Early Registration Ends Soon for Memorial Day Race 43

Early registration ends soon for Memorial Day Race 43 - Cincinnati's second oldest race behind the Thanksgiving Day Race. Back in 2019 and with as many names (Memorial Day Race, Memorial Run, Memorial Day Run, Fork in the Road, Clifton Classic, Conquest de Clifton, RCGC River Run) through the years as Spinal Tap drummers.
The deadline for Mail entries is Monday May 20.  Online Registration is available through Thursday May 23.  Cost is $15- General Public and $10 - RCGC Members / 21 & Under. Optional Memorial Day Race 43 shirt(view design) available for $8.00. Register now before the price goes up. Visit the club website for more information about the race.

RACE DETAILS

• DATE: Monday, May 27, 2019 - Open to All.
• TIME: 9:00 AM. 
• PLACE: Otto Armleder Park, Cincinnati OH. 
• PRE-REGISTRATION: Early Registration ends at  11:59 PM Thursday May 23, 2019. Cost is $15 for General Public and $10 - RCGC Members / 21 & Under. Optional  Memorial Day Race 43 Commemorative Shirt available for $8.00
• DIRECTIONS:  From downtown Cincinnati: Take Columbia Parkway to the Beechmont Avenue Ramp. Right on Wilmer. Right on Beechmont Circle. Left on Wooster Pike. Park entrance is on the right at the stoplight just before US Bank Building.
  From the North: Take I-71 to Exit 9 (Fairfax/Red Bank Rd). Stay on Red Bank until it ends at Wooster Pike. Turn right on Wooster. Park Entrance is 1.4 miles on the left at the stoplight just after US Bank Building. 
• COURSE: Fast, flat, spectator friendly 5K course on the loop in Armleder Park. There will be a water station near the halfway point. Course is USATF Certified.
• AWARDS:Top 3 Overall Male and Top 3 Overall Female Runners and Top 3 Runners of each division. Male and Female Divisions: Runners: 14/under, 15-18, 19-24,25-29,30-34,35-39,40-44,45-49,50-54,55-59,60-64,65-69,70+. Weight Division: 215+;
  Walkers: Overall Male and Female, 40 and Under, Masters(40-59) and Legends(60+).
• INFORMATION: Join the Runners' Club of Greater Cincinnati in Cincinnati's second oldest race behind the Thanksgiving Day Race.  Online Registration is available through Thursday May 23. Mail in entries need to be postmarked by Monday May 20.   Visit the club website for more information about the race.
  Register online.

Daniel Boone's Run For Statehood - June 8

Daniel Boone's Run For Statehood is a low cost half marathon and 5k in Falmouth KY. It provides a great race at a great price in a nice area just outside Greater Cincinnati.  $500 Cash Purse if 100 pre-register by May 31 or 200 for race day. Visit the online registration page, or contact Craig Chaplin at 859-781-9101 for more information.

Race Details

• DATE: Saturday, June 8, 2019
• TIME: 8:00 AM
• PLACE: Shelby and Main Street, Falmouth KY
• RACE INFORMATION: Visit www.danielboonerun.com or contact Craig Chaplin at 859-781-9101 for more information. Register Online.

Volunteers Needed For Memorial Day Race 43

The RCGC Memorial Day Race needs 10-15 volunteers to help with registration, timing, course marshals and post race on Monday May 27. It would take 2-3 hours of your time. The jobs are easy and you will get the commemorative Memorial Day Race 43 shirt plus a few other goodies. Volunteering is one of the easiest ways to get to know other club members. Let us know whether you can help by signing up at www.runsignup.com or send an email to cincinnatirunning@gmail.com.

Memorial Day Race 43 - May 27

Cincinnati's second oldest race behind the Thanksgiving Day Race is back in 2019 for number 43. The Memorial Day Race is at Armleder Park at 9:00 AM on May 27, 2019. Since most runners are swimming in T-shirts and technical shirts, the club made the Memorial Day Race shirt for 2019 an optional purchase. It will be a regular tshirt whose design commemorates D-Day for the preregistration price of $8.   Get the flier or register online.

