• Wednesday, February 24th
  • 6pm Mebane Espress 109 N. Fourth (Drop off with Sue)
  • 6:30pm Mebane Arts & Community Center on Corrigidor (New Runners’ Program – Drop off with Elaine in the Civic Room)
• Saturday, February 27th at 7:30-8:30am Mebane Espress 109 N. Fourth Street (Drop off with Barb)

From Herbie and the Lovebugs’ to ‘Here for the Fabulous Hoodies’ we had costumes, cake and enthusiasm! A special thanks to Leon and Tammy for bringing the space heater and to Amanda for her amazing cake-baking skills.

Who is ready for next year?

Full results and photos posted here.

• Try warming up with a few blocks of walking or jogging.
• Run the loop once at a moderate pace.
• Stop at the coffee shop and rest – standing – for 10 minutes or so.
• Run the loop again at a race pace (watch out for traffic!)
• Stop at the coffee shop and rest – standing – for 10 minutes.
• Repeat with a slower loop.
• Cool down, stretch and enjoy the coffee!

CORRECTION January 30th - 27th Annual Winter Flight 8k in Salisbury, NC

• Catawba College
• 10am Start time
• 8K run and health walk
• Registration closes 2/4 at 9pm
• http://www.salisburyrowanrunners.com/

February 6th – Krispy Kreme Challenge in Raleigh, NC

• 4 mile run that benefits the NC Childrens’ Hospital
• You can be a challenger (17 bucks – eat all 12 donuts and get a shirt), a casual runner (17 bucks – eat however many you want, get a shirt) or a support (10 buck – donuts and shirt – no running required)
• You know you wanna!!!
• https://krispykremechallenge.worldsecuresystems.com/registration_copy

February 14th – St. Valentine’s Day Marathon Massacre Relay in Greensboro, NC

• Country Park in Greensboro
• 2 and 4 person teams run a marathon – 6.4 miles per runner for the 4 person teams, split into 1.6 mile sections with a break in between
• Over 11 teams participating…we are still looking for a few more runners, email us if you want to participate. You don’t need to be a member to join one of our teams for the day!
• Carpooling over, Moe’s after
• http://www.massacremarathon.com/

February 17th – Start of the MRC’s New Runners’ Program

• Click on the New Runners’ Program link above!

March 20th – Kidney Kare 5K Run Walk & Kids Kare 1/2 Mile Fun Run

• USATF Certified 5K course at McDougle Middle School in Carrboro
• 5th annual event benefits the Kidney Education Outreach Program, the Kidney Patient Emergent Fund and the Kidney Transplant Awareness Program
• Early packet pickup available through Fleet Feet Carrboro
• Details and registration available here at Active.com

March 20th – 21st Annual ZTA Franklin 5K

• Great event in Chapel Hill – MRC runners have participated in this for the past two years….usually followed by brunch / lunch at Milltown in Carrboro.
• All of the proceeds from the race will benefit: Komen for the Cure, the ARC of Orange County, The UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center and The Zeta Tau Alpha Foundation, INC.
• 9:30am start time, $15 registration fee
• Details and registration available here at SportOften.com

April 24th – Mebane Dogwood 5k

• Information coming soon…..

September 5th – Virginia Beach Rock & Roll Half Marathon – Virginia Beach, VA

• Several MRC members participated in 2009 – a group may be traveling together for 2010
• Well organized, flat and fast event!
• Register before 1/31 and use the Coupon Code LEAP to save $20 on registration
• Contact Denise Snyder if interested in carpooling & travel arrangements
• http://virginia-beach.competitor.com/

According to Soles4Souls – they are in the most need for athletic and kids’ shoes! Please tie the laces together for us!

Please bring your shoes to our regular Saturday morning run at 7:30am at Mebane Espress 109 N. Fourth Street.

If you can’t make it to the run, send us an email at mebanerunning@gmail.com and we can arrange for local pickup on Friday or Saturday.

Soles4Souls: Project Haiti Relief

Soles4Souls is mounting a massive response of emergency relief to the victims of Tuesday’s 7.0-magnitude earthquake near Haiti’s capital city of Port-au-Prince. 3 million people are directly affected by the damage. Untold thousands are likely dead, and tens of thousands are injured. Probably hundreds of thousands have lost their homes and most of their possessions.

