New Race in Washougal

On July 26th, the 1st annual Mayor’s 8K Run/Walk will take place in Washougal. The race is at 10:00 AM and starts at the Reflection Plaza in downtown at the corner of Main St. & Pendleton.  Registration is $20 and it includes a t-shirt.  All proceeds go the Emanual Children’s Hospital, Children’s Cancer Program.  Join Mayor Stacee Sellers in this new event for a great cause.  For a brochure, click on this link.

Track Workouts Moved to dirt track

For those of you who have been attending the Monday night track workouts, they have been moved to the track across the street from Hudson’s Bay High School.  The track is on the south side of Mill Plain.  That starting  time is the same.  Warm-ups begin at 5:30.

All-Comer Track Meets

Starting on June 16th , there will All-Comers track meets at Hudson Bay High.  They will be on Monday nights at 6:00.  These meets will be hosted by Clark College.  They are open to runners of all ability including kids. It has been years since there has been All-Comers track meets in Clark county. For those of you who have been around, there use to All-Comers at Woodland, Camas & Hudson Bay.  Click this link for more information.

Make Sure you use your Assigned Bib number at CCRC events.

To speed up the processing of race results for all CCRC events, we have assigned permantant bib numbers to everyone who run a race in the last year.  This includes non-member.  These numbers will never change.  To find your bib number, click on this link.

Track Workouts starting April 7th,2008

Kara Crisifulli & Eric Dolezal will once again be leading “Track Workouts” every Monday at Hudson’s Bay Track.  Warm-ups begin at 5:30 PM.  The group workout begins at 5:45.  This is something long overdue.   Here’s your chance to do a organized speed work under a watchful eye.  Runners of all abilities are welcome.  Even though these workouts are sponsored by CCRC, you do not have to be a member to participate.  This is a great way to improve you 5K time for the summer series

Ridgefield 4th of July Run

The annual 4th of July Run will be back as always this year.  There are a couple of changes to this year’s run.  The Ridgefield runners added a competitive 5K run that will be timed.  Also there will a Kids dash.

To register, click this link

For A flyer, click this link

Check your Membership On-line

We have moved the CCRC membership to an on-line database.  So you can check your membership status at any time.  The link to the membership database is

http://www.resultsdb.com/CCRCMembership/CCRCMembership.asp

There are still quite a few runners who have not renewed their 2007 membership yet but are running quite a few of our races.  Please renew you membership soon.

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Get Fit Live Fit

FitRightNW is sponsoring a program for runners who want to get in shape.

Whether you want to get into shape, improve your current fitness level, set a personal record, or just live a healthy lifestyle, it is the goal of Get Fit Live Fit Training Programs to help you achieve your very best!  Our initiative is to be the metro area’s #1 training program for both beginner and experienced walkers and runners from the 5k – Half Marathon Distance and in the future, Marathon Distance. 

Walking and Running will be the core focus of Get Fit Live Fit, while program activities will include a detailed daily training manual, weekly training tips and a monthly seminar series covering a plethora of health and wellness topics.  Seminar topics will include multi-level training techniques, injury prevention, strength training, core conditioning, nutrition, training with a HR Monitor and more.

Each program session will be an experience for participants.  Qualified and experienced program coordinators and pace leaders will be at each practice session to provide leadership, resources and motivation. 

Participants will train in a group atmosphere during each session. You'll never believe how much fun you can have training with individuals sharing similar goals and objectives.   These programs are designed to educate and motivate, with fun and camaraderie always on the mind. It will be easy to reach your goals with the support you'll get and the friends you'll make. There are 4 different programs to choose from.  Within each program, there will be a number of different pace groups.

Click Here for more Information

Free Group Runs at Fit Right Northwest
When:  Thursdays at 6pm
What:  3-6 mile walks and runs with pace group leaders for all abilities
Where:  Fit Right Northwest 
                Vancouver: 700 SE 160th Suite 111 (Mill Plain and 160th, behind the Old Spaghetti Factory)

For more info go to FitRightNw.com