Blind Date Registration For the 2015 Valentine's Labor of Love Run

With about one week to go until early registration closes for the 2015 Valentine's Labor of Love Run, we decided to create a few posts this week to help promote the race. One of the improvements that we made in 2015 was making it easier to register online for the Blind Date Category by giving it its own category. All you need to do is go to online registration, sign in, select Blind Date, fill out the various fields, confirm your payment and you are registered . Chance of winning an award right now in the Blind Date in 2015 is  75% or 0% if your partner decides not to show up. Currently 4 men have signed up but only 1 woman. Ladies, sign up online for the Valentine's Labor of Love Run in the Blind Date Category and get 20% off the preregistration price. Use Coupon Code 2015FemaleBlindDate at Checkout. Offer is good for the next few female runners.
Sign up today.

RCGC Board Meeting - January 22

The next RCGC Board Meeting will be held on Thursday  January 22 at The Foot Doctor at 5521 Montgomery Road at 7:15 PM. The meeting is open to all current RCGC members.
We will discuss updates on upcoming races and social events.
Hope you can join us!
DETAILS

• DATE:  Thursday January 22, 2015
  
• TIME: 7:15 PM
  
• PLACE: The Foot Doctor, 5521 Montgomery Road, Norwood OH
• INFORMATION: Board Meeting of the Runners' Club of Greater Cincinnati. Open to all current members. We will discuss updates on upcoming races and social events.  View agenda. 

35th Annual Valentine’s 2 Mile Labor of Love Run - February 8

Join the Runners' Club this winter in one of the most unusual races you'll find in Cincinnati. Register as a couple and run in one of the specialty couple categories like Ball & Chain(a male and female runner are tethered together so they run together)or the Combine Age Groups.  If you don't have a partner, we can help find you one in the Blind Date Category.  If you don't want a partner, you can always run as a Single.
The race is put on by the Runners' Club of Greater Cincinnati and proceeds go to support running in the Greater Cincinnati area and the NKU Cross Country and Track team.
RACE DETAILS

• DATE: Sunday, February 8, 2015 - Open to All.
  
• TIME: 12 Noon.
  
• PLACE: Northern Kentucky University, Highland Heights, KY.
  
• PRE-REGISTRATION: ends Monday, February 2, 2015.
  
• PACKET PICK-UP: The Running Spot, Newport, Saturday, February 7, 2015 1 - 3 PM or at NKU day of race beginning at 10:30 AM.
  
• DIRECTIONS: 471 ends at 27, go straight through light. Turn right at next light (NKU). Take first left, then first right. Parking available in the garage.
  
• COURSE: 2 mile course beginning at Albright Health Center.
  
• OTHER: Get the flier, register online, or view the race information page.

2014 RCGC Grand Prix Update

Here is an update of the 2014 RCGC Grand Prix through the Egg Nog Jog.   The goal of the Grand Prix is to include and recognize members that do many of the races that the club puts on or supports. So far, about 80 club members have participated in at least one Grand Prix Race.
 Official scores are tallied for all the races.  Official scoring is based on your best 7 races which include your best B race , your best C Race  plus 5 other races.  If you did the Seven Hills Run on December 7, let us know at cincinnatirunning@gmail.com( Please provide proof like a photo of your race number or even better you in the photo with the race number at the run). Note you have one week to provide notice before I make all the results final. If you need to check or view what races that you ran, you can view the raw data for all the races that you did.
Current Standings

12 Days of Christmas Run - January 4

January 4 is the considered the final Day of the Christmas season. To celebrate the Runners' Club of Greater Cincinnati is hosting a 12 Days of Christmas Run on January 4 at 9:00 AM. Meet at the Tower Park Track in Ft. Thomas KY. The run will be laps around a track combined with bodyweight exercise like pushups, jumping jacks etc following the song The Twelve Days of Christmas. The first day is a lap around the track, 2nd day is two reps of an exercise like pushups followed by a lap around the track, third day is 3 reps of a different exercise followed by the two reps of the 2nd day exercise, followed by a lap around the track until all 12 days are completed.
Actions for each day are below:

• Day 1 - Lap around a track
• Day 2 - 2 8 count body builders
• Day 3 - 3 Jump Squats
• Day 4 - 4 Skaters
• Day 5 - 5 Burpees
• Day 6 - 6 Superman
• Day 7 - 7 Plank Jacks
• Day 8 - 8 Push Ups
• Day 9 - 9 Mountain Climbers
• Day 10 - 10 Jumping Jacks
• Day 11 - 11 Squats
• Day 12 -12 40 yd sprints

No monetary cost. For more information, contact us at cincinnatirunning@gmail.com.

