Calendar of 2006 WCRC Club Events

WCRC runs at 4:30PM every Thursday from the club's locker rooms at the Winner's Circle Sports Bar, 371 Elm Street (Rt. 110), Salisbury, MA 01952. Runners of all abilities are invited to participate. Club "social hours" occur each Thursday following the run. General club meetings are held on the second Thursday of every month at 6:30 PM.

This calendar contains listings of events sponsored, organized or assisted by the Winner's Circle Running Club. Most of these events are open to the public. Club events intended for WCRC members only are specifically indicated as such. If you would like to participate in these, join the club! The calendar also contains listings for races/events not related to WCRC but which are (or should be) of particular interest to WCRC club members. Finally, the calendar contains listings of races/events which have found favor with the keeper of the calendar. A more general listing of races throughout New England can be found in Cool Running's Race Calendar.

January - '06

• 1 - The 25th Annual New Years Day Classic 10K and 5K Road Races will be run at 11:00 AM on Sunday, January 1, 2006. Great location at Salisbury Beach!!! Optional Ocean Plunge!!! Cash and merchandise awards, long sleeve tee-shirts, classic mugs, and more. Participate in "A New Years Day Tradition". Organized by WCRC. For more information click on the link above or email hangover@xenia.unh.edu.
• 12 - The January WCRC club meeting, 6:30PM at the Circle.

February - '06

• 5 - The 13th Annual Newburyport Rotary Frigid Fiver 5 mile road race will be held on Sunday, February 5, 2006. 12 noon start at the Bresnahan School, 333 High St., Newburyport, MA. Long sleeve T-shirts. Inside (guaranteed to be warm) pre-race registration and post-race food and awards. Assisted by WCRC. For more information contact Tom Farrell at 978-462-8251.
• 9 - The February WCRC club meeting will not be held, since the annual meeting is only 2 days later. The usual Thursday run and social session will still take place.
• 11 - The WCRC annual meeting, election of the year 2005 WCRC officers, and winter pizza party. 6:00PM upstairs at the Circle.

March - '06

• 9 - The March WCRC club meeting, 6:30PM at the Circle.
• 19 - The Andover Striders in association with the Winner's Circle Running Club will be presenting the Annual Run to the Beach 30K on Sunday, March 19, 2006 at 10:00AM. Point-to-point course starts at the North Andover VFW and finishes at the Winners' Circle Sports Bar in Salisbury. Miles accurately marked, water (and more) at 5,10, and 15 miles. Great post-race party at the Winner's Circle (oops ... its about the run, not the party). No timing, no awards, no entry fee, no numbers, no yogurt, and no race directors to bitch to! For more info please contact Dave LaBrode at 978-373-3408 or  icky@mva.net.

April - '06

• 2 - The 25th annual spring classic April Fool's Four-Mile Road Race will be held on Sunday, April 2, 2006. 11AM start at the Winner's Circle Sports Bar, Rte. 110, Salisbury, MA. Walkers welcome. Cash and merchandise awards, raffles. T-shirts to the first 200 entrants. Organized by WCRC. For more information email robrobertsoniii@comcast.net.
• 14 - The April WCRC club meeting, 6:30PM at the Circle.
• 17 - WCRC is once again organizing a bus trip to the Boston Marathon on Monday, April 17, 2006. The bus will provide transportation from the Circle to the start in Hopkinton, and from the finish in Boston back to the Circle. Details and bus application forms are available here. Space is limited so don't miss the bus!

May - '06

• 11 - The May WCRC club meeting, 6:30PM at the Circle.
• 17 - The 17th annual Evelyn's Run for the Roses 5K Women's Road Race and non-competitive walk will be held on Wednesday, May 17, 2006. 6:30 PM start at the Winner's Circle Sports Bar, Route 110, Salisbury, MA. Custom singlets available to all preregistered entrants, a rose to all finishers. Overall, age group and team awards. Net proceeds to benefit the Women's Crisis Center (Newburyport, MA) and A Safe Place Inc. (Portsmouth, NH). Organized by WCRC.
• 28 - Trav's Trail Run 3.1 Mile X-Country Run will be held on Sunday May 28, 2006 @ 10:30 AM in MAUDSLAY STATE PARK, NEWBURYPORT, MA. This event is to benefit the Travis Eliot Landreth Memorial Scholarship Fund. Come experience this beautiful and popular cross-country course in Maudslay State Park. Organized by WCRC.

