The Woodlands Running Club

With temperatures not seen in months, a large group turned out to experience running in the low 60s F Sunday. It can get cool in the Woodlands!

BIG thanks to Whole Foods for the Cliff Bars!

10 for Texas can not happen without the 500 volunteers.

Please see the link below for pre-race week and race day (10-10-15) volunteer positions.

For "Organization Name", use other and then enter "The Woodlands Running Club"

http://thewoodlandstownship-tx.gov/FormCenter/Parks-and-Recreation-11/Me...

Defend the Orphan 5k Run/Walk
Saturday, November 7, 2015
Klein Oak High School in Spring, TX

What?

Register today for Coreluv's first annual Defend the Orphan 5K Run/Walk! This will be the fall event you do not want to miss! In addition to the 5K Run/Walk, you and your families will also enjoy:
- Kids 1K Fun Run
- Virtual Run (for those who are not local)
- Massive Kids Zone with fun jumps, rock climbing wall and games
- Music, Food, Prizes, and More!

Why?

Jeff Galloway is an American Olympian and the author of Galloway's Book on Running. A lifetime runner, Galloway was an All-American collegiate athlete and a member of the 1972 US Olympic team in the 10,000 meters.

Meet US Olympian Jeff Galloway at Goose's Acre - Friday night, September 11th 6-8pm.

What a wonderful afternoon with old and new friends. The Woodlands Running club continues to grow and attract runners. Thank you for coming out and enjoying the afternoon with us! login and checkout the photos online.

-Sarah

Big group for a VERY warm Sunday run 7-26-15

Just a reminder if you have not done so already; it is time to renew your TWRC membership.

Club dues are for a single fiscal year (July 1 to June 30) without prorating. That said, if you join after April 1st, your dues would include the current and next fiscal year. For example, if you join May 3rd 2015, you will be considered a member for 2014-2015 and 2015-2016.

NOTE - If you are a current OR former member of TWRC, please login before proceeding. This will avoid duplicate accounts and errors. See below to reset your password or figure out your username.

http://thewoodlandsrunningclub.org/join-woodlands-running-club

From the FAQ...

>>What is my username?

Your first and last name with a space in-between, for example, “john doe”. The username is not case sensitive. We are using the first and last name you have on file with TWRC. If logging in with your first and last name does not work, try using your full email address. For username changes, please use the Contact tab and the category “Website –TWRC”.

>>My TWRC username does not seem to work or has been changed.

The TWRC website uses first name SPACE last name as the username. The username is NOT case sensitive but the password is. When members join TWRC for the first time they sometime miss the instructions and just make up a username. The website admin or registrar then has to go in and manually change the username to the first and last names used in their TWRC profile.

If you did not use your real username when you registered, it may have been changed. Please use your first and last name to login OR your email address as your username.

>>What is my password? or I forgot my password. How do I reset it?

Click Login and then pick “Request new password”. Fill in your email address that the club has for you and the site will send you an email with a one-time link that expires in 24 hours. Click on the link to log into the site. Scroll down, on the right-hand side, you should see the Nav menu. Click “My Account”, then click the “Edit” tab. Type in your “new” password twice. The LAST step is to click SAVE at the end of this webpage. After you click “Save”, you should get a message that says “The changes have been saved.” You are done, your TWRC password has been changed. Questions? Please ask.

The 6th annual Woodforest Charity Run will take place on Saturday, September 12, 2015 in beautiful downtown Conroe, Texas.

Net proceeds benefit the Woodforest Charitable Foundation® www.woodforestcharitablefoundation.org.

1 Mile Fun Run starts at 7:30 am CDT
10K start at 7:55 am CDT
5K start at 8:15 am CDT
Barkley Shoe Dash at 9:00 am CDT
1 Mile Fun Run

A fun run through scenic downtown Conroe.

10K/5K Run

Certified run, sanctioned by the USA Track and Field. A challenging course that curves through scenic Downtown Conroe.

