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Monthly Meeting

The next club meeting
is Saturday, Feb. 6, 5 p.m.
RIRR Awards Banquet,
Warren Soccer Club, Warren

Grand Prix


Next Grand Prix race!
Old Fashioned 10-Miler
Sunday, Feb, 21, 2010, 11 a.m.
Foxboro/Invensys Company
Neponset Street, Foxboro, Mass.
To register, click here!

Red Rooster Ramble


The 2010 season: March 25-Sept. 2
Spring training takes place in mid-March!
5 miles -- Thursdays -- 24 weeks
6 p.m. (walkers), 6:30 p.m. (runners)
The party will be held on Sept. 9 at 7 p.m. 
New in 2010: Christmas in July (details to follow)

Wallbreakers

                  Route 66 Marathon
              Sunday, Nov. 22, Tulsa, Okla.
Sheila Lawless-Burke 3:32:47    
                Las Vegas Marathon
            Sunday, Dec. 6, Las Vegas, Nev.
Eric Benevides                  4:22:38 PR!  
Bozena Chmielewski      4:53:10 PR!

Featured Race Reports

12-13 -- Christmas Run for Hope 10K
12-6 -- Pearl Harbor Masters
11-29 -- Andover Cross County 3.5M
Archives
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Please send in your reports by email. It's OK if there are several reports per race. The goal is to build a large collection of reports that will serve as a resource for members.

Quick Pics

Blogs, Radio & Podcasts

Eric Benevides' Running Blog
Derek Stow's 'Proper Course' Blog
Carolyn Thornton's Running Blog
Chris Poulos' Youtube Channel
Competitors Radio Show
The Final Sprint
Endurance Planet
Running Times Radio
Joe Henderson's Running Comment

Local Running Stores

10% discount for RIRR members:
Camire's Athletic Soles
Days Sports & Recreation
Rhode Runner

There aren't many races in southeastern New England in January, but there's one in New Hampshire that usually draws a lot of RIRR runners -- the dreaded Boston Prep 16-Miler in Derry. Some of the RIRR runners who braved the 15th running of this popular race are (left-to-right) Harry Carter, Scott Caldwell, John Santillo, Tom Stracqualursi, Poyee Oster, Kelly Willette, Lisa Meehan, and the bearded Graham Powers.
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Check out this feature story on RIRR marathoner extraordinaire Sheila Lawless- Burke in the Pawtucket Times. Sheila ran in 10 marathons last year, including six in a six-week stretch in October and early November!
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The club's long sleeved mock turtleneck, half zipper tech shirt is on sale, as well as the club's bumper stickers, with the proceeds going toward the club. Check out the web site's Club Gear link!
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It's not too early to register for the third annual Run the Reservoir 15K in North Scituate! A very popular race with the club's members, this race takes place on Saturday, March 27 and registration is open on needtorace.com.
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RIRR member Milt Schumacher will be coordinating Monday night track workouts at the Smithfield High track on Pleasant View Ave in Greenville. Warmups will be at 4:30 p.m., and a workout of 2-3 miles of varying distance intervals will be at 5 (or earlier). All workouts are open to anyone regardless of speed, experience, or affiliation. Milt noted: "With winter being the "offseason", our goal is to maintain our existing level of fitness and be ready to transition to somewhat more serious training as the season progresses." For more information, click on the link above or e-mail miltschumacher@hotmail.com
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The final Grand Prix standings are in. Pat Lachance and Wayne Peacock had huge races at the Nov. 28 Grand Prix's finale -- the Trot Off Your Turkey 5K in Barrington -- that catapulted them eight spots in the standings and into the top five! Congratulations go out to this year's winner, Dennis Branham, who iced the Grand Prix crown after the 11th race, runner-up Dave Pember, and Pat, Sue Kenney, and Wayne, who rounded out a formidable top five.
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RIRR president Kevin Brennan's 'State of the Union' address is on the Bulletin Board and is a must-read for all RIRR members!
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As usual, race reports and pictures for the web site will be graciouslly accepted. Send what you'd like (contributions, thoughts, comments) to EricBen24@cox.net.
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For those of you who are familiar with Facebook and have profiles on it, we have our own group (RHODE ISLAND ROAD RUNNERS) on it. Check it out, join the group, and spread the word!

Adventures in Italy



Last updated: Feb. 16, 2009
Mike and I arrived in Rome on the 5th of January after a fantastic holiday at home. The 'rientro' was especially hard this time around and took us a while to adjust to not only the time change, but the sadness we felt about being away from our families. ... more

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