Rochester Runners

Saturday June 17th we will meet at the park n ride by Calef’s Country Store route 9 in Barrington. See you at 8am…various distances.

Please let us know if you are coming…we’ll watch for you.

John Tuttle will continue to offer track workouts beginning on April 12th. After many long drives from his home to Rochester, John is changing where he is holding track this season.

From John; “This season what I have decided to do is starting Wednesday April 12, I will have track workouts at Prospect Mountain at 5:30 they will be open to all and any runners that want to come not just Rochester Runners all are welcome.”

Rochester Runners would like to thank John for the time and effort he devoted to driving to Spaulding HS to make us better runners.  Track practices will now continue on Wednesdays at Prospect Mountain High School, 242 Suncook Valley Rd, Alton. 

Reminder: RR Club Meeting, Monday, January 9 at 6:30 PM at Rochester Recreation Center.
We will be choosing Officers for the 2017 year. This will also be our awards meeting with several awards being given out on Monday.  We will also be drawing for the two Boston Marathon bibs.

Free Fall 5k Photos courtesy of NH Running Photos:

Set 1: https://www.flickr.com/…/mainerunn…/albums/72157676933011216

Set 2: https://www.flickr.com/…/mainerunn…/albums/72157677028386475

Thanks to NH Running Photos for being there again this year! For all pics and results, go to http://www.freefall5k.com/

The 2017 Rochester Runners Club Annual Membership Renewal is now open. Dues remain just $20 for an individual membership and $25 for a family membership.  You can use the links below to renew and if you are not currently a member, please consider joining us.  You can renew your membership or join online here:

Online Registration

Note that when you register online, the club pays a fee to Runreg.   If you would like to offset this charge to Rochester Runners, you can add $2.50 for an individual or $3.00 for family.  If you prefer to register by mail, please print and mail this form with your check:

Membership Renewal Form

Some of the benefits of being part of the Rochester Runners:

• Meet local runners with similar goals and interests.
• Improve your performance with weekly structured track workouts with an experienced coach.
• Enjoy daily runs with various groups.
• Get discounts on running shoes from local merchants that will easily pay for your dues.
• Attend regular meetings with guest speakers.
• Give back to the community through club donations and volunteer work.
• Receive coaching and motivation from other runners.
• Give motivation and inspiration to other runners.

Thank you for renewing, and if you know of others who could benefit from membership, feel free to either share this email or direct them to the website where they can become a member.

The next Rochester Runners meeting will be Monday, November 14th at the Community Center in Rochester.  Availability at the Community Center has changed the meeting from Tuesday to Monday.  Keep an eye on the Rochester Runners Facebook page for updates and agenda topics.

This year Club Vice President Ken Houle is taking the lead on two club challenges.  The first challenge is to run 100+ miles of races in a year. The award is a Rochester Runners pint glass to all members who succeed in accomplishing this challenge. You must send your race list to Ken around the 1st of December, so we can present the award to you at the Christmas meeting. The more info you provide. (name of race, your time, place overall, place in age division) the better chance you have of being featured on the Club website and this newsletter.

Track workouts have ended for 2016.  We hope to have a big turnout for the spring of 2017.  This is one of the big benefits of club membership.

What is a track workout?  Coach John Tuttle brings a workout each week to help improve speed and endurance. If you have never tried a track workout it is a good way to become a stronger faster runner.

At the December club meeting, the following awards were given out:

• Runner’s of the Year: Nathan Huppe and Judi Lemaire
• Master’s Runner’s of the Year: Kevin Scott and Regina Flynn
• Most Improved: Bob Horton and Bethany Robinson
• John Dinella Contributor Award: Ken Houle

Congratulations to all!