June - '06

• 8 - The June meeting of the Winner's Circle Running Club will be held on Thursday, June 8, upstairs at the Winner's Circle. The meeting will be preceded by the annual "Fugawi Run". Runners will be divided into two teams by the judges, blind-folded and driven to a point more or less 7 miles from the Circle, where they will be dumped on the street en masse (you could also say "in MA", except that 7 miles might make it "in NH"). In any case, everyone has to find their way back to the Circle by the shortest route. The team with all members back to the Circle first wins!!! This is a club wide event - any WCRC member can participate. Fugawi runners should be at the Circle, ready to run by 5 PM. The general club meeting will commence shortly after the final Fugawi runners return, or shortly after we give up on ever seeing them again! This will probably be about 7PM, rather than the usual 6:30PM.
• 17 - The Mt. Washington Road Race. This is a lottery controlled event, so if you didn't get in through the lottery in March, you can't run. However, volunteers are needed to help at the WCRC managed water stop or to ferry WCRC vehicles to the top before the race. If you are interested in helping out, and joining us for the gala post-race cookout and party, contact any of the WCRC board members or send email to wcrc@xenia.unh.edu.

July - '06

• 8 - The fourth annual Run for the Gym 5K road race will be held on Saturday July 8, 2006. 6:00 PM start at 457 Main Street, Nasson Common in Springvale Maine. Proceeds to benefit the Nasson Community Center. T-shirts to the first 150 registrants, raffles, refreshments, awards in 5 year age groups. Cash awards 1st and 2nd male and female open, 1st male and female master. Special Mike Kimball Award to the first male senior (50-59). For more information contact Bob Randall at 207-490-1386 or email runbob@metrocast.net.
• 13 - The July WCRC club meeting, 6:30PM at the Circle.
• 29 - The 33rd Annual Stratham Fair Road Race will be run on Saturday, July 29th, 2006. NH Classic 5.7 Mile Course - Start Time 8:30am - Registration & Start @ Stratham Hill Park, Route 33, Stratham, NH. Team Challenge: Winner's Circle Running Club vs Coastal Athletic Association.  Free Entry to the Fair With Race Number - Day Of Race Only. Any runner who joins Coastal Athletics or the Winner's Circle (club registration paid and verified by club) from June 1st, 2006 up until race day July 29th, 2006 gets their race entry fee waived. For more information contact Gary Rohr at (603)775-7202 or email ladressel@comcast.net.

August - '06

• 4 - The Winner's Circle Running Club is once again organizing a Yankee Homecoming Boat Cruise, on the Merrimac River in Newburyport MA (wave and chum free!). The cruise is Friday, August 4 on the Yellowbird, departing from Hilton's Dock in Newburyport. We board at 6:30PM, and cruise from 7:00PM - 10:00PM. There is a cash bar on board and WCRC will organize the music and food. Will there be another dance-off on the lido deck? Come and see! The cost is $20 a person for WCRC members and their guests (a great price for a 3 hour cruise during Yankee Homecoming) with a 48 person maximum. Contact Kristen Broderick at kristen.broderick@fmr.com to reserve your space now.
• 6 - The 16th annual Newburyport Yankee Homecoming High Street Mile one mile road race will be run on Sunday, August 6, 2006. "The way racing used to be." 10AM start at Atkinson Common in Newburyport, MA. Fast/flat USATF certified straight line course. Separate start times based on age division and sex. Over $3000 in cash and prizes. For more information call Chris Kealey at (978) 270-6854 or email Chris.Kealey@Thermo.com. Organized by WCRC.
• 10 - The August WCRC club meeting, 6:30PM at the Circle.
• 19 - The Merrimac Lions Club 5th Annual 5K Run/Walk/Fun Run For Charity will be held at 11:00 AM on Saturday, August 19, 2006. Come and run/walk with us through beautiful Merrimac, and help the Lions Club local charities. Registration at Helen R. Donaghue School, Merrimac, MA. Race day registration 9:30 AM - 10:45AM. Refreshments - Beer - Awards - Food - Raffle - Music by Ron St. Jean. Age categories: 14-19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69, 70+. Fun Run for ages 4-12. Pre-registration prior to 8/15 - $10, first 100 receive a T-shirt courtesy of race sponsors. For more information contact Marcia Conti at marciawconti@yahoo.com.

September - '06

• 14 - The September WCRC club meeting, 6:30PM at the Circle.
• 17 - The SEPTEMBER STAMPEDE 5K road race road race will be run on Sunday, September 17, 2006. 5K walk/run and Kids Race: ¼ mile for 0-6 yrs, ½ mile for 7-10 yrs. 5K @ 9am. Kids Race begins @ 8:30am. Come to the Sanford-Springvale YMCA for a fun family event! Sanford-Springvale YMCA, 1 Emile Levasseur Drive, Sanford, ME. All proceeds benefit YMCA youth programs. For more information call the YMCA (207)324-4942 or Bob Randall (207)490-1386.
• 19 - The Annual Governor's Academy  vs. Winner's Circle X-C meet ("Governor Dummer Academy", or "GDA", for you old, non-PC folks ) will be held on Tuesday, 9/19, @ 4:45 sharp. Huge muffins and drinks for those who survive the course. This is a NO COST invitational event for WCRC members. It's also the chance for aging WCRCers to show they can still beat-up on high-school athletes! Actually, its a great course and a fun time for all ... fast, or not so fast. The usual giant muffins and drinks will be yours for the consuming provided you've EARNED them by racing hard on the GDA challenging 5k! For more information contact Dave Abusamra at Dabusamra@thegovernorsacademy.org.

