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Race Directors:  To include your event in the Race Calendar, mail, e-mail, or fax applications or information about your event to: Tom Rownd, 609 Chuckie Lane, Wheeling, WV 26003 (304/277-4739) (tomrunfast@comcast.net).

 

January

 

 

 

February

 

 

Tuesday, 02/07/10 (7:00 p.m.) Ohio Valley Runners’ & Walkers’ Club (Wheeling, WV). This month’s meeting will be held at the Edgewood Lutheran Church on National Road. Michael Jebbia, WPHS cross country coach, will address the Club. Members and non-members alike are encouraged to attend. If you have questions, contact Tom Rownd (304/277-4739 or tomrunfast@comcast.net).

Saturday, 02/27/10 (10: 00 a.m.) 34th Annual Spring Thaw (Allison Park, PA). Races of 10, 15, and 20 miles are staged from The North Park Rose Barn and consist of 5-mile loops around a lake. The entry fees vary, depending upon the race entered and the date of application submission. All runners will be scored for the 10-mile event, with the top 3 males and females overall and in age division will receive awards. Also, the top male and female masters of the 10 and 20-mile races and the top 3 overall male and female 20-mile finishers will be rewarded. Pre-registrants (02/15/10) will receive long sleeve tech shirts. 15-mile finishers will receive a pair of gloves, and 20-mile finishers will receive an embroidered hat and gloves. For information, contact Elite Runners & Walkers, Chiodo’s Plaza, 5992 Steubenville Pike, Suite E, McKees Rocks, PA 15136 (412/490-0881).

 

Sunday, 02/28/10 (1:00 p.m.) 29th Annual Winter Run – 15 & 3-Mile Races (Granville, OH).  Note: The race venue has moved from Pickerington, OH to Granville, OH. Both races start and end at Granville Intermediate School. The 15-mile event features (2) 7-1/2 mile loops, while the 3-miler is out-and-back. The entry fee is $25 until 02/13 ($30). Awards will be presented to the top 3 males and females overall and in age groups and to the top 5 overall male and female 5-milers. Participants will receive long-sleeve T-shirts. For more information, contact Columbus Roadrunners Club, P.O. Box 15584, Columbus, OH 43215 (www.columbusroadrunners.org.)

 

 

 

 

 

March

 

 

Tuesday, 03/02/10 (7:00 p.m.) Ohio Valley Runners’ & Walkers’ Club (Wheeling, WV). This month’s meeting will be held at the Edgewood Lutheran Church on National Road. Members and non-members alike are encouraged to attend. If you have questions, contact Tom Rownd (304/277-4739 or tomrunfast@comcast.net).

Sunday, 03/07/10 21st Annual &RRC Mill Creek Distance Classic – Half Marathon (8:45 a.m.) & 5K (9:00 a.m.). Both events will take place entirely within Mill Creek State Park and feature challenging courses. The entry fees are $25 and $15 respectively until 03/06, when a $2 late fee will apply. Online registration is available via www.active.com. Both races will reward the top 3 males and females overall and in age divisions. Wind shirts are guaranteed to the first 600 entrants. For information, contact Rick Hart, YRRC, P.O. Box 2817, Youngstown, OH 44511 (330/727-6070 or rhart829@sbcglobal.net. or http://ytownrunners.org.)

Saturday, 03/13/10 (10:00 a.m.) St Patrick 5k and 1k fun run/walk  (the 1k is a kid's run)

Please visit www.TheGemCity.org  and click on 5k . You will find all the information, course and entry form at that site.   The event is sponsored by the Toronto Titans  www.torontotitans.net  and the Toronto Coalition for Revitalization,  web site is also TheGemCity site.  Proceeds will be shared with the Titan youth group and revitalization efforts in the Toronto and upper Ohio Valley.  The Coalition is partnering with the Wheeling Downtown Business Association in the efforts of revitalization in our two communities.
 Local Toronto restaurants are providing special discounts and offers to all particiapants for the day of the race and after.Any questions please   George Komar   740-544-6439  or the contact people on the entry form.

