2023 RCGC Grand Prix - May Update

   The Runners’ Club of Greater Cincinnati is doing a Grand Prix Series in 2023. The goal of the Grand Prix is to include and recognize members that do many of the races that the club puts on, supports or races that support the club. So far three races have been run and about 50 club members have participated in at least one Grand Prix Race.  Next race in the series are the Memorial Day Race this weekend.  Below are the top ten males and females through the Flying Pig Marathon. Visit the RCGC Grand Prix page for more information about the Grand Prix.

    Top Ten Males and Females Through The Flying Pig Marathon   

Name	Total	Name	Total
Melissa Farnsley	668	Fred Farnsley	680
Megan Fryburger	512	Lowell Clark	294
Cindy Preston	446	Martin Hovey	281
Leah Weitzman	412	Adam Keeling	200
Tammy Otten	404	Fred Seeger	191
Barbara Ellwein	402	Mike Neale	190
Evelyn Guzman	302	Tim Shaffer	190
Jennifer Black	293	James Welland	186
Jean Schmidt	287	Jerl Patton	181
Caroline Siderits	267	Jeffrey Crawford	138

Early Registration Ends Soon For Memorial Day 47

Early registration ends soon for Memorial Day Race 47 - Cincinnati's second oldest race behind the Thanksgiving Day Race. Back in 2022 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.

 Online Registration is available through Friday May 26.  Cost is $15- General Public and $10 - RCGC Members / 21 & Under. Optional Memorial Day Race 47 shirt available for $10.00. Register now before the price goes up. Visit the club website for more information about the race.

RACE DETAILS

• DATE: Monday, May 29, 2023 - Open to All.
• TIME: 9:00 AM. 
• PLACE: Spirit of '76 Shelter, Lunken Playfield, Cincinnati
• PRE-REGISTRATION: Early Registration ends at  11:59 PM Friday May 26,2023. Cost is $15 for General Public and $10 - RCGC Members / 21 & Under. Optional  Memorial Day Race 47 Commemorative Shirt available for $10.00
• COURSE: 5K course on the Lunken bike trail. There will be a water station near the halfway point. 
• 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 Friday May 26.  Visit the club website for more information about the race.
  Register online.

2023 RCGC Spring Volunteer Opportunities

  Here are some upcoming opportunities where you can help out the Runners' Club of Greater Cincinnati. If you can help out with any of these events, we would greatly appreciate it:

•  Memorial Day Race - The Memorial Day Race needs 10-15 volunteers to help with registration, timing, and post race on May 30. It would take 1-2 hours of your time. The jobs are easy and you will get 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 emailing us at cincinnatirunning@gmail.com or sign up at the online registration page. 
• Ongoing Openings - Currently we have few openings for keeping the club running on an ongoing basis: Treasurer, Vice President, and Social Media Coordinator. Most positions take 2-3 hours a month of your time. If you can or would like to fulfill one of these positions, please send an email to cincinnatirunning@gmail.com or attend the next board meeting on June 6.

Memorial Day Race 47 - May 29

Cincinnati's second oldest race behind the Thanksgiving Day Race is back in 2023 for number 47. The 2023 Memorial Day Race is at Lunken Playfield  at 9:00 AM on May 29, 2023. Since most runners are swimming in T-shirts and technical shirts, the club made the Memorial Day Race shirt for 2023 an optional purchase. It will be a technical shirt for the preregistration price of $10.   Register online.

RACE DETAILS

• DATE: Monday, May 29, 2023 - Open to All. 
• TIME: 9:00 AM. 
• PLACE: Lunken Playfield, Cincinnati OH. 
• PRE-REGISTRATION: ends Friday, May 26th, 2023. 
• COST:  $15 General Public and $10 RCGC Members in good standing / 21 and Under. Short Sleeve T-shirts: $10.00  
• COURSE: 5k course on the Lunken Playfield bike path. .
• OTHER: Register online.

May 2023 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 12, Kilgour 5k,  7:00 PM, Kilgour Elementary, Cincinnati OH, Race Information.
• Saturday May 13, Forest Hills 5k, 8:30 AM, Nagel Middle School, Anderson Township OH. Visit www.foresthills5k.com for more information.
• Saturday May 13, Girls on The Run 5k, 3:00 pm, Yeatman's Cove,  Cincinnati OH. Race information available at www.gotrcincinnati.org.
• Saturday May 20, 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 20, Kenton County Veterans Memorial 5k, 8:30 AM, , Crescent Springs KY. Visit www.runningtime.net for more information. 
• Saturday May 20, St Joseph Home Incline To The Finish Line, 9:00 AM, St Joseph Home, Sharonville OH. Race information available at www.stjosephhome.org.
• Sunday May 21, Mt. Airy Ridge Run, 9:00 AM, Mt. Airy Forest, Cincinnati OH. Visit www.runningtime.net for more information.  
• Monday May 29, Memorial Day Race 47, 9:00 AM, Lunken Playfield,  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.