RACE INFORMATION

• DATE: Monday, May 27, 2019 
• TIME: 9:00 AM 
• PLACE: Otto Armleder  Memorial Park, Cincinnati OH 
• PREREGISTRATION: $15.00 General Public and $10 Runners' Club Members /Age 21 and Under. Commemorative Memorial Day Race 43 t-shirt available for $8. Preregistration ends Monday May 22 for mail in registrations and May 24 for online registration. 
• RACE DAY REGISTRATION / NUMBER PICKUP: Opens at 8:00 AM. Race Day Cost: $20.00 General Public,  $15 - Age 21 and Under / RCGC Members.   Memorial Day Race 43 Shirts are available for $10.  Please provide proof to get the club discount.
• INFORMATION: Spectator friendly flat 5K (3.1 Mile) Course. Real bathrooms. Food, awards, and doorprizes follow the race.  Get the flier or register online.

May 2019 Races in Greater Cincinnati

Flying Pig Weekend has passed. However, there are more races in May than just the Flying Pig Marathon including the Runners' Club of Greater Cincinnati Memorial Day Race.  We listed a few below but there are several more on the club calendar.
May Races

• Friday May 10, Kilgour 5k,  7:00 PM, Kilgour Elementary, Cincinnati OH, Race Information.
• Saturday May 11, Butterfly Walk 5k/10k To Benefit Cancer Free Kids, 8:00 AM, Cottell Park, Deerfield Township OH. Race information available at www.butterflywalk.com.   
• Saturday May 11, Forest Hills 5k, 8:30 AM, Nagel Middle School, Anderson Township OH. Visit www.foresthills5k.com for more information.
• Saturday May 11 CASA For Kids Superhero 5k, 8:30 am, Devou Park, Covington KY, Race Information available at http://casaforkidsnky.org.
• Saturday May 11, Girls on The Run 5k, 10:00 AM, Paul Brown Stadium, Cincinnati OH. Race information available at www.gotrcincinnati.org.
• Saturday May 18, Kenton County Veterans Memorial 5k, 8:30 AM, , Crescent Springs KY. Visit www.runningtime.net for more information. 
• Saturday May 18, OTR 5k Run and Walk, 9:00 AM, Washington Park, Cincinnati OH. Race information available at www.otrchamber.com.
• Sunday May 19, Mt. Airy Ridge Run, 9:00 AM, Mt. Airy Forest, Cincinnati OH. Visit www.runningtime.net for more information.  
• Monday May 27, Memorial Day Race 43, 9:00 AM, Otto Armleder Park, Cincinnati OH. Race information available at www.cincinnatirunning.com. 

For more races in Cincinnati and the surrounding area, do not forget to check out the club's race calendar.

Thank You To The 2019 Mile 22 Fluid Station Volunteers

The Runners' Club of Greater Cincinnati would like to thank the volunteers that helped out at the Club's Flying Pig Fluid Station at Mile  on Sunday May 5 for the 21st Running of the Flying Pig Marathon. Their contribution of  handing out water and Gatorade,  cheering, and picking up trash  made the fluid station another rousing success . Their dedication and enthusiasm made a great impression on the participants.
A special thank you to Tom  Glasscock for coordinating the fluid station for 2019 and Stacy Osborne for providing the music and willing to take requests like songs from the Tom Petty, Lady Gaga and the Beastie Boys from runners and volunteers.
Join us at mile 22 for the 22nd Annual Flying Pig Marathon in 2020.

Stop by the RRCA Booth at the 2019 Flying Pig Expo

The Road Runners' Club of America(RRCA) has a booth at the 2019 Expo for the Flying Pig Marathon this weekend and the Runners' Club of Greater Cincinnati will be there. The Flying Pig Expo is open 12:00 to 7:00 pm on Friday and 10:00 am to 7:00 pm on Saturday.  The booth is located in the center of the action. Stop by and introduce yourself to the RRCA and the RCGC.  On had will be the Ohio RRCA State Rep Samantha Collmar . We look forward to seeing you.

