December 7, 2019

Well December is in full swing now, and last week we had a great turnout at the Goodwill Turkey Day 5K!  It was great to be out there running, and seeing so many family groups running together and working hard to pre-burn those Thanksgiving meal calories!  It was a near record group at close to 3000 registered to compete.  There was also the Turkey Trot 5K in Robinson IL, and some of our western state people ran it.  The Run with the Yeti, was cancelled for lack of dry ground at Angel Mounds, and is scheduled for next weekend, December 14th.  Last evening, the Bright Lights 5K was well attended and a good time for those that came out and supported a great cause!   Hope everyone had a blast, and enjoyed their holiday!  For the Saturday training run, it looks like most put it off for the much dryer Sunday.

This weekend Run Walk 812 is starting at Wesselmans at7 am, and will have 4, 6, and 8 mile routes available.  The BOR group will start from the Y at 6:30, and run to Wesselmans to join up with the 812 group and choose from one of the 3 distances to add that perfect distance for your training needs.  The Loop Group will be starting from the old Armory, North of Walnut on Rotherwood, at 7 am.

This weekend in racing, Saturday, there is the Rotary Santa Run 5K and 1 mile Family Walk, beginning at the Buffalo Trace Council building, off of the Lloyd East of Vann, at 9 am.

I want to give special thanks to Rhonda Trail, and her group of volunteers for their hard work in putting on another great fundraiser at the Bright Lights 5K for Easterseals!  Also at this time it would be good to recognize the many runners that take up the torch for St. Jude and raise funds for this worthy cause!  Sue Henderson, Heather Polley, Mary Jo Yates, Brett Palmer, and many more that I'm sure I am unaware of.  Help them to achieve their goals, by donating generously!

Keep in mind the date of December 21st, where we will be again meeting at Ultimate Fit for a Christmas toy drive for Ozanam and other kids in need.  There is a Christmas Breakfast planned for after the run.  Waiting to confirm, but the tentative site is Friendship Diner off of Burkhardt, in the old Los Bravos site, Tudor Ln. and Columbia St.  All running groups are welcome to attend both!

As always, be courteous and thoughtful to the drivers, while running the streets!

Goal for 2019
is Not to be Better Than Anyone Else,
But to be Better Than I Used to Be!

HIGHLIGHTS FFROM THE PAST WEEK

  

UPCOMING RACES

Tri State Fitness

12K's of Christmas/Jingle all the 5K's

Garvin Park

Dec 15, 1 pm

Freekin Freezin Race

Deaconess Sports Park

Jan 19, 2 pm

Presidents Day Race

Deaconess Sports Park

Feb 16, 2 pm

To the Finish 

Rotary Santa Run 5K & 1 mile Family Fun Walk
Buffalo Trace Council,
3501 E Lloyd Expressway
Evansville, IN

Dec 7, 9 am

Angel Run 4K
Newburgh First Christian Church
4544 Indiana 261
Newburgh, IN 

Dec 14, 8 am

Evansville Resolution Run
Kids 1 mile, 5K, 10K and 15K
Wesselmans Nature Center
551 N Boeke Rd,
Evansville, IN
Jan 4, 9am

St. Mary’s School Mardi Gras
5K, 10K & Kids Fun Run
St. Mary's School
417 Chestnut St
Mt Carmel, IL
Feb 29

Rise up and Run

Run with the Yeti

Dec 14, 8 am

Abominable Snow Run

Dec 28, 8 am

Day1 Run

Garvin Park

Jan 1, 9 am

Evansville River Run

Henderson to Evansville

May 16, 7 am

For race information, look to:

http://www.tothefinishtiming.com/,

http://www.tristatefit.com/,

https://www.riseupandrun.com/


ROAD TRIPPIN (Marathon/Half races)
(Need some new info)

Kool Aide Drinkers (Ultra Marathon races)
(Need some new info)

Dec. 14 Bell Ringer 50 K

Dec. 21 Otter Creek 

THIS WEEKEND TRAINING ROUTES

BOR

starting at Y 6:30 am

R on 6th

L on Vine

L on Main St

R on E Virginia/Oakhill

R on Vogel

R on Boeke

L into Wesselmans

Water

Walk Run 812 

6 mile

Leaving Wess Park
L on Boeke-don’t cross
L on E Sycamore
R on Dexter
R on Bayard
R on Alvord –Water
L on Walnut
*L on Rotherwood
L on Bayard
L on Alvord
Cross Bridge
Follow back to Wesselman’s

water

Return route to Y

leave park on Iowa

round corner 

R on Franklin

take greenway at 41

to R Walnut

R on 6th to Y

total 13.75 mi.

The Loop Group

Old Armory 7 am

Here's the loops: Loop 1
S on Rotherwood
L on Walnut
R on St. James
R on Powell
R on Alvord
L on Bayard Park
R on Rotherwood to car 3.2
Loop 2
S on Rotherwood
R on Walnut
R on Harlan
Cross Walkway over Lloyd
Stay on Greenway path
R on E. Virginia (turns into Oak Hill)
R on Vogel
R on N Weinbach
R on Walnut
R on Rotherwood to car 6.5
Loop 3
S on Rotherwood
L on Lincoln
L on Alvord
Crosswalk over Lloyd
L on Michigan
L on Weinbach
R on Walnut
R on Rotherwood to car 9.25
Loop 4
S on Rotherwood
R on Walnut
L on Lewis
L on Lincoln
Quick R on Harlan
L on Chandler
L on Lodge
R on Bayard Park
L on Runnymeade
L on Walnut
R on Englewood
L on John
L on Harlan
L on Walnut
L on Rotherwood to car 12.48