No Club Group Runs This Weekend

Just a reminder that there will be no club Saturday & Sunday Groups Runs this weekend due to everyone either running or volunteering for the Flying Pig Marathon. We return to regular schedule May 7 & 8.
Don't forget about the club's Tuesday Runs from Hyde Park Square on Tuesday at 6:30 PM.

Weekly Group Run Details:

• Tuesday - 6:30 PM Run - Hyde Park Square - meet by the fountain - note change in day.
• Saturday - 8:00 AM - 2540 River Road, Cincinnati OH - meet out front - No run on April 30. We are back May 7. Contact Dave at 513-251-0051 or Terry at 859-371-6464 for more information. Also check Facebook for updates.
• Sunday - 8:00 AM Run - Courtyard Marriott - Florence KY - No run on May 1. We come back May 8.

For more information check out our calendar or email us.

Cinci Runner Updates - Flying Pig 2011
Click the title to access the Cinci Runners' Updates - Flying Pig 2011. Cinci Runners' Updates is a periodic e-newsletter sent by the Runners' Club of Greater Cincinnati. You can sign up for it to the right on the blog or at the newsletter itself.

Poll Question Extended Until Saturday
Since it is the Flying Pig Weekend, we extended the April Poll question until Saturday April 30 so you have time to answer the question:

What Flying Pig Event will you be doing?

Vote now!
The Runners' Club of Greater Cincinnati has a group on Facebook. If you have a Facebook account, go ahead and join the club group.
For the latest updates, follow us on Twitter.

Runner's Clinic - TRX^® Suspension Training^®
Kristen McAuliffe of It’s Working Out! has created a runner's TRX Suspension Training clinic with exercises specifically designed to strengthen and stretch key muscles used in endurance sports while protecting against injuries. The clinic begins on Thursday May 5. Join her for TRX^® Suspension Training^® for Runners & Cyclists at It’s Working Out! at 637 Wilmer Avenue across from the Lunken baseball fields.
Come strengthen your core and other muscles key to your endurance sports while stretching those tight, overworked muscles. She'll also be focusing on injury prevention. Sessions are Thursdays 8 AM - 9 AM from May 5 - May 26. Cost is $80 for all four weeks.
Click here to reserve your spot now. Choose the "Events" tab at the top of the MindBody schedule page. Enrollment is limited. For more information, visit
www.itsworkingout.com or call 513-207-6933 for more information.

New Balance Girls On the Run 5K - Saturday May 7th 10AM
Over 900 pre-teen girls will run their first 5K at The New Balance Girls On the Run 5K on Saturday May 7th at 10:00 AM at Paul Brown Stadium. The run/walk is open to all ages and abilities for $20 preregistered and $25 Race Day. Registration fee includes a t-shirt. Girl’s grades 3-8 can expect pre-race fun, starting at 9AM, with tiara decorating, hair and face painting. Post race every girl receives a medal and goody bag for their 5K accomplishment.
Over 71 teams in the Greater Cincinnati area make up the Girls on the Run Cincinnati (GOTR) chapter, in its sixth year. For additional information about Girls On The Run or the 5k Run/Walk, visit – gotrcincinnati.org.

Stop by the Runners' Club Booth at the Flying Pig Expo this Weekend
The Runners' Club of Greater Cincinnati has a booth at the 2011 P&G Health & Fitness Pig Expo for the Flying Pig Marathon this weekend. The booth is located in the center of the action of the expo. Stop by and introduce yourself. On hand will be the club 2011 shirt celebrating the club's 35 years of promoting running, walking and general fitness in Greater Cincinnati. It will be available for sale for the price of $10.00. Also, we will have club singlets available as well. On Saturday morning, stop by and meet the new club President Terry Elliott. On Saturday afternoon, you can stop by and tell the former President what you really thought of him.

No Weekend Group Runs for the Next Two Weeks

The club's Saturday & Sunday Groups Runs will be cancelled for next two weeks due to the Easter Holiday and next weekend due to Flying Pig Expo and Marathon. We return to regular schedule May 7 & 8. Happy Easter and Safe running.
Don't forget about the club's Tuesday Runs from Hyde Park Square on Tuesday at 6:30 PM.

Weekly Group Run Details:

• Tuesday - 6:30 PM Run - Hyde Park Square - meet by the fountain - note change in day.
• Saturday - 8:00 AM - 2450 River Road, Cincinnati OH - meet out front - No run on April 23 and April 30. We are back May 7. Contact Dave at 513-251-0051 or Terry at 859-371-6464 for more information. Also check Facebook for updates.
• Sunday - 8:00 AM Run - Courtyard Marriott - Florence KY - No run on April 24 and May 1. We come back May 8.

For more information check out our calendar or email us.