RCGC Flying Pig Roast - May 15

Join the Runners Club of Greater Cincinnati in Montgomery at Swaim Park Lodge on Monday May 15,2023 to celebrate your accomplishments of  Flying Pig Marathon weekend! Show off, wear your bling and enjoy some BBQ, courtesy of RCGC!
 Pulled pork or chicken dinner (complete with sides and fixin's) free to current club members and guests. Food will be served at 6:30 pm.

DETAILS:

• DATE: Monday May 15, 2023
• TIME: 6:00 PM with Food served at 6:30 pm
• PLACE: Swaim Park Lodge, Montgomery OH
• COST: General Public - $5.00. RCGC Members: Free. 
• INFORMATION:  Join the Runners Club of Greater Cincinnati on Monday May 15, 2023 to celebrate your accomplishments of  Flying Pig Marathon weekend! Go to our Facebook Group Page for more information.

Thank You Mile 22 Flying Pig 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 22 on  May 7. Their contribution of  handing out water and Gatorade,  cheering, picking up trash and handling the adverse weather conditions 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 2023. Join us at mile 22 for the 2024 Flying Pig Marathon.

RCGC Grand Prix April 2023 Update

  The Runners’ Club of Greater Cincinnati is doing a Grand Prix Series in 2023. The goal of the Grand Prix is to include and recognize members that do many of the races that the club puts on, supports or races that support the club. So far three races have been run and about 35 club members have participated in at least one Grand Prix Race.  Next race in the series are the Dogwood Dash this weekend and the Flying Pig Events next weekend.  Below are the top seven males and females through the Heart Mini Marathon. Visit the RCGC Grand Prix page for more information about the Grand Prix.

    Top Seven Males and Females Through The Heart Mini Marathon   

Name	Total	Name	Total
Melissa Farnsley	286	Fred Farnsley	291
Barbara Ellwein	227	Lowell Clark	148
Tiffany Sharp	197	Fred Seeger	144
Cindy Preston	148	Martin Hovey	143
Ann Seeger	148	Adam Keeling	100
Jennifer Black	147	David Nelson	98
Jean Schmidt	144	Jeff Post	97

Online Registration Open For Memorial Day Race 47

Online registration is now open for Memorial Day Race 47 - 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 29, 2023 - Open to All. 
• TIME: 9:00 AM. 
• PLACE: Lunken Playfield, Cincinnati OH. 
• PRE-REGISTRATION: ends Friday, May 26th, 2023. 
• COST:  $15 General Public and $10 RCGC Members in good standing / 21 and Under. Short Sleeve T-shirts: $10.00  
• COURSE: 5k course on the Lunken Playfield bike path. .
• OTHER: Register online.

2023 Flying Pig Fluid Station Volunteers Wanted

 

The Runners' Club of Greater Cincinnati will have a fluid station at mile 22 for the 2023 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. Click here for the volunteer registration page: 2023 Volunteer Registration
2.  Enter the following password to access your group-specific registration page: runner
3. Be sure the small box next to the highlighted time frame for your group is “checked”
4.  Enter required information
5.  Check waiver box, sign name and click "Sign Up to Volunteer" to submit your information

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

April 2023 Races In Greater Cincinnati

  Below is list of upcoming races in Greater Cincinnati for April 2022. Check out the club calendar for a few more races in April.

Saturday April 1

•  Egghead 5k, 4:00 pm, 50 West Brewery, Cincinnati OH, www.eggstrong.org

Sunday April 2

• ORRRC Marathon and Half Marathon, 8:00 am, Xenia YMCA, Xenia OH, https://orrrc.org

Saturday April 15

•  MARY MILLER MEMORIAL 5K WALK/RUN, 9:00 am, Miami Meadows Park, Milford OH, http://mmministry.org
• Heartbeats For Life 5k, 10:00 am, Lunken Playfield, Cincinnati OH, Race Information.

Sunday April 16

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

Saturday April 22

• Conquer The Hill 5k, 8:30 am, Indian Hill High School, Cincinnati OH, www.ihpsf.orgg.

Sunday April 23

• Ault Park Switchback, 9:00 am, Ault Park, Cincinnati OH, www.runningtime.net 

Saturday April 29

• Ursuline Academy Run/Walk For The Lions, 8:30 am, Ursuline Academy, Cincinnati OH, www.ursulineacademy.org
• Dogwood Dash 5k Run / Walk, 9:00 am, Boone County Arboretum, 9190 Camp Ernst Road Union, KY, www.bcarboretum.org   

Sunday April 30

• Miami Red Brick Run/Walk 5K, 10:30 am, Millett Hall, Miami University, Oxford  OH, www.racedmc.com.