 

Saturday, 03/20/10 (9:00 a.m.) Spring Race For A Cure (Yorkville, OH). A flat, fast course starts and ends at South Elementary School, where pre- and post-race activities will take place. Proceeds benefit the American Cancer Society Relay For Life. The entry fee is $15 until 03/13/10 ($18). Awards will be presented to the top 3 male and female walkers and runners overall and in age divisions. T-shirts are guaranteed to the first 50 registrants. For information, contact Diane McCracken (740/296-4008 or diane.basich@omeresa.net) or Merri Matthews (740/632-1694 or buc_merri@omeresa.net), American Cancer Society, c/o Spring 5K Race For A Cure, 6899 State Route 150, Dillonvale, OH 43917.

 

Saturday, 03/27/10 (8:30 a.m.) 10th Annual Just A Short Run (Allison Park, PA). JASR is comprised of 4 events: ½ marathon run / walk, ½ marathon 3-person relay, 30K run (runners only), and 5K run / walk. Visit www.justashortrun.net for the entry fee schedule. All races will take place entirely on gently rolling paved roads within North Park. There will be overall and age division awards, including prize money. All 30K finishers will receive a finisher’s medallion. For information, contact Kevin Smith, Elite Runners & Walkers, 5992 Steubenville Pike, McKees Rocks, PA 15136 (412/490-0881).

Saturday, 0/27/10 9:00am Barnesville Park Rotary lake 5k trail run and 1 mile walk. for more info call 740-425-2822

 

 

 

April

 

Saturday, 04/03/10 (9:00 a.m.) Webark 5K Run & Walk (Glen Dale, WV). Race proceeds benefit Webark Estates, a no-kill animal shelter located in Moundsville, WV. The out-and-back course starts and ends at Reynolds Memorial Hospital. The entry fee is $15. (Children 15 and younger -- $10.) Online registration is available via www.active.com. Applications can be printed from www.iplayoutside.com. Awards will be presented to the top 3 male and female runners and walkers overall and in age divisions. Long-sleeve T-shirts are guaranteed to the first 200 registrants. There will be a post-race pizza part sponsored by Domino’s Pizza, and there will be random drawings for door prizes. For information contact Pam Lacefield, Webark 5K, P.O. Box 918, Moundsville, WV 26041 (304/845-0855) or Tom Rownd, race director (tomrunfast@comcast.net).

Tuesday, 04/06/10 (7:00 p.m.) Ohio Valley Runners’ & Walkers’ Club (Wheeling, WV). This month’s meeting will be held at the Edgewood Lutheran Church on National Road,  Members and non-members alike are encouraged to attend. If you have questions, contact Tom Rownd (304/277-4739 or tomrunfast@comcast.net).

 

 

 

                                                                     

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July

Saturday, 07/24/10 (8:00 a.m.) World Gym Bellaire 5K Pump & Run ( Bellaire, OH ). Athletes will bench press their weight as many times as possible and then run a 5K race. 5K times will be reduced by 30 seconds for each successful bench press rep. The 5K will start and end at World Gym Bellaire. Early registration fee is $15; race day registration is $20. Awards will be presented to the top 3 males and females overall and in age divisions. T-shirts are guaranteed to the first 50 entrants. For information, contact Dirk DeCoy, 62771 Keystone Dr. , Bellaire , OH 43906 (740/676-2511).

 

 

 

 

  

August

 

Saturday, 08/21/10 (8:00 a.m.) Parkersburg News & Sentinel Half Marathon (Parkersburg, WV). The half-marathon, which features a rolling course, is the RRCA National Half Marathon Championship. The entry fee is $35 until 07/15, $40 until 07/31 and $45 until the day before the race. There also is a two-mile race, which starts at 8:10 a.m. and has a registration fee of $15 until 07/15 and $18 until the day before the race. There is no race-day registration. Online registration is available via www.NewsandSentinelHalfMarathon.com . Timing is via chip. Awards are plentiful for runners and walkers, male and female, open and heavyweight divisions. T-shirts are guaranteed to pre-registrants. Runners who compete in both the Ogden 20K and The News & Sentinel Half-Marathon will receive a special T-shirt. There are a pre-race pasta dinner and a post-race pizza luncheon. Showers are available at the YMCA. For information, visit www.NewsandSentinelHalfMarathon.com .

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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