Cinci Runner Updates - April 2011
Click the title to access the April 2011 Cinci Runners' Updates. Cinci Runners' Updates is a periodic e-newsletter sent by the Runners' Club of Greater Cincinnati. You can sign up for it to the right on the blog or at the newsletter itself.

Blue Ribbon 5K Race & Family Fun Walk - April 23
April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month, a time set aside to recognize our collective responsibility to prevent and confront child abuse and neglect. The blue ribbon represents the blue coloring of a child's bruise. The Blue Ribbon 5K Race and Family Fun Walk is a fund raiser and community awareness event to support the child abuse education, prevention and treatment services provided by Family Nurturing Center.
This year’s race will be Saturday, April 23rd at 9am. The route begins and ends at General Cable, 4 Tesseneer Drive, Highland Heights, KY and winds through Northern Kentucky University’s campus.
For more information or to register, visit www.familynurture.org.

Hyde Park Group Run Moves to Tuesdays

Starting next week on Tuesday April 19, the weekly Hyde Park Group Run moves from Wednesday to Tuesday evening. Join us for a 3-5 mile runs.
Do not forget about the club's other runs on Saturday and Sunday!
There is a Saturday run that meets from the near Westside. Meet at 7:45am and run starts at 8:00 am. Please join us. All paces are welcome. 
The Sunday Run starts from the Courtyard Marriott in Florence KY. Pace Group sign-up at 7:45 AM in hotel lobby, runs start at 8:00 AM sharp. Route maps available in distances from 1 mile to 13.1 miles. Meet and warm up in hotel lobby. Free parking at the hotel, free water fill-up, use of bathrooms, and free coffee!

Weekly Group Run Details:

• Tuesday - 6:30 PM Run - Hyde Park Square - meet by the fountain - note change in day.
• Saturday - 8:00 AM - 2450 River Road, Cincinnati OH - meet out front - Run will be about 7 miles - Contact Dave at 513-251-0051 or Terry at 859-371-6464 for more information. Also check Facebook for updates.
• Sunday - 8:00 AM Run - Courtyard Marriott - Florence KY - meet in hotel lobby - more information.

For more information check out our calendar or email us.

New Board Selected for Runners' Club of Greater Cincinnati for 2011
At the recent Annual Meeting, the membership of the Runners' Club of Greater Cincinnati in attendance approved the following to serve on the club's board for 2011:

President: Terry Elliott Vice President: Gina Meyers Treasurer: Ryan Woolley Secretary: Todd Hofacre Trustees-At-Large:
• Tom Glasscock
  
• Chris Higginbotham
  
• Dave Reid
  
• Laura Wagner
  

If you have any ideas or something that you would like the new board to accomplish for the coming year, attend the next board meeting on Monday April 25 at 6:30 PM at the Courtyard Marriott in Florence KY or email us your idea. Special Thank you to our featured speaker Brian Nash, who came out and gave us some various tips on the Flying Pig Marathon and about the Flying Pig start.

Luau 5k Run/Walk - April 16
Bethany House Services is having their first 5K, “The Luau Run” on Saturday, April 16th at 6:00 p.m. at the “Voice of America Park in West Chester. Included in the entree fee are t-shirts while they last, beverages and food. They are having shrimp cocktail donated by Mitchell’s Fish Market. This should be a great event.
Non runners or walkers can enjoy the after party for $20 of all you can eat and drink.
Proceeds go to benefit homeless and disadvantaged women and children.
For more information or to register, visit www.bethanyhouseservices.org.

Flying Pig Marathon Club Discount Ends Today
The Runners' Club of Greater Cincinnati is a partner charity with the Flying Pig Marathon for 2011. As a partner charity, we get a lower registration rate for the Flying Pig Weekend events until April 4, 2011. Today is April 4, 2011 and is the last day that you can use the club's discount.
The discount is only available to current paying members of the Runners' Club of Greater Cincinnati. You can join online at cincinnatirunning.com.

The Runners Club of Greater Cincinati Presents the Weight Watchers^® Walk-It Day 5K - May 22
Celebrate the completion of the Weight Watchers^® Walk-It Challenge on Sunday, May 22, 2011 at 10:00 AM at Lunken Playfield by participating in a noncompetitive 5K walk presented by the Runners' Club of Greater Cincinnati, RRCA, and Weight Watchers^®.
T-shirt guaranteed to all participants who sign up by May 2. Day of event registration opens at 9:00 AM and costs $20.00.
You can register online at RunSignUp.com or RRCA.org.
INFORMATION

• DATE: Sunday, May 22, 2011
  
• TIME: 10:00 AM
  
• PLACE: Spirit of '76 Shelter, Lunken Playfield, Cincinnati OH
  
• Registration: $15.00 if you sign up by Monday May 2. $17 until May 19. $20 on Walk Day. You can register online at RunSignUp.com or RRCA.org.