April 27-28 Race Results

Below are race results from some of the races held in Greater Cincinnati over the past weekend of April 27:

• Dogwood Dash
• Conquer the Hill 5k
• Warren County CASA Superhero 5k
• Ault Park Switchback
• Red Brick Run

RCGC Board Meeting - May 2

The next RCGC Board Meeting will be held on Thursday May 2 at the Foot Doctor at 5521 Montgomery Road in Norwood OH at 7:30 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 May 2,  2019
• TIME: 7:30 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.

RCGC Grand Prix Update - April 2019

The Runners’ Club of Greater Cincinnati is doing a Grand Prix Series in 2019. 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 or races that support the club. So far three races have been run  and about 30 club members have participated in at least one Grand Prix Race.  Next race in the series is the Dogwood Dash on April 27 followed by the Flying Pig Events.  Below are the top ten males and females through the RCGC Split the Pot Prediction Run. Visit the RCGC Grand Prix page for more information about the Grand Prix.

Top 10 Males and Females Through RCGC Split the Pot Prediction Run

Name	Total	Name	Total
Melissa Farnsley	155	Fred Farnsley	153
Megan Fryburger	107	Paul Seibert	145
Krista Moeller	100	Rich Webber	135
Joni Torsella	100	Lowell Clark	123
Jean Schmidt	98	Martin Hovey	115
Tamara Smith	98	Mike Neale	107
Cindy Cranmer	97	David Lasse	98
Nancy Barbian	96	Timothy Kling	97
Jennifer Black	96	Bob Obermeyer	96
Mary Alice Gruden	95	Jerry Patton	95

2019 RCGC Flying Pig Updates

Here are a couple of updates about the Runners' Club of Greater Cincinnati's involvement in the 21st Annual Flying Pig Marathon. If you have any questions, do not hesitate to contact us.

• Club Fluid Station - The Club has a Flying Pig Fluid Station at mile 22. This is one of our largest volunteer opportunities of the year. We need about 40 volunteers; so please volunteer today. Volunteers receive a free t-shirt courtesy of the pig, free food and drink at the waterstop, the chance to socialize with other members in a relaxed informal setting, and the free entertainment value of watching the Mile 22 Fluid Station Captain freak out over what could happen in 2018. The 2008 waterstop dealt with fire, 2009 dealt with no uplifting music(Social Distortion is the last thing you want to hear at mile 22) until the marathon unexpectedly came through with the DJ, 2010 dealt with rain and flooding, 2011 dealt with being struck by lightning. If you're running the full marathon, ask family, friends and coworkers to catch you at "Your water stop - Mile 22" or if you enjoy to watch people suffer, mile 22 is definitely the place to be. You can sign up to volunteer at our website and scroll to the bottom or do the following:
  1. Go to the Flying Pig Volunteer Registration Page.
  2. Enter runnersclub as the group password when asked near the end of the form.
  3. Fill out the information.
• Piggest Raffle Ever -  The Runners' Club of Greater Cincinnati is also part of the Piggest Raffle Ever with the Flying Pig Marathon for 2019  Adopt a pig for $5 for a chance to to win a 2 year lease on a Toyota Prius, $10,000 Cash ($5,000 to the winning ticket holder and $5,000 to the charity who sold the ticket) or  a $1500 Cincinnati experience.   To help out, select Runners' Club of Greater Cincinnati as the charity at www.piggestraffle.com  when you adopt a pig and the club gets a portion of the proceeds. Adopt A Pig. 
• Booth at the Flying Pig Expo - RRCA, The club's parent organization has a booth at the 2019 Flying Pig Expo which is on Friday May 3, and Saturday May 4. The booth is located in the center of the action. Working the booth is quite easy. You just tell people about the RRCA, hand out club info, promote the Memorial Day Race, and answer any other questions that they may have about the club or RRCA.  If you can help out, let Samantha Colmar know via Facebook.

Online Registration Open For Memorial Day Race 43

Online registration is now open for Memorial Day Race 43 - Cincinnati's second oldest race behind the Thanksgiving Day Race.  The race is put on by the Runners' Club of Greater Cincinnati and proceeds go to support running in the Greater Cincinnati area.  Register now.

