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Boulder Road Runners

Incorporated in 1979, The Boulder Road Runners Club
Celebrates their Official 30th Anniversary!

Running Shorts

Next BRR Track Meet Thursday July 2, 2009 at 6 PM, Volunteers are always needed and very wecome. Contact Meet Director Dan Pierce for details, 303-931-4690. Click on Summer track meets for the schedule of events. Denver Post article by John Meyer, 6/9/09. www.denverpost.com

4k on the 4th of July sponsored by the Avery Brewing Co. www.averybrewing.com Volunteers needed contact David Mathews at 303-725-8030 or dmathews@ball.com

First Monday Social, July 6th. 5:30 to 7:00 PM. Everyone welcome. Avery's Big Beers compliments of the Avery Brewing Co., optional buffet dinner $10

The Boulder Road Runners encourage and promote running and running related activities for people of all ages and abilities, from the casual recreational runner to the serious competitor. Read more about BRR Questions: E-mail President & Founder Richard.Castro@colorado.edu

Sunday Run

The Boulder Road Runners meet on Sunday mornings at the First National Bank of Colorado (30th & Iris Ave. /start of Bolder Boulder) at 8 AM during the summer months. The purpose of the group run, which draws over 100 runners on any given Sunday, is to act as a clearinghouse for the local running community and encourage networking within the club and with new runners. The club offers an entry-level membership of $25 per calendar year for an individual. Family memberships are also available. For detailed information please click on membership info for more details.
Many of our club members meet on a regular basis throughout the week. Sundays is the best day to meet and greet many of these individuals. We provide free cinnamon rolls, muffins, bagels and cookies from The Great Harvest Bread Co. and refreshments compliments of PowerBar. These are provided to encourage runners to stick around after the run and talk about their running needs.

Local Events

The BRR supports many of the local running events in Boulder, including the Buffs Forever 5k, the Bolder Boulder on Memorial Day, The CU Kickoff Classic (Labor Day Sept.), Turkey Trot (Nov.), Avery’s 4k on the 4th of July, The Boulder Race Series (Uni-Hill 2k, West End 3k and Pearl Street Mile), the BRR summer track series (first & third Thursdays of each summer month), Columbine Mile Marathon, and The Rocky Mt. Shootout XC meet on the CU South Campus/Buffalo Ranch, Oct. We also compete as a team at national events such as the USATF National Club XC Championships.

Road Trips with the BRR

The Boulder Road Runners have always gone on the road to contest various championships. It all started with the Nike Club Championships (road 10km), held on Fiesta Island in San Diego, CA back in 1980. Thinking there would be other clubs such as ourselves we took up the challenge and ventured our west. Much to our surprise we lined up against all national and international caliber competitors and were severely trounced, but what a great trip.. Well I would like to wake up a few ghosts and stirs the echoes as they say and call upon our BRR members to think about any or all of the listed activities below. In our last newsletter I listed potential team leaders for the various age groups for the USATF National Club XC Championships. Now I am also listing the dates of the National Master’s Track Championships in 2010 and in 2011 the World Master’s Track Championships come to the U.S. Both events will be held in Sacramento, which most recently held our Olympic Trials. So think about getting involved. Let me know if you need assistance with training and let’s hit the road once more! If you want to do some research on what it takes to be competitive check out some of the websites I’ve listed.

Younger Legs for Older Runners Road Race Rankings are officially open.
http://www.mastersrankings.com/index.php?pseason=RR

http://www.usatf.org/events/2009/USATFClubXCChampionships
December 12, 2009
Masterson Station Park - Lexington, Kentucky

http://www.usatf.org/events/2010/USAMastersOutdoorTFChampionships
July 22-25, 2010, A.G. Spanos Sports Complex, Sacramento State University - Sacramento, California. The 2010 USA Masters Outdoor Track & Field Championships will be held July 22-25 at Sacramento State University in Sacramento, California. This is the same facility where the 2011 World Masters Athletics Championships will be held and also the site of the 2000 and 2004 U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Track & Field. The meet will feature athletes ranging in age from 30-95+ in a display of speed, strength, and endurance for all ages. Track events will range from 100 meters to 10,000 meters, while field events will include the full range of jumps and throws.

http://www.world-masters-athletics.org