Monday, November 30, 2009

Poll Results - What is your favorite Hamilton County Park to run from?
Here are the final results from the latest poll. The question was: What is your favorite Hamilton County Park to run in or from? It was a tight race between Miami Whitewater Forest, and Winton Woods, as both had 6 votes followed by Fernbank Park with 4 votes. Thank you to the 22 that voted. The full results will be left up for the next couple of days. The next poll question will be out later this week.

Tuesday, November 24, 2009

Angela Bizzari wins NCAA Cross Country Title
Illinois Runner Angela Bizzari, who ran high school cross country and track at Mason High School, won the Individual Women's NCAA Division I Cross Country Title in Terre Haute on Monday. Her time was 19:46.8. Angela won the NCAA 5000 meters track this past spring.

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Arthritis Foundation's Jingle Bell Run/Walk for Arthritis® - December 5

The Arthritis Foundation's Jingle Bell Run/Walk for Arthritis® is a fun and festive way to kick off your holidays by helping others! Wear a holiday themed costume. Tie jingle bells to your shoelaces. Run or walk a 5 kilometer route with your friends and celebrate the season by giving.

Race Details

DATE: Saturday,December 5, 2009
TIME: 10:00 AM
PLACE: Northern Kentucky Convention Center, Covington KY
COST: $30 preregistered includes long sleeve T-Shirt. Register by December 1, 2009 and be eligible to win a free pair of shoes from Bob Roncker's Running Spot.
INFORMATION: Fun, festive event for the whole family! Put on your reindeer antlers and your running shoes and come join the Arthritis Foundation for some holiday cheer and to raise money to help fight arthritis, the nation's most common cause of disability. Visit the Jingle Bell Run/Walk website for more information.

Monday, November 16, 2009

Straight Street Climb this Sunday November 22
In the club's email, I received some information about the Straight Street Climb from a club member:

It's that time of year again. The annual pre-Thanksgiving Day run up Straight Street will return on Sunday morning November 22.
The race will begin at 9 a.m.
Registration will take place starting at 8:30 a.m. at the top of the hill. Forms can be found here.
Entry Fee is $10 and all proceeds benefit the Cincinnati Soap Box Derby.
Awards for top three finishers in 5 running divisions: Youth (ages 12 and under); Teen (ages 13 thru 17); Men's Open; Women's Open; and Masters (ages 50+).

Wednesday, November 11, 2009

Group Run at Paul Brown Stadium this Sunday
For the next two Sundays, the Sunday Group Run will travel to Paul Brown Stadium to get ready for the 100th Annual Thanksgiving Day Race. This Sunday, we will run the 100th Annual Thanksgiving Day Race Course. It will be 6.2 miles. If you need a 12.5 mile route, you can run the course backwards so you know it backward and forward. See you there.

Group Run Details:
Sunday - 9:00 AM - Paul Brown Stadium - Downtown Cincinnati - meet by Gate D which is off Elm Street - This Sunday we run the Thanksgiving Day Race Course.

Saturday, November 07, 2009

New Injury Clinic by St. Elizabeth Sports Medicine
St. Elizabeth Sports Medicine is co-sponsoring with Bob Roncker's Running Spot a free injury clinic for runners. These will be held on the 2nd Thursday of every month at their Edgewood, KY location beginning this Thursday November 12. If you are having problems and would like to be seen by one of their clinicians you can go to the www.runningspot.com and visit the appointment scheduler to sign up.

Thursday, November 05, 2009

Local History Teacher Running Selma Route This Sunday
This Sunday, Harvey Lewis, a local history teacher and a regular participant at many of our races, will be running the 54-mile Selma Civil Rights March in a single day. He will be running from Selma to Montgomery and interviewing Civil Rights leaders who participated in the march. The run will be made into a documentary by Focus Media Studios and you can follow him live this Sunday on twitter.
New Poll Question for November
The new poll question is out! We want to know: What is your favorite Hamilton County Park to run in or from? Vote now! (By Hamilton County Parks, we mean parks managed by the Hamilton County Park District)

Tuesday, November 03, 2009

Poll Results - What is your favorite Cincinnati Park to run in or from?

Here are the final results from the latest poll. The question was: What is your favorite Cincinnati Park to run in or from? it was tight race between Eden Park, Mount Airy Forest and Ault Park, but Eden Park pulled it out with 12 votes followed by Mount Airy Forest with 10 votes and Ault Park was third with 8 votes. Thank you to the 34 that voted. The full results will be left up for the next couple of days. The next poll question will be out Thursday.

Monday, November 02, 2009

Ohio High School Athletic Association State Cross Country Championships - this Saturday November 7
The 81st Boys and 32nd Girls Ohio High School Athletic Association State Cross Country Championships will be held at the Scioto Downs Racetrack this Saturday, November 7th.
There are a couple of local Cincinnati runners vying for the top spots in state and a couple of teams vying for a state title.

Race Information:

  • Race Schedule:

    • 11:05 A.M. Division III Girls
    • 11:50 A.M. Division II Girls
    • 12:35 P.M. Division I Girls
    • 1:20 P.M. Division III Boys
    • 2:05 P.M. Division II Boys
    • 2:50 P.M. Division I Boys

  • Admission: $9 per person
  • Place: Scioto Downs 6000 S. High Street, Columbus

For more information about the 2009 OHSAA Cross Country Championships go to www.ohsaa.org.
Good luck to athletes and coaches racing this Saturday in the 81st Boys and 32nd Girls OHSAA State Cross Country Championships.