Barkley Shoe Dash

Perspectives from the Finish Line

Jim Braden
June 2015

“Who moved the finish line?!” That was on the back of a runner’s T-shirt I was passing a few years ago. I remember it vividly because it was exactly what I had been thinking. The convention center, where the marathon finished, was so huge that it appeared much closer than it was; my finishing kick was finished, and I still had a quarter mile slog to the finish line.

I’m turning 80 soon, approaching the final finish line. I didn’t begin running until my late 30’s. I eventually became a committed life style runner. More than a decade ago I tumbled to a perspective which I have not yet seen articulated by others as I have experienced it: Let the negatives of declining performance go. Accept that it is inevitable. But you can retard the rate at which you would inexorably otherwise decline physically with age, by working hard to stay in the game as long and as hard as you can – becoming healthier longer than those who yield sooner to the increasing difficulty of staying in the game - a different dimension of competition....

More: http://community.runnersworld.com/blog/perspectives-from-the-finish-line

Race Information:

WHEN: Saturday June 27, 2015, 8AM for 5K. 8:50AM for Kids K. Kicks off Polish Day Festivities

WHERE: BREMOND, TEXAS (Located halfway between Waco and Bryan)

ENTRY FEE: $20 before June 27, $30 on Polish Day, Race Day Registration closes at 7:40AM

COURSE: Out and back 5K with rolling hills, start on Main Street in front of The Bremond Press. A flat 1K (1000 Meters) for kids 10 years old and under starts at the same location.

Fallen Firefighter 5K
Texas Firefighter Summer Games
Sunday, July 19, 2015 from 8:00 AM to 10:00 AM (CDT)
Montgomery, TX

The Fallen Firefighter 5K is a charity run to support the Texas Line of Duty Death Taskforce. This run will be held on July 19, 2015 and is slated to start at 8am. The run will take place on the property of La Torretta Resort and Spa. The registration will include a shirt to show support for those that have fallen.

To learn more about the Texas Line of Duty Death Taskforce please view their website.
http://texasloddtaskforce.com

Over 40 runners showed up for the annual VillaSport run. Not a bad run with temps in the mid-70s to start but of course it was a bit humid being June in Houston. BIG thanks once again for letting TWRC members use their facilities for the weekend!

Cheering for the "cool" running weather.
With a start around 68 F and not-so-high humidity, we really lucked out weather wise for late May in the Woodlands.
Another Great TWRC run.

This is the 5th year TWRC has had a run aid station as part of Ironman Texas.

TWRC members and others help run the station and get to see first hand how hard these athletes work under the hot Texas sun and brutal Houston humidity. I hear last years' completion rate was 93%; this year it was 88%.

BIG thanks to all the came out to volunteer at the TWRC run Aid Station #7, hope to see you next year!

Below are two group photos of the first shift before the runners appeared. Login and check out the other photos from Ironman Texas.

2015 Memorial Hermann IRONMAN Texas - Volunteer Appreciation Video

Take a look if you missed the Thank You Banquet, here is what we saw!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_CaqjrhYuJs

Thank you to all the volunteers who came out and made race day special at the 2015 Memorial Hermann Texas Championship Ironman

2015 IM TX the news:

Naeth, Hanson Rule Texas Championship
http://www.ironman.com/triathlon/news/articles/2015/05/ironman-texas-rec...

Matt Hanson sets course record in Ironman victory in The Woodlands http://blog.chron.com/sportsupdate/2015/05/todd-skipworth-first-out-of-w...

Ironman and Dave Matthews Band to draw crowds, traffic to The Woodlands http://www.chron.com/neighborhood/woodlands/news/article/Ironman-and-Dav...

More photos
http://triathlon.competitor.com/2015/05/photos/photos-2015-ironman-texas...
http://www.slowtwitch.com/News/2015_Ironman_Texas_images_5077.html

Enjoy!

VillaSport is offering a zero enrollment fee promotion until April 30th

Just in time for summer!

Don't forget our Sunday run from VillaSport on June 7th