Weekly Summer Track Meets Start June 12, 2008

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Welcome to the Home Page of the Merced Running Club, supporting running and racing in the San Joaquin Valley since 1968.  This website has been in service since 1997.

The Merced Running Club is a nonprofit organization and a member of The Road Runners Club of America.

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Webmaster's Column—April 2008

Warm weather training, I love it!  Two-hour runs, 4-hour runs, 92 degrees.  Bring it on!  I drank a whole gallon of Gatorade at the Relay for Life last weekend over a period of 4 1/2 hours.  Don't forget to bring enough fluids with you on your training runs.  I take salt tablets if I'm going to be out over 2 hours.

Thanks to all who participated in the Relay for Life.  Linda Gonzales, Franz Moosbauer and Kathy Wright deserve much of the credit for setting up the site and doing the cleanup.  The MRC team raised $2870 for the American Cancer Society.  Leading fundraisers were Linda Gonzales at $390, Gordon Wilkinson at $360 and Kevin Olds with $330.  Overall the Relay for Life raised almost $200,000.

The next event on our calendar is the series of Summer Track Meets in June.  These are all-comer events for all ages, and they're free! Then there is the Udder Run in Hilmar in June, and the Run for Independence in Atwater in July.  These two races are flat and fast.  Our last summer event is the Amigo de Oro in Mariposa in August.  This is a beautiful and challenging mountain road-race.  I hope to see you out there!

Go Long,

Dave Simenson

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April 29, 2008

 

What's New?

topbul2a.gif (208 bytes) MRC team for Relay for Life raises $2870 for the American Cancer Society.
topbul2a.gif (208 bytes) Webmaster's ColumnApril 2008
topbul2a.gif (208 bytes) Race Results for the Cat Trail 5K are now available
topbul2a.gif (208 bytes) See the Race Calendar for running events through June 2008.
topbul2a.gif (208 bytes) Read the March issue of RRCA Footnotes, posted online.
topbul2a.gif (208 bytes) Check out the new MRC Message Board at Runners Lounge.  Follow this link, and click on Go to the Forum to add a message.

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MRC Events for 2008

Jan 19 Fog Jog Fun Run
Mar 9 Indian Gulch-Hornitos
April 13 Cat Trail 5k
Apr 26 & 27 Relay for Life
Jun 12, 19 & 26 Summer Track Meets
Jun 14 The Udder Run
Jul 4 Run for Independence
Aug 31 Amigo de Oro
Sep 4 thru Oct 30 Fall Fun Runs
Oct 5 Merced Gateway Triathlon
Nov 22 Turkey Trot
Nov 27 Thanksgiving Day Fun Run
Dec 24 Christmas Eve Fun Run

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Weekly Schedule

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Tuesday nights at the Merced College track: From 5:30-7:15 p.m., jog, do sprints or stairs, or walk in a safe and lighted (in the winter) environment.
topbul2a.gif (208 bytes) Thursday Night Runs:
Fall Fun Runs are Sep 4 through Oct 30, 2008.  Distances are 1500m, 3000m, and 5000m.  Start time is 6:00 p.m. sharp every Thursday, at the corner of O St. and W. 26th St. in Applegate Park.

For the rest of the year: meet at the corner of Tuscany Ave. and Reggio Ct. in Merced at 5:30 p.m. on Thursdays for a 1-2 mile warm-up, a 3-mile time trial, and a cool-down. Whether you run sub-7:00 or sub-11:00, this is the place to be!  During hot weather we run along Bear Creek in the shade.

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