The Northern Utah Trail Series (NUTS) have added a couple more races to their schedule up at Wolf Mountain.  Check out all the details and register at www.northernutahtrailseries.com 

The Gerald Anderson Memorial 5K & Kids K is scheduled for June 12^th at 8am in Morgan.  Registration forms (and registration) are available at Striders.  You can also register online at www.runnercard.com  The race starts (and finishes) at the Wilkinson Rec-Plex behind Morgan High School.  The race benefits the Morgan Historical Society; it's a great mix of elite runners, local champions, up and coming runners and walkers (maybe a few wannabe's too).  We love it and wouldn't miss it.  Go to http://andersonmemorial5k.tripod.com  for more fun and information. 

 

Crazy Bob's Bairgutsman is filling up quick, go to www.stridersrunning.com where's there's really not enough information about the race but enough to get registered. 

The Huntsville Half Marathon & 5K is scheduled for September 4^th this year.  It's a great tune-up race if you got into the St. George Marathon.  We'll have registration available by the end of the month, stay tuned for details. 

Hello,
Last year in Davis County alone there were close to 300 kids who were victims of sexual abuse.  There are a variety of resources available to deal with the perpetrators of sexual abuse (counseling, therapy, jail) but there's not much out there to help the victims of these crimes.  The victims are kids; often forgot about or lost in the spider web of the juvenile justice system.  The NO MORE VICTIMS foundation is a charity organization set-up to help kids who have fallen victim to sexual abuse.  They help these kids when no one else can.  The money they raise pays for therapy, places victims in safe environments and provides hope and a new life to these kids who would otherwise have nothing. 

At STRIDERS, we think what they're doing at NO MORE VICTIMS is a pretty big deal and we wanted to help.  ALL the proceeds from the Memorial Day Classic event in Syracuse will directly benefit kids who are victims of sexual abuse.  Thanks for the help and your support. 

Registration is open for the Memorial Day Classic Half-Marathon, 5K & Kids Mile on May 31st.  The Half starts at 6:45am, the 5K at 7am and the Kids Mile at 7:30am. The races will take place in Syracuse at the Jensen Nature Park on Bluff Road.  Registration forms are available at Striders or online at www.stridersrunning.com You can also register at Active.com through a link at Stridersrunning.com.  Awards will be given out to age and division winners and overall winners.  Every participant in the Kids Mile will receive a medal. Course maps are here:

Half-Marathon:  http://www.usatf.org/routes/view.asp?rID=212186

5K:  http://www.usatf.org/routes/view.asp?rID=123406

The Ragnar Relay organizers are coming to Striders on Monday, May 24^th at 7pm for an informational meeting regarding the Wasatch Back Relay on June 18^th & 19^th.  If you have a team participating in this relay, this is a great opportunity to have all your questions answered and maybe grab some important information about the relay you didn't know about.  You're supposed to register at Facebook, but I don't know anything about Facebook or how you should go about registering -- all my friends are alive and breathing, I see on a regular basis, and are not "virtual" buddies.  Oops, sorry.  I didn't mean to "dis" on Facebook.  I lied, I did mean it.  Delete the Facebook account and run, get coffee or go to dinner with your friends instead.  Write a letter or better yet, call old friends and get reacquainted.  Online friendships are fake and vain and complete bullhonky.  My point (other than Facebook sucks) is that anybody can come to Striders on Monday at 7pm and talk to Ragnar without registering on Facebook, I don't care. 

Utah Running -- www.utahrunning.com have launched a contest where they're giving away hundreds of prizes from local running stores and retailers.  After you make a purchase from Striders (or any of the Utah running shops) we'll give you a card with a code to enter to win a super cool prize including a brand new NordicTrack treadmill.  All the details are at UtahRUNNING.com. If you haven't been to UtahRUNNING.com yet, it's a very valuable tool for Utah runners to find expert help, training advice and product reviews.  They also have the most comprehensive Utah race calendar on the web.  It's very cool and it's all FREE.  Go check it out.