If you are an ORC member looking to schedule a run or find a running partner in their area, send a note to the e-Letter Editor to post or find a neighborhood run. We'll publish your scheduled run in the next newsletter, or post a notice you are looking for a running partner. Be sure to include the day/time of your run, location, distance and a way to contact you.

Regular neighborhood runs are also posted on the Training Partners page of the website.

Date & Time
Saturday, February 24, 2007
2 pm: 3k Walkabout 1.86 miles
3 pm: 12k - 7.45 miles
5 pm: Joey Run (kids' runs)
Location
Lake Eola Park, Downtown Orlando E. Robinson St. at Eola Drive. Limited parking along side streets and area parking garages. The ORC volunteers will meet at the corner of Robinson & Hillman.
Beneficiary
Proceeds from the Outback Steakhouse Distance Classic will benefit the Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Florida and the Orlando Runners Club Scholarship Fund.

It's that time again - time to start thinking about the Outback Steakhouse Distance Classic! The ORC is looking for volunteers to help with this event. It's ok if you want to run the race, just please ask a family member or two or three to help show their support and volunteer with us.

We need 125 hard working volunteers to help make this year's race a success. We need the following volunteers: 75 for course monitors, 50 for refreshments, and 25 for Registration/Chip Removal. For your participation in the race, you'll receive: an ORC volunteer shirt, an Outback shirt, 2 beverage tickets and a meal ticket.

After the race, Outback Steakhouse generously donates and serves some of their finest for all to enjoy, Outback Special Steak Bites (seared to perfection) along with Caesar Salad, Chick on the Barbie and Bushman rolls. Additional meal tickets are available for a $10 donation at the race site only.

The Orlando Runners Club provides these volunteers and in return receives a portion of the race proceeds to benefit the Charles M. Rowson, Jr. Scholarship Fund.

If you or any of your family members, neighbors, friends or co-workers are interested in helping the ORC this year, please contact Judy Kennedy at kennedjj@yahoo.com or phone (407) 327-4852. Be sure to include your name, email address, phone number and shirt size.

Thanks for your support!

Calling all relay runners... The Inaugural Sunrise to Sunset Relay (website) will start from Jensen Beach on April 13, 2007 and end 165 miles later in Ft. Myers on April 14, 2007. Teams of 12 will compete in this event, with each member running three legs of 4-7 miles each. The American Cancer Society is the beneficiary of this year's event.

The ORC has fielded one team for this event, but you can still join us. If you would like to participate, please complete the ORC registration form and submit your entrance fee to the ORC. We will register additional teams and forward individual race registration forms to each team member. Registration deadline is Feb 20.

Each team is required to provide one volunteer; if you would like to help out but don't want to run, add "volunteer" in the additional comments section of the registration form.

ORC Group Runs are held on the 1st and 3rd Tuesdays of each month. The first Tuesday run will start from O'Boys BBQ in Winter Park at 7pm. The 3rd Tuesday run will rotate to different venues around Orlando. Watch the Upcoming Events section or the Calendar for details each month.

Would you like an ORC Group Run to be held in your neighborhood? It's easy, just volunteer to help coordinate a Tuesday run in your area. For more information or to volunteer, contact Amy at amyt262@yahoo.com.

January 28 - Lady Track Shack 5K - Mead Garden

February 3 - Run Around the Universe 5K - Universal

February 3 - Clermont 1/2 Marathon, 10K & 5K - Lake Louisa State Park

February 10 - Smile Mile - Blue Jacket Park at Baldwin Park

Please mark your calendars for the following ORC running and social events:

 

• January 28 - Volunteer with the ORC men at the Lady Track Shack 5K.
  
   
• February 6 - 1st Tuesday Group Run - Meet at 7:00 pm at O'Boy's BBQ, 565 W. Fairbanks Ave in Winter Park.
  
   
• February 8 - ORC Board Meeting at 7:00 pm at Chamberlin's in Winter Park.
  
   
• February 15 - Valentine's Run - 1717 S. Orange Ave, Orlando. Join us for a fun run starting at the old TLC offices on S. Orange, more details coming soon.
  
   
• February 20 - 3rd Tuesday Monthly Group Run - Meet at Tijuana Flats in Winter Springs for a 3 - 5 mile out and back on the Cross Seminole Trail.
  
   
• February 24 - Volunteer with the ORC at the Outback Distance Classic.
  
   

The Road Runners Club of America is the national association of running clubs, running events, and runners dedicated to promoting long distance running as a competitive sport and as healthful exercise. RRCA's mission is to represent and promote the common interest of its member clubs, events, and individual runners through education, leadership, programs and other services. The Orlando Runners Club is a member club of the RRCA. For more info, click here.

Since 1974, the RRCA has been helping motivate runners through the Personal Fitness Program. From beginning runners to experienced endurance athletes, we all need a little motivation now and then. To reward individuals for their dedication to living a healthy life and incorporating running as their regular exercise, the RRCA invites you to join the Personal Fitness Program. Program fees are varied based on your goal.

How the Program Works:
1. Select your 6 month total mileage goal from 300, 600, or 1000 miles
2. Log onto www.RRCA .org/Running/Tools
3. Create your FREE Account to Log Your Miles
4. Start running and logging your miles
5. After six months, total your miles, indicate your total on the Personal Fitness Program form and mail your log and form along with your payment to receive your reward. You can also sign-up online. Visit the Programs page of the website for more details.
6. Celebrate your accomplishment! For each distance received, the RRCA will provide rewards. For individuals that achieve 300 miles in six months you will receive an embroidered patch and certificate of accomplishment. For achieving 600 miles in six months, you will receive a Sport Science performance t-shirt, an embroidered patch and a certificate of accomplishment. For achieving 1000 miles in six months, you can receive either an embroidered golf shirt or a fleece vest, an embroidered patch, and a certificate of accomplishment.