The Winner's Circle Running Club

Serving Northeastern Massachusetts, Southeastern New Hampshire and Southeastern Maine

Congratulations to all of the WCRC Members who ran the 112th edition of the Boston Marathon! Special congratulations to WCRC member Steve Reed who was 5th place in the 60+ male age division, and to Nancy McCarthy who was 15th in the women's 60+ age division. Congratulations also to Matt Manning, his 2:39:41 was fastest time on the bus! Finally special thanks to Vicki Miller for organizing the bus and hotel (there's no better way to run Boston) and to Linda Long and Tom Roldan who hosted the WCRC "hospitality suite" at the Lenox Hotel.

WCRC runs at 5:00 PM every Thursday from the club's locker rooms at the Winner's Circle Sports Bar, 211 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.

Group runs are held every Monday at 6:00 PM from the parking lot at Saunders at Rye Harbor, in Rye NH. Of course, a "social hour" on the deck always follows the run.

WCRC Coached Running Workouts. Get ready for Yankee Homecoming and other summer races with coached track workouts. All runners and ability levels welcome. Workouts every Wednesday April 30th-June 18th, 6p.m. at Fuller Track in Newburyport. Program sponsored by the Winner's Circle Running Club, coached by experienced runners and coaches. Fee is $10 per session or $50 for entire session with suggested weekly training schedules. For more info. 978-382-0738 or stellamccormick@comcast.net.

Hershey Youth Track Program sponsored locally by the Winner's Circle Running Club. For all local youth ages 9-14. Compete in three age groups: 9-10, 11-12, 13-14. Practices begin April 29th at Fuller Track in Newburyport. Coached by experienced track coaches and athletes. For more information contact Mike McCormick at 978-462-0117 or stellamccormick@comcast.net.

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	Not To Be Missed
	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, 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. Organized by WCRC.
	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.
	The June WCRC club meeting, Thursday June 12, 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. 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.
	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. Organized by WCRC.
	3RD WCRC/YANKEE RUNNER-RIVER RIVALS SUMMER TRACK GRAND PRIX SERIES. The Winner’s Circle Running Club and Yankee Runner of Newburyport in collaboration with Newburyport, Amesbury, Pentucket, and Triton Track present a 5 meet summer track and field series for youth and adults. DATE and PLACES: July 8-Amesbury High; July 15-Newburyport(Fuller Field); July 22-Triton High; Aug. 5-Pentucket High; Aug. 12-Newburyport. (SIGN-UP 5pm EVENTS START-5:45- all meets). More info: Mike McCormick-978-382-0738; Steve Derro-978-994-9091; Joe Colbert- 508-423-8929; Ernie Bissaillion-978-346-4918.
	The July WCRC club meeting, Thursday July 10, 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.
	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. Timed by WCRC.
	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. Timed by WCRC.
	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.
	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.

WCRC Whine Line. Here is your chance to whine to the WCRC board: "The course was too long", "The clock ran too fast", "The race director was rude", "The beer was too warm", ... the possibilities are unlimited! Use the Whine Line to pass on your anonymous feedback to the WCRC board - positive or negative.

WCRC Photo Gallery. Visit the Winner's Circle Running Club Photo Gallery. If you have WCRC photos (new or old) that you'd like to add to the gallery, send a scanned version (any picture file format) to wcrc@xenia.unh.edu or bring the real thing to a club meeting, road race or Thursday run.

WCRC's Kelly Bradbury in pursuit at the 2003 Run for the Roses 5K on May 14 - photo courtesy of Ted Tyler.