RCGC Members That Did the 2023 Heart Mini

Since the Heart Mini Marathon has a significant part in the club's history, I compiled a list of those members that participated in one the races at the 2023 Heart Mini Marathon Run this past Sunday. If your name is not listed, send us an email and we will verify your data:

15k Run			Half Marathon
Name	Place	Time	Name	Place	Time
Barbara Ellwein	787	2:05:46	Jennifer Black	677	2:28:00
Melissa Farnsley	706	1:56:01	Krista Moeller	491	2:08:22
Fred Farnsley	705	1:56:01	Tammy Otten	773	2:51:24
Richard Gabbour	945	2:55:09	Jean Schmidt	698	2:31:43
Martin Hovey	886	2:30:27
Timothy Kling	903	2:36:38	5k Run
Andrea McLearen	914	2:41:13	Name	Place	Time
David Nelson	857	2:24:47	Nancy Barbian	1069	56:34
Cindy Preston	239	1:26:44	Melissa Farnsley	967	48:20
Paul Seibert	360	1:33:32	Fred Farnsley	968	48:20
Joni Torsella	242	1:26:56	Denise Hovey	1070	56:34
Leah Weitzman	729	1:58:17	Caroline Siderits	957	47:49

RCGC Members That Did the 2023 Bockfest 5k

 For over 30 years, Bockfest is Cincinnati's Annual Celebration of Spring and Bock Beer.  The Bockfest 5k kicks of the Greater Cincinnati Spring Running Season.   Below is a list of club members that did the 2023 Bockfest 5k this past Saturday. If your name is not listed, send us an email, we will verify your data and add you to the list.

Name	Place	Time
Tammy Alverson	1961	44:16
Nancy Barbian	2589	1:03:15
Jennifer Black	879	30:32
Nancy Burns	2082	47:22
Jeffery Crawford	1973	44:24
Barbara Ellwein	1708	38:54
Melissa Farnsley	1293	34:19
Fred Farnsley	1294	34:19
Megan Fryburger	1637	37:44
Martin Hovey	2015	45:22
Sharon Niehaus	1200	33:21
Tammy Otten	1647	37:54
Jerry Patton	2037	45:51
Cindy Preston	461	26:24
Jean Schmidt	981	31:35
Caroline Siderits	2011	45:18
Leah Weitzman	1609	37:13
James Welland	2317	54:02
Sonya Whaley	1586	36:59

2023 March Races In Greater Cincinnati

  Below is list of upcoming races in Greater Cincinnati for March 2023. Check out the club calendar for a few more races in April.

Saturday March 4

•  Bockfest 5k, 10:00 am, Bockfest Hall, Cincinnati OH, Race Information.

Saturday March 11

• Emerald Miles 5k, 9:00 am, Hofbrahaus, Newport KY,  www.epilepsy-ohio.org.
• Run for the Green Trail Run, 9:00 am, Landen Deerfield Park, Maineville OH, www.runningtime.net

Sunday March 19

• Heart Mini Marathon, 7:30 am, 5th and Lawrence, Downtown Cincinnati OH, Race Information.   

Sunday March 26

• World Down Syndrome Day 5k/10k, 10:00 am, Winton Woods Park, Cincinnati OH, www.dsagc.com   

2023 Emerald Miles 5k Run / Walk - March 11

 Join the Epilepsy Alliance Ohio on Saturday, March 11, 2023 for their Annual Emerald Mile 5k Run/Walk at the Hofbrahaus in Newport Kentucky! This is a great way to gather your friends and family for a great morning of exercise along a beautiful scenic route. Participants can choose to walk or run on the beautiful course that crosses over the Ohio River, through nearby parks and back to Newport. Visit www.epilepsy-ohio.org for race information.

Race Details

• DATE: Saturday, March 11, 2023 
• TIME: 9:00 AM
• PLACE: Hofbrahaus, Newport KY
• REGISTRATION: Preregistration Available through  March 10 ending at Noon. Fee is $35 and $20 for Children 12 & Under.  Race day Registration opens at 8:00 AM and ends at 9:00 AM at the Hofbrahaus.
• COURSE: 5K scenic course that starts at the Purple People Bridge, crosses over the Ohio River, loops through Sawyer Point into Cincinnati and then returns via the Purple People Bridge.
• RACE INFORMATION:  Visit www.epilepsy-ohio.org for race information.  Online Registration available at runsignup.com.