RACE DETAILS

• DATE: Monday, May 27, 2019 - Open to All. 
• TIME: 9:00 AM. 
• PLACE: Otto Armleder Park, Cincinnati OH. 
• PRE-REGISTRATION: ends Thursday, May 23th, 2019. 
• COST:  $15 General Public and $10 RCGC Members in good standing / 21 and Under. Short Sleeve T-shirts: $8.00  
• COURSE: 5k course around the paths of Otto Armleder Park
• OTHER: Register online.

2019 Flying Pig Marathon Fluid Station Volunteers Wanted

The Runners' Club of Greater Cincinnati will have a fluid station at mile 22 for the 21st Annual Flying Pig Marathon. Mile 22 is where the marathon really begins for the runners and your support and encouragement means plenty to them. If you are running the marathon, please encourage your friends and family to help out. If you're not running, join us for a little fun and help us help the runners at mile 22.
To volunteer at our waterstop:

1. Go to the Flying Pig Volunteer Registration Page.
2. Enter runnersclub as the group password
3. Complete volunteer information.

If you have any questions or problems, let us know.  Sign Up for the Waterstop

April 2019 Races In Greater Cincinnati

Below is list of upcoming races in Greater Cincinnati for April 2019. Check out the club calendar for a few more races in April.
Saturday April 6

• Camel Color 5k, 9:00 am, Campbell County HS, Alexandria KY,  www.runningtime.net. 

Sunday April 7

• Matt's 5k Pursuit, 9:00 am, Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati OH, www.thematthaverkampfoundation.com

Saturday April 13.

• St. Joseph Home 5K – Incline to the Finish Line, 9:00 am, St. Joseph Home,10722 Wyscarver Rd., Cincinnati OH, www.stjosephhome.org.
• Children's Charity Chase 5k Run/Walk, 9:00 am, Cintas Center, Cincinnati OH, www.cccchase5k.org
• MARY MILLER MEMORIAL 5K WALK/RUN, 9:00 am, Miami Meadows Park, Milford OH, http://mmministry.org   

Sunday April 14

• Tails and Trails 5k, 9:00 am, AJ Jolly Park, Alexandria KY, Race Information. 

Saturday April 20

• Robin's Nest 5k, 9:00 am, Pioneer Park, Covington KY, www.robinsnestfund.org   

Saturday April 27

• Conquer The Hill 5k, 8:30 am, Indian Hill High School, Cincinnati OH, www.ihpsf.org
• Dogwood Dash 5k Run / Walk, 9:00 am, Boone County Arboretum, 9190 Camp Ernst Road Union, KY, www.bcarboretum.org.

Sunday April 28

• March of Dimes Run For Babies, 7:30 am, Paul Brown Stadium, Cincinnati OH, Race Information.
• Ault Park Switchback, 9:00 am, Ault Park, Cincinnati OH, www.runningtime.net
• Miami Red Brick Run/Walk 5K, 10:30 am, Millett Hall, Miami University, Oxford  OH, www.racedmc.com.

RCGC Annual Meeting - April 8

All members of the Runners' Club of Greater Cincinnati in good standing and 2018 Grand Prix Award winners are welcome to attend the 2019 Annual Meeting. The meeting will take place on Monday April 8, 2019 starting at 6:30 PM Eastern Daylight Time at the Terwilliger Lodge, located at 10530 Deerfield Rd inside Dulle Park, Montgomery OH. On hand will be guest speaker Frank DeJulius. Frank is owner of  Fleet Feet Sports in Oakley and Blue Ash.  The meeting will cover the following:

1. Food and drinks
2. Announcement of Upcoming Events
3. 2018 Grand Prix Series Awards Presentation
4. Featured Speaker Frank DeJulius
5. 2018 Financial Report and 2019 Budget
6. Verification of Quorum
7. Nominations and Election of the RCGC Board of Trustees and Officers

If you have any questions, do not hesitate to contact us at cincinnatirunning@gmail.com. Food and drink starts at 6:30 and the meeting portion will start around 7:00 pm. Thank you for your support and we look forward to seeing you at the RCGC Annual Meeting on Monday April 8.