October - '06

• 8 - The 20th Annual Bobby Bell 5-Mile Road Race/Walk will be run on Sunday October 8, 2006 in Haverhill, MA. 10:30AM start time for the walk, 11:00 AM start time for the race. Numerous awards in various age, weight, and specialty categories.  NEW and popular last year “Gender Graded Scoring”. Huge buffet to follow.  DJ, raffle prizes, fun!  No gender divisions, women and men compete as equals.  Benefits the Tony Sapienza Math Scholarship fund. For more information contact Dave LaBrode at 978-373-3408 or icky@mva.net.
• 12 - The October WCRC club meeting, 6:30PM at the Circle.
• 29 - The Trick or Treat Trot 5K Road Race will be run on Sunday, October 29, 2006. Assisted by WCRC. For more information contact Stella McCormick at (978) 462-0117 or email stellamccormick@comcast.net.

November - '06

• 4 - The 18th annual Bruce Ellis Memorial 5K Road Race will be run on Saturday, November 4, 2006 in Exeter, New Hampshire. Unique certified 5K course over roads and maintained trails. Great age-group awards and raffle prizes. Proceeds to benefit the Bruce Ellis Memorial Scholarship Fund. For additional information contact Richard Evans at 603-580-7034 or revans@ehr.org. Timed by WCRC.
• 8 - The November WCRC club meeting, 6:30PM at the Circle.
• 11 - The annual WCRC predict your time Turkey Raffle will be held on Saturday, November 11, at 4PM at the Winner's Circle. This is a WCRC MEMBERS ONLY event. Predict your own time, run a 5k in your predicted time without a watch, win a turkey if you prediction is the closest. What could be easier. For those of us who are elapsed-time challenged, there is a multi-turkey raffle as well.
• 23 - The 17th Annual Turkey Trot 3.1 Mile X-Country Run/Walk will be held on Thursday, November 23, 2006 at 8:20 AM in Maudslay State Park, Newburyport, MA. Enjoy Hassle-free, Traffic-Free Running in one of Massachusetts’s most picturesque State Parks! For more information email turkeytrot@xenia.unh.edu. Organized by WCRC. 

December - '06

• 3 - The Mill Cities Relay will be run on Sunday December 3, 2006. The Club Championship of the Merrimac Valley. Relay team race open to invited "mill cities" clubs only (including WCRC). For more information contact Chris Kealey at chris.kealey@thermo.com. All WCRC club members are encouraged to participate. There is no limit to the number of WCRC relay teams. There is no cost for WCRC members who participate (the club pays all race fees). EVERYONE has a good time!
• 10 - The Santa's Toy Trot 2 Mile, 4 Mile and 6 Mile Road Races Plus Non-Competitive Walk and 1/2 Mile SANTA'S ELVES FUN RUN for Kids will be held on Sunday, December 10, 2006. 1:00 PM start in Merrimac, MA. Register with a toy!!! Proceeds to Benefit TOYS FOR TOTS and HOLIDAY HELPERS. Age group awards plus raffles. For more information call Dave Camire (978) 430-5669, or email dave@coolrunning.com. Organized by WCRC.
• 14 - The December WCRC club meeting, 6:30PM at the Circle.
• 16 - The annual WCRC Christmas Party will be held on Saturday, Dec. 16, at 6PM at Saunders at Rye Harbor (owned and operated by WCRC member and Saunders 10K race director Doug Zechel). Dinner and dancing (D.J. Shaun Harrington). Asked anyone who attended last year ... you need to be there! $25 per-person (WCRC members and guests). Cash bar. Optional Yankee swap: $10 gifts. RSVP Kristen Broderick at kristen.broderick@fmr.com to reserve your space now.

January - '07

• 1 - The 26th Annual New Years Day Classic 10K and 5K Road Races will be run at 11:00 AM on Monday, January 1, 2007. Great location at Salisbury Beach!!! Optional Ocean Plunge!!! Cash and merchandise awards, long sleeve tee-shirts, classic mugs, and more. Participate in "A New Years Day Tradition". Organized by WCRC. More information soon.
• 11 - The January WCRC club meeting, 6:30PM at the Circle.

Historians take note: The following calendars are still available for your viewing pleasure:

• 1996 Calendar of WCRC Events
• 1997 Calendar of WCRC Events
• 1998 Calendar of WCRC Events
• 1999 Calendar of WCRC Events
• 2000 Calendar of WCRC Events
• 2001 Calendar of WCRC Events
• 2002 Calendar of WCRC Events
• 2003 Calendar of WCRC Events
• 2004 Calendar of WCRC Events
• 2005 Calendar of WCRC Events

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