Training Program

There was a comment left on our last post, I reposted it here for everybody to see. Thanks, it made it easy for me since I didn't have all of the information. Hope to see a lot of people there, I hope to make it as often as possible. I need plenty of motivation!

There's a Spring Into Training Program starting on Tuesday, February 9th at 5:30 p.m. on the 4th floor of Bluffton Regional Medical Center designed to address the very topic you posed in your post - training in the winter, getting motivated, cross training, increasing distance and pace safely, preparing for the Indy Mini and other races. The $20 program includes free access to the YMCA one day each week, discount at 3 Rivers Running Company, presentation by a Registered Dietitian, discussion with a physical therapist about training aches and pains, weekly motivational emails, various pace groups, and printed training schedule. For more info, email lisa.beck@blufftonregional.com or talk with Mac. Registration is required for the 12-week program. The program is co-sponosred by ORR, Bluffton Regional Medical Center, and the Wells County YMCA.

Running Outside?

So, with this new snow accumulation and another round of very frigid temperatures, is anyone still running outside? If you are, good for you as long as you're being smart and careful. If you're not, oh well, there's always time to relax, cross train, use a treadmill, etc. It seems weird to start training for the Indy Mini again, time goes way too fast! I'm sure at the meeting on Monday we will be talking about setting a date for the 5/10 mile training run. See you then.

Newest update for next meeting!

Okay, here's the latest scoop about our next club meeting. We will be meeting at Delores Johns's house located at 2772 E 350 N, the 5th house on the left from Highway 1. Please bring a favorite appetizer or snack, drinks will be provided. You are welcome to stay after the meeting to watch The Long Green Line documentary/movie if you want. Hope to see you all there.

Indy Mini registration

For those of you who are interested in running the Indy Mini in May, the early bird registration only has a few more days left. You save $20 by signing up early, and don't forget that it fills up early so you need to sign up this year. Hope you all had a great Thanksgiving, see you December 14th.

Change in Meeting Place

For the next ORR meeting there has been a change. Delores Johns has offered her house for our next meeting, kind of a Christmas Party/meeting. Provide your own beverage (is what I heard). Her address is 2772 E 350 N.

Facebook Page

ORR now has an official facebook page, come check it out and become a fan!

W.O.O.F. Results

Results from yesterdays great race can be found at fwtc.org (not yet) and runindiana.com, 15 mile race click here and 5 mile race click here. Thanks everybody for helping and participating in a very enjoyable race. I still can't believe how nice the weather was, it couldn't have been any nicer. After last year's cold, miserable, wet, muddy, chilled to the bone day, it was a welcome break.