National Trails Day - June 4
On June 4, 2011, American Hiking Society and outdoor enthusiasts across the country will celebrate the 19th annual National Trails Day® (NTD), a longstanding celebration of America's magnificent trail system and its countless supporters and volunteers. More than 1,500 events will take place around the country including trail maintenance, hiking, paddling, biking, horseback riding, bird watching, running and trail celebrations.
Visit www.americanhiking.org for an event near you.

National Running Day - June 1
Every day is Running Day in the Runners' Club of Greater Cincinnati, but Wednesday June 1 is National Running Day. National Running Day is the opportunity to promote running as a healthy, easy, and accessible form of exercise. On this day, runners everywhere share their passion for a lifestyle that is one of the best, and simplest, ways to stay fit—and so much more. You can head out solo to clear your mind, gab with your regular running buddies, or turn an unsuspecting friend into a running fiend. This day is for you the runner. For more information, visit www.runningday.org.

Cinci Runner Updates - Memorial Day Race 35
Click the title to access the Cinci Runners' Updates - Memorial Day Race 35. 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.

Group Run Update - Last Call For Hyde Park
This Tuesday May 31 will be the last group run at Hyde Park Square as it moves to Sawyer Point beginning in June. Meet at Hyde Park Square at 6:30 PM. Laura Wagner will be leading the group as we do the Hyde Park Blast Route.
Join us on Saturday for a Cincinnati River Run. Meet at 7:45am and the run starts at 8:00 am. Please join us. All paces are welcome.
The Sunday Run returns after a week hiatus. Meet at the Coutyard Marriott at 7:45 am and the run starts at 8:00 AM.
Weekly Group Run Details:

• Tuesday - 6:30 PM Run - Hyde Park Square - meet by the fountain - Laura Wagner will be leading the group runs for the rest of May - more information.
• Saturday - 8:00 AM - 2540 River Road, Cincinnati OH - meet out front. 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 - Run resumes May 29.

For more information check out our calendar or email us.

Wanted: Female Runner For A Magazine Article
Nancy Averett is a local freelance writer who has written for Runner's World, Bicycling, Cincinnati, Audubon plus a number of other magazines. She is looking for a female runner training for her first marathon who is planning a wedding for a magazine story. She is contacting running clubs in Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana to see if someone fits that profile. Bit of a needle in a haystack, but if you fit the profile, you can contact her at her website: http://nancyaverett.wordpress.com.

Memorial Day Race 35 Preregistration Ends Today
Today is the last day to to register for Memorial Day Race 35, Cincinnati's second oldest race behind the Thanksgiving Day race. The deadline for Mail entries ended yesterday. You can register at tonight's group run from Hyde Park Square. Online Registration is available through midnight tonight. Register now before the price goes up. Visit the club website for more information about the race.

Volunteers Wanted for Memorial Day Race 35
The Memorial Day Race needs 5-6 more volunteers to help out with registration, course sentries,and post race. It would take 2-3 hours of your time. The jobs are easy and you will get the Memorial Day Race 35 technical shirt for your efforts. Volunteering is one of the easiest ways to get to know other club members. Please let us know whether you can help by emailing me at cincinnatirunning@gmail.com or sign-up using the club's online volunteer form and checking Memorial Day Race 35.

The Runners' Club of Greater Cincinnati Presents the WeightWatchers^® Walk-It Day 5K Recap

The Weight Watchers^® Walk-It Challenge is held every year to get their members moving through walking. Originally, it was held the first Sunday in June. In 2011, it moved to May 22 and the Runners’ Club of Greater Cincinati took up the challenge to host a WeightWatchers® Walk-It 5k Challenge in Cincinnati, one of 50 cities to do so.

About 900 walkers came out to participate for the walk held at Lunken Playfield with about 800 signing up early. When the walk started, the walkers enjoyed a relatively flat walk of 3.1 miles along the Lunken Bike Trail. After participants finished the walk, they had some healthy refreshments which included granola bars, bananas, and string cheese.