Details

• DATE: Sunday, January 4, 2015 
• TIME: 9:00 AM
• PLACE: Tower Park, Ft. Thomas KY. Meet at the track.
• INFO:January 4 is the considered the last day of Christmas and to celebrate the Runners' Club of Greater Cincinnati is hosting a 12 Days of Christmas Run on January 4 at 9:00 AM. Meet at the Tower Park Track in Ft. Thomas KY. The run will be laps around a track combined with bodyweight exercise like pushups, jumping jacks etc following the song The Twelve Days of Christmas. The first day is a lap around the track, 2nd day is two reps of an exercise like pushups followed by a lap around the track, third day is 3 reps of a different exercise followed by the two reps of the 2nd day exercise, followed by a lap around the track until all 12 days are completed. No monetary cost. For more information, contact us at cincinnatirunning@gmail.com.

Former Club President Ed Spiller Passes

 I found out yesterday that one of our former club Presidents - Ed Spiller passed away last Friday December 26. Ed was President of the Runners' Club of Greater Cincinnati in the early to mid 80's when it was known as the Clifton Track Club. He will be missed.  In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to WNKU Public Radio or the Heart of Texas Historical Museum in Brady, TX. You can see funeral arrangements and read about his life and interests at legacy.com.

2015 Al Salvato Frostbite 5 Mile - January 1

The Al Salvato Frostbite 5 Mile Run / 5k Walk will be held at 10:30 AM on January 1 at the Campbell County YMCA. The race is named in memory of Al Salvato, founder and longtime race director of the Frostbite 5, who passed away in 2006 due to complications from Leukemia. Al was a strong supporter of the YMCA and distance running in Northern Kentucky. He started the race about 30 years ago to raise money for the YMCA's Strong Kids Campaign.

Race Details

• DATE: Tuesday, January 1, 2015 
• TIME: 10:30 AM
• PLACE: Campbell County YMCA, Ft. Thomas KY
• COST: $30 preregistered(includes T-shirt)through December 29. Race Day registration is $35. Race Information

RCGC Grand Prix Standings - December

Here is an update of the 2014 RCGC Grand Prix through the Turkey Burner Mile Run.   The goal of the Grand Prix is to include and recognize members that do many of the races that the club puts on or supports. So far, about 80 club members have participated in at least one Grand Prix Race.
 Official scores are tallied so everybody knows where they stand going into the final race. Official scoring is based on your best 7 races which can includes your best B race , your best C Race  plus 5 other races. The final race in the series is the Egg Nog Jog which is this Saturday, December 20 at 10:00 AM. If you did the Seven Hills Run on December 7, let us know at cincinnatirunning@gmail.com( Please provide proof like a photo of your race number or even better you in the photo with the race number at the run).
Below are the top  10 Males and Top 10 Females through the Turkey Burner Mile.

Top 10 Females

Name	VolunteerReqMet	OtherRaces	B Race	C Race	Total
Barbara Ellwein	Yes	484	50	25	559
Nurys Diaz	Yes	483	48	0	531
Lisa Roa	Yes	465	50	0	515
Cindy Cranmer	Yes	431	50	0	481
Jennifer Black	No	394	0	0	394
Jenny Garrity	Yes	280	50	0	330
Yanina Bigas	Yes	245	50	25	320
Stacey Herdering	No	293	0	0	293
Kimberly Ogle	No	293	0	0	293
Erin Owen	No	231	48	0	279

Top 10 Males

Name	VolunteerReqMet	OtherRaces	B Race	C Race	Total
Greg Roa	Yes	486	48	0	534
Harvey Lewis	Yes	450	50	0	500
Jerry Patton	Yes	411	50	25	491
Paul Seibert	Yes	429	48	0	477
John Garrity	Yes	389	48	0	437
James Welland	Yes	335	48	25	408
Ryan Woolley	Yes	350	0	30	380
David Nelson	Yes	302	44	25	371
Martin Hovey	Yes	316	43	0	359
William Stolz	No	246	50	28	324
Gary Payne	Yes	272	44	0	316

View Complete Standings

RCGC Fall Club Shirt Available For Purchase

The Runners' Club of Greater Cincinnati has long sleeve technical shirts to help you keep warm and dry during the winter runs They are white with the club logo on the  front and a Gotham Style design on the back .(View design) We have Women's Small, Women's Medium, Women's Large, and Men's Small, Men's Medium, and Men's Large. If you would like a shirt, you can get them over at the Runner's Club Store for $18.00.   They will be available for purchase through March. Order soon before March ends or we run out of the size that you want.
ORDER NOW!

RCGC Board Meeting - December 18

The next RCGC Board Meeting will be held on Thursday  December 18 at The Foot Doctor at 5521 Montgomery Road at 7:15 PM. The meeting is open to all current RCGC members.
We will discuss the upcoming 2015 Budget,  updates on upcoming races and social events.
Hope you can join us!
DETAILS

• DATE:  Thursday December 18 2014
  
• TIME: 7:15 PM
  
• PLACE: The Foot Doctor, 5521 Montgomery Road, Norwood OH
• INFORMATION: Board Meeting of the Runners' Club of Greater Cincinnati. Open to all current members. We will discuss the 2015 Budget and updates on upcoming races and social events.  View agenda. 

