Routes for Saturday, April 2

Hi runners!

Here are the routes for this weekend. 9 or 16 for those training for Fargo. I will have a turnaround point for those wanting to go 4 or less. We'll meet at 7am at the YMCA.

Another note: Next week Friday is the day before our last day of Phase 2! In honor of that, we are going to have a PASTA FEED on Friday, April 8th at Cottonwood Community Church (same place we had the pancake breakfast). We will provide basic noodles and pasta sauce, but we will also open it up to be a potluck style feed so we can try some yummy dishes from all of you! I will send out a list of who can bring what later on next week.

Since you've all been putting in so much time with training, we know that is means less time with your families. That's why we invite you to bring along families to the pasta feed! We will have a short presentation by our trainers and the rest of the time will be reserved for mingling. Mark your calendars and I hope you can make it.

Below are the routes. See you soon!

9 Miles

16 Miles

Group Run Saturday @ 7am--Center Court!

Hi Runners!

The consensus last weekend was that the majority of the runners wanted to meet at 7am, instead of splitting it up. SO, your voice has been heard! We will ALL meet at 7am on Saturday at Center Court. There is an 8 mile route and a 15 mile route planned. If you want to go more or less than that, join us for at least a portion of your run! Newbies, don't get freaked out by the long distances. I have 2 or 3 mile routes that are easily available. Please join us!

CLICK HERE for the 8 mile route

CLICK HERE for the 15 mile route

See you Saturday at 7am at Center Court!

Group Run Routes for Saturday

Hello runners!

Don't forget about the Shamrock Shuffle coming up tomorrow at 6pm (see post below)!

With the regularly scheduled Saturday group run happening, we get to see each other twice this week!

This Saturday, we will have the option of starting at either 7am or 8am. If you would like to start at 7am, just show up at the YMCA and you can get going then. If you want to come at 8am, feel free to show up and run with whoever else shows up then, too.

Just so we can make sure there are enough runners in each group to keep our paces, I would like it so that the full marathoners meet at 7am and the half marathoners and the rest of the group continue to meet at 8am. I am not creating this as a "rule", but more as a suggestion.

CLICK HERE for the 7 mile route

CLICK HERE for the 13 mile route

See you Saturday at the YMCA!

SHAMROCK SHUFFLE TOMORROW NIGHT!

Irish Feet are Runnin' tomorrow night at 6pm!

Join Red River Runners at Bonzers tomorrow night and get ready for some Shenanigans brought to you by Denae and Nicole! No registration needed...just show up and be ready for a fun-filled night of running and socializing. Denae and Nicole have refused us the details, but all we need to know is to show up in running gear and some St. Patty's day attire.

RRRGF Members- FREE
non-memmbers- $3

See you tomorrow (Friday, March 18th) at 6pm at Bonzers!

Saturday run...WOOP!

Runners!

Are you ready to go the distance?! This week, the half marathoners are running 6, and the full marathoners are pushing it to 14! Wahoo! Please join us, no matter WHAT distance you're ready/willing to run. We will meet at Center Court at 8am this week. Dave Wishart and a few other trainers will be your leader this week (I will be "wooping" it up at the Special Olympics State bball Tourney in Minot).

CLICK HERE for the 6 mile route

CLICK HERE For the 14 mile route

Please make sure to look at the routes closely. If you haven't figured out the trick yet, click on the link, and then to zoom in, click the + or - arrows on the left to see the street view. If you want to enhance the view, click the "map", "satellite", or "hybrid" option in the top right. To move through the route, just click and drag and the map will move so you can see all areas. It works pretty slick, so check it out!

NOTE FOR NEXT WEEK:

We will begin having the option of a 7am meeting IN ADDITION to the 8am meeting. This is so you have the option to get your longer runs done before the rest of the world wakes up.

NOTE FOR FRIDAY, APRIL 8th:

We are working on having a spaghetti feed on Friday before the end of Phase 2. This will also include a special presentation from our trainers. Stay tuned for more information.

Happy Running!

Saturday Group Run and Pancake Feed

Runners,

Please read this post carefully as it pertains to a new meeting time/area for this Saturday's group run and Pancake Feed.

Your wonderful trainers want to help you celebrate the end of Phase 1 of training by serving you breakfast. This Saturday, we will meet at Cottonwood Community Church in Grand Forks. Click on the name of the church to be routed to a map of where it is. It's located right across from the Mission in downtown Grand Forks.

The Plan:

Full marathoners and other crazies: You have 12 miles on the schedule for Saturday. Your group will meet at 7am at Cottonwood so you can get a head start. CLICK HERE for the 12 mile Route

Half Marathoners and other less-than-crazies: You have 6 miles on the schedule. Please meet at the usual time of 8am at Cottonwood. CLICK HERE for the 6 mile route.

If we follow this schedule, we should all arrive back at the church around the same time frame. Pancakes, eggs, coffee, and fruit will be waiting for you when you get back.

Weather should be OK for Saturday...13 degrees and sunny....much nicer than last week!

If you want any extra blue RRRGF shirts (for you, or for anyone on your gift list), I will be selling them for $10 per shirt.

On a side note: if you're looking for something to do in Grand Forks after the run, the Polar Plunge is happening at the Holiday Inn Express starting at 11am. All proceeds go to Special Olympics of North Dakota.

See you Saturday at Cottonwood Church!