Saturday, February 20th

It was a Big weekend in racing, Congrats to everyone who braved the cold temps everywhere, those who were down South in Birmingham for the Mercedes Marathon, Austin, TX for the Austin Marathon and even further down to Ft. Lauderdale, FL for the A1A Marathon, and to those who kept it local in the Fly with the Eagles run in Marion and the first of the series Hearts on Fire 5k here at home, 2016 is kicking in!

Looked like another big crowd for a very cold second week of River Run Training which took off from Tri-State Athletic Club, this week it moves a little East to Ultimate Fit.

Good Luck to everyone running the George Rogers Clark 10 miler and Rita Barker 2 miler in Vincennes, and to everyone taking on the Bound the Mound runs in Evansville this weekend.

Below is another Eastside route for Saturday....I know, but the River Run Training starts at Ultimate Fit and the below route swings right by for those wishing to hook up with the group for a few miles. Comment below or on Facebook if you are looking to head out early to get to Ultimate Fit by the 7:00 start.

Don't forget your post run pancakes and I promise, more hills next week.

See you Saturday!

PANCAKE DAYS at DOWNTOWN YMCA

February 19th, 20th & 21st

6:00a.m.-1:00 p.m. Friday & Saturday

8:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. Sunday

Adults: $6.00 * Children $4.00

Water Stops:
4 mi. -Vann/Washington Ave.
8 mi. - Lincoln/Plaza Dr.
12 mi. - Franklin/Boeke (8 mi. for 12 mi. Route)




16 Mile Route:
6th to Sycamore
L on Sycamore to Garvin
R on Garvin to Bellemeade
L on Bellemeade to Rotherwood
R on Rotherwood to Bayard Park
L on Bayard Park to Vann
R on Vann to Covert
L on Covert to Green River Rd.
L on Green River to Monroe (along the side of Wash. Mall)
Continue on Monroe/Erie to Washington Ave.
R on Washington Ave. to Newburgh Rd.
R on Newburgh Rd. to Plaza Drive
L on Plaza Dr. to Lincoln Ave.
L on Lincoln to Cullen
L on Cullen to Bellemeade
R on Bellemeade to St. James
R on St. James to Walnut
L on Walnut to Boeke
R on Boeke to Franklin
L on Franklin to Alvord
L on Alvord to Walnut
R on Walnut to 2nd St.
R on 2nd to Court
R on Court to 6th...16.1 mi.




14 Mile Route:
6th to Sycamore
L on Sycamore to Garvin
R on Garvin to Bellemeade
L on Bellemeade to Rotherwood
R on Rotherwood to Bayard Park
L on Bayard Park to Vann
R on Vann to Covert
L on Covert to Green River Rd.
L on Green River to Monroe (along the side of Wash. Mall)
Continue on Monroe/Erie to Washington Ave.
R on Washington Ave. to Newburgh Rd.
R on Newburgh Rd. to Plaza Drive
L on Plaza Dr. to Lincoln Ave.
L on Lincoln to Cullen
L on Cullen to Bellemeade
R on Bellemeade to St. James
R on St. James to Walnut
R on Walnut to 6thSt.
R on 6th to the Y...14.1 mi.




12 Mile Route:
6th to Sycamore
L on Sycamore to Garvin
R on Garvin to Bellemeade
L on Bellemeade to Rotherwood
R on Rotherwood to Bayard Park
L on Bayard Park to Vann
R on Vann to Covert
L on Covert to Professional Blvd.
L on Professional Blvd. to Washington Ave.
Cross Washington Ave. to Meadow (just to the left)
Meadow to Bellemeade
L on Bellemeade to St. James
R on St. James to Walnut
L on Walnut to Boeke
R on Boeke to Franklin
L on Franklin to Alvord
L on Alvord to Walnut
R on Walnut to 2nd St.
R on 2nd to Court
R on Court to 6th...12.1 mi.

Saturday, February 13th

Well it was another great weekend for running, and a great way to kick off the 2016 River Run Training, a big crowd was on hand at Bob's Gym in Newburgh, let's hope this continues the next 14 weeks. Congrats this weekend to Michelle and Ted on the race and pace at the Florida Marathon in Melbourne, job well done by both!

Good Luck this week to those heading to Birmingham AL for the Mercedes Marathon, and to those staying local running the Hearts on Fire 5K, the Cupid's Dash in Jasper and those Flying with the Eagles in Marion, IL.

Below is an Eastside run that will swing you by Tri State Athletic Club if you choose to start early and meet up with the River Run Training 4 mile run at 7:00 am, cut off as needed. 

See you Next Saturday!

MUST SEE T.V.

Set those DVR's, or just sit in front of the TV and watch the men's and women's marathon trials, Saturday the 13th at 12:00 p.m. on NBC!