Overall, the walk was a success and particpants are hoping that we can do it next year. Thank you to our sponsors RoadId and Waltz Business Solutions for printing of the fliers. Thank you to Vitaminwater for coming out and providing calorie free drinks to the walkers and Erickson Academy of Irish Dance and It's Working Out for allowing us to use their lot for overflow parking.

A big thank you goes to our volunteers Terry Elliott, Jackie Ewing, Tom Glasscock,Rob Haddenhorst, Chris Higginbotham, Liz Hofacre, Kristi Kappes, Gina Meyers,Paul Lovelace, Bob Obermeyer, Bob Platt, Dave Reid, Llee Sivitz and Ryan Woolley. Their initiative and flexibility enabled the club to handle so many people and put on one of the club's largest events in some time. View Photos

Stone Steps 50K Training Run this Saturday
This Saturday, May 28th, a training run is being held on the Stone Steps 50k course at Mount Airy Forest. Run as little or as much as your training plan calls for. The run officially starts at 6:30 AM from The Oval, but you can show up at 7:30 AM. Visit www.stonesteps50k.com for more information.

Memorial Day Race T-Shirt Design
You can view the Memorial Day Race 35 T-shirt back design over at the club's Facebook Group. A big thank you to Runners' Club Member Amanda Booher for coming up with the back design. Front design will be a pocket Memorial Day Race dogtag logo. Shirts are not included in the entry fee as most of our runners have plenty of shirts. If you would like one, add $10 through May 23 when you sign up for the Race either by mail or online and $15 when you sign up on race day.

Cinci Runner Updates - May 2011 Extra
Click the title to access the Cinci Runners' Updates - May 2011 Extra. 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.

Group Run Update - No Sunday Run this Weekend
Due to the The Runners' Club of Greater Cincinnati Presents WeightWatchers^® Walk-It Day 5K on Sunday May 22. There is No Sunday Run. See you on May 29.
Join us on Saturday for a Cincinnati River Run. Meet at 7:45am and the run starts at 8:00 am. Please join us. All paces are welcome.
Don't forget about the club's Tuesday Runs from Hyde Park Square on Tuesday at 6:30 PM. For the rest of May, Laura Wagner will be leading the Hyde Park Group.
Weekly Group Run Details:

• Tuesday - 6:30 PM Run - Hyde Park Square - meet by the fountain - Laura Wagner will be leading the group runs for the rest of May - more information.
• Saturday - 8:00 AM - 2540 River Road, Cincinnati OH - meet out front. 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 this Sunday May 22.

For more information check out our calendar or email us.

Memorial Day Race 35 Early Registration Ends Next Week
About 5 days remain to preregister for Cincinnati's second oldest race behind the Thanksgiving Day Race. Mail entries must be postmarked by Monday, May 23. Online registration ends Tuesday May 24. Get the flier or register online. Memorial Day Race Information.

Club Group Walk This Saturday - May 21
This Saturday May 21, the Runners' Club of Greater Cincinnati will be beginning a group walk at Newport on the Levee. Meet at the Valet Kiosk. Also available will be free 12 week walk program information and clinic. Walking is a free fun way to loose weight and get in shape. Everyone is welcome!
Group Walk Details:

• Date: Saturday May 21, 2011
  
• Time: 10:00 AM
  
• Place: Newport on the Levee, Newport KY
• Information: Meet by the Valet Kiosk. Check Facebook for updates.

Inaugural Cincinnati Triple Crown
Sponsored by Coffee Emporium, the Cincinnati Triple Crown is three races in the summer around downtown Cincinnati. The three races in the Cincinnati Triple Crown are the GoOTR 5K on May 21, the Hyde Park Blast on June 25, and the Downtown Dash on Friday August 5.
Each race is either a 5K or 4 miles and followed by a community block party. The races have worked together in unofficial capacities before, so they thought they would create something special for the runners who participate in all of these races.
Runners who do all three races are eligible for:

• A gift from Coffee Emporium.
  
• If you are one of the top three males or top three females in the Triple Crown with the best overall combined time, you will receive a monetary award as well as being triple crowned.

For more information, visit http://cincitriplecrown.com.

Cinci Runner Updates - May 2011
Click the title to access the Cinci Runners' Updates - May 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.

