Welcome to the Chaffee County Running Club

May CCRC News.

Trail runner Etiquette
The American Trail Runner Association has developed some useful guidelines for responsible trail running and racing. Go to http://trailrunner.com/news/trail_etiquette.htm to read these.

Wed night runs are back
The infamous CCRC Wednesday night group run is back meeting every Wednesday at 5:15pm-ish in front of Exerflex gym on Palmer near highway 50.

Note: Some of you might need another reason to show up and run (another reason aside from getting out with good people to enjoy a run together). The following dates will be special runs including food. (The club will bring some and you should too). You should plan on coming to these even just to socialize and eat, if nothing else.

Remember most of our Wed. night runs can be done as an out and back, so you should not get lost (we promise to look for you if you do…) and there usually is someone else that will run with you, so you can blame them if anything happens.

May 21 - Bear Creek
Sat May 24 10 am - run and then pizza potluck at the Selenows East of BV Meet to run at 10 am, then eating at noon.
June 18 - Greens Creek
July 6 - Continental Divide Run
July 16 - Loco Ridge
August 6 - Browns Creek
Sept 3 - Cochetopa
Sept 24 - Angel of Shavano
Note that all these locations are subject to change due to weather and other things. We are hoping to add some other runs, TBA. Give us your suggestions and ideas.

Hash?
A group of Colorado Springs Hash House Harriers is interested in having a hash in Salida. We will keep you informed. If you do not know what a hash is…you will just have to come to find out.

Selenow pizza run
Victor and Susan have invited everyone up to their place for a run/eat on Saturday May 24. If you want to go up and carpool from Salida, respond to this email or call 539-4112 in advance.

We promise that the snow has melted up there. They have great easy running or biking roads from their house.

Sunday Morning run is going strong

A good social group of runners is still meeting every Sunday morning at 9 a.m. at the F street bridge for 3-5 miles of running (with maybe some walking thrown in…). There is a solid base of folks doing these runs at 10 minute mile pace and slower, so you can not use ‘I can not keep up’ as an excuse. This is a great chance to let others lead and scare the snakes off the trail before you get there.

Spiral Drive Run
Thanks to all who ran or helped this year. It was a huge success, and no one blew away.

Please Join the CCRC for 2008

If you are receiving this email, you have not renewed your membership for 2008. We will be cleaning up the newsletter email list this winter, so please send your dues in soon to ensure that you continue to get all the benefits of CCRC membership. Download a 2008 membership form.

Road Runners Club of America

Chaffee County Running Club is a proud member of the Road Runners Club of America. 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.