4 miles long total…if you follow the correct path.
This should be a fun day. We should be back ~ 4ish and all of the 2 hours will not be spent running.
(the ‘hounds’ need to search for the trail, stop and think, etc.)

You can read more about “H3” at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hash_House_Harriers

Trail runner Etiquette
The American Trail Runner Association has developed some useful guidelines for responsible trail running and racing. Go to http://trailrunner.com/news/trail_etiquette.htm to read these.

Please Join the CCRC for 2009

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Road Runners Club of America

Chaffee County Running Club is a proud member of the Road Runners Club of America. 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.