Group Run Update - Weekend Group Runs are Back

The club Saturday & Sunday Groups Runs resume this weekend after the Easter Holiday, the Flying Pig marathon and the recovery from both.

Join us on Saturday for a Cincinnati River Run. Meet at 7:45am and the run starts at 8:00 am. Please join us. All paces are welcome.

On Sunday, we meet at the Courtyard Marriott in Florence. Meet at 7:45 and the run begins at 8:00 AM.Don't forget about the club's Tuesday Runs from Hyde Park Square on Tuesday at 6:30 PM. For the rest of May, Laura Wagner will be leading the Hyde Park Group.

Weekly Group Run Details:

• Tuesday - 6:30 PM Run - Hyde Park Square - meet by the fountain - Laura Wagner will be leading this group for the rest of May.
• Saturday - 8:00 AM - 2540 River Road, Cincinnati OH - meet out front - Back this Saturday May 14. 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 - Back on Sunday May 15

For more information check out our calendar or email us.

Volunteers Wanted for The Weight Watchers^® Walk-It Day 5K
The 2011 Runners' Club of Greater Cincinnati Presents Weight Watchers^® Walk-It Day 5K is turning out to be a larger club event than previously thought. As a result, the club needs about 25-30 volunteers to help out with registration (12-15 volunteers), course sentries(5-10 volunteers), handout water(5-10 volunteers)and post race(5-10 volunteers). It would take 3-4 hours of your time. The jobs are easy and you will get fabulous club merchandise for your efforts. Volunteering is one of the easiest ways to get to know other club members and people. Please let us know whether you can help by using the online volunteer form or emailing us at cincinnatirunning@gmail.com. If you can only help out early, we can use you . If you know that you can only help out late, we can use you.If you have a preference, let us know.

New Poll Question for May
There is a new poll question out for May! Since the city's second oldest race is the Memorial Day Race, and 2011 is known as Memorial Day Race 35, we want to know: How many Memorial Day Races have you run? Voting ends on raceday morning. Answer now!

Places to Run and Running Routes
If you are new to Cincinnati, just visiting, a local new to running or looking for a different place to run, our website has a consolidated list of local places to run. If you have more places that you would like to include or just comments about the locations that are currently listed, please email us. Places to Run
Also, the club has a list of Running Routes at USATF.org that we have created through the past couple of years from our group runs. Check them out! Club Running Routes.

Club Race Calendar
Check out the club calendar for Cincinnati Road Races. It includes 5Ks, 10Ks, Marathons, Half Marathons, and just about any other distance that you could imagine running. It includes Runners' Club of Greater Cincinnati events, and a few regional and national races but mainly Cincinnati and Northern KY local road races. Access the club race calendar.

April Poll Results
Here are the final results from the April poll. The question was: What Flying Pig Event will you be doing? The Flying Pig Full Marathon was the runaway winner with 10 votes followed by the Toyota 10k with 6 votes and the Flying Pig Half Marathon with 5 votes. Thank you to the 23 that voted. The full results will be left up for the next couple of days. The next poll question will be out next week.

UC Running Club Donut Dash - May 15
The Donut Dash is a 1 mile race on the University of Cincinnati Campus. It will start and finish on McMicken Commons. Five minutes before the race, each runner will get the chance to eat as many donuts as they can. Each donut you consume will subtract 5 seconds off of your mile time. (If you can eat 12 donuts that’s a WHOLE minute…just something to think about.) You can run the Donut Dash as an individual in an attempt to be crowned the Donut Eating Champion, or you can make a team of up to 8 people and compete against the other teams. There will be special prizes awarded to both!
This year’s race will be Sunday, May 15 at 11am. The route begins and ends at McMicken Commons on the University of Cincinnati's main campus.
For more information or to register, visit the UC Running Club Page.

Thank You for Your Efforts on Flying Pig Weekend
The Runners' Club of Greater Cincinnati would like to thank all the volunteers for their work at the Flying Pig Mile 22 Fluid Station and the club's Flying Pig expo booth. Because of their work, word got out about the club and marathoners got their water. There was much last minute scrambling but they pulled it off successfully. Great job!