Staggering Facts

- An estimated 200,000 dead
- Estimated 250,000 injured
- 1.5 million left homeless

Why shoes are critical

People are in immediate need of the most basic necessities, like food, water, AND SHOES. Soles4Souls is working with trusted partners to provide one million pairs of new boots and shoes to help survivors locate others trapped in the rubble and begin the rebuilding process. As you can imagine, the amount of broken glass, twisted metal and raw sewage is staggering. We will rush this protective footwear to them as quickly as possible.

In fact, we are partnering with others to send a shipment of 30 container loads of emergency supplies, including:
New boots and shoes
Tents
Blankets
Duffle Bags
Food & Water

A special thanks to our elf Tammy, our hosts the Rankins and to Mebane Espress for the donation of our gift cards.

Thanks everyone! Check your email for links to the full photo gallery. (For those of you with cameras at the party, please send us your photos so we can redistribute!)

A special congratulations to Ann Brady, Richard Korhman and Chris Walker for their top 3 placings in their age groups.

Full results are available here.

Gallop & Gorge 8K – Carrboro, NC

• Derek Waterhouse  38:27:50
• Richard Kohrman  40:38:21
• Ann Brady   41:45:99  3rd place age cat
• Eliza Korhman  45:04:33
• Tammy Rice   50:41:90
• Laurie Conteh  50:44:49

Hurricanes Wrestling Club Turkey Trot – Mebane, NC

No results yet – but congrats to the following MRC members and friends who participated!

• Rebecca Brouwer
• Stephen Weinland
• Erin Weinland (with Baxter Weinland)
• Beth Payne

CenturyLink YMCA Turkey Trot 10K and 5K – Carlisle, PA

• Denise Snyder         47:40 (10K)
• Rod Snyder               32:30 (5K)
• McKenna Snyder     32:39 (5K)

Turkey Trot 5 Miler – Miamisburg, OH

• Linda & Charlie Kroger   44:15 (5 miles)

Seven Summits 5K for Pennies for Peace – Wayne, PA

• Wally Bixby    21:36      6:58/m   40th overall    9/53 age cat
• Elaine Bixby  28:28      9:10/m                              13/27 age cat

Click the link above to view and read the minutes from our fall meeting, held on November 4th. Thanks to all who attended!

Mebane – 4th Annual Hurricanes Wrestling Club 5K Turkey Trot

• Distances: 5K Run / Walk and 1.5 mile Fun Run / Walk
• When: Thanksgiving Day 8:30am warm up / 9:00am race
• Where: Cjets 300 W. Crawford Street Mebane, NC
• Cost: Donations can be made to the Hurricanes Wrestling Club
• Registration: Information available here

Carrboro – Cardinal Track Club “Double B” Gallop & Gorge 8K

• Distance: 8K run and FREE Little Turkey Kids Races
• When: Thanksgiving Day 8:00am
• Where: Fleet Feet Sports 200 N. Greensboro St. Carr Mill Mall, Carrboro, NC
• Cost: $25, $30 after 11/19/09 (packet pick-up available on Tuesday and Wednesday), Bib timed, Race socks guaranteed to the first 1300 registrants
• Proceeds: Go to the 2009 Community Partner Organizations: Arc of Orange County, El Centro Latino, Optimist Club of Chapel HIll and Orange County Rape Crisis Center
• Donations: Please bring a canned food donation on race day for the Inter-Faith Council Food Pantry
• Registration: Information available here
• Note: Pets, baby joggers, headphones and skates NOT allowed.

Greensboro Gobbler 5k and 1.5 mile Dog & Jog and Youth Race

• Distance: 5K Run, 1.5 mile Youth Race, 1.5 mile Dog & Jog
• When: Thanksgiving Day 8:30am Dog & Jog & Youth Run, 9:00am 5K
• Where: Greensboro Country Park 3902 Nathanael Greene Drive
• Cost: Check website
• Donations: Consider a donation of wet or dry dog food. Proceeds will go to the Guilford County Animal Shelter.
• Registration: Fills up FAST…registration is capped at 1000 and currently nearly full. NO DAY OF REGISTRATION AVAILABLE!!! Information available here.