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We would like to invite you to participate at anytime in the Rochester Track Club full and half marathon training runs. The much anticipated, highly publicized, and greatly enjoyed long runs will take place beginning February 18th and every Saturday morning at 7:15 AM (note the time change from the summer’s 7:00 AM runs).

We do ask that you consider a $1 donation per Saturday morning running session to cover the cost of aid station supplies, and therapy. You can either choose to pay this in one lump sum where we will give you a break of $10 for all spring Saturday morning runs or $1 per Saturday run, whatever works best for you. Additionally we will ask you to sign a participation waiver. The waiver is found under RTC News. You can print and sign it, then bring it to your first run. We also will have copies of the waiver available for you at each Saturday run. Please be sure to sign and date a copy. This must be done only once for the entire year.

Suggested pring schedules for your information specific to the mileage can also be fond under RTC News.  We will try to accommodate both Grandma’s and Med City marathon and half marathon events. For other events, please use your judgment and either shorten or lengthen the suggested mileage (or contact me and I will gladly assist you with a suggested schedule).

The RTC spring Saturday runs will begin from the Rochester Athletic Club at 7:15 AM on February 18th  .

Please contact me if you should have any questions.

Lin Gentling
lsgentling@charter.net

Rochester Track Club Saturday Morning Training Runs

Waiver: Knowingly, I am entering and participating in the 2012 Rochester Track Club and Rochester Athletic Club’s Saturday morning training runs.  I know that running a road race and/or participating in a training program is a potentially hazardous activity, which could cause injury or death.  I should not participate and run unless I am medically able and properly trained, and by my signature, I certify that I am medically able to perform in this program, am in good health, and am properly prepared to train.  I agree to abide by any decision of a RTC official to deny or suspend my participation for any reason whatsoever.  I assume all risks associated with running and participating in this program, including but not limited to:  falls, contact with other participants, the effects of the weather, including high heat and/or humidity, icy roads/trails, traffic and the conditions of the road, all such risks being known and appreciated by me.  I understand that bicycles, skateboards, baby joggers, roller skates or blades, animals, and radio headsets are not allowed during the training runs and I will abide by this guideline. I hereby grant full permission to use my name and any photographs, videotapes, or other record of this event for any purpose. Having read this waiver and knowing these facts and in consideration of your accepting my participation entry, I, for myself and anyone entitled to act on my behalf, waive and release the Rochester Track Club, the Rochester Athletic Club, the City of Rochester, the County of Olmsted, and all sponsors, their representatives and successors from all claims or liabilities of any kind arising out of my participation in this program, even though that liability may arise out of negligence or carelessness on the part of the persons named in this waiver.

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Signature: ____________________________  Date: _________________________

Print name: _______________________________________________

If under 18, Parent or Guardian’s Signature: _________________________________

Start Stretching! Soon the 39^th Marathon and Half Marathon Training Class sponsored by the Rochester Track Club will begin. Those of you interested in training for half or full marathons or a 10K event, this is for you. Beginning Thursday, February 16^th, 2011, through May 15^th, the Rochester Track Club will sponsor the Spring Marathon Training Clinic. All interested are invited to an introductory meeting on February 16^th at 7:00 p.m. at the Rochester Athletic Club.

Beginning Thursday, February 16^th, from 7:00 PM - 8:00+ PM, and continuing every Tuesday through the end of May, the Rochester Track Club will sponsor the Spring Marathon Training Clinic. Although this class is aimed at first time marathoners/half marathoners and runners who haven't run a half or full marathon for several years or who didn't have the type of experience they had hoped for in a previous half/full marathon, we welcome anyone who might be interested in training for a spring event: Med City (Rochester), Mad City (Madison, WI), Green Bay Marathon, Grandma’s, Voyageur (WI), Fargo, Brookings (ND), LaCrosse (WI), Eau Claire (WI), Minneapolis Marathon, Stillwater (MN) Marathon, etc. or for a half marathon, many of which are part of a marathon event as well.

The emphasis will be on first time half/full marathoners, or those who have not run an event for sometime, and whose primary objective is to finish their event of choice, training up to 32-45 (marathoner) or 20-33 (half marathoner) miles per week. Every session a speaker will address such topics as nutrition, fluid replacement, preventing and coping with injuries, running shoes and clothing, plotting race strategies, massage and stretching, mental preparation, a panel on "my first marathon", tapering and preparing for race day, and marathon memories.

Long runs will be programmed into the course with other short to mid-distance runs. The long runs will be offered as a group activity on Saturday mornings from the Athletic Club.

The fee for the course will be $50.00. This will include a clothing item, plaque, guest speakers, and copies of handouts given to the participants during the three-month course. Participants DO NOT have to have membership in the Rochester Athletic Club or the Rochester Track Club.

The class coordinator for the Spring Marathon Training Clinic will be Lin Gentling. To enroll in the course or if you have any questions, please contact Lin at email: lsgentling@charter.net, or simply come to the introductory meeting on Thursday, February 16^th, at 7:00 PM at the Rochester Athletic Club.

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