Calendar of 2007 WCRC Club Events

WCRC runs at 5:00PM 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 - '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.
• 11 - The January WCRC club meeting, 6:30PM at the Circle.

February - '07

• 4 - The 14th Annual Newburyport Rotary Frigid Fiver 5 mile road race will be held on Sunday, February 4, 2007. 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.
• 8 - 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.
• 10 - The WCRC annual meeting, election of the year 2005 WCRC officers, and winter pizza party. 6:00PM upstairs at the Circle.

March - '07

• 8 - The March WCRC club meeting, 6:30PM at the Circle.
• 18 - 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 18, 2007 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 ickylabrode@verizon.net.
• 31 - The 26th annual spring classic April Fool's Four-Mile Road Race will be held on Saturday, March 31, 2007. 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.

April - '07

• 12 - The April WCRC club meeting, 6:30PM at the Circle.
• 16 - WCRC is once again organizing a bus trip to the Boston Marathon on Monday, April 16, 2007. 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 - '07

• 10 - The May WCRC club meeting, 6:30PM at the Circle.
• 16 - The 18th annual Evelyn's Run for the Roses 5K Women's Road Race and non-competitive walk will be held on Wednesday, May 16, 2007. 6:30 PM start at the Winner's Circle Sports Bar, Route 110, Salisbury, MA. Custom singlets available to preregistered entrants, a rose to all finishers. Overall, age group and team awards (3 person open, masters, and seniors teams, plus mother/daughter and sister/sister teams). Net proceeds to benefit the Women's Crisis Center (Newburyport, MA) and A Safe Place Inc. (Portsmouth, NH). Organized by WCRC. For more information call (978) 462-4033 or email mdcarroll90@comcast.net.
• 20 - Trav's Trail Run 3.1 Mile X-Country Run will be held on Sunday May 20, 2007 @ 10:30 AM in MAUDSLAY STATE PARK, NEWBURYPORT, MA. NOTE THE NEW DATE!!! 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. Huge Post-Race Merchandise Raffle; T-Shirts; Cash Awards to Top 3 Men and Women; Unique Trav's Trail Mugs to Age Division Winners; and more!!! Organized by WCRC.

June - '07

• 14 - The June WCRC club meeting, 6:30PM at the Circle.
• 16 - 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.

• 21 - The annual Winner's Circle Running Club "Fugawi Run" will be held on Thursday, June 21 at 5:30 PM. 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!!! Actually its cross-country style scoring. The first runner back scores 1 point, the second runner scores 2 points, etc. If there are 26 runners total, the last runner to return gets 26 points. Once all runners have returned, the team with the lowest point total wins! Thus, everyone counts in the team effort! This is a club wide event - any WCRC member can participate. Fugawi runners should be at the Circle, ready to run by 5:30 PM.

July - '07

• 3 - The 29th Annual Pat Polletta 5k Road Race will be held will be held on Tuesday July 3, 2007 at 6:30 PM. New location - the Winner's Circle Sports Bar in Salisbury MA. New distance - 5k. New organization - the Winners Circle Running Club. This race is in memory of Pat Polletta, well known in the running community and former running coach for Amesbury High School. Proceeds will go to the Amesbury High School to help fund athletic programs. For more information contact Mike Fiene at 978-462-1915 or email mike.fiene@ae.ge.com.
• 7 - The fifth annual Run for the Gym 5K road race will be held on Saturday July 7, 2007. 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 100 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.
• 12 - The July WCRC club meeting, 6:30PM at the Circle.
• 28 - The 34rd Annual Stratham Fair Road Race will be run on Saturday, July 28th, 2007. 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. New 2 person relay team division (2.85 miles each). Tech shirts to first 125 registered.  Free Entry to the Fair With Race Number - Day Of Race Only.  For more information contact Gary Rohr at (603)775-7202 or email gary.rohr@foyinsurance.com.

August - '07

• 3 - 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 3 on the Ninth Wave, departing from the Newburyport boardwalk (the Black Cow side). The cruise is 7:00PM - 10:00PM, there is a cash bar on board and WCRC will organize the music and food. The cost is $15 a person for WCRC members and their guests with a 48 person maximum. Will there be another dance-off? Come and see! Contact Kristen Broderick at kristen.broderick@fmr.com to reserve your space now.
• 5 - The 17th annual Newburyport Yankee Homecoming High Street Mile one mile road race will be run on Sunday, August 5, 2007. "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@Thermofisher.com. Organized by WCRC.
• 9 - The August WCRC club meeting, 6:30PM at the Circle.

September - '07

• 13 - The September WCRC club meeting, 6:30PM at the Circle.
• 16 - THE SEPTEMBER STAMPEDE HAS BEEN CANCELED.  The SEPTEMBER STAMPEDE 5K road race road race will be run on Sunday, September 16, 2007. 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.
• 17 - 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 Monday, 9/17, @ 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@govsacademy.org.

October - '07

• 7 - The 21th Annual Bobby Bell 5-Mile Road Race/Walk will be run on Sunday October 7, 2007 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.   “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 ickylabrode@verizon.net.
• 11 - The October WCRC club meeting, 6:30PM at the Circle.
• 28 - The Trick or Treat Trot 5K Road Race will be run on Sunday, October 28, 2007. Walkers and costumes welcome (costumes optional). Long sleeve T-shirts, age division awards, costume awards. Assisted by WCRC. For more information contact Stella McCormick at (978) 462-0117 or email stellamccormick@comcast.net.

November - '07

• 8 - The November WCRC club meeting, 6:30PM at the Circle.
• 17 - The annual WCRC predict your time Turkey Raffle will be held on Saturday, November 17, 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.
• 22 - The 18th Annual Turkey Trot 3.1 Mile X-Country Run/Walk will be held on Thursday, November 22, 2007 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 - '07

• 2 - The Mill Cities Relay will be run on Sunday December 2, 2007. 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!
• 9 - 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 9, 2007. 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 contact Kristen Broderick at Kristen.Broderick@FMR.COM. Organized by WCRC.
• 13 - The December WCRC club meeting, 6:30PM at the Circle.
• 15 - The annual WCRC Christmas Party will be held on Saturday, December 15, at 6:00 p.m. 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) for WCRC members and their guests. Great food, dancing and Santa sightings are guaranteed! You can RSVP kristen.broderick@fmr.com to reserve your space and let her know the check is in the mail!

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
• 2006 Calendar of WCRC Events

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