UPCOMING RACING ACTION:

George Rogers Clark 10 Miler & 

Rita Barker 2 Mile Run

February 27th, 10:00 am & 10:15 am

Vincennes, IN

NON RUNNING EVENTS:

PANCAKE DAYS at DOWNTOWN YMCA

February 19th, 20th & 21st

6:00a.m.-1:00 p.m. Friday & Saturday

8:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. Sunday

Adults: $6.00 * Children $4.00

The Newest addition to Downtown, the River City Mercantile is located at 

223 Main Street next to Twilight Bistro.

Soft Opening Scheduled for Saturday February 13th.

Handcrafted Goods produced locally and nationwide.

Water Stops:
4 mi. - Alvord/Lincoln
8 mi. - Vogel/Royal
12 mi. - Chandler/Alvord


16 mile Route from the Y ....7:00 a.m.
6th to Vine
L on Vine to MLK
R on MLK to Walnut
L on Walnut to 41
Cross Hwy 41 and take left onto paved trail
Take trail to Pedestrian Bridge at Lloyd
As you come down hill from bridge take a Right
into the Culvasac (Indiana St.)
Indiana to Harlan
R on Harlan to Division
L on Division to Rotherwood
L on Rotherwood to Illinois
R on Illinois to Weinbach
R on Weinbach to Division
L on Division to Alvord
Take Pedestrian Bridge across Lloyd
Alvord to Lincoln
L on Lincoln to State Hospital
Enter State Hospital and take first Right around Lake
Right at Stop sign, take path up to Boy Scout Building
Take Pedestrian Bridge across to Division
R on Division to Congress
L on Congress to Vogel
R on Vogel to Royal
R on Royal to Indiana
R on Indiana to Division
R on Division to Pedestrian Bridge
Take bridge across to Cullen
Cullen to Bellemeade
R on Bellemeade to Walnut Ln
L on Walnut Ln to Chandler
R on Chandler to Alvord
L on Alvord to Blackford
R on Blackford to Washington Ave
R on Washington to 2nd
L on 2nd to Adams
R on AdamsShawnee to Greenway
Greenway to Court
R on Court to 6th to Y....16.2 Miles

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Saturday, February 6th

What a way to end January, awesome weather, a great run with friends and a good breakfast! Close to 80 runners showed up on Saturday morning and made some or all of the trek from the Westside Walmart to the Eastside Cracker Barrel, it was great to see so many enjoying not only the run but the company after for breakfast. Thanks to Shari for organizing, hopefully we can do it again before summer.

Several took advantage of the great weather on Sunday and hit the trails in New Harmony. Off road shopping cart sighting? Congrats to all who took on the Indoor Tri at the Y on Sunday as well, I saw a lot of hard working people taking home a lot of hardware.

Tuesday brought Groundhogs Day, the verdict, No Shadow, an early Spring and four more weeks in the boot. Winter may soon be on it's way out so enjoy the cold temps while they are here!

River Run Training begins this Saturday, this week will be a one and three mile options from the Newburgh Bob's Gym, I will start to incorporate these runs into the weekly route the best that I can in the weeks to come for those who are interested.

We have moved into February this week and left January behind, we've started picking up a few more minutes of daylight, we will have a new Super Bowl champion by weeks end and the Spring race season is quickly approaching. At the bottom is a 14 mile route from the YMCA for Saturday, add or cut as needed, wear your beads show your support for your Super Bowl favorite and have some fun!

Safe travels and Good Luck to Ted as he heads South for the Publix Florida Marathon in Melbourne, hope you have better weather than the last bunch.

February 13th

Evansville, Indiana

Jasper, Indiana

February 13th

Marion, Illinois

NON-RUNNING EVENTS:

Water Stops:

4 mi. - Columbia/Fulton

8 mi. - Tekopple/Mt. Vernon

12 mi. - Franklin/N. Main

14 Mile Route from the Y....7:00 a.m.

6th to Vine
L on Vine to N. Main
N. Main to Garvin Park
Loop around to the right as you enter the park and continue to Greenway entrance.
L onto the Greenway to Ulhorn (Animal Shelter)
R on Ulhorn to Fulton
L on Fulton to Columbia
R on Columbia to Wabash
R on Wabash to Maryland
L on Maryland to Mt. Auburn
R on Mt. Auburn to St. Joe
Cross St. Joe to Bement
Bement to Mesker Park
R on Mesker Park to Wimberg
L on Wimberg to Harmony Way
L on Harmony Way to Mt. Vernon
R on Mt. Vernon to Tekoppel
L on Tekoppel to Claremont
L on Claremont to Barker
L on Barker to Franklin
R on Franklin to Heidlebach
R on Heidelbach to Walnut
R on Walnut to 4th
R on 4th to Court
R on Court to 6th to Y.........14.1 miles