2015 RCGC Membership Changes

Starting January 1, 2015, the Runners' Club of Greater Cincinnati will be eliminating the due date for annual dues of March 1 and go to a 1 year membership expiration from the month of application for new members.  If you join the club as a new member in January 2015, your membership will expire in January 2016.
If you join the club as a New Member  in December 2014, your membership will expire on March 1, 2016
 All Current members' due date is currently March 1 and should feel little impact from the change if they renew on a timely basis.
Prospective Members! Join  today by filling out a membership form or registering online to get an extra two  free months on your membership and enjoy these benefits!

RCGC Holiday Happy Hour - December 17

Join the Club for a Holiday Happy Hour at Indian Mound Cafe in Norwood Ohio on December 17.  The Happy Hour begins at 7:30 PM which will give you enough time to get a run in before starting to party. Open to RCGC members, future RCGC members and guests (no pets please).
 For more information, visit www.cincinnatirunning.com.

Details

When: Wednesday, December 17th,2014
Time: 7:30 pm
Where: Indian Mound Cafe, Norwood OH

December 2014 Races

Below is list of upcoming races in Greater Cincinnati in December. Check the club calendar for a few more races in December.
Saturday December 6

• Arctic Dash, 9:00 am,Camp Kern, 5291 State Route 350, Oregonia, OH, www.kerndash.org. 
• Dayton Jingle Bell Run/Walk, 9:00 am, Dayton Mall, Dayton, OH, Race Information.
• Voices of Indiana Jingle Bell 5K/10K, 9:30 am, Greendale Cabin, Greendale Park, Greendale IN, www.stuartroadracing.com. 

Sunday December 7 

• Topo Trail Marathon East Fork State Park, 9:00 am, East Fork State Park, Bethel OH, www.topoadventuresports.org.
• Seven Hills Run, 10:00 am, Lincoln Center 1027 Linn St. Cincinnati OH, 10:00 AM. Run Information.

Saturday December 13

• Reindeer Romp, 9:00 am, Crosby Township Senior Center, Crosby Township OH, www.crosbytwp.org.

• Women's Recovery Center Santa Run 5K, 9:30 am, Women's Recovery Center, 515 Martin Drive, Xenia OH, www.keysports.net. 
• Hit The Grounds Running 5k Trail Race, Moontime Lake, Lucasville OH, www.tristateracer.com.
• Jingle Bell Run/Walk, 10:00 am, Northern Kentucky Convention Center, Covington, KY, www.racedmc.com.
• Topo Trail Running Series - East Fork State Park, 10:00 am, East Fork State Park, Bethel OH,  www.topoadventuresports.org.

Saturday December 20

• Egg Nog Jog, 10:00 AM, Longworth's Mt. Adams OH, www.runningtime.net.
• Noel 5K, 10:00 am, Lunken Playfield, Cincinnati OH, www.noelrun.org.

Saturday December 27

• Topo Trail Running Series - Big Bone, 10:00 am, Big Bone Lick State Park, Union KY, www.topoadventuresports.org.

RCGC Turkey Burner Mile Run Recap

About 30 runners decided to burn a few  extra calories and figure out how fast that they could run a mile this past Sunday November 30, 2014 for A Turkey Burner Mile Run at Summit Park in Blue Ash OH. For their efforts, runners received a finisher prize. Conditions for the race were warm, overcast and windy.  The wind would effect the runners on the out and back relatively flat mile course on the former taxi runway of Blue Ash Airport.
Top finisher was Ekaterina Nikiforova  with a time of 5:06 and was the top female overall.  She was followed by Larisa Mikhaylova who ran a 6:10 and Kelly O' Dell who ran a 7:14. Harvey Lewis was the top male with a time of 5:27 followed by Dennis Miles  who ran a 5:57 and John Garrity who ran a 6:16. (View results).
 Thank you to our volunteers Cindy Cranmer, Tom Glasscock, Julia Glasscock, Paul Roche and her friend Tom, Stacy Osborne, and Paul Seibert.  Without their help, the race could not have happened.  A special thank to the City of Blue Ash for allowing us to use Summit Park and the taxi runway for the race.  See you next year. VIEW COMPLETE RESULTS.

2014 RCGC Holiday In Lights Run - Monday December 8

Join the Club for one of our longest running and favorite events... The Holiday in Lights Run. For 2014, we will be meeting at Tin Roof on the Banks and run with the Tin  Roof Running Crew on Monday December 8 at 6:30 pm. Run is open to the public!  We will plan on taking a group photo before we run. After the run, we will be meeting at Tin Roof for drinks and appetizers beginning at 7:30 PM.

Run Details

When: Monday, December 8th,2014
Time: 6:30 pm
Where: Tin Roof, 160 East Freedom Way, Cincinnati, OH
What: Run a few miles around downtown, Mt Adams, Eden Park and back.
For: Enjoying the lights of the season.
Distance: Approximately 6 miles round trip
Party: Follows the run at Tin Roof beginning at 7:30 PM.

Do not worry if you can not make the distance, there will be motorized sleds(aka cars) that can take you from the Krohn Conservatory back to Tin Roof.