RRCA Program Spotlight
Kids Run the Nation Fund Gives $15,000 in Grants for 2010 The Road Runners Club of America is pleased to announce it has granted $15,000 to deserving youth running programs throughout the US at the conclusion of 2010. Starting in 2007, the RRCA has granted $5,000 annually to deserving youth running programs around the country through the Kids Run the Nation Fund. The Kids Run the Nation Fund is designed to provide needed resources to launch and support youth running programs around the country as an opportunity to address the ongoing inactivity and obesity crisis facing today’s youth. After significant financial support in 2010 for the Kids Run the Nation Fund by RRCA
members and individual donors, the organization has been able to increase overall Kids Run the Nation grant funding to $15,000 for the year. The panel reviewed 77 applications for programs that collectively serve more than 20,000 youth around the country. While all applicants were deserving of funding, the RRCA was only in a position to provide grants to 24 youth programs. Ten grants will be used to launch new youth running programs and the remainder will support existing youth running programs. Detailed information about the 2010 Kids Run the Nation grant recipients can be found at rrca.org/programs/kids-run-the-nation-fund/
2011 RRCA Regional Championship Events EASTERN REGION 10K – Fred D’elia Ridgewood Run 5/30/2011 – Ridgewood, NJ www.ridgewoodrun.com
Half-Marathon Inside Out Sports Classic Half Marathon 5/22/2011 – Cary, NC www.ncroadrunners.org/ioclassic/index.html
5K – Crowley Brothers Road Race 6/12/2011 – Rutland, VT www.crowleyroadrace.com
15K – Fort Worth Runners Club Labor Day 15K 9/5/2011 – Forth Worth, TX www.fwrunners.org
CENTRAL REGION Ultra – Kal Haven Trail Run 3/6/2011 – Kalamazoo, MI www.kalamazooarearunners.com
Marathon – Freedom’s Run 10/1/2011 – Shepherdstown, WV www.freedomsrun.org
Cross Country – Chile Pepper XC 10K 10/15/2011 – Fayetteville, AR www.chilepepperfestival.org
5K – Rotary Ramble 5K 3/6/2011 – Demotte, IN https://register.thtiming.com
Ultra – Oil Creek 100 Trail Runs 10/8/2011 – Titusville, PA www.oilcreek100.org
10K – Cajun Cup 10K 11/12/2011– Lafayette, LA www.cajuncup10k.com
Half Marathon – Glass City Half Marathon 4/14/2011 – Toledo, OH www.glasscitymarathon.org
Half-Marathon – ING Hartford Half Marathon 10/8/2011 – Hartford, CT www.hartfordmarathon.com
WESTERN REGION Half-Marathon – Kaiser Permanente San Francisco Half Marathon 2/6/2011 – San Francisco, CA www.pamakids.org
10K – Kalamazoo Klassic 10K 6/18/2011 – Kalamazoo, MI www.kalamazooklassic.org
SOUTHERN REGION Marathon – Mississippi Blues Marathon 1/8/2011 – Jackson, MS www.msbluesmarathon.com 10 Mile – Red Nose Run 1/8/2011 – Homewood, AL http://rednoserun-bham.com 5K – The Courier Presents the TGMC Run for Excellence 5/14/2011 – Houma, LA www.tfae.org
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Marathon – Kaiser Permanente Napa Valley Marathon 3/6/2011 – Napa, CA www.napavalleymarathon.org 10K – Presidio 10 4/17/2011 – San Francisco, CA www.presidio10.com Ultra – Bulldog 50 Ultra Run 8/20/2011 – Calabasas, CA www.trailrunevents.com
5K – Duke City Marathon and 5K 10/16/2011 – Albuquerque, NM www.dukecitymarathon.com
30K – The Milford Labor Day 30K 9/3/2011 – Milford, MI www.laborday30k.com Marathon – 16th Annual Community Health Network Indianapolis Marathon 10/15/2011 – Indianapolis IN www.IndianapolisMarathon.com
See page 20 in this issue for the RRCA National Championships Event Series Preview.
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