Calendar of 2008 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 - '08

1 - The 27th Annual New Years Day Classic 10K and 5K Road Races will be run at 11:30 AM on Tuesday, January 1, 2008. 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.
10 - The January WCRC club meeting, 6:30PM at the Circle.

February - '08

3 - The 15th Annual Newburyport Rotary Frigid Fiver 5 mile road race will be held on Sunday, February 3, 2008. 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 tfarrell88@hotmail.com .
14 - 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.
16 - The WCRC annual meeting, election of the year 2008 WCRC officers, and winter pizza party will be held on one of these dates upstairs at the Circle. Rumor has it that it will be coupled with a gala WCRC 30th anniversary party. Details to be announced!

March - '08

13 - The March WCRC club meeting, 6:30PM at the Circle.
16 - 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 16, 2008 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.
29 - The 27th annual spring classic April Fool's Four-Mile Road Race will be held on Saturday, March 29, 2008. 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 - '08

10 - The April WCRC club meeting, 6:30PM at the Circle.
21 - WCRC is once again organizing a bus trip to the Boston Marathon on Monday, April 21, 2008. 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 - '08

4 - The Spring Fever 5k and Family Fun Run will be held Sunday, May 4, 2008 at the Bresnahan School, 33 High Street in Newburyport, MA. To benefit the Newburyport Elementary Schools. Separate family fun run (12 noon) and 5k race (1PM). Race t-shirts to first 400 registered. For more information email jenandbillfogel@aol.com or call 978 463-0061. Timed by WCRC.
8 - The May WCRC club meeting, 6:30PM at the Circle.
14 - The 19th annual Evelyn's Run for the Roses 5K Women's Road Race and non-competitive walk will be held on Wednesday, May 14, 2008. 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 and age group awards. 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.
18 - Trav's Trail Run 3 Mile X-Country Run will be held on Sunday May 18, 2008 @ 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. 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 - '08

12 - The June WCRC club meeting, 7:00PM at the Circle. The June WCRC club meeting will be preceded by the annual Winner's Circle Running Club "Fukawi 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!!! 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. Fukawi runners should be at the Circle, ready to run by 5:30 PM.
21 - 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 - '08

2 - The 30th Annual Pat Polletta 5k Road Race will be held will be held on Wednesday July 2, 2008 at 6:30 PM. At the Winner's Circle Sports Bar in Salisbury MA. Now on the 2008 New England Runner Pub Series. Flat with one hill, out & back. Last mile is on the rail trail. 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 mjfiene@msn.com.
10 - The July WCRC club meeting will be replaced by a WCRC summer deck party at Saunders at Rye Harbor, NH. 6:30PM on the deck! Cost is $15 per person for the party Hors D Oeuvres (the club is contributing an additional $10 per person). Cash bar. Optional pre-party run at 5:00PM leaving from the Saunders parking lot. This is a pay in advance event. You can send your reservation request and checks ($15 per person) to Byron Petrakis, 3 Scotland Rd., Kingston, NH 03848. For more information contact Byron Petrakis at byronpetrakis@yahoo.com.
12 - The sixth annual Run for the Gym 5K road race will be held on Saturday July 12, 2008. 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.
26 - The 35th Annual Stratham Fair Road Race will be run on Saturday, July 26, 2008. NH Classic 5.7 Mile Course - 4th Oldest Race in New Hampshire - Start Time 8:30am - Registration & Start @ Stratham Hill Park, Route 33, Stratham, NH. Team Challenge: Winner's Circle Running Club vs Coastal Athletic Association. 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 - '08

3 - The 18th annual Newburyport Yankee Homecoming High Street Mile one mile road race will be run on Sunday, August 3, 2008. "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.
14 - The August WCRC club meeting, 6:30PM at the Circle.

September - '08

11 - 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 Thursday, 9/11, @ 4:45 sharp. 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. For more information contact Dave Abusamra at Dabusamra@govsacademy.org.
11 - The September WCRC club meeting, 6:30PM at the Circle.

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