We've been putting together our 2010 race calendar; this is what we have scheduled so far, these are races we either produce ourselves or help produce in some way.  We hope you can participate in some of them.  More details at www.stridersrunning.com or you can call or come into Striders to get the skinny: 

February 6^th -- Winter Racing Circuit 5K -- Weber State University
February 20^th -- Winter Racing Circuit 10K -- Weber State University
March 13 -- Winter Racing Circuit 10 mile -- Weber State University
March 27^th -- Buffalo Run 25K, 50K & 50M -- Antelope Island
April 3^rd -- Winter Racing Circuit Half Marathon -- Red Moose Lodge
April 24^th -- Winter Racing Circuit 30K -- Red Moose Lodge
May 15^th -- Ogden Marathon, Half Marathon, Relay, 5K & Kids K
May 31^st -- Memorial Day Classic Half Marathon, 5K & Kids Mile - Syracuse
June 12^th -- Gerald Anderson Memorial 5K -- Morgan
August 7^th -- Crazy Bob's Bairgutsman -- Fruit Heights
September 4^th -- Huntsville Half Marathon & 5K -- Huntsville
October 16^th -- Mountain View Half Marathon -- Antelope Island
October 23^rd -- Ogden Valley 50 Mile -- Mountain Green 

Assuming the Forest Service will play nice, a Northern Utah Trail Series (NUTS) is in the works for 2010; stay tuned for details. 

If that's not enough racing for you, the 2010 Utah Race Guide is now available at Striders

Hello,

We hope everybody had a great Holiday (we like to call it Christmas) and a Happy New Year.  This time of year we see a few customers who have great intentions of getting back in shape; they come in and get geared up but life gets in the way or the bed is too comfortable in the morning and old habits are sometimes hard to break.  When I first met Richard Boud, I knew he had it him but I've seen this play before, so I would be lying if I said I didn't have my doubts.  Richard came and went over the next few years; sometimes looking better and one time not so much, but this past October when he came in to register for the Ogden Valley 50, he looked unbelievably fit.  Wow!  I couldn't believe it; he looked like a middle weight champ.  Sometimes when people lose weight they look like refugee survivors, but Richard looked like he had been kicking ass in the Army or something.  He tells me he just ran a 3:18 St. George Marathon and now wants to run 50 miles.  Race day comes and he busts out an 8:53 50 mile run (if you don't know, the OV50 is more like the OV51).  Who runs a sub-9 hour 50 miler for the first time at 53 years old?  I see a lot of strong runners, but what Richard did (or doing) is very impressive.  I can't wait to see what he does next.  Richard is our January Runner Spotlight; check him out at www.stridersrunning.com 

Congratulations to Ogden City, Ogden Valley and the GOAL Foundation for what they've done to the Ogden Marathon.  It's one on the premiere running events in the country; it was ranked 9^th overall in a recent Runner's World magazine poll.  We think it should be ranked numero uno. Oh well, maybe next year.  So, if you haven't heard, the Ogden Marathon and Half Marathon are completely sold out.  There's not a waiting list, but there are VIP spots left; VIP registrations are tax deductible donations and the accommodations are worth every penny.  We love everybody but we can't get you into the marathon.  Registration for the 2011 Ogden Marathon will open in October 2010 on a first come first serve basis; it will most definitely sell out again before year end.  The marathon is always looking for volunteers.  If interested visit www.goalfoundation.com or www.ogdenmarathon.com Get Out And Live!!!

If you missed out on the Ogden Marathon, the Antelope Island Buffalo Run is a great alternative.  You have three distances to choose from -- 25K, 50K and 50 miles.  All the registration info is at www.buffalorun.org  The race doesn't have a cap but you only have until mid-February to register.  The next training run is scheduled for February 13th at 8am.  The group will meet at the main gate to Antelope Island at 8am and carpool onto the Island.  Carpooling will help mitigate the $9 park entrance fee.  This time we'll go to the Mountain View trailhead and run south to the ranch and back.  This is a fairly flat and very runnable trail (except for last year when there was 6" of snow on the ground and snowing hard).  If you want to cut this one short, turn around at the lower Frary parking lot, This will get you about 11-12 miles.  Distance -- 22.8 miles

The 2010 Winter Racing Circuit kicks off on February 6^th with the 5K at Weber State University.  If you haven't been on the 5K or 10K courses before, you'll have an opportunity to practice on them on February 16^th at 8:00am, meeting at the Dee Events Center.  I'll have both courses marked, so you can run either course or both.  Bring your own water and provisions; I don't know who but somebody keeps stealing my tables, water jugs and coolers, so I'm not putting anything out there until race day.  In the meantime, Cory Johnson at Old School Body Shop is welding together iron chains and anchors for everything. 

We want to thank our sponsors of the 2010 WRC:

Calton-Harrison Clinic

Intermountain Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation

Roosters

The Red Moose Lodge

Without their support there's no way the Winter Racing Circuit would happen